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People gather for annual ‘space out’ contest to see who wins at doing nothing

Contest started by visual artist 10 years ago to remind everyone that taking a break to do nothing is important

The Independent UK

Japan 1-1 Australia: 2026 World Cup qualifier – as it happened

Admirable defensive performance earns the Socceroos a vital point in a match of two own goals against the Samurai Blue

The Guardian - AU

You can score a $350 flight from the U.S. to Tokyo (but you have to act fast)

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Shohei Ohtani Inspires Youth Baseball In Japan

Shohei Ohtani's impact on youth baseball in Tokyo and popularity in Japan as a sports icon.

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Discothèque perfumes evoke the scent of Tokyo in the year 2000

As Discothèque gets ready to launch its first perfume collection, Mary Cleary catches up with the brand’s founders

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Japan PM Presses China's Li On Airspace Intrusion

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for a "full explanation" of an airspace intrusion by a Chinese military aircraft in his first face-to-face meeting with Premier Li Qiang, Tokyo said Friday.

International Business Times

Qantas apologises for showing film with nudity on flight

Australian airline Qantas is apologising after a recent flight from Sydney to Tokyo featured an R-rated movie shown on every screen.

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I visited Cygames' massive mocap studio in Japan, and I'm in awe

Inside Asia's largest motion capture facility.

Creative Bloq

Friends Of Kanye West And Bianca Censori Claim They Leaked Their Own Divorce Rumours

The pair were spotted together in Tokyo days after split rumours, which were apparently a bizarre attempt to "promote Kanye's new album".

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Tokyo cracks down on ‘kasuhara’ amid rise in customers abusing staff

A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employees

The Guardian - AU

Bianca Censori Has Apparently Returned To Australia Ahead Of Rumoured Divorce From Kanye West

An insider claims the pair have been “on the rocks”.

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Forget the f-words, ignore the erections: how did an entire plane collectively choose to watch Daddio?

When individual screens went down, travellers on a Sydney to Tokyo flight voted not to watch The Fall Guy or Inside Out 2 but a drama that is mostly Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn chatting in a taxi

The Guardian - UK

Qantas apologises after R-rated movie played to passengers on Sydney to Tokyo flight

Technical issues meant the film, starring Dakota Johnson, was played on all screens before it was swapped for a family-friendly movie

The Guardian - AU

Airline apologises after ‘sexually explicit’ film played to every passenger – with no way to turn it off

In-flight entertainment system on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo was impacted by technical issues

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The Independent UK

The South African city to visit for the best value winter sun holiday

Tokyo has previously topped the list, and now sits in second place

Windows Central

"We had a great discussion with the Xbox team at Square Enix." Xbox leads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond share pics from their Japanese game dev charm offensive at the Tokyo Game Show

Microsoft's consistency when delivering for Japanese and other Asian gaming markets has been middling at best. However, the firm has maintained a presence at the big Tokyo Game Show for several years now. Is progress finally being made?

Digital Camera World

Fujifilm announces its October X Summit with a focus on design & firmware updates

Fujifilm's next X Summit will be on October 14 and the company is already teasing what to expect

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: At Tokyo Game Show, I saw the Japanese games scene I grew up with is still live and kicking

In this week’s newsletter: Konami, cute RPGs, weird but wonderful indie games – everything I saw at Japan’s biggest gaming convention

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The Independent UK

Tokyo shares fall, Hong Kong's advance as tensions escalate in the Middle East

Asian shares are mixed, with Tokyo's benchmark falling while Hong Kong's advanced despite the sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East

International Business Times

China's Xi Congratulates New Japan PM Ishiba

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, state media reported Wednesday, the day after he took office in Tokyo.

International Business Times

Tokyo Recovers Some Losses As Most Asian Markets Rise

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, recovering some of the losses suffered in the previous day's rout, as the yen weakened against the dollar, while most other Asian markets started the day on a positive note following another record on Wall Street.

Digital Camera World

Iconic Japanese photographer Eikoh Hosoe dies at the age of 91

Pioneer of post-war Japanese photography Eikoh Hosoe dies in his home city of Tokyo

Latin Times

Hong Kong, Shanghai Soar On China Stimulus As Strong Yen Hits Tokyo

Shanghai jumped more than eight percent -- its best day since 2008 -- and Shenzhen more than 10 percent, while Hong Kong briefly leapt around four percent.

The Independent UK

Japan's stocks slump after prime minister election; Shanghai benchmark soars more than 5%

Asian markets have had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on news of fresh stimulus for the faltering economy

International Business Times

Tokyo Stocks Dive On Strong Yen As Hong Kong, Shanghai Extend Rally

Stocks plunged more than four percent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba's election last week as the head of Japan's ruling party, which boosted expectations the Bank of Japan will continue hiking interest rates.

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