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Japanese Comedian Wins Top BBC Award

Congratulations to Japanese comedian (or should that be comedienne?) Kotani Yuriko, who has won this year's BBC Radio New Comedy Award. The final was held last Friday live on BBC Radio 2, and broadcast live from the Comedy Store in London on the show of veteran DJ Steve Wright. Kotani beat five other finalists, chosen from.

RIP Kawashima Naomi

Actress Kawashima Naomi died Thursday of bile duct cancer at a Tokyo hospital. She was 54. Her death was announced on Facebook by her husband, pastry chef Yoroizuka Toshihiko. The pair had been married since 2009. Kawashima made her debut as a singer with.

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STORE

If you want to stay warm and cosy this winter, there's no better way than with a padded cotton hanten jacket .

Warmer even than a down or fleece jacket, hanten have been worn in the cold north of Japan for more than a century. Go.

POLITICS

Japan changes prime ministers the way most of us change our shirt. And not many of them get a second bite at the apple.

So the second term of Abe Shinzo was always going to be noteworthy. Even more so now that it has seen a shift back to conservatism, controversy and possible conflict with Japan's East Asian neighbors. Go.

SPORT

So how much do you know about Japan's traditional sport of sumo. Its centuries-old history and deeply ingrained rituals make it a hard sell for young Japanese, whose places in the top ranks have increasingly been taken over by foreign stars. Go.