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Japan's 'nomikai' drinking culture is drying up. ⁦Paprika Girl⁩ ‘s debut for ⁦Nikkei Asia⁩ asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Japan-…

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani likely to return to mound after All-Star break #Baseball #Dodgers #ShoheiOhtani english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/05/4…

Day15 Ōnosato’s promotion to yokozuna took 13 basho, the fastest ever since the modern yūshō system began in 1909. He will also the only man in history besides Wajima (1970s), to become yokozuna, breaking the “college curse”. #natsubasho2025

Video: Donald Trump said U.S. Steel "will be controlled by the United States," and said that "they're going to invest billions of dollars in steel...and it's a good company, Nissan." [Nissan is not the Japanese company buying U.S. Steel.]

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News reporting Hakuhō has submitted his resignation. JSA is so holding on to it until a meeting on 6/2 that is to discuss Miyagino-beya’s future. Sources close to Hakuhō say regardless he is adamant in decision. sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/20…

President Trump was confronted with an acronym pointed at his trade policies this week — and while it may sound tasty, the phrase appeared to leave a bad taste in the president's mouth. abcnews.link/Rk9ni9d

Toyota’s sales hit a record for the second month in a row as a strong showing in the U.S. and Japan was boosted by customers making last-minute purchases before U.S. tariffs were set to take effect. ebx.sh/fZ75mx

As Tesla prepares robotaxis for public roads, a fatal crash shows the limits of Full Self-Driving — even with a human behind the wheel bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via Bloomberg

The new US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, now set at 50%, have kicked in. Altaf Kassam of State Street Global Advisors told Reuters that will have a direct impact on European factories and carmakers reut.rs/43L7uN4

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Tokyo topped cities around the world, with $11 billion in real estate investment in January-March, far ahead of New York, at $7.3 billion, as international companies buy properties such as a mixed-use complex and a mall in central Tokyo. s.nikkei.com/3SDJWVt

Trump cannot proceed with gutting US Education Department, court rules reut.rs/4dS3KOE reut.rs/4dS3KOE

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"No serious person believes that Japan is telling the truth here." - Fox News host Laura Ingraham, reacting to a report that Trump administration officials argued with each other in front of Japanese negotiators. It was reported by The Nikkei, one of Japan's leading newspapers.

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My elderly kitty nearly died a couple years ago, and what came back is a kind of Bizarro-world, zombie cat. He drags a back foot and uses an iron bar as a pillow.

Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers tomorrow night against the San Diego Padres.