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First Korea-Japan summit in four years planned

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit Japan next week, his office said on Thursday, as the two neighbours try to ease diplomatic strains over Japan’s wartime atrocities during its 35-year colonial rule.

Bangkok Post

Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It's much more than just baseball

Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani is arguably the game's best player anywhere

The Independent UK

Disaster to destination: Fukushima snow wows tourists

FUKUSHIMA, Japan: Tourist Benjamin Tuffy’s family spent their winter holidays in picture-perfect snow in Japan. But they weren’t at the country’s famed ski resorts in Hokkaido or Nagano — they picked Fukushima.

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Seoul: Leaders of S. Korea, Japan to hold summit next week

South Korean and Japanese leaders will hold a summit next week

The Independent UK

Three arrested in Japan over viral ‘sushi terrorism’ videos from conveyor-belt restaurants

Police have arrested three people in Japan after a string of unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant.

Evening Standard

Arrests made after wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ upends Japan’s restaurant industry

Reports of deliberately unhygienic behaviour have risen in recent weeks, including an incident in which a diner drank from a soy sauce bottle

The Guardian - AU

Australia vs. Korea, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch World Baseball Classic

On Wednesday night, Australia will face Korea in a key Pool B matchup in the World Baseball Classic from the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

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Japan revises GDP to nearly flat, showing fragile recovery

Japan’s economy grew at an annual pace of 0.1% in October-December, in a downgrade from an earlier 0.6% increase

The Independent UK

Brazil to resume visa requirements for US, Japan, Australia, Canada -sources

Brazil has decided to resume entry visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Japan, Australia and Canada, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Bangkok-Chiang Mai rail project ready to begin

Thailand and Japan are preparing to begin the first-phase construction of a high-speed rail project linking Bangkok with Chiang Mai.

Bangkok Post

U.S. invites Japan, S. Korea to create nuclear deterrence body

WASHINGTON -- The United States has approached Japan and South Korea to create a new consultative body on nuclear deterrence to enhance information sharing and other matters, according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Yoon stresses future-oriented cooperation

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday defended a plan to resolve a dispute concerning lawsuits linked to wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula, saying it is important to build future-oriented ties with Japan.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Rocket program in crisis with string of failures

The H3 rocket's failed launch was the latest in a string of such failures among the launch vehicles of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). These setbacks are putting Japan's rocket development program in a critical situation.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Efforts needed to ensure framework is effective

WASHINGTON -- The United States' move to create a trilateral consultative body on nuclear deterrence with Japan and South Korea reflects concerns about the increased anxiety among its allies regarding the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

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Bangkok Post

Bangkok-Chiang Mai rail project gears up

Thailand and Japan are preparing to begin the first-phase construction of a high-speed rail project linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang Mai.

The Independent UK

Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar just joined Japan's national team for the World Baseball Classic but he is already a big fan of Shohei Ohtani

Fortune

Japanese vlogger-turned-lawmaker has skipped work for over 7 months

GaaSyy, who is staying in the UAE, has refused to attend a single session of Japan's parliament, saying he fears arrest if he returns to Japan.

The Independent UK

Japan activists demand dual-surname option on Women's Day

Women’s rights activists in Japan are renewing their demand for the government to allow married couples the option to keep both of their surnames, saying the current practice in which most women face social pressure to adopt their husbands’ surnames — a prewar tradition based on paternalistic family values —…

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Daily Record

Daizen Maeda pledges Celtic commitment after Southampton rumours as he reveals his big Parkhead aim

The Japanese star says he's still got plenty to achieve in green and white despite the murmurings.

Daily Mirror

Ex-Barcelona and Stoke star Bojan Krkic set for career change after Andres Iniesta link-up

Former Barcelona and Stoke midfielder Bojan Kricic is considering a career change with the help of Andres Iniesta after leaving Japan side Vissel Kobe earlier year

Al Jazeera

Japan’s Kishida pledges to ‘work harder’ to fix gender pay gap

Japan has the widest gap between men and women’s pay in the G7 despite government’s efforts to tackle gender inequality.

The Independent UK

In Japan, women find rare parity in the prosecutors' office

At the prosecutors’ office in Japan, everyone makes their own tea and copies — tasks often relegated to women in a society criticized for its lack of gender equality

The Guardian - UK

Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop review – a breathtaking look at Japan’s paedophile boyband ‘god’

As young stars smile brightly and declare their love for him, this documentary about a music svengali’s gruesome history of abuse is a rare and terrifying insight into how grooming works

Orlando Sentinel

Universal Hollywood Super Nintendo World is a hit, a good sign for Epic Universe

From the moment she walked through the green warp pipe into Universal Studios Hollywood’s Super Nintendo World, Ashlei Hartford felt transported back to her childhood video games.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ohtani socks pair of HRs as Samurai win WBC warmup

Major league star Shohei Ohtani started his return trip to Japan with a bang, blasting a pair of three-run homers in consecutive at-bats for Japan in a warmup game for the upcoming World Baseball Classic against the Hanshin Tigers on Monday night at Kyocera Dome Osaka.

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