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‘How can such a tiny woman drive a big truck?’ Japan’s labour shortage forces it to rethink gender stereotypes
Freight and logistics sector is turning to women to fill gap as demand for drivers grows alongside cap on over…
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Daihatsu suspends production in Japan after safety test scandal
Toyota subsidiary has admitted falsifying data on some models for more than 30 yearsProduction was suspended a…
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End of era as Toshiba delists from Tokyo stock exchange after 74 years
Electronics firm taken private in £11bn deal by consortium led by Japan Industrial PartnersToshiba, the Japane…
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All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars review – dreamlike study of tsunami survivors
Swedish visual artist Jennifer Rainsford has made an at times mesmerising film that follows the aftermath of J…
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‘Host clubs’ in Tokyo force women into sex work to pay off huge debts
A ‘vicious’ multibillion-yen system is pushing vulnerable young women who rack up extortionate bills into pros…
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Japan’s ruling party engulfed by political fundraising scandal
Four ministers resign amid reports that prosecutors were poised to raid offices of dozens of ruling party MPsJ…
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‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Japan says reason behind 1,200 tonnes of fish washing ashore is unknown
The sardines and mackerel were found floating on the surface of the sea near the fishing port of Hakodate in H…
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Godzilla Minus One review – rageful monster is one of the best in the series
Director Takashi Yamazaki sets his destroyer of worlds against a postwar Japan still recovering from the effec…
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Japan chooses ‘tax’ as kanji of the year amid concern over cost of living
Competition winner reflects growing anxiety about tax rises, while second place for word of the year went to ‘…
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Rina Gonoi sexual assault: Japan court finds soldiers guilty in landmark case
Victory for former self-defence forces member after fight for justice that challenged taboos in male-dominated…
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Japan zoo investigates possible mass squirrel poisoning
Dozens of the animals died after they were treated with anti-parasitic medicineA Japanese zoo has launched an …
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【若一調査隊】淡路島が考古学史を揺るがす!? “鉄器”と“銅鐸”に関する歴史的大発見とその謎に迫る！
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘final’ film The Boy and the Heron hits No 1 at North American box office
The Japanese director’s animation beats The Hunger Games prequel and Godzilla Minus One on its opening weekend…
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The Dodgers see $700m Shohei Ohtani as an investment rather than an expense
Los Angeles are getting both a brilliant pitcher and hitter in the Japanese star. They’ll also reap an enormou…
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‘I’m really serious this time!’: have Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made their final masterpiece?
The veteran animation genius has said he’s retiring – but as he’s changed his mind before, should anyone take …
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日向坂46「ウチの学校、最高かよ！」佐々木久美篇 vol.5｜サッポロ一番 カップスター
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Desperately seeking Suzukis: Japanese town hopes to make name for itself with population boost
The shrinking town of Kainan in Wakayama prefecture is offering money to people who relocate there – but there…