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'It’s A Desperate Move': Ex-Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn On Honda Merger

Carlos Ghosn was never one to pull his punches. Even at the peak of his power at the helm of one of the world's largest automakers, he always had a lot to say. So following his daring escape from Japanese prosecution for alleged financial crimes, nobody should have expected the…

InsideEVs

Honda Might Save Nissan From Itself, So What Could It Mean For Motorcycles?

Things aren't going well for Nissan. In fact, they haven't been going well for some time.

RideApart

Japanese city will now publicly shame people who break bin separation rules

Residents in Fukushima need to ensure their rubbish is properly sorted, or face the consequences

The Independent UK

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Toyota Launches Japan's First Plug-In Hybrid Minivan

Toyota has been offering a hybrid powertrain for the Alphard shortly after the minivan was launched in the early 2000s. Currently in its fourth generation, the people hauler doubles down on electrification by getting a charging port. It's Japan's first PHEV minivan and is joined by the Vellfire sister model,…

Motor1

S&P Futures Plunge as U.S. Government Shutdown Looms, PCE Inflation Data in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are trending down -0.80% this morning as risk sentiment took a hit on worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown, while investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge for fresh clues on its policy outlook.

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What is bokashi composting? How to get started with this Japanese gardening method

With help from the experts, we explain all you need to know about bokashi composting so you can try it in your backyard

Homes & Gardens

Asian Shares Mixed As Markets Await US Spending Data

Asian shares show mixed performance influenced by U.S. data and oil prices. Japan's inflation exceeds expectations, China's central bank maintains loan rat...

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Japanese Inflation Jumps To 2.7% In November

Japanese inflation accelerated in November, with prices rising 2.7 percent on-year partly because of higher energy costs, government data showed Friday.

International Business Times

Lady Opens Up About 3 Work Etiquette Rules That Seem Quite Weird But Are Nearly A Must In Japan

Lady goes viral for sharing some Japanese corporate culture "rules" that might sound pretty much absurd to foreigners. The post Lady Opens Up About 3 Work Etiquette Rules That Seem Quite Weird But Are Nearly A Must In Japan first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

This upcoming RPG is injecting a healthy dose of magic, demons, and steampunk gizmos into 19th-century Japan

The publisher of Pathfinder and Rogue Trader is adding to its solid RPG library.

PC Gamer

Rapidus is first Japanese company to install ASML's cutting-edge EUV machine — chipmaking tool for 2nm chips expected to be operational this year

Rapidus gets ASML's Twinscan NXE:3800E, almost completes its installation.

Tom’s Hardware

Here's Hello Kitty Showing How Her Super Cub Is Made, and It's Everything

If you've been itching to see more of the special, limited-edition Hello Kitty Honda Super Cub, then I've got extremely welcome news for you today. First, the bad news: The order window is now closed for this bike in Japan. Boo, I know. But now, the good news: Hello Kitty…

RideApart

Tsuneo Watanabe, Influential Head Of Yomiuri Shimbun, Dies At 98

Influential editor-in-chief of Yomiuri Shimbun, Tsuneo Watanabe, passes away at 98, leaving a legacy in journalism and conservative circles.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #41 Ott Tanak

There were no issues with Ott Tanak’s speed on his return to Hyundai’s World Rally Championship squad after a season at M-Sport, but consistency was lacking.

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Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

The Independent UK

Tsuneo Watanabe: Influential Japanese media mogul and baseball visionary dies at 98

The Yomiuri Shimbun under his leadership had highest circulation of any newspaper in world

The Independent UK

Jack Draper pulls out of United Cup and Davis Cup tie with hip injury

The 22-year-old has been hit by the setback during pre-season training and is delaying his trip to Australia.

The Independent UK

Japan breaks annual visitor record with 33.4 million in just 11 months

Surge in foreign visitors sparks concern about overtourism

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Japanese newspaper boss who influenced the nation's postwar politics died at 98

Tsuneo Watanabe, the powerful head of Japan's largest newspaper who helped shape the country's postwar politics, has died, his company said Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Will Japan’s close ties with US survive the caprice and quirks of Donald Trump?

Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Trump-launched trade war

International Business Times

Yen Drops As Bank Of Japan Maintains Key Interest Rate

The yen weakened against the dollar Thursday after the Bank of Japan kept borrowing costs unchanged, extending a retreat for the currency that came after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer rate cuts.

Bangkok Post

Japanese phone scammers arrested in Pattaya

Immigration police in Pattaya have arrested five Japanese men allegedly operating a call scam centre that has been defrauding elderly Japanese out of about 5 million baht a day.

Al Jazeera

As Trump 2.0 looms, Taiwan’s chip industry braces for upheaval

Trump’s return casts doubt on Joe Biden’s signature initiative providing billions in funding to semiconductor firms.

InsideEVs

Here’s A First Look At Honda’s New Electric SUV

Honda has big plans for its electric vehicle future. After collaborating with General Motors to produce the Prologue crossover–which is doing rather well, sales-wise–the Japanese automaker will do everything on its own for the next chapter.

Space

Private Japanese rocket explodes after liftoff in its 2nd launch failure of 2024 (photos)

Japanese startup Space One lost its second Kairos 2 rocket shortly after liftoff due to an unknown failure.

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