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8 stories named Tokyo, covered by 3 outlets. Each one is shown beside every other newsroom's version of the same event, with a link to the outlet that filed it.

Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat

As days of dangerous heat become more frequent in Japan, Sendai has emerged as the most comfortable city, with a climate that is “not too hot and not too cold”. The Miyagi prefectural capital, about 300km (186 miles) from Tokyo, has the best weather, according to the Asahi newspaper, with the lowest

1 outlet · South China Morning Post · 4 days ago

Chinese state media takes aim at Japanese firm KDDI over Mongolia wildfire

Chinese state media has called for a Japanese telecoms firm to apologise to China over a huge wildfire in neighbouring Mongolia, as diplomatic tensions run high between Beijing and Tokyo. The grassland fire broke out on October 8 and burned about 80 per cent of a nature reserve on the Mongolia-China

1 outlet · South China Morning Post · 1 week ago

China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’

China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to further strain ties between the neighbours. At the start of Yasukuni’s three-day autumn festival on Saturday, Takaichi sent a ritual tree-stand off

1 outlet · South China Morning Post · 1 week ago

New property purchase disclosure rule in Japan sparks fears it may curb foreign investment

Tokyo’s implementation of a rule that requires all property buyers to declare their nationality is raising concerns among investors, according to analysts. Japan’s shift from an ultra-loose monetary policy to gradual normalisation of its interest rates was also likely to force investors to reconside

1 outlet · South China Morning Post · 1 week ago

Asean’s Myanmar peace push needs Japan’s ‘silent diplomacy’

Japan has long established itself as a pioneer of mediation in Southeast Asia. In 1990, for example, its officials helped broker talks between Cambodia’s warring factions, supplementing international efforts to end conflict in the country. Now, Tokyo is seeking to upgrade its diplomatic toolkit.

1 outlet · South China Morning Post · 2 weeks ago

Russia arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying

FSB security agency said reporter was arrested on island of Sakhalin, alleging he was collecting information about Russia’s defences Russia has arrested a Japanese journalist on the far east island of Sakhalin and accused him of spying, in the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.

1 outlet · The Guardian US · 2 weeks ago

US military in Japan’s Okinawa imposes night curfew after marine’s arrest over murder

The US military in Okinawa will impose a curfew from midnight to 5am for a month starting Friday following the arrest of a marine on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman, its regional coordinator said on Tuesday. All US military personnel on Okinawa will also observe a 48-hour operationa

2 outlets · South China Morning Post, CBS News · 3 weeks ago

US to deploy NMESIS anti-ship system on Japanese island closest to Taiwan for first time

The US is set to deploy one of its signature anti-ship missile systems to the Japanese island closest to Taiwan, an unprecedented move that comes as tensions in the region between Beijing and Tokyo continue to simmer. The ground-based US uncrewed missile platform known as the Navy-Marine Expeditiona

1 outlet · South China Morning Post · 3 weeks ago

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