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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower, with most world markets closed for Christmas

Shares are lower in Tokyo and Shanghai, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day

The Independent UK

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

Tokyo Vice was one of the best shows of 2024 and deserves a third season

Despite a stellar season 2, Max cancelled Tokyo Vice, so someone else needs to step and save this excellent crime drama.

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Cruise collapse creates opportunity for big robotaxi rival

Another company is eyeing a market that Cruise had planned on entering.

The Street

Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami review – the opposite of refinement

The Tokyo-born pop artist juxtaposes ancient art, modern politics and his own cartoon logos to surprisingly anodyne effect

The Guardian - UK

Time, beauty, history – all are written into trees in Karimoku Research Center's debut Tokyo exhibition

The layered world of forests – and their evolving relationship with humans – is excavated and reimagined in 'The Age of Wood', a Tokyo exhibition at Karimoku Research Center

Wallpaper

Japan 'Regrets' Release Of Anti-whaling Activist Watson

Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request.

International Business Times

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Keely Hodgkinson: How Britain's golden girl finally became queen of the track

The winner of BBC Sports Personality of the Year never doubted she was ready to conquer the world

Evening Standard

‘It feels like something out of a movie’: Studio I-IN designs the Tokyo office for Japanese haircare brand Kinujo

Studio I-IN’s design for the head office of Tokyo-based haircare brand Kinujo includes a striking hemispheric desk, a fluted marble wall and porous natural lighting

Wallpaper

Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan surprise Apple TV+ fans with Carpool Karaoke Christmas special

Zane Lowe steps in for James Corden as guest driver and occasional backup singer, chauffeuring the trio through Missouri, Tokyo, and Los Angeles

Evening Standard

‘No time to spare’ to address Japan’s baby bust as Tokyo promises free day care to all preschoolers

It’s the second family-friendly policy out of Tokyo, following the municipal government’s decision to offer a four-day workweek to employees.

Fortune

Tokyo on two wheels: Why you should experience Japan’s busiest city by bike

Away from Tokyo’s city centre crowds, Annabel Grossman slows down to discover Japan’s quiet backstreets, hipster neighbourhoods and crowd-free temples

The Independent UK

Tokyo Embraces a 4-Day Work Week—Could the UK Be Next, or Is It Bad for Business?

A four-day workweek in Tokyo aims to support young families and improve work-life balance. Several UK businesses have already adopted said strategy.

International Business Times UK

Japan Airlines offers enticing deal for Tokyo travelers that don’t want to carry luggage to their hotel

Japan Airlines is offering same-day baggage delivery service to passengers in effort to help ‘congestion’ on Tokyo public transport

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Tokyo's big bet on the 4-day workweek is about more than just flexible scheduling

“We will continue to review work styles flexibly to ensure that women do not have to sacrifice their careers due to life events such as childbirth or child-rearing."

International Business Times

Pentagon Chief Slams China's 'Coercive Behaviour'

China's "coercive behaviour" threatens regional stability, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out its biggest maritime mobilisation around the self-ruled island in years.

International Business Times

Pentagon Chief To Meet Japan PM On Final Asia Trip

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday, having a day earlier warned American troops near Tokyo of the threat represented by China.

Evening Standard

What is Fortnite Ballistic and when does it come out? Epic Games reveals Counter-Strike-style mode

The brand-new mode pits two five-player teams against each other on a condensed map that looks like downtown Tokyo

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Chicago Cubs Ambassador Jokes About Recruiting Japanese Pitcher

A playful exchange at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo involving a Cubs pitcher and the ambassador.

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Brendan Fraser had 'life-changing' experience shooting Rental Family in Tokyo

Brendan Fraser had a "life-changing" time filming 'Rental Family' in the "wonderful" city of Tokyo.

International Business Times

Japan's A-bomb Survivors: From Discrimination To A Nobel

Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday but, after years of anti-nuclear campaigning and showing the world their scars, they still retain the painful memories of the discrimination they have faced.

Fortune

Tokyo is turning to a 4-day work week in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’

Tokyo earlier this year introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners.

International Business Times

Pope Looks To His Legacy In Creating 21 New Cardinals

Pope Francis will on Saturday create 21 new cardinals from five continents, including bishops from Algiers, Tehran, Tokyo and Abidjan -- many of whom may one day help choose his successor.

Latin Times

Tokyo Adopts 4-Day Workweek to Encourage Women to Have More Kids

Tokyo is set to implement a four-day workweek for its government employees starting in April 2025, allowing them to take Fridays off.

Wallpaper

For designer and craftsman Kodai Iwamoto 'good design should be able to speak for itself'

In a rapidly changing world, the route designers take to discover their calling is increasingly circuitous. Here we speak to Kodai Iwamoto about the interconnectedness of design, communication and culture

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