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Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa seeks artists for voyage around the Moon
It is the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: A Japanese billionaire is throwing…
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S Korean tech firms use mobile game to grab Japan’s manga readers
Two South Korean technology companies are borrowing from mobile gaming to shake up – and dominate – Japan’s storied manga…
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Japan’s ruling party wants women – not their views – at meetings
Liberal Democratic Party proposes allowing female legislators join key party meetings as observers, amid growing complaints over sexism. After a…
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Syringe shortage hampers Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive
Government issues urgent requests for more syringes for the inoculation drive that begins on Wednesday. Fears are growing in Japan…
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Japan’s economy performed better than expected in last quarter
Japan’s recovery from its worst post-war recession slowed in the fourth quarter, a sign that households and companies have yet…
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Finance
In Pictures: Strong quake off Japan’s Fukushima
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima coast has injured dozens of people, nearly 10 years after the eastern region…
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Blackouts, injuries as quake hits off Japan’s Fukushima coast
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck off Japan’s east coast, rattling a region hit by a powerful 2011 quake, tsunami…
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Japan’s Suga insists delayed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in 2021
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga began 2021 promising that the delayed Tokyo Olympics would go ahead in July, even as…
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Demon Slayer becomes Japan’s top-grossing movie
Animated tale of a boy fighting human-eating demons that murdered his family takes in $313.7m over two months. Demon Slayer,…
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Japan’s Shinzo Abe apologises over ‘cherry blossom’ scandal
Ex-PM says he was unaware that his office had subsidised cherry blossom viewing parties for his supporters. Former Japanese Prime…
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