At the Bu Ming Bai Festival held in Tokyo, the Bu Ming Bai Podcast invited Professor Xu Chenggang to discuss the institutional logic behind China's economic growth and recession, as well as how ordinary people can cope, using his book 'The Institutional Genes' as a starting point.
Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) made his first public appearance this weekend at the 'Bu Ming Bai' (Not Understand) Festival in Tokyo. In an interview, he discussed his reasons for speaking out, his experience of fleeing after being targeted by transnational repression, his daily life as a rebel, and the various aspects of Chinese society he witnesses through his inbox. [Follow-up · November 2, 2026] On November 2, the X account 'Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher' posted 'Thank you to my friends in Tokyo,' showing support and solidarity from the people of Tokyo.
On the night of October 31, a netizen dressed up as Xi Jinping during the Halloween event in Shibuya, Tokyo. He said it was a spur-of-the-moment idea and he didn't expect it to be so popular, with people from many countries asking for photos and cameras and flashes constantly going off.
On the evening of October 31, during the Halloween event in Shibuya, Tokyo, a person dressed as Xi Jinping shook hands and interacted with the public. The relevant footage was posted by Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher.
On October 28, Japanese police arrested a 24-year-old Chinese college student suspected of assault in connection with the May spray attack at GINZA SIX in Ginza, TBS reported on October 29.
On October 25, a rally was held in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, in support of Wangwang, a stray dog in Jieyang, Guangdong, and her puppies. Participants held up signs in the rain, with slogans in Chinese, English, and Japanese calling on China to enact an anti-animal-cruelty law and severely punish animal abusers.
On October 20, animal protection activists gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, Japan, holding signs such as “Catch the cat abusers,” demanding that China stop animal abuse, end the dog and cat meat trade, and enact an animal protection law, while also displaying posters in support of “Wangwang” and opposing the Yulin dog and cat meat trade.
The U.S. Under Secretary of State and Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs held the second U.S.-Japan Free and Open Indo-Pacific Dialogue in Tokyo, coordinating on security and economic assistance.
On October 5, the large screen "Shibuya Ai Vision" in Shibuya, Tokyo aired 100-day memorial content for Wangwang, the mother dog brutally killed in Jieyang, Guangdong, displaying messages from Japanese supporters and calling for an end to animal abuse and the promotion of legal protections.
In September 2026, the "Tokyo Chinese Film Week," held annually for 20 years, announced the cancellation of its planned October event. The organizers stated that due to comprehensive consideration of the situation and the hosting environment, it would be difficult to hold the event this year, without specifying the exact reasons. Previously, both the Beijing International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival did not hold "Japanese Film Weeks" this year.
On August 22, 2026, a JD Express employee in Shandong posted a video exposing the company's forced assignment of numerous non-delivery targets such as on-the-ground customer acquisition, and said that the company suspended work in the area and effectively pushed employees out despite no errors on their part.
Blind rights defense activist Chen Guangcheng, based in the United States, made a special trip to a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, to undergo an eye examination.
On July 25, an outdoor electronic big screen in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan aired a public service announcement opposing animal abuse and supporting Wangwang, a stray dog in Jieyang, Guangdong.
On May 25, a 24-year-old Chinese college student sprayed a capsaicin-containing spray at a man in the ATM area on the first floor of the GINZA SIX shopping mall in Tokyo's Ginza district, causing 30 people to feel unwell, 25 of whom were sent to the hospital, before fleeing the scene.
On June 1, 2024, internet celebrity Tietou, who was banned from all platforms for exposing his solicitation of prostitutes, went to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. He urinated on a stone pillar and spray-painted the English word 'toilet' in red paint, subsequently releasing the video online and attracting attention.