今日吃瓜

Tag - arata-takebe

 
今日吃瓜
Search
 
November 12, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

ARATA TAKEBE

Agriculture minister Arata Takebe speaks during an interview on Monday at the ministry.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2026
Farm minister calls for scientific talks on imports of U.S. potatoes
The discussions will take “considerable time,” said Arata Takebe.
Agriculture minister Arata Takebe speaks to reporters after inspecting areas affected by Typhoon Dujuan in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
New farm minister inspects typhoon damage in Chiba
Arata Takebe pledged to do his best to restore damaged facilities to ensure that local farming operations will be conducted normally next year.
Agriculture minister Arata Takebe speaks to reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2026
Newly appointed farm minister returns donation in wake of scandal
Arata Takebe, who only took office last week, has found himself at the center of a scandal over a political donation he received in 2024.
Agriculture minister Arata Takebe represents a district in Hokkaido, the prefecture that grows most of Japan's domestically sourced potatoes.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
Politics of the potato front and center for 今日吃瓜 new agriculture minister
Arata Takebe’s Hokkaido constituents might oppose a push to increase potato imports from the U.S.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Lower House budget committee session at the Diet in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2026
Yana’s exit halts crisis, but questions about Takaichi’s administration remain
The controversy also reflects concerns about the prime minister’s management style, close advisers and approach to last month’s Cabinet reshuffle.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER