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Workers in short supply amid record-high cases of infection

From post offices temporarily closing to train and bus operators reducing their services, the seventh wave of novel coronavirus infections is having a growing impact on social and economic activities across Japan.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hiroshima bomb survivor creates artistic peace symbol for Ukraine

HIROSHIMA -- An 81-year-old stained-glass artist, who experienced the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, made an artwork depicting a folded crane and gave it to the Ukrainian Embassy in Japan, with hopes for peace.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Asean, Japan to boost maritime security cooperation

Foreign ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Thursday pledged to cooperate in promoting maritime security in the Indo-Pacific in a veiled counter to China's muscle-flexing in regional waters.

Bangkok Post

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Uniqlo Owner Fast Retailing to Open first GU Discount Clothing Store in US

Japan's Fast Retailing, the owner of global clothing chain Uniqlo, said on Thursday it would open its first discount brand GU store in the United States this autumn. The store will open in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City in what will be the brand's debut outside of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China cancels bilateral meeting with Japan after G7 Taiwan statement

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that a meeting between China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of ASEAN events in Cambodia had been cancelled.

Reuters

Japanese journalist held in Myanmar facing charges -BBC Burmese

A Japanese documentary filmmaker detained in Myanmar faces charges of breaching an immigration law and encouraging dissent against the ruling military, BBC Burmese reported on Thursday, citing the junta's information team.

Reuters

From Delhi University cricket captain to CWG 2022 lawn bowls gold medallist, Pinki says 'we had to do it'

NEW DELHI: Lead. Skip. Jack. Ends. Box measure. The vocabulary of sports fans, even some experts, underwent a test earlier this week. It's not usual to come across the above terms in the realm of sports in India, because the country hardly followed the sport of 'lawn bowls' until three…

The Times of India

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Toyota profit down as chips shortage keeps customers waiting

Toyota’s profit fell nearly 18% from a year earlier in the April-June quarter as a semiconductor shortage that has slammed the industry dented production at Japan’s top automaker

The Independent UK

Analysis-As inflation bites, Japan's PM finds unlikely ally in labour unions

As Japan faces its first major battle with inflation in decades, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is extending a rare olive branch to labour unions, who he sees as crucial to his wider push to boost household wealth.

Reuters

Three missing, thousands ordered to evacuate as rain pounds northern Japan

At least three people were missing and thousands in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate on Thursday after torrential rains pounded the area, flooding roads and causing rivers to burst their banks in some regions.

Reuters

Russia's ambassador to Japan pays respects at Hiroshima - media

Russia's ambassador to Japan paid his respects at a memorial in Hiroshima on Thursday saying he wanted to highlight Russia's efforts to reduce nuclear arms and criticising a decision not to invite him to a commemoration on Saturday, media reported.

Reuters

China conducts precision missile strikes near Taiwan after Pelosi visit

China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

France 24

Archie Battersbee's mum vows to fight to 'bitter end' and wants to move him abroad

'Broken' mother Hollie Dance battles on and reveals she has received offers of help from interested doctors in Japan and Italy, who believe they can help the 12-year-old recover

Daily Mirror

Australian Wagyu beef producers report 300 per cent increase in demand

Australia's Wagyu producers are eyeing big opportunities in domestic and foreign markets, but one says he'd need three times as many animals to sate the appetites of buyers.

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Bangkok Post

AnyMind eyes Thai deals in expansion drive

AnyMind Group, a Japan-based e-commerce enablement firm, is looking to pursue M&A deals in Thailand to expand into more services and capture a new customer base in the country following its latest Series D fundraising of US$29.4 million.

The Conversation

Japan's Old Enough and Australia's Bluey remind us our kids are no longer ‘free range’ – but we can remake our neighbourhoods

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5 Auto Stocks to Own Instead of Tesla in 2022

Though supply chain issues and interest rate hikes have affected the auto manufacturing industry, an increasing shift to electric vehicles (EVs) should help the industry grow in the long run. A stretched valuation and weak financials of EV giant Tesla (TSLA) could lead to its shares witnessing a pullback amid…

The Independent UK

Wife of Navy lieutenant jailed in Japan makes impassioned plea to Biden for his release

Brittany Alkonis says her two children are ‘paying the price’ for US-Japan alliance after husband Ridge Alkonis was jailed for three years

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Los Angeles Times

As Pelosi leaves Taiwan, stability in Asia grows more precarious

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The expressions of mutual support and admiration were broadcast on live TV and went off without a hitch.

The Independent UK

Archie Battersbee’s mother says doctors in Japan and Italy have offered to treat him

‘There’s other countries that want to treat him and I think that he should be allowed to go’

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida calls on global community to unite on nuclear disarmament

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed the importance of unity in the international community to realize a world without nuclear weapons in his speech at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York on Monday.

Autosport

The ex-Renault F1 protege gunning for Japan title glory

Sacha Fenestraz’s bid to make it big in Japan was put on ice by the country’s COVID protocols. But he’s now a race winner at the top level in Super Formula, and harbours ambitions of becoming the first overseas driver to win the title since 2019

Asharq Al-Awsat

China, US Allies Divided over Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has drawn bipartisan support at home and backing among the world’s democracies. Meanwhile, China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory with no right to an independent identity, has rallied support among fellow authoritarian states. The divided opinions speak both to China's…

Motorsport

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The Guardian - UK

Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan: calls for calm in Asia as US-China tensions rise

South Korea calls for dialogue and Japan conveys concerns over drills, while North Korea praises China

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