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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

The new dawn of Japanese whisky

Japanese whisky has long been the pinnacle of sophistication for connoisseurs. Our spirits writer Neil Ridley looks at this year’s best releases, and a new breed of distillers bringing innovation into the mix

Wallpaper

Roki Sasaki Nears Lifelong MLB Dream As Free Agency Sweepstakes Begin

The 23-year-old Japanese phenom pitcher left a nine-figure deal on the table by coming to the U.S. now, and has his sights set on stardom as all 30 teams line up to make their pitches.

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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

The Independent UK

My Nikon Z 180-600mm is my favorite lens, and I’ve just realized it’s manufactured in China

Nikon moved domestic camera production to Thailand years ago but it surprised me just how many lenses are now made in China

Digital Camera World

Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

A Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki has accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of an organization of survivors

The Independent UK

Who is Takashi Murakami, celebrity artist loved by stars from Billie Eilish to Pharrell?

He’s one of the most followed artists on Instagram and is in demand from pop megastars to luxury brands and today marks the opening of his biggest UK show in 15 years

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‘Shōgun was so refreshing for the Japanese’: Takashi Murakami on his blockbusting return

The superstar artist, famed for his Louis Vuitton bags and Kanye West album sleeves, is back with epic paintings riffing on the history of Japanese art. He talks cuteness, gold leaf and hara-kiri on TV

The Guardian - UK

US Defense Secretary In Japan To Strengthen Regional Security

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin visits Japan to bolster alliance amidst Osprey safety concerns and regional tensions. Discussions focus on collaboration and ...

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Global Markets Mixed As Nvidia Slide Impacts U.S. Stocks

Global markets show mixed performance as Nvidia's shares decline and tensions rise in the Middle East. Asian markets vary, with Japan and South Korea gaini...

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Dodgers Expect Ohtani To Hit In Japan Opener

Los Angeles Dodgers prepare for Japan opener with Shohei Ohtani's recovery in focus. Ohtani's potential impact on the upcoming season is eagerly anticipated.

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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

Wallpaper* checks in at Yoruya, a Japanese inn where less is always more

Yoruya, which transforms a 110-year-old former kimono merchant shopfront and residence in Kurashiki, is an exercise in graceful restraint and craft

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US defense secretary in Japan to discuss regional security as US military pauses Osprey flights

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is in Japan to meet with Japanese officials and reaffirm the importance of their alliance and the U.S. commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and North Korea

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Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 invasion

The great-granddaughter of the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea believes Japan should pay more restitution for what its soldiers did to the residents of Attu Island during World War II

International Business Times

Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors To Accept Nobel Prize In Oslo

This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be presented Tuesday to Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, which lobbies against the weapons now resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

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.

International Business Times

Nobel Laureate Warns Putin About Danger Of Nuclear Weapons

This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday urged Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats in a bid to prevail in its war in Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons

Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan and the representative of an organization that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop making nuclear threats

The Guardian - UK

BP shifts offshore wind to joint venture amid retreat from renewables

Energy company’s deal with Japan’s Jera will allow it to focus on exploiting oil and gas assets

Top News

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.

Barchart

Stocks Set for Muted Open as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.10%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -0.14% this morning as investors looked ahead to the release of U.S. inflation data later in the week, which will be scrutinized by Federal Reserve officials before their final meeting this year.

International Business Times

AI-Driven Japanese Human Washing Machine Bathes And Dries User's Body In Just 15 Minutes

A Japanese human washing machine is gaining attention and it can bathe you in 15 minutes.

The Independent UK

Japan's Empress Masako says the Nobel for atomic bombing survivors shows the need to push for peace

Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event that impressed her this year and reminded her of the importance of global peace efforts

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.

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