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Japan ranks No. 1 in weekly COVID cases worldwide

GENEVA -- For the seven days through Sunday, Japan marked the world's highest number of weekly confirmed new cases of the novel coronavirus, with 970,000 recorded, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

NPO helps intl kids integrate into Japan

A growing number of children in Japan have foreign roots, with one or both parents having a non-Japanese background. Such children can often face societal challenges, such as having to learn Japanese, and some observers say there is a lack of support systems.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Spooky abandoned towns near Fukushima with empty arcades and wild boars roaming streets

People are being encouraged to return to the towns surrounding the Fukushima power plant after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Much of the area remains hauntingly empty

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Keep calm and cut the air con - Japan's energy saving is model for Europe

As Europe braces for energy shortages from Russian gas cuts, Japan's own energy crisis a decade ago offers survival lessons to households and businesses - such as dimming the lights and taking the stairs.

Reuters

Nissan's profits plunge on COVID lockdown, chips crunch

Japanese automaker Nissan says its profit in the last quarter plunged to less than half of what it was a year earlier, as the COVID-19 lockdown in China and a global semiconductor shortage slammed production

The Independent UK

India negotiating social security pacts with U.S., U.K.: Bhupender Yadav

India already has SSAs with various countries, including Germany, Switzerland, France, Canada, Australia and Japan

The Hindu

Japan urges Russia not to hold military drills around disputed islands

Japan urged Russia to exclude areas around disputed northern islands from military drills Moscow is planning to conduct in the country's Far East from late August, a Japanese government spokesperson said on Thursday.Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands that Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row…

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What makes Japan's passport the strongest in the world?

Japan has once again managed to become the world's most powerful passport in 2022, allowing its citizens visa-free access to 193 countries. This report is as per the Henley Passport Index's third quarter 2022 report that has been released recently.

The Times of India

Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan’s push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the nation’s industrialization will be delayed

The Independent UK

Japan discusses regional defense in rare visit to Taiwan

A group of Japanese lawmakers including two former defense ministers has met with Taiwan’s president in a rare high-level visit to discuss regional security

The Independent UK

Japan to avoid capping defence spending next year - draft document

Japan will hold off on setting a ceiling for next fiscal year's defence spending, a draft of the government's budget outline reviewed by Reuters showed, underscoring resolve to beef up expenditure to counter China's growing military presence.

Reuters

Blake Ferguson: from Japan troubles to loving Lancashire life inside turbulent year

The former NRL player came close to a new career in coal mining before finding an unlikely new lease of life in England’s second division

The Guardian - AU

Pelosi Taiwan trip in limbo as officials plan east Asia stops

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Asia in early August is set to include stops in Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, but a potential Taiwan visit that has already exacerbated U.S.-China tensions remains off the official itinerary, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

SMBC touts Japanese interest in EEC

Japan-based Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is preparing to help Thailand encourage Japanese business people to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), a new high-tech industrial hub in the country.

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Japanese restaurant opening second branch in Mumbles to keep up with huge demand

Nishimura replaces The Village Inn Carvery on Mumbles Road

Daily Mirror

Woman engaged to man who's married, lives 6,000 miles away, and lied about age

Victoria, 31, fell in love with her partner, Shaun, even though he lives 6,000 miles away in Japan, lied about his age, and is already married to another woman - but she's not letting that hold her back

Daily Mirror

Monkey gang member terrorising population caught and killed after 50 attacks

Japanese hunters have tracked down and killed a monkey reported to have been involved in aggressive attacks against people. Around 50 people have reported being injured

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan eyes technical colleges to build job-ready 'digital workforce'

Companies are increasingly integrating digital transformation (DX) into their business models. But to fully leverage associated technologies and make business operations more efficient and innovative, it is imperative for Japan to expeditiously create and nurture a "digital workforce" well-versed in data analysis and artificial intelligence.

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Monkeys trying to snatch babies and sneak into schools

They are biting and ripping into flesh as they target people in parts of a Japanese city

The Independent UK

Japanese city alarmed by biting, clawing, attacking monkeys

People in a southwestern Japanese city have come under attack from monkeys that are trying to snatch babies, biting and clawing at flesh, and sneaking into nursery schools

Reuters

U.S. House speaker Pelosi looks to visit Japan in August - Kyodo

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Japan in August, Kyodo reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

Bangkok Post

Toyota plans $1.8bn Indonesia investment to build electric vehicles

JAKARTA: Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp plans to invest 27.1 trillion rupiah ($1.80 billion, 66 billion baht) in Indonesia in the next five years to produce electric vehicles (EVs), Indonesia's economics ministry said on Wednesday.

Autosport

W Series swaps Suzuka round for Singapore on 2022 calendar

W Series has called off its planned debut at Japan's Suzuka circuit and will instead join the Formula 1 support bill in Singapore.

Motorsport

W Series drops Suzuka round in favour of Singapore

W Series has called off its planned debut at Japan's Suzuka Circuit, and will instead join the Formula 1 support bill in Singapore.

The Independent UK

Still off-limits: Why I can’t wait to get back to Japan

Having said she would return imminently, little did Lucy Thackray know that Japan would be closed to individual tourists for the best part of three years

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