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Hikosaemon

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Tokyo based Vlog/Video podcaster & bilingual news geek 東京在住外国人ブロガーです♪ Livestream 10:30pm JST on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/hikosaemon

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Hikosaemon@hikosaemon.bsky.social · last wk.

It is kind of crazy that there will soon be more foreigners living in Japan than there are people living in New Zealand Japan’s foreign resident population hits record high as Japanese population hits record low soranews24.com/2026/08/01/j...

Japan’s foreign resident population hits record high as Japanese population hits record low

The number of Japanese citizens falls below 120 million for the first time in 42 years, but the foreign community continues to grow.

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Hikosaemon@hikosaemon.bsky.social · last wk.

Mie is the first but will not be the last prefecture to campaign directly against foreign residents Question in Japan's Mie Pref. survey on foreign staff hiring 'discriminatory': panel mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Question in Japan's Mie Pref. survey on foreign staff hiring 'discriminatory': panel - The Mainichi

TSU -- An advisory body to the Mie Prefectural Government in central Japan reviewing a survey of prefectural residents regarding the hiring of foreign

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Hikosaemon@hikosaemon.bsky.social · last wk.

Ironically the same elderly needing shelter were often the ones opposing schools putting in air conditioning Japan ministry urges air-conditioned classrooms be used as quake shelters mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Japan ministry urges air-conditioned classrooms be used as quake shelters - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- Japan's education ministry on July 29 urged local boards of education in areas affected by the major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture the da

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Hikosaemon@hikosaemon.bsky.social · last wk.

Basically, as ever, Japan only wants immigrants from the pool of people who might pay to travel to watch the Olympics Japan’s New Permanent-Residency Rules Would Demand Foreigners Out-Earn Most Japanese unseen-japan.com/japan-perman...

Japan's New Permanent-Residency Rules Would Demand Foreigners Out-Earn Most Japanese - Unseen Japan

Japan may soon raise the income requirements for permanent residency, shutting out most workers here from ever qualifying.

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Hikosaemon@hikosaemon.bsky.social · last wk.

Japan is becoming a "fine" place to bicycle. As in you will need to pay fines... Hit the Brakes: Understanding Japan’s New Traffic Rules for Bicycles www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-...

Hit the Brakes: Understanding Japan’s New Traffic Rules for Bicycles

Japan tightened its rules for bicycles in April, adding some new regulations and introducing fines for infractions. A traffic expert takes a look at different traffic scenarios to clarify things and h...

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Hikosaemon@hikosaemon.bsky.social · 2w ago

Nagoya is not THAT bad. Yes it is the Cleveland of Japan, but it doesn't have a lake that catches fire Celebrity Japanese Chef Says “Nagoya Has No Good Restaurants” – and the City Erupts unseen-japan.com/ryuji-nagoya...

Celebrity Japanese Chef Says "Nagoya Has No Good Restaurants" - and the City Erupts - Unseen Japan

A remark from influencer chef Ryuji ignited a firestorm in Nagoya, but there's a lot more than meets the eye to Nagoya's local cuisine.

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Hikosaemon@hikosaemon.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is basically a global Weeb index and yes, results are surprising Which country’s foreign tourists spend the most money per-person in Japan? Hint: Not the U..S. or China soranews24.com/2026/07/23/w...

Which country’s foreign tourists spend the most money per-person in Japan? Hint: Not the U..S. or China

One country’s travelers spend more than double the total average for tourists in Japan, and it’s one the Japanese tourism industry hasn’t paid much attention to.

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