PlayStation 5 released November 10, according to leak

Sony’s PlayStation 5 will be launched on November 20, according to an alleged leak by Amazon Japan.    Amazon accidentally listed and then removed the console’s release date, Gizmodo Japan first reported. Sony’s official word on when PS5 will come out isn’t more specific than ‘late 2020’, even though it officially revealed the console back in June.  … Read more

Dozens of people are injured as Japan is battered by Typhoon Haishen

South Korea has hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen travelled northwards along the country’s east coast on Monday.  It comes a day after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands with winds of 80mph and heavy rains, with four people are missing following a landslide. The storm, carrying top sustained winds of up to 112 km … Read more

Seven MILLION people are told to evacuate as powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan

A powerful typhoon that officials warned could bring record rains and gusts strong enough to flip cars slammed into southern Japan on Sunday, prompting authorities to urge millions to seek shelter. Typhoon Haishen has weakened somewhat as it neared Japan’s mainland, and shifted further west out to sea, but it remained a ‘large’ and ‘extremely … Read more

Seven MILLION people are told to evacuate as powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan

A powerful typhoon that officials warned could bring record rains and gusts strong enough to flip cars slammed into southern Japan on Sunday, prompting authorities to urge millions to seek shelter. Typhoon Haishen has weakened somewhat as it neared Japan’s mainland, and shifted further west out to sea, but it remained a ‘large’ and ‘extremely … Read more

Nintendo reboots classic Super Mario Bros. games for 35th anniversary

Nintendo is marking 35 years since the original release of the Super Mario Bros. video game in Japan with new updated versions, playable on the Switch console. Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a special games bundle marking the anniversary containing updates of three classic games – 1996’s Super Mario 64, 2002’s Super Mario Sunshine and 2007’s … Read more

Andy Murray pulls off thrilling victory from two sets down to beat Yoshihito Nishioka at US Open

Thirty three years on the clock, a bionic hip, relentless opponent and sore toes crushed into the New York concrete – still it was not enough to turf Andy Murray out of the US Open. This was a victory almost as astounding as his finest hour eight years ago, when he broke his Grand Slam … Read more

Ancient burial ground containing 350 people in tiny circular graves is unearthed in Japan 

Ancient burial ground containing the bones of 350 people squashed into tiny circular graves is unearthed on a train station construction site in Japan Osaka City authorities have been surveying ruins in the area for three decades The so-called ‘Umeda Tomb’ is one of seven historical grave sites within the city Experts believe the site … Read more