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“We had our pockets stuffed with $16,000 in $100 bills, and there were 8,000 kids in front of us in Bangkok. We caused a riot at the airport coming home”: the rise and fall of Girl, the cult glam rock band who should have been huge

Swaggering and arrogant, NWOBHM-era glam rockers Girl were the biggest band in the world – at least in their own heads

Louder

All is not well with The Finals, but I have hope Season 3 will be its best yet

The Finals is going to feudal Japan.

PC Gamer

J:COM Taps Brightcove for New Streaming Service

Japan’s largest cable TV operator is using Brightcove solutions for its “Animal Watch” service

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Stock Index Futures Slide After Strong Jobs Report is Released

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.45%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.42% after this morning after the U.S. non-farm payroll data is released.

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Tread Water as Key U.S. Jobs Report Looms

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.02%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.08% this morning as market participants awaited the release of crucial U.S. non-farm payroll data for clues on the timing of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

Barchart

Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen lone Indian standing

Lakshya Sen eased into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open BWF Super-1000 tournament with a 21-9, 21-15 victory against Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in Jakarta on Thursday. Lakshya is the lone Indian left in the fray. Priyanshu Rajawat lost to Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 10-21, 17-21.

The Times of India

Japan Household Spending Sees First Rise In 14 Months

Japan's household spending rose in April for the first time in 14 months, official data showed Friday, as wages grow at the fastest pace in three decades.

International Business Times

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‘Comfort women’ or sex slaves? Why the debate over this WWII term remains so complicated

In April 1941, a group of Japanese invading forces in China gang-raped Zhao Runmei in northern Shanxi province. The soldiers had first killed Zhao’s foster parents in front of her, stabbing her father’s throat with a bayonet and slashing the back of her mother’s head. And then the attack on…

The Conversation

Tokyo’s government plays matchmaker with new dating app to reverse its plunging birth rate

The app will have strict prerequisites to help fight scams and misrepresentation.

Fortune

Harry Randall more than happy to show off his ‘super strengths’ in England camp

Randall has been looking to push his claim to a place on the summer tour to Japan and New Zealand.

The Independent UK

Japan, US, South Korean coast guards hold 1st joint drill off Japan's coast as China concerns rise

Japanese, U.S. and South Korean coast guard vessels have conducted their first three-way drill off Japan’s coast as the countries strengthen their maritime ties in response to increased assertiveness by China in pressing its territorial claims

The Independent UK

Waves of change: Japan’s female fishers fill the gap in a struggling industry

Although women are helping to address a desperate labour shortage, they face resistance in a sector dominated by men

The Guardian - UK

Tokyo City Hall Initiative Aims To Create Couples

Tokyo City Hall's 'Tokyo Futari Story' initiative tackles rising singlehood in Japan through a dating app and events.

Top News

Japan's Birth Rate Hits Record Low For Eighth Year

Japan faces a critical decline in birth rates, prompting urgent action to address demographic challenges and societal norms.

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The Independent UK

Japan's birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops

The Japanese government data shows the country's birth rate fell to a new low for the eight straight year in 2023

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3 Consumer Finance Picks to Watch for Growth-Oriented Investors

The consumer finance sector is projected to experience solid growth and expansion, driven by easy access to loans and credit facilities and the emergence of advanced digital financial platforms. Amid this backdrop, growth-oriented investors could consider adding consumer finance stocks Nomura Holdings (NMR), WEX Inc. (WEX), and ORIX (IX) to…

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In Kyoto, COS celebrates the ancient art of shibori dyeing with a colour-soaked collection

‘We can’t take this type of craft for granted anymore,’ says COS design director Karin Gustafsson, who worked with Kyoto shibori artisan Kazuki Tabata on the airy summer collection. Wallpaper* heads to Japan’s former capital to find out more

The Independent UK

Second Japan town blocks view of Mount Fuji in battle with problem tourists

Influencers blamed as unruly visitors disrupt community in their search for the perfect picture

International Business Times

Japan Aims To Quadruple Overseas Market For Anime, Games

Pop-culture powerhouse Japan wants to expand its overseas market for video games, manga and anime fourfold to $130 billion in about a decade, the government has said.

International Business Times

Tokyo Govt To Launch Dating App To Boost Birth Rate

Japan's capital will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birth rate, a Tokyo official said Tuesday.

Space

Japan to launch world's 1st wooden satellite in September

Japan plans to launch the world's first wooden satellite this year, in an effort to reduce the environmental impacts of reentering spacecraft.

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