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Tokyo

May 09, 2021
Japan Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency Amid Alarming Spike in COVID-19 Variants
By Thisanka Siripala
Tokyo and Osaka face a prolonged, stricter state of emergency after an explosion of faster spreading COVID-19 variants.

October 15, 2018
Japan’s Famed Tsukiji Fish Market Celebrates New Location
By Thisanka Siripala
After a two year political saga, the relocation of Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market is finally complete.

August 31, 2017
How Japan Reacted to North Korea's Ballistic Missile Overflight of Its Territory
By Mina Pollmann
Japan enters a new era of North Korean provocations with great unease.

March 27, 2017
Asia’s Pricey Cities
By Anthony Fensom
Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are among the world's most expensive cities to live in, according to a recent report.

March 16, 2017
Japan Commissions New Attack Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new super quiet diesel electric attack submarine was handed over to the Japanese navy this week.

October 26, 2016
Duterte: Settle South China Sea Dispute With a Little Help From Japan?
By Ankit Panda
The Philippine president's talk of multilateralism over the South China Sea involving Japan will concern China.

October 25, 2016
United Kingdom and Japan Hold First-Ever Joint Fighter Exercise
By Franz-Stefan Gady
For the first time since the end of World War II, British fighter aircraft are ‘targeting’ Japanese warplanes.

August 02, 2016
What Yuriko Koike's Governorship Triumph in Tokyo Means for Japan
By Ankit Panda
Yuriko Koike comes to the governorship of Tokyo with a complex political background.

July 22, 2016
Japan to Receive 4 New V-22 Osprey Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. defense contractor Boeing has been awarded a $545 million contract for the delivery of 4 V-22 aircraft to Japan.

April 21, 2016
Did Japan Just Lose the Bid to Build Australia's New Subs?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Australian government has allegedly ruled out Japan's sub bid, according to an Australian media report.

April 12, 2016
Japan’s Military to Get New Assault Amphibious Vehicles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to supply 30 Assault Amphibious Vehicles.

March 16, 2016
Gundam: Japan's Top Pop Culture Phenomenon
By William Ashbaugh
Think of Star Wars and Star Trek merged into one franchise to visualize the impact of Gundam on Japanese pop culture.
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