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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Japan, covering politics, economy, society, the country's relationships with China, North Korea and South Korea and the legacy of World War Two in Asia.
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A man in Japan has faced ridicule for most of his life after his mother gave him the name Happy. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/ABEMA Prime
Viral stories

Happy not happy: Japan man’s odd name brings bullying, struggles in love, work

Japanese man called Happy finally finds satisfaction after years of ridicule, gets job in which clients think his moniker will bring them good fortune.

Food and Drinks

What can Hong Kong’s top pizza chefs learn from Asia-Pacific’s No 1?

Hong Kong stock market

Developing | Asia-Pacific stocks plunge as traders rush for exit in global tariff war

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Asia travel

Innovation, tech and Japanese tradition to meet at Osaka Expo 2025

The event will be held on an artificial island in Osaka Bay that has been developed to welcome some 28 million visitors.

An aerial view of Expo 2025’s Grand Ring, on an artificial island in Osaka. Photo: Kyodo
Accidents and personal safety

Hongkonger among 44 injured in collision between 2 Tokyo tour buses

Hong Kong’s Immigration Department confirms it received request for assistance from resident injured during accident on Chuo Expressway.

United States

Close encounters: inside Japan’s growing fascination with UFOs

Politicians claim sightings, museums report rising visitor numbers – and ‘contact events’ draw thousands seeking alien encounters.

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Diplomacy

Macroscope | Trump could end up making Asia, not America, great again

The US’ presence in Asia is entrenched but the prospect of a Europe-East Asia economic alliance is one card both regions could play.

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European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic meets Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng in Beijing, China, on March 27. Photo: EPA-EFE/Xinhua
Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: China’s salt capital and a Mekong cruise

Christopher St. Cavish talks China’s ‘salt capital’, David Swanson leads us down a river cruise and Bibek Bhandari remembers 2000s-era Beijing.

Asia travel

Walk this way: Tokyo’s Ginza to get New York-like ‘High Line’ makeover

To promote a walkable city, Tokyo is converting a clogged motorway into a green pedestrian space, inspired by New York’s High Line.

Myanmar

Japan rebuts criticism of its response to Myanmar earthquake rescue

A Japanese medical care unit arrived at the disaster site in Myanmar on Wednesday, four days after a Chinese team began its rescue work.

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Rescuers carry out work in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Monday after a devastating earthquake hit the country’s central region last week. Photo: Xinhua
Donald Trump

Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs

The launch of the highly anticipated gaming console is likely to be affected by heavy duties on products made in Vietnam and Cambodia.

A guest plays Mariokart World on the new Nintendo Switch 2 during a presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
China travel

Chinese tourists plan stops to smell the cherry blossoms on holiday weekend

Ching Ming Festival trip bookings were up this year compared to last, travel platforms said, with particular interest in ‘flower tourism’.

South Korea

My Take | Will Trump’s tariffs push Japan and South Korea closer to China?

Despite recent US efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances, Washington’s tariffs may drive Tokyo and Seoul towards closer economic ties with China.

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Sri Lanka

Japan faces demand for full footage over death of Sri Lankan woman from family

Wishma Sandamali suffered from ill health and lost more than 20kg while in detention in Nagoya for months before she died in 2021.

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The sisters of the late Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan detainee who died in Nagoya in 2021, on a visit to the Immigration Services Agency in Tokyo in 2021. Photo: Kyodo
US-ally trade wars

‘Bad news for all’ as Asia hard hit by Trump tariffs, amid trade war fears

‘Disproportionately stiffer’ tariffs for the region will be detrimental to growth for export-reliant Asian economies, experts warn.

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Cargo ships are loaded with containers while docked at the port of Bangkok on Thursday. The US imposed a 36 per cent levy on Thailand. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Japan issues megaquake warning, but many travellers from Hong Kong undeterred

Tour bookings remain steady while insurance executives urge travellers to secure coverage.

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Climate change

Opinion | An Asia racked by natural disasters needs insurers to step up

Instead of withdrawing from high-risk areas, Asia’s insurers must become an active partner in long-term climate risk management.

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Trade war

Video | World reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

The US president’s repeated threats about imposing tariffs have spurred waves of counter-threats and fears of a global trade war  

World leaders react to Trump’s new tariff blitz as global trade war escalates
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Food and Drinks

Japan bento chain’s ‘no rice’ April Fool’s joke goes down the wrong way

The joke is ‘not funny’ and in bad taste, given how rice shortages are a big concern in Japan, its unhappy critics say.

Music

Can Japan’s growing fan culture move the dial for consumer spending?

Fans of bands, anime characters, mascots and online entertainers in Japan may spend as much as US$23 billion a year.

Earthquakes

Japan’s municipalities unready to deal with major earthquake: survey

The survey comes after Japan’s government estimated that up to 298,000 people could die from a megaquake along the Nankai Trough.

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A collapsed house in Osaki in Kagoshima prefecture after a strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan in August last year. Photo: Kyodo
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies succumb to risk-asset slump amid Trump tariffs

For bitcoin, which fell as much as 4 per cent to about US$82,000 on Thursday, US$80,000 is a ‘must-hold’ level, cryptocurrency analysts say.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have generally traded poorly during periods of volatility, such as the introduction of trade tariffs. Photo: Shutterstock
Video gaming

A video game more influential than Doom, Super Mario Bros? Apparently so

A Bafta survey rated a 1999 Dreamcast title the most influential video game of all time – ahead of Super Mario Bros, Half-Life and Minecraft.

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Women and gender

Japanese female politician gets 8,000 death threats over menstrual care post

Experts say abusive messages reflect a deeper pattern of gender-based harassment aiming to silence outspoken women and are frequent occurrences.

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Viral stories

Japan student gains 32 million views as only one to dig up 8-year-old time capsule

Young man feels let down that his ex-classmates and teacher forgot their promise to return.

A Japanese university student went viral after being the only one to dig up an eight-year-old time capsule, garnering 32 million views. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Amazon
Crime

Tokyo girl, 16, found dead with over 10 stab wounds

The suspect, Masaki Eguchi, 21, said the frenzied attack stemmed from a dispute over an online game.

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Tokyo Tower in Japan. When Waka Kato, 16, left her home in Tokyo on Friday, she told her family she was planning to visit a friend in Aichi whom she had met through an online game. Photo: Getty Images
Social media

‘Malicious’ Japan TV clip claiming Chinese eat crows ruffles feathers in China

A freelance producer had manipulated the clip for maximum entertainment value, network claimed.

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North Korea

Japan’s US missile venture comes under fire from North Korea

A North Korean defence ministry official chastised the US for aggravating security risks and ‘conniving’ to make Japan a ‘military giant’.

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