Tokyo Olympics ban hugging and handshakes but handout 160,000 ‘souvenir’ condoms … should games go ahead? - The Belfast Telegraph
Japan shrugs as Americans fume over Gwen Stefani ‘appropriation’ - Al Jazeera
Japan’s leadership: Kishida takes the helm as PM, maintaining the LDP status quo - The Independent
Living the dream: Dublin scientist’s mission to catch ‘big fish’ UFOs of Utah’s Skinwalker Ranch - The Irish Independent
Japan May Have To Give Up on the South Kuril Islands - Tokyo Weekender
Japanese artist Shiro Masuyama meets Belfast through art - The Belfast Telegraph
Memories, melancholy and all that jazz - The Japan Times
Exploring the Rise of Asexuality in Japanese Fiction - Tokyo Weekender
Cash Incentives Will Do Little to Revitalize Japan’s Countryside - Tokyo Weekender
As war enters year two, Ukrainians are filling Japan’s tech gap - Al Jazeera
Finding Solace in a Tokyo Bookshop - Intrepid Times
Dejima: Walking in the Footsteps of Jacob de Zoet - Tokyo Weekender