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Nissan's Comeback Plan Is So Crazy It Might Just Work

Things aren’t exactly peachy for Nissan at the moment. Following a failed merger attempt with longtime rival Honda, the Japanese auto conglomerate now faces a massive restructuring. That means Nissan will eliminate thousands of jobs, shutter dozens of factories, and lose hundreds of millions of dollars in profit in the…

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Japan Poised For Its First Female Prime Minister: Who Is Sanae Takaichi?

Takaichi's parliamentary career has covered a range of policy portfolios. She has served as Minister of State for Economic Security, and previously has been involved in internal affairs and communications.

International Business Times

US and Japanese scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for immune tolerance research

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday.

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Liverpool Midfielder Forced to Withdraw From International Duty Through Injury

Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea led to a handful of fitness concerns for Arne Slot.

Sports Illustrated

Stocks Set to Open Higher on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes and Earnings Optimism

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.36%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.55% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as investors wager that a resilient economy and further rate cuts from the Federal Reserve will continue to underpin corporate earnings.

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Japanese Stocks Soar To Record Highs As Sanae Takaichi Poised To Make History As First Female Prime Minister

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index soared to an all-time high on Monday, following the election of Sanae Takaichi as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Benzinga

Wataru Endo injury: Japan issue statement as Liverpool suffer fresh scare

The Japan captain will not feature against Paraguay or Brazil over the next week

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Politics drives markets: euro and Paris stock market slide amid French political crisis; Japanese stocks surge after Takaichi’s victory– business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as France’s prime minister resigns unexpectedly

The Guardian - UK

Honshu Japan Earthquake Revives Viral 'Asian Baba Vanga' 2025 Prophecy — Was This What Ryo Tatsuki Foresaw?

A 6.0 earthquake off Honshu, Japan, has revived viral claims about Ryo Tatsuki's 2025 'prophecy', though scientists dismiss any link and stress seismic preparedness.

International Business Times UK

Stocks Surge in Tokyo Following Election of Japan's First Female PM-Elect Takaichi

Japanese stocks jumped after Sanae Takaichi's election as LDP leader, sending the Nikkei to fresh highs and weakening the yen. Investors are betting on expanded fiscal stimulus and looser monetary policy under her era.

International Business Times UK

FTSE 100 Live 06 October: Mondi and Aston Martin gloom, French stocks retreat

London’s new listings mini-boom gathered pace today when digital bank Shawbrook said it is planning an IPO.

Evening Standard

Bear cub injures Spanish tourist at Japan heritage village

Bear cub emerged from bushes to attack man taking photoghraphs

The Independent UK

I tried this 20-minute Japanese walking workout and I felt less stressed afterwards

This low-impact workout is surprisingly energizing

Fit & Well

Tokyo Soars, Yen Sinks After Takaichi Win On Mixed Day For Asia

Tokyo stocks surged more than four percent to a record high Monday and the yen sank on bets that the new leader of Japan's ruling party will embark on a new era of loose monetary policy to kickstart the country's economy.

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The Independent UK

Japan's Nikkei stock index jumps 4.3% after ruling party chooses an ultra-conservative as its leader

Japan’s Nikkei stock index has jumped more than 4% after its ruling party chose an ultra-conservative as its leader and likely first woman prime minister

The Conversation

Is Sanae Takaichi Japan’s Margaret Thatcher – or its next Liz Truss?

Under the slogan “#ChangeLDP”, Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Pending a vote in the Diet’s lower house later this month, she is poised to become Japan’s next prime minister — and the first woman ever to hold the post.

Fortune

Surprise in Japan’s leadership race jolts financial markets as the dollar soars against the yen

Sanae Takaichi favors looser fiscal and monetary policies, raising expectations that Tokyo will issue more debt while the central bank rethinks rate hikes.

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Japan World Cup 2026 squad: Hajime Moriyasu's final selection

The Japan World Cup 2026 squad may be one of the trickiest to call, with a selection packed with talent but lacking key stars

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OpenAI hastily retreats from gung-ho copyright policy after embarrassing Sora video output like AI Sam Altman surrounded by Pokémon saying 'I hope Nintendo doesn't sue us'

OpenAI updates its policy for copyrighted content in Sora after a wave of viral videos containing Japanese IP.

Golf Monthly

11 Notable Names In The Baycurrent Classic Field - Including US Ryder Cup Stars

Three Ryder Cup stars are among some big names in the field for the PGA Tour’s Baycurrent Classic in Japan

The Guardian - UK

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: ‘proper soft’ ground rains on Japan’s parade

Conditions do not favour Byzantine Dream, Alohi Alii and Croix Du Nord, giving André Fabre a great chance of ninth Arc with Cualificar

Motorsport

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Singapore GP

Here's how things stand in 2025 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix.

Creative Bloq

Drifted is like flying a paper plane through Inside's 2.5D dystopian world

Japan-based solo dev Chi Hu tells us about creating atmosphere from the minimalist and abstract.

Tom’s Hardware

Crazy Google Japan keyboard design switches keys for dials — the Gboard Dial Edition shows why the software team isn't allowed to design hardware

Google Japan’s Gboard team have designed and open-sourced a revolutionary new physical keyboard that boldly eschews keys in favor of dials.

Euronews

Japan’s ruling party sets Sanae Takaichi to likely become first female PM

Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as the party hopes to regain public support and stay in power after major election losses.

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