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The latest breaking news and stories on Japan, a country in East Asia known as a constitutional monarchy, and the world’s fifth largest economy. Also covering Japan’s relationship with China and Asia, plus commentary and updates on Japan’s economy, politics, society and trade.
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
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Ground fissures are seen on a road in Hikawa, Kumamoto prefecture, on August 2, in the wake of the July 28 earthquake. Photo: Kyodo
Social media

False claims about quakes, Hiroshima expose Japan’s conspiracy problem

Claims that a deadly quake was artificial and Hiroshima was not hit by an atomic bomb have alarmed experts tracking Japan’s online spaces.

Taiwan

Mainland China’s ship activity near Taiwan hits record for third month in a row

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US debt ceiling

America’s US$40 trillion debt gamble is getting harder to ignore: economists

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Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong urged to adopt trait-based dog tiers, DNA checks after attacks

Proposal calls for risk tiers, certified handlers, muzzles or possible confiscation of highest-risk animals as authorities review fighting-dog rules.

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An unleashed 60kg mastiff-type dog killed two smaller dogs in Yuen Long last week. Photo: Threads/awingchw
China technology

Opinion | Asia is reaching for the open road that Chinese AI offers

Countries seeking sovereign AI want to control their own AI capabilities rather than rent them from a foreign platform.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

After gaining EV sway, Chinese carmakers eye full hybrid market

Chinese EV leaders are pushing into full-hybrid tech to challenge industry titans on mainland and abroad.

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Indonesia

Quake-prone Indonesia’s first nuclear plant plan stokes ‘Fukushima’ fears

While some people see the proposed project on an uninhabited island with ‘pride’, others warn of safety issues.

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Semesak Island is one of the leading candidate sites for Indonesia’s first nuclear power plant. Photo: Kyodo
China's ageing population

Letters | Solution to Asia’s ageing workforce could be sitting at home retired

Readers discuss second-career pathways for older professionals, and why Indonesia and China should innovate together.

Video | Bald men turn to grey-market scalp tattoos

Authorities have warned practitioners that they could face arrest for offering cosmetic tattoos.

Spain

How to be a good tourist; a guide for the modern traveller

With the world’s most popular destinations bursting at the seams – and neither residents nor visitors happy with the fact – it would be in everyone’s interests for travellers to rethink their approach.

Tourists listen to a tour guide outside the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain. Photo: AP
Extreme weather

Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fuelled drought

Further restrictions on the Atlantic-Pacific waterway are likely due to low water levels in artificial lakes that feed the canal.

Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal on the Pacific side, in Panama City in March. The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fuelled by the El Nino phenomenon. Photo: AFP
Food and Drinks

Is Japan’s Marugame Udon biting off more than it can chew with US noodle push?

The restaurant that specialises in thick, chewy udon noodles is taking on a ‘very challenging’ US market far more familiar with ramen.

India

India joins China and South Korea in push for Arctic shipping routes

With Middle East sea lanes choked by conflict, melting polar ice offers Asia a seasonal two-week short cut to European ports.

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Paraguay

Japan’s crown prince honours settlers who built Paraguay ties

Crown Prince Fumihito thanked Paraguay’s 10,000-strong Japanese community as the nations marked 90 years since settlers arrived.

(From left) Japan’s Crown Princess Kiko and Crown Prince Fumihito with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena and first lady Leticia Ocampos at a welcome ceremony in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Thursday. Photo: EPA
United States

As I see it | The US is telling its trading partners – do as I say, not as I do

While Washington says it is monitoring certain countries, including Japan, for foreign exchange interventions, it also coordinated with Tokyo to prop up the yen.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he walks to the West Wing following an interview at the White House in Washington on August 20. Photo: EPA
Weather

Video | Japanese men shave to prevent ‘leg hair harassment’

‘Sunehara’, a newly coined term meaning ‘leg hair harassment’, has spawned heated debate on Japanese social media.

Defence

Why Japan is eyeing a record US$56 billion defence budget

Major outlays are being planned for drones, AI-enabled command systems, long-range missiles and support for the domestic defence industry.

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Food and Drinks

No kettle needed: Japan’s cold-water cup noodles fly off the shelves

Nissin’s new product sold out in a week as social media buzz and severe summer heatwaves drive demand across the region.

Nissin Foods, the company that invented instant noodles, has launched a new product: cup noodles made with cold water. Photo: Nissin
China exports

China’s strategic mineral shipments rebound to US but slump for Japan

July customs data shows Beijing easing supplies of rare earth magnets to the US while export curbs deepen Japan’s material shortages.

South Korea

‘What is he thinking?’: Japan influencer mocks K-pop idol with racist gesture

Gamix faced backlash over the racist gesture in a video parodying the Ateez idol’s dance challenge.

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Crime

Japan executes man behind pachinko parlour arson that killed 5

Sunao Takami doused the Osaka venue with petrol and set it on fire in 2009, killing four customers and one employee.

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Japan executed a man for a deadly pachinko parlour arson in 2009. Photo: Shutterstock
China-Japan relations

Japan lawmakers to visit China in bid to cool row, but thaw unlikely: experts

‘China opposes the Takaichi administration’s erroneous policies but it does not reject exchanges with Japan’: academic Xu Weijun.

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One analyst in China says an expected visit by a Japanese delegation implies that in Tokyo “there are still political forces that hope to manage differences through dialogue and restore exchanges”. Photo: Shutterstock
Russia

Russia tests missiles near Japanese-claimed islands after Putin’s visit

The Pacific Fleet fired Bastion missiles near the disputed Kurils, escalating territorial tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.

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International Criminal Court

Why Japan is walking on eggshells over US sanctions on ICC judge

Tokyo has to tread ‘extremely lightly’ on the issue to avoid jeopardising the US security umbrella on which it relies, analysts say.

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China-Latin America relations

Beijing rejects US tariff report as Mexico plans new China trade curbs

He Yadong says US levies threaten supply chains, while Mexico considers new duties on Chinese steel and textiles.

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An aerial view of the Contecon Manzanillo container terminal at the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico, a key gateway for trade with Asia. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war

China urges US to drop sweeping drone tariffs, warns of supply chain fallout

Beijing also hit back at US allegations that Chinese exporters are evading duties, while drone shipments are already under serious pressure.

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Chinese companies control an estimated 80 to 90 per cent of the global drone market and dominate the supply of critical components, according to the Washington-based Centre for European Policy Analysis. Photo: Getty Images
Tokyo

Video | Japan express train accident kills 4 workers

A Tokyo-bound express train hit the men as they worked on the tracks.

Tokyo

4 workers die after being hit by train north of Tokyo

Four of the seven workers engaged in weeding work died, while the other three were uninjured.

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