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Sumo wrestling: children VS champs

Stars of the sumo world wrestle pint-sized challengers at a charity event in Tokyo.

11/02/2018

Japan

Smoking isn't taboo in Japan — changing that is an Olympic effort

Japanese lawmakers are coming under pressure to implement tougher restrictions against passive smoking before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.

04/02/2018

Economy

Kenichiro Yoshida named new Sony chief executive

Yoshida will replace Kazuo Hirai on April 1.

02/02/2018

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Geisha girls in Kyoto copy Buddhist sutras

Using a brush and ink, the women wrote the Chinese characters in one of the famous Buddhist scriptures.

31/01/2018

Japan

Company loses €400 million in 'largest ever cryptocurrency theft'

The digital currency exchange Coincheck promised Sunday to refund almost 90 per cent of the virtual money back to investors.

27/01/2018

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Tokoyo snow

The biggest snowfall in four years has blanketed Tokyo and surrounding areas, halting train services and forcing the cancellation of flights.

23/01/2018

Spotlight

Lacking manpower, Japanese firms court women

With Japan's aging population and shrinking workforce, what are companies doing to woo female workers?

23/01/2018

Japan

Tokyo holds ‘first-ever’ missile attack drill

Around 350 volunteers worked with authorities in the Japanese capital to simulate reaction to a North Korean nuclear attack.

22/01/2018

Spotlight

Eastern horizons: Japan taps in to trade potential of EU's newer members

As Tokyo seeks to develop its trade relations with Europe it's not just the traditional economic powerhouses it's turning to.

18/01/2018

Romania

Anyone there? Shinzo Abe picks worst moment to visit Romania

Japan’s prime minister chose to visit Bucharest the day after his opposite number resigned from government.

16/01/2018

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Heavy snow strands 430 people overnight on train in Japan

Around 430 passengers in Niigata Prefecture were forced to spend the night on a packed four-car train after it got stranded by heavy snow along the Sea of Japan coast.

12/01/2018

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No Comments of the week

We look back at some of the top videos from this week's No Comment section

12/01/2018

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Sumo champions perform annual ritual in Tokyo

Hundreds gathered at the Meiji Shrine to catch a glimpse of their champions.

09/01/2018

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Elephants show off their calligraphy skills at a zoo near Tokyo

2018 is the Year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac and one of the elephants wrote the Chinese character for "dog" on a piece of white paper.

03/01/2018

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Chilly swim for karate kids in Japan

Children in southwestern Japan have braved the cold sea for their first karate practice of the year

02/01/2018

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Discover Japan's Winter purification ceremony in ice-cold water

Before every New Year, this group of women and men step into the river in Takayama to conduct a Shinto ritual

31/12/2017

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Japan: 'Miracle Pine' is felled

A symbol of hope and resilience after surviving the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake - but lengthy exposure to sea water has damaged the 25-meter-tall "miracle pine tree."

27/12/2017

South Korea

"Comfort women" deal with Japan failed to meet victims' says S.Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha apologised for the controversial deal as a panel appointed by her in July to investigate the negotiations leading up to the 2015 agreement unveiled its results.

27/12/2017

Japan

Ex-US Army deserter to North Korea dies

He called his desertion a mistake that led him to spend most of his life captive in the isolated Communist state.

12/12/2017

Japan

North Koreans arrested amid mystery boat arrivals off Japan

Some 28 cases of North Korean boats found drifting off Japan or grounded last month raise suspicions about possible infiltration by spies

09/12/2017