Taoiseach to discuss growing trade links on official visit to JapanMicheál Martin to turn sod on construction of Ireland House in central Tokyo and offer condolences on recent assassination of Shinzo AbeTue Jul 19 2022 - 00:05
Japan flocks to cherry blossom parties in a time of climate changeTokyo Letter: The annual eruption of pink and white is now coming worryingly earlyMon Apr 04 2022 - 05:00
Tariff cuts and climate change helping to boost popularity of Irish food in JapanNegishi chain sells Irish beef tongue at its 40-or-so restaurants around TokyoThu Mar 17 2022 - 13:13
Ukraine war ignites debate on nuclear weapons in JapanTokyo Letter: Former leader Shinzo Abe warns against treating discussion as ‘taboo’Wed Mar 02 2022 - 01:00
Japan’s ruling party elects centrist Fumio Kishida as new prime ministerFormer foreign minister considered a moderate but adopted tough line against China in election campaignWed Sept 29 2021 - 08:22
Is Japan ready for its first female prime minister?Tokyo Letter: The possibility of a historic first has enlivened an otherwise dull raceFri Sept 24 2021 - 01:00
New film pushes Japan to confront a wartime tabooTokyo Letter: Gift of Fire tells the story of Japan’s efforts to build a nuclear bombWed Sept 15 2021 - 01:00
Tokyo’s ‘cursed’ Olympics finally kicks off as coronavirus cases keep risingTokyo Letter: Opening ceremony was out of sync with Japan’s solemn national moodFri Jul 23 2021 - 20:00
No sex please: Frisky athletes may find Olympics provide quite the anticlimaxTokyo Letter: Muted resentment that Games are going ahead mixed with stoic determinationWed Jul 14 2021 - 01:00
An ultranationalist school, a suicide and a wife on a quest for the truthTokyo Letter: ‘Someone knows who told my husband to commit these acts’Sun Jun 27 2021 - 17:14
Japan’s PM Suga digs in as Olympics opposition growsTokyo Letter: Slow vaccination rollout has coincided with fresh rise in infectionsMon May 17 2021 - 01:00
‘We had to start again at zero’: Fukushima rebuilds 10 years after disasterParts of the region still off-limits a decade after a powerful earthquake triggered calamityWed Mar 10 2021 - 12:56
Yoshihide Suga, a farmer’s son, set to be named Japan’s prime ministerShinzo Abe’s loyal enforcer lacks charisma but doggedness has served him wellFri Sept 11 2020 - 15:00
Shinzo Abe: A resilient leader who tilted Japan to the rightAs Abe quits he will be remembered more as a caretaker PM than a radical reformerFri Aug 28 2020 - 17:38
‘Democracy at the precipice’: Journalist takes on Rodrigo DuterteMaria Ressa’s news organisation Rappler is a buffer against dictatorship in PhilippinesMon Aug 10 2020 - 18:07
Memories fade as Hiroshima marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing‘What frightened me the most was how we got used to the piles of dead bodies’ – survivorWed Aug 05 2020 - 20:00
Japan to declare state of emergency but avoid coronavirus lockdownTokyo at centre of outbreak that has seen cases nearly double over past weekMon Apr 06 2020 - 12:43
Japan inches closer to coronavirus state of emergencyAs cases rise, experts warn that hands-off approach to containing outbreak is failingFri Apr 03 2020 - 11:21
Coronavirus: Japan anxious at ease with which it beat outbreakAs people’s lives return to normal, some fear that a surge in cases is around the cornerWed Mar 25 2020 - 12:05
‘Social distancing’ in Japan puts strains on family lifeBlossom-viewing parties, concerts, sporting events and job fairs all falling victim to coronavirusFri Mar 06 2020 - 16:37
Fear and solidarity drives wearing of surgical masks in JapanPanic-buying began after death of nation’s first coronavirus victim on February 13thThu Feb 27 2020 - 18:12
Passengers leave ship amid ‘chaotic’ coronavirus controlsTwo Irish citizens who tested positive for virus are in Tokyo military hospitalWed Feb 19 2020 - 09:28
Two Irish passengers on cruise ship test positive for coronavirusPair being treated in hospital in Japan, Tánaiste confirms in statementTue Feb 18 2020 - 19:11
Coronavirus: Irish passengers trapped on cruise ship in Japan set to be evacuatedGovernment is working with other states to remove citizens from quarantined Diamond PrincessMon Feb 17 2020 - 13:28
Coronavirus hangs over Tokyo as it limbers up for OlympicsQuarantine ship treads water as prestige and fear interact ahead of Japan’s July gamesFri Feb 14 2020 - 14:56
