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The 26-year-old boxer had established himself as a world beater before suffering a heartbreaking loss at the Tokyo Olympics. But his inherent fighting spirit and never-say-die attitude have helped him bounce back in style on the big stage

The Hindu

Race of rescue skills

Firefighters compete in the rope-bridge race at the 50th National Rescue Meet, an event held Friday in Tachikawa, Tokyo, that drew the top firefighters in the nation featuring various techniques used in rescue operations. The event was held for the first time in three years, and drew about 930 highly…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kunlavut makes Tokyo semi-final

Rising Thai badminton star Kunlavut Vitidsarn has made it through to the semi-finals of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo, along with the women’s doubles pair of Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Puttita Supajirakul.

Bangkok Post

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Reality of overseas organ transplants / Lack of organ donors needs to be immediately addressed

A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization called the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association is suspected of having facilitated a kidney transplant that used a trafficked organ from a living donor overseas. The Yomiuri Shimbun asked experts in the relevant legal and medical systems for their opinion on this matter. In this installment,…

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BWF World Championships: We want to finish things on a big note, says Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

TOKYO: Ecstatic after securing a maiden World Championships medal, India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Friday said the season has been a "dream" for him and his doubles partner Chirag Shetty, and the two would look to finish the tournament on a "big" note here.

The Times of India

Goofy dances and instant noodles made this Japanese executive a TikTok star

The chief executive and general manager at a tiny Japanese security company are among the nation's biggest TikTok stars, drawing 2.7 million followers and 54 million likes.

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Japanese company Rakuten opens office in Bengaluru, potential for 3,000 jobs

Rakuten India is a global product and innovation centre for Tokyo-based Rakuten Group that focuses on electronic commerce and online retailing

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Japan set to become one of world's biggest defence spenders

TOKYO: Japan is set to approve what could be its biggest increase in defence outlays since the end of the war, putting it on a path to become one of the world's top military spenders.

The Times of India

Exclusive-Japan seeks to organise Sri Lanka creditors' meeting on debt crisis-sources

Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors' conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation's debt crisis, but uncertainties cloud the outlook for any talks, three people with knowledge of the planning said.

Reuters

Kunlavut and Busanan coast into QF

Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Busanan Ongbamrungphan advanced to the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships on Thursday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Japan.

Bangkok Post

Shuttler Busanan advances in Tokyo

Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand advanced to the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships by defeating Saina Nehwal of India 21-17, 16-21, 21-13 in their women’s singles match Tokyo on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Japan Seeks 'Sustainable World' in Africa Aid Forum

With its stated purpose to "create a sustainable world together", Japan on Saturday kicks off its aid conference for Africa, where rival China has invested heavily in recent years. The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) comes against the backdrop of China's rising influence, cemented on the continent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Plans International Court to Put Putin on Trial

Six months into Russia's invasion, Ukrainian officials are drawing up plans to make sure Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top military commanders will be tried for launching the war. The plan for a special international tribunal to investigate Russia's alleged "crime of aggression" is being spearheaded by Andrii Smirnov,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal bows out; Kapila-Arjun, Satwik-Chirag cruise into quarterfinals

TOKYO: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the BWF World Championships after going down to Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a hard-fought women's singles pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday.

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Kunlavut, Ratchanok reach last 16

Rising star Kunlavut Vitidsarn joined Thai compatriot Ratchanok Intanon in the last 16 of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday.

The Hindu

PM Modi may attend state funeral of Shinzo Abe

Japanese media report on the planned visit, India yet to make announcement

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Indian PM Modi expected at Abe funeral

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend a state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, slated to be held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Sept. 27, several sources in both governments said.

The Times of India

BWF World Championships: Prannoy stuns Momota, Lakshya sails into pre-quarters

TOKYO: HS Prannoy stunned second seed Kento Momota in straight games to record a sensational win while reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen also sailed into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships here on Wednesday.

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BWF World Championships: Arjun-Kapila move to pre quarters, Ashwini-Sikki crash out

TOKYO: The Indian men's doubles pair of M R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila moved to the pre-quarterfinals but Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made a second round exit from the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Badminton | Mum’s the word for record-breaker Svetlana Zilberman

Nearly four decades after not getting picked for the Soviet Union’s badminton team, Svetlana Zilberman is playing on the sport’s highest stage and became the competition’s oldest-ever winner when she and her son, Misha, won their first-round mixed doubles match at the BWF World Championships

Bangkok Post

Phittayaporn sets up Ratchanok clash

Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan defeated Taiwan's Pai Yu-po 21-18, 21-13 in the opening round of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

The Times of India

BWF Worlds: Saina Nehwal wins, gets a bye in second round, advances to PQFs

Former world No.1 Saina Nehwal made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Hanae Mori obituary

Japanese fashion designer who married the worlds of east and west in her groundbreaking and elegant clothes

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Corporate group to rebuild Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium

The aging Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in Tokyo will be rebuilt at a new location by a group comprising 14 companies, including Kajima Corp. and Mitsui Fudosan Co., the Japan Sport Council announced on Monday. The corporate group, called "Scrum for the new Chichibunomiya stadium," will also be in…

The Times of India

BWF Worlds: Saina Nehwal advances to pre-quarterfinals, Gayatri-Treesa too win

TOKYO: London Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal produced a fine performance to kick-off her BWF World Championships campaign with a straight game win over Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi here on Tuesday.

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