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Flowers are placed near the site of the fire

Japan studio president mourns loss of staff after fire

Mourners lay flowers and pray outside the Kyoto animation studio

Animation fans pay respects at destroyed Japan studio

A 41-year-old man has been taken into custody after the blaze

Death toll in suspected Japan arson attack rises to 33

Hayabusa2 was launched in 2014

Hayabusa2 set for final touchdown on distant asteroid

Science / 10 Jul

Fishermen peel the skin off a Baird's beaked whale at Wada Port, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in 2009

A history of whaling in Japan

News Lens / 01 Jul

A minke whale was landed shortly after whaling resumed

Japan resumes commercial whaling

News Lens / 01 Jul

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the G20 summit

Trump jokes to Putin 'don't meddle in the election'

Angela Merkel was seen visibly shaking for about two minutes

Merkel seen in second episode of trembling

Europe / 27 Jun

Xi Jingping arrives in Japan as Donald Trump hits out at China over trade

China's Xi arrives in Japan ahead of stormy G20 summit

A slug caused a short circuit in an electrical power device (file image)

Slug blamed for Japan railway chaos

Japan's core consumer price index rose by 0.8% in May from a year earlier

Japan's slow inflation could draw early BoJ action

Business / 21 Jun

Two children were killed in May when they were struck by a car driven by an elderly motorist

Japan aims to prevent car crashes caused by elderly

With only an estimated 9% of plastics ever produced recycled, campaigners say the only long-term solution to the plastic waste crisis is for companies to make less and consumers to use less

G20 to agree deal to counter marine plastic pollution

Shinzo Abe will meet Hassan Rouhani and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his visit to Iran

Abe's meeting with Iran's leaders 'bold move'

Teams of three compete in the endurance event

Driving seat: Teams compete in office chair grand prix

News Lens / 10 Jun

The 'Pokemon Detective Pikachu' movie has taken more than $120m at box offices in North America

Pokemon sleep app to launch next year

Business / 29 May

Emergency personnel attend the scene

Two killed, at least 17 hurt in Japan stabbing attack

Japan's economy grew by 0.5% in the first three months of the year

Japan's economy shows better-than-expected Q1 growth

Business / 20 May

Toyota executives have said there would be no way to avoid a negative impact in the event of a no-deal Brexit

Toyota's annual net profit drops by a quarter

Business / 08 May

Japanese markets close with losses as it reopens after a break of 10 days

Japan's markets close with losses after 10 day break

Business / 07 May

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito makes an address, alongside his wife Empress Masako, after the accession to the throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends the throne

Emperor Akihito has abdicated in favour of his son

Inside the mysterious world of Japanese royalty

Japanese Emperor Akihito at an abdication ritual in a sanctuary inside royal palace grounds

Akihito thanks public, prays for peace at abdication

Japanese Emperor Akihito, 85, is stepping down this week

Extra abdication holidays pose dilemma for Japanese

Business / 29 Apr

Carlos Ghosn has posted the $4.5m bail set by a Tokyo court today.

Ghosn wins bail in Japan but banned from seeing wife

Business / 25 Apr

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