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Japan aims to quadruple overseas market for anime, games
Japan aims to quadruple overseas market for anime, games
Economy
by  AFP

Pop-culture powerhouse Japan wants to expand its overseas market for video games, manga and anime fourfold to $130 billion in about a decade, the government has said. In its revised "Cool Japan" strategy released Tuesday, the government said it aims to boost exports of these cultural assets to 20 trillion yen (nearly $130 billion) by 2033.

Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent posts
Australian watchdog drops court fight with X over violent posts
Technology
by  AFP

Australia's online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk's X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a Sydney priest. The watchdog had ordered Musk's company to globally remove about 65 video and audio clips of the April 15 non-fatal attack in a church.

Most markets rise on US jobs data but fears temper optimism
Most markets rise on US jobs data but fears temper optimism
Economy
by  AFP

Equities mostly rose Wednesday on building optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates before the end of the year after the latest batch of data indicated the long-resilient US jobs market was showing signs of easing. Still, bets on a Fed rate cut before the end of the year picked up, with some eyeing September as the lift-off point.