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Japan activists demand dual-surname option on Women's Day

Women’s rights activists in Japan are renewing their demand for the government to allow married couples the option to keep both of their surnames, saying the current practice in which most women face social pressure to adopt their husbands’ surnames — a prewar tradition based on paternalistic family values —…

The Independent UK

Daizen Maeda pledges Celtic commitment after Southampton rumours as he reveals his big Parkhead aim

The Japanese star says he's still got plenty to achieve in green and white despite the murmurings.

Daily Record

Ex-Barcelona and Stoke star Bojan Krkic set for career change after Andres Iniesta link-up

Former Barcelona and Stoke midfielder Bojan Kricic is considering a career change with the help of Andres Iniesta after leaving Japan side Vissel Kobe earlier year

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Japan’s Kishida pledges to ‘work harder’ to fix gender pay gap

Japan has the widest gap between men and women’s pay in the G7 despite government’s efforts to tackle gender inequality.

Al Jazeera

In Japan, women find rare parity in the prosecutors' office

At the prosecutors’ office in Japan, everyone makes their own tea and copies — tasks often relegated to women in a society criticized for its lack of gender equality

The Independent UK

Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop review – a breathtaking look at Japan’s paedophile boyband ‘god’

As young stars smile brightly and declare their love for him, this documentary about a music svengali’s gruesome history of abuse is a rare and terrifying insight into how grooming works

The Guardian - UK

Universal Hollywood Super Nintendo World is a hit, a good sign for Epic Universe

From the moment she walked through the green warp pipe into Universal Studios Hollywood’s Super Nintendo World, Ashlei Hartford felt transported back to her childhood video games.

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Ohtani socks pair of HRs as Samurai win WBC warmup

Major league star Shohei Ohtani started his return trip to Japan with a bang, blasting a pair of three-run homers in consecutive at-bats for Japan in a warmup game for the upcoming World Baseball Classic against the Hanshin Tigers on Monday night at Kyocera Dome Osaka.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

S. Korean public divided over Yoon's plan to resolve labor issue

SEOUL -- Public opinion in South Korea is split over the South Korean government's plan to resolve a dispute with Japan concerning lawsuits linked to requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

H3 launch fails in blow to space program

The first H3 rocket was launched on Tuesday, but the mission ended in failure as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had to transmit a destruct command about 15 minutes after liftoff.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 space rocket minutes after launch

The spacecraft was commanded to self-destruct after suffering an ignition failure in setback for Japan’s space programme

Evening Standard

Holly Wilkie-Milne: The tears of joy and unmatched feeling of winning the World Junior Curling Championships

Wilkie-Milne has returned to Perth with gold following a wonderful performance in Germany

Daily Record

Japan’s space programme suffers setback

TOKYO: The inaugural launch of Japan’s next-generation rocket was aborted shortly after takeoff as launch controllers ordered it to self-destruct and plunge into the ocean, dealing a blow to the country’s aspirations to take on Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Bangkok Post

‘Sushi terrorism’ sees Japan’s conveyor belt restaurants grind to a halt

Chains across the country have taken action after viral videos showed people licking communal bottles and touching passing food

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The Independent UK

Japan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd stage failure

Japan’s space agency has intentionally destroyed an H3 rocket moments after launch because the ignition for the second stage failed

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Yoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II

The Guardian - AU

Japan to spend $2.35bn on turning Victorian Latrobe Valley coal into ‘clean hydrogen’

Japan Suiso energy boss says hydrogen project incorporating carbon capture and storage ‘truly a watershed moment’ in decarbonising

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s H3 rocket fails after liftoff in second mission attempt

Next-generation rocket, which Jaxa space agency hopes can compete against SpaceX Falcon, blows itself up after engine failure

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Japan destroys new medium-lift rocket after second-stage engine failure

Japan said it had destroyed a new medium-lift rocket it launched toward space on Tuesday after the vehicle's second-stage engine failed to ignite.

ABC News

Japanese consortium sets out plan to commercialise Latrobe Valley coal-to-hydrogen project

Japan is pressing ahead with plans to make hydrogen from Victorian coal after a successful test last year, but an environment group has questioned its plans to handle the emissions.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former Bellator champion Juan Archuleta to fight Naoki Inoue at Rizin 42

Former Bellator champ Juan Archuleta is returning to Japan for his next fight.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Analysis / S. Korean Yoon prioritizes national interests, security

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is motivated by his belief that it is essential to improve South Korea's relationship with Japan amid the increasingly tense security situation in northeast Asia, which led to Monday's announcement of measures to resolve the issue of former wartime requisitioned workers.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

In lieu of Japan firms, Seoul opts to pay ex-requisitioned workers

SEOUL -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday announced a plan to resolve the issue of lawsuits regarding former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula, saying that a South Korean foundation will pay compensation in lieu of Japanese companies that were ordered to do so.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida shows appreciation for ROK's announcement

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed appreciation Monday afternoon ahead of South Korea's announcement on measures to resolve the issue of lawsuits by former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula, saying, "We positively assess it as a means for restoring Japan-South Korea relations to a healthy state."

The Independent UK

Watch from Seoul as vigil held in support of forced labour victims

Watch the scene from South Korea as a candlelit vigil is held in support of the victims of forced labour under Japan’s occupation of Korea.

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