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Beds and household goods are prepared inside wooden container-style huts built to house athletes at Athletes Plaza of Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, central Japan, September 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Irene Wang

Organisers fend off bed-size complaints in Nagoya

Complaints about cramped rooms and small beds surfaced on social media from athletes staying in the modular units, adding to the woes of the organisers, who have drawn flak for not building a...

Gold medallist Shin Ohashi of Japan poses on the podium after the men's 200-metre breaststroke final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo. Photo: AP

Japan's Shin Ohashi sets world record in 200m breaststroke at Asian Games

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Japan's fighter jets operate from India for first time during joint drill

An aerial view shows a residential area flooded due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, September 22, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Photo: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Typhoon Dujuan leaves four dead in Japan, 45,000 houses without power

India's PV Sindhu during her women's team quarter-final against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. Photo: Reuters

Asian Games, women's badminton: Sindhu-led India's run ends in quarters

India women's national cricket team celebrates their win over Japan in the 2026 Asian Games quarter-final. Photo: Courtesy

India beat Japan by 8 wickets to reach Asian Games semi-finals

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference after a cabinet reshuffle at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Thursday (17 Sept 2026). Photo: Collected

Japan's central bank raises policy rate to 31-year high

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Pay to ghost your boss: Japan's resignation business

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman speaking at the closing and prize-giving ceremony of the Bangladesh Army Firing Competition today. Photo: TBS/File Photo

Army chief leaves for Japan to attend Asian Games opening ceremony

Elderly people work out in Tokyo. Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno

Japan’s centenarian population crosses 100,000

Signages of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on display in Nagoya, central Japan 21 May 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Bangladesh among top cricket nations heading to Japan for landmark event

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Humaiun Kobir lauds Japan's efforts for durable Rohingya solution

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Japanese shipping company keen to invest in Bangladesh's ship recycling sector