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Julian Ryall
Julian Ryall never expected to still be in Japan 24 years after he first arrived, but he quickly realised its advantages over his native London. He lives in Yokohama with his wife and children and writes for publications around the world.
Julian Ryall never expected to still be in Japan 24 years after he first arrived, but he quickly realised its advantages over his native London. He lives in Yokohama with his wife and children and writes for publications around the world.
Media insiders say Japan’s press is rarely overtly repressed, but access pressures and newsroom caution still shape what gets reported.
The carrier is selling payload space to preserve Earth’s heritage from climate change and war, but sceptics dismiss it as a PR stunt.
Japan is ‘best placed’ to establish new rules given its space capabilities and strong support for nuclear non-proliferation, analysts say.
Analysts said any delay could hinder Tokyo’s defence build-up but also open the door for Japanese firms to produce more US-designed weapons.
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A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’.
Tokyo hopes deploying US-built SeaGuardians on Iwo Jima and Chichijima will eliminate a Pacific surveillance ‘blind spot’.
After a year with more than 50,000 sightings and 238 injuries, Japan’s vanishing hunting communities are struggling to contain the problem.
Community groups from the Freeport area are urging Japanese financiers and ministries not to back fossil fuel infrastructure.
Research into the 2011 earthquake and tsunami shows fostering social connection and purpose helps survivors rebuild and staves off dementia.
Tokyo also aims to become a major global supplier despite the project facing technological, cost and geopolitical hurdles.
The ruling party is expected to debate raising outlays to as much as 5 per cent of GDP, in line with that of many Nato members.
The removal of wartime sex slave memorials in Germany and New Zealand has electrified certain LDP hardliners, risking a diplomatic rift.
Analysts say Japan’s prime minister used an ‘excellent non-answer’ to shield an aide against claims of orchestrating a smear campaign.
Calbee says it is using monochrome designs for some of its products, as the Iran war has caused a shortage of naphtha used in packaging.
Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that.
Critics call the legal change a ‘cosmetic’ fix for a system that still allows one parent to simply disappear.
Japan’s Mogami and Britain’s Type 31 are the top two contenders, but Australia may have already tipped the scales.
Media reports have speculated about whether the young prince has a girlfriend and his security challenges as a university student.
Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe.
A proposed meeting of foreign ministers from Tokyo and Moscow is unlikely for now due to objections from the Japanese public and allies.
Officers created the logo using ChatGPT based on the ‘elephant’, ‘cool’, ‘blue flame’, and ‘mammoth’ keywords, a media report says.
Both appear willing to put past differences aside as they confront an assertive China, North Korea and an unpredictable US.
Japan’s care industry is facing a shortage of workers, and one company is plugging the gap by deploying ‘cool’ and well-toned staff.
The potential abolition of so many universities is a ‘dramatic move’ that analysts warn will affect thousands of students and teachers.
Under-reporting is a concern as children and severely disabled patients may not know how to voice their complaints.
Muslim leaders say local opposition has been fuelled by negative overseas coverage of Islam and claims circulating online.
The operator of Narita airport anticipates that 1.59 million travellers will pass through the airport over the two-week holiday season.
The plan calls for wind turbines to supply power to the Izu Islands and Tokyo, with an eventual capacity of 1 gigawatt.
A round detonating inside a tank turret is virtually unheard of. The last time it happened in Japan was in 1979.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has upped the risk of a megaquake to 1 per cent, compared to 0.1 per cent at other times.
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