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Glasgow teacher blackmailed victims into having sex with him in sextortion plot

James Donoghue pretended to be a woman while threatening to expose intimate footage of his victims if they didn't have sex with him. The 36-year-old had to be extradited from Japan to face justice.

Glasgow Live

Japan, Canada to formally begin intelligence sharing talks

Japan and Canada have agreed to formally start talks toward signing a military intelligence information sharing accord

The Independent UK

Japan-led CO2 plan to be launched at COP27

A Japan-led offset credit trading framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be launched at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Egypt next month.

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Tokyo airports bustle as entry restrictions eased for tourists

Border control measures were greatly eased on Tuesday, including the elimination of the ban on individual tourists from abroad.

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Foreign minister's visits underline Japan's focus on S.E. Asian nations

KUALA LUMPUR -- Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has concluded his visits to major countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with a meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan reopens to individual British tourists for first time in over two years

Country has also lifted its strict cap on daily arrivals

The Independent UK

‘Proof I was there’: every Japanese American incarcerated in second world war finally named

Ireichō, a sacred book of names, lists all 125,284 people of Japanese descent who were held in camps across the US and is on display at an LA museum

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Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted

Travellers expected to deliver sorely needed 5 trillion yen ($35bn) boost to the world’s third-largest economy.

Al Jazeera

M-Sport announces Breen co-driver replacement after Nagle retirement

M-Sport has announced that James Fulton will co-drive for Craig Breen at the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan as a replacement for the retiring Paul Nagle.

Motorsport

Flight bookings to Japan are already soaring. Which other countries are Australians travelling to? What the latest ABS data tells us

The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals we are about halfway to equalling 2019 international travel figures. So what are the top destinations for which Australians are packing their travel bags?

ABC News

Fenestraz: SUPER GT stay unlikely, Super Formula still possible

Sacha Fenestraz admits racing in SUPER GT next year alongside Formula E is unlikely, leaving Super Formula as his only realistic option to continue his Japanese racing career in 2023.

Motorsport

Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted

Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad started arriving in Japan

The Independent UK

Japan scraps Covid border controls in hopes of reviving tourism boom

Japan removed on Tuesday its cap on daily arrivals and its ban on individual, non-prearranged trips as it seeks to revive the country's struggling inbound tourism sector by easing its Covid-19 border controls.

Bangkok Post

Japan opens borders to tourists as last pandemic travel restrictions eased

Japan removes strict Covid-19 travel curbs, fuelling hopes a tourist boom will reinvigorate the economy

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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.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon says N.Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons, as the isolated country threatened to beef up its capability to attack its southern neighbour.

Daily Mirror

Christian Horner admits F1 "mistake" led to decision which made Max Verstappen champion

Even Verstappen had to double check he had earned enough points to claim the title at the Japanese Grand Prix as the 2022 F1 championship was handed out in farcical fashion

Bangkok Post

T-pop and J-pop groups to storm the capital

In only 10 days, a myriad of T-pop and J-pop groups will storm the Bangkok stage during the "Thai-Japan Iconic Music Fest 2022", which will take place at the River Park and Charoen Nakhon Hall of Iconsiam, from Oct 21 to 23.

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Bangkok Post

Axa to focus on Asia for long-term growth

Southeast Asia, Greater China and Japan will remain the three pillars of Axa Group as it grows its business in the coming years, the Paris-based insurer says, noting that the Thai insurance industry is poised for an upward growth trend from 2022 onwards.

Bangkok Post

Japan the top market for Thai tourists

Late last month, after a period of more than two years, some good news arrived at last for Thai tourists, after the main Asian outbound markets -- Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan -- announced the full reopening of their borders.

Daily Mirror

George Russell wants Mercedes sit-down after Silver Arrows make "worst decision ever"

Russell was less than pleased with his Mercedes team at the Japanese Grand Prix, and feels he could have improved on his eighth-placed finish had it not been for one particular decision

Evening Standard

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022: Final fixture, pool tables, latest results and how to watch every match

The Women’s Rugby World Cup was worth the wait for England, as they face New Zealand in the final.

Motorsport

Ten things we learned at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix

A crowned champion amid chaos and confusion underpinned the first Formula 1 race in Japan since 2019 - but there was more to the weekend than that, as driver market moves and the popular return of Suzuka were also key threads. Here's a look at the 10 biggest points of…

Autosport

10 things we learned at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix

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Stylish new Japanese restaurant opens next door to The Hotspur in Newcastle after £600,000 renovation

We take a look inside new restaurant Butakun which has just opened in Newcastle city centre

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