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The Board of Investment (BoI) is preparing to organise roadshows overseas, with Japan the first destination, as it aims to bolster foreign investment in five categories emphasising creativity and high technology.

Bangkok Post

Japan's post-Abe trust crisis under PM Kishida

No one could have foreseen that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's popularity would nosedive so soon after the Liberal Democratic Party triumphed in July's election to the Upper House of the Japanese Diet. Until recently, Mr Kishida's government received consistently high approval ratings. But the LDP's links to a controversial…

Bangkok Post

Don Mueang readies for direct Fukuoka flights

Thai AirAsia launches its inaugural flight to Fukuoka via Don Mueang. This route launch comes just in time with the further relaxation of travel protocols and visas for foreign travellers to Japan.

Bangkok Post

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As China threatens Taiwan, Okinawa braces for war - Roll Call

Worries abound in Okinawa about being dragged into a conflict with China, given the massive U.S. military footprint there.

Roll Call

Morning mail: top Truss minister quits with scathing parting shot, Japanese encephalitis fears, car-proof cake

Thursday: The UK home secretary has been forced to resign after an email indiscretion, throwing Liz Truss’s government into fresh chaos. Plus: how to keep a cake intact on its maiden voyage

The Guardian - AU

Australia and Japan to share intelligence on China in security deal, ambassador says

In interview with Guardian Australia, Shingo Yamagami also hints Australia is likely to be invited to G7 summit in Hiroshima

The Guardian - AU

Human skeleton found at Japan's Universal Studios theme park still wearing trousers

A human skeleton, believed to be of a man aged between 60 and 80, was found by a gardener at a theme park in Japan who discovered a skull while pruning a plant

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Female dogs judge their owners when they make a mistake, new study claims

Research from Kyoto University, in Japan, looked at how female dogs can allegedly recognise 'competent' humans and will naturally gravitate towards them when they're in need of help

Daily Mirror

Ohtani returns after shining season

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels returned to Japan on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific to ramp up flights to top destinations

Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has said it will add hundreds of flights to popular destinations such as Japan and the United Kingdom during the last two months of this year, as the company resumed travel to five other locations.

Bangkok Post

U.S. considering joint weapons production with Taiwan

The U.S. government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, a business lobby said on Wednesday, an initiative intended to speed up arms transfers to bolster Taipei's deterrence against China.

Reuters

Centara Grand Hotel Osaka to open next July, now accepting reservations

Ahead of its opening in July 2023, Centara appoints Shigeki Nakagawa as the opening general manager for Centara Grand Hotel Osaka.

Bangkok Post

Japan and Australia PMs to focus on closer military ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will discuss with his Japanese counterpart strengthening their bilateral defense and security partnership when Fumio Kishida visits Perth this week

The Independent UK

Japan eases Covid-19 advisory for all overseas trips

The Japanese government on Wednesday lifted its last remaining warnings against nonessential trips abroad over Covid-19 after downgrading its travel advisories for 76 countries and areas, including Australia and Taiwan.

Bangkok Post

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Evening Standard

World Cup 2022: Groups, tables, fixtures, stadiums, schedule and how to watch every match live

After so much talk about the landscape off the field, the World Cup in Qatar finally gets underway.

The Independent UK

Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy

The bribery scandal tied to the Tokyo Olympics won’t go away

Reuters

Japan's Kishida, Australia's Albanese to meet in Perth -Japan govt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Perth from Oct. 21-23 and will meet counterpart Anthony Albanese during his trip, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Tokyo prosecutors arrest CEO of ad firm ADK over Olympics -Kyodo

Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising firm ADK Holdings Inc over suspected bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese media said.

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Kymco Introduces Racing S150 Commuter Scooter In Japan

Taiwanese motorcycle company Kymco has launched the Racing S150 scooter in the Japanese market. It packs practical amenities and sporty styling.

Reuters

Analysis-Japan rushes to rearm with eye on 2027 - and China's Taiwan ambitions

Between China's 20th Communist Party Congress, that began Sunday, and the next one in 2027, Japan will undertake its biggest arms buildup since World War Two in a race to deter Beijing from war in East Asia, according to Japanese government officials and security analysts.

Bangkok Post

As dollar spikes, can China win the 'currency war'?

With the Federal Reserve maintaining high-intensity rate hikes, the currencies of China, Japan, and South Korea, all major Asian economies, have been more or less affected to varying degrees, and are under increasing pressure of depreciation. The exchange rates of the Chinese renminbi (with the offshore exchange rate as a…

Liverpool Echo

Peter McGrail out to address 'unfinished business' in Japan after Tokyo fight confirmed

Peter McGrail has secured a place on the undercard of the huge undisputed showdown between Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler in Tokyo

Evening Standard

Japan’s oldest toilet damaged by man employed to preserve Japanese culture

The original wooden doo was “ruined” after the driver, a man from the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association, backed his car into it

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar Inaugurates Solar Plant as World Cup Approaches

Qatar inaugurated Tuesday its first solar power plant stretching across the desert, a vast site planned to provide up to 10 percent of the Gulf nation's energy supply. The solar farm in al-Kharsaah, west of the capital Doha, is "one of the biggest" in the Middle East, said Saad Sherida…

Evening Standard

Fever-Tree enters Japanese market with Asahi partnership

Move is to capitalise on rising consumer demand for premium adult soft drinks in the country

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