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Meet the Netflix co-CEO taking over from Reed Hastings

Netflix’s incoming co-CEO Greg Peters has a long track record of leading major diversification efforts at the streaming giants.

Fortune

Japan reports inflation hit 4%, 41-year high in December

Japan has reported its consumer inflation hit a 41-year high of 4% in December, as prices for everything from burgers to gas surged

The Independent UK

Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures as the country seeks to return to normalcy

The Independent UK

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Wallabies boss Jones keeps eye on Japan

New Wallabies boss Eddie Jones is an adviser for Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath but his attention could be elsewhere during Japan Rugby League One this weekend.

AAP

Celebration of tradition

Veteran filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda became known after winning the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for the crime drama Shoplifters despite having directed films and TV series for nearly three decades. Renowned for his gentle sense of pacing, simple yet beautiful cinematography, and a focus on the complexities…

Bangkok Post

Together we can end child labour

Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan…

Bangkok Post

Oishi eyes international franchise

Oishi Group Plc wants to become an international franchiser, starting by selling branches of its Japanese restaurants in Bangkok for the first time this year.

Bangkok Post

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Honda Civic Type R Orders Stopped In Japan Due To High Demand

Don't worry, the Type R is still available in the US.

Motor1

Nissan Z Split Grille Fascia Going Into Production As Option In Japan

Shown at the 2022 and 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon, It will be a dealer-installed option available later this year.

Motor1

Okada Looks to Carry ‘Wrestle Kingdom’ Momentum Into Night 2

‘When I fight against wrestlers from other organizations, my goal is to carry New Japan Pro-Wrestling on my back.’

Sports Illustrated

Overseas visitor numbers increase for 1st time in 3 years

The number of inbound tourists to Japan increased in 2022 for the first time in three years, with visitor numbers on a steady rise since the government eased border restrictions in June.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Some Japan firms offering staff allowances to hedge inflation

With the prices of daily commodities surging in Japan, a growing number of companies are paying inflation allowances to employees to support their daily lives.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Aboriginal health advocate and former Greens candidate Donna Nelson detained in Japan

The family of Donna Nelson — who is a Perth-based Aboriginal health advocate and former Greens candidate — is seeking answers after she was detained by Japanese authorities while on a personal trip overseas.

ABC News

Japan marks record trade deficit on soaring energy imports

Japan has reported a record-high trade deficit for 2022 of nearly 20 trillion yen, or $156 billion, as energy imports surged

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Wales Online

Cardiff restaurant closes six months after opening at well-known site

Koi No Yokan in the city centre aimed to offer "delicious, modern, naughty Japanese-inspired" food and had an average rating of 4.4 stars out of five from Google reviews

Football London

Tottenham Women confirm loan signing of Arsenal and Japan midfielder Mana Iwabuchi

Midfielder Mana Iwabuchi joins Tottenham on loan from Arsenal for the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign

Wales Online

Tonight's rugby news as Gatland reveals Wales exile may now return and one player changed his mind at last minute

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond today

The Guardian - UK

One Piece Odyssey review – the pirate adventure that manga fans deserve

A bonkers collection of epic adventures and side-quests sprinkled with puzzles that fans of the Japanese pop-cultural behemoth have been crying out for

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Clean, Renewable Energy Agreements Inked at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023

More agreements and partnerships in the field of clean and renewable energy are being signed at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a deal with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Uhde, which specializes in chemical engineering, to develop large-scale ammonia cracking plants. The memorandum…

The National (Scotland)

Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi named in Japan best XI despite World Cup snub

The Japanese forward was the only player not at the tournament who was selected by fellow pros.

The Independent UK

World shares mixed, yen falls after BOJ keeps policy intact

Share are mixed in Europe and Asia, with Tokyo gaining more than 2% after Japan's central bank kept its lax monetary policy unchanged, dispelling speculation it would yield to pressure to tighten credit

AAP

Trade, investment key to peaceful Pacific

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has told an international forum Japan would have greater credibility as a regional leader if it reformed its own economy.

The Independent UK

Japan court again acquits ex-execs over Fukushima disaster

A Japanese court has found three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdowns and subsequent deaths of more than 40 elderly residents during their forced evacuation

Al Jazeera

Tokyo court upholds acquittal of Fukushima disaster executives

Prosecutors have argued that the executives were aware of the dangers of a nuclear plant located on Japan’s coast.

The Guardian - AU

Fukushima: court upholds acquittals of three Tepco executives over disaster

High court in Japan agreed defendants could not have predicted the massive tsunami that crippled the power plant and triggered a nuclear meltdown

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