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WiFi, Drones And Sharp Blades On Japan's Whaling Mothership

In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling "mothership", the Kangei Maru -- slicing blades, butchery deck, freezers and all.

International Business Times

‘Yohji Yamamoto: Letter to the Future’ celebrates the designer’s timeless, anti-trend approach

‘Yohji Yamamoto: Letter to the Future’ at Milan’s 10 Corso Como is a rare exhibition of the seminal Japanese designer’s work. Curator Alessio de’ Navasques gives Wallpaper* a tour

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Nasdaq Futures Climb on Blowout Nvidia Results, U.S. PMI Data in Focus

June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are trending up +0.79% this morning as forecast-beating quarterly results and sales forecast from Nvidia boosted sentiment, with investors bracing for U.S. business activity data.

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Pics Of Japan’s Bizarre Abandoned Love Hotels Reveal A Fascinating World And Forgotten Fantasies

Photos of a mysterious and unique abandoned love hotel in Japan, decorated with horse statues, clown tanks and UFO beds, reveal a fascinating hidden world. The post Pics Of Japan’s Bizarre Abandoned Love Hotels Reveal A Fascinating World And Forgotten Fantasies first appeared on Bored Panda.

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I Just Spent 2 Weeks In Japan — Here’s My 6 Hot Tips For Avoiding Tourists But Seeing The Sites

If you’ve spent more than 0.5 seconds on social media over the last two months, you might have seen that Japan seems to be the go-to destination for Aussie travellers this year. Why? Well, it’s no new secret that the gorgeous country has a wide range of stunning landscapes, fascinating…

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Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week for the first time since 2019

Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week in Seoul for their first trilateral talks since 2019

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After Japan’s comeback, South Korea is hoping for its own stock market boom

Seoul is undertaking reforms to counter the so-called ‘Korea discount’ dragging down the valuations of its firms.

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1 Auto Stock Set to Gain from Elon's Strategic Misfire

While the fortunes of many pure EV companies are heading south, Japanese automakers - with their emphasis on hybrid vehicles - are raking in the money. Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, recently reported an annual operating profit of $32 billion, the first time any Japanese company reached that threshold. It…

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TSMC Offers a Peek at 'Global Gigafab' Process Replication Program

At its European Technology Symposium last week TSMC revealed some of the details about its Global Gigafab Manufacturing program, the company's strategy to replicate its manufacturing processes across its multiple gigafab sites. The need for large-scale multi-national fabs to have a process in place to replicate their facilities is well-documented…

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"The world can be far too angry - we want to distract people from that." Japan's Paledusk mix gacha pop with metalcore, influenced Bring Me The Horizon and want to be their country's "first legendary metal band”

There's no one in the metal scene quite like Paledusk right now

Metal Hammer

Spirited Away play review: a wonderful artistic imagining of Studio Ghibli’s tale of environmental stewardship

Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, has captivated audiences worldwide with its visually stunning and thematically rich films. In recent years, they have decided to take some of these stories to the stage.

The Conversation

Death Penalty Sought Again For 88-year-old In Japan Murder Saga

Japanese prosecutors again sought the death penalty in the retrial on Wednesday of an ex-boxer who was the world's longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported.

International Business Times

Step inside this rare Shiro Kuramata-designed cocktail bar in Japan

Shiro Kuramata designed hundreds of bars in his lifetime, but few remain intact. Now fans are making a pilgrimage to Comblé Bar in Shizuoka

Wallpaper

Mariyappan wins 1st para Worlds gold

CHENNAI: Two-time Paralympics medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched his maiden gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships by leaping 1.88m in the men's T63 high jump event in Kobe, Japan, on Tuesday. The mark also helped him breach the championships record, which was held by Sharad Kumar at 1.83m.

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Japan racks up trade deficit as imports balloon due to cheap yen

Japan’s trade deficit in April grew nearly 8% from a year earlier as the weak yen boosted the cost of imports, offsetting a jump in exports

International Business Times

Breakdancer, 40, On Cusp Of Fulfilling Olympic Dream

At age 40, Japanese competitive breakdancer Ayumi Fukushima has been busting moves for longer than some of her rivals have been alive.

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Mount Fuji: why a small Japanese town is hiding the big tourist hotspot

Holidaymakers were behaving appallingly around a convenience store that offers an Instagrammable view of the mountain – until residents blocked the cameras

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Japanese locals block view of Mount Fuji to deter tourists

Residents of Fujikawaguchiko are taking matters into their own hands after tourists wreaked havoc in the area

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No more cute snaps of Mt Fuji. A screen is up in a Japanese town to prevent tourist crowds

A Japanese town known for some of the best views of Mount Fuji has completed construction of a large black screen on a stretch of a street to block the view and deter tourists from overcrowding the place

The Independent UK

Japanese town blocks iconic Mount Fuji view to stop bad behaviour by tourists

Residents and businesses in Fujikawaguchiko have been frustrated for years because of tourists who litter, trespass, and break traffic rules to take a perfect photo for social media

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China Criticizes South Korea, Japan Lawmakers For Taiwan Visit

China expresses disapproval over South Korean and Japanese lawmakers' visit to Taiwan, escalating tensions in the region.

International Business Times

Japan Wrestles With Legacy Of Graft-stained Games In Paris Warning

Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this summer in the French capital.

International Business Times

Sick Of Tourists, Japan Town To Put Up Barrier Blocking Mt Fuji

A Japanese town was set Tuesday to mount a large mesh barrier across the road from an Instagram-famous view of Mount Fuji in an attempt to deter badly behaved tourists.

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