Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-mostly-decline-ahead-of-federal-reserve%E2%80%99s-powell-speech
August 25, 2023, 6:42 AM
Asian shares mostly fell Friday, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit report from Nvidia and mixed reports on the United States economy.
Japan's…
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Spain soccer chief faces emergency meeting as reports say he will resign for kissing a player
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spanish-soccer-president-faces-general-assembly-amid-reports-he-will-resign-for-kissing-a-player
August 25, 2023, 7:19 AM
The president of the Spanish soccer federation faces an emergency meeting of its general assembly on Friday amid media reports that he will hand in his resignation following…
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Fukushima nuclear plant operator says released water samples within safe limits
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-release-test-results-after-fukushima-release1
August 25, 2023, 10:07 AM
Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, operator TEPCO said on Friday.
The start…
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Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs: study
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nearly-2-million-excess-deaths-followed-china%27s-sudden-end-of-covid-curbs-study1
August 25, 2023, 3:43 AM
China's abrupt move to dismantle its strict COVID-19 regime, which unleashed the virus onto its 1.4 billion residents, could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths in…
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Yuka Saso shoots 66 to take 1st-round lead in CPKC Women’s Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yuka-saso-shoots-66-to-take-1st-round-lead-in-cpkc-women%E2%80%99s-open
August 25, 2023, 3:45 AM
Yuka Saso had a big second nine to shoot a 6-under 66 and take the first-round lead Thursday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson…
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Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-leaves-atlanta-jail-roughly-20-minutes-after-surrendering-on-charges-related-to-bid-to-overturn-2020-election
August 25, 2023, 9:59 AM
Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug…
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Man arrested over murder of Indonesian woman in Gunma
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-murder-of-indonesian-woman-in-gunma
August 25, 2023, 7:37 AM
Police in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing a 23-year-old Indonesian woman at his apartment.
Police said Keiichiro Kajimura is accused…
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2 missing after cargo ship capsizes off western Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-missing-after-cargo-ship-capsizes-off-western-japan
August 25, 2023, 7:35 AM
A cargo ship capsized late on Thursday off Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, after colliding with another freighter and causing five crew members to fall overboard, of which two…
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Ohtani to keep playing, his future and impending free agency murky after elbow ligament injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani%27s-sparkling-future-and-impending-free-agency-are-murky-after-elbow-ligament-injury
August 25, 2023, 7:37 AM
Shohei Ohtani already knew he had a career-altering tear in his elbow ligament when he roped a double to right in the fifth inning of the Angels' doubleheader…
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Canada probes allegations Walmart, Hugo Boss, Diesel used Uyghur forced labor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-probes-allegations-walmart-hugo-boss-diesel-used-uyghur-forced-labor
August 24, 2023, 9:51 PM
Canada's corporate watchdog on Thursday launched investigations of Walmart, Hugo Boss and jeans maker Diesel over allegations they used forced labor from China's Uyghur minority.
The announcement follows…
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Bronze walk
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/bronze-walk
August 24, 2023, 8:56 PM
Masatora Kawano, of Japan, celebrates with his bronze medal after finishing third in the men's 35-kilometer race walk during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.
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Bol strikes hurdles gold amid shock Jamaican title double
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bol-strikes-hurdles-gold-amid-shock-jamaican-title-double
August 24, 2023, 9:26 PM
Femke Bol struck gold in the 400 meters hurdles amid an unexpected Jamaican double gold rush at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday.
Bol made up…
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'Golda' director Guy Nattiv seeks to soften, deepen memory of Golda Meir
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/q-a-%27golda%27-director-guy-nattiv-seeks-to-soften-deepen-the-memory-of-golda-meir
August 24, 2023, 9:34 PM
One of the more famous quips attributed to Golda Meir, Israel’s first and only female prime minister, was her response to how it felt being a woman in…
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Seven killed in Turkish drone strikes on PKK members in northern Iraq
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seven-killed-in-turkish-drone-strikes-on-pkk-members-in-northern-iraq
August 24, 2023, 9:28 PM
Turkish drone strikes on Thursday killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) including two medical personnel, in Iraq's northern province of Erbil, the counter-terrorism service said,…
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General Motors to close information technology center near Phoenix and eliminate 940 jobs
https://japantoday.com/category/business/general-motors-to-close-information-technology-center-near-phoenix-and-eliminate-940-jobs
August 24, 2023, 9:25 PM
General Motors says it will close a large computer center near Phoenix at the end of October, eliminating 940 jobs.
