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North Korea fires missiles into the sea as US and South Korea conduct military drills
Missiles were launched from an area near the capital Pyongyang, according to South Korea’s military North Kore…
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A young girl is knocked over at Tokyo crossing – what’s behind Japan’s ‘bumping’ trend?
Viral video of girl being shoved by fellow pedestrian has reignited debate over butsukari – with experts blami…
- England, Kazuo Ishiguro, Japan, Drama films, Science fiction and fantasy films, World news, Asia Pacific, Books, UK news, Culture, Film, Film adaptations
A Pale View of Hills review – two-stranded adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro novel in the shadow of the A-bomb
Kei Ishikawa’s take on Ishiguro’s first published work is frustrating and bland, undermining its fascinating c…
- Hamlet, William Shakespeare, Japan, World news, Asia Pacific, Books, Stage, Anime, Culture, Animation in film, Film, Film adaptations
Scarlet review – Mamoru Hosoda turns Hamlet into tale of prowling knights and deep ‘nothingness’
The normally great director misses the mark with a wonderfully animated but narratively clunky retelling of th…
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The half-abandoned Japanese island at the heart of tensions with China
Kasasa island, in the Seto Inland Sea, has only seven residents but its fate is strongly intertwined with rela…
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Emperor Naruhito watches Ohtani and Japan survive scare against Australia at World Baseball Classic
Masataka Yoshida’s late HR helps seal 4-3 winNaruhito first emperor in 60 years to attend baseballMasataka Yos…
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Naoya Inoue to face Junto Nakatani in historic Tokyo Dome megafight
Unbeaten rivals collide at Tokyo Dome on 2 MayInoue defends undisputed super-bantamweight crownNakatani says h…
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From bupkis to $100m blockbuster: has the World Baseball Classic finally arrived
The tournament is celebrating its 20th anniversary and some of the best players on the planet are competing fo…
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Social climber: Punch the monkey starts to outgrow his Ikea plushie
Japanese baby macaque, who appeared to find comfort in the djungelskog toy after being rejected by his mother,…
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Social climber: Punch the monkey starts to outgrow his Ikea plushie
Japanese baby macaque, who appeared to find comfort in the djungelskog toy after being rejected by his mother,…
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Eight-year-old Australian girl dies in snowmobile accident in Japan
Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast in Queensland was holidaying in the Hakuba Valley with her familyFollow our…
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Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved review – sword, sorcery and smartphones
Those not up to speed on the Miss Kobayashi manga may struggle with the full nuance of this dimension hopping …
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‘Do what you really want to do while you’re still alive’: Masayoshi Takanaka, the Japanese guitar hero surfing a second wave in his 70s
Playing a surfboard-shaped axe, Takanaka was a stadium-level artist at home but little known in the west – unt…
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Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister
Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located o…
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‘I considered starting over as a farmer’: Masao Adachi on political cinema, revolution and Japan today
The director and ex-Japanese Red Army militant discusses his new film Escape, about the anarchist fugitive Sat…
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‘What’s up with all these monkeys’: Djungelskog the orangutan comforted Punch – but can the Ikea toy help me?
Punch may look sweet with his plushie – but anthropomorphism can’t tell us what a wild animal is truly experie…
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All You Need is Kill review – time loop anime offers giant alien flower for Groundhog Day with mechs
New version of the sci-fi day-on-repeat sees a perplexed duo repeatedly battle monstrous plants but leaves you…
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The tragedy of Punch the monkey: why do mother animals abandon their offspring?
Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by…
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Osaka stunned by anonymous gift of gold bars to fix ageing water pipes
Mayor says Japanese city will respect donor’s specification that £2.7m gift must be used to repair dilapidated…
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Japan replace draws with shootouts and hope to avoid paying World Cup penalty
Move is a temporary measure as J.League transitions to European schedule but could benefit national team in US…