Tokyo prosecutors arrest former Olympic committee executive on bribery suspicion A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive who had wielded huge influence in sports circles was arrested by prosecutors Aug. 17 on suspicion of rec…

Foreign visitors to Japan top 100,000 for 4th month in a row, but still very low The number of foreign arrivals in Japan in July was above 100,000 for the fourth straight month, official data showed on Aug. 17. Foreign arrivals for July re…

After Starbucks exit from Russia, a new coffee shop opens with a familiar look After Russia sent troops into Ukraine, Starbucks closed its coffee shops in Russia. But a nearly identical operation opened in Moscow on Aug. 19. The name is al…

Armchair TravelerVerona (Italy) There’s not enough room to do justice to Verona, one of Italy’s most romantic destinations. But let’s give it a go! One of the city’s most famous attractions is the Verona Arena. This ancient Roman coliseum …

EssayThe value of farms and farming Our eyes widened. The freshly harvested banana we’d eaten was so sweet and delicious it felt like a dessert. My friend and I were visiting Fireflies, one of a handful of soil-based organic farms in Singa…

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Stabbed author Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Aug. 14, two days after the acclaimed British author suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture …

Over 100 Japan lawmakers had links with Unification Church: survey More than 100 of the 712 lawmakers in the Diet – including 82 from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party – have had some connections with the controversial Unification Church…

New York company raises $146K for action figure of Volodymyr Zelenskyy A Kickstarter campaign raised more than $146,000 (Y19.4 million) to help Ukraine by making an action figure of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Kickstarter …

Prices set to rise in Japan for over 10,000 food items before year-end on weak yen Food prices in Japan will continue to surge for the latter half of 2022, according to a survey by credit research company Teikoku Databank. It found that pr…

Armchair TravelerKildare (Ireland) County Kildare is known as “thoroughbred county” because of its long tradition of horse-breeding. Take a tour of the Irish National Stud & Gardens to learn how the county became one of Europe’s best place…

EssayThe odd state of New Mexico New Mexico is perhaps the least typical American state. I find it a downright oddity. It’s sparsely populated and economically disadvantaged, but its history with Mexico and the early Spanish conquistadors …

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After Pelosi visit to Taiwan, China announces new military drills around island nation China announced new military drills around Taiwan on Aug. 8, a day after the scheduled end of Beijing’s largest exercises to protest U.S. House Speaker …

Five Chinese-fired ballistic missiles land inside EEZ near Okinawa, says Tokyo Five ballistic missiles launched by China’s military during exercises around Taiwan on Aug. 4 were believed to have landed inside Japan’s exclusive economic zon…

Exodus from Russia: H&M opens shops to sell inventory before leaving market Fashion retailer H&M has opened its stores in Russia for a final time to sell its inventory before leaving the country’s market. At one Moscow shopping center, a l…

Toyota lifts net profit outlook as weaker yen expected to have positive impact on sales Toyota on Aug. 4 lifted its net profit forecast for the current business year to 2.36 trillion yen. The new outlook for the year to March 2023 is highe…

Armchair TravelerUzice (Serbia) Uzice is a city in western Serbia with a population of just 60,000 and a history stretching back as far as the third century B.C. It may be small, but it has a big place in Serbian hearts. The main attractio…

EssayOnly in New Zealand Earlier this year, New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, gave a commencement speech at Harvard University. Given how small New Zealand is, she joked that of the 30 New Zealanders in the audience, it was lik…

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Truss surges ahead, wins key backers in race to be next UK prime minister Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s bid to become Britain’s next prime minister got a major boost Aug. 1 when she received the backing of junior trade minister Penny Morda…

Kishida Cabinet’s approval rate falls to 51.0% from 63.2% in early July The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has dropped to its lowest level - 51.0% - from a record high of 63.2% just weeks ago, amid controversy o…

Osaka Expo 2025 marks 1,000 days until its opening with events across Japan Expo 2025 marked 1,000 days until its opening on July 18 in events across Japan. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended a “1,000 Days to Go!” event in Tokyo. “Usher…

Notre Dame Cathedral will reopen to public in 2024, says France’s culture minister Notre Dame Cathedral will reopen to public in 2024, says France’s culture minister Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is on track to reopen to the public next ye…

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