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Japanese Woman Marries Her AI Chatbot — Is This The Future Of Love?

A Japanese woman married an AI chatbot she created through ChatGPT, sparking debate about technology, loneliness, and modern relationships.

International Business Times UK

Netflix’s new action-thriller is one of the best shows of 2025 — and you can binge-watch it now

Netflix’s new show “Last Samurai Standing” is now streaming, an action-thriller that sees 292 warriors in 19th-century Japan fight to the death in a brutal, high-stakes survival game.

Tom’s Guide

Amid Japan’s surge in bear attacks, a torrent of AI-generated videos is adding to anxiety

Videos show schoolgirls fighting off animals, while others show people feeding bears, with some so realistic that users struggled to distinguish between fact and fiction

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The golden age of Japanese cinema: 5 Tatsuya Nakadai films you must see

The great Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai has died, aged 92. Alongside fellow actor Toshiro Mifune (1920–97), Nakadai was, for many, the face of Japanese cinema across the globe.

The Conversation

Bear charges at car and attacks with both paws in terrifying footage. Now Japan’s military has been deployed to stop

Humans are certainly not welcome!

We Got This Covered

121 Amazing Pics Of Our World You Probably Haven’t Seen Before

Life moves fast, and it’s easy to miss the beauty all around us. Between the noise, routines, and endless scrolling, we rarely stop to really see it. Thankfully, many talented people do. They capture those fleeting moments in breathtaking photos and share them online. From calm landscapes and vivid city…

Bored Panda

Dollar Supported by Yen Weakness

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.12%. The dollar is climbing today on weakness in the yen, which fell to a 9.25-month low against the dollar today on concerns the Japanese government will pursue a more expansionary fiscal policy. Gains in the dollar are limited, as today's...

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New Netflix series pays homage to 2003 Tom Cruise film that jumpstarted other stars’ Hollywood careers

Every person in the series, even in crowded battle scenes, is human and not computer-generated

The Independent UK

These compact cameras top the Japanese charts: Canon makes a big comeback but can't beat the Ricoh GR IV

Sony's premium 61MP full-frame compact camera is nowhere near the Ricoh GR IV or Canon's newest release. Let's discuss the numbers !

Digital Camera World

InKonbini, the first-person Japanese convenience store sim, changed my perspective on customer service, and you can join me stacking shelves in the free demo

Living for the weekday.

PC Gamer

Sony's State of Play Japan was filled with indies, remakes, and DLC announcements, but these are the games I'm most excited for

Sony's State of Play Japan has wrapped. In case you missed it, here are the top five announcements that stood out among a showcase primarily focused on remakes and DLC.

TechRadar

A bargain-priced PS5 Digital Edition has been revealed by Sony – but it's going to be exclusive to Japan

As the PlayStation 5 celebrates five years since launch, Sony has announced a new Japan-exclusive PS5 Digital Edition with a cheaper price tag.

TechRadar

PlayStation 27″ Monitor Faces Backlash — 'This Is Such a Bad Product', Reddit Says

The announcement of Sony's new 27-inch PlayStation monitor sparked intense online criticism immediately. Gamers on Reddit have labelled the QHD screen 'such a bad product', slamming its expected high price.

International Business Times UK

How Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remark stirred up a diplomatic storm between Japan and China

Japan moves closer to openly linking Taiwan’s security to its own as China responds with thinly veiled threats

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Benzinga

Sony Launches Japan‑Only Budget PS5 To Counter Nintendo

Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) has unveiled a lower-priced version of its flagship PlayStation 5, available exclusively in Japan.

The Independent UK

Japan battles surge of bear attacks in homes, schools and supermarkets

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern Japan

The Independent UK

The ‘monkey-chasing squad’ trying to stop macaques from invading homes

In Japan's Northern Alps, part-time civil servants are armed with bright orange vests, bells, whistles and walking sticks

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s new PM faces sumo-sized dilemma: will Takaichi defy the sport’s ban on women?

Women are banned from entering the ‘sacred’ dohyo. Sanae Takaichi is undecided on whether to attend a trophy presentation later this month

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Defence, energy are priorities for Japan-Australia ties

Japan's top diplomat in Australia has delicately handled questions surrounding the involvement of a South Korean defence company in shipbuilding efforts.

Autosport

Why WRC Rally Japan win was so satisfying for Ogier

Ogier took his sixth win of the 2025 WRC season with victory in Japan and it has brought him within just three points of championship leader Evans ahead of the Saudi finale

InsideEVs

'New Normal': Tariffs Cost Japan's Auto Companies Nearly $10 Billion So Far

Today on Critical Materials: Subaru pivots to hybrids, Japan's automakers are feeling tariffs and China's zero-mile used EVs are causing trust issues.

LiveScience

Prehistoric Jomon people in Japan had 'little to no' DNA from the mysterious Denisovans, study finds

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human relatives.

Benzinga

SoftBank Says Skipping AI Is Riskier Than Betting Big

Japanese investment holding company SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBF) (OTC:SFTBY) reported second-quarter results on Tuesday.

Cinemablend

Godzilla Minus One Is My Favorite Godzilla Movie Ever. Here's What I Think Could Make Godzilla Minus Zero Even Better

How do you improve upon perfection? Well, I have some suggestions...

PC Gamer

A Japanese retailer is now restricting PC memory purchases, so is it time to properly panic?

Affordable DDR5 is but a sweet, well, memory.

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