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Dollar Ends Lower on Yen Strength and Weak US Labor Market News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell to a 1-week low and finished down by -0.25%. Strength in the yen Thursday undercut the dollar after stronger-than-expected Japanese wage news pushed the yen to a 1-month high against the dollar. The dollar fell to its low Thursday after the US Aug...

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Australians shun Trump but back alliance as China looms

The Australian, Japanese and American public are more closely aligned in perceiving China as a threat and back the need for powerful allies, new data shows.

AAP

My neighbour, 82, would give everything for just a week with her parents. What she longs to tell them surprises me

I assumed Bianca wanted to regress to the role of little girl. But she has a story to share with them about a life well lived

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Dollar Falls on Strength in the Yen and Mixed US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.15% and fell to a 1-week low. Strength in the yen is undercutting the dollar after stronger-than-expected Japanese wage news pushed the yen to a 1-month high against the dollar. The dollar fell to its low today after the US Aug...

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Watch as Celtic star Daizen Maeda scores for Japan in thumping win

Watch as Celtic star Daizen Maeda scores for Japan in thumping win.

The National (Scotland)

Washington attacks on Nippon’s bid for U.S. Steel puts ally Japan’s spot in ‘friends and family list’ into doubt

“If the U.S. draws up a friends and family list and Japan is not on that list, then I’d question [what country] would make that list.”

Fortune

Aflac - Strong Technical Indicators with 100% Buy Signals

Summary Aflac (AFL) shows strong technical indicators with 100% buy signals, a 47.77% gain in the last year, and a Trend Seeker buy signal. The company operates through Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S., offering various supplemental health and life insurance products. Fundamental factors include a market cap of $61.98 billion,...

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Tour the new Four Seasons Osaka, where time stands still

Set within a 49-storey tower, Four Seasons Osaka takes the traditional ryokan experience to new heights

Wallpaper

Move over Sony! Canon is back on top in Japan, with a dramatic sales recovery

The three best-selling cameras in Japan right now are from Canon –and sales have gone up for its red-hot DSLR, too

Digital Camera World

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

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are down -0.10%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.15% this morning as market participants awaited a new round of U.S. economic data, with particular attention on the ADP National Employment figures.

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Stocks Muted Before the Open as Investors Await U.S. Economic Data

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New plant-eating dinosaur species discovered in Japan named after gnomes

Ancestor of triceratops likely marched from Asia to North America via prehistoric land bridge, scientists say

The Independent UK

Japan and Australia agree to increase joint military training

Japan and Australia have agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over China’s recent incursions into Japanese airspace and territorial waters

The Independent UK

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia will join the largest on-land military exercise between Japan and the United States for the first time and look to boost maritime co-operation.

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Paris Paralympics: They sold their land to fund her dream. Champ daughter Deepthi Jeevanji bought it back

HYDERABAD: Before winning the 400m bronze in the T20 category of the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday, Deepthi Jeevanji had stunned everyone by setting the 400m world record (55.07 seconds) in the para World championships in Kobe, Japan in May. But it is what she did in between the two global…

The Independent UK

For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it's Japan — not the US — that's the bigger draw

Well-heeled Chinese are moving to Japan in droves, buying up homes and harboring hopes for opportunities

The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: big cars and road deaths, the people’s verdict on CEO salaries and tracking baby pandas

A simple stripy chart measures worsening air quality around the world. Plus: North Korea continues its trashy balloon campaign

USAFacts

Who are the US’ top trade partners?

Over 50% of 2023 US trade involved one of five partners: Mexico, Canada, China, Germany, and Japan.

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Outcry in France as Greenland keeps anti-whaling crusader Paul Watson in jail

Activists in France have vowed to stay mobilised behind Canadian-American environmental activist Paul Watson after a Greenland court ruled Wednesday to keep him in custody. The marine conservationist will remain detained pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over a clash with whalers.

Al Jazeera

World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers: Teams, groups, format, schedule, favourites

When do the AFC qualifiers take place for the World Cup? How many countries are playing? Al Jazeera answers.

The Independent UK

Greenland court extends anti-whaling activist's time in custody as Japan seeks his extradition

A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan

RideApart

Remember When Honda Was Too Chicken to Sell Its Coolest Motorcycle to Us?

After reminding executive editor Jonathon Klein about the Honda Hawk 11, and that it was only ever sold in Japan, he asks, "Why?!" Honda should absolutely sell it in the United States.

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Man Arrested For Sex In Japanese Shrine

A 61-year-old Austrian man was arrested in Japan for engaging in sexual activity at a shrine with a Japanese woman. Instances of disrespecting religious si...

Inverse

40 Years Later, an Iconic Sci-Fi Franchise Is About to Get a Bold New Look

Four decades after it launched, Transformers could be launching a new anime series that embraces the Japanese medium like never before.

Autosport

Why results don't reveal the reasons de Vries impressed on his Super Formula bow

For the first time since he lost his AlphaTauri Formula 1 drive halfway through 2023, Nyck de Vries was back at the wheel of a conventionally powered single-seater last month when he made his Super Formula debut at Motegi with Toyota squad Team Impul. And while the results may have…

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