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Japan, Vietnam affirm respect for sovereignty amid Ukraine war

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday affirmed respect for the sovereignty of states and warned against the use of weapons of mass destruction as the war in Ukraine continues.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam, Japan agree to boost trade, security ties

Japan and Vietnam agreed on Sunday to boost economic and security ties while calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said during a Southeast Asia tour.

Reuters

PV Sindhu settles for bronze at Badminton Asia Championships

PV Sindhu failed in her bid to change the colour of the medal at the Badminton Asia Championships as she lost 21-13, 19-21, 16-21 to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinals in Manila on Saturday. Her previous medal was also a bronze at Gimcheon in 2014.

The Times of India

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10 Weirdest Conspiracy Theories: Jesus In Japan, Catherine The Great's Horse, And Who Really Killed JFK?

In the classic Western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," there is a famous line that says "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." However, printing a legend doesn't turn it into a fact - a situation that has been affirmed over the centuries as bizarre rumors, urban legends…

Benzinga

Korea beats Japan for the Asia-Oceania World Junior Tennis title

India beats Indonesia for fifth place

The Hindu

‘I feel very at home’: the UK schools keeping children in touch with their global roots

Emilia studies Polish culture and food. For Jayden, it’s maths and African history. Photographer Craig Easton captures the weekend schools where youngsters can celebrate their family heritage

The Guardian - UK

Yosuke Ideguchi offered Celtic career lifeline as forgotten recruit has first team pathway mapped out

The Japanese midfielder arrived at Parkhead in January alongside fellow countrymen Maeda and Hatate.

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How Much Of The Japanese Stock Market Does The BOJ own?

The Bank of Japan (BOJ), unlike any of its peers, has become a huge player in the country’s stock market. What began as a monetary policy experiment has turned into what some economists describe as a caveat for policymakers about the extent of intervention a central bank may take in…

Benzinga

Arsenal may have surprise left-back option to face West Ham and it's not Tavares or Xhaka

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that Japanese international Takehiro Tomiyasu can play left-back

Football London

Japan sets up title clash with Korea

India gets past Hong Kong, to play for fifth spot

The Hindu

Missing tourist boat found underwater off Hokkaido

A tourist boat that went missing six days ago off Hokkaido was found underwater on Friday, the Japan Coast Guard said, as 12 of the 26 people aboard remained unaccounted for.

Bangkok Post

How Studio Ghibli films can help us rediscover the childlike wonder of our connection with nature

Films with powerful environmentally centred narratives can transform our thinking and connect us with nature in ways that scientific papers cannot. For example, Studio Ghibli, a renowned Japanese film studio co-founded by animator Hayao Miyazaki, creates complex visual stories about human-nature relationships that transcend barriers of culture or age. A…

The Conversation

EU's Von der Leyen, Michel may visit Japan next month, Kyodo says

Arrangements are being made for a visit to Japan in May by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel, Kyodo news agency said on Friday, citing multiple diplomatic sources.

Reuters

Japan finds wreck of missing tourist boat -media

Japan located on Friday the hull of a tour boat off its northern coast, media said, six days after the vessel disappeared in an accident that killed at least 14 people on a sightseeing trip.

Reuters

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Atlanta reunited: Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki runs into Carp mascot from his Japanese club

Four years after they overlapped in Hiroshima, Seiya Suzuki is in his rookie MLB season, and Jacob Mosella is the Braves’ mascot coordinator.

Reuters

Japan PM starts Southeast Asia visit with Ukraine, China in focus

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off his Southeast Asia tour on Friday, meeting his Indonesian counterpart to discuss regional responses to the Ukraine crisis as well as counter China's growing assertiveness in the region.

Benzinga

First Solar Clocks Sharp Q1 Revenue Drop, Still Reaffirms FY22 Outlook

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported a first-quarter FY22 sales decline of 54.3% year-over-year to $367.04 million, missing the consensus of $592.68 million. The revenue tumbled due to a decrease in module sold volume, a decrease in the module average selling price, and lower project revenue in Japan. The gross margin fell sharply…

The Independent UK

Scholz says Germany seeks closer ties with Indo-Pacific

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country wants to strengthen ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific region that share the same values, and work together to end Russia’s aggression in Ukraine

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Benzinga

Japan's Yen At 20-Year Low Against The US Dollar

The Japanese yen fell into a steep plummet today, weakening by more than 130 to the U.S. dollar for the first time in 20 years following the announcement by Japan’s central bank that it would continue to keep interest rates low despite ongoing inflationary concerns.

Benzinga

BioMarin Achieves Record Q1 Sales Driven By Recently Approved Achondroplasia Therapy

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc's (NASDAQ:BMRN) Q1 sales reached $519 million, up 7% Y/Y, beating the consensus of $507.52 million. BioMarin said that the increase was achieved "despite continued erosion of the U.S. Kuvan market." Kuvan is indicated for phenylketonuria. Kuvan still brought in $59.3 million but down from $70.8 million a year ago.…

Bangkok Post

New Covid-19 strain found in northeast Japan city

Japan's first case of a coronavirus variant has been found in Sendai, the northeast Japan city's government said Thursday.

The Independent UK

The world’s 15 best-value Michelin-starred restaurants revealed

Two of the top 10 are in the UK

Reuters

Japan PM says cannot accept status quo change by force anywhere

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that he could not accept any move anywhere in the world to change the status quo by force.

The Hindu

India-Japan ties have deepened in every sphere in 70 years: PM Modi

The recent visit to India by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida laid out a roadmap for deepening the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries, Mr. Modi said in a tweet

Daily Record

Dumfries Museum explores region's connections with China and Japan in new exhibition

Some beautiful and intriguing objects from East Asia have gone on display at the refurbished museum, including paintings, silks, books, shoes and vases

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