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Assassin's Creed Shadows release time – the countdown to Ubisoft's Japan-inspired RPG is on

Here's when Assassin's Creed Shadows unlocks in your timezone

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows review: a medieval Japanese romp that fires on all cylinders

4/5 Despite its flaws, this franchise has retained its touch for delivering action-adventure catnip

Evening Standard

Takumi Kanaya Facts: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Japanese Golfer

Find out more about Japanese professional golfer, Takumi Kanaya's life and career in the game so far via these facts...

Golf Monthly

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Leap Of Faith For Ubisoft With 'Assassin's Creed' Set In Japan

Packing familiar formulas into an all-new Japanese setting, "Assassin's Creed Shadows" is the latest big-budget game from developer Ubisoft that is staking its future on the title.

International Business Times

Assassin's Creed Shadows PS5 review: feudal Japan at its most beautiful

Great care is given to depicting this Japanese open world, though its dual gameplay is more conflicting.

Creative Bloq

After 112 hours in Assassin's Creed Shadows, I can finally say it with confidence — Ubisoft really cooked with this one

I still wasn't sick and tired of Assassin's Creed Shadows after sinking 112 hours into it. This is one of Ubisoft's best and a 2025 game-of-the-year contender.

Windows Central

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review: Is This Breath Of Fresh Air Enough To Save The Series?

After several delays and an extensive development cycle, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is finally gracing our screens. Here's how we found it.

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Shohei Ohtani Gave Surprisingly Honest Quote About Playing in Japan

Even baseball's biggest superstar felt the nerves playing in his home country.

Sports Illustrated

Trekkers in Japan face hike in charges to climb Mount Fuji amid concerns over pollution and crowding

Japan's tallest mountain is climbed by 200,000 people each year, most in the busy summer season

Advnture

Shohei Ohtani, Japan's other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB's Tokyo opener

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball

The Independent UK

Freddie Freeman Gives Encouraging Injury Update After Missing First Dodgers Game in Japan

Freeman was scratched late ahead of Tuesday's game due to rib discomfort.

Sports Illustrated

2025 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX Gets Sleek And Sporty New Colors, But Only In Japan

I think we can all agree that Suzuki is a brand that’s not all about chasing the fanciest tech or going toe-to-toe with the big boys of performance. The way I see it, Suzuki’s just been fine with observing the game, sort of from a distance, and just rolling out…

RideApart

Super Smash Bros. creator says instead of making more "Americanized works," Japanese devs should "seek the uniqueness and fun of Japanese games"

Developers should create more games "that Japanese people like"

GamesRadar

Belarus sentences Japanese man to 7 years in jail for espionage

Masatoshi Nakanishi was accused of taking photos of military facilities near Belarus' border with Ukraine and sharing them with Japanese intelligence.

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Daizen Maeda a major Japan doubt after Celtic vs Rangers knock

Daizen Maeda a major doubt for Japan after Celtic vs Rangers knock.

The Independent UK

Cambodia says expanded port funded by China opening next month - with first call from Japanese navy

A Cambodian naval port expansion funded by China that has raised concerns over Beijing’s growing military reach has been completed and a Japanese vessel will be the first foreign warship to make a port call

Euronews

Why Germany, Italy and Japan still depend on US nuclear deterrence

As the three countries prepare to spend billions beefing up their defence capabilities, they will continue to rely on the US for nuclear deterrence, experts tell Euronews.

International Business Times

Historic Fantasy 'Assassin's Creed' Sparks Bitter Battles

The "Assassin's Creed" series of video games is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license -- most recently with a black samurai in the latest instalment, "Shadows".

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The Independent UK

Japan to deploy first long-range missiles capable of reaching North Korea and China

Land-to-ship guided missiles with range of about 1,000km likely be deployed on southernmost Kyushu island

International Business Times

Japan Victims Voice Fears 30 Years After Sarin Subway Attack

Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's subway, she fears Japan could see a repeat of the doomsday cult attack.

The Guardian - AU

Socceroos’ growing rivalry with Indonesia can push both teams to greater heights

Fearless Indonesia are in Sydney this week as Patrick Kluivert takes charge for the first time and a five-way fight for World Cup qualification intensifies

The Independent UK

Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge

The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down

Fortune

Warren Buffett is investing more money in Japan amid the recent selloff in the U.S. stock market

Berkshire Hathaway increased its holdings in Japan's five biggest trading houses after agreeing to gradually lift its holdings beyond 10%.

GamesRadar

Japanese locals show that the real-world inspiration for Silent Hill f's new town can be just as scary as the game

"When I looked at the game screen, my usual boring walking route had turned into a disturbing and bizarre landscape"

Euronews

Japan doubles fee to climb Mount Fuji after pollution and safety concerns

Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture has brought in the toll to protect the UNESCO-designated environment.

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