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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

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

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.

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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

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 Japan News/Yomiuri

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

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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.

AAP

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

The Hindu

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 Times of India

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 Japan News/Yomiuri

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 Independent UK

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.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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.

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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.

France 24

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…

The Independent UK

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

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Al Jazeera

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.

Daily Record

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.

The Independent UK

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

Benzinga

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.

AAP

Melbourne sparks Opals in win over Japan

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

The Guardian - AU

‘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

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