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Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world's No. 3 automaker
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4 hours, 59 minutes ago

Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world's No. 3 automaker

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. Toyota has technology partnerships with Japan’s Mazda Motor Corp. and Subaru Corp. News of a possible merger surfaced earlier this month, with unconfirmed reports saying that …

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Holiday lights illuminate the world
2 days ago

Holiday lights illuminate the world

Associated Press  

Holiday lights are everywhere – and everywhere they look a little different. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Visitors walk in front of the illuminated Christmas tree at Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Christmas lights are …

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Japan inspects US air base over chemical leaks
3 days, 15 hours ago

Japan inspects US air base over chemical leaks

China Daily  

TOKYO -- Japanese authorities have conducted an on-site inspection of the US Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo over the possibility that water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances overflowed from the base, local media reported Friday. The inspection came two months after the US military informed the Japanese side that the water containing PFAS synthetic chemicals had leaked from …

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Japanese newspaper boss who influenced the nation’s postwar politics died at 98
4 days, 9 hours ago

Japanese newspaper boss who influenced the nation’s postwar politics died at 98

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tsuneo Watanabe, the powerful head of Japan’s largest newspaper who had close ties with the country’s powerful conservative leaders, has died, his company said Thursday. Watanabe cultivated close ties with conservative leaders who governed the country across decades, like Yasuhiro Nakasone and Shinzo Abe, and to helped form Japan’s conservative public opinion. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he …

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How SPOTY favourite Keely Hodgkinson became Britain’s best loved athlete
5 days, 21 hours ago

How SPOTY favourite Keely Hodgkinson became Britain’s best loved athlete

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Some woman …

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Two Japan Airlines pilots caught exceeding alcohol limit and significantly delay Melbourne flight
6 days, 23 hours ago

Two Japan Airlines pilots caught exceeding alcohol limit and significantly delay Melbourne flight

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A flight to Melbourne was delayed by over three hours earlier this month after two pilots …

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L.A. meets Tokyo in a night for freaks and aliens
1 week ago

L.A. meets Tokyo in a night for freaks and aliens

LA Times  

In late October, a beloved L.A. duo, Valerie Akiko Campbell and Justin Romero of Freak City, met with another beloved duo in Tokyo, Nene and Ryugo Ishida of the Yurufuwa Gang. “People in Los Angeles really embraced us and gave us confidence.” For the shoot, Freak City made two custom looks for Nene and Ishida that merge the worlds of …

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Iniesta helps Barcelona win against Real Madrid one last time before bidding farewell to glittering career
1 week, 1 day ago

Iniesta helps Barcelona win against Real Madrid one last time before bidding farewell to glittering career

The Hindu  

Retiring Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta bid farewell to his playing career Sunday in an exhibition match between Barcelona and Real Madrid greats in Tokyo and will now look to go into coaching. “I think it was a great game for the Japanese fans,” said Iniesta, who played in Japan for five years after leaving Barcelona in 2018. “If they …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

Lin Boyao, protagonist of the documentary "Old Overseas Chinese Will Not Be Silenced", attends an event to preview the documentary in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. A documentary detailing the efforts of an overseas Chinese individual in Japan to collect evidence of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and his pursuit of compensation for Chinese forced laborers during World War II …

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Sony hasn’t been this hot since it made the Walkman
1 week, 2 days ago

Sony hasn’t been this hot since it made the Walkman

CNN  

CNN — The last time Sony was worth this much on the stock market, Bill Clinton was president and the PlayStation 2 was about to debut on American store shelves. “But today, the company is primarily generating profits off of entertainment, which is games, music and.” Less hardware, more content Sony Group, Japan’s third largest company by market value, has …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 06:59 Lin Boyao, protagonist of the documentary "Old Overseas Chinese Will Not Be Silenced", attends an event to preview the documentary in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. A documentary detailing the efforts of an overseas Chinese individual in Japan to collect evidence of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 06:59 Lin Boyao, protagonist of the documentary "Old Overseas Chinese Will Not Be Silenced", attends an event to preview the documentary in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. A documentary detailing the efforts of an overseas Chinese individual in Japan to collect evidence of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 06:59 Lin Boyao, protagonist of the documentary "Old Overseas Chinese Will Not Be Silenced", attends an event to preview the documentary in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. A documentary detailing the efforts of an overseas Chinese individual in Japan to collect evidence of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 06:59 A scene from the documentary "Old overseas Chinese will not be silenced" that is previewed in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. "I hope that through such initiatives, justice can be restored and fairness achieved so that the Japanese people understand the immense suffering the Chinese endured," he …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 06:59 A scene from the documentary "Old overseas Chinese will not be silenced" that is previewed in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. "I hope that through such initiatives, justice can be restored and fairness achieved so that the Japanese people understand the immense suffering the Chinese endured," he …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-14 06:59 Lin Boyao, protagonist of the documentary "Old Overseas Chinese Will Not Be Silenced", attends an event to preview the documentary in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. A documentary detailing the efforts of an overseas Chinese individual in Japan to collect evidence of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and …

