From Killer Mike to Fat Joe, hip-hop stars talk about how first rap song resonated with them
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/from-killer-mike-to-fat-joe-hip-hop-stars-talk-about-how-first-rap-song-resonated-with-them
August 7, 2023, 7:29 AM
Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of…
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New Zealand names largely surprise-free squad for Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-zealand-names-largely-surprise-free-squad-for-rugby-world-cup
August 7, 2023, 7:30 AM
New Zealand has entrusted its bid to win a fourth Rugby World Cup in France from next month to a 33-man squad with a combined 1,493 test caps…
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After heat, typhoon threatens misery for South Korea scout jamboree
https://japantoday.com/category/world/after-heat-typhoon-threatens-misery-for-south-korea-scout-jamboree
August 7, 2023, 7:31 AM
Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree raced on Monday to evacuate thousands of mainly teenage participants from their South Korea campsite before a typhoon is expected to hit…
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Japan gov't warns of contract rows in private services for elderly
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-gov%27t-warns-of-contract-rows-in-private-services-for-elderly
August 7, 2023, 7:23 AM
The Japanese internal affairs ministry on Monday called for efforts to address a possible increase in contract disputes involving private-sector services for the elderly, with a survey showing…
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Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed sea, official says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-water-cannon-incident-in-disputed-sea-official-says
August 7, 2023, 6:30 AM
The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador on Monday to convey a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard’s use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply…
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BOJ members saw need to tweak yield cap amid inflation risks: report
https://japantoday.com/category/business/boj-members-saw-need-to-tweak-yield-cap-amid-inflation-risks
August 7, 2023, 7:24 AM
Bank of Japan board members saw the need to make its yield cap program more flexible to prepare for the risk of elevated inflation and long-term government bond…
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Sweden keeper Musovic 'in the zone' in Japan message
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sweden-keeper-musovic-%27in-the-zone%27-in-japan-message
August 7, 2023, 7:30 AM
Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic says she is "in the zone" at the Women's World Cup after a succession of crucial saves denied the United States in an ominous…
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Iran's foreign minister in first Japan visit since 2019
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/iran%27s-foreign-minister-in-first-japan-visit-since-2019
August 7, 2023, 7:17 AM
Iran's foreign minister visited Japan on Monday for the first time since 2019 to meet his opposite number, officials said, with a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
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Japan to start Fukushima water release from around late August
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-start-fukushima-water-release-as-early-as-late-aug-media2
August 7, 2023, 1:24 PM
Japan plans to start releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean from around late August, Japan's Asahi Shimbun daily reported on…
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Expert warns nuclear proliferation could 'spiral' out of control
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-expert-warns-nuclear-proliferation-could-spiral-out-of-control
August 7, 2023, 1:21 PM
The director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Dan Smith, has warned that nations such as the United States, China, and Russia are on the brink of…
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Mystery in Dubai as mega-wheel stops turning
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mystery-in-dubai-as-mega-wheel-stops-turning
August 7, 2023, 2:36 AM
Two years ago, Dubai's skyscraper-studded skyline welcomed a Ferris wheel touted as the world's largest, but it mysteriously stopped turning just months after opening.
The much-touted Ain Dubai…
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Messi scores early in 1st game outside Florida for Inter Miami at FC Dallas
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/messi-scores-early-in-1st-game-outside-florida-for-inter-miami-at-fc-dallas
August 7, 2023, 2:34 AM
Lionel Messi wasted little time scoring in his first match outside Florida with Inter Miami.
The only wait was to see whether the goal would count.
Messi's left-footed…
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New York drives towards first US congestion charge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-drives-towards-first-us-congestion-charge1
August 7, 2023, 2:28 AM
New York wants to introduce car-loving America's first congestion charge, but the move faces fierce opposition -- including from the city's famous yellow taxis.
The plan, similar to…
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Teenage boy stabbed after being attacked by gang of four in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/teenage-boy-stabbed-after-being-attacked-by-gang-of-four-in-tokyo
August 7, 2023, 7:29 AM
A teenage boy was stabbed after being attacked by four men in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward on Sunday night.
An eyewitness called 110 at around 10:20 p.m. and said…
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Coup sanctions plunge Niamey into the dark
https://japantoday.com/category/world/coup-sanctions-plunge-niamey-into-the-dark
August 7, 2023, 2:31 AM
The long-suffering people of Niger's capital, Niamey, are used to intermittent power cuts. But since the coup d'etat one week ago, interminable blackouts have tested their patience to…
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Tokyo stocks open lower after Wall St. losses last week
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tokyo-stocks-open-lower-after-wall-st.-losses-last-week
August 7, 2023, 7:19 AM
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday, weighed down by three straight days of declines on the Dow Jones index late last week.
