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Samurai: a ‘blockbuster’ display of Japanese heritage
The Week Recommends British Museum show offers a ‘scintillating journey’ through ‘a world of gore, power and artistic beauty’
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Japan’s Takaichi cements power with snap election win
Speed Read President Donald Trump congratulated the conservative prime minister
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Why quitting your job is so difficult in Japan
Under the Radar Reluctance to change job and rise of ‘proxy quitters’ is a reaction to Japan’s ‘rigid’ labour market – but there are signs of change
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15 years after Fukushima, is Japan right to restart its reactors?
Today’s Big Question Balancing safety fears against energy needs
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In Okinawa, experience the more tranquil side of Japan
The Week Recommends Find serenity on land and in the sea
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Why Saudi Arabia is muscling in on the world of anime
Under the Radar The anime industry is the latest focus of the kingdom’s ‘soft power’ portfolio
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Japan’s Princess Aiko is a national star. Her fans want even more.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Fresh off her first solo state visit to Laos, Princess Aiko has become the face of a Japanese royal family facing 21st-century obsolescence
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A dreamy skiing adventure in Niseko
The Week Recommends Light, deep, dry snow and soothing hot springs are drawing skiers to Japan’s northernmost island
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Why are China and Japan fighting over Taiwan?
Today's Big Question Comments on Taiwan draw Beijing's rebuke
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A ‘golden age’ of nuclear power
The Explainer The government is promising to ‘fire up nuclear power’. Why, and how?
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Donald Trump’s week in Asia: can he shift power away from China?
Today's Big Question US president’s whirlwind week of diplomacy aims to bolster economic ties and de-escalate trade war with China
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The ‘Iron Lady’: Japan braces for its first female PM
In the Spotlight Sanae Takaichi , Japan’s first female premier, comes with ‘old-fashioned’ views and pledges to ‘work, work, work and work’
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The party bringing Trump-style populism to Japan
Under The Radar Far-right party is ‘shattering’ the belief that Japan is ‘immune’ to populism’
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Japan poised to get first woman prime minister
Speed Read The ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi
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