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Cover Story: Yen’s Decline Tied to U.S.-Japan Rate Gap Is Seen Stretching to 2025

Japanese tourism and exports see gains while fund outflows and higher import costs cause pain

Caixin Global

‘If I lost this flute, it would be pretty tragic’: Shabaka, Corinne Bailey Rae and Nilüfer Yanya on their favourite instruments

From a Japanese bamboo flute that is harvested and then cured to an unusual fretless zither and a blue Fender Strat, three performers tell the stories of the instruments they cherish

The Guardian - UK

Craft x Tech elevates Japanese craftsmanship with progressive technology

The inaugural edition of Craft x Tech was presented in Tokyo this week, before making its first international stop at Design Miami Basel (11-16 June 2024)

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Feeling Flush: Japan's High-tech Toilets Go Global

As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.

International Business Times

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

Japan has lost contact with its Akatsuki probe, the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus.

LiveScience

Japanese Billionaire Cancels Spacex Moon Trip Due To Uncertainty

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancels moon trip on SpaceX due to uncertainties, impacting 'dearMoon' project and crew members' plans.

Top News

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Costly carbon capture and storage could be the price Australia must pay for retaining emissions-intensive industrial jobs without pumping out more pollution.

AAP

Donald Trump’s felony conviction now means he’s banned from a host of countries including Canada and UK

There are nearly 40 countries that bar felons from entering, even to visit.

The Independent UK

A cyborg samurai saga set in post-apocalyptic Japan is set to get its first English translation

Sylvain Repos' Yojimbot is here to save the day

GamesRadar

S&P Futures Tick Higher After Key U.S. Inflation Data is Released

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.26% this morning after the release of the Fed’s first-line inflation gauge.

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S&P Futures Tick Lower as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are trending down -0.20% this morning as market participants refrained from making big bets ahead of the release of the Fed’s first-line inflation gauge.

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S&P Futures Tread Water as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are trending down -0.13% this morning as market participants refrained from making big bets ahead of the release of the Fed’s first-line inflation gauge.

Evening Standard

Daichi Kamada: Crystal Palace close in on Lazio midfielder as early transfer push continues

Japan international is poised to reunite with former boss Oliver Glasner after previous spell at Eintracht Frankfurt

Digital Camera World

WTF? Kodak just toppled Canon, Sony Fujifilm AND Nikon

Kodak has more market share than Canon, Sony, Fujifilm and Nikon in Japan, owning almost a quarter of the market

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The Times of India

Can we regrow our teeth? Japanese scientists say yes!

Imagine a future where losing a tooth isn’t a permanent problem. No more dentures, no more implants—just a brand new tooth growing right where the old one used to be. This futuristic scenario might be closer than you think, thanks to the research from Japan. A team of scientists and…

Bored Panda

Man Wishes He’d Done Research Before Visiting Japanese Bathhouse After Embarrassing Incident

Culture shock moments are easy to laugh off. But in some worst cases, things can take an embarrassing turn. The post Man Wishes He’d Done Research Before Visiting Japanese Bathhouse After Embarrassing Incident first appeared on Bored Panda.

Evening Standard

Best Japanese novels to read in translation

Experience the culture and history of Japan through contemporary literature

Space

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.

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Stocks Slip Before the Open as Risk Mood Sours, U.S. GDP Data and Earnings in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.39%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.42% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near the highest levels of the year, weighing on the risk mood, while investors braced for a slew of U.S. economic data, remarks from…

The Independent UK

'Star Trek' actor George Takei is determined to keep telling his Japanese American story

The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, who were labeled enemies during World War II, has traumatized and galvanized the Japanese American community over the decades

The Independent UK

South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters

North Korea has fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals

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