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Japan trebles loans to Ukraine to $300 million -PM Kishida to other leaders

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a video call with U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders that Tokyo now plans to extend $300 million in loans to Ukraine, up from an original offer of $100 million, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

Reuters

Japan’s struggling tourism sector despairs at lack of COVID exit

Japan is increasingly an outlier in a region that is lifting border restrictions and reviving quarantine-free travel.

Al Jazeera

The ballad of the deadline café

Kiwi writers respond to Tokyo's Manuscript Writing Café

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Elaine Thompson-Herah posts fastest women’s 100m sprint time of 2022 before opting out of final in California

Last year was an incredible one for the Jamaican as she picked up three golds in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Mariko Yugeta, the 63-year-old limbering up to run a sub-three-hour marathon

The Japanese runner finds age no barrier and may even challenge the world record she already holds in Monday’s Boston marathon

The Guardian - AU

'Kingdom Hearts 4': Here's how much Sora's swanky Tokyo apartment costs

Kingdom Hearts 4' Quadratum is based on Tokyo's fashion district of Shibuya. The apartment Sora is living in also happens to be in one of the most expensive neighborhoods.

Inverse

Damage to Shinkansen line raises questions about quake resistance

Passengers arriving on the Tohoku Shinkansen platform at Tokyo and Fukushima stations Thursday -- the day operations resumed along the full length of the line, almost one month after a powerful earthquake -- were greeted by station attendants holding banners. A 60-year-old company employee, traveling from Fukushima Station to Sendai…

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Novak Djokovic told he made one big 'mistake' that saw him miss out on Calendar Slam

World No 1 Novak Djokovic's coach has told the 20-time Grand Slam champion he made a crucial error in deciding to play at the Tokyo Olympics last summer

Daily Mirror

Bereaved man's message on traffic safety resonates with young people

It was three years ago on April 19 that an 87-year-old man accidentally ran a red light and plowed his car into a crowd of pedestrians and cyclists in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, leaving two dead and injuring nine others, some severely.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Allyson Felix set to retire as most successful female track and field Olympian

Allyson Felix, who competed at her fifth and final Olympics in Tokyo last summer, has announced she will retire at the end of the season

Daily Mirror

The pervasive succession crisis threatening Japan’s economy

The world’s third-largest economy was built on craftsmanship and family enterprise. A shortage of heirs jeopardises that legacy

Financial Times

Jade Carey’s ‘Quiet Fierceness’ Has Been on Full Display at Oregon State

The Olympic champ has hit 44 consecutive routines with only two scores below a 9.900 this season, and is competing as the top-ranked all-arounder at the NCAA championships.

Sports Illustrated

Japan-Based Shinogi's COVID-19 Drug Associated With Birth Defects: Bloomberg

Shionogi & Co stock slumped 16% in Tokyo after preclinical studies showed its experimental COVID-19 drug disturbed fetal development, triggering concerns about its approval. Kyodo News reported that the drug likely wouldn’t be recommended for pregnant women without giving attribution. The animal data, which showed harm when given at high doses, was…

Benzinga

The Russia–Ukraine Crisis and Japan’s Energy Dilemma

The war in Ukraine has led to renewed momentum for Japan to accelerate investment in energy efficiency, electrification, and renewables, which are being proposed as a solution to the global energy market turmoil.

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian in Japan returns home to help parents, country

Millions of Ukrainians have fled their country, but Sasha Kaverina did just the opposite

Irish Mirror

Kellie Harrington reflects on 'bloody amazing' wedding day with wife Mandy Loughlin

The victorious Tokyo boxer loved her big day but is now turning her attention to the world championships next month

Bangkok Post

Japan confirms first case of Omicron XE variant in airport arrival

TOKYO: Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron XE derivative strain of the novel coronavirus in a woman upon arrival at Narita airport near Tokyo, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Eya Guezguez death: Youngest Olympian at Tokyo games dies aged 17

Tunisian was training with national team when the boat she and her twin were using capsized

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The Guardian - UK

Eya Guezguez, Tunisian Olympic sailor, dies aged 17 in training accident

The IOC has announced that Eya Guezguez, who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games, died in a training accident

Daily Mirror

Tragedy as Tokyo Olympics sailor Eya Guezguez dies aged just 17 after boat sinks

Tunisian sailor Eya Guezguez competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when she was aged just 16, finishing in 21st place alongside her twin sister Sarra in the 49er FX event

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like stepping into another world’: how Covid affected the eerie city of Ghostwire: Tokyo

Tango Gameworks’ developers spent years imagining a Tokyo cleared by a terrible event – then lockdown emptied the streets, bringing an uncanny reality to their paranormal visions

Bangkok Post

Kishida denies Japan will soon resume tourist entry amid pandemic

TOKYO: Japan has no plan for now to resume the entry of foreign tourists to the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, as it has been bracing for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus.

Bangkok Post

63% of people with foreign roots in Japan questioned by police

TOKYO: A total of 62.9% of people in Japan with foreign roots were questioned by police over the past five years, preliminary results of a recent Tokyo Bar Association survey showed, with the group saying the outcome is evidence of biased behaviour by officers.

Reuters

Japan, Philippines eye further defence cooperation at first 2+2 meeting

Japan and the Philippines agreed on Saturday to consider further expanding defence cooperation against a backdrop of regional tensions and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Japan, Philippines hold first 2-plus-2 security talks

The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and the Philippines are holding their first "two-plus-two" security dialogue Saturday in which they are expected to express "serious concern" over the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

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