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North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the United States led its allies in condemning the launch as a «brazen violation» of UN sanctions. A rocket carrying the satellite blasted off Tuesday night from North Phyongan province and «accurately put the reconnaissance satellite 'Malligyong-1' on its orbit», state-run news agency KCNA reported. Images in state media showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiling and waving, surrounded by white-uniformed scientists and engineers who cheered and clapped after watching the successful blastoff. The United States led condemnation of the launch, saying it was a «brazen violation» of UN sanctions, while South Korea responded by partially suspending a 2018 military deal with the North, saying it would resume surveillance operations along their border. Japan said that Pyongyang's claims of success could not immediately be independently verified. Tokyo is still analysing the launch and «at this point is not confirming whether the satellite had entered into an orbit around the Earth», chief government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said. North Korea's previous efforts to put a spy satellite into orbit in May and August both failed.

Options data suggests that 19800 is likely to be a key hurdle for the Nifty 50, as that strike price call option holds the highest open interest. On Monday, the 50-stock index ended 0.2% down at 19694 points. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 8 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 19,815, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Tuesday.

The operator of Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant says the release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean has ended safely as planned

Goldman Sachs Japan is facing a major transition with the immediate resignation of its president, Masanori Mochida.

Proprietary trading system operator Osaka Digital Exchange (ODX) is set to kickstart the trading of digital securities in Japan through security tokens issued by two real-estate firms to fill the demand for alternative assets. 

Jupiter said Gosden and Morrison will also assume the management of the £1.5bn Jupiter Income trust, currently managed by Ben Whitmore.

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kentaro Sugiyama

MUMBAI : To strengthen its foothold in Japan’s gaming market, Indian digital entertainment and technology firm JetSynthesys has entered into a strategic tie-up with Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Digital Hearts Holdings (DHH). As part of a comprehensive deal aimed at mutual growth and global expansion, DHH will invest an undisclosed sum in JetSynthesys Japan, besides establishing a 50:50 joint venture in India. The venture will capitalize on the strengths of both entities, with DHH contributing expertise in quality assurance, customer support, and marketing, while JetSynthesys draws on its technology prowess and digital entertainment capabilities.

By Mimosa Spencer

Bloody Escape" – Jigoku no Tousougeki – will release early next year in Japan. The science fiction, action-packed movie with some incredible supernatural beings will hit the theaters of Japan on January 5, 2024. Earlier, the makers of «Bloody Escape», on November 17, announced on their official website about the release date of the movie as January 5, 2024, which is much earlier than the expected release date. The movie takes you to a distant future, where the human population is declining and Artificial Intelligence is being used to protect whatever is left on the earth. This leads to the creation of several demons and cyborg-like creatures. This fantasy thriller movie is set in a futuristic version of Tokyo and follows the story of a human cyborg, Kisaragi. Audiences will see a lot of fierce battle, violence and gore scenes in the movie when Kisaragi is forced to escape from a group of immortal vampires attempting to conquer the city. On November 17, the official trailer of «Bloody Escape» was released. Notably, on November 17, the franchise had revealed the cast list for the anime. The movie will see some of the well known voices such as JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Yuki Ono and Demon Slayer’s Reina Ueda.Others in the cast list are Yuki Ono has lent his voice for Kisaragi, the character of Lunalu has been voiced by Rena Ueda, Cruz voiced by Soma Saito, Jami voiced by Yuma Uchia, Larak voiced by Satsuki Yukino, Nonoc voiced by Masayo Kurata, Zanza voiced by Jun Fukuyama, Feres voiced by Rie Takahashi and others. The movie has been directed by Goro Taniguchi of Code Geass and One Piece fame and produced by Polygon Pictures known for the Godzilla Trilogy and Love, Death & Robots 2022.

Super Mario RPG which will be out for enthusiasts on November 17 or a day earlier depending on where you live. Release time for different countries:

Ennosuke Ichikawa was arrested in June after his mother and father — also an actor in the highly stylised form of traditional Japanese theatre — were found unconscious at his Tokyo home in May and later died. All three then reportedly decided on a suicide pact, with the parents taking sleeping pills with their son's assistance. Ichikawa was also found slumped in his home but recovered, while his 76-year-old father and 75-year-old mother died. Following Friday's court ruling, Ichikawa issued a statement saying he feels «indescribable guilt». «I thought I would leave deep scars on the tradition and culture of kabuki,» Ichikawa said of his initial reaction to the tabloid article.

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The crypto exchange giant Binance is hoping to corner the Japanese market by expanding its crypto pairing offerings by 13.

Asian shares have retreated after Wall Street added a bit more to its big rally from a day before

President Joe Biden is nurturing economic ties this week with Asia

Japan has reported that its exports increased by 1.6% in October from a year earlier, as auto and ship shipments increased

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By Tetsushi Kajimoto

Japan has reported that its economy contracted at a 2.1% annual pace in July-September as consumption and investment weakened

Global shares are mostly higher, cheered by a rally on Wall Street that was one of the best days of the year following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation