
'Like family': Japan's virtual YouTubers make millions from fans
Mayu Iizuka sheds her soft-spoken personality and starts cackling, screaming and waving wildly in a makeshift studio in Tokyo as
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Partnered Leagues, In-Game Tournament Mode Coming to Valorant Esports in 2023
Riot Games announced its plans to turn Valorant into a "multigenerational sport in 2023 and beyond."
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100 Thieves Valorant Announces Rebuilt Roster Ahead of Stage 2: Challengers
Sean "bang" Bezerra, Derrek Ha, William "Will" Cheng and Brenden "stellar" McGrath have officially joined 100 Thieves Valorant.
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Lewis Capaldi offers more than 900 free tickets to intimate Glasgow gig
Lewis Capaldi is performing an intimate gig at the 2,500-capacity O2 Academy Glasgow next month.
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Japan’s Banks Resist Buybacks After Predicting Bumper Profit
Japan’s biggest banks are predicting their highest profits in years, though a cautious outlook is holding them back
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Delays Won’t Hurt Japan’s First Casino, Osaka Governor Says
Years of delay to plans for Japan’s first casino resort won’t have an adverse effect on the project
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Japan’s Topix Set for Highest Level in More Than Three Decades
Japan’s Topix rose, headed for its highest close since August 1990, as foreign buying and locally driven corporate
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Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Wins EU Approval
Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. won European Union approval, just weeks after the UK’s
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Rakuten Dives 9% on Report of $2.2 Billion Share Sale Plan
Rakuten Group Inc. plunged its most in more than three years after Reuters reported the internet company was
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Japan govt gives lukewarm response to new BOJ chief's plan for policy review
By Leika Kihara TOKYO The new governor of the Bank of Japan received a lukewarm response from the
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Dai-Ichi Life Jumps After Announcing $882 Million Share Buyback
Dai-Ichi Life Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest publicly-traded insurer, jumped in Tokyo trading after announcing a share buyback plan
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Kishida Flags Importance of Wages as Panel Scrutinizes Trend
A key panel backed by the Japanese government discussed the need to scrutinize data to see if the
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