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The New Honda Prelude Is Already a Smash Hit, Especially With Older Folks

The Internet hasn’t been particularly kind to the Prelude. Some have wondered why Honda didn’t simply call it a Civic Coupe, while others questioned its success without a manual gearbox. Yet early signs are proving the skeptics wrong, as the revived nameplate is off to a strong start. Well, at…

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Japan's Takaichi Eyes Expanding Coalition, Reports Say

Japan's incoming new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing coalition to give it a working majority in parliament, reports said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Asian markets mostly higher in quiet holiday trading after AI deals push Wall St to more records

Asian shares are mostly higher in quiet holiday trading, while Japan’s benchmark rose to new records on hope for more government spending and lower taxes under Japan’s first woman prime minister

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Tokyo Stocks Hit New Record As Asian Markets Extend Global Rally

Japanese stocks hit another record Tuesday, building on the previous day's surge following the election of a pro-stimulus advocate to lead the country's ruling party, while gold also pushed to a new high amid the US government shutdown and French political upheaval.

International Business Times

Introducing Fortune's first-ever Most Influential Women Asia ranking

Twelve women from pop culture, policymaking and professional sports, who together show the diverse ways that power gets expressed across Asia.

Fortune

Ghost of Yotei only lets you pet the fox because of its "proper" research into Japanese history, says expert, but you might get a tapeworm if you tried it today

Don't pet the fox, OK?

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Trump Congratulates Japan on Electing Its First Female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi: 'Great Person of Wisdom and Strength!'

Donald Trump congratulates Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, praising her 'wisdom and strength' as Tokyo ushers in a new conservative era marked by economic stimulus and security reform.

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Joby's Stock Rallies as Public Flights Validate Global Game Plan

Joby Aviation's global flight demonstrations in Japan and the US provide tangible proof of its operational maturity, justifying renewed investor confidence.

MarketBeat

Medium format Hasselblad lens is a top-three seller, in major Japanese retailer’s lens sales list

Three-year-old Hasselblad lens resurfaces to make Yodobashi's top three for sales, following the release of the Hasselblad X2D II 100C

Digital Camera World

US$7,000 Hasselblad camera tops major Japanese retailer’s mirrorless sales list – what gives?

Who’d have thought a medium-format camera would reach the number one spot in Yodobashi's mirrorless camera sales list?

Digital Camera World

Brazil World Cup 2026 squad: Carlo Ancelotti's latest squad ahead of the World Cup draw

The Brazil World Cup 2026 squad edges closer, as Carlo Ancelotti looks ahead to the tournament

FourFourTwo

Dollar Rallies on Euro and Yen Weakness

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.44% at a 1-week high. The dollar is climbing today after French Prime Minister Lecornu resigned, which undercut the euro. Also, the yen tumbled after Sanae Takaichi, a proponent of easy fiscal and monetary policy, won Saturday's election to become Japan's...

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Markets give seal of approval to Japan's pro-stimulus 'Iron Lady'

Traders piled into Japanese stocks after the country's ruling party named Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, betting on her Thatcherite policies to supercharge growth.

Euronews

Medicine Nobel To Trio Who Identified Immune System's 'Security Guards'

A US-Japanese trio on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for research into how the immune system is kept in check by identifying its "security guards", the Nobel jury said.

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Nissan's Comeback Plan Is So Crazy It Might Just Work

Things aren’t exactly peachy for Nissan at the moment. Following a failed merger attempt with longtime rival Honda, the Japanese auto conglomerate now faces a massive restructuring. That means Nissan will eliminate thousands of jobs, shutter dozens of factories, and lose hundreds of millions of dollars in profit in the…

International Business Times

Japan Poised For Its First Female Prime Minister: Who Is Sanae Takaichi?

Takaichi's parliamentary career has covered a range of policy portfolios. She has served as Minister of State for Economic Security, and previously has been involved in internal affairs and communications.

Euronews

US and Japanese scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for immune tolerance research

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday.

Sports Illustrated

Liverpool Midfielder Forced to Withdraw From International Duty Through Injury

Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea led to a handful of fitness concerns for Arne Slot.

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Stocks Set to Open Higher on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes and Earnings Optimism

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.36%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.55% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as investors wager that a resilient economy and further rate cuts from the Federal Reserve will continue to underpin corporate earnings.

Benzinga

Japanese Stocks Soar To Record Highs As Sanae Takaichi Poised To Make History As First Female Prime Minister

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index soared to an all-time high on Monday, following the election of Sanae Takaichi as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Evening Standard

Wataru Endo injury: Japan issue statement as Liverpool suffer fresh scare

The Japan captain will not feature against Paraguay or Brazil over the next week

The Guardian - UK

Politics drives markets: euro and Paris stock market slide amid French political crisis; Japanese stocks surge after Takaichi’s victory– business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as France’s prime minister resigns unexpectedly

International Business Times UK

Honshu Japan Earthquake Revives Viral 'Asian Baba Vanga' 2025 Prophecy — Was This What Ryo Tatsuki Foresaw?

A 6.0 earthquake off Honshu, Japan, has revived viral claims about Ryo Tatsuki's 2025 'prophecy', though scientists dismiss any link and stress seismic preparedness.

International Business Times UK

Stocks Surge in Tokyo Following Election of Japan's First Female PM-Elect Takaichi

Japanese stocks jumped after Sanae Takaichi's election as LDP leader, sending the Nikkei to fresh highs and weakening the yen. Investors are betting on expanded fiscal stimulus and looser monetary policy under her era.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 06 October: Mondi and Aston Martin gloom, French stocks retreat

London’s new listings mini-boom gathered pace today when digital bank Shawbrook said it is planning an IPO.

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