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With wary eye on China, Japan drill simulates retaking island

August 25, 2021 at 12:12 a.m.

ENIYABANAREJIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese land, sea and air forces combined to simulate the recapture of a remote island on Thursday, a small drill that nonetheless underscores the country's concerns...

Japanese film “Homeland” tiptoes into Fukushima nuclear debate

August 24, 2021 at 9:28 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese farming family is forced from their home by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, living in cramped temporary housing under stress as they wait for permission to...

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox goes dark in blow to virtual currency

November 3, 2021 at 8:13 p.m.

TOKYO/ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Mt. Gox, once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange, abruptly stopped trading on Tuesday and its chief executive said the business was at "a turning point," sparking...

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox goes dark in blow to virtual currency

December 23, 2018 at 4:11 p.m.

TOKYO/ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Mt. Gox, once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange, abruptly stopped trading on Tuesday and its chief executive said the business was at "a turning point," sparking...

Tokyo man to lose home to make way for stadium: again

August 24, 2021 at 3:23 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Kohei Jinno fans out the black and white photos of his family posing proudly in front of their central Tokyo home, a house they were forced to...

Japan’s wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran

August 24, 2021 at 10:15 a.m.

SAGAMIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - When Masayoshi Matsumoto joined the Japanese army in 1943 and was sent to occupied China as a medic, he thought he was taking part in a...

Japanese nationalists approach disputed islands as tensions rise

August 24, 2021 at 8:21 a.m.

EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) - A flotilla of boats carrying more than 80 Japanese nationalists arrived on Tuesday in waters near disputed islands at the centre of tensions between China...

Intrepid Tokyo diners delight in dirt degustation

August 23, 2021 at 11:05 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - French-style seafood was always the big seller at Toshio Tanabe's Tokyo restaurant, but the chef for many years had a secret passion - soil. Now his long...

Intrepid Tokyo diners delight in dirt degustation

May 13, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - French-style seafood was always the big seller at Toshio Tanabe's Tokyo restaurant, but the chef for many years had a secret passion - soil. Now his long...

The Kraken wakes: first images of giant squid filmed in deep ocean

August 23, 2021 at 8:48 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese-led team of scientists has captured on film the world's first live images of a giant squid, journeying to the depths of the ocean in search...

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