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Japan to sell eels bred in captivity in ’world first’
The move could ease eventually pressure on the endangered fish
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan's NTN to mass-produce EV bearings in China
Shanghai plant to help quintuple global production capacity by 2035
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Visitors to Japan down 5.5% in April
Visitors from eight Middle East nations dropped 21.4% to 22,300, reflecting flight cancellations and reductions.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan reactor makers project record sales in nuclear power resurgence
Mitsubishi Heavy, Hitachi, IHI eye restarts and new plants in US, Europe and at home
Source: Nikkei Asia
Culture•
Dodgers sneak past Padres in 9th to move atop NL West
Freddie Freeman homered twice as Los Angeles won for the sixth time in seven games.
Source: The Japan Times
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FuriosaAI aims to be South Korea's Nvidia with 'renegade' chip
Startup's low-cost inference chips adopted by Samsung and LG Group
Source: Nikkei Asia
Travel Alerts•
Analysis: US leaves no paper trail of Xi-Trump exchanges on Taiwan
China's 'impression' and US leader's rhetoric reflect fragile bilateral stability
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japan police arrest 3 accused of smuggling gold from Hong Kong
Growing illicit efforts to move precious metal driven by tax regimes
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Starbucks Japan has a secret breakfast set…and a hack for when it sells out
Japanese customer service turns a disappointing experience into a heartwarming memory. When people hear the words “Starbucks breakfast” in Japan, they usually think of the chain’s “Good Start Morning
Source: SoraNews24
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Indonesia takes control of 'strategic' commodity exports with new body
Industry frets and stocks fall as government targets palm oil, coal and key minerals
Source: Nikkei Asia
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