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Europe · BerlinMembers of the Group of Seven major economies pledged Tuesday to create a new ” climate club ” for nations that want to take more ambitious action to tackle global warming, putting them on a possible collision course with China. The idea, championed by G-7 summit host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will see countries that join the club agree on tougher measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.See the Story
G-7 aims to create club of nations to boost climate action
75% Center coverage: 20 sources
Business · TokyoJapan's border controls to curb the spread of coronavirus infections began gradually loosening earlier this month. The rickshaw men in Tokyo are adding English-speaking staff, a sure sign Japan is bracing for a return of tourists from abroad. Before the pandemic, Asakusa was so brimming with foreigners they sometimes outnumbered the Japanese.See the Story
As COVID-19 fears ebb, Japan readies for tourists from abroad
Coverage: 13 sources
Business · TokyoTemperatures of around 40 C predicted in areas surrounding Tokyo on fifth day of capital's worst June heatwave since records began in 1875. Japan Meteorological Agency forecast temperatures won't drop back to 30 C until July 5. Power companies are rushing to restart thermal power plants that have been shut down and calls are rising for additional use of alternate energy sources.See the Story
Japan's June heatwave sizzles into hottest day, crunch time for power supply
57% Center coverage: 7 sources
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Asia · TokyoThe Tokyo metropolitan government raised its COVID-19 alert to the second-highest of four levels Thursday. The highly contagious BA.5 strain of Omicron variant is replacing the BA.2 subvariant in the capital. Suspected cases of BA. 5 account for about 25 percent of new infections.See the Story
Tokyo raises alert level amid resurgence in COVID-19 cases - The Mainichi
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Tokyo, Japan · TokyoMore than 20 per cent of Toshiba Corp shareholders voted against a dissident external director and two board directors from activist hedge fund investors. Such a level of opposition to company-backed candidates remains rare in Japan. Last year, Toshiba shareholders voted out the then-board chairman in a rebuke of the company.See the Story
Over 20% of Toshiba investors against activist fund execs, dissident director
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
Asia · TokyoThree Chinese navy ships have circumnavigated the Japanese archipelago over the past weeks. Tokyo stays on alert for increasing military activity by Beijing and Moscow in nearby waters. Two guided-missile destroyers and a supply ship sailed through waters between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island.See the Story
3 Chinese navy ships circumnavigate Japan as Tokyo remains on alert
Asia · TokyoJapanese cafe chain operator Pronto Corp. opened a spaghetti restaurant featuring fully automatic cooking. The P-Robo cooking robot, developed jointly with Tokyo-based tech firm TechMagic K.K., prepares a dish of spaghetti basically in 45 seconds. The restaurant in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district will be the first outlet of its new chain named "e vino spaghetti"See the Story
Automatically cooked spaghetti restaurant opens in Tokyo
Asia · TokyoJapan's electricity grid creaked on Thursday under the strain of Tokyo's hottest June since records began, but a power crunch that could have deprived tens of millions of electricity was narrowly averted and authorities prepared to lift warnings. Temperatures of nearly 40 Celsius were marked in some parts of greater…See the Story
Power crunch averted as record heatwave scorches Kanto area
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Asia · TokyoTokyo's temperature on Thursday climbed to 36.4 C, the highest for June in records available since 1875, according to the weather agency. The mercury hit 40.2 C in Japan, a national record for June. The temperature is expected to remain high for the rest of the month.See the Story
Power plant halted as Tokyo handles power crunch, record June mercury
Asia · TokyoA woman running a sex worker-dispatching business in western Japan demanded the payment of the benefits, as well as money totaling $33,000. A court on Thursday dismissed a damages lawsuit arguing the government's blanket exclusion of the sex industry from a cash handout program violates the right to equality.See the Story
Tokyo court dismisses suit over sex industry's exclusion from pandemic aid
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Asia · TokyoMembers of the French national rugby team visit judo's international headquarters in Tokyo. The French Rugby Federation and the All Japan Judo Federation are touring Japan. France will play the Brave Blossoms in the first of two tests Saturday at Toyota Stadium. The teams will meet again a week later at Tokyo's National Stadium.See the Story
