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The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

Liverpool ‘Agree’ Luis Diaz Sale After Transfer U-Turn

A timeline for Luis Díaz’s departure has been reportedly revealed.

Sports Illustrated

Four of Tokyo's best hotels for a swish city break

Tokyo is a city full of luxury hotels — so which ones stand out from the crowd? Gina Jackson checks into super-slick new opening Janu, plus she picks three more of the finest places to bed down

Evening Standard

Japan’s anti-foreigner politics on the rise as right-wing party wins votes online

Sanseito party, most popular among younger male voters, won 14 seats in Sunday's upper house vote

The Independent UK

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‘I had to wait for some colour to arrive – the red man appeared at just the right moment’: Zahyr Caan’s best phone picture

The Nottingham-based photographer was in Tokyo when he spotted this graphic combination of shadow and light

The Guardian - UK

Keely Hodgkinson set to make return at Lausanne Diamond League meet in August

Her team has said she plans to arrive at September’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in “peak form”.

The Independent UK

Trump Just Announced A Trade Deal With Japan. Why This Automotive Stock Is Rallying

Shares of Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) are surging Wednesday morning after Washington and Tokyo finalized a long-anticipated trade agreement. The deal, which alleviates tariff uncertainty for Japanese automakers, sent the entire sector soaring.

Benzinga

Asian markets rise, Toyota up by 14% after US tariff deal

Asian shares rallied on Wednesday, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the US announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Asian markets gain, with Japan's Nikkei up more than 3%, lifted by deal on Trump's tariffs

Asian shares have rallied, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the U.S. announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs

The Independent UK

Tokyo's Nikkei Leads Asian Rally After Japan-US Trade Deal

Tokyo stocks rallied with the yen Wednesday after Japan and the United States finally hammered out a trade deal to slash Donald Trump's tariffs, including those on the crucial car sector.

International Business Times

Trump announces Japan trade deal as doubt cast over future of PM Ishiba

Tokyo’s failure to secure a US deal sooner had caused political unease and economic uncertainty in Japan

The Guardian - AU

Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

The Independent UK

Stocks Mixed With Trade And Earnings In Focus; Tokyo Reopens With Gains

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal.

International Business Times

A secret VHS tape was mailed to Disneyland in 1995 and threatened an attack. The insidious plot was just exposed

The tape was a key piece of evidence in an FBI counter-terrorism investigation launched during the height of panic surrounding a Japanese doomsday cult, revealed in never-before-seen documents, reports Rhian Lubin

The Independent UK

‘Cult of convenience’: how Tokyo’s retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gentrification

Across Japan covered shopping arcades are in a losing battle against property developers, depopulation and consumer culture

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International Business Times

Asian Stocks Struggle As Traders Eye Fed Saga, Trade War

Asian markets fluctuated Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the head of the US Federal Reserve.

The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson to compete at Alexis Ohanian’s Athlos NYC meet in October

The all-female event takes place just under three weeks after the World Athletics Championships wrap up in Tokyo.

International Business Times

Bitcoin Is Now Bigger Than Amazon — And It's Just Getting Started

With Congress debating legislation that could shape digital assets for the next decade, and investors from Tokyo to Wall Street racing to secure positions, Bitcoin is no longer a fringe asset—it's a core geopolitical and financial force.

International Business Times

Japan's World Barber Classic Tries To Bring Back Business

Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing -- except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers.

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37 Reasons Why You Should Visit Japan

If you've ever visited Japan then you'll know how amazing it is. And if you've never been before then what are you waiting for?! Whether you're into food, history, religion or scenery, few countries can offer a travel experience quite like Japan.

The Independent UK

Tokyo road submerged in water as record rainfall causes flooding

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International Business Times

Japan's Sticky Problem With Trump, Tariffs And Rice

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.

International Business Times

Japan Imperial Couple Visit WWII Memorial, Hail 'Deep Friendship' In Mongolia

Japan's imperial couple commemorated compatriots who died in internment camps after the end of World War II during the first state visit to Mongolia by a Japanese emperor.

The Independent UK

A simple recipe for tsukudani, an everyday Japanese side dish to eat with hot rice

Tsukudani originated in the samurai era in a tiny neighborhood called Tsukuda in the old part of Tokyo

The Independent UK

Tsukudani and hot rice: Still a go-to meal in Japan centuries after its creation

A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food

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“Please Don’t Romanticize Japan”: Person Living In Tokyo Exposes The Dark Aspects Of Japanese Culture

Despite what Miyazaki films may have led you to believe, nowhere in the world is perfect, not even Japan.

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