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The new law comes as the Philippine navy began joint drills near Taiwan with counterparts from Australia, Canada, France, Japan and the US.

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These shoe vibrators are made for walking, directing the visually impaired

A shoe-mounted device developed by a Honda-backed start-up sends direction prompts by vibration, and app sounds alerts for potential hazards.

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A model demonstrates the Ashirase shoe vibrator navigation system for the visually impaired. Photo: Instagram/@playworks_inclusivdesign

Flavoured cigarette ban in Hong Kong may deter mainland tourists: expert

Poll of tour operators finds mainland’s 300 million smokers may think twice about visiting city if Hong Kong implements stricter measures.

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Japan’s former empress Michiko, 89, to have surgery after breaking leg in fall

It is her first hospitalisation since 2019 when Michiko, who turns 90 on October 20, had surgery after being diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.

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Chinese national arrested in Japan in sex case after flying in from Hong Kong

Arrested man who shares name of sex offender previously jailed in Hong Kong allegedly groped woman’s breasts in Tokyo shopping area.

A Chinese national has been arrested in Japan for allegedly molesting a woman in June. Photo: Fuji News Network

Japan admits editing ‘embarrassing’ cabinet photo amid social media mockery

The untidy patches of white shirt and sagging trousers captured by local media had mysteriously vanished from the official cabinet photo.

Pope creates 21 new cardinals from around the world including Tokyo’s archbishop

Isao Kikuchi will become the seventh Japanese to be appointed a cardinal; Indonesia, the Philippines and India are also represented.

Japan ‘Lucky Queen’ housewife wins prizes 500 times in year worth US$70,000

Housewife appears on Japanese television show says diligence being key factor.

A woman in Japan reported winning around 500 raffles in a single year, accumulating prizes worth US$70,000, earning her the nickname “Lucky Queen”. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/YouTube

Japanese hotels a magnet for Hong Kong investors to diversify, mitigate risks

Japan’s low interest rates and booming tourism are attracting investors like the Chiu family and Dorsett Hospitality International.

The night shopping street at Dotonbori, a famous destination for tourists in Osaka. Photo: Shutterstock

Could a rebrand revive Japan’s ‘Asian Nato’ idea to counter China?

Shigeru Ishiba’s call for a Nato-like alliance looks dead in the water without US support. But analysts say it could still make a comeback.

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How Kojima, Japan, made a name for top-quality denim

Hand-dyed denim and vintage machines are used to make jeans that sell for up to US$1,400 a pair in town where even the roads are denim blue.

Macroscope | Asian economies mustn’t coronate stock markets as masters of growth

Relying on a stock market bubble to quickly create economic growth is tempting but such an approach seldom ends well.

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A bull statue along the Bund in Shanghai on September 12. Photo: Bloomberg

Japan to search airports for more unexploded WWII bombs

Experts say while such bombs are usually safe and damage likely to be limited, the difficulty is in finding those that are buried deeper.

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Debris on the edge of the airport tarmac after an unexploded World War II US bomb blew up less than a minute after a passenger jet taxied past on October 2 at Miyazaki Airport in southern Kyushu, Japan. Photo: Miyazaki Airport Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / AFP

‘Deeply worrying’: false claims of Chinese crime wave in Japan spark outrage

Social media has become a fertile breeding ground for extremist sentiment, analysts say, amid deepening distrust and growing online hatred.

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5 ski resorts getting sustainable makeovers this winter

From Shanghai’s vast indoor slopes to the planet’s ever more eco-savvy resorts, here’s our round-up of some the world’s most exciting skiing destinations.

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Video | How ‘underground cathedrals’ protect Tokyo from flooding

‘Underground cathedrals’ capture water run-off that would otherwise flood homes above.

Tokyo tunnel. Photo: Handout

‘Today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s East Asia’, warns Japan’s new leader

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China, Vietnam drag down Asean+3 economic growth forecast

Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office revised its growth expectations for China from 5.3 per cent to 5 per cent for this year.

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A worker operates an intelligent textile machine at a textile technology company in Wulian County of Rizhao City, east China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua

Japan PM Ishiba warns ‘today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s East Asia’

In his first policy speech to parliament, the new leader also called the country’s birth rate situation a ‘quiet emergency’.

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at Japan’s parliament in Tokyo on Friday. Photo: Reuters

‘Cruel system’: wrongful conviction in Japan sparks call to review death penalty

Hideki Makihara defended Japan’s use of capital punishment, despite debate sparked by the acquittal of a man wrongly imprisoned on death row for nearly 50 years.

Hong Kong distillers ready to try their hands at Japanese whisky production

Kit Cheung and Joseph Cheung are opening the Tankyu Distillery in the northern region of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, in 2025.

Editorial | Deal on monitoring Japan’s Fukushima water best way forward

Hong Kong to follow up agreement between Beijing and Tokyo over nuclear plant discharges that brought seafood ban.

Japan began releasing treated radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant more than a year ago. Photo: Kyodo

Japan calls Russia’s denial of alleged airspace breach ‘extremely regrettable’

Moscow also rejected Tokyo’s protest over the incident, which was made through diplomatic channels.

An IL-38 patrol plane of the Russian navy flies over the Barents Sea on September 11. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP

Beyond Goodbye: love after death in fantastical romance drama on Netflix

In Netflix Japanese drama, Kasumi Arimura plays the girlfriend of an organ donor and Kentaro Sakaguchi the recipient of his heart.

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Historic funding round values OpenAI at US$157 billion

OpenAI plans to use the funds to advance its AI research, increase computing capacity, and develop tools for solving complex problems.

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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.  
Capital
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Head of State
Emperor Naruhito
Head of Government
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
last updated:
2 October, 2024
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