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Totoro Time: Japan's Ghibli Theme Park Opens to Visitors

A huge grinning Totoro and other whimsical exhibits welcomed visitors to Japan's new Ghibli theme park as three of its five sections opened to the public on Tuesday. The attraction in central Japan has been long awaited by fans of Studio Ghibli's beloved animations, from "Howl's Moving Castle" to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan LDP No.2 Aso to fly to South Korea to meet President Yoon -Sankei

Former Japanese premier Taro Aso, now vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will travel to South Korea on Wednesday for a potential meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japan's Sankei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Celtic duo Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate left OUT Japan World Cup squad as Daizen Maeda lands spot

The duo are key players at club level for boss Ange Postecoglou, but they won't be on the plane to Qatar later this month - but Maeda HAS made the cut. He played a key role in qualifying for the finals.

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Celtic stars Kyogo and Reo Hatate out of Japan World Cup squad

CELTIC duo Kyogo and Reo Hatate will not be heading to the World Cup this winter.

The National (Scotland)

Kyogo and Hatate OUT of World Cup as Celtic stars miss the cut for Japan

Parkhead forward Daizen Maeda did make the cut but there was surprise surprise over decisions made by Hajime Moriyasu

Daily Record

Ghouls, demon slayers and socially anxious students: how manga conquered the world

They range from science fiction epics to high-school romance and are selling faster than publishers can print them. But what has driven this new appetite for Japanese comics?

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s Yusaku Kinoshita set for UFC debut against Adam Fugitt on Feb. 4

Japanese Dana White's Contender Series signee is set to make his UFC debut in February.

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Resetting Asean's climate agenda

High inflation, rising interest rates, falling currencies and volatile energy prices, together with an economic slowdown and post-pandemic budget woes, may increase pressure on the Asean+3 -- the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, together with China, Japan and South Korea -- to scale back efforts to…

Bangkok Post

It's time to mainstream the AOIP

One of the top priorities that the Asean leaders have to vet and approve at the Asean-related summit on Nov 11 is the plan to operationalise the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).

Bangkok Post

26 years ago, a cult-classic PS1 game helped launch a Japanese cultural takeover

'PaRappa the Rapper' is an unabashedly weird and adorable music game that paved the way for more offbeat, genre-defying Japanese games to reach overseas audiences.

Inverse

‘Having limits is boring’: experimental survivor Damo Suzuki on Can, cancer and krautrock

Now the subject of a documentary, the Japanese musician persevered with his never-ending world tour while undergoing 40 surgeries for cancer in three years. ‘Music is healing,’ he says

The Guardian - UK

Who is Yuki Kobayashi? The Celtic transfer target primed to add a new dimension to Angeball

The Premiership champions are reportedly closing in on a move for the 22-year-old Vissel Kobe centre-back.

Daily Record

Celtic 'agree transfer fee' for Yuki Kobayashi as Ange Postecoglou dips into J-League market again

Media in Japan claim an agreement is in place for a switch to Ange Postecoglou's side during the winter transfer window. Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi has all previously arrived.

Glasgow Live

Approval of Japan PM Kishida's gov't hits new low, no help from economic plan

Public approval ratings for the government of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched a new low in one opinion poll and clung near lows in another, hit by his party's ties to a controversial church and doubts about a massive spending plan.

Reuters

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US uses farmers markets to foster ties at bases in Japan

As the United States and Japan further strengthen their military alliance, they’ve turned to farmers markets to foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbors

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Bleaching hits over 90% of Japan's largest coral reef

More than 90% of coral in the Sekisei Lagoon, located between Iriomote and Ishigaki islands in Okinawa Prefecture, has bleached, the Environment Ministry has announced.

Salon

War crimes? We must not forget Tokyo

Of course Russia should be condemned for targeting civilians. But the brutal U.S. air war on Japan was much worse

Wales Online

Sunday rugby news as All Blacks hit by double injury blow ahead of Wales clash amid claims they also 'don't scare teams any more'

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'I was whisked from the city centre to Oldham for an 11-course Japanese tasting bonanza'

'Don’t get me wrong, the borough has some brilliant places to eat, but it’s not the first place I would think of when it comes to high-end Japanese dining'

The Guardian - UK

Thin fish, small catches: can Japan’s sushi culture survive climate crisis?

Global heating is warming waters, changing salmon and tuna migration – and hurting fisheries

Financial Times

Japan’s empty villages are a warning for China

Beijing should take note of the risks posed by a property bubble and demographic changes

Irish Mirror

Funeral of Irish woman, 23, who died from allergic reaction to drinking coffee held in Kilkenny

'In the afterlife, I’m sure Aika is there, so there is no-one more entitled to eternal happiness'

WEKU

Japan has taken in hundreds of Ukrainians. The welcome for others has been less warm

The Japanese government has given Ukrainians residency and work permits for up to a year. But for those from other countries, it can be a years-long struggle to attain similar benefits and privileges.

Reuters

Japan plans new joint command to manage armed forces - Nikkei

Japan will set up a new joint command to manage the operations of its land, sea and air forces, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday, as part of a major defence overhaul in the face of China's increasing assertiveness over Taiwan.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Shizuoka Pref. exhibit showcases works by living national treasures

ATAMI, Shizuoka -- Works by 12 living national treasures are back in Japan from a temporary showing overseas for a special exhibition at the MOA Museum of Art in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture. The exhibition "Homo Faber, 12 Stone Garden: Fukasawa Naoto and 12 Living National Treasures" opened at the museum…

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