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After a Respiratory Infection, Faces Started Looking Stretched to a 4-Year-Old, and His Drawings Showed Doctors How

Days after a respiratory infection, a 4-year-old began seeing stretched faces. His drawings helped doctors diagnose a rare face distortion disorder.

Medical Daily

Hormuz crisis has forced Japan into rethinking – and domesticating – its energy security needs

Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu phoned his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Sept. 8, 2026, to express concern over the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It was reportedly the ninth such phone call between the pair since March.

The Conversation

From 2017-19, Japan recycled 6.21M phones into 5,000 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic medals

Japan embarked on a groundbreaking initiative ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, gathering millions of used electronics and phones. This effort resulted in the extraction of significant gold, silver, and bronze from these devices by recyclers. The recovered metals were then transformed into the medals awarded at the…

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Why Russia’s new 50-ft Soviet war monument has sparked fury

Statue showing Soviet soldier smashing a border marker engraved with Japan’s chrysanthemum emblem called ‘aggressive’

The Independent UK

Why a Russian screening of an 81-year-old film has alarmed Taiwan

Taiwan says Russia is helping China push its narrative of a rising military threat from Japan

The Independent UK

Why Izu Peninsula is a truly secret slice of Japan

Tokyo weekenders love it but few tourists know this hidden delight. By Alicia Miller

Evening Standard

At this hotel in Tokyo, guests are gifted a dog bed stitched with their pooch’s name and face

HOTELS: Dazzling interiors and pet-friendly extras are matched by mind-blowing vistas at Fairmont’s first ever Japanese property in Tokyo, finds Helen Coffey

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Japan’s second city feels cooler than Tokyo thanks to this new opening

HOTELS: The youthful-feeling five-star Patina Osaka is bringing a serious injection of contemporary chic to the city, and firmly pushes Osaka into ‘must-visit’ territory, says Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

In 1951, historic peace treaty with Japan was signed by 49 nations in San Francisco, decades later Kremlin rejects Tokyo's request to dismantle new World War Two memorial in Russia

San Francisco Peace Treaty entered into force on April 28, 1952. On that date, Japan formally regained sovereignty and the Allied occupation ended, representing a crucial milestone in Japan’s postwar recovery.

The Economic Times

Tokyo neighbourhood considers short-term rental ban over bad tourist behaviour

The Shinjuku ward in Tokyo has 3,775 private lodgings

The Independent UK

‘In parks you only see dogs, never children’: can Bogotá adapt to its ageing population?

With a lower fertility rate than Tokyo and the number of pensioners rapidly rising, Colombia’s capital is being forced to change the way it thinks about growing old

The Guardian - UK

Japan protests as China slaps new measures against its exports of a key chipmaking material

Japan has protested Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips

The Independent UK

Tokyo tourist hotspot bans short-term rentals amid surge in complaints

Shinjuku ward targets accommodation in residential areas and near cultural sites as locals complain visitors disposing of rubbish improperly and being too noisy

The Guardian - AU

‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence

The long read: Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered ‘intelligent’. The outcome could reshape our understanding of the natural world – and our own place within it

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This Tokyo hotel offers total privacy and tranquillity in Japan’s 24-hour megacity

HOTELS: You’ll never have to see another guest at the authentically Japanese boutique Fufu Tokyo Ginza, which offers an onsen with every room and individual dining booths, says Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

Woman dies after car submerged in flooded underpass amid record rainfall in Japan

Footage from a live camera showed a river in Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, swollen by heavy rain over the weekend

The Independent UK

Uncovering the best of Tokyo’s underground food scene – with £2 ramen bowls and fruit sandwiches

The bustling capital of Japan has plenty of glossy restaurants, but Ellie Seymour argues that it’s in the side-alleys, smoky bars and historic drinking dens where you’ll find the city’s best cuisine

The Independent UK

Asian shares are mixed as chipmaker shares rally in Tokyo and Seoul

Asian shares are mixed, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers

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Tokyo lifts two-decade-old hunting ban as bear encounters rise

Authorities allow hunters to cull 34 bears a year from next April

Times Life

Forex Card, Cash or Indian Debit Card Abroad: What Each Option Really Costs You

The Forex Card: Predictable Rates, Hidden ConditionsA forex card locks in the exchange rate at the time you load it. If the rupee weakens mid-trip, you are insulated. That is the genuine advantage, and it is real. Banks like HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and Thomas Cook issue multi-currency forex cards that…

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My family loves board games and kaiju, so King of Tokyo: Godzilla was a day one purchase for me

If this new version of the classic board game worth going wild for, or is King of Tokyo: Godzilla just more of the same? Our expert reviewer goes hands on to find out

PC Gamer

Award-winning presenter Frankie Ward is hosting the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct, showing off over 35 games and a bunch of world premieres

Summer may be ending, but we're still bringing the heat.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the global bond shock: Andy Burnham should take note

Editorial: Japan’s collision with Donald Trump reveals the dilemma facing Britain: economic independence is becoming more necessary – and more tricky to achieve

The Guardian - UK

‘She inspired my proposal’: Readers on Yayoi Kusama

From wedding ceremonies to sunsets with pumpkins, even in urinals, Kusama’s work brought joy, mischief and inspiration to so many

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As US Bond Selloff Accelerates, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says a Stronger Yen is Coming

Japan is the largest international holder of US Treasury bonds, and Bessent weighed in on Tokyo’s monetary policy during the G20 summit.

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