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Japan ad giant and other firms indicted over alleged Olympic contract bid-rigging

The complaints allege that Japan advertising giant Dentsu, its main rival Hakuhodo and four other firms and seven individuals rigged bids for Olympic test events.

WEKU

Celtic diary filled with new date as Hyeongyu Oh set for South Korea homecoming in packed pre season schedule

Ange postecoglou is already taking his team to Japan for a glamour tournament involving Man City, Bayern Munich and PSG.

Daily Record

Recount doubles number of islands in Japan

TOKYO: The number of listed islands in Japan has more than doubled to 14,125 under a recount, compared to the 6,852 last tallied around 35 years ago, a government agency said on Tuesday.

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Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China

Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved a 114 trillion yen ($836 billion) budget for the next fiscal year

The Independent UK

Japan's biggest ad agency indicted in Olympic scandal

TOKYO: Japan's biggest advertising agency and five other companies were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly violating an anti-monopoly law, in a corruption scandal over bid-rigging during the Tokyo Olympics.

Bangkok Post

Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe

The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal has widened with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies getting charged

The Independent UK

Baguette insists SUPER GT title triumph hasn't dulled motivation

Nissan SUPER GT driver Bertrand Baguette says his title success last year hasn't dimmed his motivation to continue racing in the Japanese series for the foreseeable future.

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Bad City review – retro homage to 80s Japanese thrillers is elegantly pulpy

A taskforce of honest cops is assembled to tackle the gangsters menacing Kaiko City. Many punches are thrown in choreographed style

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G-20 meeting, snubbing India

TOKYO — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India on Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government official.

Tribune News Service

Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis

Japanese women are having children later in life and worry motherhood will end their careers in a patriarchal society.

Al Jazeera

Japan, NZ to speed up intel sharing pact amid China concerns

The foreign ministers of Japan and New Zealand have agreed to speed up talks on an intelligence sharing pact as the two island nations vowed to strengthen security ties and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid shared concern over an increasingly assertive China

The Independent UK

Japan air force member sues government in sexual harassment

A Japanese air force serviceperson has filed a lawsuit against the government saying it had failed to protect her from verbal sexual harassment from a male colleague and then systematically covered up the problem for more than a decade

The Independent UK

Japan's Nissan accelerates shift to electric vehicles

Nissan is speeding up its shift to electric vehicles, especially in Europe, where emissions regulations are most stringent

The Independent UK

Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China from Wednesday

Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival, its top government spokesperson said.

Reuters

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Quakes are inevitable. Huge death tolls are not

Earthquakes can neither be prevented nor predicted. If a Category 5 typhoon nears, evacuations are possible; there can be time to move to a safe zone before the pyroclastic flow of a volcano sweeps all in its path.

Bangkok Post

Climate change bonanza

Global campaigns to cut carbon dioxide emissions not only alert businesses to new non-tariff barriers imposed as part of efforts to fight global warming, they can also lead to new opportunities in the clean energy sector.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan-U.S. live-fire drill shown to media

OITA -- A live-fire drill conducted by Japan and the United States at the Hijudai Maneuver Area in Oita Prefecture was recently shown to the press.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Crown Prince Crowns Panthalasa as Saudi Cup 2023 Winner

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has crowned Japan’s Panthalasa as the winner of the 4th edition of the Saudi Cup 2023, the richest global horse racing event which was held at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh. During a ceremony on Saturday, the Crown Prince awarded Naoki Yoneyama, president…

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BYD electric buses delivered in Japan's Hokkaido

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan: Chinese automaker BYD has delivered a batch of electric buses to the city of Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido prefecture, amid the region's electrification and carbon neutral efforts.

Los Angeles Times

Japanese horse wins world's richest race as Baffert's entry finishes second

Japan has been steadily growing as a force in international horse racing and Saturday added another big accomplishment to its record by winning the $20 million Saudi Cup, the richest horse race in the world.

Tribune News Service

Gearoid Reidy: Quakes are inevitable. Huge death tolls are not

The Japan News/Yomiuri

G7 calls on other countries to cease support for Russia

The leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries reaffirmed their enhanced sanctions against Russia and their continued support for Ukraine during an online summit meeting held from late Friday night Japan time.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Confined militarily, Japan intends to step up civilian aid to Ukraine

The government is poised to boost support for Ukraine as the Russian invasion enters its second year.

Inverse

'Suzume' Review: 'Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai's Most Daring, and Caring, Movie Yet

This is the movie that 'Your Name' director Makoto Shinkai has been preparing to make for the past eight years.

Reuters

Dentsu Group president accepts culpability in Games bid rigging - NHK

The president of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Group has acknowledged corporate responsibility for suspected big rigging on contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, NHK reported on Saturday.

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