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Why Japan has suspended its annual military parade

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The Independent UK

Japan says it is too busy with Russia, China and North Korea to hold annual military parade

Japan defence minister says no scope for ‘slightest gap’ in defence preparedness in potential military event from Russia, China and North Korea

The Independent UK

S&P Futures Gain as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Firm

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending up +0.24% this morning, extending yesterday’s gains as growing expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts fueled risk-on sentiment.

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Silent Hill f – horror classic comes back to life in a fog-bound 60s town

Playing as ill-used teenager Hinako, players must contend with that era’s sexual politics as well as more unearthly terrors

The Guardian - UK

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura convicted of indecent assault but avoids jail in Hong Kong

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura has been found guilty of indecent assault on a female interpreter

The Independent UK

Markets Rise On Growing Rate Cut Hopes

Markets rose Wednesday on growing hopes of US interest rate cuts after soft inflation data, with Japan's Nikkei hitting a second record high in as many days.

International Business Times

Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits all-time high after US inflation remains steady

Asian stock markets see big gains amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

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McDonald's Japan's Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end

Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards

The Independent UK

Japan boxing authorities toughen up safety measures after deaths of two fighters in two days

The Japan Boxing Commission will crack down on rapid dehydration to ‘make weight’, which experts say makes the brain susceptible to bleeding

The Guardian - AU

Soft US Inflation Boosts Asia Markets

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

International Business Times

'Nobody Else Knew': Allied Prisoners Of War Held In Taiwan

In a small urban park in Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite wall -- most of them British and American servicemen held by the Japanese during World War II. The sombre memorial sits on the site of Kinkaseki, a brutal prisoner of war camp near Taipei…

International Business Times

Dutch Child Survivor Of Japan's WWII Camps Breaks Silence

It has taken Tineke Einthoven 80 years to be able to speak about what she lived through as a child in brutal Japanese internment camps during World War II without breaking down.

International Business Times

Japanese film noir High and Low is a remarkable example of nail-biting tension – and now it’s inspired Spike Lee

“Wake up y’all. The king is here!”

The Conversation

Tales of the jungle: how WWII's eyes and ears endured

Facing the threat of Japanese invaders, World War II veterans who provided support to frontline troops were subjected to unbearable conditions.

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The Conversation

How a Japanese museum project is passing on the testimony of the last atomic bomb survivors

Known as hibakusha in Japan, the survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only people in the world with firsthand experience of the horrors of nuclear warfare. Now, 80 years later, they are passing their memories to the next generation through a project designed to…

Benzinga

Toyota, World's Top-Selling Automaker, Anticipates $9.5 Billion Profit Hit From Tariffs — 'Very Difficult For Us To Predict What Will Happen'

Tariffs aren't just a nuisance for U.S. importers—they're now threatening to carve a massive chunk out of Toyota's (NYSE:TM) profits.

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows abandons one of the best features of Valhalla, Odyssey, and Origins, as Ubisoft confirms that Discovery Tour won't be heading to Japan

"We have decided to integrate the Historical Codex directly in the main game"

TechRadar

I am a cybersecurity strategist, and here's why businesses need a new cyber defense playbook

Cyber defenders must reassess their strategies to keep up with a fundamentally changed threat landscape.

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Evening Standard

VE Day overshadows VJ Day, veterans’ descendants say

VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies.

The Independent UK

McDonald’s Japan ends Pokemon card Happy Meal giveaway amid alarming food waste

Pictures on social media showed rows of discarded meals after a limited edition card was retrieved

The Independent UK

What is behind Japan’s unprecedented population crisis – and can it be stopped?

With record-low births, rising deaths, and entrenched gender norms, Japan is struggling to address its ‘quiet emergency’

International Business Times

Families Mourn 40 Years Since Deadly Japan Airlines Crash

Family members of victims in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident hiked Tuesday to the mountainous site in Japan where the plane went down, as the country marked 40 years since the tragedy that killed 520 people.

Barchart

Inflation Report: Consumer Prices Up 2.7% Annually, Meeting Expectations

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.06%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.02% this morning as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could reshape expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Total Film

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle shows off more of its main battle as it gets closer and closer to making box office history in Japan

Tanjiro takes on another fearsome demon in new look at Infinity Castle

Benzinga

China's Trade Surplus Hits Record $1.2 Trillion Despite US Tariffs — Outpaces Historic German, Japanese Highs

Despite tariffs and escalating trade tensions, China’s trade surplus has surged to unprecedented new levels over the past 12 months, significantly outpacing the historic highs of Germany and Japan.

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