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IEEFA says record high coal prices will accelerate demise of coal industry

High coal prices a 'two-edged sword' say industry critics

Newcastle Herald

France to send latest nuclear shipment to Japan

A shipment of reprocessed nuclear fuel arrived in the early hours of Wednesday at the French port city of Cherbourg, according to an AFP photographer, bound for Japan to be used in a power plant.

Radio France Internationale

Japan's travel curbs choke off chance for tourism recovery on weak yen

Japan further relaxed its infection border controls on Wednesday, but its insistence on visitor visas means the yen's plunge won't translate to a tourism boom any time soon.

Reuters

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Japan raises daily arrival cap to 50,000 as tourism sector sluggish

TOKYO: Japan increased its daily entry cap on arrivals from 20,000 to 50,000 on Wednesday, as the country's tourism sector has been languishing in the face of strict Covid-19 border controls imposed for more than two years.

Bangkok Post

Japan, S Korea, U.S. agree on tighter nuclear ties over N Korea threat

The nuclear envoys of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed on Wednesday to strengthen security ties in the face of potential "provocation" from North Korea in the form of a nuclear test.

Reuters

Philli Armitage-Mattin: ‘I fell in love with the science of food’

The chef speaks to Prudence Wade about her obsession with the science of food, buying a one-way ticket to Japan, and suffering from imposter syndrome

The Independent UK

East Timor sees Indonesia, S.Korea, Japan, China as potential investors in Sunrise gas

Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in the Greater Sunrise gas project, which lies in waters between East Timor and Australia, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Why Japan is turning against a state funeral for assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe

TOKYO — The upcoming state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was billed as an opportunity to stand up for democracy after his assassination on the campaign trail. It has ended up dividing the public and threatening his successor’s agenda.

Tribune News Service

Japan military opens probe after sex harassment complaints

Japan’s defense minister says he has ordered a ministry-wide special investigation into growing reports of sexual assault after allegations of harassment were brought by a former soldier

The Independent UK

Japan probes possible involvement of pro-Russian group in cyberattacks

Japan said on Wednesday it is investigating the possible involvement of a pro-Russian group after multiple government websites suffered disruptions a day earlier.

Reuters

Qld tax could deter Japan investors: envoy

Japan's ambassador to Australia has warned Queensland coal tax hikes could impact plans to invest in joint venture hydrogen projects around the country.

AAP

An up and coming industry

Organised by happening, Decembell and What If, Bangkok Illustration Fair 2022 (BKKIF) returns for its second year at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre tomorrow and runs until Sunday. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, last year BKKIF presented illustrations online at bangkokillustrationfair.com.

Bangkok Post

Quad officials discuss China concerns in the Indo-Pacific, Quad vaccine initiative

Senior Officials Meeting one of several intense engagements between Quad countries this week, but it’s not a counter-China grouping

The Hindu

Japanese venture capital firm joins hands with IIT-Hyderabad

Aimed at boosting entrepreneurship

The Hindu

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Japan travel restriction changes that will make it easier to visit the country

Japan will be relaxing some of its strictest Covid entry barriers this month, although individual tourists will still be barred

The Independent UK

Japan, US, Philippines to step up maritime security ties

An American diplomat in Tokyo has criticized what he calls China’s “increasingly hostile maritime actions” as a threat to the safety of waterways in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific

The Japan News/Yomiuri

S. Korean council seeks foundation to compensate ex-requisitioned workers

SEOUL -- A South Korean advisory council has agreed that the issue of the lawsuits involving Japanese companies and former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula should be resolved by paying compensation to the plaintiffs through a foundation or fund, instead of from the defendant Japanese companies.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan to participate in British project to develop next-generation nuclear reactor

The British government has selected a team including the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to develop a high temperature gas reactor (HTGR), eying a demonstration of the next-generation nuclear technology in the 2030s.

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The Guardian - UK

Japan’s state funeral for Shinzo Abe to cost more than £10m

Public opposition to ceremony grows over cost to taxpayer and ex-PM’s ties to Unification church

The Independent UK

Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests

Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dream Job: The Japanese Man Who Gets Paid to Do Nothing

Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing. The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000 yen ($71) per booking to accompany clients and simply exist as a companion. "Basically, I rent myself out. My job is to be wherever my…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Power Outages, Damage as Typhoon Hinnamnor Hits South Korea

Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in South Korea early Tuesday, causing power outages and leaving one person missing, but with few early reports of major damage as it headed back to sea. The typhoon, one of the most powerful to bear down on the country in decades, hit the country's southern…

The Hindu

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Mongolian counterpart, discusses ways to enhance defence ties

Defence Minister Singh is on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday

Reuters

Two officials at Tokyo 2020 sponsor arrested in widening bribery probe

Japanese prosecutors arrested two officials at a sponsor of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday as part of a widening bribery investigation that media said involved a former member of the Tokyo 2020 board.

Reuters

Sri Lanka has an IMF deal, now it courts China and India

(Corrects paragraph 30 to show Center for Financial Stability is based in New York, not London)

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