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Open-World Games With The Best Boss Battle Music
Game Rant
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July 17, 2025
Summary Open-world games with tough bosses rely on epic soundtracks to motivate players to victory. Games like Judgment, Zelda, and The Witcher 3 showcase the importance of music in boss battles. Stellar boss music elevates boss encounters in...
Could Japan soon be governed by chatbots?
The Spectator
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July 16, 2025
Could Japan be the world’s first -algocracy – government by algorithm? The concept has been flirted with elsewhere: in 2017 a chatbot called Alisa challenged Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency. But there is reason to believe that if any...
The Hommell Berlinette Is A Rare French Sports Car With A Fascinating Story
CarBuzz
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July 16, 2025
When it comes to famous sports cars and their countries of origin, we typically think of places like Italy, Japan, England, and the United States. Models like the Jaguar XK120, the Nissan Skyline GT-R, and the Chevrolet Corvette are just a few...
The Best Historical Seinen Anime Hypes Finale With New Look & Movie Teaser
Comicbook
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July 16, 2025
Golden Kamuy is gearing up to conclude its story by adapting its final and climactic arc soon, and with a prologue movie before the final season airs to set the stage for everything to come in a grand and exciting theatrical release. The series...
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Movie Will Finally Fulfill a Promise Made to Fans Nearly 5 Years Ago
Comicbook
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July 16, 2025
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie is almost here, hitting Japanese theaters this Friday, July 18th, and is scheduled for release in the USA on September 12th. Fans are eagerly anticipating this special installment as it marks the beginning of...
Amid stifling summers Japan warns of future restrictions on children’s sport
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
The tens of thousands of fans filing into Koshien baseball stadium near Osaka are more grateful than usual for the freebies handed out at the entrance: floppy sun hats bearing the logo of the Hanshin Tigers, the baseball team they are about to...
CLI, Japan’s NTT start P9.2-B residential towers in Cebu
Business World
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July 16, 2025
LISTED real estate developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) and Japan’s NTT Urban Development Asia (NTT UD Asia) have launched the P9.2-billion The Wave Towers premium residential project at Cebu IT Park. The Wave Towers is a two-tower residential...
Casio's fan-favorite DW-5600KHG24-1JR Japan-themed G-Shock now back in stock for a limited time
Notebook Check
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July 16, 2025
If you were looking to get your hands on Casio’s Japan-exclusive DW-5600KHG24-1JR watch, which is part of its Hokusai G-Shock series, you'd be glad to find out it has just been quietly restocked at select online retailers in Japan. The news comes...
King of Prism -Your Endless Call- Anime Film Rises Back to #10 at Japanese Box Office
Anime News Network
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Image via Baban Baban Ban Vampire live-action film's X/Twitter account©2025「ババンババンバンバンパイア」製作委員会 ©奥嶋ひろまさ（秋田書店）2022The live-action film of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga dropped from #5 to #6 in its second weekend in Japan. The...
Japan Open 2025: Sindhu suffers fifth first-round exit; Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag progress
The Statesman (India)
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July 16, 2025
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu’s difficult season continued with yet another early exit—this time at the Japan Open 2025 Super 750 tournament. The former world champion bowed out in the first round after a straight-game defeat to South...
American impressionist Mary Cassatt's Japanese-inspired art is on view at HoMA
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 14, 2025
American impressionist Mary Cassatt is known for her radical take on art with feminine subjects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But few may have known that she was influenced by Japanese art. A special exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of...
SEGA Has Opened Its First Store In Tokyo This Week
Bleeding Cool - Illinois
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July 16, 2025
Posted in: Atlus, Games, SEGA, Video Games | Tagged: SEGA Store Tokyo SEGA Store Tokyo is opening this week in Japan, the first official retail outlet store from the video game publisher Tokyo Article Summary SEGA opens its first flagship retail...
‘The Epicenter: Global Women’s Sports Summit’ coming to Portland next week
FOX 12 - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland is rallying around women’s sports like never before. This week, the city is celebrating the rebirth of the Portland Fire as the brand for Portland’s new WNBA franchise. FOX 12 has exclusive details on more big...
Paddock tapped for Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
Brandon Sun
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July 16, 2025
The end line of the volleyball court at Oak River Elementary is two bricks up the wall. Far from the ideal training round, it’s still the starting point for one of the most remarkable volleyball careers in Manitoba’s history. Russ Paddock took his...
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TechRadar
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July 16, 2025
The adorable Star Wars BDX Droids have landed at Disney World The set of droids will be in Florida until August 30, 2025 Disney swapped components on the droids to let them better withstand weather conditions, including higher heat environments...
"I gotta go deep here" – When Mike Trout relived his failed strategy against Shohei Ohtani in USA vs Japan WBC final
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
With a total of six MVP awards between them, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are two of MLB's most decorated players. The two superstars faced off against each other on the biggest stage in 2023 when Trout and Team USA locked horns with Ohtani and...
Brendan Rodgers confirms that Japanese forward Shin Yamada is on his way to Celtic ... but insists he remains in the hunt for another striker
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
Yamada, 25, left Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday and will join Scottish champions in a £1.3million deal Rodgers insists, however, that former Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard has not been on his radar despite his search for another frontman Parkhead...
Jujutsu Kaisen has excellent references to Japanese folklore, and this Cursed Spirit is a good example
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
Jujutsu Kaisen has always been big on references to Buddhism and Japanese folklore. Creator Gege Akutami expertly added minute details that held intriguing information about the same and in some cases, foreshadowed important events/happenings. One...
Stage Nine Entertainment invites the community to celebrate Disneyland's 70th birthday
Capradio - California
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In honor of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary, Stage Nine Entertainment, located on the corner of Front and K Street in Old Sacramento, is inviting the community to join and celebrate the theme park's birthday on Thursday. Stage Nine Entertainment is...
South Korea claims East Asian Cup title as China draws with Japan
Xinhua News Agency
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SUWON, South Korea, July 16 (Xinhua) -- China finished second in the women's 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship here on Wednesday after a goalless draw with Japan in the final round, while South Korea beat Chinese Taipei 2-0 to win the event's...