Japan’s romance with Ghosn ends in messy divorceFormer Nissan boss has fled country in advance of financial misconduct trialThu Jan 02 2020 - 11:48
High-profile rape case raises questions for Japanese societyShiori Ito has become an icon amid a landmark case with a whiff of political conspiracySun Dec 22 2019 - 11:00
Irish men held on drugs charges in Tokyo could face deportationArrests among several incidents involving fans attending Rugby World Cup in JapanWed Oct 02 2019 - 14:46
Rugby World Cup: Irish fans grapple with stereotypes, queues and loos in JapanCountry’s famous hospitality is rolled out for more than half a million tournament visitorsFri Sept 27 2019 - 10:42
The Rugby World Cup A-Z: What to see, eat and do in Japan’s host citiesBring plenty of yen, don’t tip the waiters and check out the Unesco World Heritage sitesFri Sept 13 2019 - 14:23
At least 33 dead in arson attack at Japan animation studioMany more injured, including man believed to have started the fire at Kyoto buildingThu Jul 18 2019 - 16:17
Trade, borders and climate key sticking points at G20 summitTrump antagonises environmentalists and criticises US security alliance with JapanSun Jun 30 2019 - 17:43
‘Don’t meddle in the election, please’ – Trump jokes with Putin at G20US president appears to make light of scandal that led to Mueller investigationFri Jun 28 2019 - 11:47
Japan’s new emperor has a sense of humour. He might need itNaruhito must deal with a succession crisis, protect his troubled wife and navigate an ideological fogWed May 01 2019 - 18:08
Japanese emperor Akihito abdicates to end 30-year reignEldest son Naruhito (59) will ascend to chrysanthemum throneTue Apr 30 2019 - 10:06
Back to the future: Japan enters new era trying to escape its pastCountry faces daunting challenges as it competes with China’s powerhouse economySat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
Carlos Ghosn condemns ‘conspiracy’ to remove him from NissanFormer chairman of carmaker back in jail after fourth arrest in connection with fraud chargesTue Apr 09 2019 - 09:27
Japan reveals name of new imperial era to begin next monthReiwa – signifying ‘order’ and ‘peace’ – selected as name after months of secret debateMon Apr 01 2019 - 07:01
Carlos Ghosn disguised as construction worker as released from Tokyo jailFormer Nissan chairman controversially spent 108 days in detentionWed Mar 06 2019 - 10:05
Gay couples sue for the right to marry in JapanTokyo Letter: Homosexuality largely seen as lifestyle choice, not a political argumentWed Mar 06 2019 - 01:00
Death row miscarriage case puts spotlight on Japanese justiceA Japanese man freed after 48 years on death row lives in fear he will be sent backTue Feb 19 2019 - 01:00
Japan’s nuclear export business shaken to the coreThe shadow of the 2011 Fukushima meltdown hangs ominously over a series of setbacksThu Jan 24 2019 - 05:15
Carlos Ghosn – the man who fell to earthAs fresh charges are filed against Nissan’s former boss, a look at the murky facts around his arrest and detentionFri Jan 11 2019 - 16:15
Sacked Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn could be detained for ‘months’ before trialOusted chairman says he has been ‘wrongly accused and unfairly detained’Tue Jan 08 2019 - 13:12
Japan has opposite problem to Ireland: it is giving houses awayTokyo Letter: Urban flight, falling prices and flimsy building create glut of empty homesFri Nov 30 2018 - 01:00
Nissan ousts chairman Carlos Ghosn after arrestSpeculation swirls around fallen Nissan boss as company moves to quickly remove himThu Nov 22 2018 - 12:29
Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested over ‘numerous’ misconduct actsCarmaker set to sack Ghosn over understatement of income and use of firm’s assetsMon Nov 19 2018 - 15:54
Post-Brexit bonus for Ireland? Not from JapanEverything from small size of Irish market to the dearth of good Japanese restaurants cited as factorMon Nov 19 2018 - 06:30
Japan struggles to halt its shrinkageTokyo Letter: World’s third-largest economy seeks to revive ageing, declining populationTue Nov 13 2018 - 01:00
Japan’s cabinet votes to allow in more foreign workersPlan to address ageing population and labour crunch has attracted criticismFri Nov 02 2018 - 13:11
