Japan

Kill Bill actor Sonny Chiba dies of Covid at 82
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
20 August 2021
Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist
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Business
Posted
20 August 2021
Toyota to cut production by 40% amid chip crisis
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Business
Posted
19 August 2021
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First Covid case detected at Paralympic village
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Asia
Posted
19 August 2021
'Godfather of Sudoku' Maki Kaji dies aged 69
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Asia
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17 August 2021
Japan's economy bounced back ahead of the Olympics
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Business
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16 August 2021
Nearly two million told to shelter amid Japan rain
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Asia
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15 August 2021
Residents rescued as torrential rain damages western Japan. Video, 00:00:34
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Asia
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14 August 2021
Olympian given new medal after first got bitten
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Asia
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12 August 2021
On Your Farm. Japanese mozzarella. Audio, 22 minutes
Nick Luscombe travels to the north of Japan to meet dairy farmer Takashi Shirai.
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BBC Radio 4
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Ten passengers injured in Tokyo train knife attack
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Asia
Posted
7 August 2021
'You don't have to be Japanese to be a manga artist' Video, 00:03:45
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Africa
Posted
5 August 2021
How bad is Covid in Japan?
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Reality Check
Posted
4 August 2021
The downfall of Nissan's Carlos Ghosn: An insider's view
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Business
Posted
4 August 2021
Nissan staff and court officials raided Ravinder Passi's house. Video, 00:00:48
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Business
Posted
3 August 2021
Belarus sprinter says protest is not political
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Europe
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3 August 2021
A parent's plea in the shadow of the Olympics. Video, 00:03:21
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Asia
Posted
3 August 2021
Belarus sprinter given Polish humanitarian visa
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Europe
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2 August 2021
Belarus sprinter refuses 'forced' flight home
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Europe
Posted
1 August 2021
'Frightening' Covid surge widens Japan's emergency
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Asia
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30 July 2021
Witness History. The Tsunami and Fukushima. Audio, 9 minutes
How an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan and triggered a nuclear emergency in 2011
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BBC World Service
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The Essay. Japan in Five Lives, Himiko: Shaman Queen. Audio, 14 minutes
The early powerful ruler who summoned spirits as well as armies.
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BBC Radio 3
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Witness History. Fighting for the pill in Japan. Audio, 9 minutes
Why did it take so long for the oral contraceptive pill to be legalised in Japan?
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BBC World Service
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The Essay. Japan in Five Lives, Murasaki Shikibu: Imperial Insider. Audio, 14 minutes
The 11th-century courtier who wrote what is thought to be the world's first novel.
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BBC Radio 3
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