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Japan to take on Wales in 'Battle of the Bad' two-test rugby series
Japan Today
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July 3, 2025
Japan will face Wales in two rugby union test matches this month in a series that could be called the “Battle of the Bad,” with both teams suffering poor results in the last couple of years. Wales have lost an incredible 17 straight test matches –...
Japanese Baseballers Who Self-Reported Illegal Gambling Dodge Charges
Gambling News - New York
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July 3, 2025
Japanese authorities have been determined to uproot illegal gambling in the country by first focusing on their citizens. While most jurisdictions have formal laws against illegal gambling and even explicitly prohibit participation in gambling...
Japan Art and Homage to L.S. Lowry: Illuminated to Symbol Hope
Modern Tokyo Times
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July 3, 2025
Japan Art and Homage to L.S. Lowry: Illuminated to Symbol Hope Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary artist from northern Japan. One of her favorite European artists, L.S. Lowry, serves as a key inspiration for several...
Japan invokes national interest as tariff talks with U.S. struggle
The Asahi Shimbun
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday he was determined to protect his country’s national interests as trade negotiations with the U.S. struggled and President Donald Trump threatened even higher tariff rates on the Asian ally....
Tokyo’s new Toyota Arena to stage opening event in October
Australian Leisure
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Venue owner Toyota Fudosan Co Ltd, has advised that construction of Tokyo’s new Toyota Arena has been completed with opening scheduled for 3rd October. The 10,000-capacity arena in the Odaiba Aomi Area of the Japanese capital will serve as the...
Japan – Mitsubishi Motors Launches the All-New Grandis for the European Market
Web NewsWire
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July 3, 2025
Mitsubishi Motors Launches the All-New Grandis for the European Market All-New Grandis TOKYO, July 2, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V., Mitsubishi...
Japan – Multi-purpose Arena in Odaiba Aomi Area TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO Construction Completed
Web NewsWire
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July 3, 2025
Toyota Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Toyota Fudosan), the owner of TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO (the Arena), held a construction completion ceremony on June 30. The arena project is being developed in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota...
Sailor Moon Museum will finally make its outside-Japan debut
SoraNews24
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July 3, 2025
After traveling to four cities in Japan, the exhibit is ready to head out and meet the international Sailor Moon fan community. Earlier this year, Sailor Moon fans in the U.S. and U.K. got a special treat as the live-action stage musical, Sailor...
July Fourth celebrations, Tyler, the Creator, River Roads Music Festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
Broadway and TV actor Robert Neary, a character actor on more than 60 TV shows including “Grey’s Anatomy” “Criminal Minds” and “Justified,” leads this high-energy tribute headed to Delaware. Neary channels Neil Diamond, the singer-songwriter...
Wales look to end 17-game losing streak with 'massive' Japan win
RTL Today
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Wales interim head coach Matt Sherratt said Thursday that beating Japan this weekend would be "massive" for his struggling side as they look to end a record losing streak. The Welsh go into the first of two away games against Japan having lost...
India’s first Dolby Cinema opens in Pune with Jurassic World Rebirth
The Indian Express
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July 3, 2025
Good news for cinema lovers. Immersive entertainment company Dolby has launched India’s first Dolby Cinema on Wednesday, July 3, in Pune. The first Dolby Cinema has been introduced at City Pride Multiplex, Kharadi. The world leader in immersive...
Apple Music Opens New LA Creative Hub.
Inside Radio - Tennessee
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Apple Music has opened a new state-of-the-art studio space in Los Angeles that includes what it says are private “isolation booths” for podcasting, one-on-one interviews or even songwriting. The space also includes a 4,000-square-foot soundstage...
The Death Of The “Sit Back” Rule: Sony’s 98-Inch TV Revolution
The Rakyat Post
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July 3, 2025
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Remember when your mom used to yell at you for sitting too close to the TV? “You’ll ruin your eyes!” she’d shriek, as you inched closer to...
Pakistan thrash Japan to storm into netball championship final
GEO TV
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July 3, 2025
JEONJU: Pakistan stormed into the final of the Asian Youth Girls Netball Championship 2025 with a commanding 64-39 win over Japan in the semifinal played at the Jeonju Hwasan Gymnasium, Jeonju-si, South Korea, on Thursday. The Green Shirts...
Mazda Brunei hosts “Art of Motion: A Mazda Experience” Roadshow at The Mall
The Bruneian
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July 3, 2025
Thinking of buying a new car? Now is the perfect time! Grand Auto Sdn Bhd, the exclusive distributor of Mazda vehicles in Brunei, is inviting the public to experience the beauty of Japanese engineering at the “Art of Motion: A Mazda Experience”...
Foo Fighters Mark 30th Anniversary of Self-Titled Debut with New Music
Jambands
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July 3, 2025
Foo Fighters are marking the 30th anniversary of their 1995 self-titled debut with what they are describing as “the opening salvo of its next chapter.” That salvo comes in the form of “Today’s Song,” the first new Foo Fighters music since 2023’s...
Greasy ball will test Wales in Japanese heat – Matt Sherratt
Ilkley Gazette
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The temperature is expected to be around 30 degrees Celsius when Wales kick off at 2pm local time in Kitakyushu on Saturday attempting to end a run of 17 consecutive Test defeats. It will feel a lot more when high humidity is factored in and the...
WAMC Sports Report 7/3/25: Blue Jays outlast Yankees to tie New York for AL East lead
WAMC - New York
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July 3, 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays wasted an eight-run lead, then outlasted the Yankees 11-9 as George Springer scored the go-ahead run on Devin Williams’ eighth-inning wild pitch to tie New York for the AL East lead. Toronto scored seven runs in the first...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 5:36 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have been killed in a car accident in Spain, police say MADRID (AP) — Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain, police have said. The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 2:44 a.m. EDT
Cadillac News - Michigan
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A slider, a milestone and a heartfelt thank you: Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw has reached an incredible milestone, becoming the 20th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts. On Wednesday night, he...