‘Young’ A-bomb survivor passing on her mother’s Nagasaki ordeal
March 3, 2025
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Hakamata’s sister asks for review of Japan's retrial system
May 30, 2025 The sister of Iwao Hakamata, a former boxer who was acquitted of murder charges after spending decades on death row, is seeking an overhaul of Japan's retrial system to prevent similar miscarriages of justice.Japan offers to purchase U.S. defense items in negotiations
May 30, 2025 Japan is using fighter jets and cruise missiles as potential bargaining chips in negotiations over U.S. tariffs, telling the United States that it will buy trillions of yen worth of U.S. defense equipment over several years.
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Mako, daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito, gives birth to 1st baby
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Basic economic policy draft seeks to boost rice farm production
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Japan weighs spending more on U.S. military facilities
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Japan offers to buy 1 trillion yen in chips during U.S. tariff talks
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Asian shares mostly decline as uncertainty grows about what’s next with Trump’s tariffs
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Trump holding Pennsylvania rally to promote deal for Japan-based Nippon to ‘partner’ with US Steel
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A global rally for stocks loses steam amid questions about what will happen to Trump’s tariffs
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Tens of thousands demonstrate in Nepal seeking restoration of ousted monarchy
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Philippine president’s Cabinet revamp retains defense chief, a vocal critic of China’s aggression
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China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield ‘groundbreaking discoveries’
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Submarine caves in Okinawa offer treasure trove of new species
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New genus, species named for pterosaur fossil in Kyushu
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JAXA develops satellite system to quickly assess quake damage
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Japan-grown or imported? Four bowls, four varieties of rice
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Okinawa sisters set to perform traditional dance at Carnegie Hall
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Teacher came out as trans woman to show it’s OK to be ‘different’
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Okutama retreat blends luxury and community revival hopes
May 23, 2025
Follow the bamboo and find some solitude in heaving Kyoto
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100 varieties of roses in full bloom at Kyu-Furukawa park
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‘Young’ A-bomb survivor passing on her mother’s Nagasaki ordeal
March 3, 2025
14 years on, mourners pray for victims of quake, tsunami
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Chinese factories see improved orders as importers rush to beat tariffs
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YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
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GOHAN LAB/ Japanese rolled omelet flavored with dashi stock: 3 keys to getting the hang of making extra-fluffy omelets
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ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
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Haruki Murakami given honorary Ph.D. by alma mater
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The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
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Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions. (The page is in Japanese. Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.)
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
