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Japan bookings have dropped 50 per cent after a manga artist ‘predicted’ a natural disaster, says Hong Kong travel agency

The Independent UK

Belts On The Line In The Sugar Nunez vs Masanori Rikiishi Fight

The IBF World Featherweight Title belt is on the line in the Eduardo Sugar Nunez vs Masanori Rikiishi fight this weekend from Japan.

Sports Lens

Japan's troubled automaker Nissan banks on hybrid EV technology

Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround

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Holiday bookings to Japan are down - could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?

The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 2025

The Guardian - AU

Wallaby, All Black rivals vie for top honours in Japan

They have been rugby rivals on the international stage, now Australia's Bernard Foley and Kiwi Richie Mo'unga are fighting for top honours in Japan.

AAP

There's a 'buyer's strike' on U.S. assets as foreign investors can't stomach huge deficits anymore, analyst warns

"At the core of the problem is that foreign investors are simply no longer willing to finance US twin deficits at current level of prices."

Fortune

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Monaco GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.

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Japanese artist Takashi Murakami opens exhibit in Ohio museum with more than 100 works

Famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has created artworks, luxury goods with fashion houses like Louis Vuitton, album covers and an exclusive merchandising collection with Major League Baseball

The Independent UK

Simone Rocha swears by these $46 Japanese pruners for stunning rose cuttings – a master gardener agrees she 'would never use anything else'

Master gardeners and fashion designers agree that these affordable high-quality pruners are some of the very best on the market

Homes & Gardens

Travelers avoiding Japan because of dire comic book prediction

Bookings from Asian countries have plummeted by as much as 50 percent compared with last year, following the prediction in the manga graphic novel The Future I Saw

The Independent UK

Trump Greenlights Nippon Steel 'Partnership' With US Steel

US President Donald Trump on Friday threw his support behind a new "partnership" between US Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, sending the American firm's share price skyrocketing on hopes of an end to the long-running saga over foreign ownership of a key national asset.

International Business Times

Trump warms to Nippon Steel, backing ‘partnership’ with US Steel

Biden had blocked Japanese acquisition, citing national security, with Trump previously agreeing he was ‘totally against’ it

The Guardian - US

The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign students at Harvard

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students

The Independent UK

Trump Official Mocked After Failing to Name Next Country Expected to Complete a Trade Deal: 'Translation: We Have No Deals'

A senior Trump administration official is being mocked by social media users online for being unable to identify the next nation the US is expected to complete a trade deal with during a televised interview.

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Private Japanese moon probe snaps photo of lunar south pole ahead of June 5 landing

Japan's private Resilience lunar lander captured a nice photo of the moon's south polar region. The probe is gearing up for a June 5 touchdown try.

Space

When lightning bolts collide, do they unleash powerful gamma-ray flashes?

Scientists get closer to solving the mysterious relationship between lightning and powerful gamma-ray bursts.

GamesRadar

"There's nothing about JRPGs that requires them to be made in Japan," says ex Dragon Age writer, speaking nothing but facts – and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just proves it again

"It's not a Japanese RPG, it's a Japanese-style RPG. And so that can be made anywhere"

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Muted as U.S. Debt Fears Continue to Weigh on Sentiment, Fed Speak on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.05%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.09% this morning as concerns remain about the U.S. fiscal outlook after President Donald Trump’s signature tax bill narrowly passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.

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Japan tests its Mars moon sample-return probe ahead of 2026 launch (photo)

Japan is putting its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft through a series of tests ahead of its launch to Mars next year.

The National (Scotland)

Celtic star Daizen Maeda left out by Japan as boss explains omission

Al Jazeera

Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

Euronews

Japan's Prime Minister urges Trump to choose investment over tariffs

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday that he held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive" discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

International Business Times

Japan Core Inflation Tops Forecasts As Rice Prices Almost Double

Japanese inflation spiked at a two-year high in April, data showed Friday, as rice prices almost doubled, turning focus on the central bank as it mulls more interest rate hikes amid Donald Trump's trade war.

International Business Times

Japan PM Presses Trump On Tariffs Ahead Of New Talks

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he had again pressed US President Donald Trump on tariffs, in a phone call ahead of fresh talks on easing the levies.

The Independent UK

Two confirmed dead following Japanese training plane crash

The cause of the crash remains under investigation

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