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Japan
Businesses, smokers burnt by Japan’s record US$8 billion defence budget
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to increase defence spending to 2 per cent of Japan’s gross domestic product.
1 Apr 2026 - 11:40AM
Japan
Japan races to limit fallout from Chinese embassy break-in
1 Apr 2026 - 10:00AM
Japan
Litterbugs in Shibuya to be fined on the spot as visitor numbers surge
1 Apr 2026 - 11:14AM
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Japan rape accuser condemns prosecution’s failure to protect victims
The victim, a prosecutor herself, in 2024 accused Osaka’s then-top prosecutor of raping her 6 years ago.
31 Mar 2026 - 11:57PM
Japan
The View
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Japan’s wobbly economy at odds with robust property market
While the country’s economy and currency are struggling, Japan’s property fundamentals remain strong.
30 Mar 2026 - 5:09PM
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Fashion
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Kim Jones on Areal, his new line with Chinese outerwear maker Bosideng
On a visit to Hong Kong, the British designer shares why his collaboration with Bosideng was years in the making – and why ‘Made in China’ is better than most people think.
30 Mar 2026 - 10:00AM
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Mainland China
China’s looted heritage campaign: assertive, ambitious – and complicated
As the United States steps back from cultural governance, China aims to reshape how the world reclaims looted heritage – with Japan its biggest test.
29 Mar 2026 - 6:17AM
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SCMP Highlights
Iran war risks, Southeast Asia’s fuel crisis, Xinjiang ‘salmon’: 7 highlights
From a fuel crisis gripping Southeast Asia to an elderly Chinese man’s undying love, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
27 Mar 2026 - 12:35PM
Japan
Japan’s cherry blossom parties could wilt as inflation strains wallets
Spending on ‘hanami’ picnics drops as rising living costs, Iran war fears and weather woes threaten to dampen this year’s festivities.
27 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
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Japan
Man kills woman at Tokyo Pokemon shop before taking his own life
Despite strict gun control laws and rare violent crimes, Japan has seen a number of high-profile knife attacks in recent years.
26 Mar 2026 - 11:14PM
China-Japan relations
Japanese minister expresses regret over military officer’s arrest at Chinese embassy
Beijing says incident in which a man is accused of breaking in with a knife, reflects the growth of ‘rampant far-right ideology’ in Japan.
25 Mar 2026 - 4:15PM
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China-Japan relations
Why Beijing is blaming Japanese PM as Tokyo moves to downgrade China ties status
Tokyo’s annual diplomatic blue book set to describe China ties as ‘strategic’ and ‘mutually beneficial’, a step down from ‘most important’.
24 Mar 2026 - 9:53PM
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China’s military drills
New Type 055 destroyers for PLA East China Fleet tested in first live-fire drill
Exercise will ‘rapidly integrate’ the advanced vessels into the joint combat system covering Taiwan and the seas near Japan.
24 Mar 2026 - 6:31PM
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Trump’s ‘wind-up doll’? Japan’s PM faces backlash over White House fawning
White House imagery showing Sanae Takaichi cheering for a rock song and laughing at a jibe at Joe Biden left some in Japan feeling ‘ashamed’.
24 Mar 2026 - 6:45PM
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Tokyo’s cherry blossom season kicks off early
This year’s sakura season is 5 days earlier than usual.
20 Mar 2026 - 10:03PM
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Japan
Trump’s Pearl Harbour joke falls flat in Japan over his ‘disrespectful remarks’
As Japan faces pressure over the Iran war, some observers commend Takaichi for steering her meeting with Trump towards trade deals.
20 Mar 2026 - 9:03PM
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China-Japan relations
‘Uncompromising’: Takaichi’s meeting with Trump seen as key to China-Japan ties
Neither Tokyo nor Beijing has enough incentive to compromise, observers say, signalling a new reality between Asian giants.
19 Mar 2026 - 8:00PM
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Blooming marvellous: Tokyo’s cherry blossom season officially begins
The blooming was five days earlier than the average, possibly due to low rainfall and longer hours of sunshine in winter.
19 Mar 2026 - 5:46PM
Japan
Japan gets tough against teachers’ sexual misconduct, voyeurism after arrests
Sexual offences involving mostly male teachers targeting students remain high despite stricter rules against the menace in recent years.
19 Mar 2026 - 4:26PM
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Japan
Russian hypersonic jets buzz Japan’s coast in ‘thinly veiled threat’
The exercises send a message that Tokyo should avoid antagonising Moscow or risk ‘repercussions’, observers say.
19 Mar 2026 - 5:23PM
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China-Japan relations
Why Beijing has struggled to rally Asia against Japan over PM’s Taiwan remarks
Many in the region harbour security concerns similar to Tokyo’s and prefer to stay neutral between the Asian heavyweights, analysts say.
19 Mar 2026 - 8:16AM
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Japan identifies 1,500 new missile shelters as ‘front line’ fears grow
Underground car parks and subways are being repurposed as Tokyo warns of the most severe security threat since the second world war.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:13PM
Japan
Trump wants Japanese warships in Hormuz. Can Takaichi ‘dodge the bullet’?
The Iran war complicates Trump-Takaichi talks, putting her in a bind between US demands and constitutional limits on military action.
16 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM
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Taiwan
Swing and a miss? Taiwan’s premier under fire over baseball trip to Tokyo
Beijing has lashed out over Cho Jung-tai’s one-day visit to Japan, which was described as a ‘private itinerary’ to support the island’s team.
14 Mar 2026 - 12:00PM
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Japan
In Japan, video of exhausted Takaichi sparks health fears ahead of US trip
The prime minister is expected to announce Tokyo’s participation in the US’ ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system when she meets Trump.
13 Mar 2026 - 3:21PM
Japan
Japan to release oil reserves as early as Monday
It will release 15 days’ worth of private reserves and a month’s worth of national reserves.
11 Mar 2026 - 8:15PM
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Earthquakes
On This Day
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Deadly earthquake that claimed thousands of lives in Japan – SCMP archive
On this day 15 years ago, one of the most powerful earthquakes on record triggered a devastating tsunami in Japan, killing more than 18,000.
11 Mar 2026 - 10:30AM
Japan
Japan struggles with rising maintenance costs 15 years after Fukushima disaster
The costs of maintaining public housing for disaster victims and sea walls in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima total over US$923.7 million.
11 Mar 2026 - 9:27AM
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