Japan

Suntory chief exits after cannabis supplement probe shocks Japan Inc

Takeshi Niinami said a friend recommended the supplements for jet lag. He insists he is innocent of any crime

Eighty years on, Britain’s war with Japan is largely forgotten

As we mark 80 years since the end of the second world war, we must not forget those affected by the conflict with Japan

Hard times lure voters to the Japan-first bandwagon

A new far-right, anti-immigration party whose leader models himself on Trump is set to win seats in Sunday’s election

How a Japanese phone box changed the way we grieve

After a 9.1-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan in 2011, a phone box in a retiree's garden became a place for thousands to mourn, and speak to the dead. Then, it kickstarted a global phenomenon