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China blasts US, Japan rhetoric ahead of Quad summit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing ahead of a meeting in Tokyo next week of the leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India

The Independent UK

Japan visitors down 95% in April from 2019

TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in April was down 95.2% from the same month in the prepandemic year of 2019 to 139,500 people, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country moves towards accepting small-scale tours next week at the earliest.

Bangkok Post

Japan 'sounded out' about hosting 2023 Asian Cup

TOKYO: The Japan Football Association (JFA) has been informally approached about the possibility of replacing China as hosts of next year's Asian Cup, chairman Kozo Tashima told Nikkan Sports.

Bangkok Post

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Australia's Opposition leader says he will travel to Quad if wins election

Australia's Opposition Labor leader Anthony Albanese said if he wins Saturday's general election he will travel to Tokyo for a meeting of the Quad group of the United States, Japan and India, scheduled just three days later.

Reuters

Australian leader won't say who might attend Tokyo summit

Australia’s leader won't say who might represent the nation at a summit with U.S., Indian and Japanese leaders just three days after elections on Saturday

The Independent UK

Japan’s Reluctant Realism on Taiwan

As a key U.S. ally in East Asia, Japan is debating the introduction of legislation to ready itself to deal with a contingency scenario in Taiwan, a defensive response rather than a proactive military strategy.

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Crowd goes wild as rare white 'unicorn' horse storms to victory in £1.7 million race

Sodashi took the Victoria Mile at Tokyo racecourse in Japan. The unusual white horse defeated a strong field to set up a potential trip to the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland

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Okinawa marks 50th year since return

Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary of its return to Japanese control on Sunday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo Vice review – wannabe hardboiled drama is really as cute as Ansel Elgort’s face

A young American crime reporter makes his way in a convincing Japanese capital – yet the menace of the Michael Mann-directed first episode soon dissipates

The Guardian - UK

‘Science, stopwatch, and a bit of art’: GB rowers’ mission to rekindle magic

Athletes seeking to restore the days of serial Olympic success have endured a testing transition to the post-Gröbler era

The Guardian - UK

Why are there so few women in top managerial roles in Japan?

TOKYO: Despite decades of promises that women would have the chance to "shine" in Japan's corporate and political worlds, the country lags behind other industrialised nations in gender equality.

Bangkok Post

Okinawa marks 50 years of end to US rule amid protests

Okinawa is marking the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan after 27 years of American rule on May 15, 1972, amid protests against a continued heavy U.S. military presence and lack of support from the mainland

The Independent UK

Katsumoto Saotome: Author who refused to let memory of the Tokyo firebombings fade

As a witness to the Allied attack, Katsumoto Saotome spent decades chronicling the harrowing event in books and films

The Independent UK

Tokyo Vice to Night Sky: the seven best shows to stream this week

A thriller about an American reporter on the Tokyo crime beat, Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons in an intriguing sci-fi … plus Lindsay Lohan in your new guilty pleasure, Lovestruck High

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EU's Von Der Leyen: Russia 'Most Direct Threat to World Order'

Top European officials warned Thursday that Russia poses the "most direct threat" to world order and urged China to play a more constructive role on the international stage as they held talks in Tokyo. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel are in Japan…

Al Jazeera

Japan PM Kishida pledges further cooperation with EU on Russia

Tokyo earlier this week announced it would phase out imports of Russian oil.

France 24

EU to help break blockade on Ukraine’s Odesa to free up grain exports

The European Commission said Thursday it would help Ukraine break the Russian blockade on the port city of Odesa, where thousands of tonnes of grain destined for the global market remains trapped. UN and EU officials have warned that Russia’s continuing siege of the southern port risks causing a global…

The Independent UK

Japanese writer who documented WWII Tokyo firebombing dies

Katsumoto Saotome, a Japanese writer who gathered the accounts of survivors of the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in World War II to raise awareness of the massive civilian deaths and the importance of peace, has died

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Finnish PM says NATO decision will focus on safety of citizens

Finland's Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, said on Wednesday that if her nation takes the historic step to apply to join the NATO alliance, it will be for the security of its own citizens.

The Independent UK

Tokyo to recognize same-sex unions but not as legal marriage

Japan’s capital has announced it will start recognizing same-sex partnerships to ease the burdens faced by residents in their daily lives, but the unions will not be considered legal marriages

Bangkok Post

Japan government says masks not needed outdoors if distancing maintained

TOKYO: Wearing masks outdoors to protect against the coronavirus is not necessary providing social distancing is practiced, Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday, with the approach of summer increasing the risk of heatstroke.

Al Jazeera

Frugal Japanese tighten their belts as prices rise, yen slides

Japan’s household spending fell 2.3 percent in March compared with the previous year.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Okinawan music and dance, old and new, on stage in Tokyo

A festival of Okinawan performing arts was recently held at the National Theatre in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the return of Okinawa Prefecture to Japanese sovereignty.

The Hindu

With improved technique, Annu Rani ready for the Worlds

Her National record on Sunday has taken her to the third spot in this year’s World list

The Independent UK

Laura Collett lauds ‘unbelievable’ strength of GB eventing after Badminton win

British riders filled the top seven places at the Badminton Horse Trials.

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