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Energy drinks brand Lipovitan D in as 2027 RWC partner
Energy drinks brand Lipovitan D has been unveiled as a sponsor of the next men's Rugby World Cup, with the tournament set to take place in Australia in 2027. Lipovitan D, a brand of Japan's Taisho Pharmaceutical company, through a deal unveiled...

Japanese Companies Brace for More Attacks as Cybercrimes Climb
The recent wave of cyberattacks against Japanese businesses has exposed critical weaknesses in the country’s corporate digital defenses, fueling fears of further disruption to sales and supply chains.In the past month, Asahi Group Holdings Ltd....

Majority of surveyed Japanese teens don’t call parents by standard Japanese words for mom and dad
Survey finds loanwords getting more use than okaa-san and otou-san. As we’ve touched on before, there are several different ways to say “mom” and “dad” in Japanese. The ones that are generally considered the standard versions, though, as well as...

Quantum Solutions stakes claim at Japan’s largest ETH treasury with 3,866 ETH reserve
Quantum Solutions is now the biggest ETH treasury outside the United States after buying $9 million worth of Ethereum in one week. The Tokyo-listed company currently holds 3,866 ETH, making it Japan’s largest public ETH treasury and the...

Japan PM Takaichi’s election could be key to kick-starting casino development
Japan’s new prime minister is seen as a proponent of integrated resort development from her alliance with the pro-IR Ishin Party and connection to late PM Shinzo Abe. Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, could accelerate the drive...

Cambodia Seeks Continued Japanese Support for Mine Action an...
AKP Phnom Penh, October 23, 2025 — Senior Minister H.E. Ly Thuch of Cambodia has urged Japan to maintain its critical support for the nation's humanitarian mine action efforts, emphasising its role in "sustaining hope" for the Cambodian people....

Report: Apple Slashed iPhone Air Production Amid Low Demand
Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Apple's iPhone Air is struggling to attract customers, and the company plans to significantly reduce its production, according to multiple reports. The iPhone Air...

Telangana eyes ₹1 lakh cr investments in life sciences by 2030: Industries Minister in Melbourne
IT and Industries Minister D.Sridhar Babu addressing the AusBiotech International Conference 2025 in Melbourne. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Telangana has set an ambitious target of attracting ₹1 lakh crore in new investments in the life sciences...

Global light vehicle production – October 2025 update
Data and analysis of global LV production covering more than 50 automaker groups, 140 brands, and 1,400 models. By Jonathan Storey and Ian Henry Login to download Attached data set: Global light vehicle production, 2024 and 2025(e) – updated...

Infineon Launches Two New Secured Prepaid Tag Solutions for Gift Cards to Protect Issuers, Merchants and Consumers From Rising Fraud Rates
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 23, 2025-- As the use of prepaid gift cards continues to grow at a 9% CAGR 1, consumers in the US are experiencing losses of $1 billion USD related to tampered gift cards, according to the US Federal Trade...

Japan’s Plan to Secure Power Supply May Curb Market Liquidity
Under a mandate proposed earlier in the year and still under discussion, power retailers would be required to secure about half of their expected demand three years prior and 70% within a year of sale. That may impact liquidity in the spot market,...
Japan's JERA to acquire US shale gas assets in $1.5bn deal
Energy Power producer calls location of assets near Gulf of Mexico a 'strategic advantage' Japan's JERA says it has agreed with U.S. energy companies Williams and GEP Haynesville II to acquire their interests in a gas shale basin located in...

Tokyo-listed Quantum Solutions becomes largest ETH treasury outside US
Tokyo-listed Quantum Solutions has become the largest Ethereum treasury company outside of the United States after acquiring over 2,300 ETH over the past week. Summary Quantum Solutions acquired 2,365 ETH in 7 days to become the largest Ethereum...

Japan needs foreign workers, not Takaichi’s hyper-nationalism
Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister. However, this was hardly a win for feminist or progressive politics. Takaichi is a right-wing ultraconservative whose policy positions derive from traditionalist...

The SBH Review: In Blackstone, one of Omaha’s first Japanese barbecue spots lights its grills
If there’s one thing the owners of Koen, a new Japanese barbecue and izakaya spot in Blackstone, want you to know, it’s this: Don’t expect an all-you-can-eat buffet. That’s because Brian and Inez Choi, who opened Koen in July, want to focus their...

Fujitsu defies convention with optical drives in new AMD Ryzen laptop — Blu-ray disk drive clings onto life in Japanese market
Optical disc devotees continue to find safe ports and harbors in Japan, with the release of the new FMV Note A laptop line (machine translation). This laptop range fuses modern features like a Windows Hello webcam, USB-C power, a Copilot key, and...
Nexperia-Linked Chip Shortages Ripple Through Global Auto Supply Chain, From Germany To Japan
One day after German tabloid newspaper Bild reported that Volkswagen had suspended production of the Golf at its Wolfsburg factory due to a worsening semiconductor shortage caused by a supply stoppage of Nexperia chips, the Dutch chipmaker,...

Ukrainian Livestock Summit: AgriAcademy trains a new generation of agrarians
The problem of a shortage of experienced personnel is becoming increasingly acute for Ukrainian farmers, particularly in livestock farming. This was reported by Oksana Yurchenko, project coordinator at the FAO Investment Center in Ukraine, during...

As SNP fawns over China, Scotland is key to boosting Britain's £30bn trade links with Japan
Brtain's Ambassador to Japan has been on a four-day tour of Scotland to build connections with businesses and boost investment and trade with the Land of the Rising Sun. The UK's trading relationship with Japan is worth over £30billion and...

Arunachal CM Khandu holds series of meetings in Tokyo to boost India-Japan cooperation
Itanagar, Oct 23 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who is currently on an official visit to Japan, held a series of high-level meetings in Tokyo on Thursday aimed at expanding cultural and economic cooperation between India and...