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Xi Jinping’s nationalism faces reckoning after murder of Japanese boy

President Xi Jinping has overseen a surge in Chinese nationalism to boost his government’s popularity as tensions have frayed with rivals. Now, the murder of a Japanese boy is exposing the dangers of that tactic.

The Times of India

"The biggest lesson I learned is that it’s possible to make an album with limited gear and poor skills in abedroom which can be talked about 30 years later": Ken Ishii on Reference to Difference

Flare (aka Ken Ishii), the techno god from Sapporo, tells us how about how the making of his 1994 techno classic was a personal game changer

MusicRadar

Japan company denies making Hezbollah walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon

Hezbollah’s hand-held radios detonated in second attack killing 20 after 12 died in pager explosions day before

The Independent UK

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Lawyer for American charged in Japan's trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for 'justice'

The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s former boss Carlos Ghosn has turned a page in a Japanese court, with the judge promising a verdict in February

The Independent UK

IDF says it has destroyed more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon – as it happened

Israel Defense Forces says fighter jets have struck rocket launchers in last few hours

The Guardian - AU

Japanese Student Dies In China School Stabbing Incident

Tragic death of a Japanese student in a school attack in China sparks concerns and calls for safety measures. Japanese officials seek preventive actions an...

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Asian Markets Await U.S. Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decision

Asian markets await Fed rate decision, Japan reports trade deficit, U.S. stocks show mixed movements. Stay updated on global economic trends.

The Independent UK

Japan, Australia, US and India set to launch joint sea patrols to keep China in check

Patrols likely to start next year

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Japan's trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts

Japan has posted a trade deficit for a second straight month, as both exports and imports were lower than expected

The Guardian - AU

Japan has just 13 female CEOs among top 1,600 companies, survey shows

Fewer than 1% of chief executive officers at the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are women, survey finds

The Guardian - AU

Stamps, sticks and stories: looking for traces of baseball in North Korea

Like a trail of breadcrumbs, there are signs this most cherished of American sports may still be played in a country that calls itself the ‘biggest enemy’ of the US

The Independent UK

North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say

South Korea and Japan’s militaries say North Korea had test-fired multiple ballistic missiles

GamesRadar

After 29 years, the cult classic survival horror game that haunted my childhood dreams is getting its first official release outside Japan just in time for Halloween

Clock Tower: Rewind is an updated version of the 1995 horror classic

Bored Panda

“Tone-Deaf”: Japanese Cash Incentive For City Women To Wed Rural Men Cancelled After It Backfires

Japan was forced to reevaluate program that offered women more than $4,000 to move to rural areas and marry after public backlash. The post “Tone-Deaf”: Japanese Cash Incentive For City Women To Wed Rural Men Cancelled After It Backfires first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows is bigger than Mirage but smaller than Valhalla because Ubisoft only needed to make a small slice of Japan: "We're talking about Origins big"

Assassin's Creed Shadows focuses on Honshu

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