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PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy keen to regain lost touch at Japan Open Super 750 tourney

NEW DELHI: The Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament is set to kick off in Tokyo on Tuesday, with the spotlight on the talented Indian doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who recently secured victory at the Korea Open.

The Times of India

Biles, Ledecky, McLaughlin-Levrone all look for Olympic encores in Paris

The city itself will be one of the brightest stars at the Paris Olympics, with ceremonies on the Seine, beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower and a marathon route that passes through Versailles

The Independent UK

Japanese Foreign Minister to visit India this week, discuss vision for Global South

At a press conference in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that his focus during the visit to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, South Africa, Uganda, and Ethiopia was on enhancing ties with “South West Asia and Africa”.

The Hindu

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‘I rotated the shot, then layered on top the silhouette of a passenger’: Brendan Ó Sé’s best phone picture

How the Irish photographer mashed up multiple images from the streets of Seoul, Tokyo and Kyoto

The Guardian - UK

Turkey probes local man over organ trafficking / Arranged doctors, hospitals for Tokyo NPO

ISTANBUL -- A Turkish man is under investigation by Istanbul prosecutors over his alleged involvement in organ trafficking connected to a Tokyo-based nonprofit whose director is currently on trial for violating the Organ Transplants Law.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Olympic champs Canada out to silence critics at WWC

Olympic champions Canada are happy to be underestimated as they kick off their bid to add a Women's World Cup title to their Tokyo Olympic gold medal.

AAP

N. Korean threat poses greatest regional security risks, experts say

Threats posed by North Korea occupy the top two spots on a list of security risks in Northeast Asia this year, according to a survey of foreign policy and security experts from Japan, the United States, China and South Korea, conducted by Tokyo-based research institute The Genron NPO.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Japan’s workers get rare pay bump after decades without a raise

Japanese employees earn only three-quarters as much as developed-country peers over 30 years after asset bubble burst.

Al Jazeera

Think tank holds Taiwan invasion simulation

The Japan Forum for Strategic Studies held a war game in Tokyo spanning two days to examine the challenges the Japanese government might face in response to a supposed invasion of Taiwan by China.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Muhammad Ali’s ‘comedy’ fight shows why Fury vs Ngannou isn’t the joke you think it is

Ali sustained career-altering injuries while fighting wrestler and martial artist Inoki in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants and seafood suppliers are bracing for a slump in business under a potential ban by Hong Kong on aquatic products from 10 Japanese regions

The Independent UK

Helene Elliott: Emma Malabuyo among gymnasts keeping their Olympic dreams aflame in their 20s

LOS ANGELES — In a sport that prizes the fearlessness and flexibility that come with youth, elite female gymnasts often were considered washed up at an age when most athletes are launching their careers.

Los Angeles Times

Japan’s shrinking population offers escape from hectic city life

A shrinking Japanese population is fueling a trend of urbanites buying up cheap vacant homes in the countryside.

Al Jazeera

France blocks NATO plan for a liaison office in Tokyo

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday opposed a NATO push to open a liaison office in Japan, as the alliance's head said he wanted to strengthen ties to counter China's growing influence in the region.

Radio France Internationale

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The Week

The Fukushima solution causing consternation in China

More than 18,000 people were killed by the huge earthquake off Japan’s northeast coast and the ensuing tsunami that struck on 11 March 2011.

The Independent UK

Ryuchell death: Japanese TV personality found dead at agent’s office in Tokyo

Ryuchell, 27, was a vocal advocate of LGBT+ rights in Japan

The Guardian - UK

Nato appears to shelve plans to open Japan liaison office in Tokyo

Progress expected at Nato summit thanks to attendance of Japan’s PM but no mention made in latest talks

Al Jazeera

Toxic tuna? Hong Kong may ban Japan seafood over Fukushima water

Tokyo insists its plans to discharge the treated water from the tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant are safe.

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Al Jazeera

Japan turns to livestreamed fish in Fukushima safety campaign

Tokyo has embarked on a multi-million dollar campaign to convince people it’s safe to release radioactive water.

Bangkok Post

Japan’s top court backs trans woman in toilet case

TOKYO: In a landmark ruling, Japan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.

Daily Mirror

I was pushed to the limit on Celebrity SAS - now I want to become world champion again

Jonathan Broom-Edwards is the reigning Paralympic and world T44 high jump champion and is hoping to defend the latter title at this month's World Para Athletics Championships

Bangkok Post

1 dead as Japan warns of 'heaviest rain ever' in southwest

TOKYO: One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters on Monday warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region.

The Independent UK

Katarina Johnson-Thompson targets podiums after return to form at British Championships

Injury forced the Brit out of the medal conversation at the Tokyo Olympics

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Dior Tears launches with a series of inflatable-filled pop-ups

Dior Tears, the collaboration between Dior and Tremaine Emory’s Denim Tears, begins its rollout with a series of pop-ups in London, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai

Bangkok Post

IAEA chief nods to discord among Fukushima report experts

TOKYO: The head of the United Nations' (UN) nuclear watchdog said on Friday that one or two of the team of international experts behind its report greenlighting Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant may have had concerns.

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