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Japan’s second in line to emperor’s throne comes of age amid succession debate
Teenage Prince Hisahito’s elaborate ceremony overshadowed by questions over royal family’s male-only successio…
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Fireball lights up sky over western Japan
Flashing light visible for hundreds of miles was an exceptionally bright meteor, say expertsA flashing firebal…
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Nagasaki’s twin bells ring in unison for first time in 80 years to mark atomic bombing
Mayor of Japanese city used the anniversary of US bombing to urge the world to stop armed conflicts, warning n…
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‘Twitter killer’ who murdered nine in Japan reportedly executed
The execution of Takahiro Shiraishi would be the first instance of capital punishment in Japan since 2022Japan…
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Man admitted to Japan’s 2025 World Expo with 85-year-old ticket
Collector of Expo memorabilia had a ticket to the 1940 Grand International Exposition of Japan, which was post…
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Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan
Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest serving death row prisoner, had been wrongly convicted of a quadruple murde…
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Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected …
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Sushi restaurateurs fork out $1.3m for motorbike-sized tuna at auction in Tokyo
Onodera Group paid second highest price ever at prestigious annual new year auction at Tokyo’s main fish marke…
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Mount Fuji snowless for longest time on record after sweltering Japan summer
As of 29 October, the iconic mountain was still without snow, marking the longest period since records began 1…
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China ‘testing us’ across the region, Biden tells leaders at Quad summit
US president is recorded on hot mic singling out Beijing, saying it ‘continues to behave aggressively’ in area…
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Fukushima nuclear plant: operation begins to remove radioactive debris
Robots being used to gather sample that will give clues about conditions inside the reactors, a step towards d…
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Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson says Japan seeking to make an example of him
In an interview from jail in Greenland with the AFP news agency, the anti-whaling activist said Tokyo has a ve…
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Japan says airspace violation by Chinese spy plane ‘utterly unacceptable’
Two-minute incursion by military surveillance aircraft comes amid regional tensions in Asia-PacificJapan has c…
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Shares in New York and London tumble on fears of US recession
FTSE 100 on track for its lowest close since April and Japan’s Nikkei suffers biggest fall since crash of 1987…
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Head of Japan drugmaker to resign over dietary supplement potentially linked to 80 deaths
President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical standing down after damning report said company failed to act with suffi…
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Swimmer rescued 80km off Japan coast, 36 hours after being swept out to sea
Twenty-one year old spent two nights in the ocean before being spotted by a cargo ship A woman who was swept o…
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Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines
The 12-metre high machine has coke bottle eyes and a crude Wall-E-like head, as well as large arms that can be…
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Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resortA huge barrier…
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Japan navy helicopters crash, leaving one dead and seven missing
Defence minister says possibility of a collision between the two helicopters is being analysedOne person was d…
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Eight dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan
Coastguard says chemical tanker was carrying 980 tonnes of acrylic acid but no leaks reportedEight people died…