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WTF? Kodak just toppled Canon, Sony Fujifilm AND Nikon

Kodak has more market share than Canon, Sony, Fujifilm and Nikon in Japan, owning almost a quarter of the market

Digital Camera World

Man Wishes He’d Done Research Before Visiting Japanese Bathhouse After Embarrassing Incident

Culture shock moments are easy to laugh off. But in some worst cases, things can take an embarrassing turn. The post Man Wishes He’d Done Research Before Visiting Japanese Bathhouse After Embarrassing Incident first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

Best Japanese novels to read in translation

Experience the culture and history of Japan through contemporary literature

Evening Standard

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Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.

Space

Stocks Slip Before the Open as Risk Mood Sours, U.S. GDP Data and Earnings in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.39%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.42% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near the highest levels of the year, weighing on the risk mood, while investors braced for a slew of U.S. economic data, remarks from…

Barchart

'Star Trek' actor George Takei is determined to keep telling his Japanese American story

The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, who were labeled enemies during World War II, has traumatized and galvanized the Japanese American community over the decades

The Independent UK

South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters

North Korea has fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals

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Riders accused of speeding as fast as bullet train

Two motorbike riders have been arrested after allegedly travelling at almost 300 kilometres per hour, close to the speed of a Japanese bullet train.

AAP

Mount Fuji: Holes appear in screen put up to deter tourists taking photos of Japanese landmark

A huge black screen was installed in Fujikawaguchiko, a small town visited by tourists hoping to capture Mount Fuji

Evening Standard

ESP vs LTD Guitars: What's the difference?

Looking for a capable guitar for playing rock or metal? We explore the history, spec and tone characteristics of ESP and its affordable sub-brand LTD

Guitar World

Earthcare satellite to probe the impact of clouds on climate

A rocket carrying a sophisticated European-Japanese satellite has blasted off on a mission to measure how clouds affect the climate.

Radio France Internationale

This Incredibly Cute Folding Electric Scooter Is Now Available For Preorder

First it was a concept, and then it was a capsule gachapon toy, but now the Icoma Tatamel bike is available for preorder and made entirely in Japan in 2024.

RideApart

UN rights group says Japan needs to do more to counter human rights abuses

A group working under the U.N. Human Rights Council has issued a wide-ranging report about rights in Japan, including discrimination against minorities and unhealthy working conditions

The Independent UK

Stock Index Futures Plunge as Bond Yields Climb on Rate Fears, U.S. Inflation Data Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.53%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.58% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to rise following weak debt auctions, resilient consumer confidence data, and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official, while investors braced for key U.S.…

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Stock Index Futures Plunge as Bond Yields Climb, U.S. Inflation Data Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.58%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.65% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to rise following weak debt auctions and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official, while investors braced for key U.S. inflation data later this…

Tom’s Hardware

Micron's plans for an additional DRAM fab in Hiroshima delayed until 2027

Micron plans to build a second memory factory in Japan to manufacture its most advanced products, including high-bandwidth memory. The latest news is that the second plant won't be ready until 2027.

InsideEVs

Affordable Electric Cars Don’t Just Happen

China's electric vehicle policies have led to a growing, robust market of affordable cars. America needs to run a similar playbook, and soon.

GamesRadar

Shin Megami Tensei V summons PLAY’s RPG Special issue

Plus: Visions Of Mana’s long-awaited return, how to design an FF14 job class, reporting from EVO Japan, and more!

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Marvel's new Kid Venom series brings a manga style to its young symbiote hero

We take an early peek at the first issue of the new series

The Independent UK

A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor

The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year

Guitar World

“Chuck Berry’s manager said, ‘Nobody’s allowed to play any Chuck Berry songs.’ We started Roll Over Beethoven – he ran onstage and tried to stop us”: The Liverbirds played alongside the Beatles and the Rolling Stones – and paved the way for women in rock

From booting Chuck Berry’s manager off stage and proving John Lennon wrong, to touring Japan and blazing a screaming trail across Europe, The Liverbirds took Merseybeat beyond British shores, on their own terms

The Independent UK

Tourists in Japan have already poked holes in barrier blocking Mount Fuji view: ‘It’s a shame’

Black mesh blocking the Mount Fuji view has already been pierced with holes one week after its installation – though none are big enough for social media photos

The Independent UK

Japan's Toyota shows 'an engine born' with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars

Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine

The Guardian - UK

Haikyuu!!: The Dumpster Battle review – huge anime hit goes deep into high school volleyball

Obsessively detailed clash between two rival high school teams has done massive box office in Japan, but it won’t make much sense to the uninitiated

Barchart

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Speak

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.12%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.25% this morning as trading resumed after the Memorial Day holiday, with investors looking ahead to comments from Federal Reserve officials as well as the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge…

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