Asian shares mixed, Tokyo falls as BOJ adjusts bond purchase policy
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-mixed-tokyo-falls-as-bank-of-japan-adjusts-bond-purchase-policy
July 28, 2023, 7:02 AM
Asian shares were mixed on Friday after the Bank of Japan adjusted its bond purchase policy but kept its negative benchmark interest rate unchanged.
Tokyo and Sydney slipped…
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BOJ eases grip on ultra-loose monetary policy
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bank-of-japan-to-allow-%27greater-flexibility%27-in-controlling-bond-yields
July 28, 2023, 7:25 AM
The Bank of Japan on Friday eased its grip on its ultra-loose monetary policy in a small step towards normalization as inflation accelerates and the yen comes under…
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Nearly 200 million people in U.S. under heat, flood advisories
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nearly-200-million-people-in-us-are-under-heat-flood-advisories
July 28, 2023, 4:26 AM
Nearly 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the U.S. population, are under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch as high temperatures spread…
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Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore-hangs-first-woman-in-19-years-after-she-was-convicted-of-trafficking-31-grams-of-heroin
July 28, 2023, 7:02 AM
Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to…
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Ticket sales nearing 1.6 million for Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ticket-sales-nearing-1.6-million-for-the-women%27s-world-cup-in-australia-and-new-zealand
July 28, 2023, 7:27 AM
Ticket sales are nearing 1.6 million for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after surpassing pre-tournament targets and FIFA revised record expectations.
The previous record…
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Transport ministry inspects Bigmotor dealerships over alleged fraud
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-transport-ministry-inspects-bigmotor-dealerships-over-alleged-fraud
July 28, 2023, 7:25 AM
Japan's transport ministry on Friday conducted on-site inspections of Bigmotor Co dealerships across the country amid allegations that the used car chain charged excessive fees after intentionally damaging…
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Australian PM confident U.S. will deliver nuclear-powered submarines
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-prime-minister-is-confident-the-us-will-deliver-nuclear-powered-submarines
July 28, 2023, 3:23 AM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he was confident of securing bipartisan political support in the United States for a deal to provide his country with submarines…
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Japan says North Korea threat more serious than ever
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-says-north-korea-threat-more-serious-than-%27ever%27
July 28, 2023, 7:43 AM
Japan said Friday that North Korea posed a more serious threat to its national security than "ever before", as nuclear-armed Pyongyang rattles its neighbors with repeated missile tests…
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Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner dies at 77
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/eagles-co-founder-randy-meisner-dies-aged-77
July 28, 2023, 1:56 AM
Randy Meisner, a founding member of chart-topping rock band the Eagles, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 77, the group said Thursday.
His passing on…
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Man arrested over hatchet attack in Sendai pachinko parlor
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-hatchet-attack-in-sendai-pachinko-parlor
July 28, 2023, 7:26 AM
Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, said Friday they have arrested a 21-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he used a hatchet to attack a 52-year-old…
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Foiled again
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/foiled-again
July 27, 2023, 9:23 PM
Japan's Kyosuke Matsuyama, left, competes against American Nick Itkin during the men's individual foil semifinal at the Fencing World Championships in Milan, Italy, on Thursday. Itkin won the…
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Olympic power broker sheikh banished for 3 years by IOC for election influence
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-power-broker-sheikh-banished-for-3-years-by-ioc-for-election-influence
July 27, 2023, 9:28 PM
Long-time Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah was banished by the IOC for three years on Thursday for influencing an election in Asia this month while self-suspended…
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Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' to open Toronto Film Festival
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hayao-miyazaki%27s-%27the-boy-and-the-heron%27-to-open-toronto-film-festival-1
July 27, 2023, 9:25 PM
“The Boy and the Heron," the first film in a decade by Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki, will open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday.
The long-awaited “The…
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Big U.S. banks will need to hold more capital to guard against risk under new Fed proposal
https://japantoday.com/category/business/big-banks-will-need-to-hold-more-capital-to-guard-against-risk-under-new-fed-proposal
July 28, 2023, 1:58 AM
The nation's biggest and most complex banks will need to hold additional capital on their balance sheets under an initial proposal by the Federal Reserve and FDIC, designed…
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Israelis back on streets to protest judicial overhaul vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israelis-back-on-streets-to-protest-judicial-overhaul-vote
July 27, 2023, 9:34 PM
Thousands of Israelis returned to the streets of Tel Aviv late Thursday to protest against parliament's approval of a key component in the hard-right government's controversial judicial reform…
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Syria blast kills six ahead of Ashura: ministry
https://japantoday.com/category/world/syria-blast-kills-six-ahead-of-ashura-ministry
July 27, 2023, 9:34 PM
A bomb killed six people and wounded scores on Thursday when it exploded near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum in Damascus, Syria's most visited Shiite pilgrimage site, the authorities…
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Brook falls short of century as Australia take charge of fifth test
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brook-falls-short-of-century-as-australia-take-charge-of-fifth-test
July 27, 2023, 9:29 PM
England's Harry Brook fell short of a maiden test century against Australia as the tourists had the better of the opening day of the fifth and final Ashes…
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Ukraine fencer Kharlan disqualified after refusing to shake hands with Russian opponent
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fencing-ukraine%27s-kharlan-disqualified-after-refusing-to-shake-hands-with-russian-opponent
July 27, 2023, 9:30 PM
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan has been disqualified after refusing to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova at the World Championships in Milan on Thursday.
