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Architects building dreams the Japanese way

In this edition of Global Japan we meet Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto, two world famous Japanese architects.

Cinema

Tokyo film festival extends special welcome to Chinese filmmakers

Festival opens with rare Chinese-Japanese co-production, "The Legend of the Demon Cat".

Global Japan

The Japanese architects changing the face of Europe

The wave of Japanese architects who are leaving an indelible mark on 21st century European architecture

Japan

Japan election: Abe hails massive win, but what now for the country's pacifist constitution?

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Japan

Japan: Shinzo Abe heads for big election win

Japan

Japan votes in early election as Abe seeks record fourth term

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking a mandate to revise the post-war pacifist constitution.

Japan

Giant moon cave could one day contain lunar base

Tunnel beneath the surface is thought to have been formed by volanoes.

Japan

Sun sets on Akihito as Japanese press suggests 2019 abdication

A japanese press reports siuggests March 2019 as the abdication date for Emperor Akihito, the first sovereign to step aside in nearly 200 years.

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A sumo grand champion performs ring-entering ceremony in Japan

A sumo grand champion, or Yokozuna, has performed a ring-entering ceremony at a UNESCO World Heritage site in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto.

Italy

One of Japan's most famous artists, Katsushika Hokusai, gets a major exhibition in Rome

The complete works of Katsushika Hokusai are on show in Rome until mid-January 2018.

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Volcano erupts in southwestern Japan

Japan

350 million euros for Fukushima victims

A court in Fukushima has ruled that Tokyo Electric Power and the Japanese government are liable for damages of almost 38 million Euros

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Centuries-old antler trimming ceremony held in Japan

Deer at Nara park in Japan have had their antlers trimmed in a centuries-old ceremony.

Living

The Art of Mizunara

The House of Suntory’s latest whisky expression might just have improved on an already burgeoning success story

Japan

Abe dissolves Japan's parliament & sets Oct 22 election date

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has set an Oct 22 election date and dissolved parliament.

Cult

'Polka Dot Queen' Kusama opens Tokyo museum

Yayoi Kusama shows no signs of slowing down as she opens a museum in Tokyo.

Japan

Japan PM Abe calls snap election amid North Korea crisis

Abe said his decision to call a snap election would not distract his government from responding to North Korean threats

Sport

Tokyo welcomes Webb-Ellis trophy as Japan counts down to 2019 Rugby World Cup

Japan

Typhoon hits Japan, grounding hundreds of flights

Authorities have warned of flash floods and landslides as the storm moves towards the country's northeast. It could bring strong winds to the Tokyo area by Sunday evenging.

Japan

Japan: another rude awakening from North Korea

Japan: another rude awakening from North Korea