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Amid US Retail Gloom, Uniqlo Shines on COVID-Triggered Revamp

Just as inflation ravages the big guns of US apparel retail, awash in high inventory and deep discounts to lure shoppers back to stores, Japan's Uniqlo is set for its best year ever in North America after a COVID-imposed revolution in its business model. Retailers from Gap to Kohl's are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yamaha Announces Tech Updates And New Colors For E-Vino In Japan

Yamaha’s E-Vino electric scooter has been updated in Japan to feature a larger capacity battery and charming new colorways.

RideApart

Japan’s hottest city to give out umbrellas to protect children from sun

After an increase in the number of days when the mercury rose to at least 35C, 9,000 yellow fibreglass umbrellas will be handed out to children in Kumagaya

The Guardian - AU

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S.Korea official: no soft response in case of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korea's national security adviser has said he and his counterparts from the United States and Japan have agreed there will be no soft response if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Ospreys v Northampton team news as Justin Tipuric makes return after 14-month injury layoff

The 33-year-old hasn't played since the Lions' opening match against Japan in June 2021

Wales Online

Ouseburn gets 'chilled and soulful' Japanese bistro as popular street food brand finds permanent home

Miso is set to open its doors at a transformed former music studio in Ford Street in September

Chronicle Live

Ferry crossing between two Welsh villages named among 'most spectacular in the world'

The voyage between two small villages in Carmarthenshire has been compared with ferry crossings in Japan, Australia and Iceland

Wales Online

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Toyota To Invest $5.6 Billion In Japan/US Battery Production

Toyota is stepping-up its game in terms of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to significantly increase the volume in the coming years.

InsideEVs

Drew McIntyre had ‘opportunities’ to wrestle in Japan before returning to WWE in 2017

Exclusive interview: McIntyre reveals his career nearly took him to Japan before he made a WWE comeback

The Independent UK

Japan law forcing women to get husband’s consent for abortion condemned

‘Japan’s government should be embarrassed to still be imposing a requirement for spousal consent to abortion and should remove this requirement immediately,’ says campaigner

The Independent UK

Nissan closes curtain on iconic compact

Nissan Motor Co. will stop selling its March compact car in Japan. The current model is made in Thailand, but the automaker discontinued production for the Japanese market at the end of August, bringing down the curtain on 40 years of history. Nissan will focus its investment on hybrid and…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo to Auckland: Cyclists stop in Newcastle on 16,000km Rugby World Cup ride

"We are 10 countries in now. Been on the road 171 days, cycled 13 or 14,000 kilometres. So it has been a wild adventure."

Newcastle Herald

Floyd Mayweather's bodyguard shoves legend's opponent for exhibition bout

Mayweather will take on Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura later this month in his latest exhibition bout, and the pair held a tense staredown before being separated by Mayweather's security

Daily Mirror

Arrested Tokyo 2020 sponsor executive says he gave cash to Japan's ex-PM Mori - Sankei

The former chairman of Tokyo Olympics sponsor Aoki Holdings has told prosecutors he gave 2 million yen ($14,300) in cash to the head of the Games' organising committee, former prime minister Yoshiro Mori, the Sankei daily reported.

Reuters

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Japan’s Women Lawmakers Remain Seated

Japan’s celebration of record high number of women who won seats in the upper house may not stand up to close scrutiny.

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Aidea’s AA Cargo E-Trike Could Change The Food Delivery Game In Japan

Aidea’s AA Cargo electric trike is making waves in the food service industry in Japan, where several restaurants are using it for faster and smoother deliveries.

The Independent UK

Robot that stocks drinks is newest thing at the corner store

A small robot with a clip-like hand and the smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an effort to make convenience stores even more convenient

Bangkok Post

Deterring China requires boost in defence capacity

Following US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China fired missiles into six areas surrounding Taiwan and sent fighter jets across the midline of the Taiwan Strait. Some of those missiles landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), threatening fishing boats from the island of Yonaguni, just…

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2023 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Is Headed To Japan Soon

Royal Enfield's newest 350cc motorbike continues to make its way around the globe, with an impending rollout in Japan for the 2023 model year.

ABC News

Japan endures its worst COVID-19 wave, as strict entry rules deter tourists

Japan, which was praised for keeping its coronavirus cases and deaths largely under control earlier in the pandemic, is experiencing its most severe coronavirus wave so far and has become a hotspot for the virus in East Asia.

The Independent UK

England to return to Jersey for pre-autumn training camp

England take on Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and then South Africa

The Independent UK

Twenty-somethings in China prefer pets and online gaming to sex, study finds

Researchers raise concerns that Chinese youth may be following in the footsteps of Japan

Bangkok Post

Japan to allow non-guided group tours from September

Japan will allow non-guided package tours from all countries from Sept 7 and more than double the number of people it permits to enter daily as it further rolls back some of the strictest Covid-19 border controls among major economies.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Daily entries to Japan to be raised to 50,000 from Sept. 7

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government will relax its border control measures against the novel coronavirus, raising the daily limit on entries to 50,000 people from Sept. 7. During a morning press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, Kishida also apologized for the Liberal Democratic Party's relationship…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Foreign missions court controversy with problematic Japanese tweets

Several embassies and consulates in Japan have aroused controversy by posting messages espousing one-sided views and using extreme language -- and even remarks aimed at Japan -- in Japanese on Twitter.

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