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Tokyo opens same-sex partnership system for applications

TOKYO — A system to register same-sex partnerships opened for applications in Tokyo on Tuesday, in a symbolic step forward for a country that has fallen behind its peers on embracing diversity.

Tribune News Service

British Paralympic star suffers serious head injury after “freak accident” while cycling

Para-triathlon athlete George Peasgood won silver and bronze medals for Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, but is currently in a serious condition in hospital

Daily Mirror

CJ Ujah blames £10 supplement for failed drugs test which cost Team GB Olympic medal

CJ Ujah was part of the Team GB men's 4x100m team that took silver at the Tokyo Olympics, but the quartet were disqualified after the sprinter's failed drugs test

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CJ Ujah: ‘I had this stain against my name. It hurt so much and still does’

Sprinter cleared of deliberately taking performance-enhancing drugs says he always believed the truth would come out

The Guardian - UK

CJ Ujah banned for 22 months for failed drug test at Tokyo Olympics

Britain lost their 4x100m silver medal from Tokyo when Ujah tested positive for two prohibited substances.

The Independent UK

Team GB sprinter CJ Ujah cleared of ‘intentional’ doping violation

Great Britain will still lose the 4x100m relay silver medal from Tokyo 2020, with Ujah handed a reduced sentence of 22 months

The Independent UK

Banned British sprinter CJ Ujah cleared of deliberately taking drugs at Olympics

Anti-doping authorities accepted CJ Ujah’s positive test at Tokyo 2020 was ‘not intentional’ and due to a contaminated supplement

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Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage

(This Oct.09 story has been corrected to add negative COVID-19 test condition in paragraph 13)

Reuters

North Korea Fires More Missiles, Seventh Launch in Two Weeks

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea early Sunday, Seoul's military said, the seventh such launch in two weeks, just hours after a nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier wrapped up joint drills off the Korean peninsula. Seoul, Tokyo and Washington have ramped up combined naval exercises in recent weeks,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shogi champion Fujii kicks off Ryuo title defense Shogi star Fujii aims to defend Ryuo title

The battle for the Ryuo title, the most prestigious of all eight major shogi titles, began Friday between 20-year-old defending champion Sota Fujii and eighth-dan challenger Akihito Hirose in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

‘Archery is not all, there’s life beyond it’, says soon-to-be-dad Atanu Das

SANSKARDHAM (Gujarat): The bitter loss at the Tokyo Summer Games allowed Olympian couple Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari to change their perspective about the sport which they loved all their lives.

The Times of India

Olympic modern pentathlon champion backs horse riding alternative after punch scandal

Janusz Peciak has backed a horse riding alternative after a remarkable punch controversy that emerged at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games

Daily Mirror

Okinawa’s Elections Expose Problems With Military Coexistence

Okinawa’s role in Japanese security was reinforced by China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait following U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

The News Lens

Steph Curry and the Warriors flash massive global appeal in Japan

TOKYO — They were hardly a name outside the Bay Area, let alone a global brand, when they drafted Stephen Curry in 2009.

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Bangkok Post

Myanmar court jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years

TOKYO: A court in military-ruled Myanmar has jailed a Japanese documentary filmmaker for 10 years for violating sedition and communications laws, a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Thursday.

Newsroom.co.nz

Bright swimmer looks to mix medicine with water

Up-and-coming Kiwi freestyler Caitlin Deans has found her ideal role model in Olympian Dave Gerrard as she looks forward to two careers - as an international swimmer and a doctor.

The News Lens

China Airlines and the News Lens Japan Collaborate on Instagram Project: Providing Taiwan’s Latest Travel Information for Post-Pandemic Tourism Industry

The News Lens Japan (Yokohama City, Kanagawa, President: Isao Matsumura, hereinafter referred to as TNLJ) and China Airlines (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Branch President: Chang Horng-Jong) are gearing up for post-Covid tourism industry, regularly providing local travel information of Taiwan on China Airlines’ Instagram.

Radio France Internationale

EU chief slams North Korea missile over Japan as 'unjustified aggression'

EU chief Charles Michel on Tuesday condemned North Korea's firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, saying the bloc "stands in solidarity" with Tokyo and Seoul.

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The National (Scotland)

World number one Carlos Alcaraz beaten by David Goffin at the Astana Open

The 19-year-old was beaten 7-5 6-3 but there were victories in Tokyo for Dan Evans and Nick Kyrgios.

The Independent UK

World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz suffers shock defeat to David Goffin in Astana

The 19-year-old was beaten 7-5 6-3 but there were victories in Tokyo for Dan Evans and Nick Kyrgios

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Crown Prince Akishino, family host visiting Bhutan royalty in Tokyo

Crown Prince Akishino and his family hosted Bhutan's Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck and her two sons in Tokyo on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Government to retaliate by expelling Russian consul from Japan

Tokyo is making arrangements to expel a Russian consul in retaliation for Moscow doing the same to a Japanese consul in Vladivostok.

The Independent UK

Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal

A top executive at a major Japanese publisher has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan

North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate the country's missile alert system and order people to take shelter. The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was in 2017, at the height of a period of "fire and fury" when…

Motorsport

Tokyo signs agreement to host 2024 Formula E race

Formula E looks set to achieve its long-held ambition of holding a race in Japan after reaching a preliminary deal for an E-Prix to be held in Tokyo in 2024.

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