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Sunfish that began ailing after aquarium's closure recovers after human cutouts set up outside tank

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations

The Independent UK

Masa Son, Trump's Japanese Buddy With The Midas Touch

Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record.

International Business Times

China’s relations with U.S. partners like Japan and India start to improve as Trump returns to White House

The change of leadership in Washington on Monday could be an opportunity for China.

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Advertisers flee major Japanese TV channel amid sexual assault claims against star presenter

Scandal has raised questions about the industry’s seemingly lax attitude to sexual crimes

The Independent UK

'Love For Humanity': Low-crime Japan's Unpaid Parole Officers

Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother -- all in a day's unpaid work for Japan's army of volunteer probation officers.

International Business Times

China’s economic need and soft diplomacy spur about-face on visa-free entry

It was once a privilege afforded to only Singapore, Brunei and Japan but now travel rules have been relaxed for dozens of countries. But are many people coming?

The Guardian - AU

Japan's loneliness epidemic is leading elderly women to choose prison

Japan’s largest women’s prison has become home to a growing number of seniors.

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Rubio Starts As Top US Diplomat Meeting Asian Partners

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts Tuesday from Japan, India and Australia on his first day in office, in a sign of solidarity in the face of China.

International Business Times

Legendary writer Chris Claremont returns for a new X-Men comic that sends Wolverine and Kitty Pryde to Japan

Wolverine and Kitty Pryde will flashback to Claremont's heyday as an X-Men writer

GamesRadar

Canon was granted most US patents for a Japanese company in 2024 – and for the 20th year in a row!

The Japanese camera giant also made it into the Top 10 US patent filings for 41st consecutive year

Digital Camera World

Ichiro is set to become Japan's first Hall of Famer. Here's who might join him in Cooperstown

Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results of the writers’ voting are announced

The Independent UK

Nintendo Switch 2 will need big growth outside the US and Japan to do as well as Switch 1, says veteran analyst: "There have to be some surprises"

The original Nintendo Switch casts a long shadow

GamesRadar

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Bond Yields Fall After Trump’s Inauguration, U.S. Economic Data and Earnings in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.50%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.55% this morning as Treasury yields fell after cash trading resumed following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, with investors digesting President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and awaiting…

Barchart

Crime and thrillers of the month – review

Nicci French’s latest gem; an unsettling brainteaser from Japanese enigma Uketsu; the tensions that mar the maiden voyage of an airship; and a sojourn on a scary Scottish island

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Wall Street shrugs off Trump after he vows Mexico and Canada tariffs

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite largely unmoved as it opened for trading for first time after inauguration

The Independent UK

Toyota, Shiseido among dozens of firms to pull ads from Japan's Fuji TV network over sex scandal

Broadcaster Fuji Television is facing allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts

The Guardian - AU

Japan aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish by taping photos of human faces to its tank

Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment

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Ichiro Suzuki: Japan's Baseball Icon And Cultural Export

Discover the legendary career of Ichiro Suzuki, a baseball icon who uplifted Japan's spirits and inspired a new generation of players.

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Digital Camera World

BCN Award 2025: Sony sells most mirrorless cameras, Canon most compacts and DSLRs, and Tamron most lenses

The awards, from the Japanese industry body BCN Retail, reveal who sold the most cameras and lenses over the past year

The Independent UK

Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan

The Independent UK

What it’s like to hike Japan’s sacred Kumano Kodo trail

This tranquil walking route that takes in waterfalls, temples and hot springs is the perfect antidote to Japan’s overtourism, as John Kampfner discovers

GamesRadar

Animal Crossing's "obscure references" were all "localized out completely" before its debut in the West, as Nintendo felt it needed to "change everything"

The original Animal Crossing looked a whole lot different in Japan

AAP

Wild night in Japan as Deans outpoints Hansen

Robbie Deans' Wild Knights have beaten Steve Hansen's Tokyo Verblitz by 16 points in Japanese club rugby.

Motorsport

Honda can't wait until MotoGP 2027 to take a step - Puig

It's very refreshing to hear Honda boss Alberto Puig talk about aspects of his life that are much more ordinary than those required of him as HRC team manager in the MotoGP world championship. At 58 years old and after seven years in the position, the former rider has experienced…

The Sports Daily

X reacts to Dodgers signing pitcher Roki Sasaki

X reacts to Dodgers signing pitcher Roki Sasaki. The Dodgers now have three Japanese pitchers in the rotation.

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