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Share market chaos explained: what’s behind the stock meltdown and will there be a recession?

Share markets around the world saw huge falls on Monday – with Japan’s Nikkei sinking by 12% – after questions over the health of the US economy

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima Remembers A-bomb Victims As 'Global Tragedies' Unfold

The mayor of Hiroshima said Tuesday that wars in Ukraine and Gaza were deepening fear and distrust worldwide, on the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing that devastated the Japanese city.

International Business Times

Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal

Hiroshima officials are urging world leaders to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate action toward abolishment — not as an ideal, but to remove the risk of atomic war amid the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East

The Independent UK

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Japan's share benchmark soars nearly 11% a day after massive sell-offs that shook Wall Street

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has soared more than 10% a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street, while other world markets appeared to have settled after the rollercoaster ride that started the week

The Independent UK

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% after plunging a day earlier

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 share index has soared as much as 10.5% a day after it plunged a near record 12.4%

The Independent UK

The 5 reasons behind Monday’s global stock market rout

"The ‘Wall of Worry’ certainly has a broad enough foundation currently,” Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers, said.

Fortune

After 23 years, Animal Crossing's NES emulator still houses a mystery that comes down to 30 Japanese players nobody's been able to find

Nintendo once did the unthinkable, providing an emulator that can load external ROMs

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Stock market selloff subsides as S&P, Dow, Nasdaq all recover

Futures for all three indices had been hit hard after Japan’s Nikkei 225 had its worst day since Wall Street’s “Black Monday” in 1987.

Fortune

Uber to take Leaf out of Japan's second-hand EV market

Ride-share and food delivery drivers will be encouraged to adopt second-hand electric vehicles under a pilot program launched in Queensland.

AAP

Get ready for a long and messy August in the stock markets

Complacency from the US and Japan has fed the turmoil, but a gentle-ish landing is still on the cards

The Guardian - UK

Financial markets around the globe are falling. Here's what to know about how we got here

Markets on Wall Street and around the world are in a mini-panic

The Independent UK

Olympics Women's Tee Times - Round Two

France's Celine Boutier took a three-shot lead in the opening round - here are the details of her and the rest of the field's tee times for day two

Golf Monthly

Finals-bound Sharks cop Japanese reality check

Australia's quarter-finals bound water polo men have been brought back to earth, the giant-killing Sharks becoming Japan's first Paris Games victims.

AAP

Japan's defense minister begins visits to Cambodia and Vietnam, both under Beijing's shadow

Japan’s defense minister has held talks with senior officials in Cambodia, a top ally of China, as he begins a Southeast Asian trip that will also take him to Vietnam, whose relations with Beijing are complicated by maritime disputes

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In Tokyo, Gucci drafts local artisans to reimagine the Bamboo 1947 bag

Gucci’s ‘Then and Now’ exhibition in Tokyo celebrates 60 years of the Italian house’s presence in Japan. Here, local artisans tell Wallpaper* the story behind their contribution

Fortune

Asian markets are in meltdown as Japan erases all the gains from this year's record-breaking stock rally

Investing in Japan now will be like “catching a falling knife,” UBS regional chief investment officer Kelvin Tay said in a TV interview.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Flooding may hit Florida and Georgia as Storm Debby intensifies

Japan suffers under extreme heat but cooler conditions in Europe provide welcome reprieve at Olympics

Digital Camera World

The Olympics is being streamed in 8K – but it's kind of a secret

The Paris Olympic Games is being streamed in super-high 8K resolution for the very first time... but only for a select few

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International Business Times

Japan Hails 100m Champ Lyles As 'World's Fastest Anime Fan'

Japanese media hailed Olympic 100m gold medallist Noah Lyles as the world's fastest anime fan after the American celebrated his win by miming an attack from "Dragon Ball".

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Nikkei 225 Plunges Nearly 13% Amid U.S. Economic Concerns

Nikkei 225 index in Japan plunges nearly 13% due to U.S. economic concerns and Bank of Japan's interest rate hike.

The Guardian - UK

Global selloff: Wall Street plunges, as FTSE 100 posts biggest fall in months – as it happened

US recession fears and unwinding yen ‘carry trade’ hits markets, wiping 12% off Japan’s Nikkei

The Independent UK

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index sinks nearly 13% as investors dump a wide range of shares

Japan's Nikkei 225 share index has plunged nearly 13% as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected dumped a wide range of shares

The Independent UK

Japan's Nikkei 225 index plunges nearly 7% as global sell-offs resume

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index has fallen nearly 7%, extending sell-offs that shook markets last week

France 24

Electric feel: Swashbuckling fencers cross swords in Paris’s glittering Grand Palais

The atmosphere in Paris’s ornate Grand Palais was electric during the final night of fencing in the 2024 Olympics, with Japan cutting down both the Italian and French teams in men’s foil, condemning them to silver and bronze respectively.

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You don't need to spend big on lenses - I took the best pictures of my life with a super-cheap autofocus Viltrox

Even I was surprised when I took the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 for a trip to Japan - this lens is proof you don't need to spend big to get great results.

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