Iran's Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as U.S. military presence in region grows
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran%27s-revolutionary-guard-runs-drill-on-disputed-islands-as-us-military-presence-in-region-grows
August 2, 2023, 7:05 AM
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise military drill Wednesday on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region…
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Asian shares slip, echoing Wall Street's retreat from its rally
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-slip-echoing-wall-street%27s-retreat-from-its-rally
August 2, 2023, 6:41 AM
Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets tried to digest a slew of earnings.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225…
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China denies reports it obstructed G20 climate discussions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-denies-reports-it-obstructed-g20-climate-discussions
August 2, 2023, 3:42 AM
Reports that China obstructed discussions on tackling climate change at Group of 20 (G20) meetings last week in India are "completely inconsistent with the facts", China's foreign ministry…
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Coe sees future for troubled Commonwealth Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/coe-sees-future-for-troubled-commonwealth-games
August 2, 2023, 3:29 AM
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the Commonwealth Games is a strong enough brand to survive its latest crisis, but it must innovate to do so.
The multi-sport…
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One death reported as typhoon knocks out power to 35% of Okinawa homes
https://japantoday.com/category/national/One-death-reported-as-typhoon-knocks-out-power-to-35-of-Okinawa-homes
August 2, 2023, 7:15 AM
One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern Japan on Wednesday as a typhoon approached packing powerful winds and lashing rain.
Hundreds…
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17-year-old sent to family court over ‘sushi terrorism’
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/17-year-old-sent-to-family-court-over-%E2%80%98sushi-terrorism%E2%80%99
August 2, 2023, 12:43 PM
The Gifu District Public Prosecutors Office has sent a 17-year-old boy who posted a viral video of an unhygienic prank at the popular conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro, to…
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Man bitten by dolphin while swimming at Fukui beach
https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-bitten-by-dolphin-while-swimming-at-fukui-beach
August 2, 2023, 12:46 PM
A 26-year-old man was bitten by a dolphin while swimming at Takasu beach in Fukui Prefecture on Tuesday, the latest in a series of similar incidents at Fukui…
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Trump charged over efforts to overturn 2020 election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-charged-in-us-special-counsel-probe-in-efforts-to-overturn-2020-election2
August 2, 2023, 7:02 AM
Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the third time in four months that the former U.S. president has been…
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
https://japantoday.com/category/national/sales-of-japan%E2%80%99s-most-convenient-train-ticket-shopping-payment-cards-suspended-indefinitely
August 2, 2023, 11:00 AM
When arriving in Japan, ordinarily one of the first things you’d want to do is to get yourself a Suica card. As of Wednesday, though, that’s not an option, as sales…
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Meta starts blocking news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada
https://japantoday.com/category/world/meta-starts-blocking-news-in-canada
August 2, 2023, 12:51 PM
Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content.…
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Wild time
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/wild-time
August 1, 2023, 8:57 PM
A bolt of lightning is seen near Tokyo Tower during a thunderstorm on Tuesday.
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Toddler dies after grandmother leaves her in hot car for 8 hours in New York
https://japantoday.com/category/world/toddler-dies-after-grandmother-leaves-her-in-hot-car-for-8-hours
August 1, 2023, 9:27 PM
A 14-month-old girl died after her grandmother left her unattended in a hot car in New York for eight hours, police said.
The 54-year-old grandmother forgot to drop…
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Russia could be ready for Black Sea grain deal talks, but no evidence yet: U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-could-be-ready-for-black-sea-grain-deal-talks-but-no-evidence-yet-us
August 2, 2023, 5:22 AM
The United States has been told that Russia is prepared to return to talks on a deal that had allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain,…
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Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
https://japantoday.com/category/world/michigan-prosecutors-charge-trump-allies-in-felonies-involving-voting-machines-illegal-%E2%80%98testing%E2%80%99
August 2, 2023, 3:48 AM
A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with accessing and tampering with voting…
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Mets trading 3-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander to Astros, AP source says
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/the-mets-are-trading-3-time-cy-young-award-winner-justin-verlander-to-the-astros-ap-source-says
August 1, 2023, 9:25 PM
The Houston Astros are bringing back Justin Verlander, acquiring the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a trade deadline blockbuster Tuesday, according to…
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Israel holding over 1,200 detainees without charge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-holds-over-1-200-detainees-without-charge.-that%27s-the-most-in-3-decades-a-rights-group-says
August 1, 2023, 9:27 PM
Israel is holding over 1,200 detainees — nearly all of them Palestinians — without charge or trial, the highest number in over three decades, an Israeli human rights…
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Armed robbers steal millions worth of jewelry from Piaget store in Paris
https://japantoday.com/category/world/armed-robbers-steal-millions-worth-of-jewelry-from-piaget-store-in-paris
August 1, 2023, 9:27 PM
Armed robbers raided a store of the luxury Swiss watch brand Piaget in central Paris on Tuesday, escaping with between 10 million to 15 million euros ($11 million…
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Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiger-woods-joins-pga-tour-board-and-throws-support-behind-commissioner-jay-monahan
August 1, 2023, 9:26 PM
Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years, giving Commissioner Jay Monahan key support and the players a greater…
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NASA hears 'heartbeat' from Voyager 2 after inadvertant blackout
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/nasa-hears-from-voyager-2-after-brief-blackout
August 1, 2023, 9:25 PM
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has sent a "heartbeat" signal to Earth after mission control mistakenly cut contact, the U.S. space agency said Tuesday.
