https://www.scmp.com/rss/523968/feed The latest news and top stories on Tokyo University of Information Sciences (TUIS). A Chiba, Japan-based private university, TUIS is dedicated to developing human resources with professional skills and liberal arts to meet societal needs. Its main areas of focus include Information Systems, Data Science and Media Informatics, alongside a Faculty of Nursing. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Julian Ryall Julian Ryall The sacred deer that have been a fixture of the ancient Japanese capital of Nara for centuries are beginning to wander far from the city’s famous park, where they have been fed and adored by millions of tourists and locals over the years. A male deer was recently spotted in the Zengenji district of Osaka, around 40km (25 miles) from its normal habitat and 3km from the city’s bustling main station. The appearance of wild deer in one of the most urban areas in Japan has attracted crowds of curious... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3347736/oh-deer-famous-hoofed-residents-japans-nara-wander-far-osaka?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3347736/oh-deer-famous-hoofed-residents-japans-nara-wander-far-osaka?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:30:15 +0000 Ji Siqi,Kandy Wong Ji Siqi,Kandy Wong China has added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list and 20 more to a watch list scrutinising the trade of select goods, increasing economic pressure on Tokyo in a move that widens the scope of the countries’ prolonged diplomatic row to include some of Japan’s largest companies. Chinese exporters have been banned from shipping dual-use goods – items with military and civilian applications – to the firms and institutions on the export control list, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce said... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3344394/china-adds-20-japanese-firms-export-control-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3344394/china-adds-20-japanese-firms-export-control-list?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:12:47 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles A leaked letter from the Philippines’ foreign secretary has exposed a fault line in the country over how to publicly confront Beijing in the South China Sea, days before the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) created its own maritime spokesman role. The new position was in addition to existing voices from the Philippine coastguard, armed forces and the National Maritime Council. The episode has cast a spotlight on a delicate balancing act in President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s China policy:... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3343226/leaked-letter-exposes-fault-lines-philippines-south-china-sea-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3343226/leaked-letter-exposes-fault-lines-philippines-south-china-sea-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:55:45 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall The verdant green leaves and dainty white flowers of the alligator weed are becoming a common sight in waterways across Japan. But while the plant, whose scientific name is Alternanthera philoxeroides, may look innocuous, it is an absolute menace according to Koichi Goka, head of the Invasive Species Research Team at Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). “We first had reports of alligator weed in Japan in Hyogo prefecture in 1989 and it quickly spread from there across... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3340248/japan-struggles-weed-out-plant-threatening-agriculture-ecosystems?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3340248/japan-struggles-weed-out-plant-threatening-agriculture-ecosystems?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:30:13 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall For years, Tokyo residents woke to the sound of crows ripping open rubbish bags, the city’s backstreets strewn with the remains of last night’s dinners. Today those scenes have mostly disappeared, thanks to a 25-year campaign to curb the crow population. A survey conducted in December showed the number of crows in Japan’s capital had fallen to less than 20 per cent of its early-2000s peak. City officials and bird experts say the success stems from a mix of civic discipline, careful waste... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339656/how-japans-capital-put-lid-crow-chaos-simple-fix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339656/how-japans-capital-put-lid-crow-chaos-simple-fix?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:30:17 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A woman in Japan was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police said on Friday. More wild bears have been spotted in residential areas in Japan in recent years, resulting in a rising number of attacks and deaths. “A 73-year-old woman was found lying down with head injuries at the facility entrance on Thursday night,” a local police spokesman in the northern Akita region said. Emergency doctors told police they believed it... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3320414/japan-bear-attack-fears-rise-after-woman-mauled-outside-disabled-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3320414/japan-bear-attack-fears-rise-after-woman-mauled-outside-disabled-home?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:43:37 +0000