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Japan is opening up to immigration – but is it welcoming immigrants?
Under the Radar Plummeting birth rates and ageing population leaves closed-off country 'no choice' but to admit foreign workers, but tensions are growing with newly arrived Muslims
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The rise and rise of VTubers
Under The Radar This anime-inspired internet subculture is going global
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Exploring the three great gardens of Japan
The Week Recommends Beautiful gardens are 'the stuff of Japanese landscape legends'
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6 stellar noctourism adventures
The Week Recommends After the sun sets, the fun begins
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The Japanese rice crisis
Under The Radar Japan's staple food is in short supply and everything from bad harvests to rising tourist numbers is being blamed
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MLB is bringing home top talent from Japan's most popular sport
The Explainer Players like Shohei Ohtani have become the face of Major League Baseball
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Why Japanese residents can't watch their country's Oscar-nominated #MeToo documentary
THE EXPLAINER Shiori Ito became one of the faces of Japan's #MeToo movement
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Data blunders put Japan's after-work boozing culture in the spotlight
Under The Radar Excessive alcohol consumption and an analogue work culture combine to create a recipe for disaster when it comes to sensitive files
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Fukuoka: a Japanese metropolis with vibrant history, superb eating and a whole lot less tourists
The Week Recommends A harborside Japanese city that meshes the ancient and the very modern
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'The world is watching this deal closely'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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What went wrong at Nissan?
In the Spotlight And will a merger with Honda make the difference?
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Biden expected to block Japanese bid for US Steel
Speed Read The president is blocking the $14 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel, citing national security concerns
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Amanemu: an ultra-luxury onsen retreat in Japan's Ise-Shima National Park
The Week Recommends Soak in blissful private solitude among pine-cloaked hills and steamy hot springs
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How to celebrate New Year's Eve globally without having to leave home
The Week Recommends Stock up on grapes and (safely) set a scarecrow on fire
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