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From travel to news and social issues, here's where you can find the latest stories about Japan.

Punch at seven months old. The male macaque monkey lives at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture. Photo: AFP

Americans arrested in Japan for breaking into Punch the monkey’s enclosure

22 May 2026

Masakazu Shimura brushes a Pikachu toy at Cleaning Yonmarusan in Fuefuki city, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Photo: AFP

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Spark Study Buddy (Explorer): Japan cleaner gives stuffed toys a new lease on life

17 May 2026

A sushi restaurant has apologised after a customer spotted a thread-like parasite crawling out of a piece of sashimi. Photo: Threads/aworminmysushi

Parasite found in sashimi at Gatten Sushi triggers raw emotions

13 May 2026

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Kabuki wig master Tadashi Kamoji (left) helps kabuki actor Tanenosuke Nakamura put on his wig before a performance at the Kabuki-za Theatre in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

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Study Buddy Challenger: Japan’s kabuki wig masters set the stage alive

10 May 2026

Staff members at the Sea Water Desalination Plant in Fukuoka harness the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy. Photo: AFP

Japanese engineers turn waste water into clean energy

08 May 2026

Heatwaves can have harmful effects on human health. Photo: AFP

Japan has a new category for heatwave days: ‘cruelly hot’

03 May 2026

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Wind turbines on the coast of Rumoi in Hokkaido, Japan. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Japan plans to build world’s largest wind farm. Can it power on by 2035?

29 Apr 2026

An ageing cherry blossom tree leans on its support at Inokashira Park, one of Tokyo’s most popular viewing spots. Photo: AP

Why are Tokyo’s cherry blossom trees falling?

16 Apr 2026

An exhibition at the British Museum highlights the history and mythology of Japan’s samurai. Photo: The Trustees of the British Museum

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Study Buddy Challenger: Stories of the samurai at the British Museum

29 Mar 2026

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A new exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles journeys into the world of Studio Ghibli’s film ‘Ponyo’. Photo: AFP

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Listen Up: Oscars museum dives into Studio Ghibli’s ‘Ponyo’ world

08 Mar 2026

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