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Global shares fall post-Thanksgiving, European and Asian markets mixed. Investors await inflation data and economic planning meetings.

The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders weigh the economic outlook during a second Trump administration.

Motorcycles and anime have a long history together. I mean, it's nearly 2025, and the seemingly infinite influence of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira still can't possibly be overstated.We also can't forget less well-known creations over time, like the giddy exercise in pure moto-nerdery that is Bakuon!, or the Honda Super Cub…

Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel? - Flying squirrels, iguanas - But dogs, cats and even flying squirrels and iguanas have been dropped off at police stations, where officers look after them "with great sensitivity" -- consulting books, online articles and vets for advice.

South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history

Nikon's global headquarters is more fun than you might have imagined

A week of jetsetting has seen the editors in Tokyo, Milan, Vienna, Miami, New York and drinking Guinness with Jonathan Anderson in London

In Tokyo’s Ebisu neighbourhood, Lemaire’s tranquil new store sees the French brand take over a former 1960s home. Co-artistic directors Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran tell Wallpaper* more