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Springboks and Japan to play first rugby match at Wembley in nine years
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 20, 2025
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Eliminating Japanese beetles a daunting task for Wisconsin fruit growers
Stevens Point Journal - Wisconsin
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Since they first appeared in the United States over 100 years ago, Japanese Beetles have made their presence known in gardens, orchards and vineyards across much of the eastern and midwestern states. Just the sight of the shimmering, metallic...
Russia releases declassified documents showing Japanese Unit 731's atrocities of human experiments in China
Global Times
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The ruins of the site of Unit 731 of the Japanese invaders in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province Photo: IC The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) on Tuesday released on its official website declassified...
Palantir Continues To Decline In Pre-Market As Valuation Concerns Mount—Citron Research Targets Overvaluation
Benzinga
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Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR declined 0.95% to $156.08 during pre-market on Wednesday, extending its 9.35% drop from Tuesday's regular trading, despite expanding its partnership with Fujitsu Ltd. The continued slide comes amid valuation...
STI rises 0.1% despite US big tech sell-off
The Business Times Singapore
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Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 277 to 256, with 1.48 billion securities worth S$1.49 billion changing hands [SINGAPORE] Equities in Singapore rose slightly on Wednesday (Aug 20), as the market reacted to a sell-off among US big...
Gravity Media’s London Production Centre expansion reaches far beyond its walls with Calrec Argo and True Control 2.0 technology
Sound & Video Contractor
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August 20, 2025
Completing its latest expansion phase, Gravity Media’s Production Centre facility in London White City has extended its remote and distributed production capabilities with the addition of three Calrec Audio Argo consoles and ImPulse DSP cores to...
Breaking News: Japan scrambles fighter jets as Russian Tu-95MS bombers approach airspace boundary
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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Tu‑95MS strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted a high-profile six-hour patrol flight over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan on August 19, 2025, prompting the immediate scramble of Japanese fighter jets. The Russian...
Japanese homebuilder Lib Work buys $3.3M in Bitcoin, expands blockchain push with NFTs
Cryptopolitan
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August 19, 2025
Lib Work Co., a Japanese housing company that builds 3D-printed homes, approved a plan to buy 500 million yen ($3.3 million) worth of Bitcoin. The move made it one of the latest Japanese firms outside the crypto industry to add digital assets to...
Japan’s V-22 Osprey Squadron Permanently Relocated to Kyushu’s Camp Saga
USNI News
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August 19, 2025
V-22 Ospreys destined for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrive at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 14, 2021. US Marine Corps photo Japan’s V-22B Osprey squadron was transferred last week to the country’s Ground...
NEC and UN Agency Partner to Boost Food and Health Tech in Africa
News Ghana
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August 20, 2025
Japan’s NEC Corporation has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme to scale technology-driven development projects across Africa. The partnership, announced during the Tokyo International Conference on African...
Denis Puric sends message to Japanese fans ahead of Takeru showdown: “I promise to give you an unforgettable fight”
Sportskeeda
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August 20, 2025
The Bosnian-Canadian kickboxing veteran, Denis ‘The Bosnian Menace’ Puric, is feeling honored to be stepping into the Circle against Japanese megastar ‘Natural Born Krusher’ Takeru Segawa later this year. However, the 40-year-old veteran knows he...
India, Japan Are Natural Partners And Sky Is Not The Limit: Ambassador George On Tokyo-New Delhi Ties (IANS Exclusive)
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) In an exclusive interview with IANS, Ambassador of India to Japan, Sibi George, reflected on the deepening India-Japan ties, the evolving global order, and how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomacy has...
Markets waver as Japan exports show tariff strain
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Markets were mixed Wednesday in the face of worrying signs for Japanese exports, as investors await signals from US policymakers of an interest rate cut in the world's largest economy. Traders have also been watching a recent diplomatic whirlwind...
Japan reports 135 cases of potentially fatal tick-borne disease in 2025
The Morung Express
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Tokyo, Aug 19 (IANS) A total of 135 people in Japan have been diagnosed with a potentially fatal tick-borne disease so far in 2025, figures from a national health research body revealed on Tuesday, local media reported. Preliminary data from the...
Search starts in Japanese ship sunk by Russians in war in 1904
The Asahi Shimbun
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FUKUOKA—Volunteer divers started a full-scale search off Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 19 for remains and belongings from a large passenger-cargo ship that was sunk during the Russo-Japanese War over 120 years ago. The Hitachi Maru went down with...
Asian Shares Mixed As Tech Stocks Track Declines By U.S. Peers
RTTNews
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August 20, 2025
Asian stocks ended mixed on Wednesday as investors locked in profits in tech stocks amid concerns over valuations and reports of potential U.S. government equity stakes in major chipmakers. Investors also kept a close eye on ongoing Ukraine peace...
Dynamics of mesoscale brain network during decision-making learning revealed by chronic, large-scale single-unit recording
eLife
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Learning to make appropriate decisions based on external stimuli is fundamental for survival and adaptive behavior. This process relies on the coordinated activity of distributed neural circuits spanning sensory, association, and motor areas....
Kenya, Japan renew health partnership with focus on resilient systems
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 20, 2025
Kenya and Japan have pledged to translate their shared vision for resilient healthcare systems as they renewed their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation in the health sector. The pledge took place in a bilateral meeting chaired by...
Japan's SoftBank to take $2 billion stake in computer chip maker Intel (Business)
Castanet Kamloops
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August 19, 2025
Photo: AP Photo/Terry Chea An Intel sign is shown at the chipmaker's global headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group plans to take a $2 billion stake in computer chip maker Intel as it...
Sensex, Nifty Set To Open Lower As Tech-led Selloff Hits Asia
RTTNews
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August 20, 2025
Indian shares look set to open lower on Wednesday amid a broad selloff in global technology stocks. Trade concerns may also weigh after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed some of the "richest families in India" are involved in the...