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Reduced Fed Rate Cut Expectations Bolster the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.14% and posted a fresh 2-month high. The dollar found support from Thursday’s US economic news that showed a resilient labor market with sticky price pressures and labor costs, which are hawkish for Fed policy. The dollar also has carryover support...

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Dollar Gains as US Economic Strength Dampens Fed Rate Cut Expectations

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.23% and posted a fresh 2-month high. The dollar is supported by today's US economic news that shows a resilient labor market with sticky price pressures and labor costs, which are hawkish for Fed policy. The dollar also has carryover support...

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How an 18th-century law enabled internment – and may do so again

Descendants of Japanese internees warn that Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act could open the door to new abuses

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Fatal Frame's iconic camera exists to force players to "look straight at something scary" says series creator: "We thought it would really bring out the scariness of the ghosts"

Feature | Fatal Frame series creator Makoto Shibata and producer Keisuke Kikuchi on how they delivered a trilogy of the scariest horror games ever made on PS2

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Why did such a powerful earthquake and tsunami cause so little damage?

The 8.8-magnitude quake triggered a global race against time – and showed how much had been learned since 2004

The Guardian - UK

Japan cracks down on ‘host bar’ culture after accusations of predatory behaviour

Critics describe host clubs as preying on lonely women to trap them in debt and coerce them into sex work

The Independent UK

‘If I lost $3K my life would literally be ruined’: Woman says American Airlines wrongfully charged her $3,674. Now she’s saying it’s refusing to refund her

A woman is calling American Airlines “jerks” after a routine flight from Japan to Los Angeles turned into a financial nightmare. Katie (@wellnessby.katie), who is a military wife, says the months-long debacle has caused her emotional distress. Her viral story may have garnered the airline’s attention, but she says its…

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Chile and New Zealand maintain tsunami warnings as threat subsides in most places

The danger from Wednesday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake appeared to be subsiding in most places, but Chile kept alerts at the highest level for most of its lengthy Pacific coast while New Zealand renewed a warning to avoid the water.

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Tsunami Warning in Japan: Is the 'Japanese Baba Vanga's' 1999 Prediction Finally Coming True?

Tatsuki, a self-described dream journaler turned cult manga figure, had warned of a catastrophic tsunami in the summer of 2025.

International Business Times UK

Japanese woman evacuating amid tsunami warning dies after car falls off road

Most Pacific nations drop tsunami warnings about 24 hours after one of the most powerful earthquakes hit Russia

The Independent UK

Tsunami warnings lifted across the Pacific allowing millions to return home

Japan reports one death during coastal evacuation but cancels warning across the country by Thursday afternoon.

Al Jazeera

Who has a deal, who doesn’t? The state of play on eve of Trump’s tariffs

There is just a day to go before US president launches sweeping global tariffs.

Al Jazeera

Honda Claims the New Prelude Is the 'Ideal Sports Car'

Hard to believe, but it’s already been nearly two years since Honda revived the Prelude name with a concept car at the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon. The sixth-generation model later evolved into a near-production prototype for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and now it’s about to go on sale…

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Tsunami warnings lifted in Japan and US but Chile remains on alert

Tsunami alerts were issued across the Pacific after waves followed a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.

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Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Russia Quake

Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on record.

PC Gamer

PC's sky-high growth has carried Japan's games market on its back for 7 years, but the forecast is it's set to slow down

Hey, look, I didn't do it.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How global preparedness prevented a tsunami tragedy

In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii were not caught off guard

The Guardian - AU

Japan and South Korea reel from record-breaking heat

South Korea has experienced a record-breaking streak of ‘tropical nights’, while Japan saw its hottest day on record on Thursday

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WRC reveals 2026 calendar, new date for Japan, USA misses out

The World Rally Championship will once again be contested over 14 rounds in 2026, although much anticipated plans to host a round in the USA have not come to fruition.

The Guardian - AU

With tsunami warnings lifted, millions return home after powerful Pacific earthquake

Country after country has lifted or downgraded warnings, telling coastal residents they can return

GamesRadar

Move over, Skyrim grandma, because Japan's "legendary horse grandpa" with "40 years of horse racing experience" got a whole new fandom thanks to Umamusume: "This game is at a high level"

"I think people who aren't interested in horse racing might not understand it"

Evening Standard

Huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Russia's Far East, triggering tsunami warnings around the Pacific

The shallow earthquake damaged buildings, injured several people and even caused a volcano to errupt in Russia

Destructoid

Tsunami warnings force Bandai to delay Elden Ring Nightreign duos update

Danger seems to be subsiding, though, thankfully.

The Independent UK

How did Russia’s ‘land of ice and fire’ avoid major damage from 8.8 earthquake and tsunami?

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, and sending some panicked residents to flee buildings, but causing only a few injuries

The Guardian - UK

What are the strongest earthquakes ever recorded?

An 8.8-magnitude quake off the coast of Russia set off tsunami warnings – how does it compare with past temblors?

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