The Japan TimesNov 27, 2023
While talking on the phone is an indispensable part of the business world, some young people in Japan harbor a fear of telephone calls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/japan/young-people-fear-phone-calls/?utm_content=bufferccacb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #phones #mentalhealth #chugokushimbun
Many young people in Japan scared of telephone calls

For some, their heart skips a beat when they hear phones ringing and they hesitate to make calls, fearing they might be considered a nuisance.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJun 26, 2023
Matchmaking events for parents looking for a spouse for their unmarried children have recently been proving popular in Hiroshima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/26/national/hiroshima-parents-matchmaking/?utm_content=buffer04830&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #hiroshima #relationships #marriage #dating #chugokushimbun
Hiroshima parents attending matchmaking events on behalf of their children

Adult offspring are putting up little resistance to their parents efforts to see them paired off.

The Japan Times
Bo JacobsMay 20, 2023

Really good story by my friend Uzaemonnaotsuka Toukai in the Chugoku Shimbun, our local newspaper here in #Hiroshima, with an image of the US nuclear football in the Hiroshima Peace Park during the visit there yesterday by President Biden during the #G7.

This enables the president to order the launch of #nuclear weapons from anywhere, in this case, from inside the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park.

The presence of this military capability in such a place is both disrespectful to those killed by the 1945 nuclear attack, and highlights the insanity of nuclear weapon policies. It also shows how performative is the idea that the G7 Summit reflected any desire for nuclear disarmament.

#NuclearFootball @AtomicAnalyst @sts @histodons @nuclearhumanities #ChugokuShimbun