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The BBC is a partisan battleground – why does Japan’s public broadcaster escape the same fate?

Public service broadcasters are supposed to be the most trusted news outlets in democratic societies. Funded through models like licence fees and free from advertising, they are meant to stand apart from commercial media.

The Conversation

Japan PM Decides To Quit As Opponents Seek Leadership Election: Reports

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported on Sunday, as members of his ruling party seek to hold a new leadership race following disastrous upper house elections.

International Business Times

Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba resigns weeks after election debacle

Calls for his resignation had grown since his Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing loss in July.

Al Jazeera

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Tokyo Logs Record 10 Days Of 35C Or More

Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.

International Business Times

Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor's surrender speech 80 years ago

Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II

The Independent UK

Japan's Grand Tea Master Sen Genshitsu Dies At 102: Reports

Sen Genshitsu, a would-be kamikaze pilot who became a Japanese tea ceremony master preparing cups of matcha for world leaders and monarchs, died aged 102 on Thursday, reports said.

International Business Times

Four workers die after falling into a manhole in Japan

Officials say the workers were conducting an emergency inspection of sewage pipes when the accident took place.

Al Jazeera

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Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries

A Japanese woman in China was attacked with a stone-like object in Suzhou on Thursday evening

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Japan? Latest advice after tsunami warning following earthquake in Russia

Japan still has some tsunami warnings in place along its coastline

The Independent UK

Powerful quake hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan issues a tsunami alert

Japan’s meteorological agency has issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from the powerful, magnitude 8.0 quake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

The Independent UK

Many countries downgrade tsunami alerts after powerful earthquake off Russia

Impact of water surges less than initially feared after quake of 8.8 magnitude hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s anti-foreigner politics on the rise as right-wing party wins votes online

Sanseito party, most popular among younger male voters, won 14 seats in Sunday's upper house vote

The Independent UK

Japan PM Ishiba says will stay in office after coalition’s election defeat

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

Al Jazeera

Japan’s ruling alliance likely to lose upper house majority, exit poll says

While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s government falls, it heaps pressure on the leader.

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Olympic Medalist Skier Loses His Life After Lightning Strike, Wife Shares Heartbreaking Statement

Norwegian Olympic skier Audun Grønvold loses his life after being struck by lightning while at his cabin with his family.

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Nissan's Hard Times Ain't Over Yet

When I spoke to Nissan executives in Japan in March, one thing was clear: The hardest work was still ahead of them. Executives like Chief Performance Officer Guillaume Cartier and incoming CEO Ivan Espinosa told me that, while the beginning of the transition plan was in motion, there was more to…

The Independent UK

Rush hour horror as knifeman attacks passengers at Tokyo subway station

The 43-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder

The Guardian - UK

Japanese police arrest man after alleged car attack on schoolchildren, say reports

Motorist held in Osaka on suspicion of attempted murder after seven children injured, according to local media

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The Independent UK

Four arrested for selling obscene AI images in first crackdown of its kind

Suspects sold posters with obscene images on internet auction sites last year

TechRadar

Men's Curling World Championships live stream: how to watch Moose Jaw 2025 online, schedule, streaming guide

With favorites Canada, Scotland and Sweden all having questions to answer, here's how to watch 2025 Men's Curling World Championships live streams from anywhere.

The Independent UK

A Japanese court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church, report says

A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, NHK television said

The Independent UK

Koichiro Ito convicted of paying underage girls for sex and explicit photos

The Independent UK

Japan wildfire mapped: One dead and thousands evacuated as country battles largest fire in decades

Over 3,500 residents from over 1,300 households have been evacuated

Al Jazeera

Man who threw pipe bomb at Japan’s ex-PM Kishida gets 10 years in prison

Court says the attack was a serious challenge to democracy and posed a significant danger to many people.

The Guardian - AU

Three resort workers die in suspected gas poisoning near hot spring in Japan

Hydrogen sulphide gives Takayu Onsen its unmistakable sulphurous smell but can be dangerous if inhaled in high enough concentrations

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