ITK Daily | July 11

1. Abe forged unique conservative path for Japan in Asia diplomacy: Slain former prime minister parlayed savvy to reset China and South Korea relations. Nikkei

2. The iPhone’s creators reveal the consequences they never expected: Not even Apple’s own execs—with front-row seats for the development of the iPhone’s key features—quite knew how they would change the world. WSJ

3. Boris the cat with nine lives has finally been neutered: This minute-by-minute account shows the PM, holed up in a bunker and egged on by ‘lunatics’, clinging to a belief in his own invincibility — leading to the unkindest cut of all. Tim Shipman

4. Inside a superfan's secret friendship with Eddie Van Halen: Over the last five years of his life, the rock icon had a clandestine correspondence with a former music journalist, spilling gossip, gripes, hopes, fears — and revealing himself like never before. Rolling Stone

5. Kelly Slater: ‘Lost Tapes’ is a new documentary starring the GOAT The Inertia

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