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Second-string Japan blank India in quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship

A second-string Japanese team blanked India 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship in Qingdao, China, on Friday.

The Times of India

Monster Hunter lead producer agrees PC gaming is key for Japanese games: "There are more players than ever playing on PC, including in Japan"

Monster Hunter Wilds hits PC the same day as its console counterparts

GamesRadar

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's Favourite Things

We caught up with the iconic Japanese chef and restaurateur to find out his favourite culinary delights and cooking essentials

Evening Standard

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Accused Serial Bun Squasher Arrested Outside Convenience Store for Not Buying $1 Treat

A woman was arrested for allegedly squashing a pastry at a convenience store amid Japan's crackdown on food tampering and retail crime.

Latin Times

Japanese woman arrested after squashing bun in shop and not buying it

The store’s owner said they have seen the woman squash buns in their shop in Fukuoka before

The Independent UK

After skipping Xbox for 20 years, a major Japanese studio returns with the reveal of their latest RPG which looks like 'Animal Crossing' with multiplayer combat

Level 5 hasn't worked with Xbox since the cancellation of "True Fantasy Live Online" some two decades ago. With Xbox's renewed effort to court developers from across the world, Level 5 has returned with "Fantasy Life i."

Windows Central

Toyota’s Third-Generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell Promises More Range

Toyota sold a total of 1,778 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) globally last year. To make matters worse, last year’s performance was down a whopping 55.8% compared to 2023, so you’d think the Japanese automaker’s foray into hydrogen propulsion would come to an end.

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S&P Futures Tick Lower With U.S. Retail Sales Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending down -0.15% this morning, taking a breather at the end of a turbulent week, while investors await a raft of U.S. economic data, with a particular focus on the retail sales report.

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S&P Futures Tread Water With U.S. Retail Sales Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending down -0.04% this morning as investors awaited a raft of U.S. economic data, with a particular focus on the retail sales report.

Barchart

Japan To Release Emergency Rice Reserves To Fight Runaway Inflation

The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor harvests and panic buying over a "megaquake" warning nearly doubled prices over a year.

International Business Times

The top five Japanese players in English football right now

Who are the best players from Japan currently playing in the Premier League and EFL?

FourFourTwo

Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar

Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems

The Guardian - AU

Sweet romance: Japanese boys start buying into gift giving on Valentine’s Day

Women are traditionally expected to buy chocolates for male colleagues on Valentine’s Day but teenage boys are shunning the one-sided custom

The Guardian - AU

Centrefolded: Japan’s ‘porn disposal’ boxes phased out amid rise of the internet

The boxes served to protect the eyes of children from adult material littering the streets, but the shift online has seen their usefulness decline

The Guardian - AU

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Total Film

Captain America: Brave New World ending explained – Who dies in the Marvel movie? How does it set up the next Avengers?

All your burning questions answered about Captain America 4

Space

Japan's Resilience lunar lander prepares for 1st swing around the moon

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of the moon as part of its elongated moon landing journey.

GamesRadar

28 years after his death, Onimusha: Way of the Sword has recast one of Japan's most legendary actors in one of his most iconic roles

Toshiro Mifune posthumously returns to his role as Miyamoto Musashi

GamesRadar

The Palworld lawsuit gets more complicated as Nintendo bags a US patent that sounds a lot like one of the reasons it's suing Pocketpair in Japan

The patent seems to describe throwing mechanics like those seen in Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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Digital Camera World

The Nikon P1100 is already in high demand. Is the compact camera revolution about more than just retro style and size?

Nikon Japan says that the new Coolpix P1100 has received more orders than expected

International Business Times UK

Venice Slaps Visitors With Ridiculously High Entrance Fees: Spain, Japan And Greece Are Next, Is This The Future Of Tourism?

After implementing an entry fee in 2024 to combat the problems of overtourism in Venice, local officials are taking the measure to the next level by doubling the charges.

Barchart

Stocks Muted Before the Open as Investors Await Key U.S. PPI Data and Corporate Earnings

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.02%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.06% this morning as market participants awaited crucial producer inflation data and a new round of corporate earnings reports.

The Independent UK

Nissan projects an annual loss as it drops its talks with Japan rival Honda

Nissan’s April-December profit crashed to 5.1 billion yen, or $33 million, a tiny fraction of the 325 billion yen profit the Japanese automaker recorded the previous year

FourFourTwo

'Ange Postecoglou will not change. He's got to where he is playing this style of football, whether its in Australia, Japan, to Scotland at Celtic and now at Spurs, so why would he change it?' Tottenham manager backed by Australia and Premier League legend

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is sticking to his attacking tactical approach in games - which one former Premier League star believes is the right approach

Motor1

There are only 1,160 hydrogen refuelling stations worldwide

In 2024, around 125 new hydrogen refuelling stations were opened worldwide: 42 in Europe, around 30 in China, 25 in South Korea, 8 in Japan and 13 in North America. This is the result of an analysis by H2stations.org. 45 countries now have a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in operation or…

The Independent UK

Honda's nine-month profit down year-on-year as it ends talks with Nissan

Japanese automaker Honda is reporting a 7% decline in profit for the nine months that ended in December as it terminated talks on business integration with Nissan

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