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The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japanese ski resort to fine disruptive tourists amid huge surge in visitor numbers

Hakuba has seen tourist numbers jump eight-fold in just one year

The Independent UK

Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies aged 105

Schab was a 21-year-old navy musician aboard USS Dobbin when Japan carried out surprise attack in 1941

The Guardian - US

This compact camera claims back-to-back top spots in Japan's best-seller list

One of Japan's most consistent compact cameras makes it to number one (again) on Yodobashi's best-sellers ranking

Digital Camera World

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Central Asia and Japan discuss new cooperation formats at inaugural Tokyo summit

Meeting in Tokyo for the first time at leaders’ level, Central Asian states and Japan set out a framework for deeper political, economic and sectoral cooperation amid growing regional and global challenges.

Euronews

Uzbekistan and Japan announce new cooperation projects worth over €11 billion

The Tokyo visit brought together political dialogue, business engagement and cooperation in education, science and culture, reflecting the increasingly wide-ranging nature of relations between Uzbekistan and Japan.

Euronews

Kazakhstan and Japan sign €3 billion worth of agreements

Kazakhstan signed over 40 agreements worth more than €3 billion with Japanese companies during President Tokayev’s visit to Japan.

Euronews

Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight

A new high-power laser system will soon be sent to sea for its first tests under maritime conditions.

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S&P Futures Muted as Bond Yields Climb

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending up +0.04% this morning as global bond yields climbed following the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike.

Barchart

Bank of Japan hikes interest rates: Is a global bond crisis looming?

The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to their highest level in three decades, signalling further tightening ahead. The shift is reviving concerns over rising global bond yields and the risk of capital repatriation from Japanese investors.

Euronews

Honda to pause production in Japan and China as chip shortages persist

Shutdowns over the year-end period underline continuing supply chain disruption across the global car industry

The Independent UK

Japanese mother convicted of hiding daughter’s body in freezer for 20 years

She concealed daughter’s corpse inside her house to hide murder by father

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live 19 December: WH Smith pressure continues, retail sales disappoint

Black Friday failed to lift the retail sector after figures for November today came in below expectations.

Evening Standard

Couple die in fire in Japan after being trapped in sauna room

Faulty door handle and fire alarms being investigated for trapping the couple inside

The Independent UK

Asian shares advance after weaker US price data push Wall Street higher, and a rate hike in Japan

Shares are moderately higher in Asia and U.S. futures are mixed after the Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to the highest level in 30 years

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

What to know about the possible impact of Japan's rate hike

Global investors are bracing for a hike by the Bank of Japan that may take its key interest rate to a 30-year high

Euronews

Japanese woman 'marries' ChatGPT AI character in symbolic ceremony

'You taught me love': Japanese woman marries AI partner after 100 daily messages as concern over 'AI psychosis' rises.

Windows Central

"Imagine if Microsoft did this" — Fortnite has been blocked on iOS in Japan by Apple, leveraging new "junk fees"

Apple is once again arbitrarily blocking Fortnite with a wave of new "junk fees" in iOS, and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney raised a good point ... imagine the uproar if Microsoft tried to do this with Windows.

Bored Panda

Japan Government Takes Aim At Finland After Beauty Queen Is Stripped Of Title Over Racist Gesture

Three members of the ruling coalition uploaded racist photos in protest of the decision to strip the former Miss Finland of her crown.

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Barchart

‘We’ll Be in These Stocks 10, 20 Years’: Warren Buffett’s $30 Billion Bet Gets a Big Boost as Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 30-Year High

The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a three-decade high on Friday, marking another landmark shift for a country long accustomed to near-zero rates and unconventional monetary policy.

PC Gamer

Game devs charged up to 50x more for fonts by Japanese typeface maker and yes, even this might be AI's fault

AI doesn't pay.

Digital Camera World

These three new lenses are oddballs, but they’re outselling traditional optics in Japan as a 25-200mm zoom, 1.4x macro, and an unusually affordable f/1.2 lens top sales charts

The list of best-selling lenses in Japan is topped by three new lenses that have unusual features

The Conversation

Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now

When leaders of “the Quad” last met in September 2024, host and then-President Joe Biden declared the partnership between the United States, India, Australia and Japan to be “more strategically aligned than ever before.”

Tom’s Hardware

Honda to temporarily shut down factories in China and Japan because of chip shortage — disruption caused by fallout from on-going conflict within Nexperia

Honda announced the suspension of operations in five automotive manufacturing plants, citing the lack of legacy chips from Nexperia as the reason behind the move.

International Business Times UK

Japan's Pandas Are Returning To China – Panda Diplomacy Explained

Japan will lose its last two pandas in 2026 as Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China, ending a 50-year era and highlighting the role of panda diplomacy abroad.

The Independent UK

G7 calls for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release as pressure mounts on China

Joint statement expresses concern from the likes of US, UK, Japan and Germany at ‘deteriorating rights, freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong’

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