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Japan aims to refocus its foreign aid on maritime and economic security and national interests

Japan has approved a major revision to its development aid policy to focus on maritime and economic security and its national interests while helping developing nations overcome challenges amid China’s growing influence

The Independent UK

Inside town abandoned after nuclear disaster filled with hundreds of vintage cars

Urban explorer Bob Thissen visited the Fukushima exclusion zone in Japan and discovered several abandoned vintage cars in pretty good condition, but made unusable due to the radiation levels in their metal

Daily Mirror

Mysterious job ad for a Japanese studio mentions developing next-generation consoles

Fans are theorizing it's Nintendo - but it's not the only studio in the area

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Markets Today: Stocks Higher as Bond Yields Fall on Jobless Claims Surge

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.16%. U.S. stock index futures this morning recovered from overnight losses and posted modest gains after bond yields fell when weekly U.S. jobless claims jumped to...

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Junior Women's Asia Cup: India storm into semis with 11-0 thrashing of Chinese Taipei

NEW DELHI: The Indian junior women's hockey team produced an outstanding performance in their last pool match against Chinese Taipei, securing a resounding 11-0 victory and confirming their place in the semi-finals of the Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Japan on Thursday.

The Times of India

Priyanshu Rajawat knocked out of Singapore Masters

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat's impressive performance came to an end in the pre-quarterfinals of the Singapore Masters Super 750 tournament on Thursday, as he suffered a defeat to third seed Kodai Naraoka of Japan.

The Times of India

Japan's denial of same-sex marriage, other LGTBQ+ protections looks unconstitutional, judge rules

A Japanese court says the lack of legal protections for LGTBQ+ people appears to be unconstitutional in the latest ruling that may push the country toward allowing same-sex marriage

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Stock market today: Asian shares slip following technology selloff on Wall Street

Asian shares have fallen after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on Wall Street

The Independent UK

Japan court falls short of calling same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

The complicated ruling from a court in Fukuoka comes after four other courts reached differing conclusions, and ahead of a parliamentary debate on the subject

The Guardian - AU

Japanese data centres expand into Thailand

Two Japan-based data centre providers have invested US$164 million (5.5 billion baht) in Thailand to build and expand data centres, cashing in on the trend of digital transformation and the exponential growth of cloud computing.

Bangkok Post

In Japan, embarrassed employees pay agencies to quit for them

Companies like Exit handle resignations on behalf of Japanese employees who are too nervous to confront their boss.

Al Jazeera

Kobayashi: NASCAR debut will realise childhood "dream"

The 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours winner and team principal of Toyota's WEC arm was announced on Wednesday at La Sarthe for a one-off NASCAR outing at the Indianapolis road course in August, driving a third 23XI Racing Camry.

Autosport

Kobayashi: "To race in NASCAR was my dream" as a child

Following the Project 91 initiative from Trackhouse Racing, there has been a sudden push by Cup teams to bring in international racing stars for one-off starts.

Motorsport

Stocks Pressured as Bond Yields Rise on Bank of Canada Rate Hike

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.68%. U.S. stocks this morning gave up early gains and...

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Japan supports Sweden's NATO membership as defense ministers strengthen ties

Japan’s defense minister has expressed his country’s support for Sweden’s NATO membership during talks with his Swedish counterpart

Salon

Clinging bitterly to guns and religion

An iron curtain has descended on America

Al Jazeera

S Korea, Japan scramble jets due to China-Russia joint air patrol

China’s defence ministry says patrol with Russian bomber aircraft was part of exercises that first started in 2019.

The Independent UK

Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries as fear and skepticism flourish following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic

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Peugeot Decks Out The Django 150 Touring Edition With Luggage Accessories

Peugeot Motocycles has announced the limited Django 150 Touring Edition in the Japanese market, of which only 20 will ever see the light of day.

The Guardian - AU

France opposed to opening of Nato liaison office in Japan, official says

Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the idea

Daily Mirror

People who live longest prioritise happiness and one other key trait, says doctor

A positive attitude and high emotional awareness appear to be the two personality traits shared by centenarians (people at or near the age of 100), according to Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, authors of "Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life."

Daily Mirror

What is Hikikomori? Japanese anti-social trend sweeps US with men falling victim to it

Hikikomori is a term coined in Japan in the 1990s, but the anti-social trend which sees people socially isolating themselves has become widespread across not just the US, but other countries too

GamesRadar

Japan-only NES classic comes to Nintendo Switch with a brand-new name

Nintendo Switch Online might be having its best month ever

Fortune

Gen Z are getting lessons on how to smile without masks

After years of mask wearing, people in Japan are taking refreshers on how to smile.

The Hindu

Over-emitting nations owe India $1,446 per capita until 2050 as climate compensation: study

The top five over-emitting countries namely, the U.S., Germany, Russia, the U.K., and Japan, would be liable to pay $131 trillion

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