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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Japan’s ban on recognizing same-sex unions is unconstitutional, a court finds. Here’s what to know

TOKYO — Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a high court ruled Friday, the latest victory for the LGBGQ+ community to add pressure on the reluctant government. Friday’s decision by the Fukuoka High Court in southern Japan marks the eighth victory out of nine rulings since the first group of plaintiffs filed lawsuits in 2019. In Friday’s ruling, …

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5 months ago

Olympic marathons plus scorching heat equals one more issue for Paris organizers

New York Times

PARIS — It’s been a mostly seamless Olympics for Paris 2024, but in the final days, organizers are confronting a problem that they should have seen coming from one million miles, or maybe 94 million miles, which is the distance from the sun to the earth. The men’s and women’s marathons are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday mornings, which look …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan 0-3 under Eddie Jones after big loss to Italy

Associated Press

SAPPORO, Japan — Japan remains without a win in three matches under returning coach Eddie Jones after losing 42-14, by five tries to two at the Sapporo Dome on Sunday. In the second Jones era, Japan has lost to England, Georgia and now Italy and has slipped two places to 14th on world rankings. Japan was back in the match …

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6 months ago

Horrors of Eugenics Law: Japan's Supreme Court orders government to pay reparations to forced sterilization victims

Firstpost

The top court’s decision offered a major relief to the victims who had been seeking justice for decades The plaintiffs, their lawyers and supporters hold the signs reading “Winning lawsuit” outside the Supreme Court after in Tokyo. Source: AP In a landmark judgement, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to compensate the victims of the forced sterilization surgery, despite …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Chobani yogurt billionaire buys San Francisco's 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co.

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Chobani yogurt billionaire buys San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing Co.

LA Times

Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya. Anchor Brewing Co. — maker of the famous Anchor Steam and Christmas Ale craft beers — has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya. Ulukaya said in a statement issued Friday that Anchor embodies much of what makes San Francisco …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan court rules ban on same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional’

Al Jazeera

Japan is only G7 nation that excludes same-sex unions with conservative government criticised as stonewalling diversity. A high court in Japan has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is “unconstitutional” as pressure mounts for such unions to be legalised. The ruling in Sapporo, the first High Court decision on same-sex marriage in the country, emphatically shows the trend …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sai Pallavi shoots with Aamir Khan's son Junaid in Japan; pictures leak online

Hindustan Times

Pictures of Sai Pallavi and Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan shooting for their upcoming film in Japan have found their way online. Produced by Aamir Khan Productions, the untitled film is currently being shot at the Sapporo Snow Festival. Pictures of Sai Pallavi and Junaid Khan that were leaked online The pictures In the pictures, Sai can be seen showing …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Two passenger planes collide at Japanese airport weeks after deadly crash inferno

Firstpost

A Korean Air aircraft with 289 people on board collided with a parked Cathay Pacific plane on Tuesday while taxiing to a runway at New Chitose Airport in northern Japan but no fire or injuries were reported, as confirmed by the local fire department. On Tuesday, the KAL plane had just started moving away from its parking spot to head …

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1 year ago

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

Associated Press

TOKYO — Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu, Takahashi is charged with accepting around 198 million yen in bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to be chosen at the same time in July

Associated Press

Citing concerns about the effects of climate change, the International Olympic Committee said Friday it wants to pick two Winter Olympic host cities in July — putting Salt Lake City quickly into play for the 2034 edition. IOC president Thomas Bach said the Olympic body aims to confirm hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games at its meeting …

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1 year, 2 months ago

JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on

Associated Press

TOKYO — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a decision to withdraw the northern Japanese city as a candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, with the effort soiled by massive corruption and bid-rigging tied to the one-year delayed Tokyo Games. Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita, at a joint news conference …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Japan arrests woman and her parents over man’s beheading in downtown hotel

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Japanese police have arrested …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japanese police said they have …

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1 year, 5 months ago

S.F.’s Anchor Brewing survived quakes, fires and Prohibition. Now it could close for good

LA Times

Anchor Plaza and Taproom stands behind the center-field scoreboard at the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark. San Francisco’s historic Anchor Brewing Co. will shut down and is no longer making beer, the company announced, signaling the end of a 127-year run for the California institution that weathered wars, Prohibition and the great earthquake of 1906. The brewery was losing around $10 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Andres Iniesta says farewell to Japanese soccer with rare start for Vissel Kobe

