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Areas around high-speed rail stations to be developed along the Japanese line

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Ministry of Railways have jointly signed a MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency for ‘Station Area Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project’

The Hindu

Warren Buffett 'feels better' about investing in Japan than Taiwan

The legendary investor is losing confidence in Taiwan amid geopolitical tensions, but still sees big opportunity in the region.

Fortune

When 75 is time to die: the horrifically plausible film imagining state-run euthanasia in Japan

Japan’s ageing and lonely population is reaching crisis point. What’s the solution? The director of Plan 75, about a programme of voluntary suicide, explains why her film is ‘far from impossible’

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‘Brutal interference’: China tabloid rounds on S Korea criticism

Global Times lashes out at Seoul after its embassy complained about the tabloid’s coverage of president’s US visit.

Al Jazeera

Leaders from Japan and South Korea vow better ties following summit

Japan's prime minister expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan's colonial rule as the leaders from the two countries vowed to strengthen cooperation.

WEKU

Toyota suspends sales of Yaris model after safety test problem

Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp has stopped sales of its Yaris Ativ, a senior official said on Monday, after its affiliate Daihatsu rigged part of the door in side-collision safety tests.

Bangkok Post

Warren Buffett favors Japan over Taiwan as he laments geopolitics

Warren Buffett said he prefers deploying capital in Japan instead of Taiwan, lamenting how geopolitics led his firm to cut stakes in the island’s chip-maker giant.

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Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is calling for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

The Independent UK

Japan PM Kishida meets lawmakers, business leaders to finish South Korea visit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with South Korean lawmakers and business leaders in Seoul on Monday to discuss potential bilateral cooperation as he wrapped up the first visit by a Japanese leader in 12 years.

Reuters

The power behind Honda’s American dreams

In the rolling hills north of Los Angeles, next door to a movie lot, Honda’s American motorsport division HPD has produced some of the most potent engines in US motorsport; powerplants that have claimed 18 IndyCar championships and 15 Indianapolis 500 wins, along with a surfeit of sportscar titles and…

Autosport

‘Memorial to all who suffered’: survivors protest wind farm near Japanese American incarceration site

About 13,000 people were held at the Minidoka camp during the second world war. Now, a green energy project threatens the ‘sacred’ place

The Guardian - US

Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ‘heart hurts’ for Koreans who suffered under Japanese colonialism.

Al Jazeera

S. Korean, Japanese leaders to meet again to improve ties

The leaders of South Korea and Japan are to meet Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to bolster cooperation following years of fraught ties over historical issues

The Independent UK

Japan's PM tells South Koreans his 'heart hurts' over pain caused by occupation

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his "heart hurts" when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to historical disputes that have soured relations between the two U.S. allies.

Reuters

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Daily Record

Ange Postecoglou in Celtic transfer wink as experience proves key in beating rivals to Asian stars

The likes of Hearts and Motherwell have also shopped in Japan but Parkhead remains the desired destination for J League hopefuls.

The National (Scotland)

Big in Japan: Postecoglou hopes tour will help Celtic gain millions of new fans

The Greek-Australian is looking forward to returning to a part of the world that he know well.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United warned not pay 'top dollar' for Brighton star Kaoru Mitoma

The Magpies and their opponents this weekend Arsenal are reportedly in the market for the Japanese star.

Al Jazeera

More than 50 aftershocks shake Japan as earthquake kills one

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the central Ishikawa region on Friday leaving a man dead and more than 20 injured.

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Bangkok Post

Sweden, Thailand improve to 4-0, US 3-1 at International Crown

SAN FRANCISCO: Sweden swept China and Thailand held off South Korea to remain unbeaten at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown on Friday in San Francisco, California.

France 24

The dark side of J-pop: Former idol speaks out about music mogul Johnny Kitagawa

Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019 at the age of 87, was the architect of Japan's vastly successful boyband empire and his company, Johnny and Associates, still dominates the lucrative J-pop market. Yet allegations of child abuse and sexual exploitation surrounded the music mogul for decades. Yuka Royer speaks to…

The Independent UK

Strong earthquake hits Japan; possible casualties and damage

Authorities are looking into possible casualties and damage after a strong earthquake hit Friday afternoon near central Japan

Daily Mirror

Japan earthquake: 6.8 magnitude shake destroys homes and crumbles hillsides

Japan's Meteorological Agency said the rumble struck in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture just outside Tokyo at around 14.42pm local time (06.42am GMT)

Reuters

Factbox-Old disputes overshadow visit by Japan's Kishida to S.Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be visiting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday in the latest effort to improve bilateral ties.

Reuters

Japanese police officer dies in possible suicide near premier's residence -media

A Japanese police officer died after being found shot in a toilet near the prime minister's residence early on Friday and police were investigating a potential suicide, multiple media outlets reported.

France 24

Relief as hundreds who fled Khartoum arrive home in Nigeria and South Africa

In tonight's edition: The US clears the way for sanctions over Sudan's conflict as the latest ceasefire fails to stop the fighting. This as hundreds of Nigerians and South Africans finally arrive home. Also, Japan offers help to Mozambique in its battle against insurgents in the country's north. Finally, we…

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