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Justin McCurry

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Justin McCurry is the Guardian's Tokyo correspondent

November 2025

  • Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi

    Two hours a night: Japan PM’s sleep schedule prompts concerns about work-life balance

  • Screenshot of Sora AI TikTok video.

    Amid Japan’s surge in bear attacks, a torrent of AI-generated videos is adding to anxiety

  • The Grand Sumo Tournament, London

    Japan’s new PM faces sumo-sized dilemma: will Takaichi defy the sport’s ban on women?

  • Tatsuya Nakadai in Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 film Harakiri. The Japanese actor has died aged 92

    Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese actor of Ran, Yojimbo and Harakiri, dies aged 92

  • Japan and China in growing row after PM Takaichi says Taiwan conflict could trigger military deployment

  • As Japan experiences a surge in bear attacks, survivors share grisly stories of blood, bites and broken bones

  • Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president

  • Xi Jinping’s moment and whirlwind diplomatic tours: key takeaways from the Apec summit in South Korea

October 2025

  • Canada's PM, Mark Carney, shakes hands with South Korea's president, Lee Jae-myung, in front of a blue screen that says 'Apec 2025 Korea'.

    Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit

  • Shipping containers the Port Jersey container terminal, with the Manhattan skyline in the distance.

    US politics live
    Senate passes bill to nullify Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on more than 100 nations – as it happened

  • Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea.

    Trump-Xi meeting: US president says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed

  • Donald Trump is presented with a crown by South Korean president Lee Jae Myung.

    South Korea awards Trump gold crown amid deal to unlock $350bn trade talks

  • Japanese PM promises golden age in relations with US during Trump visit

  • Japan’s new PM will hope the Abe effect endears Trump to her at crucial talks

  • Bear attack survival tips released in Japan as encounters surge

  • Trump in Asia: five key questions as US president prepares for diplomatic tour

  • Sanae Takaichi appoints just two women to cabinet after becoming Japan’s first female PM

  • Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s first female PM, who cites Thatcher as an influence

  • A Trump visit, a creaking coalition and a cost of living crisis: Japan’s new PM needs a fast start

  • Sanae Takaichi on course to become Japan’s first female PM after new coalition deal

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