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Japan is considering fresh stimulus worth over $929 billion, which mostly consists of financial aid programs for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper said. ( read original story ...)

George Kruis will put his England career on hold in November after agreeing an initial one-year deal to play for Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan’s Top League. The RFU is alive to the danger that the ... ( read original story ...)

China’s top diplomat criticized U.S. efforts to hold China accountable for its alleged role in the spread of the coronavirus, calling any aims to force Beijing to pay compensation for the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of melons grown in the northern Japan city of Yubari, Hokkaido, sold for 120,000 yen ($1,100) in the season's first auction ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares are mostly higher, with Tokyo stocks gaining on expectations that a pandemic state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.5% in morning trading ... ( read original story ...)

A string of controversial missteps has slashed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support to levels that could threaten to end his term early, even as he prepares to lift a state of emergency after ... ( read original story ...)

England and Saracens lock George Kruis will join Japanese Top League side Panasonic Wild Knights on a one-year contract at the end of the season. ( read original story ...)

Japan was poised to lift its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus on Monday, gradually reopening the world's third-biggest economy after new cases slowed to a crawl. Compared to hard-hit ... ( read original story ...)

Wales centre Hadleigh Parkes is leaving Scarlets for a new career in Japan with Panasonic Wild Knights. The New Zealand-born player became eligible for Wales in 2017 and scored two tries on his debut ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing , said it plans to sell face masks made of fabric used for its Airism underwear line in response to strong demand for protective ... ( read original story ...)

Students in two more Australian states have returned to school full-time as numbers of virus patients in hospitals across the country fall ... ( read original story ...)

Elsewhere, for the first time since the pandemic began, China reported no new cases on Saturday and millions of Muslims are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is looking to lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions while also considering fresh stimulus worth almost $1 trillion to help companies ride out the ... ( read original story ...)

Johnny Sexton says Ireland got it wrong with their pre-match plans to take down the All Blacks at the World Cup. ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering a fresh stimulus package worth over $929 billion (£764 billion) that will consist mostly of financial aid programmes for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet slumped to a near three-year low, a poll by the Mainichi Shimbun daily showed on Saturday, in a further setback to the premier after ... ( read original story ...)