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Ghost of Yōtei brings back Kurosawa Mode, adds new presentations inspired by more great Japanese directors
Polygon
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July 10, 2025
Sucker Punch Productions shared an extended look at PlayStation 5 game Ghost of Yōtei on Thursday during Sony’s Yōtei-specific State of Play. It offered future ghosts more details about Atsu’s weapons, her journey across Ezo, and new and returning...
Japan: Newly appointed chairman of GIAJ shares policy statement
Asia Insurance Review
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Introduction The general insurance industry has severely damaged the trust of our customers and society as a result of a series of incidents, including premium adjustment cases, fraudulent insurance claims and information leaks. We once again...
Gujarat: Japanese Ambassador leads high-level delegation to Dholera Special Investment Region
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
Dholera (Gujarat) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Ambassador of Japan to India, Keiichi Ono, led a high-level delegation of leading Japanese companies on an official visit to Dholera Special Investment Region (Dholera SIR), India's greenfield smart...
Serbia weighs nuclear options
BNE Intellinews
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Serbia is exploring the development of nuclear energy via two potential pathways – conventional nuclear power plants (NPPs) and small modular reactors (SMRs) – as the country received its first preliminary study on the civilian use of nuclear...
"Forever chemicals" found in organs of vulnerable Japanese wildcats
Kyodo News+
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July 10, 2025
OSAKA - High concentrations of potentially carcinogenic PFAS "forever chemicals" have been found in Tsushima leopard cats -- a designated natural monument and vulnerable species native to a Japanese island -- researchers said Thursday. The Ehime...
Japan releases guidelines on shooting of bears in urban areas
Japan Times
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July 8, 2025
The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced guidelines that list conditions and procedures for allowing the shooting of bears and other wild animals in urban areas. This follows a string of bear attacks that led to human injuries. The move came...
Global climate pattern shows signs of shifting. What will happen in the US?
Yahoo News
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Early signs of a possible La Niña fall and winter are emerging in some climate models, federal forecasters announced July 10. La Niña is a part of a natural climate cycle officially known as El Niño – Southern Oscillation, called ENSO by...
Inside Ukraine: Nuclear Peril, Torture, and Environmental Crisis
JAPAN Forward
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July 10, 2025
More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, experts gathered at the Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo on July 7 to spotlight a deepening pattern of Russian war crimes, nuclear threats, and environmental destruction. Jointly...
Japanese Emperor Naruhito meets Mongolian president to boost ties
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Japan Launches Ambitious Maritime R&D Initiative
Nautical Voice
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July 8, 2025
In a significant move to enhance its maritime industry, Japan has initiated a groundbreaking research and development project aimed at speeding up the design and construction of next-generation vessels. Spearheaded by MTI Co., Ltd. and supported...
Tokyo’s Underground Rewired - Denko Pluto Brings Club Culture to New Spaces
Yokogao Magazine
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If you’re trying to place Denko Pluto on the map of Tokyo nightlife, don’t. It’s not meant to be found that easily. This Tokyo-based creative collective is reshaping Japan’s dance music scene by dragging it out of the expected. The collective...
Op-Ed: Looming Anniversary Of Hiroshima At 80
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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By PETER N. KIRSTEIN, Ph.D. Professor of History Emeritus Saint Xavier University Eighty years ago, on Aug. 6, 1945, the world changed forever when the United States exploded the first atomic bomb, “Little Boy”, over Hiroshima. In an instant,...
Metro spotlights the MVPs of summer
Canadian Grocer
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July 14, 2025
Sisters Kim, Kelly and Kristine McLaughlin (pictured) bought Shaw's Ice Cream in 2001. Photography courtesy Metro Inc. With grocery shelves crowded with made-in-Canada labels, Metro is going deeper by telling the stories behind the products. In a...
Time to connect the commute: Building a seamless transit system
The Sun Daily
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July 15, 2025
THE recent move to allow the purchase of the My50 unlimited travel pass through the Touch ‘n Go eWallet app is a welcome development. It offers added convenience, reduces queue times and reflects growing awareness of the need to modernise...
Hydrogen Production in British Columbia Gains Momentum Through Regional Hydrogen Hubs
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 15, 2025
British Columbia is making some bold moves to lead Canada’s clean energy transition—and at the center of that push is serious momentum around hydrogen production. In a major team-up, Foresight Canada and the Clean Energy and Major Projects Office...
Trump orders 2,000 National Guard troops to leave LA. Here’s a recap of Tuesday.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Trump intervenes on stalled cryptocurrency bills — 9:57 p.m. By the Associated Press The president’s intervention during a late-evening meeting with Republicans at the White House appeared to put the bills back on track. Trump posted on social...
Retro picnic displays steal the show at Ipoh carnival
The Malaysian Star
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July 15, 2025
Ipoh City’s 37th Anniversary Carnival drew crowds to DR Seenivasagam Recreational Park where a retro picnic set-up decoration contest was a highlight. Participants went all out to impress, showcasing unique collections and creative displays. Mohd...
Tokyo Cement navigates competitive headwinds to post strong FY24/25 earnings
Daily FT
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Tokyo Cement Group (Tokyo Cement) has reported a turnover of Rs. 12,960 million and a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 664 million for the fourth Quarter ending 31 March 2025, compared to a turnover of Rs. 13,145 million and a PAT of Rs. 722 million,...
Việt Nam pushes for new approaches in Mekong–Japan partnership
Vietnam News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Thursday called for the Mekong–Japan cooperation framework to adopt new thinking, new methods, and new approaches in order to develop a more innovative and...
Tessa Hulls’ 'Feeding Ghosts' is a haunting, visual excavation of family and history
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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‘All history is contested,” Tessa Hulls writes early in her extraordinary graphic novel/memoir, “Feeding Ghosts.” “Evidence exists as a field of dots. And we connect them according to what lenses we employ to examine the past.” To this she...