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‘I lost part of my heart’: last of Japan’s pandas leave for China as ties fray
Hundreds at zoo in Tokyo say farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, as China ends ‘panda diplomacy’ with JapanHund…
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‘Tuna King’ pays record £2.4m for giant bluefin at Tokyo auction
Kiyoshi Kimura will turn prized 243kg fish into sushi rolls selling for £2.4o at his restaurant chainA sushi e…
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Female lawmakers in Japan lobby for more toilets in parliament
PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition calling for better facilities for women to match improved representationNearl…
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Japan battles largest wildfire in decades
More than a thousand people have been evacuated near forest of Ofunato in northern region of IwateMore than a …
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Hammer attack injures eight students at Tokyo university
Japanese police say 22-year-old woman arrested as witness describes panic after attacker ‘all of a sudden’ beg…
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‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan
Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open seaA fu…
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£52,000 golden teacup stolen from Tokyo department store
Takashimaya to increase security after theft of 24-carat gold teaware from unlocked display boxA golden teacup…
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Japanese baseball fans bid farewell to ‘lucky charm’ Colonel Sanders statue
Effigy recovered in 2009 after being thrown into Osaka river by jubilant fans but is in poor state and will be…
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Japan’s moon lander survives two-week lunar night after wonky landing
Unmanned Slim spacecraft responds to signal from Earth after touching down at awkward angle in JanuaryJapan’s …
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World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan
Joint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companiesThe world’s bi…
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Police arrest suspected gunman and free hostage at Japanese post office
Man detained after eight-hour standoff at building in Warabi and earlier shooting at nearby hospitalJapanese p…
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Japanese kabuki actor arrested for allegedly assisting in his mother’s suicide
Ennosuke Ichikawa detained after both parents found unconscious at his Tokyo home last monthOne of Japan’s bes…
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Japan storm: one dead and two missing as thousands urged to evacuate
Dozens injured amid flooding from heavy rains caused by remnants of former typhoon Mawar, with new warnings is…
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Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
Health ministry gives green light for two-step treatment to end pregnancies up to nine weeksThe abortion pill …
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Japan’s top ad agency indicted over Olympics bid-rigging scandal
Dentsu Group charged after arrest of Tokyo 2020 committee official accused of rigging Games-related tendersJap…