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Japan complains over Seoul marine survey in disputed waters

Japan has lodged a complaint over a South Korean ship conducting a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul

The Independent UK

Kyogo vows to 'grow' at Celtic as Japan talisman reveals he plans to go CRAZY at Qatar World Cup

The Japanese cult hero wrote himself into Hoops folklore as the Parkhead club regained the Premiership title.

Daily Record

Asia Cup 2022: India eye outright win against Korea to book final berth

JAKARTA: Defending champions India would look for an outright win against South Korea in their final Super 4 round-robin league match to book their place in the final of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

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Wary of foreign 'bad manners', Japan cautuously eases borders to aid tourism

Japan's easing of a two-year ban on foreign tourists seeks to balance the enormous economic importance of tourism with concerns that travellers would trigger a COVID outbreak, insiders say.

Reuters

Can you solve it? Intrigue at the pet hotel

Purr-plexing problems from Japan

The Guardian - UK

Japan PM Kishida's support hits highest ever as election nears -Nikkei

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida scored his highest approval ratings since taking office eight months ago in a weekend survey, the Nikkei daily reported, with critical upper house elections just weeks away.

Reuters

Accessorize Your Honda Hunter Cub With Kijima's Adventure Catalog

Japanese aftermarket parts specialist Kijima has released new parts and accessories for the Honda Hunter Cub designed for touring and adventure.

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‘China in mind’: Japan mulls beefing up military as Ukraine war rings alarm

Country could double spending and acquire ‘first-strike’ capability in shift away from defensive postwar posture

The Guardian - AU

Every cloud has a silver lining

As vaccination coverage ramps up and many countries move towards an endemic classification for the virus, seniors can hit the road again or relocate to preferred retirement destinations.

Bangkok Post

Biden needs to do better in Asia

When Joe Biden arrived in Asia last week for the first visit to the region of his presidency, he aimed to pick up where his predecessor left off. Landing in South Korea on May 20 as events in North Korea and the Ukraine crisis loomed large, Mr Biden then travelled…

Bangkok Post

Tourists and the Japanese art of pandemic envy

The first tourists have begun to trickle back into Japan, with a few guided tour groups arriving this week in a small experiment designed to get locals used to the idea of foreign visitors. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is promising to let in more package tours starting next month as…

Bangkok Post

Asia Cup hockey | Malaysia holds India to draw but Sardar Singh's men inch closer to final

India had earlier defeated Japan 2-1 in their first match on Saturday.

The Hindu

Ange Postecoglou insider view as Celtic icon Stiliyan Petrov reveals tips from Japan that proved correct

Former Hoops midfielder reckons Postecoglou deserves huge credit for sticking to his principles under serious pressure.

Daily Record

Japan governor wins re-election, NHK says, in race seen key to nuclear restart

The governor of Japan's Niigata prefecture easily defeated his anti-nuclear opponent in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, a result that could embolden members of the ruling party who are pushing for the country's largely idled nuclear energy plants to be revived.

Reuters

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Shipping firm censured over treatment of drivers

A shipping company in Saitama Prefecture has been admonished for making drivers handling Amazon Japan packages work as de facto employees without concluding a labor-management agreement as required by law, it has been learned.

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: The Flight Attendant; Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Witch Hunts; Tokyo Vice; Big Boys

Sky’s spiky airline espionage veers off course; 90s noir hits Japan; and Derry Girls’s Dylan Llewellyn stars in a big-hearted campus comedy

AAP

Japan shade Opals, level basketball series

Japan have forced a deciding third game in their women's basketball series against Australia after beating the Opals 56-55 in Sydney.

The Hindu

Asia Cup hockey: India beats Japan in first Super 4 league match, avenges pool loss

In the Super 4s, India, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia will play each other once with the top two teams progressing to the final

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The Times of India

Asia Cup Hockey: India beat Japan 2-1 in first Super 4 league match, avenge pool loss

JAKARTA: The Indian men's hockey team scored two fantastic field goals to beat Japan 2-1 in its first Super 4 league match and avenge its loss in the pool stage of the Asia Cup here on Saturday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ex-Japanese Red Army leader Shigenobu leaves prison

Fusako Shigenobu, a former leader of the Japanese Red Army terrorist group, was released from a Tokyo prison on Saturday after serving a 20-year sentence for her involvement in a hostage incident at the French Embassy in The Hague in 1974, among other charges.

The Independent UK

Japanese terror group founder behind 1974 French embassy siege released after serving 20-year sentence

‘I have hurt innocent people I did not know by putting our struggles first’

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Emperor Showa's agony recorded in aide's diaries

Emperor Showa's undisguised worries and concerns during World War II were preserved in the diaries of an aide-de-camp, which were publicly unveiled Friday at the National Diet Library's Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

Radio France Internationale

Growing anti-China alliance in Indo-Pacific a boon for French-Aussie relations

Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi is touring eight Pacific island nations as part of a strategy to increase Beijing's clout in the region. The move triggered Western countries to strengthen ties and may re-boot the relationship between France and Australia, still suffering from a submarine deal that went wrong.

The Independent UK

Japan terrorist group founder freed after serving time

Fusako Shigenobu, who co-founded the terrorist group Japanese Red Army, has been released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence, and apologised for hurting innocent people

Bangkok Post

Japan business chiefs inform Prayut of visit

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomed an announcement on Friday that representatives from the Japan Business Federation will travel to Thailand to explore cooperation and investment opportunities.

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