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Japan blank Chinese Taipei to begin East Asian women's football tournament in Korea
The Korea Times
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July 9, 2025
Japan defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 in Korea on Wednesday to open their three-peat bid at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Women's Football Championship. Miyu Yakata, Yume Takikawa and Hana Takahashi each scored for Japan in their...
Japan Slams Trump’s 25 Percent Tariff, Pursues Talks
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Japan voiced strong regret on Tuesday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to enforce a 25-percent tariff on Japanese imports starting August 1, according to local reports. Despite the setback, Tokyo reaffirmed its commitment to...
EA Japan GM Speaks Out on Microsoft Layoffs and Cancellation of Games Like Everwild and Perfect Dark: ‘If a Game Was in Development for 7~10 Years, Canceling Feels Like the Worst Move’
IGN
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July 9, 2025
Microsoft announced significant company-wide layoffs on July 3, impacting its games business. With in-development titles like Rare’s Everwild and The Initiative’s Perfect Dark reboot getting cancelled, Microsoft's cuts have generated a lot of...
For An Intimate Taste Of Peruvian-Japanese Cuisine, Kansha On New York’s Upper East Side Is A Personal Statement Of The Chef
Forbes
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The cooking at Kansha shows the modern breadth of Peruvian-Japanese cuisine. Kansha Even in Lima, where exciting Japanese-Peruvian restaurants abound, Kansha (“gratitude”) would be a contender. Here on New York’s upper east side it is a stand-out...
SMALL WORLD: Greenfield travelers return from fun-filled 14-day trip to Japan
Daily Reporter - Indiana
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July 9, 2025
A delegation of 13 travelers from Greenfield, along with a translator, take in the sights of Mount Zaō during a recent trip to Greenfield’s sister city of Kakuda, Japan. Submitted photos GREENFIELD – Ever since 16-year-old Chase Scott returned...
Japan Has an Army — Here's How It's Different
JAPAN Forward
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July 9, 2025
Does Japan Have an Army? Ask around outside Japan, and you'll get a range of answers, from "No, they're pacifist" to "Sort of?" to "Isn't it just the United States protecting them?" The confusion is understandable. Japan is the world's...
Japan blank Chinese Taipei to begin East Asian women's football tournament in S. Korea
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Japan defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 in South Korea on Wednesday to open their three-peat bid at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Women's Football Championship. Miyu Yakata, Yume Takikawa and Hana...
Japan consortium to kick off gov’t-backed project to ‘boost’ its shipbuilding capacity
Offshore Energy
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July 9, 2025
A consortium consisting of ten Japanese shipbuilders, research institutes and academic institutions has unpacked a five-year initiative to ‘boost’ the competitiveness and digital transformation of the maritime industry and support the development...
Two islands in Japan moved nearly 10 cm apart in 3 days
NHK
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A Japanese researcher has found that two small islands in southwestern Japan moved nearly 10 centimeters apart in just three days, as seismic activity continues in the area. Seismic activity has increased in recent weeks around the Tokara island...
Japanese Firm Remixpoint Commits $215M to Bitcoin, Aims for 3,000 BTC Holdings
Blockonomi
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July 9, 2025
TLDR: Remixpoint raises $215M in yen financing to build corporate Bitcoin reserves. Targeted BTC holding is 3,000, but final amount may shift with price and stock moves. Strategy sparked comparisons to MicroStrategy after board’s unanimous...
Casa exhibit explores Japanese Garden
Lethbridge Herald
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July 9, 2025
By Lethbridge Herald on July 9, 2025. Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Gallery at Casa is featuring works from 42 artists who have engaged in a year-long exploration of Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, and it expands throughout both floors...
Japanese Ramen Day
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 9, 2025
Photo by Cassidy Apo In Japan, National Ramen Day is celebrated on July 11, as it’s said that the number seven stands for “range,” or ramen spoon, and the number 11 resembles chopsticks. The date is also the birthday of Tokugawa Mitsukuni who,...
OwenMK announces upcoming EP and Japanese rock album after new release
SNnewswatch
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With 'The Great Valley' and 'RIPGarageband', the electro-synth artist blends nostalgia, innovation, and limitless creativity If you’re trying to keep up with Owen Kjiersdam, better known by his stage name OwenMK, good luck. He’s already working on...
Japan GDP growth rebounds to annualized 0.9% in May: JCER
Nikkei Asia
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July 9, 2025
TOKYO -- Japan's economy grew at an annualized pace of 0.9% in May from the previous month, led by private-sector capital expenditures, according to an estimate released by the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) on Wednesday. The growth...
Japan needs to take the quantum-technology leap
Japan Times
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July 9, 2025
From the World War II race for an atomic bomb, to the Cold War race for nuclear and space technologies, and now the global AI race, each technological frontier has reshaped the geopolitical landscape. Today, similar to AI, quantum technology is...
Cambodian FM to Attend the 16th Mekong–Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 13th Mekong–ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur
Fresh News
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Hits: 147 Created: 09 July 2025 Hits: 147 (Phnom Penh): At the invitation of Bùi Thanh Sơn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, in his capacity as Co-Chair of the 16th Mekong–Japan Foreign...
Japan's Nikkei ends higher on weaker yen, profit-taking limits gains
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
Japan's Nikkei share average closed higher on Wednesday, underpinned by a weaker yen, though gains were limited as investors sold stocks to book profits. The Nikkei rose 0.33% to 39,821.28, after swinging between marginal gains and losses during...
Japan Emperor honours WWII dead in Mongolia state visit
The Sun Daily
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July 9, 2025
DAMBADARJAA: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited a World War II memorial in Mongolia during their landmark state visit, honouring compatriots who perished in Soviet-era labour camps. The eight-day trip marks 80 years since the...
Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Working Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Health Claims and Survey Data in Japan
Dove Medical Press
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July 9, 2025
Introduction Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is defined as a psychiatric condition characterized by excessive uncontrollable anxiety and worry, occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities such as...
Bullet train services briefly halted in southwestern Japan
Kyodo News+
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July 9, 2025
FUKUOKA - Shinkansen bullet train services in southwestern Japan were temporarily halted Wednesday after an object was found attached to an overhead wire, JR Kyushu said. The services on the Kyushu Shinkansen line restarted around 12:20 p.m. after...