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Can a fluffy robot really replace a cat or dog? My weird, emotional week with an AI pet
Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need foo…
- #MeToo movement, Japan, Sexual harassment, Rape and sexual assault, World news, Documentary films, Film
‘Editing it was like exposure therapy’: Shiori Ito, the reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movement
After reporting a high-profile journalist for sexual assault, Ito was championed and vilified. She relives tha…
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Man who spent 45 years on death row in Japan hopes for chance to clear name
Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict…
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Shōgun: why the English samurai’s life and legacy still grip Japan 400 years on
Epic new TV adaptation of the 1975 novel reignites interest in the exploits of the Kent sailor William AdamsOn…
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‘A historic moment’: Japanese World Cup hopes surge ahead of crucial Costa Rica match
Fans believe the Samurai Blue are part of wave of teams changing the face of football after defeat of GermanyA…
- Fukushima, Japan, Environment, Japan disaster, Wine, Nuclear power, Farming, World news, Asia Pacific, Agriculture, Food
Chateau Fukushima? Japanese winery tries to shake off negative image
Ten years after the nuclear disaster, local agri-businesses are looking to the futureŌse Winery sits in pristi…
- Japan, Newspapers & magazines, Australia news, Poland, US news, World news, Germany, Media, The Queen, New Zealand, Monarchy, UK news, Newspapers
‘Constant and reassuring’: global media reaction to the death of the Queen
New York Times says Elizabeth II ‘projected stability’; Japan’s Asahi Shimbun says she ‘cared about post-war r…
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Shinzo Abe assassination: Japanese head to polls in grief and disbelief
Prime minister Fumio Kishida warns violence will not be tolerated in defiant speech after the murder of former…
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Cherry blossom festivals nipped in the bud as Japan leaves lockdown
Tree-viewing parties are banned as many coronavirus restrictions remainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our…
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‘My mother begged me not to go’: the Japanese women who married Koreans – and never saw their family again
Mitsuko left Japan in 1960 for a new life in North Korea. Once there, she realised she – and hundreds of other…
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Tokyo Olympics chief resigns over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori issues apology, saying his ‘inappropriate remarks have caused chaos’The head of the Tokyo 2020 Ol…
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Coronavirus deaths leap in China as countries struggle to evacuate citizens
WHO prepares to meet to decide whether to declare outbreak a global emergencyCoronavirus outbreak – latest upd…
- Japan, Infectious diseases, Global development, US news, Coronavirus outbreak, World news, Asia Pacific, China
Coronavirus: Japan and US fly citizens home as China death toll jumps
Hundreds leave Wuhan as confirmed cases in China reach almost 6,000 and first cases reported in Middle EastCor…
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‘I don’t have much hope’: Koreans search for loved ones who died fighting for Japan
As Tokyo marks the end of war in Pacific, conscripts’ families search for information on where their forebears…
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Listen, bend and stretch: how Japan fell in love with exercise on the radio
Millions join in a mass rajio taisō workout broadcast daily for nearly 70 years“One, two, three, four … five, …