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Lynn hails grit of 13-player Wales in Japan win
Wales head coach Sean Lynn has praised the grit shown by his side during their five-try victory over Japan.
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Russia's presence divides G20 ministers
The G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in the US is wrapping up two days of talks without agreement on several key global security issues. On the sidelines, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed an Arctic cooperation deal with Japan and South Korea and confirmed Washington’s participation in Riyadh’s World Expo in 2030. Meanwhile, European ministers confronted Russia’s Sergei Lavrov over the war in Ukraine and refused to join him for the traditional group photo. Jack Pownall reports.
Entertainment
Japan’s Film Funds Look Beyond Production Committees to Build New Financing Models
Japan’s production committee system, in which a group of companies jointly finance a film and share its rights, has helped spread risk across the industry. But it can also cap budgets at what the industry itself can raise, make it harder for overseas investors to take part and slow decisions when every rights holder must […]
Sports
Wales complete Japan double to end WXV on a high
Wales completed a WXV double over Japan with a comfortable 29-5 victory in Kumagaya City.
Politics
US, South Korea, Japan call for ‘complete denuclearisation’ of North Korea
The joint statement comes as US President Donald Trump seeks a new meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Entertainment
Japan’s New 2027 Anime Award Should Put Creators in the Spotlight, Industry Leaders Say at Tokyo Market
A new Japanese anime award planned for 2027 should put the people who make anime in the spotlight, industry leaders said at TIFFCOM, the market of the Tokyo International Film Festival. The session was moderated by Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the festival’s animation section. Shimizu Akira, a director of the Association of Japanese Animations […]
World
Responsible or panicked? Meet the people around the world already preparing for crisis
Filter straws to a disposable toilet - people in the US, Japan, Sweden and Netherlands on what's in their emergency stashes.
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Wales aim to cap 2026 revival with Japan double
Wales have the opportunity to finish the international year on a high on Saturday as they seek to complete a WXV double over Japan.
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Japan’s Anime Market Hits Record $28.2 Billion as Local Sales Surge
Spending on Japanese anime worldwide reached a record JPY4.45 trillion ($28.2 billion) in 2025. That is up 15.8% on the previous year, and overseas consumers now account for well over half of the total. Hasegawa Masahiro, editor-in-chief of the Association of Japanese Animations’ (AJA) annual “Anime Industry Report,” presented the preliminary figures Friday at TIFFCOM, […]
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Japan IP Market to Return to Cannes in 2027 as Tokyo Partnership Continues
The Japan IP Market will be back in Cannes next May for a second straight year. The Cannes Film Market and TIFFCOM, the content market of the Tokyo International Film Festival, are again teaming up on the event, and the 2027 edition will run May 14-15. The return was revealed at TIFFCOM in Tokyo, during […]
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Wales make five changes as Lynn rewards bench
Head coach Sean Lynn makes five changes for Saturday's WXV Test against Japan following last week's impressive second-half performance.
Business
'I live with a ghost' - inside the haunted homes attracting bargain hunters
Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.
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No shirt safe as Wales boss Lynn hints at changes
Wales head coach Sean Lynn says no shirt is safe as he hints he will make changes for the second WXV Test against Japan on Saturday.
Sports
FIFA politics around Infantino re-election push Japanese official to resign
Vice president Takeshi Okada said responses to several World Cup controversies did not align with his personal values.
World
EU's 'Made in Europe' push unnerves global auto suppliers
In shielding Europe's carmakers from Chinese rivals, the EU risks hurting close partners from Turkey and Morocco to Japan and South Korea. Billions in trade and hundreds of thousands of European jobs are at stake.
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Taiwan-Japan Film Fund Daily Capital Launches at Tokyo Market, Backs Period Romance ‘Love Ends in Bloom’
Daily Capital, a new fund focused on Taiwan-Japan film and television co-productions, launched on the Tokyo International Film Festival market TIFFCOM’s opening day at the “Taiwan Originals: Project Showcase” event. The fund aims to raise NT$100 million (about $3.1 million) and invest in at least five projects across film, television and animation over its first […]
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Japan Must Follow Hollywood’s Distribution Playbook, Says Tokyo Market Chief Shiina Yasushi, Who Eyes Major Expansion by 2030
Japan’s entertainment business has to adopt the model that made Hollywood studios global players if the country wants to reach its content export targets, according to Shiina Yasushi, CEO of TIFFCOM, the Tokyo International Film Festival’s content market now heading into its 23rd edition. The Japanese government has set a target of JPY20 trillion ($126.6 […]
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Little Angel makes big impact on return to Japan
Prop Sisilia Tuipulotu has hazy memories of growing up in Tokyo as she bids for back-to-back WXV Global Series wins in Japan with Wales.
Entertainment
Anime Licensing Platform AniBiz Gets $6 Million Investment From Japan’s TBS Group, Toei Animation and TV Tokyo Holdings
Nakama, the start-up behind anime licensing platform AniBiz.com, has raised an initial $6 million in funding from three of Japan’s top anime licensors: TBS Group, Toei Animation and TV Tokyo Holdings. AniBiz was launched in July by Crunchyroll founder Kun Gao along with former Crunchyroll execs Brady McCollum and Sae Whan Song. The site now […]
World
Germany's Merz in Asia as security issues loom large
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be meeting the leaders of Singapore, Japan and South Korea as Germany seeks to adjust its foreign policy to rising uncertainty and threats to global supply chains.