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GOP Senator Mike Lee’s Twitter account suspended after he threatens Japan over US serviceman

The Utah senator says he’s “seeking answers”

The Independent UK

Existing govt policies unable to halt decline in births

Fewer than 800,000 births were recorded in Japan in 2022 for the first time since the government began compiling relevant data. In the last 30 years or so, the government has been strengthening measures to deal with the situation, but it has been pointed out that the measures do not…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

South Korea's Yoon calls Japan vital partner in memorial speech

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday stressed the importance of South Korea-Japan relations, calling Japan "a partner" at a ceremony to commemorate the March First Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Budget Committee session keeps Hayashi from G20 meeting

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi did not attend the foreign ministers meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies held in India on Wednesday and Thursday in order to participate in the fiscal 2023 budget proposal deliberations at the House of Councillors Budget Committee.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Liam Williams set to become first star to turn back on Welsh rugby amid contract chaos

Liam Williams, who has experienced the turmoil within the Wales ranks first hand recently, is set to head to Japan to play his club rugby amid the chaos engulfing Welsh rugby

Daily Mirror

Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite his recent apology and meeting with LGBTQ people

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

South Korea’s president has called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK

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JAXA picks 2 new astronaut candidates

Two people have been chosen as new candidates for Japan's astronaut corps, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

'Like a Dragon Ishin's Ending, and the True Story Behind It, Explained

'Like a Dragon Ishin' tells a dramatic samurai story inspired by real world people and events, but its ending can all be a little tough to wrap your head around.

Inverse

Japan ad giant and other firms indicted over alleged Olympic contract bid-rigging

The complaints allege that Japan advertising giant Dentsu, its main rival Hakuhodo and four other firms and seven individuals rigged bids for Olympic test events.

WEKU

Celtic diary filled with new date as Hyeongyu Oh set for South Korea homecoming in packed pre season schedule

Ange postecoglou is already taking his team to Japan for a glamour tournament involving Man City, Bayern Munich and PSG.

Daily Record

Recount doubles number of islands in Japan

TOKYO: The number of listed islands in Japan has more than doubled to 14,125 under a recount, compared to the 6,852 last tallied around 35 years ago, a government agency said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China

Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved a 114 trillion yen ($836 billion) budget for the next fiscal year

The Independent UK

Japan's biggest ad agency indicted in Olympic scandal

TOKYO: Japan's biggest advertising agency and five other companies were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly violating an anti-monopoly law, in a corruption scandal over bid-rigging during the Tokyo Olympics.

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The Independent UK

Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe

The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal has widened with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies getting charged

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Baguette insists SUPER GT title triumph hasn't dulled motivation

Nissan SUPER GT driver Bertrand Baguette says his title success last year hasn't dimmed his motivation to continue racing in the Japanese series for the foreseeable future.

The Guardian - UK

Bad City review – retro homage to 80s Japanese thrillers is elegantly pulpy

A taskforce of honest cops is assembled to tackle the gangsters menacing Kaiko City. Many punches are thrown in choreographed style

Tribune News Service

Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G-20 meeting, snubbing India

TOKYO — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India on Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government official.

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Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis

Japanese women are having children later in life and worry motherhood will end their careers in a patriarchal society.

The Independent UK

Japan, NZ to speed up intel sharing pact amid China concerns

The foreign ministers of Japan and New Zealand have agreed to speed up talks on an intelligence sharing pact as the two island nations vowed to strengthen security ties and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid shared concern over an increasingly assertive China

The Independent UK

Japan air force member sues government in sexual harassment

A Japanese air force serviceperson has filed a lawsuit against the government saying it had failed to protect her from verbal sexual harassment from a male colleague and then systematically covered up the problem for more than a decade

The Independent UK

Japan's Nissan accelerates shift to electric vehicles

Nissan is speeding up its shift to electric vehicles, especially in Europe, where emissions regulations are most stringent

Reuters

Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China from Wednesday

Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival, its top government spokesperson said.

Bangkok Post

Quakes are inevitable. Huge death tolls are not

Earthquakes can neither be prevented nor predicted. If a Category 5 typhoon nears, evacuations are possible; there can be time to move to a safe zone before the pyroclastic flow of a volcano sweeps all in its path.

Bangkok Post

Climate change bonanza

Global campaigns to cut carbon dioxide emissions not only alert businesses to new non-tariff barriers imposed as part of efforts to fight global warming, they can also lead to new opportunities in the clean energy sector.

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