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Missouri governor signs bill banning the sale of six invasive plant species in the state
KSMU - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Soon, six invasive plants will no longer be allowed to be sold in Missouri. Governor Mike Kehoe Tuesday signed Senate Bill 105 into law. It halts the sale of sericea lespedeza, burning bush, Callery pear, Japanese honeysuckle, perilla mint and...
New Getty Images Report Finds British Consumers Still Care About Sustainability and Expect Businesses to Lead
Ethical Marketing News
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July 10, 2025
Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, has today released the latest report from its VisualGPS global insights platform – Sustainability at the Crossroads. This study maps out the latest consumer sentiment around...
Global matcha ‘obsession’ drinks Japan’s tea farms dry
FoodChain Magazine - Florida
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July 10, 2025
Subscribe to our free newsletter today to keep up to date with the latest food industry news. Matcha has long played a role in Japanese tea ceremonies, celebrated for its deep flavor and meditative rituals. Today, it is a global obsession. From...
Fujimi: A Buy Despite The 25% Reciprocal Tariffs On Japan
Seeking Alpha
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July 10, 2025
Fujimi is a buy due to its critical role in AI data center infrastructure, supplying CMP slurries for advanced semiconductors and HDDs. Despite tariff and cyclical risks, Fujimi's strong Asian market share, superior margins, and low PEG ratio...
Japan logs hottest June on record amid global warming
Kyodo News+
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July 1, 2025
TOKYO - Japan logged its hottest June since records began in 1898 due to a warm air mass hovering over the archipelago and global warming, the weather agency said Tuesday. Last month's average temperature was 2.34 C higher than the overall monthly...
Japan Seabed Mining Rare Earths: 5 Facts About Minamitori Island Project
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Japan seabed mining rare earths operations are rapidly gaining momentum… Bymoshine July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 Reading Time: 3 minutes Japan will test seabed mud extraction for rare earths in early 2026. The project aims to secure strategic minerals...
Quad evolving framework, like-minded nations may be added: Japan diplomat
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
Ahead of the Quad leaders’ summit in New Delhi this year, a senior Japanese diplomat on Thursday indicated that more “like-minded” nations may be included in the Quad grouping in future, calling it an ‘evolving framework”.This also comes barely a...
Meet the Japanese marines getting ready to storm Australian beaches
WAtoday
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July 10, 2025
It is also the largest combined training activity between the Australian Defence Force and the United States military, which the ADF says reflects “the closeness of our alliance”. Japan, Australia and the US are quickly stepping up their military...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
Nature Boy Ric Flair 'Back In Business' After Health Scare
Power 96 - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
WOOO! A professional wrestler who has ties to Minnesota is back training/working out after a recent health scare. The 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair took to social media to let fans know he was 'back in business' this morning. A Legend Inside & Outside...
Inside the Monstrous, Charmed Rise—And Rise—of Labubu
Vanity Fair
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July 16, 2025
On a trip to Japan last month, editor in chief of Vogue Mexico and Latin America Karla Martinez walked into a bustling Pop Mart toy store, determined to buy a gift for her two young daughters. At the Chinese retailer’s labyrinthine emporium, the...
The Trinity Test’s Legacy Is Far Bigger than a Mushroom Cloud
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 16, 2025
On July 16, 1945, the immense destructive power of nuclear weapons became clear when the first atomic bomb was tested at the Trinity Site in New Mexico. Yet, the majority of the world would not understand the capabilities of the weapon of mass...
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...
Japan’s Wooden Satellite Survived Orbit for 116 Days. Now Scientists Want a Better Version
ZME Science
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July 7, 2025
In 2024, LignoSat became the first wooden satellite to be launched into space. But its communications system failed, so scientists are trying again with LignoSat-2. Credit: Kyoto University Takao Doi’s dream is to go to the Moon and plant a tree....
The power of partnerships: European climate leadership with less America
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Global governance arrangements are under pressure from the climate action withdrawal of the Trump administration and, in many countries, from leaders’ fears of a growing domestic “greenlash”. The EU has adjusted its topline messaging in...
YYC to provide M&A guidance services via tie-up with Japanese firm
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Nihon M&A Center Malaysia, the local arm of Japan’s leading M&A advisory firm, has partnered with YYC, one of Malaysia’s largest SME-focused accounting firms, through a MoU to help more business owners unlock value, pursue growth,...