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Minamitorishima's Rare Earths Are 20 Times More Pure than Those From China - Aoyama Shigeharu Gives a Lecture Entitled "Japan Is a Hidden Resource Superpower"

Liberal Democratic Party Senator Shigeharu Aoyama, who serves as a visiting professor at Kinki University in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, spoke about rare earths, which China is said to account for around 70% of global production, and emphasized that "Japan is a hidden resource superpower," pointing out that rare earths have been confirmed in the waters near Minamitorishima Island and elsewhere.Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党) · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

Higashiosaka University Admits to Fraudulent Entrance Exams for International Students, with Intermediary Firms Giving Preferential Treatment to Students Introduced by Them

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[Yomiuri Shimbun] An investigation by a third-party committee at Higashiosaka University (Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture) revealed that in the 2025 international student entrance examination for the Junior College Department of Nursing and Welfare, applicants introduced by an intermediary company were given preferential treatment. The third-party committee said, "This is discriminatory treatment and is unacceptable to the public.Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

Mie Verde Win Finishes as Runner-up in the Men's Softball Japan League

The final day of the Japan Men's Softball League final tournament was held on the 10th, with the championship match taking place at Kura Sushi Stadium Sakai in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. Mie Verde Win (2nd in the league), who were aiming for their second championship since 2023, lost narrowly to Osaka Momojiro (4th in the league) 1-2 after an eighth-inning tiebreaker, narrowly missing out on their first championship in two years.Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

Two Chinese Men in Their 30s Have Been Referred to Prosecutors on Suspicion of Dumping Wastewater Mixed with Oil Onto the Streets at the Chugoku Morning Market in Osaka.

It was learned on the 6th through an interview with the police station that the Tsurumi Police Station of the Osaka Prefectural Police has referred documents to the prosecutor's office against two Chinese men, aged 38 and 32, who work at a food store in Daito City, Osaka Prefecture, and the company that runs it, on suspicion of violating the Industrial Waste Disposal Act (prohibition on dumping) for discharging wastewater mixed with used oil ont…Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

Woman Injured in Fall Near Shishibuchi Falls in Odai Town, Mie

[Taki District] At around 10:25 AM on the 1st, a 47-year-old female office worker from Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, slipped and fell near the "Shishibuchi" (further falling) spot on the Osugi Valley hiking trail in Osugi, Odai Town, Mie Prefecture, and was injured. According to Odai Police Station, a nearby hiker reported through a security company that the woman was unable to walk. Police and firefighters searched for her and found her at ar…Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

City to Investigate Power Harassment Case Left Unreported for a Year, Osaka's Katano District (Kyodo News)

Mayor Kei Yamamoto held a press conference on the 28th regarding the issue of a city employee in Katano City, Osaka Prefecture, who claimed that the matter was ignored for over a year despite an internal report of power harassment by a senior official. Yamamoto stated that it was true that an internal report was made in 2024, and that the matter was investigated by an investigator, including a third party.Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

"Psychologically, It's Heavy": Pascale's Fight Against the City Hall of Auvers-Sur-Oise, Accused of Harassment

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While judicial information for moral harassment is still under way, Pascale Durant, former municipal manager, has been fighting for eight years just to get the "functional protection" that the city would like to refuse him. At the end of 2017, she had tried to put an end to ...France · France See the Story

Jordanian Sand to Go to Expo Park; Ore Also to Be Processed Into Monuments (Kyodo News)

Jordan, which participated in the Osaka-Kansai Expo, decided to donate the sand and ore that had been exhibited in its pavilion to Osaka Prefecture, and a ceremony to present the certificates certifying that they were exhibits was held on the 25th at Expo Commemoration Park (Suita City, Osaka Prefecture). The prefecture plans to display the sand and ore in the park within this fiscal year, and will also process it into a monument.Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

Osaka Prefectural Police Arrest Former City Chief on Suspicion of Bribery Involving Electric Bicycles (Kyodo News)

On the 17th, the Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a 47-year-old man, the former head of the city's health promotion department, on suspicion of bribery for allegedly receiving electric bicycles and other items from a contractor in return for providing favors in connection with repair work on a public health center in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture.Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

Insurance Contract Information for 887 People Leaked From Takatsuki Post Office in Osaka; Investigation Into the Details (Kyodo News)

On the 14th, Japan Post Kinki Branch announced that 632 copies of life insurance application forms handled at Takatsuki Post Office (Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture) were found in Kyoto City. The documents leaked were documents related to insurance product contracts entrusted to them by six insurance companies. The documents included the names, birth dates, etc. of 887 people.Osaka Prefecture · Osaka Prefecture Read Article

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Minamitorishima's Rare Earths Are 20 Times More Pure than Those From China - Aoyama Shigeharu Gives a Lecture Entitled "Japan Is a Hidden Resource Superpower"

Higashiosaka University Admits to Fraudulent Entrance Exams for International Students, with Intermediary Firms Giving Preferential Treatment to Students Introduced by Them

Mie Verde Win Finishes as Runner-up in the Men's Softball Japan League

Two Chinese Men in Their 30s Have Been Referred to Prosecutors on Suspicion of Dumping Wastewater Mixed with Oil Onto the Streets at the Chugoku Morning Market in Osaka.

Woman Injured in Fall Near Shishibuchi Falls in Odai Town, Mie

City to Investigate Power Harassment Case Left Unreported for a Year, Osaka's Katano District (Kyodo News)

"Psychologically, It's Heavy": Pascale's Fight Against the City Hall of Auvers-Sur-Oise, Accused of Harassment

Jordanian Sand to Go to Expo Park; Ore Also to Be Processed Into Monuments (Kyodo News)

Osaka Prefectural Police Arrest Former City Chief on Suspicion of Bribery Involving Electric Bicycles (Kyodo News)

Insurance Contract Information for 887 People Leaked From Takatsuki Post Office in Osaka; Investigation Into the Details (Kyodo News)

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Minamitorishima's Rare Earths Are 20 Times More Pure than Those From China - Aoyama Shigeharu Gives a Lecture Entitled "Japan Is a Hidden Resource Superpower"

Higashiosaka University Admits to Fraudulent Entrance Exams for International Students, with Intermediary Firms Giving Preferential Treatment to Students Introduced by Them

Mie Verde Win Finishes as Runner-up in the Men's Softball Japan League

Two Chinese Men in Their 30s Have Been Referred to Prosecutors on Suspicion of Dumping Wastewater Mixed with Oil Onto the Streets at the Chugoku Morning Market in Osaka.

Woman Injured in Fall Near Shishibuchi Falls in Odai Town, Mie

City to Investigate Power Harassment Case Left Unreported for a Year, Osaka's Katano District (Kyodo News)

"Psychologically, It's Heavy": Pascale's Fight Against the City Hall of Auvers-Sur-Oise, Accused of Harassment

Jordanian Sand to Go to Expo Park; Ore Also to Be Processed Into Monuments (Kyodo News)

Osaka Prefectural Police Arrest Former City Chief on Suspicion of Bribery Involving Electric Bicycles (Kyodo News)

Insurance Contract Information for 887 People Leaked From Takatsuki Post Office in Osaka; Investigation Into the Details (Kyodo News)

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