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Japan protests after a Chinese reconnaissance plane violated its airspace

Japan has protested to Beijing that a Chinese reconnaissance plane violated Japanese airspace and forced it to scramble fighter jets

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Asian Stocks Mixed As U.S. Fed Hints At Rate Cuts

Asian stocks show mixed performance as U.S. markets surge on Fed rate cut expectations. Powell's dovish stance impacts global markets.

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Indian U-18 girls face Japan on 3x3 basketball World Cup debut

NAGPUR: The quartet of Indian girls picked from the junior national 5x5 basketball championship in Indore are all set to make their 3x3 World Cup debut at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup for Youth boys and girls at Debrecen, Hungary, on Monday.

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Yen Carry Trade is Yesterday's News, Seasonal Play is Next Opportunity

Recent concerns about the unwinding of yen carry trades and its potential impact on financial markets have proven less disruptive than anticipated. Despite other countries raising interest rates to combat post-pandemic inflation, Japan has kept borrowing costs low to address its long-term economic stagnation. Although the Bank of Japan (BoJ)…

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F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Dutch GP

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

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‘Strange and exciting’: Japanese food sculpture goes on show in London

Sampuru are a restaurant staple – a 3D version of menus. And such is the precision craftsmanship in their creation, they cost far more than the real thing

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Confused by your child's Pokemon obsession? Here's how these cute creatures took over the world...

This month, the Pokémon World Championships are taking place

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Which announcement was inspired by Elvis’s refusal to do encores? The Saturday quiz

From the crypts of Lieberkühn to goldmines in Japan, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029

Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade.

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Pachinko Season Two Explores Korean Identity In Japan

Explore the poignant portrayal of ethnic Koreans' struggles in 'Pachinko' season two on Apple TV+, delving into themes of discrimination and identity acros...

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Second season of 'Pachinko' explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan

The second season of “Pachinko" — opening Friday — delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan during colonial rule and their descendants, exploring themes of home and identity through several generations

The Independent UK

Sony doubles its mirrorless camera market share over Canon in Japan

Is there a new king of cameras? Sony continues its upward trajectory, taking half the overall market share of mirrorless cameras sold last month in Japan

Digital Camera World

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s

The past decade and a half has seen upheaval across the globe. The 2008 financial crisis and its fallout, the COVID-19 pandemic and major regional conflicts in Sudan, the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere have left residual uncertainty. Added to this is a tense, growing rivalry between the U.S. and…

The Conversation

Stocks Mostly Rise Ahead Of Powell, Yen After BoJ Rate Hint

The yen also advanced after the head of Japan's central bank told lawmakers that officials could hike interest rates again if the economy and inflation perform as expected, weeks after a surprise increase caused turmoil on markets.

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Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament

A team with ties to the ethnic Korean community for the first time has won Japan’s famous summer high school baseball tournament, known as the “Summer Koshien.”

The Guardian - UK

Pachinko season two review – this excellent drama is extremely close to being an all-time classic

There’s a rare emotional intelligence to this deft, heartfelt look at Koreans living in Japan. It’s a methodically observed drama about the agonies of being human

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Stocks Rise Before the Open as Investors Await U.S. PMI Data, Jackson Hole in Focus

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.16%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.25% this morning as investors looked ahead to U.S. business activity data and the start of the Jackson Hole Symposium.

The Independent UK

What you need to know about lecanemab – the Alzheimer’s drug rejected for NHS use

The drug has been developed by Eisai, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, and is sold under the brand name Leqembi

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Cultural bond: Japan's Nihon University formally opens Newcastle campus

Nihon University will work closely with University of Newcastle.

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Stocks Muted Before the Open as Investors Await U.S. PMI Data, Jackson Hole in Focus

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.07%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.08% this morning as investors looked ahead to U.S. business activity data and the start of the Jackson Hole Symposium.

The Independent UK

A robot's attempt to get a sample of the melted nuclear fuel at Japan's damaged reactor is suspended

An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant has been suspended due to a technical issue

The Conversation

Which future? Japan’s net zero vision for the region boosts gas and threatens green exports in Australia

Japan has a very clear vision of what the Asia-Pacific’s clean energy future looks like – decarbonisation, but done slowly and with a longer role for coal, oil and gas.

Kiplinger

Japan's Stock Market Crash and Recovery: What Happened and What Investors Can Do

Japan's stock market suffered its biggest one-day drop since Black Monday in August but quickly bounced. Here's what happened and what it means for investors.

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Nintendo Museum will open on October 2 in Kyoto, Japan — historic card manufacturing plant repurposed to showcase its most iconic games

The Nintendo Museum is slated for an October 2 launch in Japan, built on Nintendo's oldest property.

Al Jazeera

At 116, Japanese woman set to be named world’s oldest person

Tomiko Itooka still went mountain climbing into her 70s, scaling Japan’s 3,067-metre Mount Ontake – in sneakers.

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