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Answerman - Why is Demon Slayer so popular in Japan?
Anime News Network
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Image by Otacat Lynzee asks: “Why is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime and manga so popular in Japan?” Demon Slayer is popular in Japan for the same reasons it is popular everywhere else, and that is a good thing because not many of my...
Koizumi Visits Rain Disaster-Hit Southwestern Japan City
Nippon
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August 25, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Society Aug 25, 2025 23:02 (JST) Kirishima, Kagoshima Pref., Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Monday visited the southwestern Japan city of Kirishima, which was hit hard by torrential rains...
Misawa Air Base Hosts First Additive Manufacturing Course
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 25, 2025
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — The 35th Fighter Wing (FW) drove innovation across the Pacific last week by hosting the wing’s first-ever Layer 1: Foundations of Additive Manufacturing and Design course, marking a milestone in how the Air Force equips...
Popular Japanese character 'Npochamu' aims for overseas expansion
The Mainichi
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This image shows characters Npochamu, right, and Kimimaro. (Courtesy of Itochu Corp.) (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese character "Npochamu," marketed as a goofy and rotund yoghurt fairy, is aiming to capitalize on its popularity overseas, with...
Pak Suzuki hints at ending local car production in Pakistan
ARY News
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August 25, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pak Suzuki has hinted at halting its local car production in Pakistan by 2030, citing concerns over the country’s new tariff policies. During a meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Industries, Hiroshi Kawamura, the...
Prabowo Creates New Mineral Industry Agency, Taps Brian Yuliarto as Leader
Tempo.co
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August 25, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto has formed a new government body, the Mineral Industry Agency. The creation of this new institution was announced on Monday, August 25, 2025, after Prabowo inaugurated Minister of Higher Education,...
ITZY to Drop Their 2nd Full Japanese Album “Collector” This October — Here’s Everything You Need to Know
OtakuKart
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August 25, 2025
Global K-pop girl group ITZY is officially making a powerful return to the Japanese music scene. On August 22, 2025, JYP Entertainment announced that the five-member group will release their second full Japanese album titled “Collector” — marking...
Miramar and Japanese giant Sumitomo forge Bangemall exploration JV
Stockhead
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August 26, 2025
The two companies will explore Bangemall for large nickel-copper-PGE deposits, similar to those found at Noril’sk in Russia. Pic: Getty Images Miramar signs non-binding term sheet with Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania (SMMO) SMMO can earn up...
Oxford spin-out OrganOx sold to Japanese group for $1.5bn
The Times
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Two Oxford academics who pioneered technology used for organ transplants are in line for significant paydays after their company was bought by a giant Japanese medical devices group for $1.5 billion. The sale of OrganOx to the Tokyo-based Terumo...
Trump says US to partner with S. Korea, Japan on Alaska energy project
Korea Herald
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August 26, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will partner with South Korea and Japan for an energy project in Alaska to develop the state's massive oil and gas reserves. Trump made the remarks at his first summit with President Lee Jae...
Trump says US to buy ships from S. Korea, revive domestic shipbuilding industry
Korea Herald
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August 26, 2025
President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump held a summit at the White House on Monday, agreeing to step up economic cooperation in shipbuilding and other manufacturing sectors. Lee said he looks forward to working with the US to revive...
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[SUMMIT] Trump pushes Alaskan energy projects in meeting with Lee
The Korea Times
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August 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has put Alaskan energy development on the table before Korean President Lee Jae Myung during their first summit in Washington on Monday (local time). Trump mentioned about natural gas and oil reserves in the detached...
The Truth About Falling Gas Prices And U.S. Oil Production
myMotherLode - California
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Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash Simple answers are easy, but often wrong. The real ones take context, and a little more work. Below I provide the context for the question in the title, if you put in the work to read and understand. I was...
Family recalls Taiwan’s heroic resistance to Japanese colonial rule
Borneo Post
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August 25, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram A historic gatehouse named “Moon-walking Pavilion” is pictured next to the manor of the Shaw family in Pingtung County, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianhua) TAIPEI (Aug...
South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung hails Trump as ‘peacemaker’, pushes for shipbuilding, manufacturing cooperation with US
Mint
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August 25, 2025
In his first summit with US President Donald Trump on Monday (August 25), South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hailed Trump’s role as a “peacemaker,” saying he is “the only person who can solve the North Korean issue.” Lee said the situation on...
China's imports of US energy drop to near zero amid tariff tensions
Nikkei Asia
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US-China tensions Shipments fall to lowest level since 2019 trade war as Beijing turns to Russian oil China has not imported any liquefied natural gas from the U.S. since March, trade data shows. © Reuters MISA HAMA August 26, 2025 02:04 JST TOKYO...
Chainlink Partners With SBI Group to Advance Tokenized Assets, Stablecoins in Japan
CoinDesk
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Native token of oracle network Chainlink LINK$23.26 declined in tandem with the broader crypto market despite a fresh partnership with Japanese financial giant SBI Group. LINK declined to $24.4, down more than 6% over the past 24 hours, CoinDesk...
Trump says U.S. to partner with S. Korea, Japan on Alaska energy project
Yonhap News Agency
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August 25, 2025
By Kim Eun-jung WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will partner with South Korea and Japan for an energy project in Alaska to develop the state's massive oil and gas reserves. Trump made the...
Tokyo reportedly asks countries not to attend China's V-day events; potential narrow-minded move undermines correct view of history: experts
Global Times
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A themed flower bed commemorating the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is being constructed along the Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, on August 14, 2025. Photo: VCG Japanese media outlet...
(LEAD) Trump says U.S. to buy ships from S. Korea, revive domestic shipbuilding industry
Yonhap News Agency
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August 25, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS photo, details in paras 7-11) By Kim Eun-jung WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held a summit at the White House on Monday, agreeing to step up economic cooperation in shipbuilding...