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Temperature drops below freezing in 46 prefectures

Forty-six of Japan's 47 prefectures saw subzero temperatures on Wednesday morning amid the strongest cold wave so far this winter, with only Okinawa Prefecture staying above freezing.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hall of Fame slugger Hiromitsu Kadota, No. 3 on all-time HR list, dies at 74

Pro baseball Hall of Famer Hiromitsu Kadota, whose 567 career home runs are currently third on Japan pro baseball's all-time list, has died, it was learned Tuesday. He was 74.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Microsoft Probes Teams, Outlook Outage as Thousands of Users Report Disruption

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it was investigating a networking issue that impacted multiple services including Teams and Outlook, with outage reports saying the platforms were down for thousands of users globally. Microsoft did not disclose the number of users affected by the disruption, but data from outage tracking website…

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Hockey World Cup: India face Asian Games champions Japan as possible worst-ever placing looms

ROURKELA: Already facing a huge backlash after failing to make the quarter-finals, India could end up with their worst-ever placing in the FIH Men's World Cup if they lose their 9th-16th classification match against Japan here on Thursday.

The Times of India

South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays

Thousands of travelers have swarmed a small airport in South Korea’s Jeju island in a scramble for flights following delays by snowstorms as frigid winter weather grips East Asia for the second straight day

The Independent UK

Eight crew still missing after cargo ship sinks between Japan and Korea

The 6,551-ton Jin Tian sank about three and a half hours after it sent a distress call

Evening Standard

Donna Nelson detained in Japan after falling victim to romance scam, friends and family say

Family and friends of a WA Indigenous leader being held in Japan say she is the victim of a romance scam that resulted in her being arrested with drugs in luggage she was carrying.

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Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia

Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit record low temperatures

The Guardian - AU

Japan PM Kishida to pick new BOJ chief while monitoring economy

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a decision on the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor while watching future economic trends, he said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Rescue efforts underway after cargo ship sinks between S. Korea and Japan

Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday.

France 24

Cargo ship sinks between Japan, S Korea; 9 still missing

Search and rescue efforts under way after a cargo ship carrying lumber capsizes between Japan and South Korea.

Al Jazeera

Cargo ship sinks between South Korea, Japan; 5 crew rescued

South Korean and Japanese coast guards are searching for 17 crewmembers of a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday in waters between South Korea and Japan

The Independent UK

Cargo ship sinks off Japan, leaving two dead, nine missing

Two people died and nine were missing after a cargo ship sank off southwestern Japan early on Wednesday amid fierce winter winds, the coast guard said, as it continued to search for survivors.

Reuters

Papas' ALM Jets add Japanese import

Newcastle boss Arthur Papas has dipped into the transfer market to sign Japanese winger Manabu Saito for his A-League Men side.

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Daily Mirror

Max Verstappen confusion prompts FIA to change F1 points system rules

The rules dictating what happens when an F1 race is shortened were so vague that even Verstappen didn't know that he had done enough to be crowned champion in Japan last year

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Jets sign their first-ever player from Japan

New Newcastle recruit Manabu Saito scored a goal against the Socceroos in the Samurai Blue's 3-2 win in 2013.

Bangkok Post

Japan reawakens defence policies

There's a significant sea change affecting Japanese defence policy. Some would say it's the result of a political tsunami. Others would argue it's a long overdue wake-up call.

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners criticise Japan firm selling whale meat from vending machines

Kyodo Senpaku opened ‘stores’ at two locations in Tokyo after successful trial

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Japan Whaling Firm Pins Hopes on Vending Machines to Revive Sales

A Japanese whaling firm unveiled vending machines offering whale sashimi, whale steak and whale bacon in Yokohama on Tuesday in hopes of reviving sales of a food long in decline and shunned by many supermarkets. Wearing a whale-shaped hat, Kyodo Senpaku President Hideki Tokoro greeted prospective customers at the firm's…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Severe cold poses traffic, health risks

With temperatures likely to drop sharply from Tuesday night due to this season's severest cold spell so far, the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of possible disruption to public transportation as snow may accumulate in residential areas of the Kanto region, including Tokyo.

Wales Online

Mandatory testing for older drivers cuts car accidents, but sees more injured

A study of Japan where drivers have to take cognitive tests over the age of 75 shows it cuts car accidents, but leads to more older people being injured

Motorsport

F1 to change shortened-race points rule after Verstappen title confusion

The FIA plans to change the rules regarding points handed out for shortened Formula 1 races following the confusion that marred last year's Japanese Grand Prix.

ABC News

Donna Nelson removed as Derbarl Yerrigan chair as uncertainty shrouds detainment in Japan

Uncertainty remains over the fate of a West Australian Aboriginal community leader held in Japan, after the organisation she chaired removes her from the position.

The Guardian - AU

Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been rejected by young

Fumio Kishida says lifting the birthrate ‘cannot wait’ yet policies stick to scripts that have so far failed to address the country’s population crisis

The Independent UK

China's Huawei looks to ports, factories to rebuild sales

As technicians in a distant control room watch on display screens, an automated crane at one of China’s busiest ports moves cargo containers from a Japanese freighter to self-driving trucks in a scene tech giant Huawei sees as its future after American sanctions crushed its global smartphone brand

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