Here are some recent Japan-related news items from the BBC News website.
Sony’s Spider-Man exclusive sparks backlash
The superhero will appear exclusively in the PlayStation version of Marvel’s Avengers.
5 hours ago
The trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima
How a message of hope and peace is being spread by trees still growing 75 years later.
21 hours ago
Girl, three, dies after being hit by car in Townhill, Fife
Police are investigating after the child was struck by a Nissan Micra in Townhill in Fife on Monday morning.
Yesterday
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Women survivors of the atomic bombs
August marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
2 days ago
GB wheelchair basketballer Sophie Carrigill on her Paralympic ambition in Tokyo
After a car crash 10 years ago left her paralysed, GB wheelchair basketball player Sophie Carrigill looks back on her recovery.
15 hours ago
Coronavirus: Tokyo’s famous Kabuki-za Theatre reopens after five months
Capacity has been halved at the venue, with performers now wearing masks and sitting further apart.
3 days ago
Coronavirus: Nissan shares fall 10% after record loss warning
Japan’s second largest carmaker had already been struggling to cut costs and return to profitability.
7 days ago
Pop star Rina Sawayama ‘not British enough’ to enter UK music awards
British-Japanese artist Rina Sawayama says she’s been ruled ineligible for major UK music awards.
6 days ago
Kansai Yamamoto: Japanese fashion designer dies
Yamamoto was known for mixing traditional Japanese designs with bright colours.
About a week ago
Tom Daley: Everything has a silver lining — diver on Olympics, lockdown and family life
Diver Tom Daley speaks to BBC Breakfast about the Tokyo Olympic Games being postponed and spending time with his family in lockdown.
7 days ago
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