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K-pop, K-drama continue to make waves in Japan

South Korea's entertainment and food cultures have long been popular among young people in Japan, even when bilateral ties between Seoul and Tokyo cool off.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

World's biggest indoor Harry Potter attraction to open its doors later this year

Harry Potter fans can explore a brand new Studio Tour in Tokyo that will be the world's biggest indoor Harry Potter attraction including sets, restaurants and nods to the Fantastic Beasts franchise

Daily Mirror

SKorea, Japan business leaders vow to boost cooperation

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has urged closer cooperation with Japan on advanced technology, climate change and economic security after the two sides agreed to put aside rancor over trade and historical issues

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Japan, South Korea move to mend ties at landmark summit

Leaders Yoon and Kishida find common ground on contentious issues amid growing regional security challenges.

Al Jazeera

Alternative flower delivery services for Mother’s Day 2023

With the UK’s Mother’s Day 2023 fast approaching, we share unconventional flowers and fabulous floral delivery services – from London to Tokyo and LA

Wallpaper

Japan, South Korea summit signals end of 12-year diplomatic cold spell

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo on Thursday in the first full-scale summit between the neighbouring countries in 12 years. The two leaders say they hope to transform a relationship deadlocked since the end of World War ll. South Korean public…

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World’s best airports revealed

Singapore, Doha and Tokyo all make the list

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Harry Potter theme park to open June 16

The new Harry Potter theme park that is being constructed in Tokyo's Nerima Ward will open on June 16, the Japanese subsidiary of U.S. movie giant Warner Bros. said Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo citizens hand in record ¥3.99bn of lost cash

Police department says it has returned almost ¥3bn to owners, while ¥480m has gone to finders

The Guardian - UK

Japan and Korea end trade dispute

TOKYO: Japan will end export controls on materials for semiconductors destined for South Korea, and Seoul will withdraw a complaint filed with the World Trade Organization, the countries announced on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Yoon arrives in Japan for historic talks with Kishida - and beloved omurice

Leaders expected to use first summit since 2011 to address Japan’s use of Korean forced labour, as well as threats posed by North Korea and China

The Guardian - AU

Yoon visits Japan, seeking to restore ties amid N Korea threat

S Korea, Japan face need to cooperate on challenges posed by N Korea and China, but history keeps getting in the way.

Al Jazeera

Ghostwire Tokyo is coming to Xbox Game Pass with a new roguelite mode

Ghostwire Tokyo, the PS5 exclusive from Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, is finally coming to Xbox, Game Pass, and PC via Windows

USA Today Sports Media Group

Yoon recalls paying visits to Tokyo as a youngster

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fondly recalled childhood memories of visits to Japan to see his father, an economist who attended Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo in the late 1960s, in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun in Seoul on Tuesday.

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Leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet Thursday to try and mend ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are hoping to overcome historical feuds and domestic politics that have sent relations to their lowest point in decades.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tokyo Coffee Shop Made Famous on TikTok Draws Returning Tourists Hungry for Pudding

With a rapid, right-hand swoop, Shizuo Mori served the last of about 50 puddings on Wednesday, a treat that's made his tiny Tokyo coffee shop a destination for tourists flocking to Japan after the end of COVID restrictions. Mori's trademark fling of the arm helps dislodge the eggy custard from…

The Independent UK

Yoon: Seoul-Tokyo ties key to address N Korea, supply chains

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called for Japan to join his efforts to improve bilateral relations strained by historical grievances as he prepares to travel to Tokyo for a highly anticipated summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

ABC News

Tokyo professor Adrian Cheok buys two blocks of land in Quilpie, outback Queensland

From the megacity of Tokyo, Adrian Cheok is planning to build his new home in a tiny Queensland town — plus a second house for the far-right former senator.

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British Olympic medal hopes seeing ‘more success than expected’ with 500 days until Paris 2024

Keely Hodgkinson was among the Brits to pick up medals recently at the Indoor Championships

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Nearly 4 billion yen. in found cash handed in to MPD in 2022

A record 3.997 billion yen in found cash was handed in to the Tokyo police last year, the highest amount since records began in 1940, the Metropolitan Police Department has said.

ABC News

AOC backs sports administrator Kitty Chiller despite fact-check failure at Olympic trials

The Australian Olympic Committee backs executive member Kitty Chiller despite an international gymnastics disciplinary process finding she gave a false statement as part of an investigation into Tokyo Olympics selection trials.

The Independent UK

Japan, S. Korea summit must overcome history to renew ties

South Korean and Japanese leaders will meet in Tokyo this week, hoping to resume regular visits after a gap of over a decade and overcome resentments that date back more than 100 years

The Independent UK

Japan court orders retrial for 87-year death row ex-boxer

Tokyo’s high court has ordered a retrial for an 87-year-old former boxer who has been on death row for more than five decades

Bangkok Post

Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with 'poetic force'

TOKYO - Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs in the WBC: Marcus Stroman, Roenis Elías, Owen Caissie turning heads

World Baseball Classic quarterfinals begin this week, hosted in Miami and Tokyo.

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