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20 Years Ago, Tom Cruise Made a Controversial War Epic — And Kickstarted a Hollywood Phenomenon

Both a product of its time and a step forward for representation, Cruise’s historical epic remains intriguing.

Inverse

Jason Becker hailed his “stunning technique and explosive guitar tone” – now Jien Takahashi is building a unique brand of shred shaped by Ritchie Blackmore, Morbid Angel and a quest to prove “a guitar solo can be as persuasive as a singer's voice”

The rising Japanese virtuoso has an undying love for the shred heroics of Becker and Marty Friedman, but also uses his Ibanez, PRS and occasionally his $50 Legend Strat copy to traverse much wider melodic ground

Guitar World

Survey finds 40% of university students in Japan don’t know the copy-and-paste shortcut keys

A recent survey of university students in Japan found that awareness of basic keyboard shortcut keys was lacking.

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Pourchaire: Lawson shows Super Formula is a great step to F1

Sauber Academy driver Pourchaire sealed the F2 title in Abu Dhabi with ART Grand Prix after seeing off Mercedes junior Frederik Vesti. But with Williams' confirmation that it will retain Logan Sargeant, all grid slots are set for the 2024 F1 season, which will remarkably feature an unchanged line-up of…

Autosport

Pacific Overtures review – small Sondheim is beautifully done

Co-production with Osaka company brings 1976 study of American imperialism arriving in Japan to subtle, funny life

The Guardian - UK

Stock Index Futures Slip Ahead of U.S. JOLTs Report, China Credit Outlook Downgrade Weighs

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.34%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.51% this morning as investors weighed concerns over China’s debt burden and looked ahead to the latest reading on U.S. job openings as well as U.S. business activity data.

Barchart

Nvidia is promising to help Japan get the AI chips it needs with a whole network of new plants

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang is promising to do his best to get Japan the AI chips it needs amid a global shortage.

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Japanese female wrestling meets design in Miami extravaganza

The Sukeban female wrestling league’s Miami debut features a championship belt by Marc Newson, hats by Stephen Jones, and creative direction by Olympia Le Tan

Wallpaper

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges

The Independent UK

This 1/12 Scale Silver And Gold Honda Monkey Costs More Than A Monkey Bike

High-end jewelry and Honda Monkeys aren't usually things talked about together, but one Japanese jeweler is offering a very special and precious Monkey model.

RideApart

US military divers find wreckage of Osprey aircraft off coast of Japan

Air Force announces ‘ongoing combined effort to recover the remaining crew members from the wreckage’

The Independent UK

Australia urged not to rely on ‘drug dealer’s defence’ for gas exports and help wean Japan off fossil fuels

Diplomats for Climate group says if government wants to use that defence ‘it needs to be the dealer who takes their clients to rehab and supports them off their habit’

The Guardian - AU

Divers find wreckage and remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan

The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakushima island during a training mission.

WEKU

Divers have discovered wreckage, remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, Air Force says

The U.S. Air Force says divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan

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Bear attacks in Japan hit record high as hunger forces some to delay hibernation

Six people have been killed and more than 200 injured since April, with warnings of more to come during winter

The Independent UK

Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern Japan

Japanese authorities say they have handed over pieces of the wreckage from an U.S. Air Force Osprey that crashed off southwestern Japan to the U.S. military, as the search continued for seven missing servicemembers

The Hindu

Oscar entries from 26 countries to be screened at IFFK

The movies from countries including Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Malaysia, Poland, Tunisia and Turkey are bound to become a treat for the festival audience.

Motorsport

The powerful effects of Motul and Honda’s winning combination

The companies may be headquartered thousands of miles apart, in France and Japan respectively, but their special technical relationship has drawn them together and driven them to consistently achieve outstanding feats across the motorbike world.

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The Independent UK

In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion

Unlike the fast-moving interpreters of samba, salsa and other Latin American dancing styles, Japanese traditional dancers move slowly, performing just a few moves that their bodies keep fully controlled

The Independent UK

Wataru Endo: Adapting to Premier League with Liverpool ‘harder than I thought’

The Japan international arrived as part of a complete overhaul of Liverpool’s midfield in the summer

Evening Standard

Liverpool: Wataru Endo explains difficult start to life in Premier League

Few expected Japanese midfielder to land at Anfield in the summer and he has been a bit-part player since

The Independent UK

US denies Japan’s call to ground Osprey aircraft following fatal crash

Pentagon says the US Ospreys continue to operate in Japan

The Independent UK

Wataru Endo admits adapting to Premier League ‘harder than I thought’

The Japan international arrived as part of a complete overhaul of Liverpool’s midfield in the summer.

Newcastle Herald

Jeremy Bath wrote Neylon letters, says maritime museum head

Timing of letters too coincidental, says former Newcastle councillor Bob Cook.

WhatToWatch

Godzilla Minus One smashes into movie theaters and people love it

Godzilla is having a moment on screen, in addition to his Apple TV Plus show. Godzilla Minus One has become an acclaimed movie people are talking about.

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