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Japanese woman 'marries' ChatGPT AI character in symbolic ceremony

'You taught me love': Japanese woman marries AI partner after 100 daily messages as concern over 'AI psychosis' rises.

Euronews

"Imagine if Microsoft did this" — Fortnite has been blocked on iOS in Japan by Apple, leveraging new "junk fees"

Apple is once again arbitrarily blocking Fortnite with a wave of new "junk fees" in iOS, and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney raised a good point ... imagine the uproar if Microsoft tried to do this with Windows.

Windows Central

Japan Government Takes Aim At Finland After Beauty Queen Is Stripped Of Title Over Racist Gesture

Three members of the ruling coalition uploaded racist photos in protest of the decision to strip the former Miss Finland of her crown.

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‘We’ll Be in These Stocks 10, 20 Years’: Warren Buffett’s $30 Billion Bet Gets a Big Boost as Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 30-Year High

The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a three-decade high on Friday, marking another landmark shift for a country long accustomed to near-zero rates and unconventional monetary policy.

Barchart

Game devs charged up to 50x more for fonts by Japanese typeface maker and yes, even this might be AI's fault

AI doesn't pay.

PC Gamer

These three new lenses are oddballs, but they’re outselling traditional optics in Japan as a 25-200mm zoom, 1.4x macro, and an unusually affordable f/1.2 lens top sales charts

The list of best-selling lenses in Japan is topped by three new lenses that have unusual features

Digital Camera World

Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now

When leaders of “the Quad” last met in September 2024, host and then-President Joe Biden declared the partnership between the United States, India, Australia and Japan to be “more strategically aligned than ever before.”

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Honda to temporarily shut down factories in China and Japan because of chip shortage — disruption caused by fallout from on-going conflict within Nexperia

Honda announced the suspension of operations in five automotive manufacturing plants, citing the lack of legacy chips from Nexperia as the reason behind the move.

Tom’s Hardware

Japan's Pandas Are Returning To China – Panda Diplomacy Explained

Japan will lose its last two pandas in 2026 as Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China, ending a 50-year era and highlighting the role of panda diplomacy abroad.

International Business Times UK

G7 calls for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release as pressure mounts on China

Joint statement expresses concern from the likes of US, UK, Japan and Germany at ‘deteriorating rights, freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong’

The Independent UK

Dollar Pushes Higher as Stocks Weaken

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.24%. The dollar moved higher on Wednesday due to weakness in GBP/USD after UK November consumer prices rose less than expected. Also, weakness in the yen on Wednesday was positive for the dollar as Japanese fiscal concerns weigh on the yen....

Barchart

Yurina Noguchi Holds an AI Wedding in Japan, Raising Questions Over What Counts as Legal

A Japanese woman's AI wedding to a digital partner has reignited debate over the legal definition of marriage, raising urgent questions about AI companionship, loneliness, and the limits of the law.

International Business Times UK

Dollar Gains on Weakness in the British Pound and Yen

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.17%. The dollar is moving higher today due to weakness in GBP/USD after UK November consumer prices rose less than expected. Also, weakness in the yen today is positive for the dollar as Japanese fiscal concerns weigh on the yen. The...

Barchart

Canada’s exile of Japanese Canadian citizens: A shameful 80-year anniversary few remember

In the closing weeks of 1945, months after the Second World War had ended, the Canadian cabinet enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan, stripping many of them of Canadian citizenship in the process.

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International Business Times UK

Aespa's Ningning Targeted by 120,000-Signature Petition as Critics Demand Japanese Show Ban — Why Are Fans Turning on Her?

Aespa face mounting backlash in Japan as a petition targets Ningning, linking political tensions and past posts to NHK concerns.

International Business Times UK

World's First AI Wedding? - 32 Year Old Woman Weds Virtual Partner

A 32 year old Japanese woman has started a global debate after holding a wedding ceremony with an AI partner she created herself. Is it legal?

Barchart

S&P Futures Gain as Investors Weigh U.S. Jobs Data, Fed Speak and Micron Earnings in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending up +0.27% this morning as investors continue to digest the latest U.S. jobs data, while also awaiting remarks from Federal Reserve officials and an earnings report from semiconductor giant Micron.

The Guardian - UK

‘Very TikTok-able’: sumo wrestling’s unlikely British boom

Fuelled by social media and a rare visit by Japan’s elite wrestlers, growing numbers of Britons are taking part in the centuries-old sport

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This Canon camera storms to number 1 in Japan's camera sales – and it explains why the previous "finest stills camera ever made" debate wasn't wrong

This camera shakes up the top 10 sales charts – while the $7,000 Hasselblad X2D II shows that medium format still gets serious attention

The Independent UK

Japan's exports rise 6% in November as shipments to the US bounce back

Japan has reported its exports climbed 6% in November from a year earlier as shipments to the United States rose for the first time since March

Space

Launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite scrubbed late in countdown

The planned launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite atop an H3 rocket tonight (Dec. 16) was scrubbed with less than a minute left in the countdown.

Digital Camera World

This Canon was the most popular camera in November. The second-place camera is a compact camera (but it wasn’t even close)

Japanese retailer Map Camera has announced the best-selling cameras for November, offering an interesting glimpse into trends in camera tech

The Independent UK

Girl, 13, identified as victim of Hiroshima atomic bombing after 80 years

Hatsue Kajiyama becomes first victim of US nuclear attack to be successfully identified by DNA analysis

The Independent UK

Thousands flock to a Tokyo zoo to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China

Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to their homeland in China next month

The Independent UK

Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges public to remain vigilant for devastating tremor

Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan

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