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Elden Ring is "maybe not quite" a JRPG, but Ys and Trails head says it's "difficult" to define the genre in general: "It can't really be described"

There's "kind of an ineffable thing" that makes JRPGs what they are, Toshihiro Kondo says

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Japan Navy helicopters' fatal crash caused by inadequate instructions to crew, says probe report

A Japanese navy report says lack of instructions to the crew and their failure to keep a lookout and communicate led two Japanese navy helicopters to collide during nighttime training in April, killing all eight people on board

The Independent UK

Rui Hachimura will play for Japan in upcoming Summer Olympics

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be representing his native Japan in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris.

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The Boyfriend review – the gay Japanese dating show that will have you punching the air with joy

Netflix’s reality series feels genuinely groundbreaking and deeply, grippingly sweet. You’ll watch these unforced romances unfold with bated breath

The Guardian - UK

Dyson to cut 1,000 jobs in the UK; chancellor launches national wealth fund –as it happened

Rachel Reeves says ‘Britain is open for business and the work of change has begun’

The Guardian - UK

My Hero Academia: You're Next To Premiere In North America

Exciting news for anime fans as the fourth My Hero Academia film, You're Next, premieres in North America on October 11, following its release in Japan on ...

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Chinese Automakers Dominate Israel’s Market

In the first half, Chinese firms sold over 34,500 fossil-fuel cars and EVs in the country, ahead of Korean and Japanese brands

Caixin Global

No, The Honda Super Cub Is Not Being Discontinued Forever

New Japanese emissions restrictions mean that Honda is discontinuing its 50cc mopeds in 2025. Lucky for Super Cub fans, that's not its only displacement.

RideApart

Stocks Set for Muted Open as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data and Big Bank Earnings, Powell’s Testimony on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are down -0.06%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.05% this morning as investors looked ahead to the release of U.S. inflation data, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony, and the start of the second-quarter earnings season later in the…

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Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data and Big Bank Earnings, Powell’s Testimony on Tap

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Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan as heatwave leads to four deaths

Average number of heatstroke-related deaths each year has increased six fold since 1995

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The Independent UK

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more

Last year, 9,000 people were found at least a week after they’d died alone. Helen Coffey investigates how our increasingly fragmented society means more of us are slipping away unmourned and unnoticed

Al Jazeera

Japan, Philippines sign defence pact with eyes on China

Agreement comes as Manila and Tokyo share concerns about Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the region.

International Business Times

Tokyo Governor Koike Sweeps To Third Term

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike won a landslide victory to secure a third term, official election results showed Monday, in a rare triumph for a woman in Japan's male-dominated politics.

The Independent UK

Japan and Philippines to sign defense pact letting Tokyo's forces train in Southeast Asian country

Japan and the Philippines are signing a defense pact that will allow Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills

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Philippines, Japan On Verge Of Key Defence Pact

The Philippines and Japan are set to sign on Monday a key defence pact that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory.

GamesRadar

Cult Japanese director who practically invented the 'cozy' genre 20 years ago with Boku no Natsuyasymi is back with an open-world game coming worldwide this year

Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid gets an English translation in about two months

RideApart

This Custom Dirt Bike Was Made To Shred the Streets, and Comes From Japan

Coming from Japan's legendary Dirt Freak tuning house, this Honda CRF250L is one sick super moto that we can't get enough of. I'd like one, Dirt Freak.

The Guardian - UK

Man who spent 45 years on death row in Japan hopes for chance to clear name

Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict

The Independent UK

Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to re-elect incumbent conservative as city's governor

Voters in Tokyo are casting ballots to decide whether to re-elect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan’s influential capital for four more years

The Independent UK

US envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military personnel on Okinawa, which have again stoked resentment of the heavy U.S. troop presence on the strategic island in Japan’s far south

International Business Times

Women Fight Tokyo Election In Male-dominated Japan

Polls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere.

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