Author: Yukana Inoue
Yukana Inoue
has 21.6% among authors.
BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 20.
Words analyzed: 17,474.
Analyzed articles
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 7/1/2026, 7:34 AM
Framing Effect 18.8% - Loss Aversion 16.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 11.8%
Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax, also known as the departure tax, on Wednesday as part of a push to address the growing number of inbound tourists. Previously set at ¥1,000, the tax has increased to ¥3,000 for all travelers departing Japan, regardless of nationality. The levy applies to both foreign visitors and Japanese... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 6/30/2026, 8:22 AM
Framing Effect 23.1% - Optimism Bias 23.1% - Unattributed Quote 22.2%
Japan plans to invest ¥150 billion in Rakuten Mobile in a push to develop a homegrown satellite communication system and reduce reliance on firms such as Starlink. The funds will be released over a period of three years to cover costs for procuring the satellites and launching the network, media reports said Tuesday. The Ministry of... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 6/25/2026, 7:34 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.6% - Appeal to Authority 19.1% - Negativity Bias 11.3%
Two tropical storms are expected to approach mainland Japan this weekend, and their simultaneous arrival is complicating forecasts for the coming days. The possible convergence of Tropical Storm Mekkhala, which was downgraded to a severe tropical storm after earlier reaching typhoon strength, and Tropical Storm Higos, could result in the... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 6/22/2026, 6:33 AM
Optimism Bias 37.8% - Halo Effect 24.3% - Availability Heuristic 23.8%
Japan is looking to completely digitalize its airport customs system by 2030 to further optimize the process of entering the country as foreign tourist arrivals pick up year after year. All individuals entering Japan, including Japanese nationals, are required to submit a customs declaration at the airport. This was previously via a... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 6/12/2026, 6:19 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 41.1% - Biased Writer Voice 34.8% - Primacy Effect 29.1%
Nearly 40% of Japan’s older adults — those age 65 and over — want to continue engaging in paid work, with the most common motivation being the need for money, a white paper on the nation’s aging population revealed on Friday. The percentage is much higher compared to numbers from the countries where the same survey was conducted last... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 6/3/2026, 8:14 AM
Framing Effect 73.3% - Biased Writer Voice 57.1% - Anchoring Bias 31.4%
Japan’s recorded number of births fell to a new low of 671,236 last year, marking the 10th straight year of decline, according to health ministry data released Wednesday. The drop was a 2.2% decrease from the number of births seen in 2024 — a relatively modest percentage when compared to the approximately 5% year-on-year decline seen... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 5/29/2026, 7:42 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 31.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 24.8% - Availability Heuristic 22.1%
Japan’s total population has fallen to 123.05 million, according to preliminary data from the 2025 national census, down by around 3.09 million from the previous such survey conducted five years earlier. The nation’s population has now shrunk for three censuses in a row — beginning with the 2015 survey when it fell for the first time... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 5/28/2026, 7:16 AM
Framing Effect 60% - Optimism Bias 47.4% - Overconfidence Bias 28.9%
The National Police Agency signed a new cooperation agreement Thursday with nine major banks in Japan, in an effort to more efficiently track money that has been stolen in special fraud cases. The agreement will allow prefectural police to inquire about specific bank accounts thought to be involved in fraud schemes and freeze them at... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 5/27/2026, 6:53 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 27.1% - Negativity Bias 20.6% - Anecdotal 20.6%
The 18-year-old daughter of former Yomiuri Giants manager Shinnosuke Abe said in a letter released on Tuesday that she had consulted ChatGPT before reporting an alleged physical altercation with her father to the child guidance center. Abe resigned from his position on Tuesday following his arrest on suspicion of physically assaulting... more
The Japan Times
- By Yukana Inoue
- 5/22/2026, 9:36 AM
Framing Effect 59.5% - Biased Writer Voice 59.5% - Out-Group Homogeneity Bias 52.9%
A murder-robbery case in Tochigi Prefecture involving tokuryū quasi-gangster groups, along with the subsequent arrest of six suspects — four high school boys and a young couple — is highlighting how tokuryū groups are adapting to police crackdowns. Last week, four 16-year-old boys broke into the house of a 69-year-old woman in the... more