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Japan Govt Approves Record Budget For Ageing Population, Defense

The 115.5 trillion yen ($730 billion) budget for the year from April 2025, greenlighted by the Cabinet, includes 8.7 trillion yen in defense spending.

Latin Times

Osamu Suzuki, force behind iconic Japanese carmaker, dies at 94

Former CEO and chairman led Suzuki Motor through decades of innovation and helped transform India’s car market

The Independent UK

Japan’s ‘cat island’ falls victim to demographic crisis

Famous for felines that outnumber its humans, Aoshima is also emblematic of a deeper trend afflicting the country’s rural and island communities

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Stock market today: Asian shares advance after a mixed finish on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly higher, with Japan's benchmark registering strong gains for a second straight day

The Independent UK

Japan Govt Approves Record Budget For Ageing Population, Defence

Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the population ages, and defence to tackle regional threats.

International Business Times

Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget as it pushes strike-back capability to deter regional threat

The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates building up its strike-back capability with long-range cruise missiles and starts deploying Tomahawks to further fortify the country against growing threat from China, North Korea and Russia

The Independent UK

Japanese Shares Gain On Weaker Yen After Christmas Break

Japanese stocks rose Friday on a weaker yen after a muted day on Wall Street following the Christmas holiday.

International Business Times

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Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Poses No National Security Threat

The Committee on Foreign Investment doesn't recommend blocking the merger, and neither should President Joe Biden.

Reason

Japanese gov't under fire for funding native chipmaker Rapidus with $6.2 billion in COVID relief money

Japan sits on some $114.42 billion pile of COVID relief cache, but opposition lawmakers complain that the government plans to use them to fund the country's industry growth.

Tom’s Hardware

U.S. Markets Lower In Thin Holiday Trading

U.S. markets show pre-market decline; Japan's Nikkei surges; Asian markets mixed; oil prices rise, dollar fluctuates.

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Japan Airlines Cyberattack Causes Flight Delays, Systems Restored

Japan Airlines cyberattack causes flight delays, highlighting cybersecurity concerns in Japan. Other airlines unaffected.

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Stocks Slip Before the Open as Bond Yields March Higher, U.S. Jobless Claims Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.45%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -0.52% this morning as Treasury yields climbed after cash trading resumed following the Christmas holiday, with investors turning their attention to U.S. jobless claims numbers due later today.

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Nikon in 2024: Two hot cameras, a bunch of great glass, and buying out Red –it's been a big win for the Big N

With the launch of the Nikon Z6 III and Z50 II, plus an array of class glass and the purchase of Red, it's been a stellar year for the Japanese photo giant

Digital Camera World

I got my astrocartography done to find out where in the world I should live

Could a set of lines based on her birth information really tell Katrina Mirpuri that she should leave London and move somewhere else? She consulted an astrologer to find out -- here’s what happened

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack causing delays to holiday season flights

More than 20 domestic flights are affected as the country’s main travel season is just picking up

TechRadar

This is the first rugged convertible Chrome tablet ever launched, but you can only buy it in Japan: Dynabook Chromebook C70 comes with a docked pen as well as a proper keyboard

Dynabook's Chromebook C70 is a rugged 10.1-inch convertible tablet with MIL-grade durability.

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Japan's Energy Policy Emphasizes Renewables And Nuclear Power

Japan's energy policy aims for 50% renewables by 2040, with increased nuclear power. Challenges include reactor restarts and phasing out fossil fuels.

The Independent UK

Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of Japanese electricity needs by 2040

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Japanese Foreign Minister Seeks Improved Relations With China

Japanese Foreign Minister's visit to China focuses on enhancing relations, addressing seafood ban, and military presence concerns.

The Independent UK

Japan's foreign minister seeks "positive" direction in bilateral ties during his visit to China

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has met with top Chinese leaders during his visit to Beijing, the first since the heads of the two countries met at a summit in Peru last month

International Business Times

Japan's Top Diplomat In China To Address 'Challenges'

Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya was due in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials as Tokyo acknowledged "challenges and concerns" in ties.

International Business Times

Demand For Japanese Content Booms Post 'Shogun'

Fuelled in part by the success of TV hit "Shogun", foreign studios are hungry for quality Japanese content and local creators are adapting to meet demand.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Here’s why 3.5 million people in Japan buy KFC for dinner on Christmas day

I know it sounds weird but there's a good reason for this!

The Independent UK

Japanese atomic bomb survivors say Nobel Peace Prize gives fresh impetus to disarmament push

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki said being recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize has given them a new incentive to push for nuclear disarmament ahead of the 80th anniversary next year of the attacks

The Conversation

Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.

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