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UK set to join trans-Pacific free trade pact

Britain has agreed to join the 11-country CPTPP, described by PM Sunak’s office as biggest trade deal since Brexit.

Al Jazeera

Japan FM to visit China amid friction over detained Japanese

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says he will visit China this weekend for talks with his counterpart Qin Gang, becoming Japan’s first top diplomat to do so in more than three years amid growing frictions between the two countries including a recent flap over the detention of a Japanese national…

The Independent UK

Japan foreign minister Hayashi to visit Beijing on Saturday

Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday he will visit Beijing for two days from Saturday to discuss a range of issues, including the detention of an Astellas Pharma Inc employee.

Reuters

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UK agrees to join Pacific trade pact in post-Brexit deal

The U.K. has agreed to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan, Mexico and Australia

The Independent UK

UK joins Asia-Pacific CPTPP trade bloc that includes Japan and Australia

Unions have condemned clauses in deal that will allow large firms to sue UK government behind closed doors

The Guardian - UK

Last students graduate: School closures spread in ageing Japan

- As Eita Sato and Aoi Hoshi walked towards their junior high school graduation ceremony, their footsteps echoed in polished halls once crowded and noisy with students.

Reuters

Friday essay: could a reinterpreted Marxism have solutions to our unprecedented environmental crisis?

In 2021, Kohei Saito’s Capital in the Anthropocene became a publishing sensation in Japan, eventually selling more than half a million copies.

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NPO resumes hunt for Guadalcanal WWII warships

Eighty years ago in the South Pacific, Japanese forces withdrew from Guadalcanal Island, the scene of some of the hardest-fought battles during the Pacific War.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Scots contestant on The Chase storms ahead despite The Beast's cheeky remark

Charity worker Ross from Midlothian appeared on the STV quiz show on Thursday night hoping to use his winnings on a new guitar and trip to Japan.

Daily Record

This Japanese grand strategy titan celebrates its 40-year anniversary with a western release in July

An enhanced version of Nobunaga's Ambition: Shinsei, Awakening will see you unify Japan by any means necessary.

PC Gamer

Rare 'demon fire' worms discovered in Japan bear a 'striking' resemblance to ancient demons, scientists say

Three species of marine worm have been described by scientists in Japan, who named them after folkloric demons because of their spooky glow.

LiveScience

3 Celtic games Japan boss could scout on European tour as Rangers pressure cooker provides perfect SPFL rethink chance

The Japan boss may be heading for Scotland off the back of scrutinised comments about the game here.

Daily Record

LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law

Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for LGBTQ people and urged Japan’s government to enact an anti-discrimination law before it hosts this year’s G-7 summit in…

The Independent UK

Japanese surfer nears 90 and talks of catching waves at 100

Seiichi Sano was a busy company owner for the early part of his life

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Oh on 'all teams except Celtic' game plan as he becomes Premiership cheerleader in Japan boss response

The South Korea star was put on the spot about the standard of Scottish football after Hajime Moriyasu's jibe.

ABC News

Japan's Inpex says Australia risks unintended consequences as it 'quietly quits' LNG

The head of Japan's biggest oil and gas producer has warned that Australia risks undermining global security through a decision to "quietly quit" the international gas trade.

The Guardian - AU

Japan school stirs debate over hairstyle rules after boy with cornrows separated from class

‘I felt like I was being told, “This is not your special day”,’ says 18-year-old of graduation ceremony

The Guardian - UK

US, UK, Japan and Australia condemn Myanmar for banning 40 political parties

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy among those abolished by military regime

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US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD

Myanmar’s military rulers disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party ahead of new elections and to cement their power.

Motorsport

Super Formula eyes renewed attempt at holding overseas race

Masahiko Kondo, who has been chosen to take over as chairman of Super Formula organiser JRP from Satoru Nakajima, mentioned the prospect of expanding the single-seater series beyond Japan’s borders in a press conference at Suzuka earlier this month.

Al Jazeera

South Korea to keep Fukushima seafood ban despite thaw with Japan

President Yoon Seok-yeol’s administration says ‘health and safety’ top priority despite improving Seoul-Tokyo ties.

The Guardian - AU

Asia’s arms race: potential flashpoints from Taiwan to the South China Sea

Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islands

Bangkok Post

UK closer to joining Pacific trade pact

TOKYO: Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are expected to agree this month on allowing Britain to join the free trade pact, Japanese government sources said on Wednesday.

Reuters

US, allies concerned over Myanmar disbanding Suu Kyi party

The United States, Britain, Japan and Australia on Wednesday expressed their concern over the dissolution of Myanmar's former ruling party and urged a more inclusive process to return the country to democracy.

The Conversation

An introduction to the work of Kenzaburō Ōe in five books

Kenzaburō Ōe, the last of Japan’s great post second world war Japanese writers, died in early March. When he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1994, he said that as a novelist he wished to “enable both those who express themselves with words and their readers to recover from their…

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