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1 day ago
Image of a woman from a Chinese Cultural Revolution revolutionary poster in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing

A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?

The Chinese government has been accused of using online nationalism as a useful safety valve.

1 day ago
BBC InDepth
4 days ago
Toshiyuki Mimaki infront of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial building

Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize

Nihon Hidankyo, a group of survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is recognised for its work to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

4 days ago
Asia
6 days ago
Customer at a 7-Eleven convenience store in central Tokyo.

7-Eleven shares jump as rival makes new buyout offer

Alimentation Couche-Tard reportedly offered to pay over $47bn for the Japanese-owned retail giant.

6 days ago
Business
7 Oct 2024
Crop of a picture of Japan's new cabinet, which the government said has been manipulated to make its members look less 'unkempt'

Japan's government admits editing cabinet photo

A government spokesperson admitted "minor editing" had been made to the image after online speculation.

7 Oct 2024
Asia
4 Oct 2024
Jane Hasell-McCosh on one side, with a medal on her jacket, holding a framed certificate in Japanese, with Hajime Hayashi on the other side wearing a suit and orange tie, also holding the frame.

Marmalade award founder honoured by Japan

Jane Hasell-McCosh has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government.

4 Oct 2024
Cumbria
3 Oct 2024
Bomb goes off at airport

Hidden runway bomb explodes just after plane takes off

A bomb, probably dropped in WW2, goes off at an airport, about a minute after a passenger plane passed by.

3 Oct 2024
World
2 Oct 2024
Masato Kanda, former vice minister of finance for international affairs at Japan's Ministry of Finance.

The man behind Japan's $170bn bid to prop up the yen

Masato Kanda unleashed an estimated 25 trillion yen to support the currency when it slumped against the dollar.

2 Oct 2024
Business
2 Oct 2024
A crater on a taxiway at Miyazaki Airport

Blast from unexploded US bomb grounds flights at Japanese airport

The bomb is thought to have been dropped during World War Two to halt "kamikaze" missions.

2 Oct 2024
Asia
2 Oct 2024
A train passing along a sea wall in Noda city (Credit: Getty Images)

A 300km rail journey along a shattered coastline

Iwate and Fukushima Prefectures were ravaged by the 2011 tsunami that precipitated a catastrophic nuclear disaster. Now, this tragic, beguiling region is welcoming travellers back.

2 Oct 2024
Travel

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