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Travel firms in Japan thrown in confusion as country reopens to foreign tourists

TOKYO: As Japan resumed visa procedures to accept foreign tourists last week, travel companies have been thrown into confusion over the lack of communication regarding entry procedures and last-minute Covid-19 guidelines.

Bangkok Post

Olympic champion Lauren Price enjoys unanimous points victory on pro boxing debut

The Tokyo Olympic middleweight champion beat Icelandic fighter Valgerdur Gudstensdottir

The Independent UK

Businesses pin hopes on foreign tourists as Japan set to reopen border

TOKYO: Japan's businesses are pinning hopes on an inbound tourism recovery as the country resumed the process of accepting foreign tourists for the first time since suspending it more than two years ago due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangkok Post

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Asteroid samples contain clues to origin of life, say Japan scientists

TOKYO: Asteroid dust collected by a Japanese space probe contains organic material that shows some of the building blocks of life on Earth may have been formed in space, scientists said Friday.

Bangkok Post

Wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario and para-snowboarder Ben Tudhope named Paralympians of the Year

Athletics powerhouse Madison de Rozario, and snowboard star Ben Tudhope have been rewarded for outstanding Paralympic campaigns, named Australia's Paralympians of the Year for 2020 and 2022.

ABC News

Morning-after pill debate rages in Japan

TOKYO: When Megumi Ota needed the morning-after pill in Japan, she couldn't get a prescription in time under a policy activists call an attempt to "control" women's reproductive rights.

Bangkok Post

Japanese scientists develop ‘Terminator’-style robotic fingers

‘It’s interesting to hear the sound of the motor in harmony with a finger that looks like a real one,’ University of Tokyo expert says

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The best Japanese destination swaps

After 2024 set a new record for tourist numbers in Japan, Rob Goss recommends switching out the biggest draws for these intriguing alternatives

The Independent UK

What’s Japanese for ‘ruck’? Turning rugby’s technical terms into an international language

The winter rugby season is well under way, with fields and sidelines ringing to the unique language of the game. Learning this vocabulary comes through playing and talking about the game, no matter if the players are in Taranaki, Twickenham, Tonga or Tokyo.

The Conversation

Analysis-S.Korea's robust response to N.Korea seen aiding Japan's military push

South Korea's tougher stance towards the North under its new conservative president will be welcomed by Tokyo as Japan seeks to boost its military capabilities amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and more broadly in the region, analysts say.

Reuters

Russia suspends deal with Japan on fishing near disputed islands

Russia’s foreign ministry says Tokyo failed to make payments under deal giving Japan fishing rights near Kuril islands.

Al Jazeera

Japan to ask foreign tourists to wear masks, take out insurance

TOKYO: The Japanese government said Tuesday it will ask foreign tourists to wear face masks and take out insurance to cover medical expenses in the event they contract Covid-19 as Japan restarts accepting visitors in stages later this week.

Bangkok Post

Old ties with Poland lead Tokyo group to support Ukrainians

A century-old connection with Poland has led a Tokyo-based social welfare organization to provide support for the many Ukrainians who have taken refuge in Poland to escape Russia's invasion.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Final film begins as Iwanami Hall set to close in late July

Tokyo's Iwanami Hall has supported Japanese movie culture for more than half a century as a pioneer of the so-called mini-theater, but it has now begun screening its last film.

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Toru Takahashi, respected AP Asia photo editor, dies at 62

Toru Takahashi, a veteran Tokyo-based photo editor and photographer for The Associated Press who devoted his long career to meticulously capturing images, has died

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Japan Tech Giant Toshiba Studying Going Private as an Option

Toshiba executives said Friday that privatization remains an option for the Japanese technology company, as they defended their efforts to choose the right bidder to restore what they called “a strong Toshiba.” Tokyo-based Toshiba has been trying to win over shareholders to a restructuring plan. The company has not given…

The Independent UK

Plane takes 12 hours to fly from Dallas to LA

Flight bound for Tokyo forced to make a U-turn

The Independent UK

Japan and Brazil linked by soccer, baseball and immigration

Brazilians will feel at home when Brazil plays Japan next week in Tokyo in a soccer game between their national teams

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Writer Hayashi to become chairperson at Nihon Univ.

Award-winning writer Mariko Hayashi has been unofficially named the new chairperson of her alma mater, Nihon University in Tokyo, which has been shaken by criminal offenses by a former chairperson and other senior executives, according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Toyosu tuna auction reopens to public

The public was able to view tuna auctions at the Toyosu wholesale market in Tokyo's Koto Ward for the first time in about five months on Thursday, as viewing had been suspended as a result of the pandemic.

Salon

Real World NOLA: Somebody's baby tonight

Salon recaps the seventh episode in which, at long last, Tokyo and the house recreate a classic reality TV song

The Guardian - UK

From fast food to fine art: the US chef who helped ramen conquer the world

Ivan Orkin spent years learning about Japanese cooking – and especially how to perfect the celebrated noodles. He reveals the secret to the perfect bowl

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Door reopens for foreign workers with visas

"Is that to eat here?" Vietnamese workers said cheerfully in Japanese as they practiced taking orders at a training facility of a hamburger shop operator in Tokyo. They were there to learn the fast food business, some of the many foreign workers who have finally been allowed into Japan.

Irish Mirror

Ellen Keane waiting on negative tests before cranking up World Championship preparations

The Paralympic gold medallist was hit by Covid a week ago and will miss start of Team Ireland training camp in Fuerteventura but also confirms that she will be at Paris 2024

The Independent UK

Plane takes 12 hours to fly from Dallas to LA

Flight bound for Tokyo forced to make a U-turn

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