Japan

Japan cyclist becomes first to face dangerous driving charges after law change to include bikes

The man was arrested after he allegedly swerved erratically, obstructed vehicles and cycled directly at a car

By Danielle Demetriou 28 Oct 2020, 12:21pm
Japan pledges to become carbon-neutral by 2050

The plan matches the European Union's pledge, but there was little detail about how it may be achieved

By Julian Ryall 26 Oct 2020, 3:16pm
Japanese animated film smashes box office despite Covid

More than 3.4 million people braved the possibility of being exposed to the virus over the opening weekend of the film

By Julian Ryall 24 Oct 2020, 3:22pm
UK trade deal with Japan unlocked Brexit talks, EU sources say

By James Crisp 23 Oct 2020, 6:43pm
The high-tech face mask that can translate your speech

By Morgan Meaker 23 Oct 2020, 3:32pm
Britain signs first major post-Brexit trade deal with Japan

By Simon Foy 23 Oct 2020, 9:56am
Police in Japan arrest British man suspected of importing gummy sweets laced with ecstasy

By Julian Ryall 23 Oct 2020, 7:04am

The founder of Aman Resorts is launching a new ryokan hotel chain for the modern age

The first Azumi will open on an island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea in spring next year

By Danielle Demetriou 19 Oct 2020, 10:47am
Japanese fishing industry up in arms over plans to release contaminated Fukushima water into Pacific ocean

In 2011, three of the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant suffered melt-downs after the site was flooded by a series of tsunamis

By Julian Ryall 16 Oct 2020, 2:14pm
Covid suppression strategies will never work for a freedom loving democracy such as Britain

We've ended up with an ineffectual half way house response to Covid which is neither fish nor fowl, but is deeply harmful to the economy

Jeremy Warner 16 Oct 2020, 6:00am

Japan supercomputer shows humidity affects aerosol spread of coronavirus

If humidity is below 30 per cent, the spread of aerosols is double that in areas where humidity is above 60 per cent

By Reuters 14 Oct 2020, 12:13pm
Dying villages compete to become the site of the dump for Japan's nuclear waste

Suttsu and Kamoenai are wrangling over state subsidies that can plug their budgets and save them from spiralling into debt

By Julian Ryall 10 Oct 2020, 2:17pm

The enchanting part of Japan where John and Yoko found peace

Nagano offers a scenic respite from nearby Tokyo

By Ben Ross 9 Oct 2020, 12:09pm
Japan’s feared ‘yakuza’ gangsters banned from Halloween festivities

The city of Kobe is looking to prevent the 'yakuza' from recruiting using good PR around the holiday

By Julian Ryall 6 Oct 2020, 2:56pm
Japanese man pleads guilty to murdering nine after contacting them via Twitter

Lawyers for Takahiro Shiraishi argued the victims - who had expressed suicidal thoughts - gave their consent to be killed

By Agence France-Presse 1 Oct 2020, 8:21am
Tokyo Stock Exchange suspends day's trade after worst system glitch since 1999

Share trading was suspended for the full day on Thursday following hardware problems at its 'Arrowhead' trading system

By Reuters 1 Oct 2020, 7:21am
Japan plans to use 'moon ice' as fuel for space exploration

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aims to make fuel by removing the hydrogen from the moon's ice deposits by 2035

By Danielle Demetriou 30 Sep 2020, 1:51pm
Japan's national parks join destinations seeking to woo remote workers

Some of the country's most beautiful corners are offering remote working schemes – but they are aimed at local visitors for now

By Emma Featherstone 29 Sep 2020, 3:02pm
Japan to reopen borders this week – but not to tourists

Tour operators are hopeful ordinary travellers might be able to visit next spring

By Danielle Demetriou 28 Sep 2020, 1:48pm
Ex-Nissan exec Greg Kelly on trial in Japan: 'I would love Carlos Ghosn to be here'

Kelly has been under house arrest in Tokyo, facing charges of helping the fugitive Ghosn under-report his pay by billions of yen

By Julian Ryall 28 Sep 2020, 12:01pm

Japan Airlines embraces gender neutral greetings

The greeting 'ladies and gentlemen' were be replaced with gender-friendly greetings such as 'good morning'

By Our Foreign Staff 28 Sep 2020, 9:39am
Art meets horticulture with ikebana, the soothing art of Japanese flower arrangement

Ancient practices from Japan have led to a soulful rise in Zen floristry, which is perfect for our anxious times

By Clare Coulson 27 Sep 2020, 8:00am
What will ski holidays be like this winter? A country-by-country guide to Covid restrictions in ski resorts

Ski resorts are preparing to welcome back visitors this winter

By Lucy Aspden 25 Sep 2020, 10:00am

Plastic face shields almost completely ineffective at containing coronavirus, finds Japanese supercomputer

The visors failed to prevent almost 100 per cent of airborne droplets of less than 5 micrometres in size from escaping

By Verity Bowman 22 Sep 2020, 3:04pm
Quest for trade deals takes Britain into turbulent seas

It is easier to 'copy and paste' deals already hammered between the EU and other countries, but bigger challenges – and prizes – await

By Lizzy Burden 22 Sep 2020, 6:00am

117-year-old woman becomes Japan's oldest ever person

Kane Tanaka is officially the third oldest person of all time

By Marcus Parekh 21 Sep 2020, 2:19pm
Japanese system to log reports of excessive bureaucracy crashes nine hours after launch

The complaint system logged thousands of emails in its first few hours

By Julian Ryall 18 Sep 2020, 12:29pm
Japan is a nation of super-agers – so what's their secret?

The number of centenarians in Japan has topped 80,000 for the first time

By Eleanor Steafel 16 Sep 2020, 5:50pm
Japan's centenarian population tops 80,000 for first time - and 88 per cent of them are women

Japan has a record six people aged 100 or over among every 10,000 of its people

By Danielle Demetriou 16 Sep 2020, 5:10pm
Failing to change Japan’s constitution will be Abe’s greatest regret

Article 9, which prevents Japan from using war as a means of settling disputes, has long been hated by nationalists

By Julian Ryall 16 Sep 2020, 8:26am
Yoshihide Suga named Japan's new prime minister

Suga, 71, won an easy victory, taking 314 votes of 462 valid ballots cast in the lower house of parliament

By Danielle Demetriou 16 Sep 2020, 7:16am
Ex-Nissan boss Greg Kelly pleads not guilty to conspiring with Carlos Ghosn

The former car exec pleads not guilty in Japan to making unlawful payments to his chairman, who fled the country

By Julian Ryall 15 Sep 2020, 10:01am
How Yoshihide Suga defied the odds to become Shinzo Abe's heir apparent

Mr Suga, who has relatively humble origins, has defied Japan's notoriously hierarchical political system

By Danielle Demetriou 14 Sep 2020, 8:38am

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