Asian shares mixed as investors weigh weakness in the tech sector
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-mixed-as-investors-weigh-weakness-in-the-tech-sector
July 21, 2023, 7:58 AM
Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after the latest rally on Wall Street fizzled, with big declines for Tesla, Netflix and other big tech-oriented stocks.
Hong Kong, Seoul…
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Olympic champion Canada held 0-0 by Nigeria in Women's World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sinclair-penalty-saved-as-olympic-champions-canada-held-by-nigeria
July 21, 2023, 10:15 AM
Christine Sinclair had a penalty saved as Olympic champions Canada were held 0-0 in their opener by Nigeria, who saw Deborah Abiodun pick up the first red card…
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British Prime Minister Sunak avoids wipeout in key elections
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-prime-minister-sunak-avoids-wipeout-in-key-elections1
July 21, 2023, 5:54 AM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservatives lost two strategically important parliamentary seats on Friday but unexpectedly retained Boris Johnson's old constituency in a setback for the main…
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Japanese Embassy granted in-person access to detained national in China
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-embassy-granted-in-person-access-to-detained-national-in-china
July 21, 2023, 7:34 AM
The Japanese Embassy in Beijing has been granted in-person consular access to an employee of pharmaceutical firm Astellas Pharma Inc, who has been detained in China since March…
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Seoul says N Korean nuclear attack would mean end of Kim Jong Un's regime
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seoul-says-n.-korean-nuclear-attack-would-mean-%27end%27-of-regime
July 21, 2023, 4:43 AM
Seoul told North Korea Friday that using its nukes would mean the "end" of Kim Jong Un's regime, after Pyongyang threatened nuclear retaliation over growing U.S. military deployments…
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Australia launches 'national wellbeing' dashboard to measure prosperity beyond GDP
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-launches-%27national-wellbeing%27-dashboard-to-measure-prosperity-beyond-gdp1
July 21, 2023, 4:47 AM
Australia on Friday launched a "national wellbeing" dashboard of indicators to measure progress on issues like health, education and the environment, one that it hopes will lead to…
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Japan's core consumer prices rise 3.3% in June on year
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan%27s-core-consumer-prices-rise-3.3-in-june-on-year
July 21, 2023, 9:53 AM
Japan's consumer inflation accelerated to 3.3 percent in June from a year earlier, government data showed Friday, in a fresh sign of broadening price hikes that could fuel…
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2,000 peaches stolen from Fukushima orchard
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-000-peaches-stolen-from-fukushima-orchard
July 21, 2023, 7:35 AM
About 2,000 peaches which were ready for picking have been stolen from an orchard in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, police said Friday.
According to police and the orchard owner,…
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Chinese hackers breach U.S. ambassador's emails: Wall Street Journal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-hackers-breach-us-ambassador%27s-emails-wsj2
July 21, 2023, 12:37 AM
Beijing-linked hackers accessed U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns' email account in an espionage operation thought to have compromised at least hundreds of thousands of individual U.S. government…
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Helicopter pilot dies fighting Canadian wildfires
https://japantoday.com/category/world/helicopter-pilot-dies-fighting-canadian-wildfires1
July 20, 2023, 10:25 PM
A pilot died in a helicopter crash in western Canada fighting wildfires that have ravaged the country, police said Thursday.
He is the third person to die battling…
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Artistic swimming winners
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/artistic-swimming-winners
July 20, 2023, 9:05 PM
From left to right, silver medalists Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi, of China, gold medalists Eirini-Marina Alexandri and Anna-Maria Alexandri, of Austria, and bronze medalists Mashiro Yasunaga and…
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Jury awards Florida girl burned by McDonald's Chicken McNugget $800,000 in damages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jury-awards-florida-girl-burned-by-mcdonald%27s-chicken-mcnugget-800-000-in-damages
July 20, 2023, 9:37 PM
A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother…
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Google says it's developing tools to help journalists create headlines, stories
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-says-it%27s-developing-tools-to-help-journalists-create-headlines-stories
July 20, 2023, 11:08 PM
Google says it is in the early stages of developing artificial intelligence tools to help journalists write stories and headlines, and has discussed its ideas with leaders in…
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Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Koran burning
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraq-expels-swedish-ambassador-over-planned-koran-burning4
July 20, 2023, 9:36 PM
Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set…
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Man United signs goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan for $57 million
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-signs-goalkeeper-andre-onana-from-inter-milan-for-57-million
July 20, 2023, 9:35 PM
Manchester United completed the signing of goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan for 51 million euros ($57 million) on Thursday, reuniting Erik ten Hag with a player with…
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Turkish president doesn't rule out Cyprus peace talks restart, but sticks to two-state stance
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkish-president-doesn%27t-rule-out-cyprus-peace-talks-restart-but-sticks-to-two-state-stance
