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Japan boxing authorities toughen up safety measures after deaths of two fighters in two days
The Japan Boxing Commission will crack down on rapid dehydration to ‘make weight’, which experts say makes the…
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Japan rocked by bullying scandal after team withdraws from high school baseball tournament
Koryo high pulled out of the popular competition after an outcry over reports that some of its members had bul…
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‘Cult of convenience’: how Tokyo’s retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gentrification
Across Japan covered shopping arcades are in a losing battle against property developers, depopulation and con…
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Japan’s Tokara islands hit by 900 earthquakes in two weeks
No major damage has been reported in the Tokara island chain, Japan’s meteorological agency saysMore than 900 …
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Kim Jong-un hails new North Korean beach resort as one of country’s ‘greatest feats’ this year
North Korean leader was accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae, widely presumed to be his heir, at opening of W…
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Hull teenager becomes second Briton ever to join professional sumo stable
Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournamen…
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Against the grain: as prices and temperatures rise, can Japan learn to love imported rice?
The political and cultural insulation of Japan’s beloved grain is falling apart, and experts warn the country’…
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Chinese aircraft carrier group enters waters near Japan’s easternmost island for first time
The Liaoning carrier, accompanied by two missile destroyers and a supply ship, entered Japan’s exclusive econo…
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Japan records lowest number of births in more than a century, as population fears grow
New government data shows the number of births reached 686,061 in 2024, a decline of 5.7% from the previous ye…
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How will South Korea’s new president engage with Trump’s White House?
Lee Jae-myung must tackle US leader’s trade war as he attempts to revive Asia’s fourth biggest economyTwo year…
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Lee Jae-myung: from child labourer to leader of deeply scarred South Korea
New president faces formidable challenges that could plunge his term into crisis before it has even begunLee J…
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Lee Jae-myung wins election as South Korean president
Man who led campaign to oust Yoon Suk Yeol wins race as conservative opponent raceLiberal candidate Lee Jae-my…
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Fukushima soil headed to Japan PM’s flower beds to allay nuclear safety fears
The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and inf…
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Japan introduces rules to put outlandish baby names to bed
The change is designed to halt the use of kirakira (shiny or glittery) names that have proliferated among pare…
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Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?
The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 202…