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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 far bidding to reclaim her 2019 crown.

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 Yomiuri Shimbun talked with students at Kai Japanese Language School in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. This is the second of a five-part series.

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

Evening Standard

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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 Tokyo on Monday, the 77th anniversary of the end of the war.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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 economy picked up momentum in the last quarter. Tokyo and Sydney advanced while Hong Kong, Shanghai and Bangkok fell. US futures edged lower early Monday, while oil prices declined. The…

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 members of his cabinet visited a controversial shrine to mark the date, annoying South Korea and likely also irking China. With the Yasukuni Shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's…

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Commemorating liberation from Japan, S.Korea's Yoon calls for improved ties

Overcoming historical disputes with Japan will be key to improving stability and security in the region, and Tokyo and Seoul should cooperate based on "shared universal values," South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday.

Reuters

Japan PM vows no more war; ministers visit shrine to war dead

Prime Minster Fumio Kishida vowed on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender on Monday that his country would never again wage war, as members of his cabinet visited a shrine that honours war dead, angering South Korea and China.

Reuters

Nursery schools stop identifying close contacts to let parents work

A growing number of local governments no longer require nursery schools to identify people who have had close contact with coronavirus carriers.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan cabinet minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead - Kyodo

Japan's industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday became the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni shrine for war dead in Tokyo, Kyodo news agency reported.

Reuters

Tropical Storm Meari hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, wind

Japanese weather officials say Tropical Storm Meari is unleashing heavy rains on the main island of Honshu as it heads northward toward the capital, Tokyo

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Meari heads to Japan, packed with winds, rain

Japanese weather officials say Tropical Storm Meari is unleashing heavy rains on southwestern Japan as it heads northward toward the capital, Tokyo

The Independent UK

Gambler Charlotte Worthington ready to excel and inspire in Munich BMX

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist will use Euros to learn on road to Paris 2024 – and hopes to inspire girls and young women too

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Short story: Mama, by Colleen Maria Lenihan

"She sang Japanese enka while draped over the peach velvet furniture": inside a Tokyo hostess club

Reuters

Japanese lawmaker meets Myanmar junta as Tokyo calls for filmmaker's release

A Japanese ruling party lawmaker has met with Myanmar's junta leader, according to Myanmar state media, days after a Japanese documentary filmmaker was arrested while covering a protest in the Southeast Asian country.

The Guardian - UK

Issey Miyake obituary

Fashion designer whose innovative hi-tech creations were inspired by the ancient principles of Japanese clothing

Irish Mirror

Illness knocks out two Irish crews in Munich but six more will go for Euro medals over the weekend

Three more boats have now made A finals through repechage events to go with the men's lightweight double sculls, the women's fours and the para mixed double sculls

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Bangkok Post

Xi ‘let missiles fall in Japanese waters’

TOKYO: Chinese President Xi Jinping personally decided to let ballistic missiles launched by the military during recent drills near Taiwan fall in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to deter Tokyo’s interference in any cross-strait contingency, according to sources close to the matter.

Bangkok Post

Japan's summer holidays in full swing with lack of Covid restrictions

TOKYO: Japan's summer holiday season started in full swing on Thursday, with reservations for domestic trains and flights leaving Tokyo reaching a peak as travelers took advantage of a lack of coronavirus restrictions for the first time in three years.

Manchester Evening News

Charlotte Worthington drops hint about 'top secret' plan that can fire her to European Championship glory

The Tokyo Olympic champion, 26, will compete in Munich's multi-sport European Championships on Thursday

The Times of India

Issey Miyake- Creator of the true milestones in the history of fashion

“Beauty is like a sunset; it goes as soon as you try to capture it. The beauty you like is precisely that which escapes you” a very well-known quote by Japanese fashion heretic Issey Miyake, which signifies his balance of practical and poetic wisdom, sadly passed away on August 5th…

Newsroom.co.nz

Book of the week: Tokyo gothic

Anna Rankin on a beautiful and profound meditation on grief

The Independent UK

Much-changed Great Britain track cycling team head to Munich

Only five of the 18 riders who travelled to Germany competed at the Tokyo Olympics

Reuters

Factbox-Profiles of Japanese cabinet ministers after Kishida reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dropping some ministers with links to the Unification Church.

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