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  • A copy of Japan's latest defence white paper with an anime-style cover in Tokyo, Japan, August 4, 2026.
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    Japan outlines its military build-up plan, citing threats from China, Russia and North Korea
  • The lion Mugi at Tama Zoological Park in Japan, pictured on May 28, 2025.
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    Three lions die in Tokyo as record-breaking temperatures hit East Asia
  • A notepad in front of US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil" as he participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, on July 31, 2026.
    Daniel Heuer/Reuters
    The US has stepped in to buy Japanese yen. Why?
  • Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media at her official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2026.
    Kyodo/via Reuters
    Japan is launching its first centralized intelligence agency since WWII. Here’s why
  • A collapsed house in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Japan prefecture.
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    Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?
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  • This country wants parents to stop abducting their own children
  • The mistakes foreigners make when bathing naked in Japan
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  • The Japanese yen is at a 40-year low. Here’s why that matters
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  • The first Round of 32 in World Cup history is here. There’s a real debate over whether it will be good for the tournament
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  • Why these adults are suddenly obsessed with a kids toy from the late ’90s

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    This haunting portrait reveals the suppressed history of marriages long considered taboo
  • "Nigo: From Japan with Love" at the Design Museum in London is creative polymath Nigo's first international exhibition outside of his native Japan.
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    Legendary Japanese designer Nigo takes us inside his vast collection and teenage bedroom
  • Naomi Osaka arrives to face Antonia Ruzic during their women's singles match on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2026.
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    Naomi Osaka makes grand entrance and big fashion statement at Australian Open
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    These Japanese wrestlers throw down in latex and glitter
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  • Bone hunter Takamatsu Gushiken looks for World War II-era remains in a cave on Okinawa.
    Brad Lendon/CNN
    80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
  • The Fushimi Inari shrine has become just as popular at night as it is by day.
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    How hyper-hot weather is changing Asia’s travel map
  • AN8EJC People bathing in outdoor rotemburo onsen on shore of Lake Akan in Akan National Park Hokkaido
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    ‘Read the air’: A Japanese hot spring expert shares some naked truths about naked bathing
  • Kabira Bay is one of the most scenic spots on Ishigaki Island.
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    This Japanese island is closer to Taipei than Tokyo. A new ferry makes it easier to visit
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    The paradise island haunted by one of the bloodiest battles of World War II

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