- The typhoons Hagibis and Faxai decimated Japanese farms, wiping out crops, ruining land and equipment and causing damage worth over US$2 billion
- Unions fear that on top of this, ‘invisible damage’ may be the last straw for an ageing workforce already under pressure from cheaper foreign imports
The Yakult story: Japanese health drink that conquered world with beneficial bacteria and beaming ladies
- Today numbering over 80,000, ‘Yakult ladies’ have played a vital role in the brand’s growth both in Japan and globally
- Company grew from founder’s wish to fight cholera and dysentery
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An estimated 39 million Yakult products are consumed around the world every day. Thirty million of those are consumed outside Japan. Photo: Shutterstock
As demand for genetic testing grows in China, start-up 23Mofang can now tell if you have royal blood
- Test results include ancestral information, hereditary disease risks and traits like alcohol tolerance level
- China’s direct-to-consumer genetic testing market is predicted to reach US$4.3 billion by 2023
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito publicly proclaims his enthronement to the world in centuries-old ceremony
- Naruhito began the day by reporting his enthronement to his imperial ancestors at one of three shrines on the palace grounds
- The main ceremony, attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, saw him declare his enthronement from a 6.5 metre-high pavilion
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Japanese Empress Masako leaves the ceremony hall after Emperor Naruhito proclaimed his enthronement. Photo: Reuters
Where to eat in Hokkaido: discover 6 Japanese culinary delights this autumn
If you’re heading to Hokkaido out of ski season, the local cuisine offers delicacies, favourite Japanese flavours such as lavender and even craft beer that will sate your inner foodie
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There are many local Hokkaido delicacies to try, including melon ice cream served inside a melon. Photo: procrastination73/Instagram.
Exploring the art of nihonga – the traditional Japanese painting style being kept alive at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club
After studying traditional Japanese art in Kyoto, Hong Kong jewellery designer Karen Lee presents her first solo exhibition of nihonga painting, ‘Moonlit, Blossoms’, at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club in Central
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An established jewellery designer, Karen Lee has studied an apprenticeship in traditional Japanese painting, known as nihonga, in Kyoto.
China detains Japanese professor on suspicion of spying
- The Hokkaido University academic was taken into custody in Beijing, with the authorities saying he ‘violated domestic laws’
- Since 2015, at least 13 Japanese citizens have been detained in China on various charges, including espionage
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Since 2015, at least 13 Japanese citizens have been detained in China on various charges. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Kolisi’s rainbow Boks and Australians, except Eddie Jones: winners and losers from Japan’s Rugby World Cup
- Japan hosts the first tournament out of the world’s strongholds for the sport, so how did things turn out for everyone involved?
- There are some clear victors (the South Africans, of course) and some interesting also-rans who came up surprisingly short
South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit celebrates with his teammates. Who else won at the Rugby World Cup? Photo: AP
Mental health: no worries for survivalist Miriam Lancewood, living off grid in wild New Zealand, ‘thanks to the purity of nature and all this beauty’
- Woman in the Wilderness author says she and her husband escaped the ‘matrix’ of urban life, and its stresses, when they went to live in a tent in the wilds
- We have no anxieties, she says, I feel alive there. In contrast, urban living makes psychiatric disorders such as depression more likely, research shows
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Miriam Lancewood has lived in the New Zealand wilderness for more than seven years with her husband, Peter Raine. She tells how the experience has changed her life for the better.
- Set up in 1974, the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s early years were marked by tumultuous relations with police
- Following an infamous incident in October 1977, the corruption-riddled force was gradually transformed
Hong Kong police decline to give details of new scheme which will enable identification of frontline officers during protests
- The force says it has introduced new ‘operational call signs’ – white tags affixed to officers’ vests, displaying their units and sections
- The issue of the policemen’s lack of identification has become the subject of several court challenges
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Anti-riot police in action during an anti-government protest in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Felix Wong
As demand for genetic testing grows in China, start-up 23Mofang can now tell if you have royal blood
- Test results include ancestral information, hereditary disease risks and traits like alcohol tolerance level
- China’s direct-to-consumer genetic testing market is predicted to reach US$4.3 billion by 2023
Topic |
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito publicly proclaims his enthronement to the world in centuries-old ceremony
- Naruhito began the day by reporting his enthronement to his imperial ancestors at one of three shrines on the palace grounds
- The main ceremony, attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, saw him declare his enthronement from a 6.5 metre-high pavilion
Topic |
Japanese Empress Masako leaves the ceremony hall after Emperor Naruhito proclaimed his enthronement. Photo: Reuters
Where to eat in Hokkaido: discover 6 Japanese culinary delights this autumn
If you’re heading to Hokkaido out of ski season, the local cuisine offers delicacies, favourite Japanese flavours such as lavender and even craft beer that will sate your inner foodie
Topic |
There are many local Hokkaido delicacies to try, including melon ice cream served inside a melon. Photo: procrastination73/Instagram.
Exploring the art of nihonga – the traditional Japanese painting style being kept alive at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club
After studying traditional Japanese art in Kyoto, Hong Kong jewellery designer Karen Lee presents her first solo exhibition of nihonga painting, ‘Moonlit, Blossoms’, at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club in Central
Topic |
An established jewellery designer, Karen Lee has studied an apprenticeship in traditional Japanese painting, known as nihonga, in Kyoto.
China detains Japanese professor on suspicion of spying
- The Hokkaido University academic was taken into custody in Beijing, with the authorities saying he ‘violated domestic laws’
- Since 2015, at least 13 Japanese citizens have been detained in China on various charges, including espionage
Topic |
Since 2015, at least 13 Japanese citizens have been detained in China on various charges. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Kolisi’s rainbow Boks and Australians, except Eddie Jones: winners and losers from Japan’s Rugby World Cup
- Japan hosts the first tournament out of the world’s strongholds for the sport, so how did things turn out for everyone involved?
- There are some clear victors (the South Africans, of course) and some interesting also-rans who came up surprisingly short
South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit celebrates with his teammates. Who else won at the Rugby World Cup? Photo: AP
Mental health: no worries for survivalist Miriam Lancewood, living off grid in wild New Zealand, ‘thanks to the purity of nature and all this beauty’
- Woman in the Wilderness author says she and her husband escaped the ‘matrix’ of urban life, and its stresses, when they went to live in a tent in the wilds
- We have no anxieties, she says, I feel alive there. In contrast, urban living makes psychiatric disorders such as depression more likely, research shows
Topic |
Miriam Lancewood has lived in the New Zealand wilderness for more than seven years with her husband, Peter Raine. She tells how the experience has changed her life for the better.
