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Hydrogen car in 24-hour race a world first

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp on Saturday entered a racing car powered by liquid hydrogen into a 24-hour endurance race in Japan, making it the first such car in the world to participate in an officially sanctioned auto race.

Bangkok Post

Tokyo Olympics champion Risako Kawai comes out in support of protesting Indian wrestlers

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and three-time world champion grappler Risako Kawai of Japan has come out in support of the protesting Indian wrestlers in their fight against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

The Times of India

Strong earthquake shakes eastern Japan; no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake has shaken Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan, but no tsunami warning was issued

The Independent UK

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Four dead in rare shooting in Japan

TOKYO: A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday in rural Japan for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police, according to a public broadcaster.

Bangkok Post

Perfect Days review – Wim Wenders explores a quiet life in Tokyo

Bittersweet tale of an apparently contented toilet cleaner has an ambient urban charm, but feels a little too understated

The Guardian - UK

Two killed in violent rampage with man armed with knife and rifle in police stand-off

Police in Nakano City have urged locals to remain vigilant as they try to hunt down the unidentified suspect who stormed the building in Ebe, Nakano, a suburb of the capital, Tokyo

Daily Mirror

From Tokyo blow to dealing with personal loss, Karen Bennett targets Paris podium

Karen Bennett inhales the air with the view of her aquatic happy place before her. The sun-drenched scene can be a torture chamber, too, at times.

The National (Scotland)

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Vending machines evolve with technology

Vending machines are evolving. Contact-less ones drew attention amid the spread of the coronavirus, and new types of vending machines using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and information communications are appearing one after another. Ideas aimed at helping achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and solve social…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan to provide 100 military vehicles to Ukraine

Japan has held a ceremony marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine, as Tokyo seeks to provide equipment that can be of broader military use than its earlier shipments of helmets and hazmat suits

The Independent UK

Japan firms invest $72m in floating nuclear plant project

TOKYO: About a dozen Japanese companies, including major shipbuilders, have invested a total of about 10 billion yen (US$72 million) in a British start-up developing floating offshore nuclear power plants, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Uniqlo latest big brand to quit Russia

TOKYO: The Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo has decided to leave Russia after suspending its operation there last year, paving the way for a sale of the business, the Izvestia newspaper quoted Russia’s deputy trade minister as saying.

Bangkok Post

Tokyo Stories review – artistic immersion into the city’s creative life

The Exhibition on Screen documentary series delves into the boundless energy of the Japanese megalopolis

The Guardian - UK

Japan PM Kishida wants to abolish nuclear arms but build military

Kishida may become the leader most singularly responsible for cementing Japan’s turn away from decades of pacifism.

Al Jazeera

Amb. Rahm Emanuel crafts $150 million quantum computing research deal with U. of Chicago, U. of Tokyo

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said the deal between the universities in Chicago and Tokyo with Google and IBM “puts Chicago in the lead in the field of quantum.”

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Kabuki star Ennosuke found dazed; parents dead

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke, 47, was found in a dazed state at the home he shared with his parents in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday. His parents, also found at the scene, were both confirmed dead on the day.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Toshimaen Station gets magical makeover

Ahead of the June opening of a theme park based on the popular "Harry Potter" movies, Seibu Railway Co. held a ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the renovation of Toshimaen Station, which is the nearest station to the theme park in Nerima Ward, Tokyo.

The Independent UK

Japanese firms to invest £18bn in UK in ‘massive’ post-Brexit economy boost

Rishi Sunak said in Tokyo the pledges are a ‘massive vote of confidence’ in the British economy

Daily Mirror

Japanese firms pledge to pump £18billion into UK projects as Sunak lands in Hiroshima

The announcements came as the Prime Minister met with leading Japanese companies in Tokyo on the first leg of his four-day visit to the country on the first leg of his four-day visit to the country

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak tells China: don’t try to seize Taiwan by ‘force or coercion’

As he commits Britain to working to keep the Indo-Pacific region ‘open and free’

Reuters

Japan military hospital to treat injured Ukrainian soldiers

Japan will treat two injured Ukrainian soldiers at a Tokyo hospital run by its military, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, Tokyo's latest support measure following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Japan, UK renew security ties, aircraft carrier to deploy in 2025

Tokyo is seeking to shore up its alliances amid heightened tension in the Asia-Pacific over North Korea, Taiwan.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak seeks to build stronger defence with Japan at Tokyo G7

PM expected to unveil Hiroshima accord at meeting with Japan’s Fumio Kishida amid fears of China’s rising militarisation

The Independent UK

Sunak to unveil agreement with Japan on closer defence, security and cyber ties

Rishi Sunak is in Tokyo to attend the G7 summit.

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France

Daily Mirror

Passenger with 'so much' plastic surgery nearly missed flight due to passport 'nightmare'

Tomi Grainger, who describes themselves as “Australia’s craziest drag queen”, was stopped by border guards at Sydney International Airport during a trip to Tokyo

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