July 20, 2023, 9:36 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday didn’t rule out reviving deadlocked negotiations to resolve Cyprus’ nearly 50-year ethnic division, but again rejected any deal that wouldn’t offer…
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Flag carried by Japanese soldier killed during World War II returning to his family
https://japantoday.com/category/national/a-flag-carried-by-a-japanese-soldier-who-was-killed-during-world-war-ii-is-returning-to-his-family
July 21, 2023, 7:35 AM
A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over Thursday by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit…
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U.S. imposes new sanctions aimed at choking off Russia's access to battlefield supplies and revenue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-imposes-new-sanctions-aimed-at-choking-off-russia%27s-access-to-battlefield-supplies-and-revenue
July 21, 2023, 4:06 AM
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on roughly 120 firms and people from Russia to the United Arab Emirates to Kyrgyzstan in an effort to choke off…
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Kevin Spacey's lawyer says three of the actor's sexual assault accusers are 'liars'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kevin-spacey%27s-lawyer-says-three-of-the-actor%27s-sexual-assault-accusers-are-%27liars%27
July 20, 2023, 9:32 PM
Three of Kevin Spacey 's accusers are liars, his lawyer told jurors Thursday at the actor's sexual assault trial, and he suggested they not convict him for making…
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Asgreen escapes to stage victory as Vingegaard retains Tour lead
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/asgreen-escapes-to-stage-victory-as-vingegaard-retains-tour-lead
July 20, 2023, 9:35 PM
Kasper Asgreen of the Soudal-Quick-Step team won stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday as a long range escape edged a fast-closing peloton to the line…
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Johnny Depp self-portrait painted during 'dark time' goes on sale
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/johnny-depp-self-portrait-painted-during-%27dark-time%27-goes-on-sale
July 20, 2023, 9:32 PM
A self-portrait by Johnny Depp went on sale on Thursday, depicting the Hollywood star when he was in between court cases relating to his marriage to ex-wife Amber…
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Public funding for King Charles III and royals has been recalculated due to windfarm deal profits
https://japantoday.com/category/world/public-funding-for-king-charles-iii-and-royals-has-been-recalculated-due-to-windfarm-deal-profits
July 20, 2023, 9:37 PM
The amount of public funding for King Charles III and the royal family's official duties has been recalculated for next year because of an unexpected profit boost from…
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Central Tokyo condo price soars to record high in 1st half of 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/business/central-tokyo-condo-price-soars-to-record-high-in-1st-half-of-2023
July 20, 2023, 9:29 PM
The average unit price of a new condominium in Tokyo's 23 central wards in the first six months of 2023 soared to a record high 129.6 million yen…
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Fleetwood sets pace at British Open alongside amateur Lamprecht
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/amateur-lamprecht-takes-shock-clubhouse-lead-at-british-open
July 20, 2023, 9:34 PM
Home favorite Tommy Fleetwood set the pace on the opening day of the British Open with a five-under-par 66 alongside South African amateur Christo Lamprecht and Emiliano Grillo…
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Crawley blasts 189 as England leads Australia by 67 runs in 4th Ashes test with 6 wickets left
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-lose-duckett-in-reply-to-australia%27s-317-on-second-morning-of-4th-ashes-test
July 20, 2023, 9:35 PM
Opener Zak Crawley hit a rapid 189 as England dominated the second day of the fourth Ashes test to take a 67-run lead over Australia with six wickets…
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Kerr's World Cup in doubt, but she still helps inspire Australia to win against Ireland
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-opens-women%27s-world-cup-with-a-1-0-win-over-ireland-despite-sam-kerr%27s-absence
July 20, 2023, 9:35 PM
How much of a role Sam Kerr can physically play for Australia at the Women's World Cup remains completely uncertain.
Even if her time on the sidelines with…
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Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in latest pay dispute, crippling health services
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-uk-hospital-doctors-walk-out-in-latest-pay-dispute-crippling-health-services
July 20, 2023, 9:36 PM
Thousands of senior doctors in England began a 48-hour walkout Thursday to demand better pay and conditions, paralyzing hospitals and leaving only emergency care covered.
The severe disruptions…
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Thailand to hold vote on PM next week as Pita's hopes fade
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thailand-to-hold-vote-on-pm-next-week-as-pita%27s-hopes-fade
July 20, 2023, 9:37 PM
Thailand's parliament will hold another vote for a prime minister next week which cannot include the leader of election winners Move Forward, a deputy speaker said on Thursday,…
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China's divers close in on world championships clean sweep
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china%27s-divers-close-in-on-world-championships-clean-sweep
July 20, 2023, 9:35 PM
Chinese divers edged closer to another clean sweep at the world championships in Japan on Thursday with their 10th gold medal of the competition so far.
Wang Zongyuan…
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Chip giant AMD says AI to be 'mega-trend' for computing world
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/chip-giant-amd-says-ai-to-be-%27mega-trend%27-for-computing-world
July 20, 2023, 9:34 PM
AI will be the "defining mega-trend" for the global computing industry, the head of chip giant AMD said Thursday in Taiwan, where the majority of the world's semiconductors…
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