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Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election

Ishiba said the coalition's poor showing was because his government’s measures to combat price increases had yet to reach many people.

Euronews

Hong Kong Leads Stocks Higher, Yen Gains As Ishiba Vows To Stay

Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would stay in office despite another election defeat.

International Business Times

Southeast Asia’s foreign assistance to fall more than $2bn next year

Poorest nations set to lose out as Western countries redirect development funding to defence and domestic spending.

Al Jazeera

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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite losing upper house majority

Ballot heaps pressure on Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffs

The Guardian - UK

Japan PM's Future In Doubt After Election Debacle

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future was unclear Monday after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a right-wing populist party.

International Business Times

Yahoo Japan wants all its 11,000 employees to use Gen AI to double their productivity by 2028 — a sign of things to come?

Yahoo Japan mandates AI for all staff to double productivity by 2028, reflecting a growing trend of tech-driven workplace restructuring and automation.

TechRadar

Japan PM Ishiba says will stay in office after coalition’s election defeat

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

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Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Rapidly Diminishing PM

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy and making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister looked at risk of coming unstuck on Sunday.

International Business Times

Ise-Shima: how to experience the pilgrimage path to the pearl of Japan

This coastal district is Japan’s spiritual heart. Beverley Watts has your guide to experiencing its sensational seafood and purifying hot springs

Evening Standard

Japan’s ruling alliance likely to lose upper house majority, exit poll says

While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s government falls, it heaps pressure on the leader.

Al Jazeera

Japan Sees Bright Future For Ultra-thin, Flexible Solar Panels

Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China's dominance of the sector.

International Business Times

Japan PM Faces Reckoning In Upper House Election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads.

International Business Times

A secret VHS tape was mailed to Disneyland in 1995 and threatened an attack. The insidious plot was just exposed

The tape was a key piece of evidence in an FBI counter-terrorism investigation launched during the height of panic surrounding a Japanese doomsday cult, revealed in never-before-seen documents, reports Rhian Lubin

The Independent UK

5 Years Ago, PlayStation Gave Us Assassin's Creed In Japan, Long Before Ubisoft Actually Got There

'Ghost of Tsushima' gave us Assassin’s Creed in Japan, years before the franchise would catch up and actually give the fans what they wanted.

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Al Jazeera

Japan’s minority gov’t faces election setback over inflation, immigration

Soaring prices and anti-foreigner sentiment have become central issues for much of Japan’s electorate.

The Independent UK

Slightly radioactive Fukushima soil is used at Japanese prime minister's office to prove safety

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima has been delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety

International Business Times UK

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Release Date: When Will the Final Arc Air in Asia, US, and the UK?

Demon Slayer's Infinity Castle Arc begins with a film trilogy, premiering in Japan on 18 July and launching globally through September 2025.

International Business Times

'Clumsy' Japanese PM Ishiba's Future In The Balance

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy, cigarettes and making models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister could go up in smoke this weekend.

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The Guardian - UK

How Japan’s hard-right populists are profiting from anti-foreign sentiment and a cost of living crunch

Nationalists win over disaffected first-time voters with a call for a return to family values and curbs on immigration

Bored Panda

Australian Influencer Blasted For Tone Deaf Posts During Japan Trip: “The Casual Racism Is Sending Me”

"It's giving racism"

Barchart

Dollar Weakens as a Fed Official Calls for Rate Cuts

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.24%. The dollar came under pressure today following comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday evening, who stated that he supports a Fed interest rate cut at the July 29-30 FOMC meeting. Also, an easing of inflation expectations in today's University...

PC Gamer

Rainbow Six Siege pro arrested for participating in alleged kidnap and torture of a man for three months in Japan

Sho "BlackRay" Hasegawa has been released by CAG Osaka.

Barchart

Dollar Falls on Dovish Comments from a Fed Official

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.59%. The dollar came under pressure today following comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday evening, who stated that he supports a Fed interest rate cut at the July 29-30 FOMC meeting. Also, an easing of inflation expectations in today’s...

Digital Camera World

Canon Japan pulls some firmware updates to investigate a glitch

The firmware for the Canon EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II, announced earlier this week, has been temporarily suspended

Evening Standard

Takehiro Tomiyasu explains early Arsenal exit after injury nightmare in new interview

Japan defender mutually agreed to terminate Gunners contract a year early after playing just six minutes of football last season

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