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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji
A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just…
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Japan executes man who killed five people in 2009
The wheel of justice might take time but it surely comes true as Japan has executed a man who killed…
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Unprecedented’ rain in Japan kills eight people
At least eight people have died as record rainfall pummelled eastern Japan and left thousands stranded at Tokyo’s Narita Airport.…
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Japan PM says Putin’s visit to disputed islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has criticised Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril islands on Thursday as “absolutely…
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Japan relaxes royal succession rules
The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the…
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Japan quintuples visa fees in first price increment since 1978
Japan has implemented a five times increase to visa fees for all foreigners, marking the first price increment in almost…
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Anti-war protests rock Japan as PM pushes for stronger defence
On a Tokyo street corner, in the pouring rain, a swelling crowd gathered with drenched placards and sodden flags. On…
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Japanese stocks soar Takaichi earns historic election victory
Japanese stocks surged to a record high as markets opened on Monday morning, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic…
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Japan’s governing party on course to win election majority
Japan’s ruling party, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is set to seal a decisive win in Sunday’s snap election,…
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Japanese defy snow to vote in snap election
People across Japan are braving snow to vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition…
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