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New Zealand officials reject ‘comfort women’ statue after objections from Japan
Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected…
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Six great reads: Iran’s social media memes, an abandoned department store and a 1,200-year-old record of cherry blossoms
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days C…
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Cherry blossom: why is the fragrant springtime flower causing such a stink?
The Japanese town of Fujiyoshida has cancelled its annual blossom festival citing unmanageable amounts of tour…
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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump Pearl Harbor joke: ‘Everything he knows about it begins and ends with the Ben Affleck movie’
Late-night hosts panned Trump’s joke about the 1941 attack, addressed new unredacted Epstein emails and talked…
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Lunar new year 2026: year of the fire horse around the world – in pictures
From the heart of Beijing to far-flung Manilla, Panama, Moscow and New York, communities around the globe ring…
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The fading of Japan’s Shōwa era – in pictures
Lee Chapman’s photographs document the scenes, signages and family businesses of the postwar Shōwa era Japan. …
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Japan and Switzerland’s economies contract as US tariffs hit exports; Alphabet shares jump after Warren Buffett reveals stake – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsChina travel warning for Japan sends shares in touri…
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Stars of track and field: Australian athletes at the World Athletics Championships – in pictures
The green-and-gold squad shone bright in Tokyo. Here is a collection of some of the best photographs from the …
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Don’t believe the hype about nuclear weapons | Letters
We must continue to challenge claims that nuclear weapons are a ‘necessity’, says Caroline Lucas, while Gerry …
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Wild swimming and TikTok dances: Hiroshima today – in pictures
Aya Fujioka set out to shake the weight of history from her home city and capture her own relationship with it…
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Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral and a tsunami alert: photos of the day – Wednesday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
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Pacific tsunami alerts: what we know so far about the warnings stretching from Japan to the US
Shallow magnitude 8.8 quake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula prompting warnings as far away as New Zealan…
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People gather on a rooftop following a tsunami alert in Japan – video
Aerial footage shows people gathered on a rooftop in Japan following a tsunami alert for the country's coastal…
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Embroidered silks to Adidas collabs: the evolution of the kimono – in pictures
Opening on 4 June, the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) exhibition Kimono features hundreds of garments, p…
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‘A form of meditation’: a photographic haiku to Japan – in pictures
A poetic new exhibition of dreamlike black and white images captures the country’s contemplative beauty, from …
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World reacts to Trump’s sweeping ‘liberation day’ tariffs – video
Leaders around the world have reacted with a mix of a mix of confusion and concern after Donald Trump announce…
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Donald Trump announces new 25% tariffs on cars from overseas – video
Trump announced plans for long-promised tariffs of up to 25% on automotive imports, widening the global trade …
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UK joins Italy and Japan to develop British fighter jet to rival America’s F-35
Joint-venture hailed as a ‘pivotal moment’ for the international aerospace and defence industryPlans to develo…
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Fabricating life in the Japanese village of Ichinono – in pictures
Ichinono is one of Japan’s depopulated ‘puppet villages’, where handcrafted stuffed mannequins are used to cre…
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The strange, secret life of Hello Kitty: if she isn’t a cat, then what is she?
After 50 years, the cute Sanrio character has been revealed by her creators – and King Charles – to be somethi…