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Post-war Japan was home to exciting new theatrical forms. These included the often grotesque and contorted, but at times flowing, dance style “butoh”, created by dancer/choreographer Hijikata Tatsumi – and the intensely focused, sometimes militaristic, sometimes dreamy theatre of Suzuki Tadashi.

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June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are trending down -0.19% this morning as investors cautiously await an earnings report from AI darling Nvidia and the Federal Reserve’s May meeting minutes.

The soil was removed from Fukushima during decontamination efforts following the 2011 nuclear disaster

Asian equities wobbled Wednesday as investors struggled to track a Wall Street rally fuelled by forecast-beating US consumer confidence data, with a weak Japanese debt sale adding to worries about rising bond yields.

IN FOCUS: Surpassing Japan’s GDP would be a significant milestone for the world’s most populous country, but experts say an Indian official’s claim might be premature. Either way, are such moments really a cause for celebration? Shweta Sharma reports from Delhi

Sumo is regarded as Japan's national sport, or most sacred sport

The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and infrastructure in other parts of Japan.

Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese

United States President Donald Trump was “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, this week.

In Nagasaki, the bobtail cat is more than just a pet