The Japan Times - 2022-05-04

• When will Japan open up to foreign tourists?
• U.S. abortion rights under threat
• Tour boat chief away on day of fatal accident
• Kishida agrees to defense deal with Thailand
• Peak season for sales of iconic backpacks arrives amid soaring prices
• ‘Nudge theory’ used in a bid to save national park’s toilets
• Coffee, tea and nagging on offer to writers at Tokyo cafe
• Firms try four-day weeks to improve work-life balance
• Square Enix to sell set of studios to Embracer
• Yen’s rapid fall not seen as positive for economy by major firms
• Environmen­talists target power-hungry bitcoin
• Australia begins retraining coal workers for clean energy roles
• Firms face fallout from China’s tough COVID stance
• New Zealand sea level rising faster than forecast
• Nationalis­ts eye win in ‘seismic’ Northern Ireland poll
• No plans to invite S. Korea to join ‘Quad’: U.S.
• Russia’s dolphin guards are part of a long tradition
• Sinking of Vladimir Putin’s prized warship is a warning to all navies
• South Korean baseball’s cheerleade­rs take center stage
• Snooker’s complex genius driven by demons
• Obstacle racing to be trialed by modern pentathlon body

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