Tokyo

A Japanese railway company publishes an excuse after a train has departed of the platform 20 seconds earlier. The Tsukuba Express spokesperson has expressed "sincere apologies for the inconvenience" caused by the early departure of the Tokyo-Tsukuba train, the BBC said.

It's good to get away from Greece every once in a while just to be reminded of how big and complex the world is. Japan is a faraway country that is at the epicenter of tectonic changes that affect us all. It is an extremely serious country and very different to Greece. So many little things make an impression. Like the renovation of a building right in the center of Tokyo.

Touching down here for the first stop of his five-country tour of Asia, President Donald Trump said he expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip.

Grigor Dimitrov will meet Frenchman Richard Gasquet in his first match at the Masters Series tournament in Paris after last weekend Gasquet beat his compatriot Benoît Pere with 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged all United Nation members on Tuesday to fully and transparently implement sanctions against North Korea, which he said has emerged as a global threat able to fire ballistic missiles as far as Europe and North America, reported Reuters. 

Without any surprise, the populist ANO party of Czech billionaire Andrei Babis (also known as the Czech Trump) won the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, which took place on Friday and Saturday, reports Mediapool. 

The party of the 63-year-old media tycoon and former finance minister got 30.74% of the vote, Reuters reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to "deal firmly" with North Korea after exit polls suggested he won a clear victory in Sunday's election.

Mr Abe had called an early election for an increased mandate to deal with "crises" facing Japan, including the threat from Pyongyang.

British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran canceled a few of his concerts in Asia after a doctor has confirmed that he has broken both hands, according to Contactmusic.

The 26-year-old performer has announced he will not be able to sing in Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong after he has fractured his right wrist and left elbow in a London bike incident.

Ed Sheeran has been knocked down by a car in London, according to reports.
The 26-year-old crooner was riding his bike when he was struck down, say pals.
Australian DJ Smallzy has been told that Ed he has broken his arm – putting his upcoming tour plans in jeopardy.
It appears that the incident happened this morning when Ed was cycling down a London street.

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