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Japanese Voters Deliver Stinging Rebuke To Longtime Ruling Party

Japanese voters deal a blow to ruling party in recent elections, leading to political uncertainty and challenges for PM Ishiba.

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Stocks Set to Open Sharply Higher as Investors Await Key U.S. Economic Data and Big Tech Earnings

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.61%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.70% this morning as investors looked ahead to earnings reports from some of the biggest tech heavyweights as well as key economic data, including a payrolls report, the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge,…

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Olympus CEO resigns over alleged purchase of illegal drugs

CEO Stefan Kaufmann was asked to resign following internal inquiry, Japanese firm says.

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Oil Prices Tumble As Iran Fears Ease, Yen Weakens After Japan Polls

Oil prices tumbled Monday with markets relieved that Israel's strikes on Iran had avoided the country's energy infrastructure while the yen fell to a three-month low after Japan's ruling party suffered an election drubbing.

International Business Times

After Disastrous Election, What Happens To Japan's New PM?

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday.

International Business Times

Japan election: voters have issued ‘severe judgment’, PM says after ruling coalition loses majority

Shigeru Ishiba and his Liberal Democratic party must try to find a third coalition partner after bruising election result creates political turmoil

The Guardian - AU

Stock market today: Asian shares rise and the yen dips after Japan's ruling party loses majority

Asian shares rose, as the yen dipped in the midst of political uncertainty after Japan’s ruling party lost its majority in Parliament’s lower house in weekend elections

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Japan election results plunge country into political crisis as ruling coalition loses majority

Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba called the snap election to try and secure a strong mandate from the public after a damaging corruption scandal – but Monday morning’s results have done the opposite

The Independent UK

Japan PM Under Pressure After Debacle Election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was on thin ice on Monday after his ruling coalition was projected to have lost its parliamentary majority in disastrous snap elections.

International Business Times

Are you nostalgic about 56K dial up internet from the 1990s? Well, this Japanese company is selling an analog 56K modem that can connect to your copper landline — if you have one, of course

Japanese company is selling a 56K dial-up modem for modern PCs

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Japan's Ruling Party Faces Major Setback In General Election

Japan's ruling LDP faces potential loss of majority in lower house, impacting PM Ishiba's leadership amidst economic challenges and scandals.

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Japan gripped by two things: a general election and Shohei Ohtani’s shoulder

Speculation about the country’s political future is competing for space with the fortunes of the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar in the World Series

The Guardian - US

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs have more than 1,851 pads under the chip — MSI members painstakingly counted all pads by hand as a 'punishment' and discovered two extra rows

Members of MSI Japan manually counted all pads below an Arrow Lake CPU and found the final result to be greater than 1851.

Tom’s Hardware

Japanese PM Ishiba Faces Election Setback Amid Scandals

Japanese PM Ishiba's LDP faces challenges in lower house elections amid public discontent and opposition gains.

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The Guardian - UK

Japan’s ruling coalition to lose majority in election, national broadcaster says

PM Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic party faces losses amid voter anger over funding scandal and cost of living

The Guardian - UK

Black Box Diaries review – Japanese journalist’s courageous documentary about her own rape ordeal

Shiori Itō’s account of her sexual assault by a high-profile colleague, and her fight for justice, is a tough but important watch

Autosport

Rally Japan signs new multi-year WRC deal

Rally Japan will host a round of the World Rally Championship until at least 2028 after signing a new agreement with WRC Promoter.

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National teams that employed foreign managers

After Thomas Tuchel's appointment as England manager, a look at the national teams that have employed foreign coaches....

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Al Jazeera

Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb

Michiko Kodama was a small child when the US atomic bomb hit her home city of Hiroshima in 1945.

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Japan's General Election Tests New Prime Minister Ishiba

Japan's general election tests new PM Ishiba's leadership amid LDP scandal and economic challenges.

The Independent UK

Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

The global push for biomass that can be burned for energy is causing concern about the price Indonesia's forests are paying

The Independent UK

Japan's ruling party braces for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house in elections

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party is bracing for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament amid public rage over the party’s financial scandals and discontent over a stagnant economy

Autosport

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Mexico GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

Al Jazeera

Japan’s parliamentary election: Why it matters

Japanese voters go to the polls after new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called a snap election.

International Business Times

Japan Votes With New PM On Shaky Ground

Japan votes in its tightest election in years on Sunday, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst result since 2009.

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