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Japanese minister resigns after saying he doesn’t buy rice because he gets it free
Taku Etō’s remarks drew fury as cost of rice has nearly doubled in a year amid soaring food pricesJapan’s agri…
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Runaway rice prices spell danger for Japan’s prime minister as elections loom
Attempts to bring down the price of the Japanese staple have had little effect amid a cost-of-living crisisJap…
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Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says CEO
Ivan Espinosa says UK plant will not be hit by cost cuts as Japanese firm reveals seven factories to closeBusi…
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Sperm donor who claims he fathered more than 180 children loses custody battle
UK judge rejects Robert Albon’s application for parental right of three-year-old girl he had with woman in Dur…
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Nissan to shut seven factories, cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide
Carmaker slumps to £3.4bn loss after talks over Honda merger collapse and US and China sales fallBusiness live…
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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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A plea to the West: help us save America’s democracy | Anonymous
Countries from Canada to Japan must take steps to isolate the United States in world diplomacyDonald Trump and…
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Japanese police arrest man after alleged car attack on schoolchildren, say reports
Motorist held in Osaka on suspicion of attempted murder after seven children injured, according to local media…
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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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Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week
Chinese national, 27, reportedly returned to Japan’s highest mountain days after first rescue to retrieve his …
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Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road review – ‘I could look forever at these passing moments in cosmic colours’
British Museum, LondonThe Japanese master’s weightless gaze birthed not only French impressionism but also the…
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‘It’s done wonders’: trading card game featuring middle-aged men revives Japanese town
Ojisan trading cards bear the faces of real people – local men whose competing professional qualities determin…
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Preserving English eccentricity: 20 years of the World Marmalade Awards
The contest now draws in more than 3,200 entries from as far afield as the Czech Republic and South KoreaOrang…
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Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends
Winning Japanese preserve features pear and yuzu, while entry in ‘interesting additions’ includes peanut butte…
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California’s economy surpasses Japan’s as it becomes fourth largest in world
State’s nominal GDP reaches $4.1tn, edging out Japan’s $4.02tn, ranking it behind the US, China and GermanyCal…
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Two US marines investigated over alleged rape at military base in Okinawa
Allegations come days after Japanese authorities increased efforts to deter crimes by US servicemen on islandT…
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Rice crisis: Japan imports grain from South Korea for first time in more than 25 years
Japanese consumers who used to treat foreign-grown rice with scepticism have been forced to develop a taste fo…
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Cloud review – bizarre internet action thriller descends into hail of bullets
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s baffling crime farrago follows a cyber fraudster pursued by an angry gang of disappointed s…
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New daily weight-loss pill shows success at clinical trial
Orforglipron also reduced blood sugar levels in participants with type 2 diabetesA significant trial of a dail…
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Kaiju No 8: Mission Recon review – the fury and rawness of battle as monsters keep coming
A high school-style training academy is the setting for Tomomi Kamiya and Shigeyuki Miya’s punky anime tale of…