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Junko Fukutome

ARTICLES BY JUNKO FUKUTOME

Setouchi's mayor calls for an increased military presence on Amami-Oshima to deter potential threats from China amid rising anxieties.

Chinese warships are cruising too close for comfort off Japan’s shores

9 min read . 03 Sept 2026

A view of the damaged Minamikyushu Expressway, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 29, 2026. Kyodo/via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

The Quake Struck Japan. Eighty Minutes Later, a Lethal Explosion.

2 min read . 29 Jul 2026

Na Se-bin, a South Korean software developer, has invested $47,000 in the booming AI stock market.

Crazy rich returns lure cabbies and even kids to red-hot Asian markets

8 min read . 19 Jun 2026

The new packaging, replacing the usual full-color bags, will be on shelves later in May, Calbee said.

Potato-chip bags are going black and white because of the Iran war

3 min read . 13 May 2026

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with US President Donald Trump in Washington. (AP)

Courting Trump and fearing China, Japan rethinks 80 years of pacifism

5 min read . 28 Mar 2026

Sanae Takaichi has been prime minister of Japan since October. (Bloomberg)

Japan’s Takaichi is on track to score big in election gamble

3 min read . 08 Feb 2026

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is striking a chord with younger voters in particular. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP. (AFP)

Young voters can’t get enough of Japan’s conservative prime minister

3 min read . 07 Feb 2026

China's President Xi Jinping delivering a speech ahead of the New Year's eve celebrations in Beijing on December 31, 2025. Xi said on December 31 that reunification with Taiwan is unstoppable. (Photo: AFP)

China ramps up dispute with Japan

2 min read . 06 Jan 2026

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (File Photo: AP/Pool)

Japan’s new leader infuriated Beijing. She isn’t backing down.

4 min read . 24 Nov 2025

Japan is thronged with tourists but not every place feels it is getting its fair share. (AFP)

Japan is overrun with tourists. This city wants more.

5 min read . 04 Nov 2025

A van believed to be carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, a man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arrives for a trial at the Nara District Court. (Kyodo/via Reuters)

Shinzo Abe’s killer says ‘I did it’ as trial begins

3 min read . 28 Oct 2025

An epidural is an invasive procedure in which an anesthetic is delivered into the body via a catheter inserted into the lower back.

To tackle a baby shortage, Tokyo tries easing the pain of childbirth

6 min read . 12 Oct 2025