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Naoya Inoue KOs Paul Butler in dominant display to become undisputed champion

Inoue was defending his undisputed bantamweight titles against British challenger Paul Butler who travelled over to Japan as the huge underdog

Daily Mirror

Takagi named Japan Sports Awards' Grand Prix winner

Speed skater Miho Takagi, who earned four medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, including the gold in the women's 1,000 meters, was named the winner of the Grand Prix award at the 71st Japan Sports Awards on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

US, S. Korea, Japan to curb illicit N Korea cyber activities

Senior diplomats from the United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed to boost efforts to curb North Korea’s illicit cyber activities and other methods to finance its nuclear program and evade international sanctions

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Inoue vs Butler LIVE: Result and reaction as ‘Monster’ secures late TKO

Relive round-by-round updates as Naoya Inoue stopped Paul Butler in Japan to become undisputed bantamweight champion

The Independent UK

‘I like big games’: Dominik Livakovic fired up to be Croatia’s hero again

Dinamo Zagreb keeper has put uncertainty behind him and excelled at this World Cup after wise words from Luka Modric

The Guardian - UK

Inoue vs Butler time: When do rings walks start in UK and US today?

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

US, Allies Vow all Options on Table against North Korea

The United States, South Korea and Japan vowed Tuesday to consider all options against North Korea, including counterstrikes, in the wake of an unprecedented blitz of missile tests by Pyongyang that has sent regional tensions spiraling. The flurry of North Korean launches include last month's test of its most advanced…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Inoue vs Butler live stream: How to watch fight online and on TV today

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

Factbox: What will Japan's military build-up look like?

Japan is expected to unveil a new national security strategy on Friday along with details of its biggest military build-up since World War Two, in a marked shift away the pacifism that has dominated its political discourse for seven decades.

Reuters

Analysis-Japan's Kishida walks tightrope to redemption with planned defence splurge

Boosting military spending may be Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's best hope of reviving his sinking popularity, but there is a catch, analysts say: paying for it with unpopular new taxes could undermine an already wobbly premiership.

Reuters

Japan's Meiji Holdings says drug unit started late-stage trial for COVID vaccine

Japan's Meiji Holdings Co said on Tuesday its drug subsidiary had started a Phase III trial of an mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19.

Reuters

Shionogi says Japan government to buy 1 million more COVID pill doses

Shionogi Co Ltd said on Tuesday the Japanese government agreed to purchase an additional 1 million doses of its oral treatment for COVID-19.

Reuters

S.Korea says to coordinate with U.S., Japan on N.Korea sanctions

South Korea, Japan and the United States will coordinate sanctions and close gaps in the international sanctions regime against North Korea, Seoul's envoy for North Korea said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Japan and the Netherlands just picked sides in the U.S.-China cold war over chips. Here’s what they chose

The two American allies are signing on to the U.S. offensive against China’s flagging chip industry.

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Liverpool Echo

Paul Butler fires back at 'ring rust' suggestion as Naoya Inoue overcomes brief weight scare

Paul Butler takes on Naoya Inoue in Japan tomorrow for the undisputed bantamweight title

Liverpool Echo

'The way I see it' - Peter McGrail makes major Naoya Inoue admission ahead of Japan return

Peter McGrail is set to take on Hironori Miyake at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Tuesday

Evening Standard

How to watch Inoue vs Butler: Live stream and TV channel for boxing today

Paul Butler faces Naoya Inoue today in an enormous challenge to try and become the undisputed bantamweight champion of the world.

The Conversation

Japan's Laughing Buddha Hotei is merging into Santa Claus -- both are roly-poly sacred figures with a bag of gifts

As Christmas approaches, children in many parts of the world look forward to a visit from the potbellied Santa Claus, who comes down chimneys carrying a sackful of gifts over his shoulder. In Japan, some children also wait for Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame who carries…

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Daily Record

People astounded after finding out Hello Kitty isn't actually a cat

Creators of the popular Japanese cartoon have confirmed that she is in fact not an animal at all.

The Independent UK

Inoue vs Butler time: When do rings walks start in UK and US?

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

Inoue vs Butler live stream: How to watch fight online and on TV

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

France 24

Japanese start-up ispace Inc., the company spearheading the Moon economy

In its first space mission, Japanese company ispace Inc. has built the lander that is carrying the United Arab Emirates' Moon rover, as well as other payloads for government agencies from the US, Canada and Japan. Created over a decade ago, it could be the first private company to land…

The Independent UK

Fearless Paul Butler journeys to Japan to hunt ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue

The veteran Briton fights a man seen by some as the pound-for-pound No 1 in Tokyo on Tuesday, as the bantamweights meet in an undisputed title fight

The Independent UK

Court denies govt aid for Nagasaki A-bomb survivors children

A Japanese court has rejected a damages suit filed by a group of children of Nagasaki atomic bombing survivors seeking eligibility for government support for medical costs, saying hereditary radiation impact has not been proven

Bangkok Post

Ryuichi Sakamoto, fighting cancer, livestreams what may be final concert

TOKYO: Japan's Ryuichi Sakamoto, known for his electronic music, including the score for "The Last Emperor," on Monday finished streaming a concert that may be the last for the Academy-award winning composer, who is fighting stage 4 cancer.

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