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On stage, one of Japan's biggest Kabuki stars changes roles in an instant. Offstage, it took decades

Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles

The Independent UK

Stocks Up On US Rate Hopes, Yen Holds Gains Amid Intervention Talk

Asian markets mostly rose Friday after a largely negative day on Wall Street despite growing confidence of a US interest rate cut, while the yen saw big swings as speculation swirled that Japan had stepped into forex markets to support the currency.

International Business Times

Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer

Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit have issued a joint statement to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation” between Russia and North Korea

The Independent UK

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Court in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery

A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery

The Independent UK

Ubisoft apologizes for using an unauthorized flag design in Assassin's Creed Shadows concept art, won't use it anymore - except for in its pricey collector's edition art book

The flag design belongs to a real-life historical re-enactment group in Japan

GamesRadar

Woman Survives 37 Hours At Sea After Drifting 50 Miles

A Chinese woman's miraculous survival after 37 hours adrift at sea off Japan's coast highlights the power of the human spirit and the importance of coordin...

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Daughter's heartbreak after seeing mum in Tokyo court

An Australian woman detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations has seen her daughter for the first time in more than a year during a court appearance.

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Woman swept to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach is rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away

A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach has been rescued 37 hours later after drifting in a swimming ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares zoom higher, with Nikkei over 42,000 after Wall St sets new records

Asian shares have carried on with the blistering rally on Wall Street, as Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged over 42,000 for the first time

The Independent UK

China’s economic influence more welcome in poorer countries, poll finds

Thailand holds most positive views of China, followed by Nigeria, Kenya and Tunisia, Pew survey shows.

Al Jazeera

Japanese man arrested at Hawaii airport for allegedly carrying inert grenades in luggage

The terminal at Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport was temporarily evacuated while a bomb squad checked if the grenades were able to explode

The Guardian - AU

The weak yen and ‘Instagram culture’ made tourism Japan’s second-largest export

Almost 3.1 million international visitors went to Japan in March alone, the highest monthly total since records began in 1964.

Fortune

AI Accessibility? Blind Gamer Puts ChatGPT To The Test

Japanese eSports gamer Mashiro is blind and often relies on a companion to get around Tokyo -- but he hopes that artificial intelligence, hailed as a promising tool for people with disabilities, can help him travel alone.

International Business Times

Airport evacuated after two grenades spotted in man’s carry-on bag during scan

Operations at Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport were halted when security spotted two items that looked like grenades

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Former Soldier Reaches Settlement In Sexual Assault Case In Japan

Former JSDF soldier in Japan reaches civil settlement with attackers after exposing widespread culture of harassment in the military.

The Independent UK

Japan's Nikkei 225 share index surges to another record high, approaching 42,000

Japan's Nikkei 225 share index has closed at another record high, gaining 0.6% to close Wednesday at 41,831,99

The Guardian - AU

Japan adds ‘most severe’ category to its heatstroke index amid deadly summer

Hospitals are stretched to their limits during unseasonably early heatwave, as medical authorities liken public health risk to a ‘natural disaster’

The Independent UK

To counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US leadership

New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Australia are sending leaders or their deputies to the NATO summit in Washington this week as the military alliance shows growing interest beyond Europe and the Western Hemisphere

PC Gamer

Konami releases Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on GOG but bizarrely stops the Japanese game being sold in Japan

Perhaps due to an old exclusivity arrangement, the PC version is only available outside of Japan for now.

GamesRadar

Elden Ring is "maybe not quite" a JRPG, but Ys and Trails head says it's "difficult" to define the genre in general: "It can't really be described"

There's "kind of an ineffable thing" that makes JRPGs what they are, Toshihiro Kondo says

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