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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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reuters

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.

Bangkok Post

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Dutch Olympian Milan Vader in "stable" condition after horrific cycling incident

Max Vader represented the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympics but has been involved in a serious crash during the Tour of the Basque Country but is in a stable condition

Daily Mirror

Nakagin Capsule Tower was the beginning of Tokyo's dream to become a Lego city. But decades later, it's slowly being demolished

This week, demolition crews are moving in to dismantle one of Tokyo's most distinctive architectural feats of the last century. But residents and admirers of the Nakagin Capsule Tower say its legacy will outlast its mark on the skyline.

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Commonwealth Games 2022: James MacSorley relishing rare opportunity with Team NI

MacSorley won a wheelchair basketball bronze medal with GB in Tokyo

Belfast Live

'Ghostwire Tokyo' ending explained: Hannya's motivations and Akito's fate

Ghostwire Tokyo's ending provides a lot of information in a short span of time, and it can all be a little confusing. We'll help explain the final moments.

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Review: 'Tokyo Vice' is a canny, suspenseful adventure story

Jake Adelstein, the first non-Japanese reporter on staff at Japan's largest newspaper, has had his 2009 memoir about working the police beat adapted into a 10-episode series for HBO Max, "Tokyo Vice." Half that meal has been made available for review, and it is so far an intriguing mix of…

Los Angeles Times

Ansel Elgort takes on the Japan's mafia in HBO drama series

The HBO Max drama series “Tokyo Vice” takes the perennial story of a novice reporter on the police beat but places it in the bustling exotic landscape of the Japanese capital of the 1990s

The Independent UK

Katy Nicholls has no plans to end career as she gets ready to become a mother

The Olympic medallist said: “Something in me feels unfinished.”

The Independent UK

Japan to lift COVID-19 entry ban for 106 countries including U.S.

Japan plans to lift its entry ban for 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday, a government statement said, as Tokyo gradually eases COVID 19-related restrictions.

Reuters

Harry Charles chasing World Cup glory after riding into showjumping’s elite

The British rider, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, has risen rapidly in showjumping’s world rankings.

The Independent UK

Samu Kerevi seeking "England secrets" amid Eddie Jones' controversial Tokyo consultancy

Wallabies talent Samu Kerevi is enjoying life in Japan with Tokyo Sungoliath, where he's attempted to pick Eddie Jones' brains in an attempt to expose England's secrets

Daily Mirror

'Ghostwire: Tokyo' is loads of fun, but could have used more story: review

All you need to know about Akito is this: He’s never alone. That’s because he isn’t the sole inhabitant of his own body. At the very beginning of "Ghostwire: Tokyo," the newest title from Bethesda, Akito gets up from the ground in Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing, with a voice (and…

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'Tokyo Vice' HBO Max release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for the crime thriller

Director Michael Mann returns to the crime scene with a ‘90s Japanese police drama

Sports Illustrated

Report: Todd Frazier Announces Retirement After 11 Seasons

He just won a silver medal with Team USA in Tokyo and reportedly decided to “go out on a high note.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Tokyo Vice’: An American investigates the ways of the Yakuza in pulse-pounding HBO Max series

Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe star in one of the best shows of the year so far.

Tribune News Service

What to stream: 'Tokyo Vice' and the best of Michael Mann

Thursday brings the much anticipated premiere of celebrated director Michael Mann’s latest series, “Tokyo Vice.” The first three episodes will debut on HBO Max this week, with pairs of episodes dropping every Thursday after that until the finale on April 28. The series, filmed on location in Tokyo, is inspired…

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Japan Minister Brings Ukrainians from Poland on Government Plane

Twenty Ukrainians arrived in Tokyo Tuesday on a government plane with Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi after his trip to Poland, as Japan cautiously welcomes those fleeing Moscow's invasion. Japan typically accepts just a few dozen refugees a year from thousands of applicants, and while it has cracked open its doors…

The Guardian - US

Tokyo Vice review – Michael Mann returns to TV with taut crime thriller

The acclaimed auteur casts Ansel Elgort as an American journalist uncovering a world of gangsters in a simple but entertaining new series

Reuters

Japan brings in 20 Ukrainian refugees on special flight

The Japanese government flew 20 Ukrainian refugees into Tokyo on Tuesday in a high-profile show of support for the international effort to help Ukraine by a country that has long been reluctant to take in foreigners.

Inverse

'Tokyo Vice' review: Ken Watanabe steals HBO Max’s uneven yakuza thriller

Ken Watanabe shines in 'Tokyo Vice,' a gorgeous but uneven new yakuza-centric crime drama. The first three episodes of the series premiere Thursday, April 7, on HBO Max.

Newsroom.co.nz

Six top swimmers vying for double pinnacle

After a year of disruption, our top swimmers are trialling in Auckland this week for both the world champs and the Commonwealth Games - just six weeks apart. Dave Crampton looks at six of our le

The Guardian - UK

David Peace: ‘Publishers should be less risk-averse’

The novelist on being too literary for crime fiction and too ‘crimey’ for literary fiction, and the mysterious death that concludes his Tokyo trilogy

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Better tech has wooden buildings poised to grow

The development of high-rise buildings utilizing timber is progressing due to advances in fire-resistance and earthquake-proofing technology amid a global push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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