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Star Flyer tests all-you-can-fly package as airline bets on remote workers

For just $286, those under the age of 26 can fly as much as they want between Tokyo and the southwestern city of Kitakyushu.

Fortune

First look inside Gordon Ramsay's new '1930s Tokyo-inspired' Manchester restaurant Lucky Cat

Inside Gordon Ramsay's swish three-storey Asian restaurant at former Jamie's Italian site

Manchester Evening News

US defense chief calls China's refusal to meet unfortunate during visit to Tokyo for talks

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is stressing the importance of communication between Washington's and Beijing's defense authorities

The Independent UK

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Shop's plea for customers to shower before visiting receives an amusing reaction

Bosses at Cardland, a collectable trading card shop in Akihabara, Tokyo, have become worried about an "increase in the number of customers coming to our shop in an unhygienic state"

Daily Mirror

Japan extends life of nuclear plants

TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.

Bangkok Post

Re-introduce direct flight between Chennai and Tokyo: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges Centre

On his way back from Tokyo, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 wrote to the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiradiya M. Scindia requesting to re-introduce a direct flight connectivity between Tokyo and Chennai. Mr. Stalin also requested to increase the number of flights between…

The Hindu

IAEA team in Japan for final review before planned discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water

An International Atomic Energy Agency team has arrived in Tokyo for a final review before Japan begins releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, a plan that has been strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries

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Japanese startup says Hakuto-R failed Moon landing was caused by altitude miscalculation

Tokyo- based ispace made a failed attempt to complete the world's first commercial soft-landing on the Moon last month.

ABC News

At Hiroshima, Japan’s moment to reinforce partnerships

The Hiroshima G-7 Summit has reinforced Japan’s re-emergence as a critical security actor

The Hindu

We will protect Tamil diaspora worldwide: CM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin says the State government has the responsibility to protect the Tamil diaspora that has spread far and wide

The Hindu

West Ham star faces court date over £750,000 jewellery raid in Japan

Japanese authorities allege that Kaine Wright, 26, and two accomplices carried out a violent robbery at the upmarket Harry Winston jewellers in Tokyo in November 2015

Daily Mirror

Russia accuses Japan of ‘cynical speculation’ after Tokyo’s nuclear rebuke

Russia on Saturday accused Japan of "cynical, unscrupulous speculation" over Tokyo's comments around the nuclear threat Moscow poses and promised to respond to Japan's latest round of sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Hydrogen car in 24-hour race a world first

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp on Saturday entered a racing car powered by liquid hydrogen into a 24-hour endurance race in Japan, making it the first such car in the world to participate in an officially sanctioned auto race.

Bangkok Post

Tokyo Olympics champion Risako Kawai comes out in support of protesting Indian wrestlers

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and three-time world champion grappler Risako Kawai of Japan has come out in support of the protesting Indian wrestlers in their fight against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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The Independent UK

Strong earthquake shakes eastern Japan; no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake has shaken Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan, but no tsunami warning was issued

Bangkok Post

Four dead in rare shooting in Japan

TOKYO: A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday in rural Japan for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police, according to a public broadcaster.

The Guardian - UK

Perfect Days review – Wim Wenders explores a quiet life in Tokyo

Bittersweet tale of an apparently contented toilet cleaner has an ambient urban charm, but feels a little too understated

Daily Mirror

Two killed in violent rampage with man armed with knife and rifle in police stand-off

Police in Nakano City have urged locals to remain vigilant as they try to hunt down the unidentified suspect who stormed the building in Ebe, Nakano, a suburb of the capital, Tokyo

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The National (Scotland)

From Tokyo blow to dealing with personal loss, Karen Bennett targets Paris podium

Karen Bennett inhales the air with the view of her aquatic happy place before her. The sun-drenched scene can be a torture chamber, too, at times.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Vending machines evolve with technology

Vending machines are evolving. Contact-less ones drew attention amid the spread of the coronavirus, and new types of vending machines using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and information communications are appearing one after another. Ideas aimed at helping achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and solve social…

The Independent UK

Japan to provide 100 military vehicles to Ukraine

Japan has held a ceremony marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine, as Tokyo seeks to provide equipment that can be of broader military use than its earlier shipments of helmets and hazmat suits

Bangkok Post

Japan firms invest $72m in floating nuclear plant project

TOKYO: About a dozen Japanese companies, including major shipbuilders, have invested a total of about 10 billion yen (US$72 million) in a British start-up developing floating offshore nuclear power plants, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Uniqlo latest big brand to quit Russia

TOKYO: The Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo has decided to leave Russia after suspending its operation there last year, paving the way for a sale of the business, the Izvestia newspaper quoted Russia’s deputy trade minister as saying.

The Guardian - UK

Tokyo Stories review – artistic immersion into the city’s creative life

The Exhibition on Screen documentary series delves into the boundless energy of the Japanese megalopolis

Al Jazeera

Japan PM Kishida wants to abolish nuclear arms but build military

Kishida may become the leader most singularly responsible for cementing Japan’s turn away from decades of pacifism.

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