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Penny Slinger’s 1970s banned erotic Photo Romance asks: ‘Is this where my story begins?’

Artist Penny Slinger’s seminal ‘An Exorcism’, gets an immersive outing 50 years after it was banned in the UK

Wallpaper

Paralympians to set the record straight as Australia’s golden decade beckons

Australia will have a 160-strong Paralympic team competing in Paris with human stories to sit amid remarkable athletic achievements

The Guardian - AU

After Switching Events, Jarryd Wallace Heads to Paris Paralympics Reinvigorated

After winning bronze in Tokyo in the 200 and feeling sapped from years of sprinting, the 34-year-old will now contend for a medal in the long jump. He hopes the decision will be yet another in his life that sets him on a better path.

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Japanese Scramble To Buy Beloved Rice As Shortages Bite

The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice -- the nation's cherished staple food -- with the government warning Tuesday against panic buying.

International Business Times

Japan Is Next Level For Retro Game Collectors

US tourist David Madrigal is over the moon after paying $200 for a "vintage" console at a busy Tokyo store that is tapping into booming global demand for retro gaming kit.

International Business Times

McGrath to spearhead Australia's Paralympic medal hunt

Curtis McGrath wants to pick up where he left off in Tokyo and lead from the front as co-captain of Australia's Paralympic team in Paris.

AAP

Japan says China airspace incursion ‘serious violation of our sovereignty’

Tokyo summoned ambassador and lodged protest after surveillance plane was detected on Monday morning.

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Rockstar was reportedly considering a GTA 3 sequel called Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo, but it "was just cooler to stick with" established places like Vice City and San Andreas

We were robbed, folks

GamesRadar

Paris Paralympics: 10 Australian stars to watch at the 2024 Games

Para-swimming hero Alexa Leary, vision-impaired runner Jaryd Clifford and wheelchair track legend Madison de Rozario will lead Australia’s charge

The Guardian - AU

Paralympian Ezra Frech Has Big Ambitions for Paris—And Beyond

The 19-year-old is headed to his second Games with hopes of capturing his first gold medal, but he also has bigger dreams of using his platform to normalize disability.

Sports Illustrated

Asian Stocks Slip With Wall St Ahead Of Powell, Yen Rises

Asian investors jockeyed for position ahead of a much-anticipated speech by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell later Friday, as the dollar weakened amid speculation about how big an expected interest rate cut next month could be.

International Business Times

New Tokyo Xtreme Racer Game is Coming After Nearly 20 Years

A new Tokyo Xtreme Racer game is coming after 18 years since the release of the last entry in the franchise by developer Genki.

Player One

Asia Tracks Wall St. Rally After US Jobs Data, Fed Minutes

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok and Manila rose Thursday, though Shanghai, Wellington, Jakarta and Taipei slipped.

Latin Times

Which future? Japan’s net zero vision for the region boosts gas and threatens green exports in Australia

Japan has a very clear vision of what the Asia-Pacific’s clean energy future looks like – decarbonisation, but done slowly and with a longer role for coal, oil and gas.

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The Independent UK

Record-breaker Sarah Storey prepared for ‘all eventualities’ at Paris Paralympics

The 46-year-old made her Paralympic debut as a 14-year-old swimmer at Barcelona in 1992.

The Independent UK

Boccia champion David Smith ‘raring to go’ as he bids to complete Paralympic three-peat

Smith is hoping to secure a hat-trick of Olympic titles as he heads to Paris 2024

The Independent UK

Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockcroft and 10 of Britain’s big medal hopes at the Paris Paralympics

ParalympicsGB finished second in the medal table at Tokyo 2020

The Guardian - UK

Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits review – Czech Spider-Man climbs all the way to Olympics

Jan Šimánek and Petr Záruba’s intimate documentary reveals the vulnerabilities behind sporting success as rock climber Ondra trains for Tokyo 2020

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The Guardian - UK

Owner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival

Proposal to Tokyo-based Seven & i by ACT could become biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm

Metal Hammer

Watch Bring Me The Horizon play songs with alt-pop star Aurora and kawaii metal sensations Babymetal at Japanese concert

The UK pop-metal favourites brought out some heavyweight talent when they performed in Tokyo over the weekend

The Independent UK

Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again

Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted World War II war criminals, has again been vandalized

The Independent UK

Typhoon Ampil moves away from Japan as train services resume and no major damage is reported

A powerful typhoon that slammed the Tokyo area with heavy rains and brought mudslide warnings in northern Japan is heading eastward in the Pacific Ocean away from the coast

Evening Standard

Thousands ordered to evacuate in northern Japan as powerful typhoon looms

Typhoon Ampil is expected to reach waters near Tokyo on Friday evening

The Independent UK

Olympic medallist Emily Campbell to take time over Los Angeles 2028 decision

Campbell won bronze in Paris three years after earning a silver in Tokyo.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Puerto Rico battered by Hurricane Ernesto as it strengthens and heads for Bermuda

In the western Pacific flights and trains cancelled in Japan after predictions that Typhoon Ampil will pass close to Tokyo

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