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Punch the Monkey is now better, Zoo addresses concerns

Keeper update says viral macaque is eating alone and bonding with troop

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This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture.

New UAE job, residency: How Expo Osaka changed her life

Akari Okita, former Youth Ambassador at UAE Pavilion, now works as a chef in Abu Dhabi

New UAE job, residency, first Ramadan – How UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka changed her life

UAE ‘Palm’ Pavilion wins Gold at German Design Award

90 palm-inspired columns rising 16 metres shaped oasis-like canopy

UAE ‘Palm’ Pavilion wins Gold at German Design Award after drawing 5m visitors at Expo 2025 Osaka

Meet Punch: Lonely monkey clings to toy, world in tears

Videos of baby monkey Punch clinging to his toy go viral, inspiring #HangInTherePunch

This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture.

Takaichi wins big in Japan poll, media projections show

Ruling bloc looked on course to have secured a two-thirds majority in the lower house

Capitalising on her honeymoon start as Japan’s first woman premier, Takaichi’s ruling bloc looked on course to have secured a two-thirds majority in the lower house, according to media estimates.

Japan votes: PM Sanae Takaichi aims for victory

Heavy snow may affect voting as Japan’s conservatives aim for landslide win

Voting begins for Japan’s Lower House election

‘Genius’ chimpanzee Ai dies in Japan at 49

It could recognise more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet,

Ai died Friday from multiple organ failure and ailments related to old age, the school said.

Knife and chemical attack at Japan factory injures 15

Five victims in serious condition; police detain 38-year-old man

Police officers stand guard at the scene of a stabbing at the Yokohama Rubber Company in Mishima, west of Tokyo, on Friday, December 26, 2025.

Husband and wife killed in sauna fire

Authorities investigate whether faulty doorknob and disabled alarm trapped victims

Facility temporarily closed as authorities probe safety lapses. [Illustrative image]

Drunk on bicycle? Japan will take your car licence too

Nearly 900 motorists lose licences for drunk cycling in nine months

With December’s party season underway, police have stepped up street patrols in Japan and are warning the public that drunk cycling is being treated as a serious traffic hazard.

7.6 earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued

Safety checks underway at nuclear plants after Japan earthquake

Authorities warn of tsunami waves reaching up to 3 metres

UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 wins silver at Asia Awards

Judged on creativity, cultural insight, sustainability and regional impact

The UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025, Osaka.

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