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Published on Apr 18, 2025
Ryan Gosling confirms 'Star Wars' role in front of lightsaber-waving crowd in Japan
Ryan Gosling confirmed his starring role in the latest 'Star Wars' movie, 'Starfighter,' at the Star Wars Celebration event in Japan. 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' director Jon Favreau, plus stars Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver, …
Source: Hancock County Journal-Pilot - Illinois - Neutral -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
M5.1 quake hits central Japan
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 has struck central Japan. There is no threat of tsunami. The quake occurred at around 8:19 p.m. on Friday, Japan time. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 5.0 quake occurred in Nagano …
Source: NHK - Public Broadcaster -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
Japan's Environment Ministry mulls target level for PFAS in discharged water
The Japanese government is considering treating its provisional drinking water target as a benchmark for the level of potentially harmful PFAS chemicals in discharged water. This comes as the US military's Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo informed …
Source: NHK - Public Broadcaster -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
Japan tweaks economic assessment as US tariff fears grow
The national flags of Japan and the United States are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Friday changed the expression for its overall view of Japan's economy for the first time in eight months, warning that higher U …
Source: The Mainichi - Neutral -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
M5.0 quake jolts central Japan, no tsunami warning issued (2025/4/18)
This image from the Japan Meteorological Agency website shows the seismic intensity of the earthquake that struck at about 8:19 p.m. on April 18, 2025. TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Nagano Prefecture in central …
Source: The Mainichi - Neutral -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
Japan’s inflation hits 3.6% YoY in March to exceed the BOJ’s estimates for three straight years
Japan’s inflation grew 3.6% year-on-year in March, which was lower than the 3.7% seen in February and the 2% target projected by the BOJ. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications disclosed that Japan’s consumer price index (core CPI, …
Source: Cryptopolitan - Indeterminate -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
Trump wants a stronger yen in trade negotiations with Japan, and that’s dangerous for both sides
President Donald Trump is pushing hard for a stronger yen in trade talks with Japan, and the demand has already jammed itself into a negotiation that was supposed to be about tariffs. The meeting began on Wednesday in Washington, where Japan’s economy …
Source: Cryptopolitan - Indeterminate -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
“The US and Japan must have a ‘joint response’ to China”
The United States and Japan must align their defense capabilities to confront growing pressure from China, the new U.S. ambassador to Japan, George Glass, said upon arriving in Tokyo on Friday. “We are in a very difficult neighborhood with Japan. There are …
Source: Sarajevo Times - Neutral -
Published on Apr 18, 2025
Ukraine to receive US$3bn in loan funds from Japan
Masashi Nakagome and Serhii Marchenko. Photo: Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome have signed an agreement on the provision of a …
Source: Ukrainska Pravda - Neutral