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US Invasion of Iraq Lead to Leukemia Rates Worse Than After Hiroshima Crisis

The US invasion of Iraq that began 20 years ago has left a toxic legacy worse than that of the Hiroshima bombing, according to a recent study. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in 1945 killed around 140,000 people, most of whom died instantly, while…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Konami opens new studio to "continue sustainable growth in the next 50 years"

Konami has celebrated its 50th anniversary by buying a couple more buildings in Japan

GamesRadar

Who was Ryuichi Sakamoto and what scores did he compose? Japanese legend dies aged 71

Oscar-winning composer gave scores to more than 100 productions

Evening Standard

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Deepest-ever fish caught and filmed off Japan by scientists

Fish have been caught more than 5 miles (8 kilometres) under the surface of the ocean for the first time ever - and filmed even deeper - by a joint Japanese-Australian scientific expedition.

Reuters

Japan says 1.5m people are living as recluses after Covid

Fifth of hikikomori cases among working-age people attributed to pressures unleashed by pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Scientists find deepest fish ever recorded at 8,300 metres underwater near Japan

Footage of unknown snailfish captured by researchers from Western Australia and Tokyo in Izu-Ogasawara trench

The Guardian - AU

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese Musician and Film Composer, Dies

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died. He was 71. Japan’s recording company Avex said in a statement Sunday that Sakamoto died on March 28 while undergoing treatment for cancer. He was first diagnosed…

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Bear meat vending machines a surprise hit

Vending machines selling bear meat are big in Japan. The machines, in the northern prefecture of Akita, sell bear meat for ¥2,200 (£13) per 250g, and are “proving popular”, said The Guardian. They are stocked with locally killed wild bear. The large animal’s meat has a “slightly gamey flavour that…

The Week

South Korea, US, Japan Hold anti-North Korea Submarine Drill

The South Korean, US and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months on Monday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats, South Korea’s military said. The two-day drills come as North Korea’s recent unveiling of a type of battlefield nuclear warhead prompted worries the…

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Scientists capture deepest fish ever recorded on camera off Japan’s coast

Juvenile fish is about the size of a human palm and covered in scaleless translucent skin

The Independent UK

Japan’s bear meat vending machine proves a surprising success

The machine in the northern prefecture of Akita sells locally killed wild bear captured by local hunters

The Guardian - AU

South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies are conducting their first anti-submarine drills in six months to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats

The Independent UK

Japan's foreign minister urges China to release detained national

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met his Chinese counterpart on Sunday and urged Beijing to promptly release a detained Japanese national.

Reuters

Japan PM demands release of businessman detained in China

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday the government would continue to strongly demand that Beijing releases an Astellas Pharma employee detained in China, as fears remain over the safety of China's business environment.

Reuters

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Bank survey shows Japan's businesses turning pessimistic

Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers worsened in the first quarter of this year

Reuters

South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-submarine drills to counter North Korea threats

The navies of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will hold two days of anti-submarine exercises starting Monday to better counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile capabilities, South Korea's defence ministry said.

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Elon Musk Warns Of Population Crisis In U.S., Says ‘Big Reckoning Coming’

Elon Musk, who has been encouraging the public to have more babies, is back with concerns about a population collapse amid a falling birth rate

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Upper-echelon sexual harassment rife at universities

At least 78 professors at national and public universities in Japan were disciplined over sexual harassment and indecent behavior in the five years up to fiscal 2021, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey has found.

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Evening Standard

Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71

He scored films including Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, in which he acted in alongside David Bowie

ABC News

Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence fame dies aged 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and other films, has died aged 71.

The Independent UK

Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto dies at 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a Japanese musician who scored for Hollywood movies such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died

WEKU

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

The Guardian - UK

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71

Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores

Reuters

Japan's Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer of 'The Last Emperor' score, dies aged 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The Last Emperor", "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" and other epic films, has died aged 71.

The Independent UK

Japan protests China's detention of citizen, maritime action

Japan’s foreign minister has protested in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in Beijing and raised “strong concern” about China’s escalating military activity near Taiwan and around Japan

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