You could cook while on the toilet: a night in one of Tokyo’s micro-apartments | Japan
It is one of the shortest viewings in estate agency history. As soon as the door opens, every inch of living space except the sleeping...
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Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel prize-winning Japanese writer, dies aged 88 | Japan
Kenzaburo Oe, who won Japan its second Nobel prize for literature with books about pacifism and his disabled son, has died. His death, on 3...
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China and Japan meet for formal security talks to stabilise tensions | Japan
Chinese and Japanese officials met in Tokyo on Wednesday for formal security talks for the first time in four years, in a meeting aimed at...
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Japan says aerial objects spotted in recent years were likely Chinese spy balloons | Japan
A new analysis of unidentified aerial objects that flew over Japan’s airspace in recent years “strongly” suggests they were Chinese spy balloons, according to Tokyo’s...
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Old school backpacks too heavy, Japan’s pupils complain | Japan
It’s a familiar sight every weekday morning and afternoon all over Japan: children as young as six creaking under the strain of a leather backpack...
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Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia | Japan
Weather authorities in Japan and the Korean peninsula have issued warnings over freezing temperatures and gales that have killed at least one person, and stranded...
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Japan PM aide told off by his ‘ashamed’ mother for putting hands in pockets on Biden trip | Japan
A senior aide to Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has apologised for putting his hands in his pockets during an official trip to the US,...
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Attack from space would trigger collective defence, say US and Japan, amid China fears | Japan
The US and Japan have said that an attack in space would trigger their security treaty, as senior officials from both countries warned that China...
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Japan celebrates Coming of Age Day – in pictures | World news
Japan’s Coming of Age Day (Seijin-shiki) is a national holiday held in January to recognise young people who have been officially recognised as adults after...
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Jetstar flight forced to make emergency landing in central Japan after receiving bomb threat | Jetstar
A Jetstar flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in central Japan after receiving a bomb threat, according to local media. The aircraft...