A Japanese record company is facing a backlash after announcing it would release a CD by Aki Yashiro, who died in 2023, that will include nude photographs of her taken privately. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/aki-yashiro-nude-photographs-row/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #akiyashiro #music #enka #kumamoto #takashikimura

Takashi Kimura, former vice governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, has won the prefecture's gubernatorial election, beating his three contenders, including the former mayor of the city of Kumamoto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/japan/politics/kumamoto-governor-election/ #japan #politics #kumamoto #takashikimura #2024localelections #ldp #komeito