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Japan PM: Russia responsible over bilateral ties after entry ban

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he cannot accept Russia's decision to put an entry ban on himself and 62 other Japanese citizens, and that Russia bears full responsibility for driving bilateral ties to where they are now.

Reuters

Pope, Japan PM, discuss hopes for nuclear-free world

Pope Francis and the prime minister of Japan, the only country to be hit by atomic bombs, met on Wednesday and discussed their common hope for a world free of nuclear weapons.

Reuters

Taiwan cracks down on China poaching tech talent

Taipei is ramping up efforts to stem brain drain in semiconductor industry as officials warn of a ‘red supply chain’.

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Tesla most ‘future-ready’ carmaker, China’s BYD rising: Report

Japan’s Toyota second, followed by Germany’s Volkswagen and South Korea’s Hyundai.

Al Jazeera

Stonehenge exhibition explores parallels with Japanese stone circles

Objects never before seen outside Japan will be part of show on similarities to Jōmon monuments

The Guardian - UK

Japanese investor for Hunter hydrogen network

Energy Estate and Japan's Eurus Energy have signed an agreement that will have the renewable energy developer take an investment stake in the $2 billion Hunter Hydrogen Network (H2N).

Newcastle Herald

IPG Photonics Tops Q1 Aided By Robust Demand For EV Applications

IPG Photonics Corp (NASDAQ:IPGP) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 7% year-on-year to $369.98 million, beating the consensus of $334.79 million. Materials processing sales accounted for 92% of total revenue and increased 7% Y/Y with higher sales in welding, marking, 3D printing, and cleaning applications. Sales into Other applications increased 9% Y/Y, driven…

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Musk’s Twitter: Tweet Freedom for Asia?

Japan is the platform’s second biggest market with around 55 million accounts, followed by India.

The News Lens

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Asian shares mixed in light 'Golden Week' trading

Asian shares are mixed in light “Golden Week" trading with markets in China, Japan and some other countries closed for holidays

The Independent UK

Chinese carrier sails through waters near Okinawa, Japan says

Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between islands in Japan's southern Okinawa chain on Monday, Japan's defence ministry said in a news release.

Reuters

Bowls of beloved 'soba' noodles will cost more

TOKYO: Ryu Ishihara will soon be raising prices on his inexpensive bowls of soba noodles for the first time in nearly a decade, as rising costs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine take an unlikely toll on Japan's beloved buckwheat noodles.

Bangkok Post

Welcome to Japan’s zero-waste town

Kamikatsu became the first municipality in Japan to make a zero-waste declaration. Since then, the town has transformed, report Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Julia Mio Inuma

The Independent UK

India-Japan relations at its strongest point, says Consul-General

Host of events planned to commemorate 70th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan

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Japanese game studios are paying their employees more for a surprising reason

Multiple Japanese game publishers, such as Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Koei Tecmo have announced hefty pay raises for employees. It's a shift in the right direction.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Okinawa 50 yrs since return / 'Reversion children' help preserve stories about Battle of Okinawa

Okinawans born in 1972 are often referred to as "reversion children," as their birth year coincided with the return of Okinawa to Japan after 27 years of U.S. rule. Half a century later, a number of such people are working on a documentary film featuring testimonies from people who survived…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese universities offering support to Ukrainian students

A growing number of Japanese universities are offering support to Ukrainian students whose education was cut short by Russia's invasion of their country. There is no end in sight for the two-month-old conflict, and the resident status of displaced students is emerging as an additional concern.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan, Britain agree to jointly promote open 5G networks

The Japanese and British governments have agreed to jointly promote competition in the global market for telecommunications equipment, eyeing the establishment of open 5G communications networks, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has announced.

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The Guardian - UK

Ivica Osim: a Yugoslavian football giant who twice rejected Real Madrid

Coach who led Yugoslavia at the 1990 World Cup and whose spell with Japan was ended by a stroke has died aged 80

Reuters

Japan PM agrees defence deal with Thailand

The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defence agreement on Monday as well as plans to upgrade their economic relations, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wrapped up the last leg of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia.

WEKU

New Zealand welcomes back tourists as it eases pandemic rules

New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Falls on China Growth Concerns Even as EU Weighs Russia Import Ban

Oil prices fell on Monday in holiday-sapped trade in Asia as concerns about slowing economic growth in China, the world's top oil importer, outweighed fears of potential supply disruptions from a looming European Union ban on Russian crude. Brent crude futures fell $1.21, or 1.1%, to $105.93 a barrel at…

The Independent UK

Investigators raid Japan boat company's office after sinking

Coast guard officials searched the office of a Japanese tour boat operator as part of a criminal investigation into suspicions that professional negligence caused the sinking of a vessel carrying 26 people in a national park last month

The Independent UK

New Zealand welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules eased

New Zealand has begun welcoming back tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years after dropping most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions

The Independent UK

Japan's Kishida in Thailand to talk about economics, Myanmar

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to talk with his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha about economic matters, upheaval in Myanmar and Russia’s war in Ukraine when they meet Monday

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