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Justin McCurry

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Justin McCurry is the Guardian's Tokyo correspondent

May 2026

  • Cats crowd the harbour on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan.

    ‘Catnomics’: how Japan’s feline fixation has become an industry worth billions

    Their influence is evident in every corner of society, the imperial family owns some, and Tokyo even has its own ‘cat town’
  • crew members aboard navy vessel Hashidate enjoy their regular curry while docked at Yokosuka, a naval base south of Tokyo.

    Full steam ahead: how ‘navy curry’ conquered hearts in Japan

    Thought to have been introduced by Anglo-Indian officers in the Royal Navy in the 1800s, the dish has since spiralled into a national obsession
  • Megumi Koike holds up a sign supporting article 9, the anti-war clause of Japan's constitution, during a protest in Tokyo on Sunday 3 May.

    Japan sees largest protest in support of pacifist constitution as PM Takaichi pushes revisions

    Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi has called for discussions to revise the constitution, saying it should ‘reflect the demands of the times’

April 2026

  • Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi

    Full Story
    Is Sanae Takaichi the most powerful woman in the world? – Full Story podcast

    Podcast29:01
  • A humanoid robot pushes a cargo container during a media demonstration at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Monday

    Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment

  • Kim behind a row of microphones on a lectern or desk

    Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report

  • Bear warning sign in Japan

    Record bear sightings in Japan cause alarm as hibernation ends

  • Today in Focus
    Sanae Takaichi: the most powerful woman in the world?

    Podcast28:26

  • Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to cut energy costs and keep cool

  • ‘Stop sucking up to America’: Japan’s youth rises up to protect pacifist constitution

  • Japan tsunami alerts downgraded following powerful earthquake off northern coast – as it happened

  • ‘How do I end a call?’: the elderly Japanese people determined to master smartphones

  • North Korea rapidly expanding nuclear weapons capability, UN watchdog warns

  • Business live
    European airports ‘face jet fuel shortages within three weeks’; Irish army called in over fuel protests - as it happened

  • Japan confirms release of more oil reserves as concern over energy crisis grows

  • Middle East crisis live
    Trump vents frustration with Nato – as it happened

  • When Suzuki met Suzuki: why a Tokyo dating agency is matching couples with the same name

  • A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis

March 2026

  • Child pushing a pram alongside their mother walking down a street

    Japan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time

  • Taketoshi Niina walks up a ramp from a dock carrying a basket of oysters

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    ‘Something out of the ordinary’: why are Japan’s oysters dying en masse?

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