Natsuko Fukue
@natfukue.bsky.social
AFP journalist in Tokyo covering everything about Japan from politics, gender and space to Ghibli films. Previously covered the health ministry and the parliament. Occasionally at AFP factcheck. Studying French 🥐
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Natsuko Fukue
@natfukue.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hello Bluesky, I’m a Tokyo correspondent for AFP, covering everything from natural disasters, politics, and gender to Ghibli films. I’m particularly interested in health-related fake news and I sometimes help debunk mis /disinformation in Asia.
Follow me if you’re interested in news from Japan!
Follow me if you’re interested in news from Japan!
May 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Nude photos of deceased singer Aki Yashiro spark row in Japan ✏️ my #AFP story www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04...
Nude photos of deceased singer Aki Yashiro spark row in Japan
A record company is facing a backlash after announcing it would release a CD by the enka legend, who died in 2023, that will include nude photographs of her taken privately.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Nude photos of deceased singer Aki Yashiro spark row in Japan ✏️ my #AFP story www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04...
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World markets crashed on Monday with Asia leading the rout, as US President Donald Trump held firm on his swingeing tariffs despite China retaliating and global recession warnings growing louder.
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April 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
World markets crashed on Monday with Asia leading the rout, as US President Donald Trump held firm on his swingeing tariffs despite China retaliating and global recession warnings growing louder.
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Three people died after a medical helicopter crashed into the sea off southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Monday www.barrons.com/news/three-d...
Three Dead In Japan After Medical Helicopter Crash
Three people died after a medical helicopter crashed into the sea off southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Monday.
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April 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Three people died after a medical helicopter crashed into the sea off southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Monday www.barrons.com/news/three-d...
Tomomitsu Niimi was behind bars when he met Yuki Niimi, and when they married in 2011.
'Until the very end, he gave no apology': Widow of Aum killer speaks out
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March 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's subway, she fears Japan could see a repeat of the doomsday cult attack www.france24.com/en/live-news... #AFP #地下鉄サリン事件
Japan victims voice fears 30 years after sarin subway attack
Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's subway, she fears Japan could see a repeat of the doomsday cult attack.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's subway, she fears Japan could see a repeat of the doomsday cult attack www.france24.com/en/live-news... #AFP #地下鉄サリン事件
Wet weather looked poised to offer relief Wednesday as Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century in a northern region hit by record-low rainfall www.yahoo.com/news/rain-of... #AFP
Rain offers relief as Japan battles worst wildfire in 50 years
Wet weather looked poised to offer relief Wednesday as Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century in a northern region hit by record-low rainfall. Ofunato had just 2.5 millimetres (0.1 inches...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Wet weather looked poised to offer relief Wednesday as Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century in a northern region hit by record-low rainfall www.yahoo.com/news/rain-of... #AFP
A white-eye bird perches on a plum tree at Tokyo's Yushima Tenmangu shrine on February 24, 2025. 📸Kazuhiro Nogi @afpnews.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
A white-eye bird perches on a plum tree at Tokyo's Yushima Tenmangu shrine on February 24, 2025. 📸Kazuhiro Nogi @afpnews.bsky.social
Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels www.france24.com/en/live-news... #AFP
Japan cabinet approves 'emergency' urban bear shootings
Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels www.france24.com/en/live-news... #AFP
Journalist and #MeToo campaigner Shiori Ito apologised to those featured in "Black Box Diaries" without their permission, addressing a dispute over the Oscar-nominated documentary not yet released in Japan #AFP www.barrons.com/news/maker-o...
February 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Journalist and #MeToo campaigner Shiori Ito apologised to those featured in "Black Box Diaries" without their permission, addressing a dispute over the Oscar-nominated documentary not yet released in Japan #AFP www.barrons.com/news/maker-o...
🎌🦌As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the animals' health @tomohiroosaki.bsky.social www.france24.com/en/live-news... #AFP
February 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
🎌🦌As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the animals' health @tomohiroosaki.bsky.social www.france24.com/en/live-news... #AFP
Two former Japan Airlines pilots were suspended from flying by the Japanese transport ministry for excessive drinking before a flight and lying to their former employer www.barrons.com/news/two-ex-... #AFP
February 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Two former Japan Airlines pilots were suspended from flying by the Japanese transport ministry for excessive drinking before a flight and lying to their former employer www.barrons.com/news/two-ex-... #AFP
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field www.rfi.fr/en/internati... #AFP
OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field www.rfi.fr/en/internati... #AFP
Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week sg.news.yahoo.com/japan-sinkho... #AFP
January 31, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week sg.news.yahoo.com/japan-sinkho... #AFP
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Julie Kim is set to replace Christophe Weber as the new CEO of Takeda Pharmaceutical, becoming the first woman to lead the more than 240-year-old Japanese drugmaker.
Takeda picks first female CEO of centuries-old drugmaker
Julie Kim, 54, has been running Takeda’s U.S. operations since 2022 and will assume the role of CEO in June next year, subject to shareholder approval, the company said.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Julie Kim is set to replace Christophe Weber as the new CEO of Takeda Pharmaceutical, becoming the first woman to lead the more than 240-year-old Japanese drugmaker.
🤔Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules www.barrons.com/news/japan-p... #AFP
January 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
🤔Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules www.barrons.com/news/japan-p... #AFP
Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage aggravating an operation to rescue a truck driver in a sinkhole. www.barrons.com/news/1-2-mil...
January 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage aggravating an operation to rescue a truck driver in a sinkhole. www.barrons.com/news/1-2-mil...
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🇯🇵 La ville japonaise d'Osaka a imposé une interdiction de fumer dans les rues, à quelques semaines de l'Exposition universelle qui attirera des millions de visiteurs.
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January 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🇯🇵 La ville japonaise d'Osaka a imposé une interdiction de fumer dans les rues, à quelques semaines de l'Exposition universelle qui attirera des millions de visiteurs.
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BREAKING: Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s biggest boy band stars and a celebrity television host, announced his retirement on Thursday after being accused of sexual misconduct, local media reported #AFP
January 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
BREAKING: Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s biggest boy band stars and a celebrity television host, announced his retirement on Thursday after being accused of sexual misconduct, local media reported #AFP
Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother -- all in a day's unpaid work for Japan's army of volunteer probation officers
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January 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother -- all in a day's unpaid work for Japan's army of volunteer probation officers
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#AFP #hogoshi
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😱😱😱 #BREAKING Trump signs order to pull US from World Health Organization @afpnews.bsky.social
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WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLDHEALTH ORGANIZATION – The White House
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the
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January 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
😱😱😱 #BREAKING Trump signs order to pull US from World Health Organization @afpnews.bsky.social
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A growing number of top brands are pulling adverts from major Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television over sexual misconduct allegations against a host and former J-Pop star www.barrons.com/articles/bra... #AFP
January 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A growing number of top brands are pulling adverts from major Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television over sexual misconduct allegations against a host and former J-Pop star www.barrons.com/articles/bra... #AFP
Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe #AFP www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Japan marks 30th anniversary of deadly Kobe quake
Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe.
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January 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe #AFP www.france24.com/en/live-news...
#BREAKING Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan last year, figures showed Wednesday, as the weak yen bolstered its appeal despite overcrowding complaints in hotspots like Kyoto @afpnews.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#BREAKING Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan last year, figures showed Wednesday, as the weak yen bolstered its appeal despite overcrowding complaints in hotspots like Kyoto @afpnews.bsky.social
One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the Moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration u.afp.com/5vBE #ispace #Firefly
January 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the Moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration u.afp.com/5vBE #ispace #Firefly