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Japan court recognises trans woman as parent of girl born before transition

A Tokyo court on Friday acknowledged the parent-child relationship between a transgender woman and her daughter conceived using her frozen sperm and born to her female partner before legally transitioning, partially overturning an earlier family court decision.

Bangkok Post

Japan court refuses to recognise trans woman as parent of child born after transition - media

A Japanese court on Friday ruled that only the child born before a trans woman went through her surgical and legal transition could be recognised legally as her child, while the child born after her transition cannot be, media said.

Reuters

Alibaba, Other Hong Kong Stocks Show Optimism In Early Trade Even As Analysts Downgrade China Growth Projections

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index opened in the green on Friday, gaining 0.12% in opening trade, following a muted session on Wall Street. Investors also digested macro news from Japan where the headline inflation rose to 2.6% in July as compared to 2.4% in June.

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Drink more alcohol, Japanese tax agency tells young adults

Industry in a post-Covid slump

Wales Online

Wife of Navy officer jailed in Japan for killing to pedestrians takes pleas for his release to DC

Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis’s wife, Brittanny Alkonis, relatives and friends rallied outside of the White House for his release

The Independent UK

India envisages free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on rules-based order: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also said that Quad—comprising the U.S., India, Japan and Australia—is the most prominent plurilateral platform

The Hindu

What does Japanese designer Issey Miyake’s inspiration mean today for Indian fashion?

Miyake’s passing is a black and white reminder of what cloth and cultural identity mean on the global stage

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Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to ask Japan to open talks with main creditors, says Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island's main creditor nations, including China and India, to talks on bilateral debt restructuring as it seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades, its president said on Thursday.

Reuters

Japan national security chief Akiba criticizes China's military exercises

Takeo Akiba, secretary general of the National Security Secretariat, criticized Beijing's extensive military exercises around Taiwan earlier this month in a recent meeting with Yang Jiechi, China's top diplomat, the Japanese government said Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese taxman takes heat for pro-booze campaign

TOKYO: A campaign by Japan’s tax agency to prop up alcohol revenue by encouraging young people to drink up has met fierce backlash, with people criticising the taxman for dictating lifestyle choices.

Bangkok Post

Pioneering Japanese 'butterflies' designer Hanae Mori dies at 96

Hanae Mori, a pioneering designer who brought Japanese motifs to the global haute couture stage and created the wedding dress worn by Empress Masako, had died aged 96.

Reuters

Japan is encouraging more young people to drink alcohol and boost economy

Japan’s national tax agency has launched a ‘Sake Viva!’ contest to come up with ideas to promote drinking among the younger generation

Evening Standard

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies aged 96

The designer was nicknamed ‘Madame Butterfly’

The Independent UK

Unification Church members accuse Japanese media of bias over Abe killing

Thousands of Unification Church members gathered in Seoul on Thursday to protest what they call discriminatory and unfair Japanese media coverage of their church since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination.

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Unification Church followers decry 'biased' Japanese media

Thousands of Unification Church followers have rallied in South Korea protesting negative Japanese media coverage after the suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe blamed the church for his family’s troubles

The Guardian - AU

Hanae Mori, renowned Japanese fashion designer, dies at 96

Nicknamed ‘Madame Butterfly’, Mori was the first Japanese designer to make it in the world of French haute couture

The Independent UK

China, Japan officials meet amid Taiwan tensions

Chinese and Japanese officials have met in northern China amid tensions over China's military threats against Taiwan

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fashion Designer Hanae Mori Dies at 96

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at her home in Tokyo aged 96, Japanese media reported Thursday. Nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature winged motif, over the decades Mori's luxurious creations were worn by Nancy Reagan, Grace Kelly and numerous…

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Hanae Mori, a designer for Japan's films, working women and an empress, dies

Hanae Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman.

The Independent UK

Hanae Mori, designer for films, empress, dies, reports say

Japanese media reports say fashion designer Hanae Mori has died at 96

Reuters

Olympic sponsor fee for Japan retailer in bribery scandal was more than halved -Kyodo

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic sponsor fee for Japanese fashion firm Aoki Holdings was less than half the standard fee, news agency Kyodo reported on Thursday, one day after the arrest of the former Aoki chairman on suspicion of bribery.

Reuters

Japan security adviser held talks with China's foreign minister Yang on Wednesday -Jiji

Japan's national security adviser Takeo Akiba held talks with China's foreign minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday, news agency Jiji reported on Thursday.

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United States vs. Japan live stream, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, TV channel, time, how to stream

The United States U-20 women's national soccer team will meet Japan on Wednesday night at the Estadio Morera Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Bangkok Post

A cosmopolitan kingdom

A ferry sailed through the confluence of two rivers that form the heart of Bang Kacha, the ancient capital of Ayutthaya (1351-1767). Its gigantic fort was once the first sight of friends and foes. Remains of foreign settlements overlook the bank of the river, a reminder of how cosmopolitan the…

Bangkok Post

Central Pattaya welcomes lovers of Japan

Japanophiles in Pattaya take note. The "Japan Signature 2022" is taking a roadshow to Central Pattaya in Chon Buri from tomorrow to Aug 28.

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