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Tesla Accused Of 'Gaming' Rebates After Claiming 8,600 Sales In One Weekend

Electric vehicle rebates in Canada differ from those in the U.S., but they serve the same purpose: bringing the upfront costs of EVs down. Dealerships provide rebates of up to $5,000 at the point of sale and then the government reimburses them. However, before the program ended in January, Tesla reportedly…

InsideEVs

Japan’s refusal to recognise same-sex marriage unconstitutional, court finds

Friday’s decision marks ninth victory out of 10 rulings since the first group of plaintiffs filed lawsuits in 2019

The Independent UK

New Biver Automatique is a horological tribute to Japanese watch collectors

New Biver Automatique celebrates Japanese watch collecting with a clean, classic look.

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S&P Futures Gain With Focus on Key U.S. Jobs Report and Powell Speech

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending up +0.35% this morning as investors look ahead to the all-important U.S. payrolls report and remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Sri Lanka Signs $2.5b Debt Deal With Japan

Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with bilateral creditors who had pledged debt relief to the cash-strapped nation last year.

International Business Times

China's foreign minister blasts the US over tariffs at his annual meeting with journalists

Along with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea claims, blasted Japan for its past aggression and covered a wide range of other issues during his annual meeting with journalists

The Independent UK

At 108 Shitsui of Japan in Guinness World Records as the oldest woman

Born on 10 November 1916 to a family of farmers in Nakagawa, Hakoishi decided to become a barber at age 14 and moved to Tokyo. A must read on Dynamite News:

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‘Gay’ Hiroshima bomber, female and Black soldiers being erased in shocking Pentagon DEI file purge

As many as 100,000 photos and online posts including a female Medal of Honor recipient, Black soldiers and people whose last name is ‘Gay’ may be axed in the diversity eradication ordered by Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Raducanu loses on emotional return to court after incident with fixated fan

After a difficult month when an obsessive spectator followed her in Asia, Emma Raducanu lost 6-3, 6-2 in Indian Wells to Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima

The Guardian - UK

Monster Hunter's food looks so tasty it's apparently driving up demand for cheese naan in Japan

Cheese naan is in fact extremely delicious, so I'm not surprised.

PC Gamer

Economic Concerns from Tariffs Undercut the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell by -0.21% and posted a 4-month low. The dollar is under pressure because of the negative impact of US tariffs on the US economy. Also, the euro’s strength weighed on the dollar after EUR/USD Thursday jumped to a 4-month high when the ECB...

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How to watch Super Formula in 2025: Schedule, line-up and more

The 2025 Super Formula championship commences this weekend at Suzuka, where Sho Tsuboi will kickstart his title defence. The 29-year-old became just the sixth driver to complete the Super GT and Super Formula double as he clinched both of Japan’s top championship titles in 2024. It firmly warranted his switch from Inging to TOM’S in Super Formula and he…

Autosport

After 31 years in games, Persona director Katsura Hashino just got a 'Newcomer Award' and $5,000 from the Japanese government

Maybe time works differently in Japan.

PC Gamer

TSMC expands investments in the U.S. to $165 billion with new fabs and R&D center: A closer look

TSMC is set to build a major semiconductor production hub in the U.S. for $165 billion, but the plans still need to be set.

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Canon wants to make tiny lenses to build more compact camera systems, a new patent hints

Canon has filed a patent in Japan describing a new compact lens design

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Dollar Extends This Week’s Losses as the Euro and Yen Advance

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.44%. The dollar extended this week’s slide to a 4-month low. The dollar is under pressure because of the negative impact of US tariffs on the US economy. Also, the strength of the euro weighed on the dollar after EUR/USD today...

Evening Standard

Assassin's Creed Shadows: release date, gameplay and everything we know so far

The new game sees the long-running stealth action series make its long-awaited trip to Japan

The Independent UK

Matt Sherratt names unchanged Wales side to face Scotland

Wales will field the same XV for the first time since the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

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The Independent UK

Why a 108-year-old barber has no plans to retire anytime soon

Shitsui Hakoishi holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest female barber

RideApart

Suzuki Drops New Street Fighter 6 Collab for Video Game Tournament

Can you believe it's March already? Me, either, but as I write this, Capcom Cup 11 has just kicked off in Japan. The mega e-sports tournament started on March 5, and will run through March 9. The final day's events will be dedicated to Street Fighter League: World Championship 2025,…

PC Gamer

Japanese companies begin stockpiling in response to new Trump tariffs: Cue a ton of PS5 stock and stale cans of coffee

PS5s will flood the shelves just in time for the PS6.

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Stocks Plunge Before the Open on Higher Bond Yields and Weak Tech Earnings

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.92%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -1.14% this morning as higher Treasury yields, trade war worries, and disappointing tech earnings weighed on sentiment.

The Independent UK

Japan's Seven & i sells retail business to Bain Capital for $5.4 billion, plans IPO

Japan's Seven & I, the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, says it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital for about $5.4 billion

International Business Times

7-Eleven Owner Seeks To Fend Off Takeover With Buyback, US IPO

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven announced on Thursday a raft of new measures to fend off a takeover by a Canadian rival, including a huge share buyback and an IPO of its US unit.

International Business Times

Frenchman's Mislabelled War Photos Donation Sparks China Controversy

A Frenchman's donation of vintage conflict photographs to China offers insight into the 1930-1940s Sino-Japanese War -- even if some images are not the unique family heirlooms he believed them to be.

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