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Stocks Push Higher on Improved Soft-Landing Prospects

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.45%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.35%. Stocks this morning extended Tuesday’s sharp gains, with the...

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Markets Today: Stocks Extend Tuesday’s Gains on a Soft U.S. Oct PPI Report

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.23% at a 2-month high, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.42% at a 3-3/4 month high. Stock index futures are moderately higher this morning, adding to Tuesday’s gains on signs that price pressures eased...

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Japanese actor-director Kitano says his new film explores homosexual relations in the samurai world

Japanese actor-director Takeshi Kitano says he wanted his new film “Kubi” to show the world of samurai in ways that mainstream movies have rarely done before, by portraying the homosexual, love-hate relationship of warlords in one of Japan’s best known historical episodes

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3 Industrial Stocks Soaring in November

The industrial machinery industry is set to experience growth due to strong demand and technological advancements. To that end, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong machinery stocks: The Japan Steel Works (JPSWY), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), and Smiths Group (SMGZY). Read more….

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Myanmar face Japan hoping for a miracle amid anxiety at home

The odds are stacked against the world’s 158th-ranked team but they are looking to build for the future amid political turmoil

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Moriyasu confirms Kyogo & Maeda Celtic injury disappointment as pair miss Japan games

Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu has revealed Celtic duo Kyogo and Maeda are both gutted to miss out on upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

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Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says

A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030

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Ando's first Australian work a lush garden curiosity

Japanese architect Tadao Ando's Australian-first project "MPavilion 10" beckons passersby to investigate it in a lush Melbourne garden.

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Japan's economy sinks into contraction as spending, investment decline

Japan’s economy slipped into a contraction in the third quarter, decreasing at an annual pace of 2.1% as consumption and investments shrank

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Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers

In 2024, the youngest of Japan’s baby boomers will turn 75. The boomers are called the “bunched” generation in Japan because they were born in a short spurt in the late 1940s, in the aftermath of the end of the second world war.

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‘Pachi pachi’ or ‘kachi kachi’? Japan launches foreigners’ guide to tricky world of onomatopoeia

As foreign population reaches record levels, the western prefecture of Mie has compiled a guide for those who need it

The Guardian - AU

Shock of the old: eight abandoned and appalling theme parks

From animatronic cowboys to hungry alligators, there is nothing quite so creepy as a derelict funfair

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Blyde on Sipping Like a Sosha

Douglas Blyde toasts a century of Japanese whisky

Evening Standard

How Toyota's new Japanese star proved he's ready to go global

Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and SUPER GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata.

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The new Toyota superstar who has joined an exclusive Japanese racing club

Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata.

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Toyota WRC drivers free to “fully attack” to claim elusive home victory

The Japanese brand has dominated the 2023 season, winning eight of the 12 events to date, and sealing a drivers’ and manufacturers’ title double for the third consecutive season.

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of US inflation data and a US-China summit

Asian shares are trading mostly higher ahead of potentially market-moving developments, including a U.S.-China summit and data releases in the U.S., Japan and China

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s haiku poets lost for words as climate crisis disrupts seasons

The rhythms of the natural world have informed countless haiku in the centuries since Bashō wrote the Narrow Road to the Deep North. But now things are not so clear

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Markets Today: Stock Index Futures Edge Lower as U.S. Shutdown Risks Linger

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.21%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.27%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately lower. Stocks are also under pressure this morning after Moody’s Investors Service late Friday cut its outlook on the U.S....

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Elon Musk wants India to drop EV import tariffs before he opens a factory there. PM Narendra Modi may give him what he wants

India's car market has surpassed Japan's to become the third largest in the world, but the market economics remain highly challenging.

The Hindu

India wins IC Rod Laver Junior trophy

India won IC Rod Laver World Junior Challenge, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final. Team captain Vikram Anand praised Rushil & Sohini's dominant show. India had earlier topped Asia-Oceania competition in Japan to qualify for the World Finals. Rod Laver presented the trophy to the champion team.

Evening Standard

Harriet Dart celebrates Billie Jean King Cup win with 6am flight to Japan

Late replacement claimed the winning point against Sweden in London and is now heading to Asia in a bid to qualify for the Australian Open

Motorsport

Bolukbasi wants to add second programme to Super Formula in 2024

Turkish driver Bolukbasi moved to the Japanese series this year after contesting part-season in F2 in 2022, signing up to join the rebranded TGM Grand Prix squad.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria; ANZ posts record profit; and Japan’s answers to the perfect power nap

Third airstrike on Syria in less than three weeks fuels concerns of a regional escalation of the Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - AU

Giraffepods, hot masks and a massage pillow: testing Japan’s answers to the perfect power nap

In a country where more than 40% get less than six hours’ sleep a night and millions nap at work, new ways to grab forty winks are big business

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