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Trump’s last diehard Japanese fans lose faith as Iran war chaos spreads
8 May 2026 - 10:20AM
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Robotics
Baggage bots: Chinese humanoids clock on at Japanese airports amid labour crunch
7 May 2026 - 8:20AM
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Japan
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The domestic dynamics driving Japan’s remilitarisation
Sanctions, diplomatic warnings and aggressive rhetoric create a perilous loop, reinforcing the very domestic tendencies China seeks to deter.
6 May 2026 - 9:30AM
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Japan
Japan, Philippines to fast-track transfer of navy destroyers
The two countries’ shared grievances over Chinese territorial claims have seen them draw increasingly close in recent years.
5 May 2026 - 9:38PM
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Hong Kong society
1 of 2 Hong Kong hikers found dead on Japan’s Northern Alps after other rescued
Hiker, 22, found dead after companion, 30, rescued by disaster prevention helicopter from neighbouring Nagano prefecture.
6 May 2026 - 5:04PM
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Japan
Japan’s FamilyMart gives old clothes new lease of life to reduce textile waste
Some 560,000 tonnes of clothes are estimated to be thrown away in Japan each year – about 70 per cent of new clothing supplied to the market.
4 May 2026 - 12:05PM
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Why a resurgent Japan should absolutely scare everyone
Denying war guilt and remilitarisation are but two sides of the same ideological coin for the Japanese far right.
3 May 2026 - 9:00PM
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Why Japan-China ties can benefit from promoting people-to-people exchanges
Filling the information gap through direct contact between the two peoples can help improve both countries’ public images and ease tensions.
3 May 2026 - 9:00AM
United States
Wall Street rises towards more records as oil prices slip
The main uncertainty for the global economy is where oil prices will go because of the Iran war.
1 May 2026 - 11:10PM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine sees path to Japanese arms after Tokyo eases export rules
Japan has linked Ukraine’s fate to its own security as it faces China’s growing military power.
1 May 2026 - 9:58PM
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Japan
Tokyo man who attacked teens with hammer arrested after manhunt
He also struck another high school student who sustained minor injuries.
1 May 2026 - 8:52PM
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Japan
Japan survey finds sexual abuse at 15% of hospitals. Is the true scale higher?
Under-reporting is a concern as children and severely disabled patients may not know how to voice their complaints.
1 May 2026 - 6:32PM
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Art
4 exhibitions to visit this summer in London, Kyoto and Venice
Explore work by Japanese designer Nigo, contemporary art from Asia-Pacific, and pieces inspired by post-Thatcher Britain and Olea Sancta, the sacred oils used in Catholic rituals.
1 May 2026 - 6:00AM
China-Japan relations
Why is China warning the UN of a Japanese ‘nuclear breakout’?
Beijing asks the international body to prioritise Tokyo’s ‘dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons’ as regional row escalates.
30 Apr 2026 - 10:00PM
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China-Australia relations
Why China’s jet fuel deal with Australia underscores Canberra’s balancing act
Meeting between top diplomats Wang Yi and Penny Wong signals continuing thaw in bilateral relationship after years of diplomatic freeze.
30 Apr 2026 - 7:32PM
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Japan
What’s behind Japan’s novel move to share Mogami warship design with India?
Tokyo has offered to give Delhi the plans to its US$500-million Mogami-class ship so that it can be built in India using Japanese materials.
30 Apr 2026 - 7:07PM
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China-Japan relations
In a fragmenting global order, former Japanese leader urges pivot to China
Yukio Hatoyama says the two powers should work together against ‘US arrogance’ and expand coalitions with like-minded nations.
29 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
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Diplomacy
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Without diplomacy, deterrence in Asia is a path to escalation
The danger is that every state insists it is acting defensively while collectively building the habits and infrastructure of confrontation.
28 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
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Japan
‘I feel anger’: Japan’s women rise up against constitutional reform push
The women are part of a growing protest wave seeking to protect Japan’s post-war peace commitments.
27 Apr 2026 - 7:02PM
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Japan
Japan aims to build world’s largest wind farm. Can it power on by 2035?
The plan calls for wind turbines to supply power to the Izu Islands and Tokyo, with an eventual capacity of 1 gigawatt.
27 Apr 2026 - 6:35PM
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Japanese protest ‘frightening’ easing of decades-old arms export curbs
New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market.
24 Apr 2026 - 9:54PM
The Philippines
How the Philippines became Japan’s closest security partner in Southeast Asia
Japan’s participation in the Balikatan drill and its new weapon export rules are set to further defence ties between the two countries.
23 Apr 2026 - 8:04PM
Japan
Japan’s PM Takaichi tells fellow politician she needs ‘more sleep’
The remark came as Takaichi’s leadership recently hit the six-month mark.
23 Apr 2026 - 4:37PM
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Japan scraps long-standing arms export rules
Tokyo approves plan to scrap restrictions, prompting warnings that this could undermine the country’s pacifist constitution.
22 Apr 2026 - 4:39PM
Japan
Big one coming? Japan issues megaquake advisory after magnitude 7.7 shock
The Japan Meteorological Agency has upped the risk of a megaquake to 1 per cent, compared to 0.1 per cent at other times.
21 Apr 2026 - 5:33PM
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Japan’s Takaichi sends Yasukuni shrine offering, South Korea expresses ‘regret’
Seoul urges Japan’s leaders to ‘face history squarely’ and show through action ‘a sincere remorse for its past’.
21 Apr 2026 - 6:01PM
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Why Japan’s Takaichi is already facing resistance inside her own party
Observers say the prime minister’s assertive style and policy agenda have caused unease among the Liberal Democratic Party’s old guard.
21 Apr 2026 - 3:48PM
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