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A Creepy New Thriller Series Could Finally Do Junji Ito Justice

"The Rib Woman," an episode of the new Japanese anthology series 'Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights,' is a promising adaptation of the manga master's work.

Inverse

This decade-old DSLR lens is outselling almost every modern lens in Japan as it's an "affordable marvel that any Canon photographer should own"

Mirrorless may have taken over, but one inexpensive DSLR-era prime has climbed to No.1 in Japan's latest best-selling lens chart, beaten only by one third-party standard zoom

Digital Camera World

Stock Index Futures Gain as Oil Prices Retreat, U.S. PMI Data in Focus

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.25%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are up +0.14% this morning, finding some relief at the end of a wild week as oil prices and bond yields retreated.

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Japan Eyes Regulating Pokémon Cards as $2.1B Market Fuels Counterfeiting and Money-Laundering Fears

Japan's government is considering regulations for the booming trading card market, including Pokémon cards, due to concerns over counterfeiting, scalping, and money laundering as card values soar.

International Business Times UK

Japanese companies making toilets, glass fibre and seasonings, not AI chips, are among the AI boom's biggest winners

Artificial intelligence has fuelled a global race to build faster chips, larger data centres and more powerful computing systems, propelling companies like Nvidia into the spotlight. Yet some of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI revolution are businesses that few people would associate with cutting-edge technology. In Japan, manufacturers known…

The Times of India

China says it opposes new US tariffs, warns against trade wars

China condemned the US decision to impose fresh tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries over alleged forced labour concerns, warning against a renewed trade war. While China faces the highest rate, India and Japan were also hit with 12.5% duties, raising fresh tensions over global trade.

The Economic Times

Japan to test rare-earth mining 6 km underwater

Japan will conduct extensive rare earth mining tests in February. These tests follow successful sample recovery from deep Pacific seabed locations. The nation seeks to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals. Traces of yttrium, gadolinium and dysprosium were found in recovered seabed material. This initiative aims to bolster Japan's…

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The Kodak craze is real. Kodak’s cheap digicams make up nearly half of Amazon’s top ten best-sellers – in both Japan and the US

About 40 percent of Amazon's top ten bestsellers for cameras are filled by cheap Kodak point-and-shoots

Digital Camera World

Asia going to sweat a lot more in coming weeks amid Middle East crisis

The Asia heatwave is set to intensify across Japan, China and South Korea, driving higher cooling demand, electricity consumption and LNG imports. The Asia heatwave comes as Middle East tensions due to US-Iran war threaten energy supplies, raising inflation risks through higher fuel and food prices while increasing pressure on…

The Economic Times

European travel platform Omio raises $10 million and buys Rail Europe as it chases Asia's tourism market

Why Omio is betting on trains and buses—and not planes—to crack Asia's travel boom

Fortune

Indian men's cricket team get direct entry into Asian Games knockouts

India and three other nations have secured direct entry into the 2026 Asian Games cricket knockout stage. Afghanistan, Japan, and Nepal will compete in preliminary rounds for remaining spots. The draws for both men's and women's tournaments were announced on Thursday. The women's competition begins with quarter-final fixtures from September…

The Economic Times

Global Market: Japanese investors dump overseas bonds as rising crude revives inflation fears

Japanese investors sold foreign bonds at the fastest pace in nearly three months during the week ended July 18 as surging oil prices revived inflation concerns and reinforced expectations of higher global interest rates for longer. They also turned net sellers of foreign equities, while overseas investors trimmed their exposure…

The Economic Times

Global Market: Japan's core inflation picks up in June; BOJ rate outlook keeps markets on edge

Japan's core consumer inflation rose to 1.6% in June. This increase occurred while food prices eased and service inflation slowed. Underlying inflation, excluding food and fuel, also saw a slight decrease. Economists anticipate stronger inflationary pressures later this year due to rising energy costs. The Bank of Japan will consider…

The Economic Times

Donald Trump finds a new way to impose tariffs but Asia isn't buying the reason

US President Donald Trump's new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners, including India, have sparked criticism from Japan, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand. The Trump tariffs, linked to forced labour enforcement under Section 301, replace temporary global duties after a US Supreme Court setback.

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Global Market: US urges BOJ to keep raising rates, flags persistent yen weakness despite narrower yield gap

The US Treasury Department has urged the Bank of Japan to continue raising interest rates. This action aims to control inflation expectations and reduce excessive yen currency volatility. The yen has weakened significantly, reaching a 40-year low against the US dollar recently. Higher prices are impacting Japanese households' purchasing power…

Bangkok Post

US to impose new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 trading partners, including Thailand, on Friday

The United States on Friday will impose new tariffs of either 10% or 12.5% on goods from its top 60 trading partners, including China, Japan and Thailand, officials said, citing their alleged failure to adequately ban the import of goods made with forced labour.

The Economic Times

Japan's Nikkei falls more than 2% on AI spending worries

Japan's Nikkei share average dropped more than two percent on Friday. This decline was spurred by concerns over heavy artificial intelligence spending. Google parent Alphabet's shares sank significantly overnight, impacting global markets. Chip-related shares and technology investor SoftBank Group also experienced losses. However, shares supported by domestic demand and shippers…

Times Life

Beyond Camouflage: How Animal Colour Serves as Warning, Signalling, and Thermoregulation Tool

When Bright Colour Means "Back Off"The poison dart frog of Central and South America carries enough batrachotoxin in its skin to kill a small predator. It is also electric blue, vivid orange, or lime green, depending on the species. This is aposematism: colouration that functions as an active broadcast of…

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Quote of the day by Mieko Kamiya, mother of ikigai: 'We did not create the morning... The meaning of life is like the morning'

Mieko Kamiya is widely remembered today as the mother of ikigai psychology, courtesy of the bestselling book by Hector Garcia and Francesc Iralles. Born in Japan in 1914, Mieko Kamiya grew up in an intellectually rich environment, living for periods in Switzerland and the United States. She spoke multiple languages…

Bangkok Post

The moon meets the stars

Contemporary Japanese dessert cafe Kyo Roll En is known for its unique mooncake collaborations, usually bringing a taste of Asia to Thailand.

The Independent UK

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport over 50 years ago, has died in Beirut at 78

The Economic Times

Japanese Mindset: 'Shinrin-Yoku'- The Japanese practice that helps you reduce stress by simply spending time in nature

Japanese Mindset: Shinrin-yoku, a Japanese practice, involves immersing oneself in forest atmospheres. This mindful approach uses all five senses to reconnect with nature. Introduced in the 1980s, it combats urban stress and burnout. Scientific studies now support its mental and physical health benefits. This simple practice encourages slowing down and…

The Economic Times

Japanese proverb of the day: 'Day has its eyes, night has...' Life lessons from motivational proverb on watchfulness, caution, privacy, integrity and accountability

Japanese proverb of the day explains the meaning of the traditional saying, "Day has its eyes, night has its ears." The proverb reminds people that actions and words are rarely completely private. It teaches watchfulness, caution, integrity and accountability. Its lessons remain useful in personal relationships, workplaces and social life,…

Digital Camera World

A 10-year-old DSLR is the No.1 traded camera on this Japanese marketplace in 2026, beating newer mirrorless bodies

DSLRs make up 60% of the Top 10 most-traded cameras on Japanese marketplace Minna Camera in H1 2026, while mirrorless and compact cameras each account for 20%

Fortune

Despite Tokyo's push for a 4-day week for better work-life balance, Japan’s prime minister boasts sleeping just ‘zero to three’ hours a night

As workers push for better work-life balance and four-day workweeks, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving in the opposite direction.

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