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Expo 2025 opens with Beethoven's 9th Symphony and futuristic exhibits

Expo 2025 opens in Japan, offering a vision of the future with participants from more than 160 countries and regions showcasing their futuristic exhibits amid a time of global divisions, tensions and wars.

14/04/2025

Japan

Osaka welcomes future society-themed World Expo 2025

This will be the second time the Japanese city is hosting the World Expo, having previously done so in 1970.

12/04/2025

Japan

Japan, NATO agree to deepen security ties in face of regional threats

"A stronger NATO will benefit Japan greatly," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a press conference with Rutte, who was visiting Japan for the first time since becoming secretary general of the alliance in October.

09/04/2025

Japan

Three dead as ambulance helicopter crashes into sea in Japan

A medical transport helicopter carrying a patient fell into the sea in southwestern Japan Sunday, leaving three of the six people aboard dead, the Japan coast guard has said.

06/04/2025

Economy

Japan's prime minister says he will push for US auto tariffs exemption

The tariffs proposed by the Trump administration would be a blow to major Japanese carmakers like Honda and Toyota.

01/04/2025

Art

Japan explores 'Young Polish' art movement in landmark exhibition

Works by Polish artists from the 19th and 20th centuries are on display for the first time at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto. The exhibition 'Young Poland: Polish Art 1890-1918' includes echoes of Japanese artistic tradition.

30/03/2025

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Hanami celebrations begin in Tokyo as cherry blossoms reach their peak

As cherry blossoms near their peak, Tokyo’s parks buzz with locals and tourists enjoying ‘hanami’ picnics, celebrating the season’s arrival ahead of this weekend’s full bloom.

28/03/2025

Japan

Court in Japan revokes legal status of controversial ‘Moonies’ church

The country's education ministry requested the dissolution of the religious group for the harm it is alleged to have caused to its followers and their families.

25/03/2025

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Fires in western Japan cause damage and evacuations as battle rages on

Wildfires in Japan's Okayama and Ehime prefectures have damaged homes and forced evacuations, with firefighters still battling the blazes that began over the weekend.

24/03/2025

Travel News

Mount Fuji hikers will have to pay €24 for all trails this summer

Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture has brought in the toll to protect the UNESCO-designated environment.

17/03/2025

Economy

Japan's trade minister fails to win US assurance on tariff exemptions

New 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States are set to take effect on Wednesday.

11/03/2025

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Driverless car navigates Yokohama streets using cutting-edge sensors

Nissan tested its self-driving car in Yokohama, using advanced sensors to navigate traffic. While still requiring human supervision, the technology aims to address Japan’s driver shortage and faces trust and liability challenges.

10/03/2025

Destinations

Hidden Hokuriku: Discover skiing and sake off Japan’s beaten track

From skiing in the mountains to sampling local cuisine, escape the crowds in Japan’s hidden Hokuriku region.

07/03/2025

Road To

Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai: Future tech transforming sea, sky and land

In partnership with The Government of Japan

In this episode of Road to Expo 2025, we explore groundbreaking technologies from Japan that will be showcased at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, from 13 April to 13 October 2025.

05/03/2025

Japan

Japan skips UN nuclear arms conference to avoid 'wrong message'

Japanese government's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stated that participating as an observer would not align with Japan’s defence policy, which relies on the US' nuclear shield.

03/03/2025

Destinations

I found crowd-free onsen and artisan masters in Japan’s Gifu province

It is now easier to reach Gifu prefecture from Europe with direct flights from Helsinki to Nagoya.

22/02/2025

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Beauty knows no age: Japan's seniors embrace glamour in a growing mark

In Japan, seniors are embracing beauty routines through Shiseido’s makeup courses, as the country's ageing population becomes a key market for fashion and wellness.

19/02/2025

Moments

I was won over by rural Japan at cosy inns and traditional teahouses

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic walking itinerary across central Japan.

13/02/2025

Business

Japanese car makers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi end talks on tie-up

Honda and Nissan announced in December they were planning on holding talks to set up a joint holding company while Mitsubishi said later it was considering joining the group.

13/02/2025

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Record crowds at Japan’s hot springs cause worries about macaques

Japan's hot spring macaques in Jigokudani Park draw record crowds, with 257,000 visitors last year, 60% of them international.

07/02/2025

Markets

Arm shares fall amid concerns of a slowdown in AI demand

Arm's cautious full-year outlook caused a sharp decline in its share price, raising concerns about a slowdown in artificial intelligence (AI) chip demand.

06/02/2025

Business

Toyota revs up EV and battery push in China and US, as profits surge

Toyota's push also comes as worries grow around Asia about a potential trade war brewing after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods and China retaliated with tariffs to take effect next week.

05/02/2025

Global Japan

Japan’s Brewed Protein textile leads the future of circular fashion

In partnership with The Government of Japan

In this episode of Green Japan we report on a groundbreaking Japanese innovation called Brewed Protein, which can be used to make infinitely recyclable clothes. The fabric is made by microbes, and offers a sustainable solution to tackle the millions of tonnes of textile waste generated every year.

04/02/2025

Japan

Rescuers in Japan struggle to save truck driver trapped in sinkhole

Officials in Yashio city, located north of Tokyo, are trying to rescue a 74-year-old man whose truck was swallowed by a massive sinkhole on Tuesday.

31/01/2025

Destinations

Japanese city hires security guards to control selfie-taking tourists

Otaru is stepping up measures to manage tourists as overcrowding continues in Japan.

31/01/2025

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Truck swallowed by sinkhole in Japan, with rescue efforts complicated by second hole

A truck was swallowed b a sinkhole in Japan's Yashio City on Tuesday morning.

29/01/2025