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Uyghur leader urges Japan to join call for UN debate on alleged abuses in China

Japan needs to do more than make an "empty promise" to stop human rights abuses in China, the leader of the largest ethnic Uyghur group in exile said in Tokyo on Friday.

Reuters

Beth Tweddle reveals her top tip for who will fill the void of Simone Biles at World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool

Andrade, 23, stunned the watching world with the 'favela dance' to win gold and silver in Tokyo, the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gymnastics medal

Wales Online

Japan may ease medical marijuana stance

TOKYO: A Japanese health ministry panel on Thursday recommended revising the country’s drug laws to allow for the import and use of medicinal marijuana products.

Bangkok Post

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Friend or foe? Japan-China ties complicated after 50 years

Friend or foe

The Independent UK

Vietnam Open: Praneeth bows out; Meiraba & Ruthvika among Indians in pre-quarters

HO CHI MINH: Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth suffered a shock defeat at the hands of fellow Indian Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar in the men's singles second round at the Vietnam Open Super 100 badminton tournament on Wednesday.

The Times of India

EXPLAINER: What's behind strained China-Japan relations

Japan and China are getting ready to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 normalization of their ties

The Independent UK

VP Harris seeks computer chip partners in Tokyo

Vice President Kamala Harris will highlight a new U.S. law boosting support for computer chip manufacturing when she meets with Japanese technology executives on Wednesday

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Ex-PM Abe's state funeral held in Tokyo

The state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was held Tuesday at the Nippon Budokan hall in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, where the slain politician was lauded for his achievements and dedication. About 4,300 people, including about 700 people from 218 other nations and territories, attended the ceremony.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Security tight for funeral with 20,000 MPD officers on duty

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department mobilized up to 20,000 police officers Tuesday for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Saudi FM Participates in State Funeral of Japan’s Abe

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah took part on Tuesday in the official funeral ceremony for the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. The Minister participated in the funeral on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Watch: Tense Japan holds funeral for assassinated ex-leader Shinzo Abe

Thousands of protesters have gathered as the controversial state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Japan holds a controversial state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and drew angry protests.

WEKU

Tokyo Olympics bribery arrests widens to third Japan sponsor

Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member have ensnared a third company that sponsored the Games

The Independent UK

State funeral for Shinzo Abe held in Tokyo amid controversy

Public anger at cost of ceremony for former PM and revelations over his party’s ties to religious group

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With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to Shinzo Abe at state funeral

TOKYO: With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years - a ceremony that has become as controversial as he was in life.

Evening Standard

Japan mourns Shinzo Abe as rare and controversial state funeral begins

Former premier’s funeral is a controversial occasion with events seen as an endorsement for Mr Abe’s conservative church

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan Honors Assassinated Abe at Controversial Funeral

Japanese and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe at a controversial state funeral on Tuesday, as long lines of people gathered to offer flowers and prayers. Abe's ashes, carried by his widow Akie, arrived at the storied Budokan venue in Tokyo, where a 19-gun salute…

The Guardian - AU

Japan consul ‘blindfolded and restrained’ during FSB interrogation in Russia

Tokyo demands apology from Moscow after diplomat subjected to ‘coercive interrogation’ in Vladivostok

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PM Narendra Modi meets Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida

TOKYO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo and conveyed his deepest condolences over the sudden demise of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. He underlined the late Japanese leader's contributions in strengthening the bilateral partnership as well as his vision of a free,…

Al Jazeera

Japan honours Shinzo Abe with controversial state funeral

Japan holds controversial state funeral for slain leader amid anger over his party’s ties to a fringe religious group.

ABC News

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe farewelled at state funeral in Tokyo after July assassination — as it happened

Thousands of people attended the service, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his predecessors John Howard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull. Catch up on Tuesday's events.

The Independent UK

Harris focuses Asia trip on security, adds tour to Korea DMZ

In meeting after meeting in Tokyo, Vice President Kamala Harris has emphasized the U.S. commitment to regional security

Reuters

With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to divisive Abe

With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years - a ceremony that has become as controversial as he was in life.

The Hindu

PM Modi arrives in Japan to attend former premier Abe's state funeral

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Benzinga

Nomura Joins Other Big-Name Financial Players To Back Blockchain Startup Fnality

Tokyo-based bank Nomura Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NMR) has invested in Fnality, a blockchain-based interbank payment and settlement network that is now sponsored by 17 major financial institutions.

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