# ⑥things Daily » 17-Feb-2024

*bitesized. 6 things for the day.*

By [⑥things](https://paragraph.com/@6things) · 2024-02-17

entertainment, travel, business, trends, jazz, politics

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#**trends**

### ① Cassette tapes making a comeback in Japan.

Big in Japan. Up to 10x growth in sales of cassette tapes. Comeback kid from 1980s is back in vogue. » [source](https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Cassette-tapes-are-making-a-surprise-comeback-in-Japan)

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#**politics**

### ② UK Tories suffers double defeat.

Lost two previously safe seats of Wellingborough and Kingswood to the opposition Labour. » [source](https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-tories-routed-in-double-by-election-defeat/)

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#**business**

### ③ Softbank's Son building Izanagi.

Seeking to raise US$100 billion for building an AI chip rival to Nvidia. » [source](https://www.reuters.com/technology/softbanks-son-is-seeking-about-100-bln-ai-chip-venture-bloomberg-news-2024-02-16/)

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#**entertainment**

### ④ Hong Kong cinema going quiet.

Struggling and longing for the heydays of 1980s and 1990s. » [source](https://www.ft.com/content/0e8d4710-4040-45ed-b508-0f10e1faf3f3)

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#**travel**

### ⑤ JR West delivers luggage left in smart lockers to hotels.

Leave your luggage in smart lockers located at Osaka Station, Shin-Osaka Station and Universal City Station before 2PM, and it will be delivered to approximately 70 hotels by evening time, allowing you to explore the city unencumbered. » [source](https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/657472)

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#**jazz**

### ⑥ Watch: Terumasa Hino & Toshiko Akiyoshi playing Monk's Straight No Chaser.

[![](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7YO6c8Fb0)

Terumasa Hino and Toshiko Akiyoshi captivate audiences with a stunning performance of Thelonious Monk's classic 'Straight No Chaser'. » [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7YO6c8Fb0)

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