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New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.

JAPAN / Society

Nov 10, 2025

Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols

By Yukana Inoue

Measures from limiting the duration of meetings to having a lawyer handle complaints aim to protect teachers from irrational requests and abusive behaviors.

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.

JAPAN / Society / Longform

Nov 9, 2025

Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years

By Yukana Inoue

A surge in bear attacks in Japan may be nothing new, revealing a complex mix of ecology, policy and culture.

Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023

JAPAN / Society

Nov 9, 2025

Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns

Many large hotels running since the end of World War II were left to rot in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Financially struggling families are burdened with educational expenses, as many schools require students to purchase designated uniforms and digital devices, according to a survey.

JAPAN / Society

Nov 7, 2025

Educational expenses for schoolchildren on the rise, survey finds

By Jessica Speed

The average cost of uniforms for first-year junior high and high school students has risen by about ?10,000 this year.

Shiori Ito at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York in January

JAPAN / Society

Nov 7, 2025

Shiori Ito’s documentary to be finally screened in Japan next month

By Jessica Speed

The Japanese release of “Black Box Diaries” includes revisions, although it’s not clear precisely what edits have been made.

Only about half as many people in the Noto Peninsula chose to repair their homes that were damaged by last year's earthquake and heavy rain as those who decided to demolish them, sources said Thursday.

JAPAN / Society

Nov 7, 2025

More choosing demolition over repair for Noto homes damaged by disasters

Many applied for publicly funded demolition because fixing the houses on their own would have been much costlier.

A bear seen in a residential area in the city of Akita on Oct. 30. The National Police Agency will allow riot police officers to cull wild bears with rifles amid a series of attacks on people across Japan.

JAPAN / Society

Nov 6, 2025

Japan riot police allowed to cull bears with rifles

Police are set to cull bears in Akita and Iwate, which have seen an increase in attacks on local residents, with operations scheduled to begin on Nov. 13.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.

A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo

By Kathryn Wortley

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