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The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Assassin's Creed Shadows: release date, gameplay and everything we know so far

The new game sees the long-running stealth action series make its long-awaited trip to Japan

Evening Standard

Matt Sherratt names unchanged Wales side to face Scotland

Wales will field the same XV for the first time since the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

The Independent UK

Why a 108-year-old barber has no plans to retire anytime soon

Shitsui Hakoishi holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest female barber

The Independent UK

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Suzuki Drops New Street Fighter 6 Collab for Video Game Tournament

Can you believe it's March already? Me, either, but as I write this, Capcom Cup 11 has just kicked off in Japan. The mega e-sports tournament started on March 5, and will run through March 9. The final day's events will be dedicated to Street Fighter League: World Championship 2025,…

RideApart

Japanese companies begin stockpiling in response to new Trump tariffs: Cue a ton of PS5 stock and stale cans of coffee

PS5s will flood the shelves just in time for the PS6.

PC Gamer

Stocks Plunge Before the Open on Higher Bond Yields and Weak Tech Earnings

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.92%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -1.14% this morning as higher Treasury yields, trade war worries, and disappointing tech earnings weighed on sentiment.

Barchart

Japan's Seven & i sells retail business to Bain Capital for $5.4 billion, plans IPO

Japan's Seven & I, the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, says it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital for about $5.4 billion

The Independent UK

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7-Eleven Owner Seeks To Fend Off Takeover With Buyback, US IPO

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven announced on Thursday a raft of new measures to fend off a takeover by a Canadian rival, including a huge share buyback and an IPO of its US unit.

International Business Times

Frenchman's Mislabelled War Photos Donation Sparks China Controversy

A Frenchman's donation of vintage conflict photographs to China offers insight into the 1930-1940s Sino-Japanese War -- even if some images are not the unique family heirlooms he believed them to be.

International Business Times

Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard

Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest

The Independent UK

Nigerians arrested, implicated in cocaine smuggling

Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Bangkok after a woman caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan implicated them in drug trafficking.

Bangkok Post

MLB Partnered With ‘Demon Slayer’ to Produce Epic Anime Trailer for Tokyo Series

The Cubs and Dodgers' showdown is less than two weeks away.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Roki Sasaki Lives Up to the Hype in Spring Debut

The Japanese phenom was lights-out in his first appearance in Dodger blue.

Sports Illustrated

AP PHOTOS: Here's what spring training looks like in Japan

Spring training for Japanese baseball looks familiar; hitters in the batting cage, infielders taking ground balls, and fans lining up for autographs.

The Independent UK

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Philippine defense chief warns allies will fight if China restricts flights over South China Sea

The Philippine defense secretary says his country and its allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or restrict freedom of flights over the South China Sea

Fortune

Trump touts TSMC, natural gas, and Panama Canal deals to Congress in a premature victory lap

Trump pointed to three deals he claimed were proof of how his officials were bringing jobs back to the U.S., opening up new markets, and ensuring U.S. security.

GamesRadar

The end is nigh for the 3DS as Nintendo runs out of parts for 2 more models in Japan, with only 1 iteration still accepted for repairs

Now, only the New 2DS LL is still being accepted for repairs in Japan

The Independent UK

Japan may declare ‘severe disaster’ as record wildfire burns for eighth day

Substantial rain broke a 15-day dry spell bringing hope for an early end to unprecedented fires

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The Conversation

Fires used to terrify city residents. New research suggests climate change could see this fear return

For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities built largely of wood could – and did – burn. In 1666, a fire in a bakery went on to destroy two-thirds of the city of London, leaving 85% of residents homeless. In 1871, fire burned out huge areas…

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows is the first game in the series with "a fully customizable sandbox" as your base, which is where Yasuke and Naoe hang out and pet baby animals

Ubisoft's feudal Japan is reaching extreme levels of cozy

Salon

The internet craves this $19 strawberry

The Elly Amai strawberry is grown exclusively in Japan from December to June

Space

See Earth shine like a Blue Marble in this stunning photo by Japan's private Resilience moon lander

The Japanese company ispace is targeting June 5 for the touchdown of its Resilience moon lander, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 15.

Motor1

Big Texas Wants to Protect Tiny Trucks

Regulations surrounding the import and registration of Japanese mini trucks 25 years or older are complicated. Each state sets its own rules regarding vehicle titling and registration, and that's caused headaches for mini truck owners who legally imported their vehicles under federal law. Activists nationwide have been petitioning their state…

The Independent UK

Koichiro Ito convicted of paying underage girls for sex and explicit photos

Guitar World

“George gets up and says, ‘Andy was not the first choice. There were seven guitarists and he was the seventh choice’”: Before Andy Fairweather Low joined George Harrison’s band, the Beatle was eyeing up Gary Moore and Alvin Lee

The prolific session player joined Harrison for his 1991 tour of Japan, but it turns out he was rather low on the pecking order when the Beatles legend came to assembling his band

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