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Coffee, Tea and Nagging at Japan’s Anti-procrastination Cafe

Writers facing deadlines go to Tokyo's "Manuscript Writing Cafe" with an understanding - they can't leave until their work is done. Oh, and there's prodding thrown in to make sure they buckle down and finish. The clean, well-lit place in western Tokyo has 10 seats reserved for writers, editors, manga…

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Thailand Roadshow to Japan Reinforces Commitment to Partnership and Future Investments in EV, BCG and Electronics

Mr. Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister, said that the investment promotion roadshow he recently led to Japan has reinforced a joint commitment to deepen bilateral cooperation and develop a co-creation partnership to lead future investments in electric vehicles (EV), smart electronics and green technologies in particular, that will drive…

Bangkok Post

Ukraine apologises after backlash over Hirohito image in anti-fascism video

Wartime emperor removed from video on Russia’s invasion, which also featured Hitler and Mussolini, after angry reaction from Japan

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Nintendo Postpones Super Mario Movie Until April 2023

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (OTC: NTDOY), a Japanese multinational video game company, in a tweet on Tuesday, announced that it was delaying the release of its animated Super Mario Bros film until April 2023.

Benzinga

South Korean president-elect's team meets Japan's Kishida

A delegation of foreign policy aides to South Korea's president-elect met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, officials said, as both of the U.S. allies aim to mend long-strained ties.

Reuters

America’s lopsided China strategy: all guns and no butter

Facing criticism that its approach focuses too much on defence, the administration is preparing an economic plan for the Indo-Pacific

Financial Times

Could Asia save Putin from an EU energy ban? It’s not so simple

Infrastructure issues, political pressure and low demand could prevent Asia from absorbing diverted energy supplies.

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Japan PM says cooperation with S.Korea is more necessary than ever

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that strategic cooperation between Japan and South Korea is now more necessary than ever.

Reuters

World's oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 119

A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age of 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120

The Independent UK

Nismo Launches First Upgrade For 2023 Nissan Z

Initially available in Japan, expect the upgrade on US soil when the Z arrives.

Motor1

Japan pushes new diplomatic profile

During Golden Week, around the first week of May, Japanese politicians will usually spend time at home with their constituencies and families. Not the prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, however. He knows full well that as the world's third-largest economy, Japan's wider diplomatic and security profile in the era…

Bangkok Post

2023 Nissan Z Pricing Announced For Japan, US Launch Delayed To Summer

Ongoing supply chain issues continue to disrupt new vehicle launches.

Motor1

French nun now the oldest person in the world after Japanese woman, 119, dies

Sister André, also known as Lucile Randon, was born in February 1904 making her 118 years old and the oldest verified living person in the world after the death of Kane Tanaka last week

Daily Mirror

Fictosexual man who married hologram singer says no family showed up to wedding

Akihiko Kondo, from Japan, has married Hatsune Miku, a fictional computer-synthesised pop singer who has been on tour with Lady Gaga, but has said none of his family turned up to his wedding

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Guinness Announces Death Of World’s Oldest Person, 119

Tanaka passed away on April 19 in a hospital in Fukuoka in southern Japan.

Reuters

World's oldest person dies in Japan aged 119

A Japanese woman believed to have been the world's oldest person has died aged 119, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday, reporting the death of Kane Tanaka.

Irish Mirror

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan aged 119 after sharing tips for long life

Kane Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person. She died on Tuesday of old age.

Asharq Al-Awsat

World's Oldest Person Dies in Japan at 119

A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday. Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first…

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World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies aged 119

The Japanese woman was born in the same year the Wright Brothers did their first controlled flight

Daily Record

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies at the age of 119 in Japan

Kane Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903 - the year of the Wright Brothers' first controlled flight of their motor-driven airplane.

The Independent UK

Ukraine removes Hirohito from video after Japan protests

Japanese officials say the Ukrainian government has removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Tokyo protested

Evening Standard

World’s oldest person dies in Japan aged 119

A Japanese woman believed to be the oldest person in the world has died, aged 119.

ABC News

The world's oldest person, 119-year-old Kane Tanaka, dies in Japan

A Japanese woman recognised as the world's oldest person dies, aged 119, according to Japan's public broadcaster.

Daily Mirror

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan at the age of 119

Kane Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person. She died on Tuesday of old age

Bangkok Post

Ukraine apologises for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video

TOKYO: The Ukrainian government has apologised over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism.

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