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Luongo, Metcalfe ruled out of World Cup qualifiers

The Socceroos have been dealt a double blow ahead of World Cup qualifiers against China and Japan, with Massimo Luongo and Connor Metcalfe cut down by injury.

AAP

Odisha FC Women all set for AFC challenge, open campaign against Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

Having already created history by qualifying for AFC Women's Champions League a month ago by ensuring a top-of-the-group finish in preliminary stage, Odisha FC Women will hope for a head start to their group-stage campaign when they take on Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho…

The Times of India

The only perfect video game is finally a JRPG thanks to a new indie channeling a 31-year-old cult classic SNES Tetris game that never left Japan

Tetris Battle Gaiden lives in Flowstone Saga

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Japan’s Yutaka Take rides again in search of Arc triumph on Al Riffa

The 55-year-old jockey has a chance to delight Japanese fans at Longchamp with a first Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe victory

The Guardian - UK

Marquez says "we’re experts in complicating our own lives” after Motegi

Marc Marquez feels "we’re experts in complicating our own lives” but believes he can deliver more in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix after recovering from ninth on the grid to finish third in the sprint race.

Autosport

Google Japan's new Möbius strip keyboard weighs 20.8 donuts - and of course it has RGB

Google Japan unveils a new type of monstrosity ahead of Halloween

TechRadar

Challenges ahead for Japan's new PM Ishiba

Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has called for "fundamentally bolstering" the country’s defences in the face of rising regional and global threats. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Robert Ward, Japan Chair at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about the challenges ahead for the Japanese leader.

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Palworld escapes indefinite delay, launches on PS5 in Japan today despite the survival game's ongoing legal battle with Nintendo

It launched on PS5 in 68 other countries last week

GamesRadar

Alex Lozowski named in England training squad six years on from last cap

The 31-year-old won the last of his five Test caps against Japan in November 2018.

The Independent UK

First Thing: Israeli strikes hit Beirut as key route out of Lebanon cut off

Israel has ordered people in 20 more towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. Plus: the future of the death penalty in Japan

The Guardian - UK

Japanese PM Ishiba Addresses Security, Economy In Policy Speech

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister, addresses key issues, outlines policy priorities, and faces upcoming election challenges.

Top News

MotoGP Japanese GP: Binder tops second practice as KTM threatens Ducati dominance

Brad Binder was fastest for KTM Factory Racing in second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi today, while Ducati-mounted title rivals Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia also booked their spots in Saturday’s Qualifying 2.

Autosport

‘Editing it was like exposure therapy’: Shiori Ito, the reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movement

After reporting a high-profile journalist for sexual assault, Ito was championed and vilified. She relives that night and the aftermath in her documentary Black Box Diaries

The Guardian - UK

Japan's new leader expresses regret for governing party slush fund scandal, vows stronger defense

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has opened his first policy speech in office by expressing deep regrets over the governing party’s slush funds scandal that dogged his predecessor

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International Business Times

Japan PM Warns 'Today's Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow's East Asia'

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia" while also dubbing the country's low birth rate a "quiet emergency".

The Guardian - AU

After freeing a man who spent half a century on death row, will Japan keep using the death penalty?

Police fabricated key evidence that led to the conviction of Iwao Hakamada in 1968, but capital punishment still has popular support

Newcastle Herald

Anna Noon is saving the world one tiny forest at a time

The creator of Lake Mac's tiny forests will travel to Japan where the concept was born.

Newcastle Herald

Focus on saving jailed defender of whales

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Latin Times

Japanese Woman Stops Violent Shoplifter With Move She Learned From Watching Anime

Watch a reenactment of how a Japanese woman used an anime move she'd never practiced to successfully stop a shoplifter.

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Global Markets React To Middle East Tensions And Economic Data

Global markets react to Middle East tensions, impacting stocks and currencies. Oil prices rise amid uncertainty. U.S. stocks stall, while Japan's Nikkei su...

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Stocks Muted Before the Open With U.S. Economic Data in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.09%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -0.21% this morning as investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data and remarks from a Federal Reserve official.

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