Japan

Japan's Ishiba stays as PM despite election setback
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Asia
Posted
11 November
Nissan to lay off thousands of workers as sales drop
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Business
Posted
8 November
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Snow back on Mount Fuji after longest absence
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Asia
Posted
7 November
World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
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Asia
Posted
5 November
Never been kissed - Japan's teen boys losing out on love
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Asia
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5 November
Cyclists on phones face jail under Japan’s new laws
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Asia
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1 November
How Japan's youngest CEO transformed Hello Kitty
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Business
Posted
31 October
Typhoon Kong-rey turns towards Japan after striking Taiwan. Video, 00:00:14
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Weather
Posted
31 October
Mount Fuji remains snowless for longer than ever before
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Asia
Posted
29 October
Ohtani’s home town celebrates Dodgers victory. Video, 00:00:57
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Baseball
Posted
29 October
Japan country profile
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Asia
Posted
29 October
Japan PM vows to continue ruling despite bruising loss
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Asia
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28 October
Japan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM
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Asia
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28 October
Japan’s politics gets a rare dose of upheaval after snap election
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Asia
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28 October
The Global Story. The dangers of China’s cyber-nationalism. Audio, 24 minutes
Is xenophobia to blame for the murder of a Japanese schoolboy?
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BBC World Service
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The Global Story. Why are there millions of empty homes in Japan? Audio, 26 minutes
How abandoned houses became a symbol of the Japanese population crisis
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Trending. Yami Baito: Inside Japan’s dark part-time jobs. Audio, 18 minutes
How job postings on social media are luring people into organised crime in Japan.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Meet the Tiktokers buying up Japan’s empty homes. Video, 00:05:43
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Asia
Posted
19 October
A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?
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BBC InDepth
Posted
14 October
Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize
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Asia
Posted
11 October
7-Eleven shares jump as rival makes new buyout offer
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Business
Posted
9 October
Japan's government admits editing cabinet photo
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Asia
Posted
7 October
Why 'face of baseball' is on cusp of global stardom
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Baseball
Posted
4 October
Marmalade award founder honoured by Japan
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Cumbria
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4 October