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=LOVE’s ‘Koi, Hajimemashita.’ Hits No. 1, RIIZE’s ‘Sunburst’ Debuts at No. 2 on Japan Hot 100
=LOVE’s single “Koi, Hajimemashita.” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, released on 2 September, marking the group’s first-ever half-million opening week. The achievement highlights the strength of physical single sales in the Japanese market, while newer international acts such as RIIZE make significant chart inroads with localised releases. The title…
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‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ Star Finds His Next Adventure in ‘Seniors’ Trailer [Exclusive]
John Rhys-Davies, best known for Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones, is starring in a new intergenerational comedy called Seniors, and Collider has exclusively released the film’s first trailer. The film pairs Rhys-Davies with Paris Brosnan, son of Pierce Brosnan, adding a real-life family connection to the on-screen mentor relationship, and is significant as…
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You’ll Never Guess Adam Scott’s Favorite Indiana Jones Movie
A new book by TCM host Dave Karger, titled *50 Movie Nights*, sees 50 Hollywood stars each pick the one classic film that means the most to them, and several choices are surprising even the author. Adam Scott’s selection of *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* stands out as particularly unexpected, given the film’s…
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Cost-of-living squeeze deepens as markets slide and Burnham clashes with Badenoch at PMQs
Global bond markets tumbled on inflation and AI-borrowing fears, prompting the Dutch central bank to shift gold reserves to London, as Andy Burnham made his PMQs debut sparring with Kemi Badenoch over EU steel concerns; also today, a South Korean care-home director was jailed for abuse, and Arsenal end the transfer …
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Woman who was deformed in acid attack by her husband pleads to be euthanised years after the Pope talked her out of ending her own life but the help she hoped for never came
Maria Consuelo Cordoba, a 58-year-old woman from Bogota, Colombia, is seeking euthanasia nearly a decade after Pope Francis reportedly persuaded her not to end her life during his 2017 visit to the country. Cordoba was disfigured in 2000 when her then-husband threw acid in her face during an argument, leaving her with life-changing injuries that…
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Tom And Jerry’s New Movie Is Chinese And It Makes Perfect Sense Why
A new Tom and Jerry film, Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass, arrives in US cinemas on 4 September, but it was not made with American audiences primarily in mind. The 3D animated feature was co-produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and China’s state-owned China Film Group, directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Gang, and originally released in…
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Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84
Toyohiro Akiyama, the first Japanese citizen to travel into space and the world’s first journalist to report live from orbit, has died aged 84 from lower gastrointestinal bleeding. A Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) correspondent, he was selected from 162 applicants at the network to fly to Mir in 1990 to mark its 40th anniversary, becoming…
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Square Enix denies it’s going private following Japanese reports to the contrary
Square Enix, the Japanese publisher behind Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest, publicly denied it was planning to go private, after a report in Japanese business magazine Sentaku claimed the company was exploring the move with support from foreign investment funds. The report sent Square Enix’s Tokyo Stock Exchange shares up by between seven…
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Could the man who murdered a Christian missionary and his sons walk free in India?
India’s Supreme Court is hearing a petition from Dara Singh, also known as Rabindra Kumar Pal, seeking release from prison after more than a quarter of a century in custody for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons. The case, which caused global outrage at the time, is being…
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Kaskade, Electronic Music Icon, Signs With Pacific Music Group in Asia Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)
Electronic music artist Kaskade has signed with Pacific Music Group (PMG), a Hong Kong-based entertainment company, in a partnership aimed at growing his presence across Asian markets. The deal sees PMG take on strategic duties including brand partnerships, media relations and long-term market development for the Grammy-nominated DJ, whose career highlights include being the first…