Japan
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Full steam ahead: how ‘navy curry’ conquered hearts in Japan
Thought to have been introduced by Anglo-Indian officers in the Royal Navy in the 1800s, the dish has since sp…
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‘Remain calm’: Japan is gripped by fears of a naphtha shortage. What is it and why are people worried?
Few had heard of the crude oil-derived chemical until recently, but shortages caused by the blockade of the st…
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Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging
Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certai…
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Japan sees largest protest in support of pacifist constitution as PM Takaichi pushes revisions
Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi has called for discussions to revise the constitution, saying it should ‘reflec…
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New Zealand officials reject ‘comfort women’ statue after objections from Japan
Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected…
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Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment
Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tour…
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Record bear sightings in Japan cause alarm as hibernation ends
Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearb…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Energy efficiency, Extreme heat, Fossil fuels, Japan, Oil, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to cut energy costs and keep cool
Officials hope more casual attire for public servants will save electricity during Iran war as summer heat app…
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Wildfires tear across northern Japan – video
Residents of hundreds of homes in Iwate, northern Japan, have been ordered to evacuate after wildfires broke o…
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‘Stop sucking up to America’: Japan’s youth rises up to protect pacifist constitution
Protests are growing against moves to change Japan’s ‘supreme law’, a document written by the US that is now b…
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Japan tsunami alerts downgraded following powerful earthquake off northern coast – as it happened
People in affected areas are still urged to evacuate after quake registering 7.7 magnitude Australian official…
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American Youtuber Johnny Somali sentenced to jail in South Korea over ‘comfort women’ statue stunt
Johnny Somali, 25, caused outrage after filming himself kissing a statue commemorating wartime sex slavesAn Am…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Climate science, Environment, Japan, Plants, Trees and forests, World news
After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death
Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate changeEven in his fin…
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Japan confirms release of more oil reserves as concern over energy crisis grows
It will be the second time Japan, which is heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has dipped into its strategic…
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New Zealand ‘comfort women’ statue could jeopardise diplomatic relations, Japan says
Planned statue symbolising the women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during the second world war has raise…