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Made-in-Japan Manga Goes Global with Webtoon, Deadpool

Deadpool, meet All Might. Perhaps nothing highlights how the world of manga, the comics and cartoons originating in Japan, has gone global better than that coming together of superheroes, American and Japanese. In “Deadpool: Samurai,” Marvel’s Deadpool gets help in his battle against evil from All Might, the muscular hero…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aprilia Launches New SR GT 200 Adventure Scooter In Japan

Aprilia has released the SR GT 200 in Japan. It’s calling it an urban adventure scooter, and says it’s capable of handling rugged terrain and the urban jungle.

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Japan joins sanctions on Russian central bank, PM Kishida says after talking with Zelenskiy

Japan is to join the international sanction on Russian central bank by limiting transactions, prime minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday after speaking with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy by telephone.

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Toyota's Japan production halted over supplier 'malfunction'

Toyota says it is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan because of a “system malfunction” at a domestic supplier

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‘Showing respect’: revival of Japanese technique that promises fish a better way to die

Fishermen in Mexico are using the ike jime method, which aims to reduce fish trauma, to improve the quality of catches and help sustainability

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Invisible threats / Efforts made to disseminate risks of industrial espionage

Government ministries and agencies are sharing information about espionage tactics as part of efforts to detect industrial spying and prevent suspicious investments with foreign capital.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

BOI expects cooperation with JETRO

A Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed today in Bangkok between the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will help to further promote investment from Japanese companies in Thailand and the development of more resilient supply chains in industry sectors including Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) activities, according…

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World news snapshot: Ukrainian refugees given free rail travel, New Zealand faces a long-Covid 'tsunami' and a tower block in San Francisco is sinking

Uncontrolled fires hit a region of Argentina and suggestions that Japan should start discussing whether to seek a nuclear sharing arrangement similar to Nato

Wales Online

Asian shares mixed amid Ukraine, sanctions, energy worries

Asian shares are mixed as Western nations moved to tighten sanctions against Russia and President Vladimir Putin escalated tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert

The Independent UK

Made-in-Japan manga goes global with Webtoon, Deadpool

Manga is going really global

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Small Japan border easing stirs hope, worry for foreigners

Japan next week will ease its much criticized coronavirus border controls, but the new policy only allows 5,000 new entrants per day, up from 3,500, including Japanese nationals, beginning March 1

The Independent UK

'Cat economics' a 2 trillion yen business in Japan

Cats have become a popular companion as people spend more time at home amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and manufacturers are taking advantage of the trend. In 2022, the economic effect of "Nekonomics," or cat economics, is expected to reach almost 2 trillion yen.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Latest Ukraine news: Guterres says dialogue must remain open

Russia-Ukraine news from February 28: UN General Assembly held its first emergency session in decades over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Japan's sanctions to help impose massive costs on Russia, U.S. says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Japan's financial sanctions against Russia, together with those of other allies and partners, would help impose massive costs on Russia and thwart its ability to wage its war on Ukraine, according to a U.S. State Department statement.

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Owning a dog could be key to “successful aging” — study

A study reveals lower rates of disability among Japanese seniors who owned dogs, likely owing to increased exercise.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Protect Japan's economic security through public-private cooperation

Conflicts between nations over strategically important technologies and goods are intensifying. There is an urgent need to strengthen efforts to secure Japan's national interests through cooperation between the public and private sectors.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Former Japan diplomat sees Putin's worldview behind invasion of Ukraine

Japan's diplomatic strategy is under scrutiny as the international order has been shaken by Western countries' failure to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The following was excerpted from remarks by Kenichiro Sasae, the president of the Japan Institute of International Affairs and a former Japanese ambassador to the United…

The Guardian - AU

North Korea test fires possible ballistic missile in sea in eighth launch this year

After pausing launches during the Winter Olympics, North Korea has fired a possible ballistic missile, according to Japan’s coast guard

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Invisible threats / Japan searches for ways to exclude China from key infrastructure

This is the fifth installment in a series that explores Japan's vulnerabilities in areas including the protection of vital information and supply networks, prompting the Japanese government to expedite efforts to pass an "economic security promotion law."

Reuters

N.Korea resumes missile tests with first launch in a month

North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Sunday, military officials in South Korea and Japan said, in what would be the first test since the nuclear-armed country conducted a record number of launches in January.

Reuters

Japan to coordinate with G7 on further sanctions vs Russia - foreign minister

Japan will coordinate closely with its G7 counterparts in deciding whether to impose further sanctions against Russia, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Japan considers sanctions against Belarus for supporting Russian invasion of Ukraine

US has already imposed sanctions on 24 Belarusian individuals and entities

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Minimize negative impact of rising oil prices amid invasion of Ukraine

Following the Russian military's attack on Ukraine and the economic sanctions imposed by Japan, the United States, and Europe, a blow to the entire global economy is inevitable.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Invisible threats / Japan seeks to prevent outflow of technology

This is the fourth installment in a series that explores Japan's vulnerabilities in areas including the protection of vital information and supply networks, prompting the Japanese government to expedite efforts to pass an "economic security promotion law."

Wales Online

World news snapshot: Ukrainian leader highlights big losses for Russia after invasion

Anti-vaccine protesters block New Zealand bridge, while Japan is concerned that the number of children born in the country fell to a record low for the sixth consecutive year in 2021

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