Southeast Asians wary of new conflicts as big powers join ASEAN summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/southeast-asians-wary-of-new-conflicts-as-big-powers-join-asean-summit
September 7, 2023, 6:57 AM
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on world leaders on Thursday to defuse tensions as they met at a Southeast Asian-hosted summit to focus on security and trade against…
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U.N. chief says global finance system fragmenting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-says-global-finance-system-fragmenting-myanmar-crisis-worsens
September 7, 2023, 5:15 AM
The world risks a "great fracture" of its economic and financial systems, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a summit with Southeast Asia's ASEAN bloc, China,…
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Head of Johnny's talent agency quits over abuse scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/update1-head-of-johnny%27s-talent-agency-to-quit-over-abuse-scandal-source
September 7, 2023, 11:50 AM
The niece of Johnny Kitagawa said Thursday she has stepped down as president of Johnny & Associates Inc, Japan's top male talent agency founded by her late uncle,…
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McCarthy calls China's position on Fukushima water discharge 'unfair, 'false'
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us%27s-mccarthy-says-china%27s-position-on-fukushima-discharge-unfair-false
September 7, 2023, 7:38 AM
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy called China's position on the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant "unfair" and "false" during a…
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Australia's COVID agitators inject misinformation into Indigenous Voice vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia%27s-covid-agitators-inject-misinformation-into-indigenous-voice-vote1
September 7, 2023, 9:57 AM
At a beachfront park in Brisbane's north, suspended Australian doctor William Bay told a gathering that an upcoming referendum to recognize the country's first inhabitants and enshrine an…
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Japan launches rocket carrying X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe, lunar lander
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-launches-rocket-carrying-x-ray-telescope-to-explore-origins-of-universe-lunar-lander
September 7, 2023, 7:36 AM
Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as well as a small lunar lander.
The launch of the…
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Naomi Osaka returns to U.S. Open for discussion about mental health with Michael Phelps
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/naomi-osaka-returns-to-u.s.-open-for-discussion-about-mental-health-with-michael-phelps
September 7, 2023, 4:05 AM
Naomi Osaka returned to the U.S. Open — the site of some of the tennis star’s greatest triumphs on a court and some difficult moments off it — for the first time in about a…
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Indiana Gov Holcomb leading weeklong foreign trade mission to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/indiana-gov-holcomb-leading-weeklong-foreign-trade-mission-to-japan
September 7, 2023, 7:41 AM
Indiana Gov Eric Holcomb will lead a delegation to Japan beginning Thursday for a weeklong trade mission to the country his office bills as “the state’s largest foreign…
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Japanese politician Super Crazy Kun arrested on sexual assault charges
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japanese-politician-super-crazy-kun-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charges
September 7, 2023, 7:36 AM
Given the choice of Japanese politician Makoto Nishimoto to run for public office under his stage name of Super Crazy Kun (meaning, essentially, “Super Crazy Guy”), it was unlikely that he was…
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Unruly fans singing Nazi songs and interrupting play with shouts cause problems at U.S. Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/unruly-fans-singing-nazi-songs-and-interrupting-play-with-shouts-cause-problems-at-us-open
September 6, 2023, 10:44 PM
Alexander Zverev felt he had to react when he heard a fan use language from Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime during his U.S. Open match.
This wasn’t the type…
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Summit dinner guests
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/summit-dinner-guests
September 6, 2023, 9:14 PM
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second right, and his wife Iriana, right, greet Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko upon their arrival for the gala dinner…
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Japan, U.S., Philippines to cooperate over South China Sea situation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-philippines-vow-cooperation-over-s.-china-sea-situation
September 6, 2023, 9:40 PM
Japan, the United States and the Philippines on Wednesday agreed to jointly address unilateral attempts to change the status quo, the Japanese government said, apparently with China's growing…
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Moderna, Pfizer say updated COVID shots generate strong response against newer variant
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/moderna-pfizer-say-updated-covid-shots-generate-strong-response-vs-newer-variant
September 7, 2023, 5:40 AM
Moderna and rival Pfizer on Wednesday said their updated COVID-19 vaccines generated strong responses in testing against the highly mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised…
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Chiefs begin NFL title defense against Lions on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chiefs-begin-nfl-title-defense-against-lions-on-thursday-night-at-arrowhead-stadium
September 6, 2023, 9:48 PM
Just about everyone in the Kansas City Chiefs locker room has moved past their latest Super Bowl triumph by this point, turning their focus toward the Detroit Lions…
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Springboks go with Kolbe, Arendse on wings to start Rugby World Cup defense
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/springboks-go-with-kolbe-arendse-on-wings-to-start-rugby-world-cup-defense-vs.-scotland
September 6, 2023, 10:00 PM
Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse are on the South Africa wings for the opening game of its Rugby World Cup title defense against Scotland this weekend, and Damian…
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The heat's on Ireland as title favorite at Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/the-heat%27s-on-ireland-at-the-rugby-world-cup.-time-to-get-used-to-being-a-title-favorite
September 6, 2023, 10:01 PM
The Ireland squad prepared for the sweltering temperatures of western France. Now to deal with the unfamiliar heat of being a Rugby World Cup title favorite.
