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Commemorating liberation from Japan, S.Korea's Yoon calls for improved ties

Overcoming historical disputes with Japan will be key to improving stability and security in the region, and Tokyo and Seoul should cooperate based on "shared universal values," South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday.

Reuters

Japan PM vows no more war; ministers visit shrine to war dead

Prime Minster Fumio Kishida vowed on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender on Monday that his country would never again wage war, as members of his cabinet visited a shrine that honours war dead, angering South Korea and China.

Reuters

Nursery schools stop identifying close contacts to let parents work

A growing number of local governments no longer require nursery schools to identify people who have had close contact with coronavirus carriers.

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Japan cabinet minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead - Kyodo

Japan's industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday became the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni shrine for war dead in Tokyo, Kyodo news agency reported.

Reuters

Tropical Storm Meari hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, wind

Japanese weather officials say Tropical Storm Meari is unleashing heavy rains on the main island of Honshu as it heads northward toward the capital, Tokyo

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Meari heads to Japan, packed with winds, rain

Japanese weather officials say Tropical Storm Meari is unleashing heavy rains on southwestern Japan as it heads northward toward the capital, Tokyo

The Independent UK

Gambler Charlotte Worthington ready to excel and inspire in Munich BMX

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist will use Euros to learn on road to Paris 2024 – and hopes to inspire girls and young women too

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Short story: Mama, by Colleen Maria Lenihan

"She sang Japanese enka while draped over the peach velvet furniture": inside a Tokyo hostess club

Newsroom.co.nz

Japanese lawmaker meets Myanmar junta as Tokyo calls for filmmaker's release

A Japanese ruling party lawmaker has met with Myanmar's junta leader, according to Myanmar state media, days after a Japanese documentary filmmaker was arrested while covering a protest in the Southeast Asian country.

Reuters

Issey Miyake obituary

Fashion designer whose innovative hi-tech creations were inspired by the ancient principles of Japanese clothing

The Guardian - UK

Illness knocks out two Irish crews in Munich but six more will go for Euro medals over the weekend

Three more boats have now made A finals through repechage events to go with the men's lightweight double sculls, the women's fours and the para mixed double sculls

Irish Mirror

Xi ‘let missiles fall in Japanese waters’

TOKYO: Chinese President Xi Jinping personally decided to let ballistic missiles launched by the military during recent drills near Taiwan fall in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to deter Tokyo’s interference in any cross-strait contingency, according to sources close to the matter.

Bangkok Post

Japan's summer holidays in full swing with lack of Covid restrictions

TOKYO: Japan's summer holiday season started in full swing on Thursday, with reservations for domestic trains and flights leaving Tokyo reaching a peak as travelers took advantage of a lack of coronavirus restrictions for the first time in three years.

Bangkok Post

Charlotte Worthington drops hint about 'top secret' plan that can fire her to European Championship glory

The Tokyo Olympic champion, 26, will compete in Munich's multi-sport European Championships on Thursday

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Book of the week: Tokyo gothic

Anna Rankin on a beautiful and profound meditation on grief

The Independent UK

Much-changed Great Britain track cycling team head to Munich

Only five of the 18 riders who travelled to Germany competed at the Tokyo Olympics

Reuters

Factbox-Profiles of Japanese cabinet ministers after Kishida reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dropping some ministers with links to the Unification Church.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Guterres: Any Attack on a Nuclear Plant is 'Suicidal'

Any attack on a nuclear plant is "suicidal", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday after fresh shelling hit a huge atomic power complex in southern Ukraine. Moscow and Kyiv blame each other for the latest strike at the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's largest nuclear power site, which has been under…

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‘We are so far behind’: Japan laments lack of progress on same-sex marriage

Advocates hope upcoming ruling in Tokyo district court will help spur progress on issue that already has public backing

The Hindu

Nirani invites Tokyo Kannada diaspora to GIM

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China expresses anger at Japan over Taiwan

PHNOM PENH / BEIJING -- The impact of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan spilled over into a high-level dialogue between Japan and China. A meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and China scheduled for Thursday in Cambodia was shelved at the last minute at…

Evening Standard

Nancy Pelosi: China cannot stop US officials from visiting Taiwan

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there.She made the remarks in Tokyo on the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to Taiwan that infuriated China.The Chinese have tried to isolate Taiwan, Pelosi said,…

Evening Standard

Tensions rise as China ratchets up wargames near Taiwan

Taiwan and Tokyo protest as Beijing sends warships and planes near island

The Guardian - AU

China missile drills around Taiwan a threat to regional security, says Japan PM

Fumio Kishida welcomes Nancy Pelosi in Tokyo and urges Beijing to halt planned four days of military exercises sparked by US House speaker’s visit

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pelosi: China Cannot Stop US Officials from Visiting Taiwan

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing US officials from traveling there. She made the remarks in Tokyo on the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to Taiwan that infuriated China. The Chinese have tried to isolate Taiwan,…

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