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SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

Tasmanian-born Queen Mary of Denmark must intervene after the arrest of anti-whaling campaigner Captain Paul Watson, former Greens leader Bob Brown says.

AAP

USWNT Prioritizes Momentum, Rolls Through Group Stage at Paris Olympics

Emma Hayes has kept the same crew together through a dense Olympic tournament, where the U.S. heads to the knockout rounds.

Sports Illustrated

Are 'The Boyfriend' Stars Alan Takahashi and Kazuto Kasahara Still Dating?

The Japanese-Brazilian IT worker and the handsome chef were standouts on the Netflix dating show.

Marie Claire

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Oka seizes on favourites’ errors to claim all-around gymnastics glory in Paris

Shinnosuke Oka’s consistency won the day at Bercy Arena as the Japanese athlete claimed a surprise gold medal in the men’s all-around gymnastics

The Guardian - UK

China’s gymnastics nightmare continues on second round of Olympics heartbreak

China’s Zhang Boheng was made to regret key errors as gold slipped away, with Japan’s Oka Shinnosuke a surprise all-around champion

The Independent UK

Great Britain’s Joe Fraser and Jake Jarman fall short in all-around final

The duo finished fifth and seventh respectively in a high-calibre competition won by Japan’s outstanding Shinnosuke Oka

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics: Men's Keirin preview

Men's Keirin held on August 11 at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome outside Paris

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Japan's Shinnosuke Oka Wins Men's All-Round Gymnastics Gold

Shinnosuke Oka wins men's all-round gymnastics at Olympics with impressive performance. Zhang Boheng and Xiao Ruoteng secure silver and bronze medals.

Top News

The new green giant: how matcha took over the world

The Japanese tea powder was once hard to find in the UK, but now you can have it in everything from iced lattes to energy drinks, bubble tea, pancakes and mousse

The Guardian - UK

Pricey nice ice: is this $26 dessert made from imported Japanese ice worth it?

Sydney’s Kakigori Kaiji takes its kakigori so seriously, it only uses ice made from mountain waters from Kanazawa for its specialty dessert. But is it any different from regular frozen water?

The Guardian - AU

Japan uses the power of sports anime Haikyu to spur its volleyball team to victory at the Olympics against Argentina

Fly high!

Total Film

JRPG preservationists are resurrecting a 19-year-old Final Fantasy 7 prequel that's been lost media since 2018

Final Fantasy 7 Before Crisis may finally live beyond Japan

GamesRadar

Japanese Government Raids Harley Japan, Allegations Over Excessive Quotas

Japan's Fair Trade Commission takes Antimonopoly Act enforcement seriously. It began investigating Harley-Davidson Japan over dealer complaints in July 2024.

RideApart

'I can't thank streamers enough': Palworld developer's CEO weighs in on Japanese visual novel discourse in the wake of streaming controversy

I wanna stream the very best, that no-one ever was.

PC Gamer

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Homes & Gardens

Best Japanese beetle repellent plants – 7 plants to grow to keep these destructive pests away

Protect your fruit, florals and lawn by growing some of these plants for a natural defence against these pests

The Independent UK

Japan's top automaker Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes

Toyota has reported more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of others acknowledged earlier

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Climb as Focus Shifts to Fed, U.S. ADP Jobs Report and Meta Earnings on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.98%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +1.57% this morning as expectations mounted that Fed Chair Jerome Powell might signal a potential rate cut for September, while investors also awaited a fresh batch of U.S. economic data and an…

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Atomic People' online: Stream the documentary from anywhere

The 'hibakusha', survivors of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan, share their story – here's how to watch 'Atomic People' from anywhere.

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Asian Stocks Rise Following Bank Of Japan Rate Hike Decision

Asian stocks gain as Bank of Japan raises rates, U.S. Fed maintains. Mixed U.S. market performance.

The Guardian - US

How race, celebrity and speed dominated the pool at the 1924 Olympics

A new book looks at how swimmers from Chicago, Hawaii and Japan helped usher in a new Olympic era a century ago in Paris

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian stocks are higher as Bank of Japan raises benchmark rate

Asian stocks are higher following a decision by the Bank of Japan to raise its benchmark interest rate

The Independent UK

Hit Japanese video game is now a streaming series aiming for global appeal

Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a classic mobster story — bloody fistfights, beautiful women, expensive cars, muscle and flashy suits

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s rice stocks drop to lowest level in decades amid tourist boom and poor crop yields

Japan’s agriculture ministry blames shortage on tourists’ vast demand for rice and low crop yields last year

The Independent UK

China accuses Japan of 'smear attacks' in recent talks with the US, India and Australia

China has expressed strong dissatisfaction to Japan about what it called “smear attacks” against China at recent high-level meetings with the United States, India and Australia

International Business Times

Bank Of Japan Raises Key Interest Rate For Second Time In 17 Years

The Bank of Japan lifted its main interest rate Wednesday for just the second time in 17 years in another step away from its long-standing ultra-loose monetary policies.

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