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Japan Bans Power Banks On Flights
Japan is implementing new restrictions on portable power banks used during flights, effective this month. This change impacts travelers preparing for Golden Week and beyond.
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japan's SMBC to launch $630m fund with Neuberger Berman
Investment fund to finance M&A by Japanese corporations
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him ‘terrible’ for foreign policy and ‘weak’ on crime
The U.S.-born pontiff has emerged as an outspoken critic of the U.S. president's foreign and immigration policies.
Source: The Japan Times
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Starbucks Japan releases FIVE new Frappuccinos in a day, and we try them all in 90 minutes
Find out if these limited-edition drinks are really treasures worth hunting for. It’s been 30 years since Starbucks opened its first branch in Japan on 2 August, 1996, and the chain has some big cele
Source: SoraNews24
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Oil jumps and Japan stocks slip as Trump threatens Hormuz blockade
Negotiations deadlocked over Tehran's nuclear program
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Vingroup launches first bullet train linking Vietnamese cities
Max 350 kph trains to connect Hanoi to factory and travel hotspots in one-quarter the time
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Study shows deer and boar habitats to spread across most of Japan by 2050
Deer and boar habitats could extend to the northeastern prefectures of Aomori and Akita, where their populations are currently believed to be small.
Source: The Japan Times
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End of the Orban era: The party is just starting for Hungarians
Many in their 20s described the feeling of seeing Orban ousted akin to their parents' experience of 1989 and the fall of the Communist dictatorship.
Source: The Japan Times
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Peru election marred by delays as conservatives lead early count
Early official results showed former congresswoman Keiko Fujimori narrowly in the lead, closely followed by right-wing former Lima mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan’s best conveyor belt sushi restaurant of seven years ago has now, finally, come to Tokyo
We head to the new arrival from the north to see if it’s still something special. Sushi is, in many ways, a trend-resistant food. Whereas the popularity of toppings, seasonings, and cooking styles mig
Source: SoraNews24
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