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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Japan, covering politics, economy, society, the country's relationships with China, North Korea and South Korea and the legacy of World War Two in Asia.
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Japanese troops are seen in Nanking after the city’s conquest, in a photographic imprint dated 1937. Photo: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
History

Did Japan kill 30 million? US historian’s book ignites nationalist fury

Accusing US historian Bryan Rigg of ‘propaganda’, Japanese conservatives are actively working to discredit his account of WWII atrocities.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

My Take | China’s ambitions in electric vehicles go beyond making lots of cars

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Donald Trump

Trump’s Quad allies in Asia fret over tariffs as China factor complicates ties

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Asia travel

Man’s rescue from Mount Fuji twice after bid to retrieve phone sparks anger

Many in Japan are demanding that the 27-year-old Chinese man, who lives in the country, pay for the costs of rescuing him twice.

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A man had to be rescued twice from Mount Fuji by Japanese authorities after he attempted to climb the mountain and felt ill. Photo: Getty Images
Asia housing and property

The View | 3 Asian property markets could offer shelter from Trump’s tariff storm

Although no property market is fully shielded from the trade shock, Asia’s real estate sector has strong and diverse sources of resilience.

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Shinzo Abe

Japanese police warn of lethal Chinese-made toy guns sold online

Authorities say 16 models marketed as toys are capable of firing live ammunition with deadly force like real handguns.

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The Philippines

Defence pact tops Japan PM’s agenda during high-stakes Philippines trip

Shigeru Ishiba is expected to push for full ratification of a reciprocal access agreement, paving the way for expanded military cooperation.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters in Tokyo earlier this year. Photo: Kyodo
Guinness World Records

The world’s smallest park is in Japan and it only has space for 1 person

Loved locally for years, a tiny patch of grass and a lone stool in Nagaizumi town has scooped the title of world’s smallest park.

China's military weapons

Military spending on the rise in East Asia as China upgrades its armed forces

Swedish think tank says Beijing accounted for half of all defence expenditure in Asia last year.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Biting, kicking, sex harassment: inside the abusive world of Japanese nursing

Japan’s nurses hope a high-profile case will finally force change in their abusive workplaces.

Students of Japanese nursing schools attend a candlelight procession before a Florence Nightingale Medal awarding ceremony in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | As Trump rides roughshod over trade, China is ready to pick up the pieces

China’s message of stable cooperation is resonating as Trump accelerates the birth of a post-US world with rising powers independent of US whims.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Food and Drinks

Expecting export boom, sake brewer develops new flavours

With Unesco heritage listing seen as boosting Japanese sake exports, brewers such as Miho Imada look to widen its appeal and food pairings.

What to do in Hong Kong

Photographer Michael Kenna shows love of Japan in Hong Kong exhibition

Briton’s long-exposure landscapes are the product of a resolutely analogue way of working in which he communes with his subjects.

Defence

Why a proposed Japan-US unified defence zone makes South Korea uneasy

Despite US enthusiasm, South Korea fears being drawn into conflicts beyond the Korean peninsula, such as the Taiwan Strait.

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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (left) with Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani in Tokyo on March 30. Photo: EPA-EFE
ITTF

Editorial | Departure of table tennis chief comes at a critical time

The change in leadership offers an opportunity to refresh and improve so that China can maintain its position as a towering force in the sport.

Liu Guoliang stepped down as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) on Wednesday.
Viral stories

Japanese man hides dad’s body in wardrobe for 2 years to evade funeral expenses

Some speculate that man intends to claim extra pension benefits, while others express sympathy.

US-China trade war

Trump hardens China tariffs stance, seeks ‘something substantial’

US president also calls another 90-day pause in levies directed at imports from most other countries ‘unlikely’.

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China's military weapons

China’s military identifies US and Japanese destroyers as ‘enemy vessels’

Navy open day display states that YJ-18A anti-ship missile can strike warships such as America’s Arleigh Burke-class and Japan’s Atago-class.

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The Nanjing Type 052D guided-missile destroyer was part of a PLA Navy open day on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
South Korea

South Korea, US aim for ‘July package’ to resolve tariff disputes

Seoul has offered to partner with Washington in shipbuilding and energy, and says it aims to address their bilateral trade imbalance.

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Viral stories

Japanese ‘kept man’ gains online fame for being financed by 15 wealthy women

During Covid pandemic, his client base shrank from 15 to seven, prompting him to develop new strategies for financial stability.

Food and Drinks

The best souvenir from Korea? It’s rice for some Japanese visitors

Amid a rice shortage in Japan that has seen prices rise 92 per cent in a year, Japanese visitors to Korea are buying the grain to take home.

Japanese visitors to Korea are buying rice to take home as the price of domestically grown rice soars. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise on Federal Reserve rate-cut hopes

Top Fed officials say the US central bank could respond to signs of economic weakness and lower rates as early as June.

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Hong Kong stocks are headed for their best weekly performance since early March. Photo: Sun Yeung
China-Japan relations

Japan aims to avoid buckling under US pressure to join anti-China trade bloc

Tokyo to prioritise its own economic ties with Beijing as it persuades the neighbour to resume imports of seafood from Japan.

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Trending in China

Japanese man demands guard kneel and bow at Osaka Expo, sparks public outrage

Viral video shows guard kowtowing in front of tourist after he failed to direct the latter to a car park correctly.

South Korea

Japan’s sovereignty museum shrugs off South Korea’s ‘immediate closure’ call

The museum in Tokyo centres around three separate sets of islands whose ownership Japan disputes with South Korea, China and Russia.

South Korean soldiers training in 2019 on the contested Dokdo Island, referred to in Japan as Takeshima. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

US scientists given access to moon rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 probe

Chinese space agency says American scientists will be among the international researchers allowed to study lunar samples.

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The Chang’e-5 lunar probe brought samples back to Earth in 2020. Photo: Reuters
Science

Award-winning chemist Shang Rui will leave Japan to start a lab in China

Shang will join Westlake University, where he will establish a new laboratory focused on sustainable catalysis and functional molecules.

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Tourism

Japan’s World Expo struggles with low visitor figures amid a litany of woes

Despite hitting 1 million visitors, Osaka Expo 2025 has been plagued by a bomb scare, methane explosion and long queues.

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