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Biden hails ‘groundbreaking’ South Korean plan to compensate victims of Japan’s forced labour
Victims groups criticise compensation deal which aims to resolve a disagreement that has long frustrated ties …
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Ex-Russian president suggests Japanese PM should ritually disembowel himself
Dmitry Medvedev accuses Fumio Kishida of shameful subservience to US after Joe Biden meetingFormer Russian pre…
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Jetstar flight forced to land in central Japan after reportedly receiving bomb threat
Footage posted to social media showed passengers disembarking via emergency slides and walking across tarmacA …
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Japanese trans woman denied status as parent of own child – reports
Tokyo high court rules that child born after woman’s legal gender change should not be recognised as her daugh…
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Nine people found from tour boat that went missing in rough waters off Japan
Twenty-six people were on board vessel before crew reported it sinking off island of Hokkaidō and authorities …
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Death row inmates sue over Japan’s brief notice of execution
Lawyer for two prisoners criticises ‘inhumane’ practice of giving only a few hours’ warning of hangingTwo deat…
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Outgoing Japanese PM backs vaccine minister Tara Kono as successor – report
Yoshihide Suga understood to want social media-savvy 58-year-old to take over, according to local mediaJapan’s…
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Biden confirms plan to nominate Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan
• Obama’s former chief of staff also served as Chicago mayor• Emanuel joins long list of ambassadors awaiting …
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Maki Kaji, ‘godfather of sudoku’, dies aged 69 in Japan
The puzzle enthusiast and publisher is credited with turning the grid-based maths problem into a worldwide phe…
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Belarus sprinter leaves Tokyo on flight to Vienna after seeking refuge
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya expected to head to Poland amid fears she would be punished if she returned homeThe Be…
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US father and son jailed in Tokyo for helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
US army special forces veteran Michael Taylor was sentenced to two years and his son Peter for one year and ei…
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Fukushima to ban Olympic spectators as Covid cases rise
U-turn deals blow to Japan’s hopes of using Games to showcase recovery from 2011 tsunamiThe Fukushima prefectu…
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‘Small and funky’ waves a concern for surfing’s Olympics debut in Tokyo
Summer waves at venue are traditionally smallerCritics wonder if artificial pools would have been betterSurfin…
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Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium holds test event with 420 athletes including Gatlin
Event arranged to fine-tune Covid protocols ahead of GamesCoe pledges to ‘deliver events in a safe and secure …
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Swipes at China as Joe Biden and Japanese PM seek united front in Asia Pacific
In his first in-person summit since taking office, the US president hosts Yoshihide Suga as part of efforts to…
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Fukushima: Japan announces it will dump contaminated water into sea
Environmental groups and neighbours condemn plan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water in two y…
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North Korea test fires two ballistic missiles in challenge to Biden
Projectiles are believed to have landed in the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zoneNorth Korea test fir…
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Japanese court rules gay marriage ban is unconstitutional
LGBT activists celebrate as landmark decision boosts campaign to legalise same-sex unionsA court has given hop…
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Stop doing anal Covid tests on our citizens, Japan tells China
Anal swabs cause ‘great psychological pain’, says Japan’s chief cabinet secretaryCoronavirus – latest updatesS…
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Boeing 777s grounded around world after Denver engine failure
Boeing tells airlines to pull dozens of aircraft with certain engine from active service after emergency landi…