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Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data and Big Bank Earnings, Powell’s Testimony on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are down -0.06%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.05% this morning as investors looked ahead to the release of U.S. inflation data, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony, and the start of earnings season later in the week.

Barchart

Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan as heatwave leads to four deaths

Average number of heatstroke-related deaths each year has increased six fold since 1995

The Guardian - AU

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more

Last year, 9,000 people were found at least a week after they’d died alone. Helen Coffey investigates how our increasingly fragmented society means more of us are slipping away unmourned and unnoticed

The Independent UK

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Japan, Philippines sign defence pact with eyes on China

Agreement comes as Manila and Tokyo share concerns about Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the region.

Al Jazeera

Tokyo Governor Koike Sweeps To Third Term

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike won a landslide victory to secure a third term, official election results showed Monday, in a rare triumph for a woman in Japan's male-dominated politics.

International Business Times

Japan and Philippines to sign defense pact letting Tokyo's forces train in Southeast Asian country

Japan and the Philippines are signing a defense pact that will allow Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills

The Independent UK

Philippines, Japan On Verge Of Key Defence Pact

The Philippines and Japan are set to sign on Monday a key defence pact that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory.

International Business Times

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Cult Japanese director who practically invented the 'cozy' genre 20 years ago with Boku no Natsuyasymi is back with an open-world game coming worldwide this year

Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid gets an English translation in about two months

GamesRadar

This Custom Dirt Bike Was Made To Shred the Streets, and Comes From Japan

Coming from Japan's legendary Dirt Freak tuning house, this Honda CRF250L is one sick super moto that we can't get enough of. I'd like one, Dirt Freak.

RideApart

Man who spent 45 years on death row in Japan hopes for chance to clear name

Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict

The Guardian - UK

Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to re-elect incumbent conservative as city's governor

Voters in Tokyo are casting ballots to decide whether to re-elect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan’s influential capital for four more years

The Independent UK

US envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military personnel on Okinawa, which have again stoked resentment of the heavy U.S. troop presence on the strategic island in Japan’s far south

The Independent UK

Women Fight Tokyo Election In Male-dominated Japan

Polls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: Russian shelling kills three in Kherson region as road crash in west leaves 14 dead

Two bodies recovered from rubble of southern house while collision of oil truck and minibus in western Rivne region leaves single survivor. What we know on day 865

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Motorsport

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: British GP

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

The Independent UK

Japan partners with Cambodia to share demining knowledge with Ukraine, other countries

Japan’s foreign minister has announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and technology on land mine removal with countries around the world, including Ukraine

Barchart

1 ETF Set to Benefit from the Weak Japanese Yen

The Japanese stock market, driven by powerful exporters like Toyota, could benefit from persistent weakness in the yen.

Inverse

35 Years Ago, an Infamously Disturbing Cyberpunk Movie Saved Japanese Sci-Fi

Long before cyberpunk went mainstream in the west, a fever dream from an outsider director catapulted Japanese filmmaking back into international relevance.

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Space

Journey to JAXA: Why I skipped Mount Fuji and went straight to the Japanese space agency

Japan has many iconic tourist destinations, but one place unlikely to be on many itineraries is about 90 minutes from central Tokyo – and it's just as intriguing as one of the world's most photogenic mountains.

The Guardian - UK

Akira Endo obituary

Japanese biochemist whose work on fungal extracts led to the creation of the first statin

The Guardian - UK

‘There is a sex crisis here. Couples stop having sex after kids’: This is how we do it in Japan

Aoi and Jiro have regular intercourse – so how did they buck what seems to be a national trend?

Digital Camera World

Sigma's first Canon RF lens is so popular, it's already sold out in Japan

Demand for Sigma's first Canon RF lens is so high that the manifacturer is "unable to keep up" in Japan

Latin Times

Asian Markets Down As Traders Await US Jobs Report

Japan's Nikkei 225 ended flat while the broader Topix index, which a day earlier surpassed its previous peak set in 1989, also shed some of its gains.

Top News

US Military To Deploy Newest Fighter Jets To Japan

US military to upgrade forces in Japan with new fighter jets to strengthen regional security and US-Japan Alliance.

International Business Times

Asian Markets Down As Traders Eye US Jobs Report

Japanese markets started higher before seeing early gains erased on Friday with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index briefly hitting a record high, as traders prepared for a key US jobs report.

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