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

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

The Independent UK

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.

Zenger

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'…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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

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

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

The Independent UK

Nikkei faces biggest weekly loss in over 2 years

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei braced on Friday for its biggest weekly drop in more than two years as markets fell for a fifth session in six, with investors awaiting a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision after Swiss and United Kingdom rate hikes sent global markets lower overnight.

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Australia seek to rediscover post-Olympic momentum at world swim titles

The meet in Budapest provides the Dolphins with the opportunity to begin the next Olympic cycle in the best way possible

The Guardian - AU

Japan hosts military symposium U.S. hopes will help contain China

Military commanders from Japan, the United States, South Korea, the Philippines and fourteen other countries met in Tokyo this week for a gathering that Washington hopes will help forge cooperation between nations that can help it contain China.

Reuters

Olympic medals back on agenda for Athletics Ireland with new strategy plan released

Coaching the key, both homegrown and with a global reputation, to plan that will cover Paris 2024 and LA 2028

Irish Mirror

Laura Kenny among Olympic medallists in England squad for Commonwealth Games

Fellow Olympians Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Hayter, Ethan Vernon, Ollie Wood and Evie Richards are also included

The Independent UK

Business on a platter

With ADRIFT Kaya, American Chef David Myers brings cuisine inspired by his love for the open road to India

The Hindu

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Parties gear up for election as Diet session ends

The 150-day ordinary Diet session closed on Wednesday afternoon, after which the government set the schedule for the upcoming House of Councillors election during an extraordinary Cabinet meeting.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Emperor visits Tokyo exhibit on Okinawa

The Emperor and Empress on Tuesday visited the National Archives of Japan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, to view the "Special Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa's Reversion to Japan."

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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.

The Independent UK

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

The Tokyo Olympic middleweight champion beat Icelandic fighter Valgerdur Gudstensdottir

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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.

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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.

ABC News

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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.

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