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Film critics ponder next Palme d’Or as Cannes movie marathon wraps up

The Cannes Film Festival screened the last of its competition entries on Friday, wrapping up its first full-scale edition since the pandemic. On the eve of the Palme d’Or announcement, FRANCE 24 spoke to critics from Japan, Italy and Bangladesh about covering the world’s top film festival and their favourite…

France 24

Director Kore-eda returns to Cannes with film about baby box

“Shoplifters” director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns to the Cannes Film Festival with “Broker,” another tale of misfits from society’s margins

The Independent UK

US, Japan, South Korea condemn N Korea tests; US widens sanctions

Moves come after China and Russia vetoed a US-led push to tighten UN sanctions on North Korea over missile launches.

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Ko Itakura transfer countdown as Celtic await green light over potential move for Man City defender

The 25-year-old Japan international looks set to be on the move one way or another this summer.

Daily Record

Japan to allow organised group tours from June

‘We will resume accepting tourists on package tours with guides from the 10th of next month,’ says prime minister

The Independent UK

Speed Racer Coming To Apple: What Investors Should Know

Well-known and beloved Japanese media franchise Speed Racer is set to get another live-action adaptation. Here’s what we know so far.

Benzinga

Japan Considers Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Criminalizing Recreational Use

Could Japan be the next country in Asia to embrace medical marijuana? It's looking that way.

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Melbourne sparks Opals in win over Japan

A strong final period saw the Opals edge Japan 72-66 in their basketball international.

AAP

‘Astonishing’ errands: Old Enough’s Japanese creator on a child star TV hit

Junji Ouchi says show grew out of tradition of sending toddlers off on their own to do simple but challenging tasks

The Guardian - AU

Suzuka 8-Hour 2022: Jonathan Rea lays out stall for title defence in Japan

"We won there before and this season I feel, with Alex and Leon inside the team, we have a lot of experience together with the Ninja ZX-10RR."

Belfast Live

Kishida: Restrictions on foreign tourists to be eased 'step by step'

Japan "will continue to aim to accept foreign tourists just as before, in a step-by-step process while monitoring the infection situation," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an announcement that the country will ease restrictions on the entry of foreign tourists next month.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Political Pulse / Is the United Nations a friend of justice or a useless bystander?

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has once again called into question the raison d'etre of the United Nations. In February, the U.N. Security Council rejected a draft resolution condemning Russia, due to Russia's use of its veto power. Secretary General Antonio Guterres' call on Russian President Vladimir Putin for…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Would-be Hong Kong travellers flock to agents to find out about Japan packages

HONG KONG: Travel agencies have seen a surge in inquiries about tours to Japan after the foreign ministry announced that tourists from Hong Kong could enter the country quarantine-free on a package tour basis from June 10.

Bangkok Post

How Japan, U.S. will lead amid global disarray / Defense budget boost becomes Kishida's 'international pledge'

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has wrapped up a busy few days for Japanese diplomacy. Kishida met with U.S. President Joe Biden, who was on an official trip to Asia, and hosted a Quad summit with Biden and the leaders of Australia and India. These meetings came as the international order…

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The Independent UK

China's Pacific plan seen as regional strategic game-changer

When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be seeking a military outpost in the South Pacific, an area of traditional American naval dominance

Wales Online

Hadleigh Parkes set to look for new club after remarkable two-year unbeaten run in Japan

He performed superbly for Wales over his 29 caps

Bangkok Post

Toyota cuts production to 800,000 vehicles

TOKYO: Japan's Toyota Motor Corp on Friday cut its global production plan for June for the second time this week, reducing its planned output by about 50,000 vehicles to 800,000, citing the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai.

Reuters

In home of world's biggest nuclear plant, a vote may shape Japan's atomic future

Three days before a vote to choose their region's next governor, a handful of residents in Kashiwazaki, a sleepy coastal town in northern Japan, stood by a road to hear the race's long-shot contender warning of the dangers of nuclear power.

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As Biden Leaves Asia, North Korea Launches ICBM, Other Missiles

North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles, including what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, hours after U.S. President left South Korea.

Reuters

Japan to 'drastically strengthen' military capability - draft

Japan aims to "drastically strengthen" its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, as officials worry that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could prompt instability in East Asia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan to Resume Tourism in June; Only Packaged Tour for Now

Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but only for package tours for now, the prime minister said Thursday. Beginning June 10, Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed…

Bangkok Post

G7 set to end support for overseas unabated fossil fuels

The Group of Seven (G7) developed countries are poised to stop providing new public support for overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022 if they have no sufficient measures to reduce greenhouse emissions, a Japanese government official said Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan’s Landmark Capsules Coming Down to Sit in Museums

Nakagin Capsule Tower, a building tucked away in a corner of downtown Tokyo that is made up of boxes stacked on top of each other, is an avant-garde honeycomb of science-fiction-era housing long admired as a masterpiece. It’s now being demolished in a careful process that includes preserving some of…

The Hindu

Asia Cup 2022 | Confident India eye revenge against Japan in Super 4 match

The nimble-footed Japanese rely mostly on counter-attacks to surprise their opponents, a ploy they used to perfection against India in their last outing

Reuters

Officials from U.S., Japan, South Korea to meet, discuss North Korea

Officials from the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet in Seoul on June 3 for talks on North Korea, which is believed to be preparing a new nuclear test and this week launched three missiles, Japan's foreign ministry said on Friday.

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