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'The way I see it' - Peter McGrail makes major Naoya Inoue admission ahead of Japan return

Peter McGrail is set to take on Hironori Miyake at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Tuesday

Liverpool Echo

Inoue vs Butler time: When do rings walks start in UK and US?

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

Inoue vs Butler live stream: How to watch fight online and on TV

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

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Highs and lows: 4 ideas to frame your holiday travel around Washington state

SEATTLE — While summer travel gets lots of love in Washington, the holiday season also brings many time off work and school, making the end of the year a prime time to travel — beyond the usual rounds for family, friends, turkey and presents. You can roam far and wide…

Tribune News Service

Fearless Paul Butler journeys to Japan to hunt ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue

The veteran Briton fights a man seen by some as the pound-for-pound No 1 in Tokyo on Tuesday, as the bantamweights meet in an undisputed title fight

The Independent UK

Ryuichi Sakamoto, fighting cancer, livestreams what may be final concert

TOKYO: Japan's Ryuichi Sakamoto, known for his electronic music, including the score for "The Last Emperor," on Monday finished streaming a concert that may be the last for the Academy-award winning composer, who is fighting stage 4 cancer.

Bangkok Post

Japanese company ispace launches world's first commercial moon lander

A Japanese startup launches a spacecraft to the moon after several delays from Cape Canaveral in Florida, sending a watching crowd in Tokyo into raptures.

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A Japanese company has fired a rocket carrying a lunar rover to the moon

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan.

WEKU

Japanese company's lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover

A Tokyo company is aiming for the moon with its own private lander

The Independent UK

Japanese Company’s Lander Rockets toward Moon with UAE Rover

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that’s designed to roll around up there in the gray dust. It will take nearly five months…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Peter McGrail eyes Tokyo redemption after Olympic heartache

Peter McGrail returns to the ring in Japan on Tuesday

Liverpool Echo

Startup to launch Japan's 1st commercial space station

A Tokyo-based startup is planning to build a commercial space station in what will be the first project of its kind by a Japanese company, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan, Britain, Italy to jointly develop next-generation fighter jet

TOKYO: Japan, Britain and Italy announced on Friday they will jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035, Tokyo's first such defence cooperation with countries other than the United States, a key security ally.

Bangkok Post

'I was freaking scared': How sprinter Noah Lyles shook off doubt in return to record form

LOS ANGELES — Ever since Noah Lyles broke the American 200-meter record at July's world track and field championships, the 25-year-old sprinter has rewatched numerous times his 19.31-second, runaway victory and his celebration that followed.

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Keeping up with the Morohoshis: Buying a bomb shelter in the Tokyo suburbs

When North Korea lofted a missile over Japan in October, setting off emergency alerts across cell networks, Megumi Morohoshi made a decision: she was going to buy a bomb shelter.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Australia Invite Japan to Step Up Troop Rotations

The United States and Australia said Tuesday they would welcome Japanese troops into three-way rotations, vowing a united front in the face of China's rapid military advances. Australia's defense and foreign ministers said they agreed to step up the pace of military interactions with the United States during talks with…

The Guardian - UK

Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid

Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 event

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hanyu to give solo ice show at Tokyo Dome in February

Two-time Winter Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who turned professional in July, revealed Monday a plan for a solo ice show in Tokyo on Feb. 26 next year.

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The Independent UK

Transgender athletes do not need to ‘prove or justify’ identity to compete, say Sport New Zealand

NZ transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard competed at the Tokyo Olympics last year to make history

Wales Online

Couple who won £1 million lottery jackpot have quit their jobs and now go on holiday once a month

Terry Kennedy and Kay Yoxall have been to Tokyo, New Zealand, Hawaii, Turkey and Italy, but said a Caribbean cruise was their best trip

France 24

‘My disability has opened many doors’: para sports gets a boost in Togo

Over the past four years, para sports have come a long way in Togo. Today, dozens of athletes are training in different sports. Some of them have also participated in international competitions such as the 2019 African Games in Morocco and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games.

RideApart

Gachaco Opens Swappable Battery Stations At Two Honda Locations In Japan

Gachaco, the Japanese swappable battery consortium, began a pilot swappable battery station program in Tokyo and Osaka that will run through February, 2023.

France 24

Olafur Eliasson on how art can inform and bring change

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is known for his large-scale installations that challenge people to rethink the way they see world issues, especially global warming. His immersive works have been shown around the world, from Paris to Tokyo. Eliasson talks to FRANCE 24 about his latest exhibition "Trembling Horizons" at the…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Same-sex marriage case gets mixed ruling

Provisions in laws such as the Civil Code that do not allow same-sex marriage are constitutional, the Tokyo District Court has ruled, dismissing the demand for compensation in a suit filed by same-sex couples.

Bangkok Post

Marriage equality advocates hail Tokyo court ruling

TOKYO: Japan's failure to legally protect same-sex partners is an "unconstitutional situation", a Tokyo court ruled Wednesday in a decision hailed by marriage equality advocates.

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