The information technology center in Chandler, Arizona, opened…
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Mattel’s all-new animated series 'Barbie: A Touch of Magic' debuts Sept 14 on Netflix
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/mattel%E2%80%99s-all-new-animated-series-barbie-a-touch-of-magic-debuts-september-14
August 24, 2023, 9:24 PM
Mattel Inc announced Thursday that Barbie is returning to Malibu with all new adventures – and a bit of magic – with the brand new animated series, "Barbie:…
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BRICS welcomes new members in push to reshuffle world order
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brics-welcomes-new-members-in-push-to-reshuffle-world-order1
August 24, 2023, 9:28 PM
The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates in a move aimed at accelerating…
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Sun-observing spacecraft sheds light on the solar wind's origin
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/sun-observing-spacecraft-sheds-light-on-the-solar-wind%27s-origin
August 24, 2023, 9:26 PM
The solar wind is a ubiquitous feature of our solar system. This relentless high-speed flow of charged particles from the sun fills interplanetary space. On Earth, it triggers…
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U.S. intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prigozhin%27s-purported-demise-seems-intended-to-send-a-clear-message-to-potential-kremlin-foes
August 24, 2023, 9:27 PM
A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that the plane crash presumed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion as Russian President…
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Basketball's World Cup set to begin
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/basketball%27s-world-cup-is-set-to-begin-and-the-u.s.-isn%27t-worrying-about-pressure
August 24, 2023, 9:27 PM
The Naismith Trophy is part of the prize package for winners of the Basketball World Cup. It made a whirlwind tour over the last few weeks, including a…
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France's Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france%27s-macron-aims-to-push-economic-and-immigration-reforms-despite-political-challenges
August 24, 2023, 9:28 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to make key economic, immigration and education reforms despite France's divisions and political challenges that have included months of protests against pension changes…
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Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-marks-independence-day-and-vows-to-keep-fighting-russia-as-it-remembers-the-fallen
August 25, 2023, 6:21 AM
Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the Kremlin’s forces and local…
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Chinese shoppers hoard salt after Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/business/chinese-shoppers-hoard-salt-after-fukushima-water-release
August 24, 2023, 9:25 PM
Retailers in some parts of China ran out of salt Thursday as Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean…
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Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uber-raises-minimum-age-for-most-california-drivers-to-25-saying-insurance-costs-are-too-high
August 24, 2023, 9:25 PM
Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the…
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits as labor market keeps humming along
https://japantoday.com/category/business/fewer-americans-apply-for-jobless-benefits-as-labor-market-keeps-humming-along
August 24, 2023, 9:25 PM
Applications for unemployment benefits fell again last week as America's labor market continues to hum along despite attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool the economy and bring…
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FIFA opens case against Spanish soccer official who kissed player on lips at Women's World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-opens-case-against-spanish-soccer-president-rubiales-for-his-conduct-at-women%27s-world-cup-final
August 25, 2023, 7:19 AM
FIFA opened a disciplinary case Thursday against the Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips while celebrating the team's victory in the Women’s World Cup…
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Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hospital-services-in-the-uk-come-to-a-standstill-as-thousands-of-senior-doctors-strike-again
August 24, 2023, 9:27 PM
Hospital care across England is expected to come to a standstill on Thursday as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike amid an ongoing pay dispute between medics and…
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Greece struggles to tame wildfires raging for a sixth day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/greece-struggles-to-tame-wildfires-raging-for-a-sixth-day1
August 24, 2023, 9:28 PM
Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to tame deadly wildfires burning for a sixth day, amid growing outrage over what critics says has been the inadequate government…
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Beijing fishmongers worry after Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/national/beijing-fishmongers-worry-as-japan-begins-fukushima-water-release1
August 24, 2023, 9:22 PM
Seafood sellers in Beijing expressed consternation Thursday over Japan's gradual release of wastewater from the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.
Hours before the release began, a…
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China bans all Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/China-bans-all-Japanese-seafood
August 24, 2023, 10:13 AM
China on Thursday announced an immediate blanket ban on all seafood imports from Japan after the Japanese government started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
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