Hindustan Times

Andres Iniesta said goodbye to Japanese soccer on Saturday with his first league start of the season as title-chasing Vissel Kobe had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Consadole Sapporo. Vissel Kobe's Andres Iniesta controls the ball during the J-League football match between Vissel Kobe and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo The 39-year-old midfielder joined Kobe from Barcelona in …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Iniesta says farewell to Japanese football with rare start for Kobe

The Hindu

Andres Iniesta said goodbye to Japanese football on Saturday with his first league start of the season as title-chasing Vissel Kobe had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Consadole Sapporo. A sell-out crowd of 30,000 at Noevir Stadium gave Iniesta an affectionate send-off, organising a tifo display which showed the player wearing Kobe’s No. 8 shirt and …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Sweden moves closer to launching a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sweden is moving closer to …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Japan’s denial of same-sex marriage, other LGTBQ+ protections looks unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press

TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled Thursday that the lack of legal protections for LGTBQ+ people appeared to be unconstitutional, in the latest ruling that may help push the country toward allowing same-sex marriage. The ruling, coming during Gay Pride Month, said legalizing same-sex marriage is an international trend and that the United Nations’ human rights committee has repeatedly urged …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Is this Japan’s most sustainable city? Getting your green on in Sapporo

The Independent

Almost unbelievably, soup curry tastes as good as it smells. “Yes, all of our ingredients are from Hokkaido.” A few days later I realise just how naive a question that was; Sapporo, the capital city of Japan’s north island, Hokkaido, has had a farm-to-table food ethos since inception – the city is enveloped by agriculture and mountains, with the sea …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?

The Hindu

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unusual, and controversial, for a number of reasons. Several allegations centre around former Tokyo 2020 board member Haruyuki Takahashi, who has been arrested on claims he pocketed hundreds of millions of yen in sponsorship bribes. In 2019, the then-head of Japan’s Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, stepped down after French prosecutors launched an investigation into …

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1 year, 8 months ago

G7 Ministers commit to move to carbon-free power by 2035

The Hindu

Climate and Energy Ministers and envoys from Group of Seven countries on April 16 committed to work towards ensuring carbon-free electricity production by 2035 and “accelerating” the phase-out of coal. “We highlight that we ended new direct government support for unabated international thermal coal power generation by the end of 2021 and public support for the international unabated fossil fuel …

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1 year, 8 months ago

G7 building consensus for faster end to carbon emissions

The Hindu

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations were finalizing a consensus on April 16 on phasing out carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, amid calls from China and other developing countries for more aid in making a transition to renewable energy. The president-designate for the next United Nations climate talks, the COP28, who was also attending the talks …

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1 year, 8 months ago

G7 ministers' meeting: India asks rich nations to intensity emission cuts

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Meeting the global target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require developed nations to scale up their emission reduction efforts, India said at the G7 Ministers Meeting on Climate Energy and Environment in Japan's Sapporo on Saturday. This will create opportunities for developing nations like India to address the needs of its people, which will also …

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Japan’s ban on recognizing same-sex unions is unconstitutional, a court finds. Here’s what to know

Olympic marathons plus scorching heat equals one more issue for Paris organizers

Japan 0-3 under Eddie Jones after big loss to Italy

Horrors of Eugenics Law: Japan's Supreme Court orders government to pay reparations to forced sterilization victims

Chobani yogurt billionaire buys San Francisco's 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co.

Chobani yogurt billionaire buys San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing Co.

Japan court rules ban on same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional’

Sai Pallavi shoots with Aamir Khan's son Junaid in Japan; pictures leak online

Two passenger planes collide at Japanese airport weeks after deadly crash inferno

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to be chosen at the same time in July

JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on

Japan arrests woman and her parents over man’s beheading in downtown hotel

Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district

S.F.’s Anchor Brewing survived quakes, fires and Prohibition. Now it could close for good

Andres Iniesta says farewell to Japanese soccer with rare start for Vissel Kobe

Iniesta says farewell to Japanese football with rare start for Kobe

Sweden moves closer to launching a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics

Japan’s denial of same-sex marriage, other LGTBQ+ protections looks unconstitutional, judge rules

Is this Japan’s most sustainable city? Getting your green on in Sapporo

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?

G7 Ministers commit to move to carbon-free power by 2035

G7 building consensus for faster end to carbon emissions

G7 ministers' meeting: India asks rich nations to intensity emission cuts