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A bitter dish to swallow: Japan continues whaling tradition

The anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been held by Danish authorities in Greenland since July. Japan accuses him of injuring fishermen and damaging a vessel during a whale hunt in 2010. Tokyo…

2 months ago

by Ifunanya Nwachukwu

Tokyo Metro jumps 45% on market debut in Japan’s biggest IPO in years

Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, kickstarted its market debut with a strong note on Wednesday, with shares rising nearly 50% after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's…

2 months ago

Business

More than a dispute over islands — Japan’s fear of China

China's growing military might and more aggressive foreign policy have led to a sea change in neighboring Japan. Tokyo is saying goodbye to a decades old policy of pacifism, launching its biggest…

3 months ago

World

Former Defense Minister Ishiba set to become Japan’s new PM

Japan's former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become the country's new prime minister. He replaces current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who said he would not stand again after a series…

3 months ago

News

Japan’s fear of China

China's growing military might and more aggressive foreign policy have led to a sea change in neighboring Japan. Tokyo is saying goodbye to a decades old policy of pacifism, launching its biggest…

3 months ago

World

Japan in the grip of Typhoon Shanshan

Typhoon Shanshan, one of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades, is pounding southern areas with strong winds and torrential rain. Millions of people have been advised to evacuate, with the storm expected to…

4 months ago

World

Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigeria vs Japan | The Nutmeg

It is the last chance saloon for the Super Falcons of Nigeria to book a place in the quarter-finals of the women's football event at the Paris Olympic Games. Can they get…

5 months ago

Sport·Uncategorized

Japan slowly opens its doors to foreign workers

Japan is one of the world's fastest-ageing societies, with one of the lowest birth rates. For its economy to thrive, it needs more workers. On June 14, parliament passed an immigration reform…

6 months ago

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Meeting Japan’s World War II orphans born to US soldiers and Japanese mothers

In Japan, they are known as "children of mixed blood": those born after 1945 to an American GI and a Japanese woman and abandoned due to stigma. Eighty years after the end…

6 months ago

News

Fictional romance and one-hour fiancés: Japan becomes a laboratory for new forms of love

Japan's low birth and marriage rates would suggest that the country's citizens have given up on love. That assumption could not be further from the truth. Many Japanese are indeed searching for…

7 months ago

News·World

Blossoming coalition? Japan at heart of US-led push to contain China

Roll out the red carpet for Japan. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is being feted with a speech before a joint session of Congress and a White House state dinner. Key to the…

8 months ago

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Japan

A bitter dish to swallow: Japan continues whaling tradition

Tokyo Metro jumps 45% on market debut in Japan’s biggest IPO in years

More than a dispute over islands — Japan’s fear of China

Former Defense Minister Ishiba set to become Japan’s new PM

Japan’s fear of China

Japan in the grip of Typhoon Shanshan

Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigeria vs Japan | The Nutmeg

Japan slowly opens its doors to foreign workers

Meeting Japan’s World War II orphans born to US soldiers and Japanese mothers

Fictional romance and one-hour fiancés: Japan becomes a laboratory for new forms of love

Blossoming coalition? Japan at heart of US-led push to contain China

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