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McDonald's UK Launches 'World Menu Heist' – Limited-Time Global Menu Brings New Twist and Flavors

McDonald's UK introduces a limited-edition menu lineup featuring worldwide favorites like the Maple BBQ & Bacon Double Quarter Pounder

International Business Times UK

Optical drive demand surges amid Windows 10 retirement — Japanese users switching to Windows 11 are buying up Blu-ray drives

Windows 10 reaching end-of-life has apparently breathed new life into optical disc drives, which have seen a sudden rise in demand in shops across Tokyo. People upgrading to Windows 11 want internal Blu-Ray (BD-R) disc drives to continue using their physical media, even if they're being forced to upgrade systems.

Tom’s Hardware

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: United States GP

Here's how things stand in 2025 team-mate duels following qualifying at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix.

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Brendan Fraser’s new film Rental Family helped him confront long-held feelings of insecurity

Opening up about the movie at a question and answer session, actor Brendan Fraser said his new film Rental Family helped him confront long-held feelings of insecurity.

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Tomiichi Murayama obituary

Prime minister of Japan who offered a historic public apology for his country’s actions during the second world war

The Guardian - UK

“There was great jubilation and there were tears”: Fender invited music fans to design their own Telecaster. They received over 1,500 applications – and turned four into a reality

Everyone from children to lifelong guitarists entered the Fender Design Contest, which showcased Fender Japan’s quest to prove guitar is for everyone

Guitar World

Baseball returns to a Japanese American detention camp after a historic ball field was restored

In the spring of 1942, 15-year-old Momo Nagano needed a way to fill her time.

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Taiwan bars officials and students from China’s ‘retrocession’ events

Taipei accuses Beijing of distorting history to ‘eliminate the Republic of China and annex Taiwan’

The Independent UK

Family Rental at LFF review: Brendan Fraser radiates charm as a rent-a-dad in Japan

3/5 Hikari’s gentle tale of unlikely connection raises fascinating topics but shies away from going deeper

Evening Standard

The UK and Japan could lead a global alliance for responsible AI

As nations gamble on AI, how can countries like the UK and Japan balance ethics and innovation?

TechRadar

S&P Futures Trim Losses as Trump Eases Trade Concerns

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending down -0.02% this morning, paring earlier losses after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to ease concerns over a trade war with China.

Barchart

Japanese hot spring worker goes missing in suspected bear attack amid record number of cases

At least 7 people have died in bear attacks since April, making it the largest toll since 2006, when the country started keeping a record of bear attack deaths

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: Japanese islands struck by two successive typhoons

Typhoon Nakri sweeps through Izu Islands off Tokyo, a week after Halong, causing damage and disruption

The Guardian - UK

Indie game Denshattack turns Japan’s iconic train culture into pure pop-art motion

Undercoders' David Jaumandreu on faithfully mashing up Japanese train culture with Jet Set Radio's style.

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Euronews

Expo 2025 Osaka closes after six months and 28 million visitors

Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai closed its doors on Sunday after six months of welcoming the world, drawing more than 28 million visitors to Japan’s second-largest city.

The Independent UK

I’ve bathed in hot springs all over the world – here’s the experts’ view on their secret to a longer life

Is this ancient practice the key to long life? Emilie Lavinia consults longevity experts on the health-giving power of hot springs

International Business Times

Japan Ex-PM Murayama, Famous For WW2 Apology, Dies Aged 101

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said.

The Independent UK

Former Japanese prime minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his bushy eyebrows and his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, has died of old age

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'Good chance' Gordon will be rushed back for Wallabies

Coach Joe Schmidt says code-hopping Carter Gordon is a big chance of playing in the Wallabies' spring tour opener just 12 days after leaving the NRL.

International Business Times

Japan PM Hopeful Avoids War Shrine Visit Amid Political Wrangle

The new head of Japan's ruling party Sanae Takaichi avoided visiting a controversial Tokyo war shrine on Friday, as political wrangling intensifies over her bid to become prime minister.

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Start Your Engines: Win A Full-Throttle Trip To Japan & Live Out Your Driving Dreams

A vacay unlike any other.

AAP

Young Matilda on the podium at Asian football awards

Salem Al-Dawsari has been named Asian men's player of the year, while rising Matilda Holly McNamara just lost out to Japan's Hana Takahashi in the women.

Barchart

Dollar Falls and Gold Surges on Fed Rate Cut Expectations

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell by -0.47% and posted a 1-week low. Dovish Fed comments weighed on the dollar Thursday after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the Fed can keep lowering interest rates to support a faltering labor market. Also, Thursday’s economic news, which showed the October...

Operation Sports

JDM: Japanese Drift Master Is Slated For A Console Release

JDM Drifting lands on consoles.

Tom’s Hardware

Multiple generations of Intel's modern chips see price hikes up to 20% overseas — foreign markets are feeling the pinch on 12th, 13th, and 14th-gen chips

International reports indicate that Intel's 12th, 13th, and 14th Generation processors are selling for up to 20% more in markets like Korea and Japan.

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