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Klay Thompson out for Warriors preseason opener vs. Wizards in Japan

Klay Thompson won't make his preseason debut against the Wizards on Friday in Japan.

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Uyghur leader urges Japan to join call for UN debate on alleged abuses in China

Japan needs to do more than make an "empty promise" to stop human rights abuses in China, the leader of the largest ethnic Uyghur group in exile said in Tokyo on Friday.

Reuters

Digital minister aims to wrest Japan out of analog doldrums

The politician tapped to help Japan keep pace with the digital age has his work cut out for him

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Japan to pay up to $320M for US company's chip production

Japan said it is providing a major U.S. chipmaker a subsidy of up to $322 million to back its plan to produce advanced memory chips at a Hiroshima factory

The Independent UK

US, Japan, Australia defence ministers to meet in Hawaii on Saturday

Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada will meet with his U.S. and Australian counterparts in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Saturday, Japan's Ministry of Defense said on Friday.

Reuters

S. Korea, US and Japan hold anti-N. Korean submarine drills

South Korea, U.S. and Japanese warships have launched their first anti-submarine drills in five years, after North renewed ballistic missile tests this week

The Independent UK

S.Korea, U.S., Japan stage anti-submarine drills amid N.Korea tension

The navies of South Korea, the United States and Japan staged trilateral anti-submarine exercises for the first time in five years on Friday, amid tension over North Korea's series of missile tests.

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Kamala Harris under a microscope: Deft Asia diplomacy despite DMZ gaffe

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’s whirlwind tour of Japan and South Korea this week amounts to a microcosm for the state of her vice presidency: an ambitious, historic and increasingly confident effort still beset by the occasional high-profile gaffe.

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Steph Curry meets BTS member Suga at Warriors practice in Japan

The Warriors were joined by a special guest at practice in Japan.

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The media scrum to interview Rui Hachimura before Japan Games is absolutely massive

Rui Hachimura is big in Japan.

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Daizen Maeda spotted in Celtic training return but Carter-Vickers and Giakoumakis nowhere to be seen

The Japan forward had picked up a thigh injury on international duty but looks to be in fine fettle ahead the Motherwell clash.

Daily Record

Marquez “took more time than expected” to recover after Japan MotoGP race

Marc Marquez says his right arm “took more time than I expected” to recover following his first full MotoGP race distance since his fourth major arm operation three months ago.

Autosport

Ricciardo has no issues with not getting McLaren F1 Singapore updates

Daniel Ricciardo has no issue with his McLaren Formula 1 teammate Lando Norris getting priority on a major new upgrade package for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Bagnaia “still thinking” about Motegi MotoGP crash a week on

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia admits he comes into this weekend’s MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix “still thinking” about his crash and problems he had last week in Japan.

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Tension fills 50th year of ties with China

As Japan and China marked 50 years since their 1972 normalization of diplomatic relations on Thursday, the two Asian neighbors now see their once-amicable ties changed to strained ones.

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Imperial security on alert as trips to resume

Police in charge of guarding the Imperial family have been on increased alert as the family members are to bring their visits to regional areas of Japan back into full swing this autumn.

The Independent UK

Japan's army issues rare apology over sexual harassment case

In a rare admission of sexual harassment in Japan’s military, its army chief apologized to a former soldier for suffering caused by a group of servicemembers

Bangkok Post

Japan may ease medical marijuana stance

TOKYO: A Japanese health ministry panel on Thursday recommended revising the country’s drug laws to allow for the import and use of medicinal marijuana products.

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Evening Standard

England announce Japan and Norway friendlies in preparation for Women’s World Cup

England will play friendlies against Japan and Norway in Spain in November, the Football Association has announced.

The Independent UK

As Japan and China mark 50-year ties, moods are mixed

Japan and China are marking the 50th anniversary of normalizing their ties Thursday

The Independent UK

England to play Japan and Norway as Sarina Wiegman plans for 2023 World Cup

The matches in November will continue preparations for next year’s tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

Reason

Brickbat: That Smell

Ayana Hanzawa, who teaches at a city-run elementary school in Fujimi, Japan, has been charged with suspicion of forcible obstruction of business. Police said she mixed bleach into a curry that was to be served to students in her class. No one ate any of the curry because the child…

The Guardian - UK

Stonehenge exhibition highlights similarities between ancient British and Japanese cultures

The parallels suggest the communities are ideologically closer than one might imagine

Reuters

Japan, U.S., South Korea to conduct joint navy drills on Friday - Japan MSDF

Naval forces of Japan, the United States and South Korea will conduct joint military drills on Friday, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) announced on Thursday.

Reuters

Leaders of China, Japan say it is important to develop ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday it was important to take bilateral relations in a positive direction as the two leaders marked 50 years of normalised diplomatic ties amid rising tensions.

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