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Japan's space agency grappling with multiple cyber attacks

Japan's space agency says there's no classified information leaked from a series of cyber attacks against them in the last year.

Culture news

Kazuko Shiraishi, ‘the Allen Ginsberg of Japan’, dies aged 93

Japan's beat poet Kazuko Shiraishi, a pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93.

Moments

El Camino de Santiago alternatives that are cheaper and quieter

Already feeling the heat in Europe? Plan an autumn hike along these quiet alternatives to the Camino.

wellbeing

Tokyo wants to launch a dating app to boost marriage and childbirth

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app as the country’s birth rate is plummeting to an all-time low.

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Sport

Judo World Championship: Japan remain mixed team champions

All the latest developments on the 2024 Abu Dhabi World Judo Championships.

France

VivaTech 2024: AI takes centre stage at annual French tech show

The latest artificially intelligent innovations have been unveiled at the VivaTech show in Paris starting this Wednesday and running through Saturday.

Business

A fistful of yen - a gain for tourists to Japan as shop prices fall

As Japan's government steps in to bolster its currency, the weakness of the yen against the euro and the dollar has led to a surprise boost for tourism.

USA

Biden calls Japan and India 'xenophobic' countries in latest gaffe

The US president was attempting to contrast the countries with his own on immigration.

Travel News

Mount Fuji view blocked by black screen to deter tourists

The town of Kawaguchiko has seen an influx of tourists, all vying for the perfect shot of Mount Fuji. Now local officials say enough is enough.

Earth News

G7 countries to phase out coal use by 2035 - with some concessions

The Environment, Energy and Climate summit concluded on Tuesday at the Palace of Venaria in Turin.

Global Japan

Japan is growing a nature-positive economy: here’s how

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Around the world, the pressure’s on to better protect nature. Japanese businesses are grasping the challenge, with the support of an international framework that aims to shift financial flows into more nature-positive outcomes.

Tech News

Japanese watchdog orders Google to fix ad search limits

A Japanese watchdog said Google was undermining competition.

World News

One dead and seven missing following Japanese navy helicopter crash

One person has died and seven others are missing, after two Japanese navy helicopters are believed to have collided before crashing the Pacific Ocean, during a nighttime training.

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WATCH: Strong earthquake rattles western Japan

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s four major islands.

Culture news

You can now find the Japanese Royal Family on Instagram

Wanna DM the Emperor of Japan? Now you can… Sort of.

Taiwan

Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years

Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4.

Culture news

Christopher Nolan to get knighthood as 'Oppenheimer' opens in Japan

'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and producer wife Emma Thomas are to receive a knighthood and damehood. Meanwhile, the Oscar winning film finally premieres in Japan - to mixed reactions.

Health news

Five dead from recalled Japanese supplement pill

A Japanese supplement pill was linked to five deaths and more than 100 hospitalisations.

Culture news

World's first Dragon Ball theme park to open in Saudi Arabia

The park will include seven different themed lands, including Capsule Corporation and Beerus' Planet.

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WATCH: Japanese space rocket explodes straight after launch

The rocket was touted as Japan’s first private sector venture to go into orbit.