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Airline blunder sells $10,000 Asia-US business class tickets for $300

Eagle-eyed travelers have snapped up $10,000 business-class tickets on Japan’s ANA Holdings Ltd for just a few hundred dollars after a currency conversion blunder.

The Times of India

For Japan's ageing soccer players, 80 is the new 50

Mutsuhiko Nomura's soccer career has spanned 18 World Cups, or 70 years, to be exact.

Reuters

ISPS Handa Championship In Japan Purse, Prize Money And Field 2023

Lucas Herbert is the highest-ranked player in the field as the DP World Tour heads to the Far East

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How to be sushi smart: tips on avoiding anisakis disease

From sushi and sashimi (Japan) to poke bowls (Hawaii) and ceviche (Peru), consumption of raw or undercooked fish and other seafood is becoming increasingly popular. Appealing as such dishes can be, they can also increase the risk of exposure to fish-borne parasites.

The Conversation

NASA joins Japan's mission to collect the 1st samples of Mars moon Phobos

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signed a deal on April 17 to cooperate on a mission to collect samples of the Mars moon Phobos launching in 2024.

Space

Would you like to live beyond 100? No, some Japanese say

A new survey in Japan shows that most Japanese would prefer rather not to live to the age of 100 or beyond.

WEKU

BMW's Spengler looks back on rollercoaster SUPER GT debut

The 2012 DTM champion experienced a rollercoaster first race in the Japanese series sharing the Team Studie BMW M4 GT3 he shared with Seiji Ara, the pair finishing in sixth after Spengler qualified an impressive third.

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Russian strategic bombers conduct patrol flights off Far East coast - ministry

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday two Russian strategic bombers - capable of carrying nuclear warheads - carried out routine patrol flights over the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, off Russia's Far East, TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

Is this Japan’s most sustainable city? Getting your green on in Sapporo

Japan’s ‘capital in the north’ has always been a hub for rural activity on Hokkaido, but in recent years it’s upped its game to become one of the world’s leading sustainable cities, writes Lucie Grace

The Independent UK

Blinken: Sudanese Want the Military Back in the Barracks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored the urgency of reaching a ceasefire after dozens of civilians were killed in the clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Blinken, speaking on the sidelines of a Group of Seven Foreign Ministers meeting in Japan, "shared deep…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin visits two regions in Ukraine, Russia presses assault on Bakhmut

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up heavy artillery bombardments and air strikes on Tuesday on the devastated Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Reuters

Taiwan’s cannabis trade falters as Thailand and Japan cash in

Taiwan’s staunchly conservative attitudes towards drugs pose challenge to burgeoning cannabidiol industry.

Al Jazeera

G7 vows to intensify sanctions on Russia over war in Ukraine

Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed to intensify sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine as they wrapped up their meeting hosted by Japan on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Suspect in attack on Japan PM had sued govt over election - Yomiuri

The suspect who threw a smoke bomb toward Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had a record of seeking damages from the government, claiming he was unfairly barred from running for the Upper House election, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Yamaha Japan Releases Low Seat Version Of The X Force Scooter

Yamaha Japan is catering to shorter riders with the launch of the X Force Low scooter, with a saddle that's 30 millimeters lower than the standard model.

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s ‘toxic’ dolphin meat contains mercury up to 100 times safe level, test shows

Exclusive: Conservation group Action for Dolphins has lodged a complaint with police, demanding the meat be removed from sale

Motorsport

Latest GP Long Beach “resounding success” says president

That year, the race was the final one under Champ Car regulations, as preseason the Indy Racing League and Champ Car World Series had announced their merger, which produced what is now known today as the NTT IndyCar Series. Since each of the original series had their obligations to fulfill…

The Conversation

Concerned about foreign interference in Canada? An 'enemy agent' registry is not the answer

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series that includes live interviews with Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics. Click here to register for In Conversation With Jordan Stanger-Ross and Audrey Kobayashi, April 18 at 2 p.m. ET. This is a virtual event co-hosted by The Conversation Canada…

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Al Jazeera

Japan, S Korea, US conduct drill amid tension with N Korea

Drills between the three countries follow North Korea’s test of a solid-fuel intercontinental missile.

The Independent UK

US, Japan to mark friendship with cherry tree at White House

The United States and Japan are marking their friendship with a new cherry tree at the White House

Los Angeles Times

An earthquake made Makoto Shinkai a disaster artist. Now he's confronting it head-on

LOS ANGELES — Makoto Shinkai knows the 2011 Tohoku earthquake changed him.

Radio France Internationale

G7 diplomats meet in the wake of Macron's Taiwan remarks, aiming for unity

For G7 diplomats meeting in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, unity was the name of the game on Monday, with ministers lining up to insist there is no daylight between them on China policy. The two days of talks are taking place after the fallout caused by controversial remarks…

Reuters

G7 will stand up to 'any coercion' from China - senior US official

The Group of Seven nations see eye to eye on the need to stand up to any Chinese "coercion" or efforts to exert control in the Taiwan Strait, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Monday, amid increased tensions around Taiwan.

The Independent UK

Explosive targeting Japan PM renews worry of homemade arms

Japanese police have confiscated metal tubes, tools and possible gunpowder from the home of a suspect who threw what was believed to be a homemade pipe bomb at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a campaign venue

Reuters

Russia rejects Japanese criticism of Pacific naval drills

Russia on Monday brushed off Japanese criticism of naval exercises by its Pacific Fleet, saying it needed to be on guard against a variety of regional threats while focusing on Ukraine.

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