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The entrance to the defence ministry of Japan in Tokyo. Photo: AP
Japan

Is Japan a ‘spy paradise’ fuelling Russia’s war machine?

A New York Times article claims Maksim Vladimirovich Filchenkov, a top Russian official, is leading the covert operation in Japan.

Japan

Privacy fears as Japan uses AI facial recognition cameras to find missing people

Banking & finance

Will Hong Kong’s board-lot reform bump HSBC’s share turnover?

Japan

Nasa knows how to deflect an asteroid. Can Japan’s Hayabusa2 pull it off?

Analysts say the Torifune fly-by highlights Tokyo’s growing role in global space safety efforts and its ‘goodwill science’ policy.

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The Hayabusa2 space probe makes a close fly-by of the asteroid Torifune, in this illustration by Akihiro Ikeshita. Photo: Ikeshita/JAXA/Kyodo
Japan

Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them

Tokyo is banking on a massive visitor boom to do what its factories and financiers increasingly cannot: carry the economy forward.

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific aircraft’s tail hit runway at Hong Kong airport, airline confirms

Aviation regulator orders Cathay to submit a report on tail strike involving Airbus A330 flight from Tokyo’s Narita airport.

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Woman arrested in Japan for sewing roommate’s lips together

The woman and the victim were flatmates, and the victim had been ‘too scared to run away’ before the incident.

Tokyo Tower in Japan. A woman living in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of sewing her flatmate’s lips together with a needle and thread. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Indonesian woman fatally stabbed in central Japan flat

Police are investigating whether a man who was fatally hit by a train nearby was involved in the case.

Taiwan

China sends warning to Japan and the Philippines over ‘wrongful’ maritime talks

Legal opinion is the latest protest from Beijing over planned delimitation negotiations that it claims violate international law.

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Japan’s disaster plans fail to keep pace with tourist boom

Japan regularly drills its schoolchildren for earthquakes evacuations, but foreign visitors are another matter entirely.

Tourists throng a shopping street in the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo on June 22. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan’s detention system under scrutiny after ruling on abuse of restraints

A court order to compensate the family of a detainee shows reforms to immigration centres are urgently needed, observers say.

A police bus enters the Tokyo Detention House in Japan in 2019. Photo: AFP
Japan

Tsunami from Japan megaquake could destroy 2 million cars: survey

The government says the probability of a Nankai Trough megaquake occurring within the next 30 years stands at 60 to 90 per cent or higher.

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Science

As China narrows maths gap with US, Hong Kong bids to host 2030 global event

Top mathematicians see candidacy as ‘tipping point’, with one saying ‘moment has now arrived’ for finest Chinese students to study at home.

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‘My dream is broken’: foreign business owners in Japan lament new visa rules

Japan’s business manager visa holders surged to 46,000 by mid-2025 – up 70 per cent from 2020. About half were Chinese nationals.

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Budhathoki Samjhana checks receipts at Chitwan Rhino Restaurant and Bar in Tokyo’s Okubo-Shin area on June 12. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan’s family firms turn to M&A when heirs are not so apparent

A 2025 survey found that nearly two-thirds of business owners’ children did not plan to take over, often because they wanted different jobs.

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Ksshokichi chefs prepare a Kobe beef meal. Photo: Kisshokichi
Trip Inspiration

Tomorrow’s world: museums, art spaces and tech-hubs from Shenzhen to Spain that help broaden the mind

From sci-fi museums and art spaces to smart homes and eco-excellence, these hi-tech attractions offer a glimpse of something different.

Food and Drinks

Why is natto suddenly so popular? How its benefits outweigh the smell and taste

Exports of the Japanese fermented soybeans have tripled in the past eight years as new consumers are attracted by their ‘superfood’ benefits.

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How Japan seeks to win over allies by refuting China’s claims of militarism

Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi questions the accuracy of China’s military spending data, contrasting it with Japan’s transparent approach.

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A sailor raises the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force ensign on board the JS Ise, a helicopter destroyer, as it docks at the international port in Manila in June last year. Photo: AFP
China-Japan relations

Japan’s defence outreach to counter China in the region hits hidden roadblocks

Tokyo’s approach combines security, economic and diplomatic tools to show regional nations an alternative to the China-US dilemma.

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Japan

‘It was scary’: 10 injured after fire breaks out at Japanese primary school

Most of the injured suffered from smoke inhalation. One teacher broke her hip and two children had arm fractures.

Taiwan

Beijing details rare marine survey east of Taiwan after Tokyo-Manila talks

Move marks mainland China’s latest bid to assert jurisdictional claims in the contested waters following the maritime boundary negotiations.

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The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources’ East China Sea Bureau, which deployed the oceanographic research vessel Xiangyanghong 22. Photo: Handout
Science

Chinese scientists create record-smashing brain implant electrode array

Breakthrough recorded neural activity with high clarity and remained safely functional for 18 months without a drop in performance.

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In animal trials, a new flexible brain implant successfully recorded neural activity with unprecedented long-term clarity and remained safely functional inside the body for 18 months. Photo: Shutterstock
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How Japan’s ‘cool’ summer dress code for men triggered a ‘harassment’ row

Some women argue against the double standards, saying they have to wear stockings to work even in summer.

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Takaichi’s G7 mission: bridge Trump-bloc divides, polish ‘Iron Lady’ image

The Japanese leader also proposed a strategic mineral stockpiling plan during the summit to counter China and boost Tokyo’s global role.

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Banking & finance

The View | What Japanese outbound investment says about Asia’s top property market

While the drivers behind Tokyo’s outbound capital flow accentuate challenges in the domestic market, Japanese real estate still shows signs of promise.

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A real estate agent presents the view from a property in Niseko, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, on February 20. Photo: AFP
Japan

‘There was nothing I could do’: why Japan still needs women-only train carriages

Critics question the necessity of safe zones for women. Passengers say a culture of ‘chikan’ abuse makes them vital.

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Female passengers wait to leave Tokyo’s Shinjuku station in a women-only carriage late at night in July 2001. Photo: AFP
Japan

‘Bad signal’: Japan’s Russia outreach puts Takaichi at odds with G7 allies

Energy needs have driven Tokyo to explore cooperation with Moscow again, which could make Europe ‘uncomfortable’.

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Taiwan

What’s behind Beijing’s seabed mapping east of Taiwan?

Expert says knowledge of the waters and seabed could allow ‘more effective submarine and anti-submarine operations’.

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