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Forza Horizon 6 has been announced – here’s what you need to know

The Horizon festival will take to the streets of Japan in 2026

The Independent UK

S&P Futures Muted After New Trump Tariffs, U.S. PCE Inflation Data in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending up +0.03% this morning as investors weigh U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo and await the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge for clues on the central bank’s next policy move.

Barchart

Forza Horizon 6 is the first game in the series set in Japan because Playground Games wanted to "do the country justice," and its Hot Wheels DLC helped that happen

If you squint, there's basically no difference

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Ukrainian YouTuber Arrested In Japan Over Fukushima Livestream

A Ukrainian YouTuber with more than 6.5 million subscribers has been arrested in Japan after livestreaming himself trespassing in a house in the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone, police and media said Friday.

International Business Times

Former Tokyo winner firms for Turin, Vukic into QFs

Australia's Aleksandar Vukic has recorded a second win at the Japan Open to set up a tasty quarter-final clash, while a former champion also progressed.

AAP

Forza Horizon 6 Is Here. And It's Finally Going to Japan

The Forza Horizon franchise is finally going to Japan. Forza Horizon 6 will launch on the Xbox Series X/S console and PCs sometime next year, bringing the lifestyle racing game to the much-requested country.

Motor1

New Sky Energy Celebrates Over 15 Years of Innovation in Clean Energy Under CEO and Chemist Deane Little

With 11 plants in the U.S. and patents secured in Europe and Japan, New Sky Energy is expanding rapidly. Korea and other Asian markets are next, with additional applications in Africa, Australia, Canada, and South America on the horizon.

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Work starts on £800 million redevelopment of former ITV Studio on South Bank

Minister hails Japanese investment as “a huge vote of confidence in the UK”

Evening Standard

"Forza Horizon 6" set in Japan for 2026 as full reveals still to come

Playground Games has confirmed 'Forza Horizon 6' is set in Japan, launching in 2026 on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Game Pass at launch

Motorsport

2025 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

MotoGP travels to Motegi this weekend for the 17th round of the 2025 season. Here's the full schedule for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Forza Horizon 6 finally gives fans what they want — could this be the best open-world racing game of all time?

During Tokyo Game Show 2025, Xbox and Playground Games unveiled Forza Horizon 6, officially confirming Japan as a setting. Here are my thoughts and more.

Windows Central

Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 — every reveal and trailer you might have missed

Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase was packed with reveals, from Forza Horizon 6 in Japan to new looks at Ninja Gaiden 4, Black Ops 7, and more, alongside remakes, expansions, and surprise drops.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 6: Release Window, Teaser and All the Details We Know So Far

Forza Horizon 6 has been revealed earlier than expected. From release window to teaser, here's everything you need to know.

International Business Times UK

The Xbox TGS stream's most exciting reveal was just a bunch of licence plates, teasing Forza Horizon 6's Japanese setting

It's coming next year.

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Marie Claire

I Swear By Japanese Beauty Practices—These 17 Products Changed My Skin

And you don't need to book a flight to get your hands on them.

TechRadar

It may have leaked early, but Forza Horizon 6's first trailer confirms Japan setting and a 2026 release

Playground Games has officially announced that the next entry in its Forza Horizon series will be set in Japan, and it's launching in 2026 for Xbox and PC.

Windows Central

Is Forza Horizon 6 going to be available on PlayStation 5?

Given that Forza Horizon 5 eventually made the leap to PS5, what's the status of Forza Horizon 6 and whether that will be doing the same?

Operation Sports

Forza Horizon 6 Brings the Festival to Japan

The land of the rising sun is here!

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Forza Horizon 6's Japan is even bigger than Forza Horizon 5's map, which itself was double the size of FH4, but the new setting is "also dense" with "always something around the corner"

Tokyo City is also the series' largest urban area to date

GamesRadar

Forza Horizon 6 devs worked "closely" with a cultural consultant to ensure they were being "authentic and respectful" with the racing game's Japan setting

Playground Games knows the Japan setting is "something that the fans have been wishing for" from the start of the series

Tom’s Guide

Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast as it happened: Forza Horizon 6 and NO confirmed price for ROG Xbox Ally

The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast kicks off today at 3 am PT / 6 am ET / 11am BST. Follow us live for all the latest announcements.

AAP

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Australian woman Donna Nelson has lost her appeal in a Tokyo court for drug smuggling as she maintains that she was the innocent victim of a romance scam.

GamesRadar

Forza Horizon 6 is officially taking us to Japan in Playground Games' "biggest map yet": "We can only do Japan once and we want to do it right"

Interview | Forza Horizon 6 is coming in 2026, and we sat down with Playground Games to talk about its Japan setting

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 6 will headline the Xbox 25th anniversary year — set in the one location fans have been crying out for

The rumors were true, and Forza Horizon 6 will be set in Japan. The latest release in one of Xbox's most popular franchises will headline the 25th anniversary celebrations with a 2026 launch.

The Independent UK

Japanese court rejects an appeal by Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by an Australian woman in a drug smuggling case, upholding a six-year prison sentence by a lower court

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