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Fumio and Yuko Kishida honoured with state dinner to recognise ‘flourishing’ relationship between US and Japan, says Jill BidenDry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon will be provided for the more than 200 guests expected to…
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This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report below:Nine dead and hundreds injured amid landslides and collapsed buildingsPeople are trapped in collapsed buildings in Taiwan’s city of Hualien according to local media and the local g…
Dozens believed trapped and awaiting rescue after island hit by 7.2-magnitude quake, its strongest in 25 yearsTaiwan earthquake – live updatesTaiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has killed nine people and injured at least 900, causing building co…
Sato will become the only option by 2531, suggests modelling as part of campaign to overturn outdated law requiring spouses to have same surnameJapanese citizens will all have the same family name in 500 years’ time unless married couples are permitted…
Meme-worthy content appears in short supply, at least initially, as world’s oldest royal family embarks on its social media journeyThe rarefied world of Japan’s imperial family has entered the age of social media, but fans expecting selfies, emojis and…
Film about ‘father of the atomic bomb’ finally opens in Japan after being delayed by outrage at ‘Barbenheimer’ memesIt is hard to think of a more emotionally charged venue than Hatchoza for the first screening in Japan of the Academy Award-winning film…
Oji Holdings said it would stop making children’s nappies in September amid a sharp decline in demand. Japan has a rapidly ageing societyA nappy manufacturer in Japan is to stop making the products for babies and instead raise production of adult diape…
Cholesterol-lowering supplements containing ‘beni koji’ recalled by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical over possible link to kidney diseaseA nationwide recall of a dietary supplement that lowers cholesterol has been issued in Japan amid concerns it could be link…
Epic new TV adaptation of the 1975 novel reignites interest in the exploits of the Kent sailor William AdamsOn a backstreet in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo, between a seafood wholesaler and a jewellery shop, stands a simple monument. It marks the f…
Last-minute decision on Tuesday’s match leaves football bodies searching for alternative venueNorth Korea has abruptly cancelled its 2026 World Cup qualifying match with Japan next week, leaving organisers frantically searching for an alternative venu…
Several schools have brought in shorts for cheerleaders at baseball tournament while another positioned teachers between the cheerleaders and spectatorsHigh schools taking part in Japan’s annual spring baseball tournament are taking action to prevent s…
Crunch fixture taps into a complicated underlying political history, with 150,000 North Koreans living in JapanA place at the next football World Cup is not all that is at stake when Japan and North Korea meet on Thursday for the first of two qualifyin…
Effigy recovered in 2009 after being thrown into Osaka river by jubilant fans but is in poor state and will be disposed ofA plastic statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s founder, Colonel Sanders, that was a lucky charm for superstitious Japanese baseball …
Coastguard says chemical tanker was carrying 980 tonnes of acrylic acid but no leaks reportedEight people died after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized in rough seas off Japan, the coastguard said.“They were confirmed dead at a hospital,” a spokesp…