Yen falls to 150 level against U.S. dollar
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Yen-falls-to-150-level-against-U.S.-dollar
October 20, 2022, 10:33 AM
The yen briefly breached the symbolic level of the 150 line against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, for the first time since August 1990, following a sharp rise…
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Asian shares fall after weak earnings pull Wall St lower
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-fall-after-weak-earnings-pull-wall-st-lower
October 20, 2022, 7:15 AM
Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after Wall Street benchmarks fell and Japan reported a 14th straight month of monthly trade deficits due to high prices for…
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Drunk driving countermeasures failing: study
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-commercial-vehicle-drink-driving-countermeasures-failing-study
October 20, 2022, 10:22 AM
Alcohol-related accidents involving commercial vehicle drivers in Japan have not decreased since 2011 when mandatory breath testing was required, a research study showed, indicating crash-prevention efforts have failed.…
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Japan's imports, exports balloon on energy costs, cheap yen
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-imports-exports-balloon-on-energy-costs-cheap-yen
October 20, 2022, 10:32 AM
Japan marked a trade deficit for the 14th month in a row, government data showed Thursday, with exports and imports ballooning to record highs, as the declining value…
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New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow-burp tax plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-farmers-hit-streets-to-protest-cow-burp-tax-plan
October 20, 2022, 5:45 AM
Farmers across New Zealand took to the streets on their tractors Thursday to protest government plans to tax cow burps and other greenhouse gas emissions, although the rallies…
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Verlander strikes out 11 to lead Astros over Yankees 4-2 in ALCS
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verlander-ks-11-to-lead-astros-over-yankees-4-2-in-alcs
October 20, 2022, 3:45 AM
Justin Verlander struck out 11 in six strong innings and Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick and Jeremy Peña all homered to power the Houston Astros past the New York…
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Millions of British people skipping meals in cost of living crisis: poll
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britons-skipping-meals-in-cost-of-living-crisis-poll
October 20, 2022, 3:44 AM
Millions of British people are skipping meals in current the cost-of-living crisis, a consumer group warned Thursday, having already forecast that many risk fuel poverty after the UK…
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Padres beat Phillies 8-5 to tie NL Championship Series at 1-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/drury-padres-rally-to-beat-nola-phillies-8-5-tie-nlcs-1-1
October 20, 2022, 3:05 AM
Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run single during a five-run rally in the fifth inning and the San Diego Padres stunned Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5…
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Japan reports 36,110 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-36-110-new-coronavirus-cases
October 20, 2022, 11:44 AM
Japan on Thursday reported 36,110 new coronavirus cases, down 7,445 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 3,489 new cases, down 715 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man injures 3 junior high school children with bamboo sword
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-injures-3-junior-high-school-children-with-bamboo-sword
October 20, 2022, 7:49 AM
Police in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assault and trespassing after he entered the grounds of a junior high school and…
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Empress Emerita Michiko turns 88
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-former-empress-michiko-turns-88-keeps-up-daily-routine
October 20, 2022, 12:59 AM
Empress Emerita Michiko turned 88 on Thursday, yet continues with her long-standing daily routine along with husband Emeritus Akihito despite swapping residences with the current emperor and his…
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Nunez sinks West Ham to extend Liverpool's revival; Chelsea held in Brentford stalemate
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nunez-sinks-west-ham-to-extend-liverpool%27s-revival
October 19, 2022, 9:55 PM
Darwin Nunez extended Liverpool's revival as the Uruguay forward maintained his own recent resurgence with the decisive goal in Wednesday's 1-0 win against West Ham.
Jurgen Klopp's side…
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Wear to be seen
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/wear-to-be-seen-12
October 19, 2022, 9:27 PM
Tourists from the U.S. wearing Japanese traditional kimonos stroll at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot, on Wednesday.
