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Footwear giant Nike is said to be officially suing the Japanese fashion label BAPE over a trademark infringement relating to several of Nike’s most iconic sneakers. In travel news, Japan’s Immigration Services Agency has announced the number of foreign travelers surged 12-fold in 2022 to almost 4.2 million. While, a vending machine selling the Korean delicacy ‘kimchi' at Keikyu Kawasaki Station has been voted one of the 100 best products of the Kanagawa Prefecture. Packing a different punch, Hollywood actor Michael B. Jordan has said his upcoming boxing film "CREED III" has been influenced by Japanese anime, with a potential nod to the biggest anime classic, the equivalent of Rocky, "Ashita no Joe". — Get in touch: notebook.podcast@gmail.com Leave a message: speakpipe.com/notebook Instagram: @notebook_pod Twitter: @notebook_pod —

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