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Global Shares Mostly Fall After Thanksgiving Holiday

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

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Yen Rallies On Rate Hike Bets As Equity Markets Swing

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.

International Business Times

One Gearhead's Unforgettable Pilgrimage to Japan

As a kid, the Countach wasn’t on my bedroom wall. Nor were bright red Ferraris or streaking silver Mercedes. Instead it was Initial D, Hot Version, Best Motoring, HKS, Greddy, APEX’i, Top Secret, D1GP, Super GT, the Mazda RX-7, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Fuji Speedway, and Suzuka Circuit. Japan was my…

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Foodie mystery novel Butter named Waterstones Book Of The Year

The novel focuses is about a Tokyo female journalist who tries to interview a female gourmet cook and serial killer in prison.

The Independent UK

Japanese outerwear label Tatras’ expansive new Tokyo store finds ‘beauty in contrast’

Step inside the new Ginza outpost of Tatras, an Italy-meets-Japan outerwear label which has recently collaborated with Italian artist and Michèle Lamy protégé Giovanni Leonardo Bassan

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Hand-built Fantasy Tower Brings Value To Tokyo, Creator Says

Passers-by stop and stare at the ramshackle, hand-built concrete tower that looks like it has been lifted right out of a Japanese animation and dropped onto a real-life Tokyo street.

International Business Times

Yamaha Debuts New Prototype In An Anime, and Here's Why It's Worth Your Time

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…

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Tokyo Police Care For Lost Umbrellas, Keys, Flying Squirrels

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.

International Business Times

South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions

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

The Independent UK

Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?

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

The Independent UK

Here's proof that Nikon has a sensor of humor

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

Digital Camera World

Out of office: what the Wallpaper editors have been doing this week

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

Wallpaper

Tranquil and secluded, Lemaire’s new Tokyo flagship exudes a sense of home

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

Wallpaper

Sometimes, I let my subjects know I was photographing them, sometimes I didn’t. It was a constant battle of choices, but as an outsider, I was often forgiven for my rudeness

Richard Koek on his photographic portrait of a city with fascinating contrasts

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Auguste Rodin In 'Fine Form' Ahead Japan Cup Swansong Run

Auguste Rodin will be bidding to become the first European-trained winner of the Japan Cup since 2005 (Sunday 24th Nov, 06:40am UK Time)

The Independent UK

I survived Nagasaki bombing – Putin has no idea of the horrors of nuclear war

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning group representing survivors of the US atomic bomb attacks in 1945, tells Adam Withnall in Tokyo that civilisation as we know it is in imminent danger as Russia ramps up its sabre-rattling against the West over the invasion of…

The Guardian - UK

Tokyo Metro wins contract to operate London’s Elizabeth line

Consortium including company that runs Tokyo’s renowned metro system to take over from China’s MTR in May

The Independent UK

Bali and Barcelona among destinations travellers are being warned not to travel to in 2025

Fodor’s said travellers should reconsider visiting Bali, Barcelona and Tokyo next year

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International Business Times

American Tourist Accused Of Vandalizing Sacred Japanese Shrine

Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested after allegedly getting caught on camera using his fingernails to scratch five letters into a wooden entrance gate in Tokyo.

AAP

Grandmother's drug trafficking trial in Japan begins

The trial of Australian grandmother Donna Nelson, who was detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations, is starting with a verdict due later in 2024.

The Guardian - UK

Bigger than the Beatles and Rolling Stones: Shampoo on tour in Tokyo, 1995

The Plumstead duo bonded with their Japanese fans over kitsch and fashion

International Business Times

Japan PM Expresses Concern To Xi Over South China Sea Situation

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed "serious concerns" over the situation in the South China Sea to Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first in-person talks, Tokyo's foreign ministry said Saturday.

The Independent UK

American tourist arrested in Japan for defacing a religious shrine by carving into gate with his fingernails

The 65-year-old reportedly admitted he ‘wrote his family members’ names’ on the wooden pillar

TechRadar

Tokyo is the perfect destination for overseas startups: Here’s why

The society that brought us the Playstation wants you to become part of the next big thing.

The Independent UK

Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, and Shanghai is the most polluting

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