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Smartphone sales sag as consumers delay purchases: report
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/smartphone-sales-sag-as-consumers-delay-purchases-report
October 19, 2022, 9:54 PM
Global smartphone sales have slumped this year amid a "gloomy economic outlook," prompting people to spend money on essentials instead of the latest gadgets, according to a market…
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COVID-19 linked to increase in U.S. pregnancy-related deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/world/covid-19-linked-to-increase-in-us-pregnancy-related-deaths
October 20, 2022, 6:06 AM
COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed…
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Iconic 'Pillars of Creation' captured in new Webb image
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/iconic-%27pillars-of-creation%27-captured-in-new-webb-image
October 19, 2022, 9:54 PM
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the iconic "Pillars of Creation," huge structures of gas and dust teeming with stars, NASA said Wednesday, and the image is as…
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U.S. figure skaters still await medals from Beijing Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-figure-skaters-still-await-medals-from-beijing-games
October 19, 2022, 9:55 PM
Every once in a while, Nathan Chen and the rest of the American figure skaters who finished second in the team event at the Beijing Olympics will get…
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Iran arrests 14 foreigners, including U.S. citizens, over unrest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-arrests-14-foreigners-including-u.s.-citizens-over-unrest-fars
October 19, 2022, 10:00 PM
Iranian security forces have arrested 14 foreigners, including American, British and French citizens, for their involvement in anti-government protests, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Wednesday.
Iranian…
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Starbucks selling Seattle's Best Coffee brand to Nestle
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-selling-seattle%27s-best-coffee-brand-to-nestle
October 19, 2022, 9:56 PM
Starbucks is selling its Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to Nestle for an undisclosed amount.
Nestle, which is based in Vevey, Switzerland, has been in a partnership with Seattle-based…
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In a #MeToo moment, Hollywood figures face season of trials
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/case-vs.-paul-haggis-joins-month-of-hollywood-metoo-trials
October 19, 2022, 9:57 PM
The #MeToo movement is having another moment in the spotlight as high-profile sexual assault trials play out in courtrooms from coast to coast.
Five years after allegations against…
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U.S. considers joint weapons production with Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-mulls-joint-weapons-production-with-taiwan1
October 19, 2022, 9:59 PM
The U.S. government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, a business lobby said on Wednesday, an initiative intended to speed up arms transfers to…
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I was kicked and punched at China's UK consulate, protester says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/i-was-kicked-and-punched-at-china%27s-uk-consulate-protester-says
October 19, 2022, 10:00 PM
A man who was protesting outside a Chinese consulate in Britain said he was dragged inside the grounds by masked men, kicked and punched in an attack British…
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French gov't under pressure on immigration after 12-year-old girl's killing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-govt-under-pressure-on-immigration-after-girl%27s-killing
October 19, 2022, 10:00 PM
France's government acknowledged Wednesday that it had to "do better" on illegal immigration after it emerged that an Algerian woman charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl…
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Japan lifts remaining COVID nonessential travel warnings
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-japan-lifts-remaining-covid-nonessential-travel-warnings
October 20, 2022, 7:36 AM
The Japanese government on Wednesday lifted its last remaining warnings against nonessential trips abroad over COVID-19 after downgrading its travel advisories for 76 countries and areas, including Australia…
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British PM Truss vows to stay, as Home Secretary quits
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-leader-liz-truss-faces-test-in-parliament-seeks-lifeline
October 19, 2022, 9:59 PM
British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced a hostile opposition and fury from her own Conservative Party…
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Japan foreign arrivals in Sept up 11.7-fold from last year to 206,500
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-foreign-arrivals-in-sept.-up-11.7-fold-from-last-year-to-206-500
October 20, 2022, 12:59 AM
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in September increased 11.7-fold from a year earlier to 206,500, government data showed Wednesday, with the figure likely to jump…
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Fury at FIFA chief's kickabout in Indonesia after stadium tragedy
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fury-at-fifa-chief%27s-kickabout-in-indonesia-after-stadium-tragedy
October 19, 2022, 9:55 PM
Photos of FIFA's president laughing and high-fiving in a soccer match with local officials weeks after a stadium disaster killed 133 people in Indonesia sparked online fury in…
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Putin declares martial law in occupied Ukraine as battle for Kherson intensifies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Putin-escalates-war-with-martial-law-as-he-faces-threats
October 20, 2022, 5:45 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down Wednesday on his faltering invasion of Ukraine with a declaration of martial law in four illegally annexed regions and preparations within Russia…
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Kishida lowers bar for gov't to seek Unification Church dissolution order
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-lowers-bar-for-gov%27t-to-seek-unification-church-disband-order
October 20, 2022, 7:36 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida lowered the bar for the Unification Church to be issued a dissolution order Wednesday, saying the government could request a court consider it…
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UK inflation accelerates to 40-year-high amid food cost rise
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-inflation-accelerates-to-40-year-high-amid-food-cost-rise
October 19, 2022, 10:20 AM
UK inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in September as the soaring cost of food squeezed household budgets.
The consumer price index rose 10.1%, compared with 9.9% the…
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