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Laura Muir happy to be back with a bang after injury lay-off

TRAINED to pursue a diagnosis and then seek a cure, the qualified veterinarian in Laura Muir could surely appreciate the grand tour of possibilities…

The National (Scotland)

Birmingham Diamond League: Laura Muir and Keely Hodgkinson put injuries behind in potentially landmark season

Britain’s Tokyo middle-distance heroes Laura Muir and Keely Hodgkinson put winter injuries behind them as they returned to home soil and began their potentially landmark outdoor campaigns with encouraging victories at Saturday’s Birmingham Diamond League.

Evening Standard

Tragic story of world's loneliest princess who faces harrowing choice

Japan’s Princess Toshi is in a heartbreaking position

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Japan protests Chinese maritime activity

TOKYO: Japan has lodged an official protest with China after discovering what it claimed were efforts by Beijing to develop gas fields in disputed waters in the East China Sea.

Bangkok Post

Tokyo Protests to Beijing over East China Sea Construction

Japan has lodged an official protest with China after discovering what it claimed were efforts by Beijing to develop gas fields in disputed waters in the East China Sea. Tokyo's foreign ministry said Friday it had confirmed that Beijing was building in the area -- where the two countries' exclusive…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan welcomes new US Indo-Pacific economic initiative

Japan is welcoming a new U.S. economic initiative for the Indo-Pacific that President Joe Biden is expected to roll out during a visit to Tokyo next week because it demonstrates American commitment to a regional economic order that is not just about market access

The Independent UK

Star-studded Birmingham Diamond League offers exciting glimpse of future

The newly-renovated Alexander Stadium, which will host the Commonwealth Games, provides great potential for the future of British athletics

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Biden begins Asia tour aimed at boosting Indo-Pacific ties

US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Morning Digest | PM Modi to visit Tokyo for Quad summit next week; China’s Pangong bridge construction is in occupied territory, says India, and more

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The Hindu

PM Modi to fly to Japan for Quad summit next week

PM will be meeting the American President, and the Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia

The Hindu

Reece Prescod becomes first Team GB athlete to forgive CJ Ujah publicly

The sprinter Reece Prescod has become the first British athlete to forgive CJ Ujah publicly for failing a drugs test and costing Team GB a 4x100m relay silver medal at last year’s Tokyo Olympics

The Guardian - UK

‘Each little thing in my life is precious’: Ken Watanabe on cancer, childhood and Hollywood cliches

His role in The Last Samurai changed Hollywood’s attitude to Asian characters overnight – but illness very nearly ended his career. He discusses recovery, regret and yakuza drama Tokyo Vice

The Guardian - UK

Biden visits Japan, South Korea carrying warning to China

Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say - don't try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere in Asia, and especially not in Taiwan.

Reuters

China blasts US, Japan rhetoric ahead of Quad summit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing ahead of a meeting in Tokyo next week of the leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India

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Bangkok Post

Japan visitors down 95% in April from 2019

TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in April was down 95.2% from the same month in the prepandemic year of 2019 to 139,500 people, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country moves towards accepting small-scale tours next week at the earliest.

Bangkok Post

Japan 'sounded out' about hosting 2023 Asian Cup

TOKYO: The Japan Football Association (JFA) has been informally approached about the possibility of replacing China as hosts of next year's Asian Cup, chairman Kozo Tashima told Nikkan Sports.

Reuters

Australia's Opposition leader says he will travel to Quad if wins election

Australia's Opposition Labor leader Anthony Albanese said if he wins Saturday's general election he will travel to Tokyo for a meeting of the Quad group of the United States, Japan and India, scheduled just three days later.

The Independent UK

Australian leader won't say who might attend Tokyo summit

Australia’s leader won't say who might represent the nation at a summit with U.S., Indian and Japanese leaders just three days after elections on Saturday

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Japan’s Reluctant Realism on Taiwan

As a key U.S. ally in East Asia, Japan is debating the introduction of legislation to ready itself to deal with a contingency scenario in Taiwan, a defensive response rather than a proactive military strategy.

Daily Mirror

Crowd goes wild as rare white 'unicorn' horse storms to victory in £1.7 million race

Sodashi took the Victoria Mile at Tokyo racecourse in Japan. The unusual white horse defeated a strong field to set up a potential trip to the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Okinawa marks 50th year since return

Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary of its return to Japanese control on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Tokyo Vice review – wannabe hardboiled drama is really as cute as Ansel Elgort’s face

A young American crime reporter makes his way in a convincing Japanese capital – yet the menace of the Michael Mann-directed first episode soon dissipates

The Guardian - UK

‘Science, stopwatch, and a bit of art’: GB rowers’ mission to rekindle magic

Athletes seeking to restore the days of serial Olympic success have endured a testing transition to the post-Gröbler era

Bangkok Post

Why are there so few women in top managerial roles in Japan?

TOKYO: Despite decades of promises that women would have the chance to "shine" in Japan's corporate and political worlds, the country lags behind other industrialised nations in gender equality.

The Independent UK

Okinawa marks 50 years of end to US rule amid protests

Okinawa is marking the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan after 27 years of American rule on May 15, 1972, amid protests against a continued heavy U.S. military presence and lack of support from the mainland

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