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Crunch time for power grid as Japan's heatwave gets even hotter

Japan braced on Wednesday for its hottest day yet of a record-breaking heatwave, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a ramp-up of nuclear power use amid fears of a shortage of electricity to keep air conditioners whirring.

Reuters

World Athletics Championships 2022: Keely Hodgkinson, Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith headline British team

Great Britain have named a 64-strong provisional team for this summer’s World Athletics Championships in Oregon, headlined by Olympic silver medalists Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir, and defending world champions Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

Evening Standard

Commonwealth Games 2022: Tom Dean relishing chance to swim in front of home fans

Dean won two gold medals in Tokyo last summer

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Scorching temperatures continue across Japan's Kanto region

The mercury topped 30 C in central Tokyo and other parts of Kanto on Tuesday morning, with soaring summer temperatures arriving earlier than usual in the region.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo June Heatwave Worst Since 1875 as Power Supply Creaks under Strain

Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the specter of cuts. The heatwave comes less than two weeks before a national election in which prices,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain

Reuters

As COVID fears ebb, Japan readies for tourists from abroad

Japan is bracing for a return of tourists from abroad, as border controls to curb the spread of coronavirus infections are gradually loosened

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Japan: Millions told to turn off lights to avoid power outages during Tokyo heatwave

Japan has urged millions of people living in Tokyo to save energy to prevent power outages amid a heatwave.

Evening Standard

Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights to save energy amid heatwave

The government has asked locals to switch off lights for three hours a day and properly use air conditioning

The Independent UK

Japanese told to turn off lights to save energy amid Tokyo heatwave

Extreme temperatures forecast for capital this week after premature end to rainy season

The Guardian - UK

Tokyo warned of power crunch as Japan endures heat wave

The Japanese government has warned of possible power shortages in the Tokyo region, asking people to conserve energy as the country endures an unusually intense heat wave

The Independent UK

Phayahong is first Thai woman K-1 champion

Buri Ram boxer Phayahong Ayothayafightgym is the first Thai woman to win a K-1 kickboxing championship, taking the title in the 45-kilogramme division at the K-1 World Grand Prix at Yoyoki National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Japan braces for power crunch as heat mounts after rains end

Japan scrambled on Monday to avert a looming power crunch as temperatures climbed nationwide, with authorities warning of higher than expected demand after the rainy season ended in the capital, Tokyo, at its earliest since record-keeping began.

Reuters

Nation continues to swelter

The day after the hottest temperature in June in Japan history was recorded in a Gunma Prefecture city, central Tokyo experienced its hottest day ever for the month, with the mercury climbing to 36.2 C on Sunday.

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Irish Mirror

Green light for Kellie Harrington to go for gold again at Paris 2024 as IOC include Boxing

As in Tokyo, where Harrington and Aidan Walsh won medals for Ireland, the IOC Task Force will take charge of qualification and the running of the competition during the Games in two years time

The Guardian - UK

Zharnel Hughes forgives CJ Ujah for failed test that cost Olympics medal

The 4x100m team won silver in Tokyo before CJ Ujah failed tests for banned drugs while in Manchester Dina Asher-Smith reached the 100m semi-finals

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles; Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto; Wake by Shelley Burr; Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant; Aurora by David Koepp

Bangkok Post

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.

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Benzinga

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…

The Independent UK

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’

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

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

AAP

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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