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Australian journalist jailed over search for his children in Japan, receives suspended sentence
An Australian man detained for more than 40 days and convicted of illegally entering an apartment building in Tokyo said he was...
Four decades of anguish: The heartbreaking fate of North Korea kidnap victim Megumi Yokota
Megumi Yokota was just 13 when she was disappeared without a trace while walking home from school in her seaside village in...
Japan forced to confront resistance to immigration amid desperate labour shortage
Most days it takes Pisey Eng until midnight to iron more than 1000 garments and pack them into boxes. Despite the pain...
Why Japan’s smoking laws are stuck ‘in the last century’
It’s a scene almost unimaginable in Australia these days. Inside a dimly-lit izakaya, or small bar, chefs expertly slice, grill and prepare...
Former Wallabies star George Smith arrested over alleged assault in Japan
Wallabies great George Smith has been arrested in Tokyo after he allegedly assaulted a taxi driver while drunk. Smith, who played 111...
Bodies recovered from suspected North Korean ‘ghost ship’ wreckage in Japan
Eight suspected North Korean bodies have washed ashore from a wrecked “ghost ship” in central Japan. Local police told the ABC the...