Asian shares mixed ahead of update on U.S. consumer prices
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-mixed-ahead-of-an-update-on-us-consumer-prices
July 12, 2023, 7:29 AM
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after stocks advanced on Wall Street ahead of an update on U.S. inflation that investors hope will show a smaller increase in pain…
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Thai foreign minister confirms meeting with Myanmar's Suu Kyi
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thai-foreign-minister-confirms-meeting-with-myanmar%27s-suu-kyi1
July 12, 2023, 6:31 AM
Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on Wednesday said he had met with Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and that she was in good health.
The…
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Dead Sri Lankan detainee's family calls for officials to be indicted
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/dead-sri-lankan-detainee%27s-family-calls-for-officials-to-be-indicted
July 12, 2023, 9:54 AM
The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died in 2021 while detained at a Japan immigration center on Wednesday urged prosecutors who had previously dropped the case…
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Japan's 'King Kazu' extends Portugal deal at 56
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-%27king-kazu%27-extends-portugal-deal-aged-56
July 12, 2023, 4:29 AM
Kazuyoshi Miura will continue playing aged 56 after the former Japan international extended his loan deal with Portuguese second-division outfit Oliveirense.
Oliveirense said on social media that the…
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U.S. climate envoy Kerry to visit China from July 16-19
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-climate-envoy-kerry-to-visit-china-from-july-16-19
July 12, 2023, 11:20 AM
John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate issues, will visit China from July 16-19, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Wednesday, the latest senior U.S.…
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S Korean opposition lawmakers want more experts to review Fukushima discharge plan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea-opposition-lawmakers-want-more-experts-to-review-fukushima-discharge-plan1
July 12, 2023, 7:34 AM
More expert organizations should take part in reviewing Japan's plan to release Fukushima wastewater into the sea in addition to the U.N nuclear watchdog, South Korean opposition lawmakers…
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Osaka police mistakenly arrest man in revenge porn case
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/osaka-police-mistakenly-arrest-man-twice-in-revenge-porn-case
July 12, 2023, 7:35 AM
Osaka Prefectural Police revealed this week that they mistakenly arrested a man over a revenge porn case and detained him for 42 days.
The man, who is in…
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North Korea launches long-range ballistic missile toward sea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-toward-sea
July 12, 2023, 7:34 AM
North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in three months on Wednesday, two days after it threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what it called provocative U.S.…
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Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from California prison after 53 years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/manson-follower-leslie-van-houten-released-from-california-prison
July 11, 2023, 9:47 PM
Leslie Van Houten, once part of the "Manson family" that carried out Charles Manson's orders in a killing spree that terrorized Los Angeles in 1969, was released from…
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Jury declares Aretha Franklin will found in couch valid
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jury-declares-aretha-franklin-will-found-in-couch-valid
July 11, 2023, 9:23 PM
A handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin's couch cushion is a valid will determining the late Queen of Soul's wishes, a Michigan jury found Tuesday, according to the…
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Oakland Athletics start process of applying to MLB for move to Las Vegas
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/oakland-athletics-start-process-of-applying-to-mlb-for-move-to-las-vegas
July 11, 2023, 9:26 PM
The Oakland Athletics have started the process of applying to Major League Baseball to move to Las Vegas.
MLB last month established a relocation committee to evaluate the…
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Scientists now say a new epoch – the Anthropocene, marked by human impact on Earth – began in 1950s
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scientists-now-say-a-new-epoch-%E2%80%93-the-anthropocene-marked-by-human-impact-on-earth-%E2%80%93-began-in-1950s
July 11, 2023, 9:16 PM
Humanity has etched its way into Earth’s geology, atmosphere and biology with such strength and permanence, a special team of scientists figures we have shifted into a new…
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Ticketmaster halts Taylor Swift ticket sales in France, citing issue with third-party provider
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ticketmaster-halts-taylor-swift-ticket-sales-in-france-cites-issue-with-third-party-provider
July 11, 2023, 9:23 PM
The trouble between Ticketmaster and Taylor Swift's“Eras” tour isn't over — with the latest snafu impacting fans hoping to score tickets in France.
On Tuesday, after some fans…
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Tennis star Osaka gives birth to baby girl: report
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tennis-star-osaka-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-report
July 11, 2023, 9:25 PM
Four-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka has given birth to a baby girl, People magazine reported on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old Japanese star and rapper boyfriend Cordae welcomed…
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Israel protests flare up over Netanyahu's new Supreme Court bill
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-protests-flare-over-netanyahu%27s-new-supreme-court-bill2
July 11, 2023, 9:17 PM
Thousands of protesters blockaded Israel's main airport and highways on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right coalition pressed ahead with a justice bill that has opened the…
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Six dead in Nepal tourist helicopter crash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/six-dead-in-nepal-tourist-helicopter-crash
July 11, 2023, 9:17 PM
All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off in the Everest region on Tuesday, aviation authorities said.
