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Forced to abandon careers, education plans and other opportunities at home, those who made the 8,000 kilometer journey to East Asia have had their lives put on hold. → Read More
As more overseas companies arrive in the Asia Pacific in search of opportunities in the renewables industry, one U.K. firm sees Japan as the ideal base for regional growth. → Read More
Services such as Luup could shift the nation's train station-centric urban layouts, but they have attracted controversy over drunken driving. → Read More
With criticism tightly controlled in China, the protestors there are “very, very brave,” a demonstrator said, adding that that's why "I can’t do nothing, I must do something.” → Read More
Toru Kubota was arrested and detained in Myanmar for filming a small demonstration against the junta, but recently returned to Japan. → Read More
Amid a growing sense that the economic downturn in Japan is more than just a passing phase, some Japanese are heading abroad to seek better pay and a change in lifestyle. → Read More
The yen’s rapid slide against the dollar has eroded the value of overseas remittances, causing concern at firms that rely on staff from abroad. → Read More
Despite the eagerly anticipated reopening, many of those arriving at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday were either business travelers or residents returning after trips abroad. → Read More
The categories of people allowed entry has been slowly expanded, but those in uncertified relationships have been left out, prompting some to tie the knot. → Read More
Japanese social media users have used "real state funeral" to refer to Queen Elizabeth II's ceremony, highlighting their opposition to the state funeral plan for Abe. → Read More
The relationship between Britain's royal family and the imperial family stretches back multiple decades and generations. → Read More
The original estimate of ¥250 million has risen now that the cost of security and welcoming overseas dignitaries has been factored in. → Read More
The Juntendo University training has allowed Ukrainian doctors and students to receive essential training, and they have been able to share lessons on conflict too. → Read More
A Yomiuri Shimbun poll found that the Cabinet disapproval rating had topped 40% for the first time and now stood at 41%, up 7 percentage points from the previous poll in early August. → Read More
As a result of his infection, the prime minister will no longer travel to Tunisia for an African development conference and will instead attend online. → Read More
The reshuffle took place a month earlier than expected and comes amid myriad challenges for the prime minister at home and abroad. → Read More
Rising COVID-19 cases have started to weigh on the prime minister's popularity, while links between the LDP and the Unification Church are also having an impact. → Read More
The assassination of Shinzo Abe has shed light on politicians' ties to the Unification Church, but less controversial organizations also play a political role. → Read More
Despite strained ties in recent years, Park Jin’s visit offered a rare chance for Tokyo and Seoul to make headway on the wartime labor issue. → Read More
Crowds looked on as a black hearse carrying Abe’s body, with his wife, Akie, in the passenger seat, headed toward Japan’s political center of Nagatacho. → Read More