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How the war in Ukraine is challenging the long-sought pivot to Asia

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

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'Next Messi' Bojan Learned, Suffered in Itinerant Career

Former Barcelona prodigy Bojan Krkic is playing in his seventh country and "would not change anything" about a career that started with him labelled the next Lionel Messi and now sees him in Japan. Many young forwards have been hyped up as the new Messi, but Bojan -- who even…

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Live updates | Japan to double Ukraine aid to $600 million

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday his country will double its financial aid for Ukraine to $600 million in support of the country badly damaged by Russia’s aggression

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Basquiat Owned by Japan's Maezawa Sells for $85 mn

Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled" 1982 sold for $85 million at auction in New York Wednesday, well above its pre-sale estimate and netting Japanese billionaire space tourist Yusaku Maezawa a tidy profit. Phillips auction house sold the 16-foot-wide painting on behalf of Maezawa, who purchased it in 2016 for $57.3 million. The…

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Osaka Returns to French Open with Questions over Form, Fitness

Naomi Osaka returns to Roland Garros looking to banish the memories of her withdrawal 12 months ago, but hampered by concerns over her clay-court form and fitness. The former world number one pulled out of last year's French Open ahead of the second round, citing mental health issues, AFP said.…

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Factbox-Biden in Asia: South Korea, Japan schedule and to-do list

President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan from May 20-24, a visit seen as crucial for efforts to bolster regional cooperation and counter China.

Reuters

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

President Joe Biden's six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aims to build rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders

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Biden visits Japan, South Korea carrying warning to China

Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say - don't try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere in Asia, and especially not in Taiwan.

Reuters

Japan to double fiscal support for Ukraine to $600 million, PM says

Japan will double fiscal aid for Ukraine to $600 million in a coordinated move with the World Bank to back the country's near-term fiscal necessities damaged by Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters on Thursday.

Reuters

White House braced for North Korean nuclear test during Biden’s Asia trip

National security adviser says intelligence reflects ‘long-range missile test or a nuclear test, or frankly both’

The Guardian - US

US: N. Korea may conduct missile test as Biden visits Asia

A senior Biden administration official says U.S. intelligence shows that it’s a “genuine possibility” that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan that begins later this week

The Independent UK

No replacement for Russian Grand Prix; F1 season now 22 races

There will now be an extra break before the Singapore-Japan double header

The Hindu

U.S. warns of possible North Korean nuclear or missile test during Biden Asia trip

U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Biden Adviser Sullivan and China’s Yang Discuss Regional Security

President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone on Wednesday with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi, a call focused on regional security issues and nonproliferation, the White House said. Biden will visit Asia from May 20 to 24, including South Korea and Japan, a trip aimed at…

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City hospital performs cross-blood group liver transplantation

Surgeries done using glycosorb, a device developed in Japan

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Matsushita: Winning in F2 was harder than in Super Formula

Nobuharu Matsushita feels it was harder to win races in Formula 2 than in Super Formula after securing his first victory in the Japanese category.

Zenger

Dead Tired: Writers Cafe Where You Can’t Go Home Until You Hit Your Deadlines

A writers’ cafe has opened in Japan where customers can only go home once they hit their deadlines.

The Independent UK

China blasts US, Japan rhetoric ahead of Quad summit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing ahead of a meeting in Tokyo next week of the leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India

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Japan visitors down 95% in April from 2019

TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in April was down 95.2% from the same month in the prepandemic year of 2019 to 139,500 people, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country moves towards accepting small-scale tours next week at the earliest.

Daily Record

Japan gears up to reopen to tourists for first time since 2020

Japan is testing tourism in small groups with strict rules and constant supervision.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Okinawa 50 yrs since return / Steam locomotive shows bond with rest of country

The majestic steam locomotive never ran on any tracks in Okinawa Prefecture, never carried any passengers, never pulled any freight. But for the past half-century it has been sitting in a park in Naha as a symbol of Okinawa's link to the rest of Japan upon its post-war return to…

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South Korean research ship sailed within Japan's EEZ around Takeshima

A research vessel commissioned by a South Korean state-run company has sailed within Japan's exclusive economic zone around the Takeshima islands in Shimane Prefecture, prompting the Japanese government to request through diplomatic channels that Seoul explain the purpose of the ship's sailing there, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at…

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Charges filed over money sent to North Korean IT developer

YOKOHAMA -- The Kanagawa prefectural police sent papers to prosecutors Wednesday on a Japan-based South Korean man and a woman with Korean heritage for allegedly transferring money to a China-based North Korean software developer illegally.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Global logistics networks under pressure following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put much strain on logistics between Japan and other countries, as the war has not only forced suspensions in Trans-Siberian Railway freight service and maritime shipping to Russia, but has also required airfreight between Japan and Europe to make wide detours to avoid Russian airspace.

Daily Record

Kyogo and Maeda's key Celtic trait sees Japan boss ready to build World Cup team around pair

Hajime Moriyasu wants the pace of the Japanese team to be their main weapon ahead of the big one in Qatar.

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