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Pandemic travel has reached a tipping point

COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are losing their importance for world travelers. There are now more countries and territories — 118, according to Kayak.com data — that welcome any U.S. traveler without restrictions. Of the 109 destinations that still require testing, quarantines, or both for unvaccinated travelers, 17 don’t allow U.S.…

Tribune News Service

Japan PM orders probe into Unification Church links to ruling party members

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation on Monday into the Unification Church after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe in July revealed close ties between it and ruling party lawmakers.

Reuters

Taiwan: World's other nuclear crisis

Taiwan isn't making headlines, but the U.S. and China keep ratcheting up the tension — and the grave danger

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20 years on, ex-abductees call for rescue of other victims

Yasushi Chimura and Hitomi Soga, who were kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s, called for the return of other such abductees Saturday on the 20th anniversary of five of Pyongyang's victims being repatriated to Japan, including Chimura and Soga.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ramen shop offers 'rahan' noodle-free rice dishes

CHIBA -- It's not unusual in Japan to see someone have a small bowl of rice with their ramen. But how about only having rice in ramen soup minus the noodles?

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Keegan Bradley (not Rickie Fowler) ends winless drought in Japan with victory at Zozo Championship

Bradley, who hadn't visited the winner's circle since the 2018 BMW Championship, notched his fifth PGA Tour title.

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Kushi-Ya, Nottingham: ‘A blissfully good place’ – restaurant review

Tucked away up in the rafters, this hidden gem in Nottingham reaches dizzying heights with its joyous Japanese food. By Jay Rayner

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Brazil legend Ronaldo insists infamous haircut was tactical - "I'm not proud"

Ronaldo sported his now legendary haircut for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, with the striker starring for Brazil as they won the tournament for the fifth time

Daily Mirror

2022 Zozo Championship final round tee times, how to watch event in Japan

Everything you need to know for the final round in Japan.

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Seven in ten Brits have tried new international cuisines in the past 12 months

Italian and Chinese remain the favourite international delicacies - but food-loving Brits have tried dishes from Japan, Turkey, and Nepal

Daily Mirror

Rickie Fowler leads, Keegan Bradley has an even longer victory drought, and Sahith Theegala goes low at Zozo Championship

Rickie Fowler is 18 holes away from ending a victory drought on the PGA Tour that stretches to the 2019 WM Phoenix Open.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Indian-American Sahith Theegala cards day's best of 63 to rise to eighth in Japan

INZAI CITY (Japan): Sahith Theegala blazed through his first nine with seven birdies to card 7-under 63, the best of the day, and be T-8 at the Zozo Championship here.

The Times of India

Possible Human Skeleton Found Outside Japan's Universal Studios

An entire human skeleton has been found outside Universal Studios Japan theme park, police said Saturday, after conducting a search following the discovery of a skull suspected to be part of it. On Wednesday, a Universal Studios staff member found what appeared to be a human skull and an upper…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SCN eyes gas growth in Japanese venture

SET-listed Scan Inter (SCN), a compressed natural gas seller and clean power operator, believes its two Japanese partners will help it increase sales of compressed natural gas under the Thai-Japan Gas Network (TJN) joint venture.

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Evening Standard

England captain Leah Williamson to miss November clashes with Japan and Norway, Arsenal boss confirms

Arsenal and England Women are set to remain without the injured Leah Williamson for the foreseeable future.

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2022 Zozo Championship third round tee times, how to watch event in Japan

Everything you need to know for the third round in Japan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Revolutionary Manga ‘The Rose of Versailles’ Turns 50

Japanese manga "The Rose of Versailles" features elaborate outfits, palace intrigues and passionate romances set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, but it also has its own revolutionary credentials. The series, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with events including an exhibition currently on in Tokyo, was…

Tribune News Service

Japan to end restrictions on women remarrying after divorce

Japan is set to change a 19th-century law deciding the paternity of a child born after divorce, in a bid to reduce the number of babies who remain unregistered and face difficulty in accessing health care and education.

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Daily Mirror

Woman seriously ill and in hospital after having a major 'allergic reaction' to coffee

Aika Doheny had a severe allergic response to a coffee and found herself in a Japanese hospital where she has remained in an Intensive Care Unit. The costs of bringing her home to Ireland are huge

Motorsport

Aston Martin must "stay realistic" in Alfa Romeo F1 chase

Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack says the team needs “to stay realistic” despite slashing the points deficit to Alfa Romeo after the Singapore and Japanese rounds.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Political Pulse / Abe's death puts focus on Kishida's contrasting leadership qualities

"The different streams, having their sources in different places, all mingle their water in the sea."

Irish Mirror

Netflix launching cheaper package with 'a catch' amid cost of living crisis - amid disappointment for Irish members

The 'Basic with Ads' package will be rolled out in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, the UK, and the US in November

Irish Mirror

Young Irish woman seriously ill in Tokyo after having 'allergic reaction' to coffee

Aika Doheny, who is in her 20s, had travelled to Japan on holiday but she became seriously ill a couple of weeks ago when she drank a coffee, it is understood

The Guardian - UK

Houseplant of the week: Japanese sago palm

It’s called a palm but actually it’s an ancient cycad that is often referred to as a ‘living fossil’

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Veteran PGA Tour pro flirts with 59, sets course record and Rickie Fowler shares lead at the midway point of the 2022 Zozo Championship in Japan

If you didn’t burn the midnight oil and watch the second round of the Zozo Championship, you missed some spectacular golf.

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