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Zozotown to open physical store in Tokyo

The operator of e-commerce clothing retailer Zozotown is to open a brick-and-mortar store in Tokyo.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Halloween outfits BANNED on Japan trains after Joker went on knife rampage

On Halloween last year, a man clad in a purple suit, green shirt and necktie, carried out a knife rampage - stabbing an elderly woman - before setting the train carriage alight

Daily Mirror

Kodaira to begin post-competition life as lecturer

Recently retired speed skating star Nao Kodaira will begin the post-competition stage of her life as a specially appointed professor at her alma mater of Shinshu University, she announced Thursday at a press conference in Tokyo.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Seoul says allies agree 'unparalleled' response needed to a N. Korea nuclear test

South Korea said on in Wednesday it had agreed with the United States and Japan that a resumption of nuclear testing by North Korea would have to be met with an "unparalleled" response.

Reuters

U.S. diplomat Sherman condemns North Korea missile launch

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her South Korean counterpart condemned North Korea's latest missile launch on Tuesday after a meeting in Tokyo in which she pledged continued U.S. support for South Korea and Japan.

Reuters

Beer, confused fans and a very angry mom: When Bo Jackson took Japan

In an extract from his new book on the multi-sport legend, Jeff Pearlman takes a look at the star’s unusual trip across the Pacific for the Japan Bowl

The Guardian - US

Ellen Keane on her hopes of making a splash with 'The Big D' - and in her final years in the pool

The Tokyo medallist wants to 'poke a bear' and change the status quo with podcast conversations with people who live with disabilities

Irish Mirror

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Families call for rescue of abductees held in N.Korea

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea held a rally in Tokyo on Sunday to call for the immediate return of abductees still in the North.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

'Covert' effort to boost yen sends shock waves through markets

The recent "covert" currency intervention by the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan sent shock waves through markets, as it was conducted without coordination with foreign authorities and came after the Tokyo market closed and before the weekend in overseas markets, when trading is light.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Displaced kids get a helping hand in Toyoko area of Shinjuku

For the past several years, many young people with nowhere else to go have hung out in the Toyoko area of the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, where they are sometimes entangled in violence and sexual assault.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Yen Falls To 32-Year Low Against The Dollar

It’s one of the many effects of the rise in interest rates in the United States: The Japanese yen has fallen to a 32-year low versus the dollar. The government in Tokyo will not allow its 10-year yield to rise above 0.25% — it’s a government finance policy mandate —…

Benzinga

Japan's wine tipplers see glass half empty as weak yen pushes prices higher

The weak yen forced Suzy Iwamoto to raise prices on imported wines at her bar and bottleshop in Tokyo by about 10% last month, and she fears more hikes may be inevitable after the yen plumbed levels this week that were last seen 32 years ago.

Reuters

Airline Offers Remote Workers a Monthly Flight Subscription

The deal also includes a place to stay for workers who need to get to their headquarters city often.

The Street

U.S. diplomat Sherman to discuss N.Korea, China, Taiwan in Tokyo visit

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will discuss North Korea's recent missile launches, China and tensions over Taiwan, in meetings with her Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Tokyo next week, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Roll Call

As China threatens Taiwan, Okinawa braces for war - Roll Call

Worries abound in Okinawa about being dragged into a conflict with China, given the massive U.S. military footprint there.

The Independent UK

Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy

The bribery scandal tied to the Tokyo Olympics won’t go away

Reuters

Tokyo prosecutors arrest CEO of ad firm ADK over Olympics -Kyodo

Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising firm ADK Holdings Inc over suspected bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese media said.

Liverpool Echo

Peter McGrail out to address 'unfinished business' in Japan after Tokyo fight confirmed

Peter McGrail has secured a place on the undercard of the huge undisputed showdown between Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler in Tokyo

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Asharq Al-Awsat

'A Turning Point': Japanese Fashion after Kenzo, Miyake

At Tokyo's prestigious Bunka Fashion College, students concentrate in silence that is broken only by the sound of scissors and sewing machines as they strive to emulate the global success of alumni like Kenzo. The loss of greats Kenzo Takada and Issey Miyake heralds the end of a fashion era,…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Many happy returns

Overseas tourists and other visitors walk along Nakamisedori street in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sunday. The area bustled on the first weekend following the easing of border control restrictions imposed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, with people snapping photographs in front of Sensoji temple's Kaminarimon gate and…

The Independent UK

Japan leader sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has donated religious offerings to a Tokyo shrine viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime militarism, though he did not visit it in person

Wales Online

Tokyo-style racing circuit with fast electric go-karts to open in UK

The £2 million attraction is the first of its kind in the north of England

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Prosecutors plan to serve a fourth arrest warrant on Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive board member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, on new allegations that he took a bribe related to sales of stuffed toys of the 2020 Games' mascot characters, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Revolutionary Manga ‘The Rose of Versailles’ Turns 50

Japanese manga "The Rose of Versailles" features elaborate outfits, palace intrigues and passionate romances set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, but it also has its own revolutionary credentials. The series, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with events including an exhibition currently on in Tokyo, was…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo technology, medical universities to merge by end of fiscal 2024

The Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University announced plans to merge by the end of fiscal 2024 at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday.

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