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Fans arrive at Eden Park in Auckland ahead of the quarter-final of the Women's World Cup match between Japan and Sweden. IMAGES
Iranians and supporters in Japan take part in a rally for "Women, Life, Freedom" in Tokyo, as protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in Iran entered a sixth week. The death of 22-year-old Amini, after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code for women, has fuelled the biggest protests seen in the Islamic republic for years. IMAGES
President Joe Biden announces in Tokyo the launch of a new Asia-Pacific trading network with an initial 13 countries signing up, including India and Japan, although questions remain over the pact's effectiveness. "The United States and Japan together with 11 other nations will be launching the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. This framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region, on challenges that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the 21st century," he said. SOUNDBITE
A van carrying Nicolas Zepeda leaves a court in Besancon, France. The Chilean national was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2006 murder in France of his Japanese ex-girlfriend Narumi Kurosaki. IMAGES
Plaintiff's lawyers Sylvie Galley and Randall Schwerdorffer, and defence lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at the Doubs court on the final day of Chilean Nicolas Zepeda's trial, accused of murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend Narumi Kurosaki in December 2016. IMAGES
Defence and plaintiffs' lawyers in the trial of Nicolas Zepeda, a Chilian on trial in France for the murder of his Japanese ex-girlfriend Narumi Kurosaki, arrive at the Besançon courthouse to present their closing arguments. IMAGES