Kharlan, a four-time Olympic…
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23 dead, six missing after boat capsizes in Philippine lake
https://japantoday.com/category/world/23-dead-six-missing-as-boat-capsizes-in-philippine-lake
July 27, 2023, 9:33 PM
A small passenger boat capsized in a lake near the Philippine capital on Thursday, killing 23 people on board and leaving six missing, rescuers said.
The accident happened…
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Angels say they won't trade Shohei Ohtani. He celebrates with a 1-hitter, 2 homers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Ohtani-staying-with-Angels-at-least-for-rest-of-season-GM-says
July 28, 2023, 7:27 AM
Shohei Ohtani looked his manager in the eye and in just a few words, left no doubt of his intentions.
“I’ll finish it,” Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin…
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Trump lawyers meet with Jack Smith's team ahead of possible 2020 election indictment
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-lawyers-meet-with-prosecutors-as-potential-us-indictment-over-2020-election-looms-ap-source
July 28, 2023, 3:12 AM
Lawyers for Donald Trump met Thursday with members of special counsel Jack Smith's team ahead of a potential indictment over the former president's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election,…
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Marchand, McIntosh pick up big wins at swimming world championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/leon-marchand-and-summer-mcintosh-are-sure-to-star-in-the-pool-at-paris-olympics
July 28, 2023, 1:10 AM
Watch out for these two young swimmers when you take in next year's Paris Olympics: 21-year-old Leon Marchand of France and 16-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada.
Marchand won…
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India asking for renegotiation of FTAs with Japan, S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/india-asking-for-renegotiation-of-ftas-with-japan-s.korea-trade-minister
July 27, 2023, 9:25 PM
India has asked Japan and South Korea to renegotiate their free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the South Asian nation to make it "more balanced and equitable", India's trade minister…
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Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986
https://japantoday.com/category/world/switzerland-finds-remains-of-climber-who-disappeared-on-glacier-in-1986
July 27, 2023, 9:34 PM
The remains of a German mountain climber who disappeared while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland's iconic Matterhorn mountain in 1986 have been recovered, as melting glaciers have…
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July 2023 set to be world's hottest month on record
https://japantoday.com/category/world/july-2023-set-to-be-world%27s-hottest-month-on-record1
July 28, 2023, 5:25 AM
July 2023 is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, U.N. Secretary-general António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it was on track to be the world's hottest…
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Dead roadside trees found around scandal-hit Bigmotor outlets
https://japantoday.com/category/business/dead-roadside-trees-found-around-scandal-hit-bigmotor-outlets
July 28, 2023, 1:58 AM
Roadside trees in front of numerous outlets of scandal-hit used car dealership chain Bigmotor Co were found to have withered unnaturally, local authorities across Japan said as they…
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In Japan, which bans dual custody, a table tennis star refuses to hand back her son to her ex
https://japantoday.com/category/national/in-japan-which-bans-dual-custody-a-table-tennis-star-refuses-to-hand-back-her-son-to-her-ex
July 28, 2023, 7:26 AM
Japan’s once beloved table tennis star Ai Fukuhara is at the center of a child custody feud following the breakup of her marriage to a Taiwanese player who…
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Nigeria fight back to stun Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia 3-2
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nigeria-beat-co-hosts-australia-3-2-in-women%27s-world-cup-stunner
July 27, 2023, 9:28 PM
Second-half goals from Osinachi Ohale and Asisat Oshoala gave Nigeria a stunning 3-2 win over Australia at the Women's World Cup on Thursday to leave the co-hosts in…
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Staying at PSG or going somewhere else? Kylian Mbappé's transfer saga rumbles on
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/staying-at-psg-or-going-somewhere-else-kylian-mbappe%27s-transfer-saga-rumbles-on
July 27, 2023, 9:29 PM
Kylian Mbappé finds himself in the unique position of training alone at home while his Paris Saint-Germain teammates are playing abroad.
Speculation is mounting as to where Mbappé…
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Russia places Japanese ICC official on its wanted list
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-places-third-icc-official-on-its-wanted-list
July 28, 2023, 7:26 AM
Russia has placed a third official at the International Criminal Court on its wanted list after the ICC accused President Vladimir Putin of war crimes in Ukraine, the…
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