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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.

International Business Times

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.

Space

"I did it": Biden demands more credit for foreign policy, domestic achievements

"Look, name me a president that's gotten as much done as I've gotten done in my first three and a half years."

Axios

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Stock Index Futures Slip on Growth Fears, U.S. JOLTs Report in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.36%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.34% this morning after weak manufacturing data raised concerns about the U.S. economic health, while investors geared up for the latest reading on U.S. job openings.

Barchart

What I learned about dealmaking (and mascots) in Japan

In 2023, total VC deal activity in Japan shook out to $5.1 billion in value, across 1,213 deals, according to PitchBook.

Fortune

Stock Index Futures Slip Ahead of U.S. JOLTs Report

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.51%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.47% this morning following a volatile session on Monday, with investors gearing up for the latest reading on U.S. job openings.

Barchart

Japan's Nagasaki Holds Off Inviting Israel To Peace Ceremony

The city in southern Japan this week invited dozens of countries and territories to the August 9 event on the anniversary of the US nuclear attack in 1945 that killed 74,000 people.

International Business Times

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Honda Sold 22 Models in Japan with Improper Certification, Including the NSX

There were issues with another mid-engine model, the S660 kei car.

Motor1

Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine

Japanese police are searching for the suspects who spray-painted the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead

The Independent UK

From Non-league To Top Of The League For Japan Upstarts Machida

Led by a former high-school coach and playing in a picturesque stadium surrounded by trees, Machida Zelvia are taking the J. League by storm in their debut season in Japan's first division.

International Business Times

Japan's Emperor And Empress To Pay Three-day State Visit To UK

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Britain at the end of June, spending three days as guests of King Charles III, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Major Japanese carmakers admit to cheating on certification tests

Japanese carmakers Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha have admitted to cutting corners or providing false data in safety tests needed to get vehicle models certified. The disclosures come as a result of internal investigations ordered by Japan's transport ministry in the wake of massive test rigging at Daihatsu, a…

France 24

It's June 2024 and Panasonic wants you to buy an ultraportable laptop with a round touchpad — Let's Note has a 14th gen Intel Core Ultra CPU, 5G connectivity but also a VGA from 1987 and a LAN port

Panasonic's iconic Let's Note laptops are extremely popular in Japan, and just got a major update.

TechRadar

Mazda Miata RF Sales Paused in Japan Due to Engine Software Issue

10,930 cars were built with this problem and nearly all have been delivered to clients.

Motor1

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Yuka Saso Wins U.S. Open, Represents Japan

Yuka Saso's remarkable victory at the U.S. Open celebrated with a special newspaper edition in Tokyo. Her dual wins in 2021 and 2022 highlight her talent a...

Evening Standard

Daichi Kamada: Crystal Palace book medical for Japan star as summer transfer business accelerates

The 27-year-old has previously worked with Oliver Glasner at Eintracht Frankfurt

The Independent UK

2 Japanese F-35 fighter jets make emergency landings after 1 has a mechanical problem

Two Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jets have made emergency landings at a commercial airport in northern Japan on Monday, but there are no injuries or damage

The Independent UK

Japan’s Yuka Saso overturns three-shot deficit to win her second US Open title

A closing 68 gave the 22-year-old a winning total of four under par, three shots clear of compatriot Hinako Shibuno.

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The Independent UK

Strong earthquakes shake area near Japanese region hit by Jan. 1 fatal disaster, but no tsunami

Strong earthquakes have shaken Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that was hit by Jan. 1 fatal quake, but there authorities say there was no danger of a tsunami

The Independent UK

Yuka Saso wins another US Women's Open. This one was for Japan

Yuka Saso is the U.S. Women's Open champion while playing under a different flag

Caixin Global

Cover Story: Yen’s Decline Tied to U.S.-Japan Rate Gap Is Seen Stretching to 2025

Japanese tourism and exports see gains while fund outflows and higher import costs cause pain

The Guardian - UK

‘If I lost this flute, it would be pretty tragic’: Shabaka, Corinne Bailey Rae and Nilüfer Yanya on their favourite instruments

From a Japanese bamboo flute that is harvested and then cured to an unusual fretless zither and a blue Fender Strat, three performers tell the stories of the instruments they cherish

Wallpaper

Craft x Tech elevates Japanese craftsmanship with progressive technology

The inaugural edition of Craft x Tech was presented in Tokyo this week, before making its first international stop at Design Miami Basel (11-16 June 2024)

International Business Times

Feeling Flush: Japan's High-tech Toilets Go Global

As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.

LiveScience

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

Japan has lost contact with its Akatsuki probe, the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus.

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