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Russia bans Japanese group campaigning over disputed islands

Russia's prosecutor general said on Friday it had banned a group campaigning for Japanese sovereignty over four disputed islands seized by the Soviet Union at the end of World War Two, amid rising tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.

Reuters

Japan PM sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has donated religious offerings to a Tokyo shrine that China and the Koreas consider a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism

The Independent UK

First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time

The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal have been handed down in Tokyo District Court with defendants found guilt but avoiding jail time

The Independent UK

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Shared workspaces warm up to saunas for mental, physical boost

An increasing number of shared workplaces are installing sauna baths amid a spike in popularity among workers in their 30s and 40s who view saunas as a place to relax and share ideas. Operators of such facilities aim to help people "recharge" both physically and mentally while helping them gear…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Trade Envoy Tai Says US Not Seeking to 'Decouple' from China

Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Thursday while on a visit to Tokyo. Tai, who is on her fourth visit to Japan after being appointed the top US trade envoy, said all members of President Joe Biden's administration have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Titmus v Ledecky v McIntosh looms as swimming’s latest mouthwatering rivalry

Ariarne Titmus’s slow time at the Australian championships adds a degree of mystery to the three-way match-up at this year’s worlds

The Guardian - AU

Someone used Unreal Engine 5 to turn Tokyo into a playable anime that you can explore right now

Anime Tokyo has a free demo you can and should download

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Ghostwire: Tokyo deserves a second look now that its biggest problem's been fixed

The Spider's Thread update is a game changer

GamesRadar

Flyers snap up ultra-cheap tickets after IT glitch

TOKYO: Eagle-eyed travellers snapped up heavily discounted tickets in the fanciest cabins on All Nippon Airways after a currency conversion blunder, with one paying just $890 for first-class flights from Jakarta to the Caribbean via Tokyo and New York, and back again.

Bangkok Post

Starfield has to run perfectly on Xbox Series – but Ghostwire: Tokyo doesn’t give me hope

Xbox Series X|S players had a rude awakening when Ghostwire: Tokyo release last week, following increased performance issues on Microsoft's console

Daily Mirror

For Japan's ageing soccer players, 80 is the new 50

Mutsuhiko Nomura's soccer career has spanned 18 World Cups, or 70 years, to be exact.

Reuters

An earthquake made Makoto Shinkai a disaster artist. Now he's confronting it head-on

LOS ANGELES — Makoto Shinkai knows the 2011 Tohoku earthquake changed him.

Los Angeles Times

Sega Offers $776 Mln for Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc has agreed to launch an offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile game, for 706 million euros ($775.8 million), the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Tokyo-based Sega will offer 9.25 euros per share for Rovio, a 19%…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan's Matsuno: Tokyo lodged protest with Russia over military drills near disputed islands

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday that Tokyo had lodged a protest with Russia over its military exercises around disputed islands near Japan's Hokkaido.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit

Foreign secretary says ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ is ‘critical to UK’ and releases manga-style cartoons to mark his visit

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Campaigning to begin for mayor in 88 cities, 12 wards

The official campaigns for mayoral and assembly elections in non-ordinance-designated cities, as well as mayoral and ward assembly elections in Tokyo's wards, will get underway on Sunday in the second half of the unified local elections.

Tribune News Service

Japan’s Kishida resumes election speech schedule after smoke bomb scare

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida returned to the campaign trail after being targeted by an explosive device at an event he attended in central Japan, weeks before he hosts the Group of Seven world leaders for a summit.

GamesRadar

Ghostwire: Tokyo quietly adds controversial anti-tamper system Denuvo

Does this mean DLC is on the way?

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Bangkok Post

Japan PM Kishida unhurt after smoke bomb incident

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday, shortly after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent “smoke bomb” blast, local media reported.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

TDL eyes strategy changes upon 40th anniversary

In a bid to boost customer satisfaction, Tokyo Disneyland has produced a new version of its daytime parade for the first time in five years ahead of the park's 40th anniversary on Saturday.

PC Gamer

Ghostwire: Tokyo inexplicably adds Denuvo over a year after its release

The Spider's Thread update brought new missions, a new mode, and everyone's least favourite anti-tamper tech.

Reuters

Japan, South Korea to hold first security talks in 5 years, Tokyo says

Japan and South Korea will hold security talks in Seoul on April 17, the first such meeting since March 2018, Japanese foreign and defense ministries announced on Friday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Startup's moon lander aims for April 26 touchdown

A moon lander operated by Tokyo-based ispace Inc. will attempt to land on the moon at around 1:40 a.m. Japan Time on April 26 at the earliest, the startup has announced.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Yellow dust observed in central Tokyo

Yellow dust was observed in central Tokyo on Thursday morning for the first time in two years, as a haze from continental Asia continued to drift over a wide area from Kyushu to Hokkaido.

Reuters

Most Korean plaintiffs in Japan forced-labour cases accept Seoul's compensation plan

The bereaved families of 10 South Koreans who won court cases over being forced to work under Japanese colonial rule have accepted compensation proposed by Seoul as it seeks to mend ties with Tokyo, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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