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Travellers Around the World Rediscover Joy in Slower Journeys and Luxe Escapes as New Hotspots and Habits Redefine the 2025 Travel Landscape, New Report Shows More

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Home » TRAVEL NEWS UPDATES » Travellers Around the World Rediscover Joy in Slower Journeys and Luxe Escapes as New Hotspots and Habits Redefine the 2025 Travel Landscape, New Report Shows More Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Travelers around the world are hitting pause—and loving it. A new report shows a dramatic shift in how people … Read more

Japan eyes next-gen geothermal tech that eases site limitations

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TOKYO — Mitsubishi Corp. and other Japanese companies are moving to adopt next-generation techniques for generating geothermal power that would broaden the scope of candidate sites, with an eye toward meeting growing electricity demand from data centers. Geothermal power is normally generated by tapping naturally occurring sources of water and steam heated by magma. These sources of water are … Read more

Teodoro holds talks with Japan, Ukraine

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(UPDATE) DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held separate talks with Japan, Netherlands, and Ukraine concerning defense cooperation on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue on Sunday. Teodoro and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani’s meeting took place after their last engagement in Manila in February 2025, which preceded the visit to the Philippines of Japanese Prime … Read more

Pickleball Japan: Picklr to Launch 20 Clubs

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The Picklr, the world’s largest indoor pickleball club network, is aggressively expanding its pickleball franchise, setting its sights on Japan with 20 new locations slated to open over the next five years. This move, a partnership with Nippon Pickleball Holdings, capitalizes on the sport’s explosive growth, with a reported 223% increase in pickleball participation. CEO … Read more

Ruben Amorim hopes for Hong Kong return when Manchester United have had ‘good results’

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Ruben Amorim has said it would be “so much fun” to bring Manchester United back to Hong Kong in a future where the club was thriving. Barely 24 hours after they landed in the city, United beat Hong Kong 3-1 on Friday night, before rushing straight for the airport and home. Head coach Amorim’s team … Read more

Japan’s Nagoya Pays People to Stand Still on Escalators in Bid to Enforce New Etiquette

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Nagoya, a city in Japan, is paying people to stand still on escalators for six hours a day. The initiative is aimed at encouraging riders to remain stationary while going up or down, in line with new national etiquette standards. Traditionally, Japanese commuters followed an unspoken rule: in Tokyo and eastern Japan, people … Read more

A glimpse into diversity at Osaka Expo: Indonesia Pavilion staff pray toward Mecca

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Indonesia Pavilion staff members pray in a room set up within the pavilion in Osaka’s Konohana Ward. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) OSAKA — In a small room within the Indonesia Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Muslim staff members from the country were seen offering prayers in the … Read more

The impact of medical expert-led sex education on sexual health knowledge among Japanese junior high school students: a quantitative study | BMC Public Health

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This study has revealed several critical insights into the state of sexual health knowledge among Japanese junior high school students. Our findings indicate a limited understanding of key concepts such as OCs, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine. This knowledge gap is particularly concerning given the potential health implications for young people. Although students receive … Read more