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Japan expands sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine

Tokyo adds 57 Russian new organisations to its trade blacklist in latest measures to punish Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

A former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has appeared in district court and pleaded not guilty to taking $1.4 million in bribes in exchange for contracts for the Games

The Independent UK

Should You Buy, Hold, or Explore Alternatives for These 3 Chip Stocks

The chip industry is growing due to the growing usage of chips in hardware to leverage advanced technologies. Therefore, let’s assess the ability of Intel (INTC), Tokyo Electron (TOELY), and Broadcom (AVGO) to capitalize on the industry trends. Read on….

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‘Tokyo Jazz Joints’ captures the vanishing world of Japanese jazz kissa culture

New book ‘Tokyo Jazz Joints’ uncovers the ephemeral beauty of Japan's ‘jazz kissa’ – bars and coffee houses devoted to the vinyl or CD experience

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Champ McEvoy plots course for Paris with title defence

New sprint king Cameron McEvoy will headline an Australian team likely to be missing its Tokyo golden girls at February's world swimming championships.

AAP

Sour Grapes: Japan Battles To Protect Premium Fruits

The variety of juicy grape that Yuki Nakamura is harvesting as the sun rises over his farm took scientists 33 years to develop and can sell for $100 a bunch in Tokyo department stores.

International Business Times

‘I’m really serious this time!’: have Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made their final masterpiece?

The veteran animation genius has said he’s retiring – but as he’s changed his mind before, should anyone take his word for it? We travel to Ghibli HQ in Tokyo to find out what’s going on

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US, South Korean and Japanese national security advisers meet to discuss North Korean threat

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts Saturday in their latest three-way talks on the North Korean nuclear threat and other regional challenges

The Independent UK

Stock Markets Mostly Rise Before US Jobs

Stock markets mostly gained and the dollar firmed Friday before the release of key US jobs data, but Tokyo was knocked by the yen's recent rally.

International Business Times

Nintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats to workers and customers

Nintendo has canceled an upcoming video game event and postponed several others because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and players

The Independent UK

Open-world game from GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 vet's new studio looks like a slick Tokyo dystopia

Last Sentinel has some AAA powerhouses behind it

GamesRadar

Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo: E-sports event cancelled after threats to staff and spectators

Splatoon 3 World Championship and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage at Nintendo Live have been postponed as well

Evening Standard

Nintendo Live 2024 in Tokyo has been canceled due to staff and attendees receiving threats ahead of the event

Several Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 3 tournaments have also been postponed

GamesRadar

Megacities: life in the cities home to more than 10 million people – photo essay

From Tokyo to Cairo, 10 photographers around the world have captured a snapshot of life in their cities for the National Gallery of Victoria’s Triennial

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Tokyo taxi driver arrested, accused of running over pigeon

Atsushi Ozawa accused of using car to kill common pigeon, which vets said died of traumatic shock

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Another Star QB Goes Down

Trevor Lawrence is the latest high-profile quarterback to be injured this season.

The Independent UK

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges

The Independent UK

China's government can't take a joke, so comedians living abroad censor themselves

Standup comedy is booming in China, and Chinese people living around the world are setting up local Mandarin-language comedy clubs as far afield as Tokyo, Madrid and New York

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We Dare to Dream review – Waad al-Kateab’s uplifting portrait of Olympic refugee team

The For Sama director’s documentary follows the IOC Refugee Olympic Team to the Tokyo Games, and finds athletes as charismatic as they are courageous

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Shiro Kuramata’s multilayered cosmos on view in Tokyo

‘The Work of Shiro Kuramata: A Microcosmos of Memory’ is on view at Setagaya Art Museum until 28 January 2024

AAP

Australia set to field record 12 boxers at Paris Games

Tokyo Olympics boxing bronze medallist Harry Garside will chase Australia's first gold medal in the sport after earning qualification with a Pacific Games win.

The Independent UK

Tom Gale’s fall from Olympic dream to 766 days of injury hell

The Team GB high jumper reached the Tokyo 2020 Olympic final but that was his last competition for more than two years

AAP

Six pack crack Paris boxing berths in Games gold rush

Six Australians have secured Paris Olympic boxing berths and they could be joined by six more after a bountiful Pacific Games campaign in Honiara.

The Guardian - UK

We Dare to Dream review – powerful study of what refugee athletes did at the Olympics

This film from the Oscar-nominated director of For Sama follows athletes at the Tokyo Games and looks at how they’ve escaped persecution to reach sport’s top table

The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: I avoided mirrors – until I fell in love with clothes

In a department store in Tokyo, I realised buying stuff wasn’t the point. The thrill was in choosing the person you might become

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