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A glimpse of Tokyo: promoting the Japanese capital in Paris

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The city of Tokyo has a lot to offer for visitors, with its exciting attractions, traditional monuments, natural sites, and of course its delicious food. As tourists can enter Japan again, it is a great time to discover all that its capital has to offer.

29/11/2023

Design

Japan has a new tallest building - but its height may surprise you

While Asia and the Middle East are full of towering skyscrapers, Japan's tallest buildings are of a slightly different stature due to the increased risk of earthquakes in the Japanese archipelago.

24/11/2023

Lifestyle

Meet 100-year-old Tomoko Horino: The world's oldest beauty advisor

Tomoko Horino, a centenarian, holds the title of the world's oldest beauty adviser, defying societal norms in 1960s Japan when married women were expected to stay home.

23/11/2023

Culture news

Watch: Guinness World Records Day celebrates super skills

Thrill seekers around the world attempted - and broke - a range of Guinness World Records ahead of Guinness World Record Day on Thursday.

16/11/2023

Nature

Underwater volcanic eruption births new island off the coast of Japan

Japan witnessed the birth of a new island off Iwo Jima due to an undersea volcano's eruption. Experts explore the island's composition to determine how long it could last.

10/11/2023

Culture news

Director Wim Wenders on cinema and the failed European dream

Euronews Culture sits down with the recipient of this year's Prix Lumière: the great Wim Wenders.

20/10/2023

Travel News

Japan reveals plan to tackle overtourism as visitor numbers soar

Japan welcomed over 2 million international visitors for a fourth consecutive month in September.

20/10/2023

Destinations

Japan's tourism booms as falling yen means bargain holidays

Japan’s falling currency has made the notoriously pricey destination much more affordable.

18/10/2023

Tech News

AI will surpass human intelligence in a decade - Softbank CEO

Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japan's Softbank, has urged Japanese companies to adopt it or risk falling behind progress.

05/10/2023

Art

Aya Takano's Fukushima-inspired art sends message of hope in Lyon

Shaken by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, versatile Japanese artist Aya Takano heals her trauma with a new series of works in the form of an ode to nature, some 150 pieces exhibited at Lyon's Musée d'Art Contemporain.

28/09/2023

The Exchange

The business of combat sports is booming: here's what you need to know

In partnership with Media City

The business of combat sports is soaring with an estimated three hundred million fans worldwide. On this episode of The Exchange, the Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship speaks about how digital technology is helping to grow his billion-dollar sports empire.

27/09/2023

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WATCH: Japanese professional fighters wrestle in bullet train

A train car turned into a wrestling ring on Monday, as Japanese professional fighters battled along a carriage aisle in what the organisers say was the first wrestling match held inside a bullet train.

19/09/2023

Experiences

Bullet train wrestling: Is this the hottest new train ticket in Japan?

Monday saw the world's first wrestling match take place on a Japanese bullet train.

19/09/2023

Travel News

Japan's Mount Fuji is 'screaming' under weight of tourism

A dramatic increase in visitors is causing pollution, safety concerns, and discussions about limiting access.

13/09/2023

Space

Japan’s Moon mission finally takes off after three launch delays

Japan has successfully launched a rocket carrying its XRISM satellite and a lunar lander just weeks after India's historic lunar landing.

07/09/2023

Japan

Would you eat Fukushima fish? Japan's PM has and says its 'safe'

Japan's Prime Minister ate fish caught off Fukushima's coast on Wednesday to alleviate fears after the controversial release of water from the disabled Ōkuma nuclear power station

30/08/2023

World News

Japan calls on China to curb ‘extremely regrettable’ harassment

Tokyo has called on China to urge its citizens to halt acts of ‘extremely regrettable’ harassment after Japan started to release treated water from its Fukushima nuclear power plant

29/08/2023

Japan

Toyota forced to halt production over computer failure

The world's biggest carmaker is investigating the cause of a computer system failure which saw the closure of 12 of it's 14 factories in Japan, but says a cyberattack is unlikely

29/08/2023

Space

Japan scrubs launch of lunar landing mission for third time

Japan wants to be the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon, but it will have to wait a little longer.

28/08/2023

World News

Fukushima nuclear plant releases wastewater for second day

Japan released wastewater from its Fukushima nuclear plant for a second day despite criticism from China and protests by angry citizens at home.

25/08/2023