The Manang…
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Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou will fight in Saudi Arabia in October
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tyson-fury-and-francis-ngannou-will-fight-in-saudi-arabia-in-october
July 11, 2023, 9:27 PM
Boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will fight Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia, promoters announced Tuesday.
The latest high-profile crossover boxing match between…
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UK government in face-off with House of Lords over contentious migration bill
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-uk-government-is-in-a-face-off-with-the-house-of-lords-over-its-contentious-migration-bill
July 11, 2023, 9:16 PM
The UK government watered down some parts of its controversial immigration legislation on Tuesday in a bid to get the bill through Parliament.
The Illegal Migration Bill, once…
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Bilbao sprints to first Tour de France stage win as Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bilbao-sprints-to-first-tour-de-france-stage-win-vingegaard-keeps-yellow-jersey
July 11, 2023, 9:24 PM
It was an emotional — and costly — first win at the Tour de France for Pello Bilbao on Tuesday.
The Spanish cyclist sprinted to victory at the…
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Russia says it may use similar weapons if U.S. supplies cluster bombs to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-it-may-use-similar-weapons-if-u.s.-supplies-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine
July 12, 2023, 4:04 AM
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Moscow would be forced to use "similar" weapons if the United States supplied cluster bombs to Ukraine, Russian news…
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Amazon pushes back against Europe's pioneering new digital rules
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-pushes-back-against-europe%27s-pioneering-new-digital-rules
July 11, 2023, 9:21 PM
Amazon is disputing its status as a big online platform that needs to face stricter scrutiny under European Union digital rules taking effect next month, the first Silicon…
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Kishida holds security, business talks in Poland
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-leader-holds-security-business-talks-in-poland-on-his-way-to-nato-summit
July 12, 2023, 7:36 AM
The prime ministers of Poland and Japan held talks on Tuesday on security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the strengthening of business ties.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
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Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/judge-declines-to-block-microsoft%27s-record-69-billion-deal-to-buy-activision-blizzard
July 11, 2023, 9:21 PM
A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. Regulators sought to ax…
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EU, Australia fail to conclude free trade agreement - for now
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-australia-fail-to-conclude-free-trade-agreement-for-now
July 11, 2023, 9:17 PM
The European Union and Australia have failed to conclude talks on a planned free trade agreement after differences remained unresolved, notably on agricultural products, the two sides said…
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Death toll from torrential rain in southwestern Japan rises to 7
https://japantoday.com/category/national/death-toll-from-torrential-rain-in-southwestern-japan-rises-to-7
July 11, 2023, 9:22 PM
Two more people were confirmed dead Tuesday following torrential rains in southwestern Japan, bringing the death toll to seven, a tally by Kyodo News showed.
Police and firefighters…
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Japan's top court says gov't restrictions on transgender employee's use of restrooms illegal
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-top-court-says-government-restrictions-on-transgender-employee%27s-use-of-restrooms-illegal
July 12, 2023, 7:35 AM
Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee's use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark…
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BBC defends refusal to name top presenter at center of scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bbc-defends-refusal-to-name-top-presenter-at-centre-of-scandal
July 11, 2023, 9:16 PM
BBC chief Tim Davie on Tuesday insisted on allowing a high-profile presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit images to remain anonymous, despite mounting calls for…
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Djokovic into 12th Wimbledon semifinal; Ukraine's Svitolina advances
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-in-400th-slam-match-as-swiatek-eyes-wimbledon-semis
July 11, 2023, 9:23 PM
Novak Djokovic reached a 12th Wimbledon semifinal and record-equalling 46th at the Grand Slams on Tuesday as Elina Svitolina stunned world number one Iga Swiatek, delivering an emotional…
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Fukushima fishermen still oppose water release after IAEA report
https://japantoday.com/category/national/fukushima-fishermen-still-oppose-water-release-after-iaea-report
July 12, 2023, 2:39 AM
Fisheries associations in Fukushima Prefecture told Japan's industry minister Tuesday they remain opposed to releasing treated radioactive water from a crippled nuclear power plant into the sea despite…
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China's auto sales rise 8.8% in first half of 2023, but growth is fading as economy cools
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china%27s-auto-sales-rise-8.8-in-first-half-of-2023-but-growth-is-fading-as-economy-cools
July 11, 2023, 9:20 PM
China’s auto sales rose 8.8% over a year earlier in the first half of 2023 as electric vehicle purchases surged, but growth is fading as an economic rebound…
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