Launched in 1977 to…
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GM recalls nearly 900 vehicles with Takata air bag inflators, blames manufacturing problem
https://japantoday.com/category/business/gm-recalls-nearly-900-vehicles-with-takata-air-bag-inflators-blames-manufacturing-problem
August 1, 2023, 9:18 PM
General Motors is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel in a crash.
The recall…
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41% of local leaders want My Number insurance card shift delayed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/41-of-local-leaders-want-my-number-insurance-card-shift-delayed
August 2, 2023, 12:45 PM
Some 41 percent of municipal leaders in Japan want the central government to delay plans to scrap health insurance cards and merge their functionality with its beleaguered My…
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Sweden to boost security controls after Koran burnings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-to-boost-security-controls-after-koran-burnings
August 1, 2023, 9:26 PM
Threats to Sweden have increased after recent Koran burnings, the country's government said on Tuesday, adding that it would strengthen border and internal controls and give police wider…
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China imposes export curbs on critical metals, drones
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/china-imposes-export-curbs-on-critical-metals-drones
August 1, 2023, 9:24 PM
Chinese controls on exports of two metals critical to making semiconductors came into force on Tuesday, a day after Beijing imposed curbs on the foreign sales of some…
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Gunmen open fire on police officers during anti-polio drive in Pakistan, killing 2
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-open-fire-on-policemen-during-anti-polio-drive-in-southwest-pakistan-killing-2-officers
August 1, 2023, 9:27 PM
Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a team of polio workers on Tuesday during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in the southwest, killing two police officers…
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U.S. stumble into World Cup last 16 but Dutch, England rampant
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/holders-united-states-stumble-into-world-cup-last-16-but-dutch-rampant
August 2, 2023, 4:25 AM
Defending champions the United States squeezed into the last 16 of the Women's World Cup with a shaky 0-0 draw against debutants Portugal on Tuesday to finish second…
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Switzerland to lift Fukushima disaster import curbs on Japan foods
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/switzerland-to-lift-fukushima-disaster-import-curbs-on-japan-foods
August 1, 2023, 9:24 PM
Switzerland plans to lift on Aug. 15 import restrictions it has been imposing on food products from parts of Japan after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster,…
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Japan logs 'extreme heat' in 2nd largest number of areas in July
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-logs-extreme-heat-in-2nd-largest-number-of-areas-in-july
August 1, 2023, 9:21 PM
A cumulative total of 2,435 locations in Japan recorded temperatures of 35 C or higher in July, in the month's second-highest figure of areas hit by "extreme heat"…
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China wants to mobilize entire nation in counter-espionage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-wants-to-mobilise-entire-nation-in-counter-espionage
August 1, 2023, 10:06 PM
China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them, the state security…
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Asian benchmarks boosted by Wall Street's latest winning month
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-benchmarks-boosted-by-wall-street%27s-latest-winning-month
August 1, 2023, 7:24 AM
Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, boosted by market optimism set off by a Wall Street rally despite lingering worries about inflation and regional growth.
Investors were also watching…
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Toyota's profit rises 78% to ¥1.3 trillion in April-June as parts crunch eases
https://japantoday.com/category/business/toyota%27s-profits-rise-78-on-strong-sales-as-the-parts-crunch-eases
August 1, 2023, 9:17 PM
Toyota Motor Corp’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen — a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker — as sales grew and parts…
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