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Typhoon Bavi pummels Japan with violent winds, heavy rain

A powerful typhoon neared Japan’s remote southwest islands on Friday (July 10), with authorities warning of violent winds, heavy rain and flooding. In Ishigaki, a popular tourist destination in the Sakishima island chain, residents rushed to stock up on supplies as some beaches, parks and the ferry terminal appeared closed.…

Bangkok Post

Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket

Japan has conducted a first test flight for its reusable rocket

The Independent UK

Japan beat Thailand as VNL survival battle heats up

Thailand suffered their second straight loss in Osaka after going down to hosts Japan 3-1 (25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22) on Thursday at the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League 2026 preliminary phase.

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Japanese fusion band of Tropique has released its second studio label, a follow-up to the band's surprising debut Buster Goes West (Electric Cowbell Records). Released in May, the new album Looking For My Foot Foot is on the new Japanese label Pepei Records.

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Odds-on favourite Precise struck down by Blue Bolt in Falmouth Stakes

Blue Bolt struck down odds-on favourite Precise in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket while Japanese raider Satono Reve looks primed for July Cup glory

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Worse Than 'Potato'? How Trump's 'Islamic Republic of Japan' Blunder Compares to History's Biggest Political Gaffes

Donald Trump's mix-up of Iran and Japan during a NATO summit speech led to widespread online mockery, highlighting the president's history of verbal gaffes and sparking political debate.

International Business Times UK

This Japanese-designed update gives a cult walking shoe a serious outdoor edge

BEAMS has given Mephisto's cult Match sneaker its first-ever MEPHI-TEX waterproof membrane

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After the 2011 tsunami, Japan spent billions building towering concrete seawalls along its coast, but scientists now say many of the barriers disrupted coastal habitats, cut off beaches from the sea and hindered natural shoreline recovery

Japan's massive seawall program after the 2011 tsunami may be harming coastal ecosystems. These concrete barriers interrupt natural sand and sediment movement, accelerating erosion. Researchers observed natural recovery of vegetation and new marshes after the disaster. Many scientists advocate for combining engineered defenses with nature-based solutions. Future coastal planning should…

The Times of India

Foreign workers feel the heat as Japan hardens nationalist stance

On this week's edition of Access Asia, we bring you a report from Japan, where visa fees have been increased for foreign nationals applying for permanent residency. The government is also considering introducing a language requirement. While Japan needs foreign workers to help offset an ageing population and a declining…

France 24

Researchers turn HBM on its side to tackle AI memory’s heat wall — Korean V-Die and Japanese MOSAIC designs promise higher bandwidth, denser stacks, and cooler future GPUs

Researchers in Korea and Japan have proposed sideways-stacked DRAM designs that could push future AI memory beyond conventional HBM limits by improving cooling, bandwidth, and capacity while reducing reliance on TSV-heavy vertical stacks.

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Honda Just Opened This Rad Moto Cafe In Japan After Its Huge Success In Thailand

Cub House Honda first opened its doors in Thailand in 2018, and the unique moto cafe, customization, and hangout space is a hit. Now it's in Japan, too.

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15 killed in Philippines landslides as Typhoon Bavi wreaks havoc, heads for Taiwan

Typhoon Bavi wreaked havoc in the Philippines, leading to tragic landslides that claimed the lives of at least fifteen people. The approaching storm caused significant evacuations and transport disruptions, as Taiwan braced for severe flooding and landslides, resulting in widespread school and business closures. Although weakening, the typhoon was poised…

The Times of India

Just 12 days after launch, this compact camera storms to #1 in Japan – with a "fantastic Leica zoom and excellent in-camera LUTs"

Panasonic's newest premium compact camera becomes Japan's best-selling model, marking the company's csecond chart-topping launch in little time

Digital Camera World

Sayuri Ichida spent years photographing her sister after their mother died. Then she refused to let a computer anywhere near the results, hand-printing every image using a 150-year-old etching process instead

The Japanese artist's new show highlights how the slowest, most stubborn part of photography sometimes says more than the camera ever could.

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Japan registers its tea under protection system to curb imitation products

KYODO — Japan's farm ministry said Friday it has newly registered three products, including "Japanese tea," under its geographical indication (GI) protection system aimed at safeguarding brands of agricultural and fishery products as imitations spread overseas.

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Japan kept a remote railway station open for years so one schoolgirl could get to class

A small Japanese railway station remained open for a single student for three years. The train schedule was adjusted daily to accommodate her school commute. This service continued until the student successfully completed her studies and graduated. After her graduation, the station was closed, ending its unique purpose. The story…

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Dozens of Hong Kong flights cancelled as Typhoon Bavi nears Taiwan

Dozens of outbound flights from Hong Kong to Taiwan, mainland China and Japan originally scheduled for later this week have been cancelled due to Super Typhoon Bavi, with some local carriers offering special arrangements for affected passengers.

The Economic Times

Global Market: Japan wholesale inflation hits over three-year high, reinforcing BOJ rate hike expectations

Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in more than three years in June as companies passed on higher input costs driven by the Middle East conflict and a weaker yen. The stronger-than-expected reading has reinforced expectations that the Bank of Japan could raise interest rates again later this…

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Japanese teen arrested for using ChatGPT to delete 46,000 anime streaming accounts

Attack triggers mass de-registration of 46,812 accounts on company's Bandai Channel streaming service

The Economic Times

LNG tankers return to Strait of Hormuz despite renewed Middle East tensions

Liquefied natural gas tankers have resumed transiting the Strait of Hormuz recently. Twenty-two Japan-linked vessels exited the Gulf since Tuesday, Tokyo confirmed. This occurred despite renewed fighting and attacks on commercial shipping. Several ballast LNG tankers entered the strait in recent days. Japan-linked vessels in the Gulf have significantly decreased…

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Japan city restricts mosque prayer, sparking multicultural debate

KYODO — A decision by a city near Tokyo to bar a mosque from holding a longstanding outdoor prayer session in one of its parks has triggered debate over multicultural coexistence in Japan, with questions raised over whether officials had sufficient grounds for the move.

The Economic Times

Fragile yen set for weekly decline as intervention risks mount

The yen remains near a forty-year low, causing trader concern over potential Japanese intervention. Renewed Gulf hostilities are casting a shadow over energy prices and global inflation outlooks. The dollar saw slight easing but remained largely unchanged for the week. Other currencies like the British pound and euro showed strength…

The Economic Times

Japanese mindset of the day by Natsume Soseki: 'Loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of...' - thought-provoking life lessons by father of modern Japanese literature teaches why people feel lonely despite having freedom and independence

Life lesson by Natsume Soseki: Modern life offers individuals unprecedented freedom and independence. This independence, however, can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation. Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki observed this paradox in his writings. He suggested that loneliness is a price for modern freedom and egoism.

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Scientists build tiny 'diving suit' for cockroaches, turning them into search-and-rescue cyborgs

Researchers in Singapore and Japan have built a waterproof shell for cyborg cockroaches that could be deployed in disaster zones to investigate flooded areas.

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Japanese mindset of the day by Kakuzō Okakura: 'We must know the whole play in order to properly act our parts, the conception of...' - inspiring life lessons by Japanese scholar and The Book of Tea author on perspective, better decisions and why success begins when you see the whole picture

Life lesson by Kakuzō Okakura: Kakuzo Okakura believed understanding the whole play improves individual actions. Focusing only on personal goals hinders comprehension of broader impacts. Wise decisions emerge from recognizing one's role within a larger purpose. This perspective balances individual needs with community and societal responsibilities.

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