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F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Miami GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.

Motorsport

Mazda Knows It's Behind On EVs. It's Got A Long, Strange Trip Ahead

With the incorporation of higher quality interior materials and design, longitudinally-mounted inline-six-cylinder turbocharged engines and the traditional front-engine/rear-drive proportions these motors dictate, Mazda has moved upscale in recent years, part of an effort at differentiating itself from its Japanese peers in the American market. But perhaps one of its most…

InsideEVs

Six Senses Kyoto: the city's best kept secret (for now) — plus five other epic hotels in Japan

A chic wellness opening from Six Senses heralds a new era for Japan’s hotel scene. Gina Jackson checks in — and shares more of the country’s must-visit hotels for all budgets

Evening Standard

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Woman Discovers Man Hiding Under Her Hotel Bed After Smelling Something 'Rotten': 'I Was in Panic Mode'

A Ukrainian woman on a dream trip to Japan ended up living a nightmare when she discovered a man hiding under her hotel bed thanks to a strange "rotten" smell.

Latin Times

39 New Photos That Show What Daily Life In Japan Looks Like By Photographer Shin Noguchi

Shin Noguchi, a talented photographer based in Kamakura and working in Tokyo, possesses a remarkable ability to capture intriguing snapshots of peculiar, and even somewhat whacky moments involving passers-by.

Bored Panda

Japan Is Finally Getting Serious About EVs

An automaker is only as good as its supplier base allows it to be. Sure, companies can set targets and try to steer the ship, but everything from quality and innovation to cost margins and speed-to-market depends on the parts suppliers. A single issue can derail production (think the Takata…

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“At first, I honestly thought it was a joke. Even now, it hasn’t quite sunk in”: Eric Clapton recently named Toshiki Soejima as one of his favorite contemporary Japanese players – now, the neo-soul guitarist has finally met his guitar hero

Could we see Soejima at an upcoming edition of the Clapton-curated Crossroads Guitar Festival?

Guitar World

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Japan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks

No country holds more provable Treasury debt than Japan with roughly $1.1 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of its entire economy.

Fortune

Lutnick: 'I have a deal done, done, done, done' as China, Japan and India warm to trade talks

Green shoots are at last appearing in trade negotiations between the U.S. and major economic partners, after a frosty reception showed no signs of quick deals.

Fortune

Body of truck driver finally recovered three months after falling into Japan sinkhole

Rescue workers initially heard the driver responding to their calls, but soon lost contact

The Independent UK

Stock Index Futures Gain on U.S.-China Trade Optimism, Jobs Report in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +0.44%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +0.30% this morning as sentiment got a boost after China said it is assessing the possibility of trade talks with the U.S., with the focus now shifting to the key U.S. payrolls…

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Trump Vs Toyota? Why US Cars Are A Rare Sight In Japan

With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare sight -- much to President Donald Trump's annoyance.

International Business Times

Dollar Rallies and Gold Falls on Possible US-China Trade Talks

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.77% and posted a 2-1/2 week high. The dollar rallied moderately Thursday on a possible easing of US-China trade tensions after state-run China Central Television said the US has been proactively reaching out to China through various channels, seeking to negotiate on...

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Dollar Rallies and Gold Falls on Possible Easing of US-China Trade Tensions

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.62% at a 2-week high. The dollar is moderately higher today on a possible easing of US-China trade tensions after state-run China Central Television said the US has been proactively reaching out to China through various channels, seeking to negotiate on...

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The Independent UK

Car ramming in Japan injures 7 schoolchildren and suspect is arrested on the scene

Police in Japan say a man was arrested on suspicion of driving his car into seven schoolchildren who were walking home

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After Woman Finds Stranger “Phrogging” In Attic, Solo Traveler Spots Person Hiding Under Hotel Bed

The terrified tourist shared her story of finding a stranger in her hotel room in Japan. “Those seconds felt like my life was over,” she said.

The Guardian - US

A plea to the west: help us save America’s democracy

Countries from Canada to Japan must take steps to isolate the United States in world diplomacy

Tom’s Hardware

Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk

Buffalo Japan has launched the Buffalo HD-SKL 'skeleton hard disk' with a transparent panel showing the inner mechanism.

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Stocks Soar Before the Open on Upbeat Microsoft and Meta Results, More Big Tech Earnings on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +1.18%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +1.68% this morning as forecast-beating quarterly results from Microsoft and Meta boosted sentiment.

Motorsport

F1 Panel: Is Yuki Tsunoda doing enough to prove Red Bull right?

Yuki Tsunoda finally got his chance at the Red Bull main team after four full seasons and two races with the junior squad. But the challenge is proving to be difficult, with stand-out performances still missing. A mere 12th place in Japan, two points in Bahrain and a first-lap crash…

The Independent UK

Snake halts Japan’s bullet trains after getting tangled in power lines

The stricken reptile left crowds of passengers stranded for over an hour

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Across the globe, workers observe May Day

Shouting “banzai!” or “live long,” thousands of people gathered in a Tokyo park on Thursday and marched through the streets to the banging of traditional drums, as Japan kicked off celebrations to mark May Day.

The Guardian - UK

British vets could face price caps and ban on bonuses linked to pet treatments – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as UK’s Competition and Markets Authority scrutinises veterinary industry and companies adjust to Trump tariffs

The Independent UK

From Tokyo to Los Angeles, workers observe May Day as many express worries about Trump

Shouting “banzai!”

International Business Times

Bank Of Japan Holds Rates, Lowers Growth Forecasts

The Bank of Japan on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged but revised down its growth forecasts, warning that US trade tariffs are fuelling economic uncertainty.

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