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Aoki chief gave 'list of requests' to Games executive Takahashi

A senior executive of Aoki Holdings Inc. compiled a list of requests that was handed in 2018 to a then…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese taxman takes heat for pro-booze campaign

TOKYO: A campaign by Japan’s tax agency to prop up alcohol revenue by encouraging young people to drink up has…

Bangkok Post

The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin review – sleepless in Tokyo

A young woman spends an insomniac summer visiting her Korean grandparents, in the atmospheric second novel from an exceptional writer

The Guardian - UK

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High-ranked Japan and China officials hold seven-hour talks

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's national security adviser met China's top diplomat for seven hours of talks that covered topics including…

AFP

Fashion Designer Hanae Mori Dies at 96

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at her home in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Okinawa to Atlanta: Japan's hip-hop queen Awich

Tokyo (AFP) - The self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop Awich has stories to tell, from discovering rap as a rebellious…

AFP

Hanae Mori: grande dame of Japanese fashion

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the Parisian haute couture world and was dubbed "Madame Butterfly" for…

AFP

Olympic sponsor fee for Japan retailer in bribery scandal was more than halved -Kyodo

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic sponsor fee for Japanese fashion firm Aoki Holdings was less than half the standard fee, news…

Reuters

Fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96: Japanese media

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at…

AFP

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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies

TOKYO - Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at her…

Bangkok Post

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies aged 96: Kyodo

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at…

AFP

Ex-member of Tokyo Olympics organising committee arrested on bribery suspicions

A former board member of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee and three people from a clothing company that was a…

Irish Independent

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics

A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor…

The Independent UK

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Tokyo Olympics exec arrested over bribery allegations

Tokyo (AFP) - A board member for the Tokyo Olympics was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes, prosecutors said,…

AFP

Karsten Warholm: I’m not afraid of lactate, but I’m very afraid of having a bad race

Exclusive interview: The Norwegian failed to medal in Eugene after struggling with injury, but now hopes to bounce back in…

The Independent UK

Japan prosecutors arrest former member of Olympic panel over suspected graft

Japanese prosecutors arrested a former member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics board, Haruyuki Takahashi, on Wednesday on suspicion of receiving…

Reuters

Charlotte Worthington bemoans 'stubborn' decision to chase another Tokyo fairytale

Worthington has always channelled the ‘go hard or go home’ mentality BMX stars need but says she took things too…

Manchester Evening News

Foreign students return / Ukrainian students grateful for support

The recent relaxation of entry restrictions for foreigners opened the door again for overseas students to study in Japan. The…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

BBC Proms 2022: Mark-Anthony Turnage/Oramo/BBC SO review - a tale of three cities

The composer’s clear jazzy inclinations were evident in this elegant new work

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Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: study

Tokyo (AFP) - Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system,…

AFP

77th anniversary of war's end raises renewed calls for peace

The government's annual memorial for those who died in World War II was held at the Nippon Budokan hall in…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese ministers anger China, South Korea with war shrine visit

Tokyo (AFP) - Two Japanese ministers paid respects Monday at a controversial war shrine, infuriating China and South Korea where…

AFP

Asian Shares Mixed after China Cuts Key Rate, Japan GDP Up

Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after China's central bank cut a key interest rate and Japan reported its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan ministers visit war shrine as South Korea calls for end to historical tensions

Japan PM Fumio Kishida sends offering but stays away from Yasukuni, which honours dead including class-A war criminals

The Guardian - AU

Japan PM Promises to Never Again Wage War, Ministers Visit Controversial Shrine

Japan's premier Fumio Kishida vowed to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender while…

Asharq Al-Awsat