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  • South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) smash out some K-pop hits after their talks in Nara, central Japan on January 13, 2026.
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    Drumstick diplomacy for Japan and South Korea as leaders bang out K-pop hits
  • Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, left, and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro shake hands in Manila, on Thursday, January 15.
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    Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact as they face growing China aggression
  • Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, on January 11, 2026.
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    Japan dives into New Year with prayers and an icy plunge
  • Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaking in Tokyo on November 7, 2025.
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    Japanese PM’s Taiwan comments prompt China to ban certain exports to Japan
  • Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., poses with the bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction in Tokyo, on January 5, 2026.
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    Bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2 million in year’s first sale at Tokyo fish market
  • Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela on January 3, 2026.
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  • United flight to Tokyo returns to Dulles after losing power in an engine and igniting brush around runway
  • ‘On bear patrol’: Inside Japan’s fightback against a surge of deadly bear attacks
  • World War II Medal of Honor recipient to return home for burial, 80 years after his death
  • Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tensions simmer
  • Japan rattled by 7.5-magnitude earthquake, authorities warn of aftershocks
  • Kabuki film ‘Kokuho’ is a box office hit aiming for the Oscars. It could help revive the art form itself
  • Japan protests after China military jet locks radar on Japanese aircraft
  • Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in ‘Mortal Kombat,’ dies at 75
  • Japanese fandom is having a moment in China – and not in a good way
  • Shohei Ohtani announces he will play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic

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    Video American tackled by US military servicemen in Japan 1:46
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    Video Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near Japan 1:49
  • Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800 ton USS West Virginia burning in the foreground. Smoke rolling out amidships shows where the most extensive damage occurred. Note the two men in the superstructure. The USS Tennessee is inboard
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    Video 75 years later: People react to Pearl Harbor 1:11

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    These Japanese wrestlers throw down in latex and glitter
  • What happens when an octopus engages with art?
  • This puffer jacket uses light and sound to lull you to sleep anywhere
  • Asian painters were ‘othered’ in Paris a century ago. Now, the art world is taking note
  • This Tokyo startup is turning discarded kimonos into stylish sneakers

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  • Video Tony Shalhoub finds good fortune in Tokyo for under $7 1:30
  • The world’s best hotel for 2025 is a waterfront skyscraper
  • From hunger to luxury: The story behind the world’s most expensive rice
  • Bad behavior, overcrowded streets: In Asia’s travel hot spots, overtourism is creating European-style problems

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