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Japan pulls plug on new Olympic stadium plans

Japan’s new National Stadium has been scrapped as the main venue of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Prime Minister Shinzo

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Thousands evacuated as typhoon Nangka makes landfall in Japan

Authorities urged 350,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Nangka made landfall.

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Welcome to Japan's robot hotel

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki horrors recalled, undiminished

The dropping of atom bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago is given new focus in a special exhibition at American

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Japan lawmakers approve contentious bills to bolster military presence abroad

Japan’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a set of bills to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since World War

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A box with a computer = home: Lost in Manboo

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Japan surveys new volcanic island

Japan has sent survey teams to a volcanic island forming 1,000 kilometres south of Tokyo. Nishinoshima is slowing growing in size as its active

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A different class: how innovative design is revolutionising traditional classrooms

A classroom can be a lot more than just four walls and rows of desks. Studies have shown the design and layout of the space in which students learn

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England suffer World Cup heartbreak in Edmonton

England’s historic journey at the women’s world cup in Canada ended in heartbreak on Wednesday night when the Lionesses lost to holders Japan in the

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2020 Olympic Stadium price tag expected to double

The International Olympic Committee made its second visit Tokyo this week amid continued internal wranglings over funding and the design of Japan’s

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Japan: A man sets himself alight on a bullet train

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Heading for Hawaii, Solar Impulse II takes off for the most risky leg of its round the world trip

Solar Impulse II gets clearance for takeoff after a three week wait, and sets off to continue its historic journey. The solar powered aircraft took

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Japan appoint first Olympic minister

Toshiaki Endo has been appointed as Japan’s first Olympic minister. Top of the agenda for the 65-year-old is to guide the country through

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Toyota and Nissan to recall more than 3 million more cars over airbag

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Abe faces angry mourners at Okinawa commemoration

It is the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, in which one in four Okinawans were killed in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific theatre at the

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A-bomb exhibition: Hiroshima-Nagasaki, 70 years on

It is a story of devastation. An event that woke the world to the awful power of the atomic bomb. Hiroshima and Nagasaki entered the world’s

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Slow Education: less test-focused, personalised schooling

Learning World discovers more about a movement that is trying to encourage more personal learning at school and put less focus on exams.

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Torrential rains in south Japan trigger evacuations

Japanese authorities urged more than 300,000 residents to evacuate their homes on Thursday as torrential rains battered the south of the country

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Magnitude 8.5 quake strikes off eastern Japan

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Watch: Volcano erupts on Japanese island