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Enjoyed Butter by Asako Yuzuki? Here are four more Japanese writers that explore misogyny through food

Asako Yuzuki’s novel Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder is the latest literary sensation by a female Japanese writer to be served to, and savoured by, an international audience.

The Conversation

Labour's four day week reforms will boost workers' morale and productivity

There have also been trials held in different countries including Iceland, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Lithuania, South Africa and Belgium.

Evening Standard

The best boxer in the world is a fighter you’ve probably never heard of – and he’s about to deliver more pain

Inoue has been a one-man revolution in Japanese boxing, but his reach has extended globally in recent years

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Asian Shares Mixed Ahead Of U.S. Labor Day Holiday

Asian shares mixed ahead of U.S. holiday. Positive data from Japan, U.S. economy reports, and market fluctuations impact global markets.

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Phoenix snare versatile Japanese forward Hideki Ishige

Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano is confident the club's backed a winner in signing experienced Japanese forward Hideki Ishige on a two-year deal.

AAP

Polite protest over anti-whaling campaigner's arrest

Environmental leader Bob Brown protests at embassy ever so nicely.

The Canberra Times

Anti-whaling Fight Continues From Prison, Watson Says

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not prevented him from continuing his fight to save the animals, he told AFP in an interview.

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Japan Pushes Four-Day Workweek To Create 'Virtuous Cycle of Growth'

The 'work style reform' campaign comes as a recent government study found that at least 54 people suffer 'death from overwork' annually.

International Business Times

Kadeena Cox secures Paralympic redemption by retaining mixed team sprint title

The trio were just 0.159 seconds outside the world-record pace they registered in Japan three years ago.

The Independent UK

Batt won't dwell on 'silly mistake' in Steelers loss

Ryley Batt wants the Steelers to focus all their energy on winning the bronze medal after a dramatic late implosion against Japan.

AAP

Greatest comebacks in football history

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Storm creeps through Japan, bringing heavy rainfall to some spots for days

Tropical Storm Shanshan is bringing torrential rain to Japan’s Shizuoka area, 110 miles southwest of Tokyo

The Independent UK

Investment Firm Pressures 7-Eleven Owner To Negotiate Potential Takeover

Artisan Partners Asset Management told Japan's Seven & i Holdings that a negotiated buyout deal was the 'best tactic to preserve positive stakeholder outcomes'

International Business Times

Amy Truesdale and Matt Bush win historic taekwondo golds for Team GB

The sport was introduced to the Paralympic programme for Tokyo 2020.

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Nearly 40,000 People Died Alone At Home In Japan So Far This Year: Police

More than 75% were 65 or older and almost 4,000 bodies weren't found for more more than a month, with 130 going undiscovered for more than a year.

PC Gamer

Andrew C. Greenberg, co-creator of the influential Wizardry series of RPGs, has died

Wizardry was huge in the 1980s, and helped define both Western and Japanese RPGs as we know them.

Autosport

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Italian GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

Guitar World

“They just looked at each other like, ‘What the hell are we doing with this bass player?’” The late Mick Karn recalls his first tour with David Torn and Bill Bruford

Few electric bassists have a style as singular and strong as Japan’s fretless sorcerer

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The Independent UK

Japan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its territorial waters

Japan lodged a formal protest via China’s embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into its territorial waters

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Tropical Storm Shanshan Causes Devastation In Japan

Tropical Storm Shanshan wreaks havoc in Japan with fatalities, injuries, and widespread damage as it moves towards Tokyo.

The Independent UK

Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Japan is a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death

The Independent UK

Storm slowly heads toward Japan's capital, leaving mudslides and broken bridges in its path

Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way northeast toward the Tokyo area, setting off a mudslide that killed three people

Barchart

Dollar Gains and Gold Falls on the Outlook for Less Aggressive Fed Easing

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday climbed to a 1-1/2 week high and finished up by +0.37%. The dollar found support from Friday’s US personal spending and the core PCE reports, which dampened speculation the Fed will cut interest rates by 50 bp at next month’s FOMC meeting. The dollar...

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Dollar Strengthens on Positive US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.17% at a 1-1/2 week high. The dollar is finding support from today’s US personal spending and the core PCE reports, which dampened speculation the Fed will cut interest rates by 50 bp at next month’s FOMC meeting. The dollar is...

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