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Documentary sheds light on untold stories
1 week, 2 days ago

Documentary sheds light on untold stories

China Daily  

Lin Boyao, protagonist of the documentary "Old Overseas Chinese Will Not Be Silenced", attends an event to preview the documentary in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2024. A documentary detailing the efforts of an overseas Chinese individual in Japan to collect evidence of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and his pursuit of compensation for Chinese forced laborers during World War II …

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Japan's first private space firm makes second attempt to put a satellite in orbit
1 week, 2 days ago

Japan's first private space firm makes second attempt to put a satellite in orbit

Firstpost  

Tokyo-based Space One’s Kairos rocket will make its second blastoff from the company’s launch pad in the rural western region of Wakayama This frame grab taken from AFPTV via online footage broadcast by Wakayama Telecasting Corp. on March 13, 2024 shows a small rocket being launched by Tokyo-based startup Space One, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture. …

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A roaring legacy: Wknd pokes at Godzilla, in his 70th year
1 week, 3 days ago

A roaring legacy: Wknd pokes at Godzilla, in his 70th year

Hindustan Times  

In the US, White Christmas ruled the box office. The success of the movie saw Toho begin work on a sequel, Godzilla Raids Again, and the world’s longest-running movie franchise was born, with 38 films so far, made in Japan and the US. The fifth movie in the franchise would be released in this year, and Godzilla turned from threat …

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Japan’s ban on recognizing same-sex unions is unconstitutional, a court finds. Here’s what to know
1 week, 3 days ago

Japan’s ban on recognizing same-sex unions is unconstitutional, a court finds. Here’s what to know

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a high court ruled Friday, the latest victory for the LGBGQ+ community to add pressure on the reluctant government. Friday’s decision by the Fukuoka High Court in southern Japan marks the eighth victory out of nine rulings since the first group of plaintiffs filed lawsuits in 2019. In Friday’s ruling, …

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Four-day work week: An idea whose time is all but sure to come
1 week, 3 days ago

Four-day work week: An idea whose time is all but sure to come

Live Mint  

In the old days, when a formal job usually meant a sarkari one, work flexibility meant something else. This week, the administration of Tokyo said that from April next year, it would give its staff the option of a four-day work week, with a full three days off. “We will review work styles," said the city’s governor Yuriko Koike, “with …

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Japanese high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
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1 week, 3 days ago

Japanese high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

ABC  

Japan's refusal to recognise same-sex marriage has been ruled unconstitutional by a high court, in the latest of a string of decisions examining the ban. In Friday's ruling by the Fukuoka High Court, presiding judge Takeshi Okada noted that the current civil law provisions barring the marriage of same-sex couples violated their fundamental right to the pursuit of happiness guaranteed …

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Chip Cities Rise in Japan’s Fields of Dreams
1 week, 4 days ago

Chip Cities Rise in Japan’s Fields of Dreams

Live Mint  

Rice paddies that lay fallow for decades in some of Japan’s most far-flung regions are now its hottest properties. Thousands of construction workers are piecing together at breathtaking speed Japan’s most astonishing industrial gamble, a $33 billion bet that the country can retake the top of the semiconductor industry. But by 2021, after the pandemic-triggered semiconductor shortage threatened to devastate …

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Tokyo on two wheels: Why you should experience Japan’s busiest city by bike
1 week, 4 days ago

Tokyo on two wheels: Why you should experience Japan’s busiest city by bike

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Although you don’t see so many bikes in the centre, in these back streets everyone is cycling – whether that’s …

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