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Winners and losers from the 2024-25 Formula E season

There have been many highs and lows for drivers, teams and the Formula E championship across the 2024-25 season. From rain-soaked races and incredible comebacks to disappointing debuts, these are the biggest winners and losers from the all-electric championship’s latest season.

Motorsport

World Athletics gene test introduced for female category

World Athletics mandates gene test for female category eligibility setting September 1 deadline for Tokyo Championships.

Al Jazeera

A moment that changed me: 30 years after my pop career stalled, I found the courage to sing again

Nothing went as planned after a talent scout plucked me from obscurity in a Japanese nightclub. Now, I was getting another chance to shine – in a rural community choir

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“Escalators On The Sidewalks”: 50 Impressive Things Countries Implemented That Left People In Awe (New Pics)

Have you ever seen recycling bins for pizza only?

Bored Panda

Photos show a town praying for marine safety at a seaside festival near Tokyo

Hundreds of residents gathered at Kurihama beach outside Tokyo over the weekend to pray for marine safety in a summer festival that fuses sacred ritual and seaside spectacle.

The Independent UK

Trump's $550 Billion Japan 'Investment' Deal Isn't What It Seems: Tokyo's Top Negotiator Says 98% of It Will Be Loans And Guarantees

Japan's top negotiator is pushing back against claims that the country is handing over hundreds of billions of dollars to the U.S. under a new economic deal with the Trump administration, clarifying that actual investment will make up just 1% to 2% of the $550 billion agreement.

Benzinga

Japan Touts Safety, Security And Weak Yen To Showcase Tokyo As 'Attractive Hub' For UN As US Pulls Back Under Trump

Japan is pitching Tokyo as an "attractive" base for United Nations operations as the United States steps back from multilateral leadership, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting U.N. Secretary‑General António Guterres in New York last week.

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Trump's $550 Billion Japan Trade Deal Could Benefit Taiwanese Chip Giants Like TSMC's US Expansion—If It Aligns With Tokyo's Interests

On Saturday, Japan's top trade official said the country's new $550 billion investment package with the U.S. could help finance Taiwanese chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) as they build semiconductor plants in America.

Benzinga

Liverpool ‘Agree’ Luis Diaz Sale After Transfer U-Turn

A timeline for Luis Díaz’s departure has been reportedly revealed.

Sports Illustrated

Four of Tokyo's best hotels for a swish city break

Tokyo is a city full of luxury hotels — so which ones stand out from the crowd? Gina Jackson checks into super-slick new opening Janu, plus she picks three more of the finest places to bed down

Evening Standard

Japan’s anti-foreigner politics on the rise as right-wing party wins votes online

Sanseito party, most popular among younger male voters, won 14 seats in Sunday's upper house vote

The Independent UK

‘I had to wait for some colour to arrive – the red man appeared at just the right moment’: Zahyr Caan’s best phone picture

The Nottingham-based photographer was in Tokyo when he spotted this graphic combination of shadow and light

The Guardian - UK

Keely Hodgkinson set to make return at Lausanne Diamond League meet in August

Her team has said she plans to arrive at September’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in “peak form”.

The Independent UK

Trump Just Announced A Trade Deal With Japan. Why This Automotive Stock Is Rallying

Shares of Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) are surging Wednesday morning after Washington and Tokyo finalized a long-anticipated trade agreement. The deal, which alleviates tariff uncertainty for Japanese automakers, sent the entire sector soaring.

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Asian markets rise, Toyota up by 14% after US tariff deal

Asian shares rallied on Wednesday, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the US announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The Independent UK

Asian markets gain, with Japan's Nikkei up more than 3%, lifted by deal on Trump's tariffs

Asian shares have rallied, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the U.S. announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs

Benzinga

Trump Trade Deal With Japan Sends Toyota, Mazda Stock Soaring, Nikkei Rises Sharply

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose sharply on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump finalized the long-anticipated trade deal between Washington and Tokyo.

International Business Times

Tokyo's Nikkei Leads Asian Rally After Japan-US Trade Deal

Tokyo stocks rallied with the yen Wednesday after Japan and the United States finally hammered out a trade deal to slash Donald Trump's tariffs, including those on the crucial car sector.

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The Guardian - AU

Trump announces Japan trade deal as doubt cast over future of PM Ishiba

Tokyo’s failure to secure a US deal sooner had caused political unease and economic uncertainty in Japan

The Independent UK

Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

International Business Times

Stocks Mixed With Trade And Earnings In Focus; Tokyo Reopens With Gains

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal.

The Independent UK

A secret VHS tape was mailed to Disneyland in 1995 and threatened an attack. The insidious plot was just exposed

The tape was a key piece of evidence in an FBI counter-terrorism investigation launched during the height of panic surrounding a Japanese doomsday cult, revealed in never-before-seen documents, reports Rhian Lubin

The Guardian - UK

‘Cult of convenience’: how Tokyo’s retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gentrification

Across Japan covered shopping arcades are in a losing battle against property developers, depopulation and consumer culture

Benzinga

Seven & i Crashes 9% After Couche-Tard Yanks $47 Billion Takeover Bid, Slams 'Lack of Good Faith' Talks — Tokyo Retail Giant Calls Move 'Unilateral'

Seven i Holdings (OTC:SVNDY) shares tumbled 9% on Thursday on the Tokyo exchange to a low of 2,000 Japanese Yen ($13.50) after Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (OTC:ANCTF) withdrew its $47 billion takeover bid, citing “persistent lack of good faith engagement.” Trading resumed at 10:16 a.m. local time following a halt.

International Business Times

Asian Stocks Struggle As Traders Eye Fed Saga, Trade War

Asian markets fluctuated Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the head of the US Federal Reserve.

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