Never has…
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WeWork, shortly after warning about its future, seeks to renegotiate nearly all of its leases
https://japantoday.com/category/business/wework-shortly-after-warning-about-its-future-seeks-to-renegotiate-nearly-all-of-its-leases
September 6, 2023, 9:51 PM
WeWork said Wednesday it will attempt to renegotiate nearly all of its leases and may exit some properties, an announcement coming just weeks after the workspace-sharing company sounded…
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Honorary Oscars event celebrating Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks pushed back amid Hollywood strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/honorary-oscars-event-celebrating-angela-bassett-mel-brooks-pushed-back-amid-hollywood-strikes
September 6, 2023, 9:50 PM
Angela Bassett is going to have to wait a little bit longer to get her Oscar.
The 14th Governors Awards has been delayed from November until January, the…
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Sabalenka, Alcarez cruise into U.S. Open semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/aryna-sabalenka-soon-to-be-new-no.-1-cruises-into-u.s.-open-semifinals
September 7, 2023, 4:54 AM
Aryna Sabalenka moved into the U.S. Open semifinals on Wednesday, looking every bit like a player who soon will be ranked No. 1 while rolling to a 6-1,…
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Canada reach first Basketball World Cup semifinal; Germany beat Latvia
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/canada-reach-first-basketball-world-cup-semi-final-germany-overcome-%27stinker%27
September 6, 2023, 10:45 PM
Canada beat Slovenia to end Luka Doncic's Basketball World Cup dream and reach the semifinals for the first time on Wednesday, while Germany overcame a poor effort on…
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Troops clash with 'hundreds' of Pakistan Taliban near Afghan border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/troops-clash-with-%27hundreds%27-of-pakistan-taliban-near-afghan-border
September 6, 2023, 9:54 PM
Pakistan troops repelled a cross-border raid from Afghanistan by "hundreds" of Pakistan Taliban militants on Wednesday, a senior official said, with extra forces rushed to the rugged frontier…
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British soldier awaiting trial on terror-related charges escapes from London prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-soldier-awaiting-trial-on-terror-related-charges-escapes-from-london-prison
September 6, 2023, 9:54 PM
An urgent manhunt has been launched for a British soldier awaiting trial on terror-related charges, who escaped from a prison in southwest London, the country's counterterror police said…
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Russian missile strike on Ukrainian market kills 17 as Blinken announces new $1 bil aid package
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russian-missile-strike-on-Ukrainian-market-kills-17-as-Blinken-announces-new-1-bil-aid-package
September 7, 2023, 2:12 AM
A Russian missile tore through an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding dozens, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to…
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Tom Brady will toss passes for Delta Air Lines
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tom-brady-will-toss-passes-for-delta-air-lines.-the-retired-quarterback-will-be-a-strategic-adviser
September 6, 2023, 9:47 PM
Delta Air Lines says it’s bringing former star quarterback Tom Brady on board as a “long-term strategic adviser."
Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner for the New…
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Cricket, breakdancing, 7 other sports still waiting for word on 2028 Los Angeles Olympic status
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cricket-breakdancing-7-other-sports-still-waiting-for-word-on-2028-los-angeles-olympic-status
September 7, 2023, 2:39 AM
Cricket, breakdancing and flag football are still waiting to find out if they will be added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The process to add sports that…
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Writer who won sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump scores another victory
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-rules-trump-in-2019-defamed-writer-who-has-already-won-a-sex-abuse-and-libel-suit-against-him
September 7, 2023, 2:37 AM
Four months after a civil trial jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that still…
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Rolling Stones launch new album 'Hackney Diamonds'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rolling-stones-launch-new-album-%27hackney-diamonds%27
September 6, 2023, 9:49 PM
The Rolling Stones announced "Hackney Diamonds", their first album of original music for 18 years and first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts, at the Hackney Empire…
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France tightens Rugby World Cup security to avoid repeat fiasco
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/france-tightens-rugby-world-cup-security-to-avoid-repeat-fiasco
September 6, 2023, 9:59 PM
The French government on Wednesday revealed plans to ensure tight security at the Rugby World Cup that begins in France this week and avoid a repeat of last…
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Japan, China spar over import ban after Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-china-spar-over-import-ban-after-fukushima-water-release
September 7, 2023, 7:41 AM
Japan and China on Wednesday traded barbs over Beijing's ban on all of Japanese seafood imports following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear…
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Flooding in southern Brazil leaves at least 31 dead and 2,300 homeless
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-brazil-storm-leaves-at-least-27-dead-and-1-600-homeless-while-families-plead-for-help
September 6, 2023, 9:54 PM
Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing at least 31 people and leaving 2,300…
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