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The first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a good opportunity to reflect on the war's global implications. In addition to untold human misery, Russia's aggression triggered a historic food and energy crisis and caused global inflation to spike, endangering the world's fragile economic recovery from Covid-19. But…

Bangkok Post

Wakata gives pep talk to new prospects

WASHINGTON -- Astronaut Koichi Wakata has sent a message of support to the two latest candidates for Japan's astronaut corps, and even admitted feeling "envious" that they might participate in moon landings in the future.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan discovers more than 7,000 islands that it didn’t even know about

Advances in digital mapping have lead to authorities discovering 14,125 islands in Japanese territory - a massive 7,300 more than originally detected in a Coast Guard report in 1987

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Residents of Japan seek compensation from N Korea for abuses

A group of residents of Japan who say they suffered decades of human rights abuses in North Korea after being lured there by false promises of a “Paradise on Earth” are asking a Japanese appeals court to rule that North Korea should pay them compensation

The Independent UK

Scientists reveal 4,500-year-old hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza

The discovery was part of the ScanPyramids project, a collaboration between major universities in France, Germany, Canada and Japan and a group of Egyptian experts that began in 2015

Evening Standard

Quad alliance partners warn Putin against nuking Ukraine

Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, Antony Blinken and his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia have said

The New Daily

Russia Must Be Punished for Ukraine War, US, Quad Allies Say

Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia said in a statement on Friday following a meeting in New Delhi. The so-called Quad group also said that the use, or threat of use, of nuclear…

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Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region

The Independent UK

WTT Star Contender: Manika, Sutirtha overcome higher-ranked opponents to make last 16

In yet another day of upsets, Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee did the star-turn for India at the WTT Star Contender Goa, overcoming higher-ranked opponents to move into the last 16 stage. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Russia-Ukraine war: Biden and Scholz hold talks as Russian forces close in on Bakhmut – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, says Russian ‘pincers are getting tighter’ around contested city

The Guardian - AU

Japanese scooter rider on wild odyssey spotted on the Stockton ferry

"Our ferry team were only too happy to give Uni a rest as he travelled to beautiful Stockton."

Newcastle Herald

EU, NATO seek stronger Indo-Pacific ties

BRUSSELS -- The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are considering holding meetings in April and May with foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan, to strengthen ties with democratic nations in the region, with China in mind.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

U.S. seeks fresh ways to crack down on Chinese tech industry

Limiting sales of chip gear, further crippling Huawei and potentially banning TikTok are all on the table.

Axios

Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning

The head of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says details of the damage inside its reactors are only beginning to be known 12 years after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, making it difficult to foresee when or how its decommissioning will be completed

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Evening Standard

World's lowest birth rates as Pope Francis calls for Italians to have more babies

‘The number of births is the first indicator of the hope of a people. Without children and young people, a country loses its desire for the future,’ the Pope said in a recent speech

Fortune

Japanese hotel boss admits spa water is teeming with deadly bacteria

The president of the inn admitted it had previously falsified documents about chlorine levels in its baths.

Wales Online

Forgotten Grand Slam star ready to revive Wales career as he weighs up move closer to home

Cory Hill is pondering a move to the French Top 14 which could reignite his Wales career

Bangkok Post

Japanese ‘Happy Science’ cult leader dies

TOKYO: Ryuho Okawa, the leader of the Japanese “Happy Science” cult who claimed to be able to communicate with the spirits of everyone from Jesus to Donald Trump, died on Thursday aged 66, local media reported.

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The Independent UK

Japanese spa apologises for only changing water twice a year after deadly bacteria found

The manager admitted to ‘completely disregarding the health of our customers’

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Lamborghini Sets World Record For Largest Lambo Parade With 251 Cars At Suzuka

The event included the Japanese market debut of the Huracan Sterrato.

The Independent UK

GOP Senator Mike Lee’s Twitter account suspended after he threatens Japan over US serviceman

The Utah senator says he’s “seeking answers”

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Existing govt policies unable to halt decline in births

Fewer than 800,000 births were recorded in Japan in 2022 for the first time since the government began compiling relevant data. In the last 30 years or so, the government has been strengthening measures to deal with the situation, but it has been pointed out that the measures do not…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

South Korea's Yoon calls Japan vital partner in memorial speech

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday stressed the importance of South Korea-Japan relations, calling Japan "a partner" at a ceremony to commemorate the March First Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule.

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Budget Committee session keeps Hayashi from G20 meeting

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi did not attend the foreign ministers meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies held in India on Wednesday and Thursday in order to participate in the fiscal 2023 budget proposal deliberations at the House of Councillors Budget Committee.

Daily Mirror

Liam Williams set to become first star to turn back on Welsh rugby amid contract chaos

Liam Williams, who has experienced the turmoil within the Wales ranks first hand recently, is set to head to Japan to play his club rugby amid the chaos engulfing Welsh rugby

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