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Japan's economy sinks into contraction as spending, investment decline

Japan’s economy slipped into a contraction in the third quarter, decreasing at an annual pace of 2.1% as consumption and investments shrank

The Independent UK

Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers

In 2024, the youngest of Japan’s baby boomers will turn 75. The boomers are called the “bunched” generation in Japan because they were born in a short spurt in the late 1940s, in the aftermath of the end of the second world war.

The Conversation

‘Pachi pachi’ or ‘kachi kachi’? Japan launches foreigners’ guide to tricky world of onomatopoeia

As foreign population reaches record levels, the western prefecture of Mie has compiled a guide for those who need it

The Guardian - AU

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Shock of the old: eight abandoned and appalling theme parks

From animatronic cowboys to hungry alligators, there is nothing quite so creepy as a derelict funfair

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Blyde on Sipping Like a Sosha

Douglas Blyde toasts a century of Japanese whisky

Evening Standard

How Toyota's new Japanese star proved he's ready to go global

Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and SUPER GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata.

Motorsport

The new Toyota superstar who has joined an exclusive Japanese racing club

Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata.

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Toyota WRC drivers free to “fully attack” to claim elusive home victory

The Japanese brand has dominated the 2023 season, winning eight of the 12 events to date, and sealing a drivers’ and manufacturers’ title double for the third consecutive season.

Autosport

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of US inflation data and a US-China summit

Asian shares are trading mostly higher ahead of potentially market-moving developments, including a U.S.-China summit and data releases in the U.S., Japan and China

The Independent UK

Japan’s haiku poets lost for words as climate crisis disrupts seasons

The rhythms of the natural world have informed countless haiku in the centuries since Bashō wrote the Narrow Road to the Deep North. But now things are not so clear

The Guardian - AU

Markets Today: Stock Index Futures Edge Lower as U.S. Shutdown Risks Linger

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.21%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.27%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately lower. Stocks are also under pressure this morning after Moody’s Investors Service late Friday cut its outlook on the U.S....

Barchart

Elon Musk wants India to drop EV import tariffs before he opens a factory there. PM Narendra Modi may give him what he wants

India's car market has surpassed Japan's to become the third largest in the world, but the market economics remain highly challenging.

Fortune

India wins IC Rod Laver Junior trophy

India won IC Rod Laver World Junior Challenge, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final. Team captain Vikram Anand praised Rushil & Sohini's dominant show. India had earlier topped Asia-Oceania competition in Japan to qualify for the World Finals. Rod Laver presented the trophy to the champion team.

The Hindu

Harriet Dart celebrates Billie Jean King Cup win with 6am flight to Japan

Late replacement claimed the winning point against Sweden in London and is now heading to Asia in a bid to qualify for the Australian Open

Evening Standard

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Motorsport

Bolukbasi wants to add second programme to Super Formula in 2024

Turkish driver Bolukbasi moved to the Japanese series this year after contesting part-season in F2 in 2022, signing up to join the rebranded TGM Grand Prix squad.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria; ANZ posts record profit; and Japan’s answers to the perfect power nap

Third airstrike on Syria in less than three weeks fuels concerns of a regional escalation of the Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - AU

Giraffepods, hot masks and a massage pillow: testing Japan’s answers to the perfect power nap

In a country where more than 40% get less than six hours’ sleep a night and millions nap at work, new ways to grab forty winks are big business

Space

A volcanic eruption gave birth to a new island, and a NASA satellite saw it from space (photo)

From its orbit around Earth NASA's Landsat-9 has spotted a newly birthed island off the coast of Japan. The island was forged in fire on Oct.30 when an underwater volcanic eruption rocked the Pacific.

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LiveScience

New island that emerged from the ocean off Japan is now visible from space

A newly-formed island off the coast of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean was spotted in satellite images after it emerged during an underwater volcanic eruption at the end of October.

Cycling Weekly

Tweets of the week: Tadej Pogačar in Japan, winter training, and Mathieu van der Poel golfs?

Also, an inspired Halloween costume and more, in your regular cycling social media roundup

Evening Standard

Pete Doherty reveals he once smuggled heroin into Japan in his guitar case

The British rocker details his journey to get sober in documentary, Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin

The Independent UK

Koi emerges as new source of souring relations between Japan and China

In recent years, koi have become hugely popular in Asia, with exports doubling over the past decade

Advnture

Killer bear found dead after grizzly summer of attacks in Japan

The gruesome discovery was made in the same area where three men were attacked by a bear on October 31

The Independent UK

Shohei Ohtani is donating 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese schoolchildren

Two-way star and coveted free agent Shohei Ohtani is donating about 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese elementary schools

USA Today Sports Media Group

Shohei Ohtani is doing the coolest thing by gifting 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese elementary schools

Shohei Ohtani is doing a really cool thing for the kids with this one.

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