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Japan
From travel to news and social issues, here's where you can find the latest stories about Japan.
Japan’s Yuki Kurihara poses with his gold medal after winning the esports puzzle title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Photo: Kyodo
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Japanese primary student becomes youngest winner at Asian Games

11 Oct 2026
Beat the heat with Japan’s human refrigerator, the Do Hiemon Box, offering instant relief in extreme temperatures, vital for worker safety. Photo: AFP
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Spark Study Buddy (Challenger): Japan’s cooling machine tackles scorching heat

13 Sep 2026
Natto, a divisive Japanese superfood, is gaining global popularity for its health benefits, with exports tripling since 2017. Photo: @Instagram/kamakurayamanatto
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Global appetite grows for Japan’s natto despite divisive taste

11 Sep 2026
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Japanese natto exports are soaring globally, driven by its superfood status and health benefits. Photo: @Instagram/kamakurayamanatto
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Japanese natto gains global fame as a health-conscious superfood trend

11 Sep 2026
Yuki Kurihara (centre) will become Japan’s youngest athlete in Asian Games history next month and the 11-year-old eSports whizz-kid wants to be the competition’s youngest ever medallist too. Photo: AFP
Asia

Yuki Kurihara, 11-year-old Japan whizz-kid, chases Asian Games history

23 Aug 2026
Ultra-small-scale power harvesting that generates electricity using organic materials such as soil and bamboo in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
Asia

Harvesting electricity from soil in Japan

07 Aug 2026
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Fifteen-year-old female lion Luena is one of three lions at Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo that died recently from a suspected heat-related illness. Photo: Tokyo Zoological Park Society/Handout via Reuters
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Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo

05 Aug 2026
Taylor Swift’s wedding was a giant but private affair – which is her right as a celebrity, writes one student this week. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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Your Voice: Celebrities’ right to privacy, traditionalism and financial guilt (online letters)

01 Aug 2026
Yurie Kuki and her child have a meal at Baby Cafe Arida in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture. Photo: Kyodo
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Japan ‘baby cafes’ offer mothers and infants community and post-partum socialisation

29 Jul 2026
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito (left), Empress Masako (centre) and their daughter Princess Aiko greet a crowd gathered to celebrate the emperor’s 66th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in February 2026. Photo: Kyodo
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Japan tweaks imperial rules but keeps ban on female emperors

19 Jul 2026
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