A Ground Self-Defense Force member revealed Tuesday that his post-traumatic stress disorder, caused by harassment, has been recognized as an on-duty illness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/23/japan/ptsd-on-duty-illness-gsdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #sdf #mentalhealth #sendai #sexualharassment #bullying
Harassed GSDF member’s PTSD recognized as on-duty illness

Since joining in 2006, the male member said he had been forced by several senior colleagues to wear women’s clothing and to expose his lower body.

The Japan Times
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to skip an upcoming two-day NATO summit in Turkey from July 7, prioritizing parliament proceedings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/23/japan/politics/takaichi-nato-summit-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nato #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi
Takaichi to skip NATO summit in July

Since Russia began invading Ukraine in 2022, NATO has invited Japan’s leader to attend its summits.

The Japan Times
Odaiba Island, Tokyo, Japan

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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐈🔄 For over a century, the “falling cat problem” had physicists building equations to explain how #cats land on their feet without violating the laws of motion.

A new #study out of #Japan took a different approach: looking at the cat’s spine itself. They found that the upper back twists freely while the lower back stays stiff, letting a cat rotate its front half into position and swing the rear into alignment mid-fall.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/scientists-finally-figure-out-why-cats-are-so-good-at-landing-on-their-feet/

#physics #biology #anatomy #research #biomechanics #animals #zoology #veterinary #robotics

Scientists Finally Figure Out Why Cats Are So Good at Landing on Their Feet

It's not physics, it's biology.

ZME Science

📰 NHL exploring Texas expansion opportunities in Houston and Austin, AP source says

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nhl-exploring-expansion-opportunities-in-texas-ap-source-says

#Japan #JapanNews #JapanToday

NHL exploring Texas expansion opportunities in Houston and Austin, AP source says

The NHL is exploring potential expansion to Texas with Houston and Austin among the possibilities, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The league's Board of Governors had their annual post-Stanley Cup Final and pre-draft meeting on Tuesday in New York. The person spoke…

Japan Today
U.S. TV news host begs for info after kidnap note says mother is dead

A popular U.S. television news host whose mother was kidnapped in February said Tuesday she is in "agony" after reports the elderly woman died shortly after being abducted. Savannah Guthrie, the anchor of a major morning network news program, pleaded for anyone with information about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie,…

Japan Today