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Japanese city loses residents' data after contractor's night out

Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese city has been left with more than a headache after admitting a contractor lost a USB containing personal data on all 460,000 residents during a night out.

AFP

Japan halts aid for coal-fired plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh

TOKYO: Japan will stop providing yen loans for the construction of coal-fired electricity plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh, the government said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Guardforce AI Expands RaaS Business Offering In Japan, US

Guardforce AI Co Ltd (NASDAQ:GFAI) expands its Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) business lines with new offices in Tokyo, Japan, and San Francisco, California. The T-series robot for reception services, food delivery robots, and disinfection robots for restaurants, shopping malls, and hotels will be among the robotics solutions offered by GFAI in these two sites. "Opening…

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Woman in Belgium elected mayor of Tokyo district more than 9,000km away in ‘huge surprise’ victory

Despite not having lived in Japan for several years, Suginami residents say Satoko Kishimoto is ‘a real Japanese person’

The Independent UK

Final Bill for Tokyo 2020 Olympics Comes in at $10.4 Bln

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021 after being postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, cost 1.42 trillion yen ($10.4 billion), nearly double the figure quoted in the city's bid for the Games, according to a final budget report. The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee held its last…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics cost double original estimate

Tokyo (AFP) - The final price tag for last year's Tokyo Olympics was more than double the city's original 2013 estimate after a one-year coronavirus postponement added to the already hefty bill.

AFP

Final bill for Tokyo 2020 Olympics comes in at $10.4 billion

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Indonesia deports Japanese man accused of COVID relief fraud

Indonesia has deported a Japanese man accused of being involved in a fraud scheme that netted $7.3 million intended for small businesses in Japan hurt by the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Olympic heartbreak helps drive Kookaburras

The Kookaburras will be aiming to snare a seventh straight Commonwealth Games gold at Birmingham 2022, with the Tokyo Olympic heartbreak still driving them on.

AAP

Tokyo mayoral win a ‘huge surprise’ for candidate living in Belgium

Japanese national Satoko Kishimoto won ward of 500,000 people 5,800 miles away with online campaigning

The Guardian - UK

Totoro's home: Japan crowdfund for forest that inspired film

Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese city is launching a crowdfunding campaign to help preserve a special spot of woodland: the forest that inspired the animator of beloved movie "My Neighbour Totoro".

AFP

Tokyo Olympics cost ¥1.42 trillion, say organisers as they close books

Accurately tracking costs of the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a moving maze because of recent fluctuations in the exchange rate between the dollar and the Japanese yen

The Hindu

Tokyo closes books on costly, pandemic-delayed Olympics

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are closing the books on the pandemic-delayed Games

The Independent UK

Spellbinding collaboration proves less is more

I once had the rare privilege to see the great bluesman and songwriter Earl King, who wrote the New Orleans Mardi Gras anthem Big Chief, perform in a small club in Tokyo. Before he took to the stage another band performed, with a well-known young blues guitarist playing fast action…

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The Independent UK

Budget airline rebrands ‘Z’ symbol logo amid Russia war symbol comparison

Japan’s Zipair will soon begin flying between Tokyo and San Jose

AFP

Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional

Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.

Zenger

Hypersonic Travel: Spaceplane Company Announce Aircraft That Will Fly From LA To Tokyo In One Hour

An American aerospace company has announced a plane they claim will fly passengers around the world and back home in time for dinner.

AFP

Yours sincerely: singles charmed by Japan letter-writing scheme

Tokyo (AFP) - Sick of swiping and tired of Tinder?Old-fashioned love letters may be the answer, says one Japanese city whose unusual matchmaking scheme has been a surprising success.

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Uyghur-heritage candidate urges Japan to 'embrace diversity'

Tokyo (AFP) - Arfiya Eri is a young, female, multilingual former United Nations official, all of which would already help her stand out as a Japanese political candidate, but she is also of Uyghur heritage.

AFP

Marchand scorches to medley world title in pursuit of Phelps

Budapest (AFP) - While American Katie Ledecky and Australian Elijah Winnington gained redemption for Tokyo Olympic disappointment, young Frenchman Leon Marchand made clear he had Paris on his mind after a scorching medley on the first evening of the World Swimming Championships Saturday in Budapest.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Former Tokyo Gov. Ishihara's posthumous autobiography released

Shintaro Ishihara, a writer and former governor of Tokyo who died in February at the age of 89, left behind an autobiography to be published after his and his wife's deaths. The writing contains an undisguised account of his childhood, literature, politics and love affairs. The book is titled "'Watashi'…

AFP

Japan cruise past Uruguay in Tokyo rugby Test

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan stepped up their preparations for next year's Rugby World Cup with a 34-15 win over Uruguay in Tokyo on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Olympic filmmaker needed 2 movies to cover Tokyo turmoil

Naomi Kawase had more material than she knew what to do with after being commissioned by the International Olympic Committee almost four years ago to make a documentary about the Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK

World’s best airports revealed as Heathrow slips out of top 10

Doha’s airport nudged Singapore Changi off the top spot in 2021

AFP

Bank of Japan keeps easing despite global rate hikes

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan on Friday stuck to its monetary easing policy even as other central banks raise interest rates to tame inflation, but said it would "pay due attention" to forex markets after the yen hit a 24-year low.

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