Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming

Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died

Entertainment - ABC News - 4 days ago

A Japanese Star’s M.L.B. Contract Will Lead to Broken Promises Elsewhere

The team that signs Roki Sasaki will likely break preexisting verbal commitments with Latin American teenagers, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Japan will watch China's military after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace

Japanese officials say they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan’s airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military ...

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

China admits spy plane violated Japanese airspace, Tokyo says

China said the airspace violation occurred when the plane's pilot took emergency measures due to turbulence, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.

WATCH: Robot dog owners take pets to be blessed in Japanese shrine

A Japanese traditional coming-of-age festival took place at a shrine in Tokyo for an unusual kind of visitor — robot dogs.

Japanese Chip Maker Kioxia Plans Tokyo Market Debut

Kioxia plans to raise more than $740 million in its initial public offering, seeking growth capital to meet rising demand for chips used in artificial intelligence and data centers.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Tech boom forces US funds to dump shares to avoid breach of tax rules

Asset managers including Fidelity and T Rowe Price are bumping up against limits on size of large holdings

World - Financial Times - October 25

NFL punt of the year? Jaguars' Logan Cooke booms 73-yarder that pins Packers at their 2-yard line

The Jaguars punter had what could be the punt of the year, booming a 73-yard kick that pinned the Packers back at their 2-yard line.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Booms and Busts: Browns, Bucs and Dolphins go from potential fantasy football afterthoughts to bringers of hope

Scott Pianowski breaks down Sunday's fantasy highs and lows, including Jameis Winston breathing new life into the Browns.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

AI boom thrusts Europe between power-hungry data centers and environmental goals

The growth in demand for AI could come at a cost to Europe's decarbonization goals as the specialized chips used by firms like Nvidia are expected to result in a rise in energy use of already ...

Business - CNBC - October 29

Colts' Anthony Richardson has been most boom-or-bust quarterback since merger; will he turn it around?

Richardson was benched for Joe Flacco on Tuesday amid his early-season struggles

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

We're hiking our price target on an industrial whose earnings benefit from AI data center boom

Given Eaton stock's year-to-date outperformance, it's not too surprising to see some profit taking on the mixed print.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Fantasy Football Booms and Busts: Derrick Henry headlines monster Week 9 for veteran RBs

Scott Pianowski breaks down Week 9's fantasy highs and lows, including Derrick Henry continuing to be an ageless wonder.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

‘No social life, no plans, no savings’: Americans aren’t reaping benefits of booming US economy

While some were optimistic about stabilizing costs, others told the Guardian high prices continue to squeeze finances. Experts seem to agree the US economy has been on the upswing in 2024. A wave ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

'Trump trade' takes off: Tesla, Bitcoin and Truth Social boom in election aftermath

The value of assets tied to Donald Trump — and those likely to benefit under his administration — are soaring in the wake of his decisive electoral victory on Tuesday.

Affirm sees booming buy-now-pay-later growth, but stock dips after earnings

The company is seeing more of its business shift toward interest-bearing products.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

Christian McCaffrey's return a rare bright spot in Week 10 that offered more fantasy busts than booms

Scott Pianowski breaks down a Week 10 that lacked the scoring fantasy managers were hoping for.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

China's state-owned tobacco behemoth is booming, defying global trends and anti-smoking efforts

Powered by "the biggest tobacco company most people have never heard of," China is bucking global smoking trends as cigarette sales surge in the country.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Chef-level fillings, queues down the street, big on TikTok: Britain’s new sandwich boom

Deluxe, restaurant-quality sandwiches have become a national obsession. Here’s why tuna mayo will never be the same again. It’s a weekday lunchtime and about 30 people, mostly millennials in ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Week 11 Booms and Busts: Anthony Richardson delivers hope and points for fantasy football managers

Scott Pianowski breaks down Week 11's top fantasy developments, including a huge bounce-back performance for Anthony Richardson.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

‘I hit the boom operator’s car with an arrow. He was inside’: how we made Robin of Sherwood

‘We’d invite famous actors to guest star for a fee topped at £3,000. “Come and have some fun!” we’d say – and nobody ever turned us down’. Richard “Kip” Carpenter, the writer, wanted our outlaws to ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

3 Fast-Growth Lessons That Inc. 5000 Companies Follow to Make Business Boom

These may not be one-off tricks for hockey stick growth—but they are solid principles to employ in your business strategy.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Major geothermal bills pass House, widening path for clean energy drilling boom

Two bills making it easier to tap the Earth’s heat for on-demand clean power have passed the House. The CLEAN Act and HEATS Act remove many of the federal permitting regulations currently necessary ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Private prison firms donated more than $1M to Trump. Now they expect a business boom

Private prison companies contributed more than a million dollars to Donald Trump's reelection -- and are now poised to benefit from his mass deportation plan.

Fantasy Football Make or Break: Big names with big problems and bye-week booms

With six teams on bye, fantasy football managers are forced to decide between big names with big problems or the potential for bye week booms. Analyst Tera Roberts helps us sort through the mess!

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

1 dead and 12 injured after bus carrying Japanese tourists smashes into truck in Malaysia

One of Japan’s largest travel agencies says a tourist died and 12 other people were injured when their a tour bus smashed into the rear of a truck on a highway in Malaysia

World - ABC News - October 25

Japanese premier Ishiba's ruling coalition is certain to lose a majority in parliamentary vote, NHK public TV says

World - ABC News - October 27

Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title

Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Series

Sports - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts

A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the ...

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ...

Tech - ABC News - November 4

A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup

A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel, in what plant officials said was a ...

Tech - ABC News - November 8

Japanese official warns on ‘excess moves’ in yen after Trump win boosts dollar

Asian currencies under pressure following US election

World - Financial Times - November 7

Tiny grain of nuclear fuel pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant in a step toward cleanup

A robot at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel in what officials said was the start of the cleanup.

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