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Yamaha's V4 MotoGP engine "not fast enough,” warns Augusto Fernandez

Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez has claimed its V4 engine is “still not fast enough” with the Japanese marque hoping to use it for the 2026 MotoGP campaign.

Motorsport

Yamaha's V4 MotoGP engine is "still not fast enough", says Fernandez

Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez has claimed its V4 engine is “still not fast enough” with the Japanese marque hoping to use it for the 2026 MotoGP campaign.

Autosport

A tribute to Jules Bianchi, 10 years on from F1 driver’s passing

SPECIAL REPORT: In October 2014, Bianchi suffered a horrific crash in Japan. Nine months later, the Frenchman passed away at the age of 25. Last year, Kieran Jackson spoke to Max Chilton about his former F1 teammate

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Why Shin Yamada chose Celtic transfer as he reveals 'ultimate ambition'

Yamada is poised to join Celtic and has been explaining a key factor in his decision

The National (Scotland)

Nvidia Now Bigger Than China And Japan In This Global Stock Index: $4 Trillion Chip Giant's Contribution Crushes Entire Nations — 'Historic Is An Understatement'

Chip giant Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) has reached a new milestone in the global equity markets, now standing as the single-largest contributor to the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI).

Benzinga

Japan is facing slowing exports and trade deficit amid threat from Trump's tariffs

Fears of a recession are mounting in the world's fourth-largest economy, after export to the US declined for the second month in a row in June.

Euronews

Japan's Sega Eyes Return To 1990s Gaming Glory

The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades.

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Canada's Couche-Tard drops offer to buy Japanese 7-Eleven convenience stores

Canadian retail chain Alimentation Couche-Tard is dropping its proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co_, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, citing frustration in ongoing negotiations that showed what it called “a lack of constructive engagement.”

The Independent UK

Amid stifling summers Japan warns of future restrictions on children’s sport

As soon as 2060, global heating may send temperatures high enough to stop children in most parts of country from taking part in outdoor summer sports, study shows

The Guardian - UK

Ice activity on historic Japanese site evokes painful legacy of incarceration

Descendants of Terminal Island’s Japanese community see parallels between the second world war and Ice raids today

The Guardian - US

In the shadow of the Hiroshima blast: the secret romance that bloomed in defiance of the white Australia policy

Nobuko Sakuramoto survived the atomic bomb and found love with an Australian serviceman. Together they stared down racism and forged a path for those who would follow

The Guardian - AU

73-year-old takes the crown in Japan's old-folks-only Tekken 8 tournament, beating out a 93-year-old vet and a sprightly up and comer of 63 years

I reckon Yoshie Murabe could give Arslan Ash a run for his money.

PC Gamer

‘Bear emergency’: Japan is under siege from an army of ravenous bears leaving a trail of bodies in their wake

No easy answers as cops order people to stay indoors.

We Got This Covered

NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 feels the supersonic wind blow in test tunnel | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2025

NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) tested a model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel to measure the noise underneath the jet.

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Yamaha Rolls Out Updates And New Colors To The Tricity 300 In Japan

Yamaha has launched new colors for the Tricity 300 in Japan, alongside mild updates that make it compliant to the latest Euro5+ standard.

The Independent UK

Warnings issued after Japanese man vanishes during bear hunt

Hokkaido authorities issue warning after spate of fatal bear attacks

Autosport

How Driver Lounge plans to deliver ultimate Schumacher celebration at F1 Italian GP

This October will mark not only the 31st anniversary of Michael Schumacher's first Formula 1 world drivers' championship, but also the 25th anniversary of the year he secured his first title with Ferrari. This was one he claimed with a hard-fought victory at the penultimate round of the season -…

The Independent UK

Nissan to close flagship factory with 3,900 workers to cut costs

Nissan says it is closing its flagship factory in Oppama, Japan, to cut costs and moving all its production there to another plant in southwestern Japan

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Japanese researchers achieve 1,020,000,000 Mbps internet speeds over a 1,123 mile line, 3.5 million times faster than the average US connection and a hell of a lot quicker than mine

Plug me in.

The Independent UK

Japan’s new system to manage 36.8 million tourists

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The Independent UK

Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges

A Japanese business person has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges

The Guardian - AU

Hunter missing in Japan as spate of bear attacks triggers emergency to be declared in northern town

Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have died

TechRadar

I spent hours learning how to play Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening just so I could accidentally win within a minute of starting a save

While surely a joy for series fans, as a newcomer Nobunaga’s Ambition can, at times, be unwieldy and lack direction.

InsideEVs

Honda Reveals Its New EV’s Name And It Explains A Lot

It has the tall, narrow body of a kei car but the bulging wheel arches of a rally special stage stormer.

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How to hang a rain chain and where to place it for the best water flow – experts share tips to make it both pretty and practical

Transform your rainwater harvesting set-up into a Japanese-inspired design feature with our expert tips

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