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"Steven Wilson has revealed subtleties hidden for more than 50 years": Deep Purple's Made In Japan - now bigger and better than ever

Who cares if this is three years late? The 50th anniversary of Deep Purple’s very best still blows minds

Louder

Kazakhstan celebrates National Day at World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan with music and innovation

Kazakhstan’s National Day at World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan featured music, cultural performances and innovation, drawing thousands of visitors.

Euronews

Asian Markets Mixed As Bitcoin Surges To New High

Bitcoin hit a new peak during early Asian trading on Thursday, as the yen surged after the US Treasury Secretary said he expects Japan to hike interest rates.

International Business Times

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Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates

The Independent UK

Okinawa A Reluctant Host For US Troops 80 Years After WWII

Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed into his elementary school, killing 18 people more than six decades ago.

International Business Times

Postwar Japan at 80: 10 factors that changed the nation forever

This year marks 80 years since Japan’s catastrophic defeat in the Asia-Pacific War. In 1945, the country lay in ruins. Millions had died in battle or in the devastating Allied bombings of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and other cities. Across Asia and the Pacific, Japan’s bid to create a Greater East…

The Conversation

Meet the Cast of 'Final Draft,' Netflix's Japanese Answer to 'Physical: 100'

Calling all fans of 'Physical: 100!' Your new reality obsession has arrived.

Marie Claire

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Are Japanese knives worth the money? Here's everything you need to know, from the different types to the pros and cons

They've been spotted in celebrity homes and professional kitchens, but they can cost a fortune – our cookware editor investigates the hype

Homes & Gardens

Why Japan has suspended its annual military parade

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The Independent UK

Japan says it is too busy with Russia, China and North Korea to hold annual military parade

Japan defence minister says no scope for ‘slightest gap’ in defence preparedness in potential military event from Russia, China and North Korea

The Independent UK

S&P Futures Gain as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Firm

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending up +0.24% this morning, extending yesterday’s gains as growing expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts fueled risk-on sentiment.

Barchart

Silent Hill f – horror classic comes back to life in a fog-bound 60s town

Playing as ill-used teenager Hinako, players must contend with that era’s sexual politics as well as more unearthly terrors

The Guardian - UK

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura convicted of indecent assault but avoids jail in Hong Kong

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura has been found guilty of indecent assault on a female interpreter

The Independent UK

Markets Rise On Growing Rate Cut Hopes

Markets rose Wednesday on growing hopes of US interest rate cuts after soft inflation data, with Japan's Nikkei hitting a second record high in as many days.

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits all-time high after US inflation remains steady

Asian stock markets see big gains amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

The Independent UK

McDonald's Japan's Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end

Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards

The Guardian - AU

Japan boxing authorities toughen up safety measures after deaths of two fighters in two days

The Japan Boxing Commission will crack down on rapid dehydration to ‘make weight’, which experts say makes the brain susceptible to bleeding

International Business Times

Soft US Inflation Boosts Asia Markets

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

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International Business Times

'Nobody Else Knew': Allied Prisoners Of War Held In Taiwan

In a small urban park in Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite wall -- most of them British and American servicemen held by the Japanese during World War II. The sombre memorial sits on the site of Kinkaseki, a brutal prisoner of war camp near Taipei…

International Business Times

Dutch Child Survivor Of Japan's WWII Camps Breaks Silence

It has taken Tineke Einthoven 80 years to be able to speak about what she lived through as a child in brutal Japanese internment camps during World War II without breaking down.

The Conversation

Japanese film noir High and Low is a remarkable example of nail-biting tension – and now it’s inspired Spike Lee

“Wake up y’all. The king is here!”

AAP

Tales of the jungle: how WWII's eyes and ears endured

Facing the threat of Japanese invaders, World War II veterans who provided support to frontline troops were subjected to unbearable conditions.

The Conversation

How a Japanese museum project is passing on the testimony of the last atomic bomb survivors

Known as hibakusha in Japan, the survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only people in the world with firsthand experience of the horrors of nuclear warfare. Now, 80 years later, they are passing their memories to the next generation through a project designed to…

Benzinga

Toyota, World's Top-Selling Automaker, Anticipates $9.5 Billion Profit Hit From Tariffs — 'Very Difficult For Us To Predict What Will Happen'

Tariffs aren't just a nuisance for U.S. importers—they're now threatening to carve a massive chunk out of Toyota's (NYSE:TM) profits.

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows abandons one of the best features of Valhalla, Odyssey, and Origins, as Ubisoft confirms that Discovery Tour won't be heading to Japan

"We have decided to integrate the Historical Codex directly in the main game"

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