In the first 15 minutes of trading,…
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Arrow dynamics
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/arrow-dynamics
August 6, 2023, 9:14 PM
Fumiya Saito from Japan competes during the men's Olympic recurve bow individual competition at the Archery World Championship in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.
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Simone Biles trying to enjoy the moment after two-year break
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/simone-biles-is-trying-to-enjoy-the-moment-after-a-two-year-break.-the-olympic-talk-can-come-later
August 6, 2023, 10:02 PM
Simone Biles is well aware of how the drill goes. She's lived it. Multiple times at this point.
Whenever the gymnastics star goes to work, the questions about…
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Arsenal beats Man City 4-1 in penalty shootout to win Community Shield
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-beats-man-city-4-1-in-penalty-shootout-to-win-community-shield
August 6, 2023, 9:43 PM
Arsenal has started the English season how the team hopes to end it — by getting the better of Manchester City.
Arsenal beat City 4-1 in a penalty…
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Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan 6, 2021
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pence-trump-attorney-clash-over-what-trump-told-his-vp-ahead-of-jan.-6-2021
August 7, 2023, 12:56 AM
Donald Trump's defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the former…
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Dutch cycling star Van der Poel gets up from crash, goes on to win world road race title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dutch-cycling-star-van-der-poel-gets-up-from-crash-goes-on-to-win-world-road-race-title
August 6, 2023, 10:02 PM
Mathieu van der Poel crashed while leading the road race at the world championships, breaking his shoe and tearing his jersey, yet the Dutch cyclist maintained his poise,…
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‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club; breaks another record for female directors
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%E2%80%98barbie%E2%80%99-joins-1-billion-club-breaks-another-record-for-female-directors
August 6, 2023, 9:57 PM
Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales,…
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China releases TV documentary showcasing army's ability to attack Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-releases-tv-documentary-showcasing-army%27s-ability-to-attack-taiwan
August 6, 2023, 9:49 PM
China has released a new documentary about the army’s preparation to attack Taiwan and showcasing soldiers pledging to give up their lives if needed as Beijing continues to…
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Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/musk-says-his-cage-fight-with-zuckerberg-will-be-streamed-on-x
August 6, 2023, 9:54 PM
Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
The two tech billionaires seemingly…
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U.S. loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in its earliest Women's World Cup exit ever
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-bounced-from-women%27s-world-cup-by-sweden-on-penalty-kicks
August 7, 2023, 1:52 AM
The United States played its best game of this Women's World Cup and it wasn't good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated in the…
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30 killed, more than 90 injured in train derailment in Pakistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/train-derailment-kills-at-least-15-injures-50-in-southern-pakistan-officials-say
August 6, 2023, 10:04 PM
A train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others as rescue operations completed by early evening, officials said.
Ten cars…
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Nagasaki A-bomb anniversary ceremony to be held indoors due to typhoon
https://japantoday.com/category/national/nagasaki-a-bomb-anniv.-ceremony-to-be-held-indoors-due-to-typhoon
August 6, 2023, 10:20 PM
The city of Nagasaki said Sunday it will change the venue for the ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing due to approaching Typhoon…
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Services resume after over 1,500 trapped in train near Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Services-resume-after-over-1-500-trapped-in-train-near-Tokyo
August 6, 2023, 10:18 PM
Services resumed Sunday morning after around 1,500 passengers were trapped for nearly two hours in a train on the Tokaido Line the previous night near Tokyo, with some…
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Russia unleashes missile and drone strikes against Ukraine, retaliating for an attack on a tanker
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russia-unleashes-missile-and-drone-strikes-against-Ukraine-retaliating-for-an-attack-on-a-tanker
August 7, 2023, 1:46 AM
Russia unleashed a missile and drone barrage Sunday across parts of Ukraine that killed six people, Kyiv officials said, as Moscow followed through on its promise to retaliate…
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Paris test for Olympic swimming in the Seine canceled due to poor water quality
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paris%27-test-for-olympic-swimming-in-the-seine-canceled-due-to-poor-water-quality
August 6, 2023, 10:01 PM
Heavy rains in Paris have led to the cancellation on Sunday of a swimming event in the River Seine that was to be a test for next year’s…
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