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The shrinking town of Kainan in Wakayama prefecture is offering money to people who relocate there – but there’s a catchA town in Japan is offering millions of yen to relocate there as it tries to arrest the fall in its population. The catch? New resid…
Read MoreInternet references conflating the two films drew anger in Japan, which was twice attacked by nuclear weapons during the second world warAudiences in Japan will finally get to see Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan’s hit biopic about the creator of the nu…
Read MoreAtsushi Ozawa accused of using car to kill common pigeon, which vets said died of traumatic shockTo some, they are another species of feathered friend; to others, they are rats with wings whose droppings deface historic buildings.But in Japan, pigeons …
Read MoreSix people have been killed and more than 200 injured since April, with warnings of more to come during winterThe number of people injured or killed in bear attacks in Japan this year exceeded 200 for the first time, as experts warned of more encounter…
Read MoreDefensive weapon called a sasumata gains popular appeal after jewellery store owner uses one to fend off attackersAn employee at a jewellery shop in Tokyo has been hailed a hero after thwarting an attempted robbery and giving chase after the three susp…
Read MoreRecently launched Malligyong-1 also sent ‘detailed’ pictures of US nuclear aircraft carriers, says regime, although claims are not verifiedNorth Korea has claimed its recently launched satellite has sent back “detailed” images of the White House, the P…
Read MoreMiddle-class consumers around the world – including in countries with no tradition of eating noodles – are turning to instant ramen in drovesSpicy tomato, seafood, teriyaki chicken, Korean barbecue, cheese curry. Or for those with a gargantuan appetite…
Read MoreIn a country where more than 40% get less than six hours’ sleep a night and millions nap at work, new ways to grab forty winks are big businessFor many of us, it is a daily ritual. The eyelids grow heavy as the after-effects of lunch kick in. The head …
Read MoreRegime can no longer afford all its diplomatic missions, including some to longtime allies such as Angola where it has maintained ties since 1975While Kim Jong-un basks in the afterglow of his recent visit to Russia, North Korea is scaling back its pre…
Read MoreAmid lack of acorns and beechnuts in natural habitats, bears have injured 158 people and killed two since AprilExperts in Japan have warned that bear attacks are rising at an unprecedented rate, as the animals struggle to find food in their natural hab…
Read MoreChina’s Tsingtao beer reportedly experiences a consumer backlash in South Korea after video of a worker appearing to urinate into a beer tank goes viralRestaurants and consumers in South Korea have quickly lost their taste for Tsingtao beer, according …
Read MoreThe rise in nuisance influencers comes as tourism numbers in Japan near their pre-pandemic levelsA rise in the antics of nuisance influencers in Japan, who are accused of duping train ticket collectors and pretending to be homeless to get cash, has cau…
Read MoreConcerns over fuel capacity with wrestlers onboard led to national carrier taking the ‘unusual step’ of transferring sumo rikishi to another flightJapan’s flagship carrier has been forced to lay on an extra flight at short notice after concluding that …
Read MoreMove comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activitiesJapan’s government has asked a court to strip the Unification church of its status, amid growing criticism of the group’s fundraising activities after…
Read MoreKyoto to sell its obsolete manhole covers in a bid to cash in on the public’s fascination with the decorated piecesThey are heavy disks of wrought iron that separate us from our subterranean sewage, but in Japan, they are also highly coveted works of a…
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