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The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Centara Osaka debut slated for July 2023

Centara Hotels & Resorts has confirmed a July 2023 opening date for Centara Grand Hotel Osaka.

Bangkok Post

Challenges for Asean

Over two years after the coronavirus emerged, countries across Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In Southeast Asia, economic growth is projected to pick up to 5.1% this year, from 3.2% in 2021. With 400 million people, or 59% of the population, fully vaccinated, many economies are well on the…

Bangkok Post

Kishida denies Japan will soon resume tourist entry amid pandemic

TOKYO: Japan has no plan for now to resume the entry of foreign tourists to the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, as it has been bracing for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus.

Bangkok Post

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63% of people with foreign roots in Japan questioned by police

TOKYO: A total of 62.9% of people in Japan with foreign roots were questioned by police over the past five years, preliminary results of a recent Tokyo Bar Association survey showed, with the group saying the outcome is evidence of biased behaviour by officers.

Bangkok Post

Kyogo blows Matt O'Riley away as Celtic star admits returning hero has trait he's not seen before

The 27-year-old Japan international received a rapturous ovation as he returned during the 7-0 romp over St Johnstone.

Daily Record

Gennady Golovkin stops Ryota Murata to unify middleweight titles and throw down Canelo Alvarez challenge

Gennady Golovkin did his part to set up a potential mammoth trilogy fight against Canelo Alvarez by knocking out Ryota Murata in Japan.

Evening Standard

How to watch Gennady Golovkin vs Ryota Murata: TV channel, UK start time and live stream

All the key DAZN and live streaming information you need ahead of Gennady Golovkin vs Ryota Murata at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

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Japan, Philippines seek pact to further defense cooperation

Japan and the Philippines have agreed to start talks toward a possible defense agreement that would allow closer cooperation between their militaries amid regional tensions with China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Japan, Philippines eye further defence cooperation at first 2+2 meeting

Japan and the Philippines agreed on Saturday to consider further expanding defence cooperation against a backdrop of regional tensions and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Japan, Philippines hold first 2-plus-2 security talks

The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and the Philippines are holding their first "two-plus-two" security dialogue Saturday in which they are expected to express "serious concern" over the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Bangkok Post

News briefs

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends voting to oppose trade sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

Tribune News Service

Nissan Unveils Prototype Production Facility For Solid-State Batteries

Nissan unveiled today its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells, located within the Nissan Research Center in Japan.

InsideEVs

Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV Bags $106.8M Project In Guam

Tutor Perini Corp (NYSE:TPC) joint-venture Black Construction-Tutor Perini has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at ~$106.8 million from the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Pacific Division (NAVFAC). The new contract is the second Bachelor Officer Quarters to be awarded by NAVFAC following a similar project previously awarded to the JV in 2021. The…

Benzinga

Nakagin Capsule Tower was the beginning of Tokyo's dream to become a Lego city. But decades later, it's slowly being demolished

This week, demolition crews are moving in to dismantle one of Tokyo's most distinctive architectural feats of the last century. But residents and admirers of the Nakagin Capsule Tower say its legacy will outlast its mark on the skyline.

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Benzinga

Mercedes-Benz Inaugurates Electric Software Hub In Germany

Mercedes-Benz Group AG (OTC:DMLRY) inaugurated a new €200 million ($217 million) Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen, Germany. The center is part of a broader effort by Mercedes-Benz to streamline its software strategy from a patchwork approach bringing in technology from a wide range of suppliers to controlling the core of its software offering…

The Canberra Times

Take a whistle-stop tour of Tuggeranong's ghost railway

Back in the mid-1880s, a railway line was built by hand in the hills above present-day Tuggeranong - long before Canberra and its suburban sprawl were established

Tribune News Service

Japan to ban Russian coal imports in surprise policy shift

Japan will ban imports of Russian coal, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in a bold policy shift that adds pressure on Moscow after the European Union announced its own embargo on the fuel.

Benzinga

TSMC Scores In Q1 Thanks To Apple, Samsung

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's (NYSE:TSM) first-quarter FY22 revenue jumped 36% to NT$491.1 billion ($17 billion). Higher demand for smartphones, computers, and car chips and the ongoing semiconductor crisis helped boost prices, Bloomberg reports. TSMC kept production running in China, even as many other factories struggled to cope with the local pandemic policy. Also…

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The Guardian - UK

A once-in-a-lifetime look at Raphael plus Japanese creativity at Buckingham Palace – the week in art

A Raphael exhibition to convince sceptics, NY minimalist Rosemarie Castoro, spectacular colour from Sheila Hicks and Japanese art with a royal flavour – all in your weekly dispatch

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan to Expel 8 Russian Officials, Impose New Sanctions

Japan announced Friday it is expelling eight Russian diplomats and trade officials and will phase out imports of Russian coal and oil because of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan will also ban imports of Russian lumber, vodka and other goods, and will prohibit new Japanese…

The Independent UK

Japan announces expulsion of 8 Russian diplomats

Japan is expelling eight Russian diplomats over their country's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Confusion over Japan’s ‘lifting’ of travel ban as tourists remain barred

Destination announced ease of restrictions on 106 nations, but visiting remains tricky

Reuters

Japan expels eight Russian diplomats, condemns situation in Ukraine

Japan expelled eight Russian diplomats on Friday, saying it was in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine including the killing of civilians.

Reuters

Japan decides to expel some Russian diplomats - Kyodo

Japan has decided to expel some Russian diplomats, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, quoting multiple people connected with the matter.

The Independent UK

Japan's Nissan plans 'game changing' electric car batteries

Nissan is working with NASA on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promises to charge quicker and be lighter yet safe

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