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Okinawa aims to open army bunker to convey war tragedy

NAHA -- The Okinawa prefectural government is moving to open to the public a bunker built by the Japanese Imperial Army in Naha during the Battle of Okinawa at the end of World War II.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese railway firm eyes measures to prevent train collisions with animals

The number of train collisions with wild animals in eastern Japan rose to a record high last year, prompting East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) to develop countermeasures, including the use of scents and sounds to deter animals.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan to develop next-gen hydrogen engine for aircraft

The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will begin development of a next-generation aircraft engine that uses liquid hydrogen as fuel in fiscal 2022.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Hawaiian WSL wildcard wins at Sunset Beach

Australian duo Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing had their hopes of winning the Sunset Beach WSL event crushed by Japanese star Kanoa Igarashi.

AAP

The crucial connection between gut bacteria and Covid-19 symptoms, explained

A link between gut bacteria and Covid-19 has already been reported in research from Hong Kong and China. A new study adds to the pile.

Inverse

Bombing of Darwin survivor Brian Winspear remembers the day WWII came to Australia, 80 years on

From the other side of the world, Australians watched in horror as Nazi Germany marched across Europe. Then, in 1942, WWII came to Darwin, a day Brian Winspear will never forget.

ABC News

2022 Lexus LX Deliveries In Japan Delayed Up To Four Years

The coronavirus is resulting in a parts shortage from Southeast Asia.

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When is Team GB women’s curling gold medal final? Start time, TV channel and more

Eve Muirhead’s side won thrilling semi-final against Sweden after an extra end to set up a final against Japan

The Independent UK

Perthshire curler Eve Muirhead books place in final at Winter Olympics

A dramatic last four victory against Sweden has set-up a showdown with Japan for the gold medal

Daily Record

Team GB guaranteed curling medal after beating Sweden in dramatic semi-final

Eve Muirhead’s side will face Japan for the gold medal in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Independent UK

Giant strawberry is declared heaviest in the world after a year in a freezer

The strawberry, which was grown in Israel on Chahi Ariel's family farm, weighed in at 289g - and the previous record was a strawberry in Japan that weighed 250g

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh city centre bar opens Japanese garden for afternoon tea and cocktails

How good does this place look? Tigerlily have teamed up with Suntory Roku Gin to introduce new Japan-inspired cocktails and they've decorated the place to match.

Edinburgh Live

IAEA reviews water release from damaged Japan nuclear plant

A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency has visited the site at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant where more than a million tons of treated radioactive waste water are to be released into the ocean

The Independent UK

Haute couture, summer 2022: The return of 'joie de vivre'

Haute couture is about innovation and exquisite tailoring, but it's also about ideas. Franco-Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi, the first Black designer honoured with the title of "couturier" by France's Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion, offers a collection that fuses Western and African influences. Meanwhile, Japan's Yuima Nakazato interrogates the…

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Evening Standard

John Mitchell faces England reunion at 2023 World Cup after appointment as Japan’s new defence coach

John Mitchell faces a reunion with England at next year’s men’s Rugby World Cup after agreeing to become Japan’s new defence coach.

The Guardian - AU

UN to review Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific

Taskforce will ‘listen to local people’s concerns’, as government plans to release more than 1m tonnes

Asharq Al-Awsat

Djokovic Sets Sights on Paris Olympics, Wants to Return to Australia

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic said he has unfinished business at the Olympics and will be gunning for gold at Paris 2024, adding that he is keen to return to Australia despite his deportation this year. Djokovic's quest for an Olympic gold in Tokyo ended in a semi-final defeat…

Bangkok Post

Mitsubishi, Petronas to sell stakes in Myanmar Yetagun gas field

TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Malaysia's Petronas and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp are divesting their stakes in Myanmar's Yetagun gas field, the companies said, in the latest exits by major energy companies from the country since last year's military coup.

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Covid: South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time – as it happened

Latest updates: south Korean case numbers have risen in recent weeks due to Omicron

Reuters

Japan PM Kishida's border easing as COVID deaths spike draws ire online

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan to relax the strictest COVID-19 border controls among wealthy nations has pleased nobody, with businesses and student groups worried it might not be enough while online critics blast his change of tack.

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Okinawa’s Vocal Anti-US Military Base Movement

Environmental damage and gendered violence are flashpoints on the tiny island dominated by US troops.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan claims 1st Nordic combined team medal since 1994

As Ryota Yamamoto crossed the finish line, he thrust his arms into air before skiing into the waiting arms of his delirious teammates. Japan had just ended an Olympic medal drought in the Nordic combined team event that had lasted nearly three decades.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Avid gardener now cultivates intl relations as envoy

Coming from a country with seasons that she describes as "hot, hot and hot," it's not surprising that Jamaican Ambassador Shorna-Kay Richards finds the changing seasons in Japan one of the cool things about the country.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida gives in to calls to ease border restrictions

Persistent calls from business circles, international students and others to reopen the nation's borders likely influenced the government's plan to ease restrictions, which Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday.

ABC News

Names of Japanese submariners who died off Australian shores in WWII battle etched into history on Darwin beach

The Japanese Ambassador speaks of a strong relationship forged with Australia eight decades after 80 Japanese submariners died when their submarine was sunk by a Royal Australian Navy vessel off the coast of Darwin.

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