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Japan's loneliness epidemic is leading elderly women to choose prison

Japan’s largest women’s prison has become home to a growing number of seniors.

Fortune

Rubio Starts As Top US Diplomat Meeting Asian Partners

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts Tuesday from Japan, India and Australia on his first day in office, in a sign of solidarity in the face of China.

International Business Times

Legendary writer Chris Claremont returns for a new X-Men comic that sends Wolverine and Kitty Pryde to Japan

Wolverine and Kitty Pryde will flashback to Claremont's heyday as an X-Men writer

GamesRadar

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Canon was granted most US patents for a Japanese company in 2024 – and for the 20th year in a row!

The Japanese camera giant also made it into the Top 10 US patent filings for 41st consecutive year

Digital Camera World

Ichiro is set to become Japan's first Hall of Famer. Here's who might join him in Cooperstown

Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results of the writers’ voting are announced

The Independent UK

Nintendo Switch 2 will need big growth outside the US and Japan to do as well as Switch 1, says veteran analyst: "There have to be some surprises"

The original Nintendo Switch casts a long shadow

GamesRadar

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Bond Yields Fall After Trump’s Inauguration, U.S. Economic Data and Earnings in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.50%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.55% this morning as Treasury yields fell after cash trading resumed following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, with investors digesting President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and awaiting…

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Crime and thrillers of the month – review

Nicci French’s latest gem; an unsettling brainteaser from Japanese enigma Uketsu; the tensions that mar the maiden voyage of an airship; and a sojourn on a scary Scottish island

The Guardian - UK

Wall Street shrugs off Trump after he vows Mexico and Canada tariffs

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite largely unmoved as it opened for trading for first time after inauguration

The Guardian - US

Toyota, Shiseido among dozens of firms to pull ads from Japan's Fuji TV network over sex scandal

Broadcaster Fuji Television is facing allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts

The Independent UK

Japan aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish by taping photos of human faces to its tank

Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment

The Guardian - AU

Ichiro Suzuki: Japan's Baseball Icon And Cultural Export

Discover the legendary career of Ichiro Suzuki, a baseball icon who uplifted Japan's spirits and inspired a new generation of players.

Top News

BCN Award 2025: Sony sells most mirrorless cameras, Canon most compacts and DSLRs, and Tamron most lenses

The awards, from the Japanese industry body BCN Retail, reveal who sold the most cameras and lenses over the past year

Digital Camera World

Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan

The Independent UK

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What it’s like to hike Japan’s sacred Kumano Kodo trail

This tranquil walking route that takes in waterfalls, temples and hot springs is the perfect antidote to Japan’s overtourism, as John Kampfner discovers

GamesRadar

Animal Crossing's "obscure references" were all "localized out completely" before its debut in the West, as Nintendo felt it needed to "change everything"

The original Animal Crossing looked a whole lot different in Japan

AAP

Wild night in Japan as Deans outpoints Hansen

Robbie Deans' Wild Knights have beaten Steve Hansen's Tokyo Verblitz by 16 points in Japanese club rugby.

Motorsport

Honda can't wait until MotoGP 2027 to take a step - Puig

It's very refreshing to hear Honda boss Alberto Puig talk about aspects of his life that are much more ordinary than those required of him as HRC team manager in the MotoGP world championship. At 58 years old and after seven years in the position, the former rider has experienced…

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X reacts to Dodgers signing pitcher Roki Sasaki

X reacts to Dodgers signing pitcher Roki Sasaki. The Dodgers now have three Japanese pitchers in the rotation.

International Business Times

Sumo To Stage Event In Paris As Part Of Global Push

Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organisers said Sunday.

AAP

Australian Scotty James wins halfpipe World Cup event

Scotty James has taken down the best Japanese snowboarders to win the halfpipe World Cup in Laax, Switzerland, while Danielle Scott bagged aerial silver.

The Independent UK

Money was a limited factor for Roki Sasaki, and he picked the Dodgers anyway

Young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki said on Instagram that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the defending World Series champions even more star power entering 2025

USA Today Sports Media Group

Traveling in Japan: Discover Iconic Landmarks and Hidden Gems with Japan eSIM

Explore Japan's iconic landmarks and hidden gems with our comprehensive travel guide. Stay connected throughout your journey with the bes

The Independent UK

AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health in the new year

The Guardian - UK

Last orders? Soaring costs and declining demand take toll on Japan’s legendary izakaya

Ramen restaurants also struggling as Japan’s culinary landscape faces economic challenges and changing customer behaviour

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