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Game Engines Reshape Japan's Cities & Retail
Video game technology is now being used in Japan for urban planning and retail design. This innovation could lead to more immersive and efficient travel experiences.
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Cruise Hantavirus Outbreak Strands Passengers
A cruise ship is marooned off Cape Verde after three passenger deaths. Approximately 150 people remain stuck on board.
May 5, 2026•The Japan Times
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Yen surges to the high 155-range against dollar in thin holiday trading
Currency volatility rises with fewer participants as Japan markets close
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Shooting at lake near Oklahoma City injures at least 12
A shooting Sunday night at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent least 12 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials. Edmond police spokesperson…
Source: Japan Today
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Eating cheap sushi in a narrow building in Tokyo is an adventure for bold diners
We play culinary roulette at a cheap restaurant in Kabukicho. When you’re looking for somewhere to eat in the middle of Kabukicho, Tokyo’s notorious red-light district, the choices can be as overwhelm
Source: SoraNews24
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Beard Papa goes beyond just matcha with its new premium green tea cream puffs
Grown-in-the-shade green tea gets its time to shine. As green tea and green tea sweets continue to grow in popularity around the world, so too do attempts to upsell it. Outside Japan, you may, for exa
Source: SoraNews24
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Australia and Japan expand ties with focus on economic security
Canberra and Tokyo pledge to counter 'all forms of economic coercion'
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Debt-financed stock investment booming as market surges in South Korea
Soaring housing prices and youth fears for the future drive risk-taking
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, part of a wide-ranging national inquiry with witnesses set to give evidence on their…
Source: Japan Today
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ASEAN states shift oil imports toward Brunei, Libya and US
Trade data shows alternative suppliers offsetting fall from Gulf
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Hayao Miyazaki’s Whisper of the Heart concept art revealed in new Ghibli illustration book
Image Board Collection series turns spotlight on two classic Studio Ghibli anime. Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is famous for having a very hands-on approach to anime production, to the exte
Source: SoraNews24
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