UN Security Council to meet on rights abuses in North Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-security-council-to-meet-on-rights-abuses-in-north-korea
August 10, 2023, 2:26 PM
The United Nations Security Council will meet publicly to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea next week, a move requested by the United States, Albania and Japan…
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Russia to launch lunar spacecraft in race to find water on moon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-to-launch-lunar-spacecraft-in-race-to-find-water-on-moon
August 10, 2023, 2:29 PM
Russia made its final preparations on Thursday for the launch of its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years as it races to be the first power to…
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Ohtani gets his 10th mound victory of season in Angels' 4-1 win over Giants
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-gets-his-10th-mound-victory-of-the-season-in-the-angels%27-4-1-win-over-the-giants
August 10, 2023, 7:33 AM
Shohei Ohtani allowed one unearned run over six innings of three-hit ball, earning his 10th victory of the season after Mike Moustakas hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in…
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China resumes Japan-bound group tours after COVID hiatus
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-china-resumes-japan-bound-group-tours-after-covid-hiatus
August 10, 2023, 1:59 PM
China said Thursday that it has approved the resumption of Japan-bound group tours for its citizens, lifting restrictions introduced in January 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in…
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Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-profits-off-global-reliance-on-russian-nuclear-fuel
August 10, 2023, 2:21 PM
The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed…
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Biden welcoming Australian leader to White House for state dinner in October
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-welcoming-australian-leader-to-white-house-for-state-dinner-in-october
August 10, 2023, 6:49 AM
President Joe Biden will welcome Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House on Oct. 25 for the visit and state dinner that the U.S. promised when…
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What are China's 'sponge cities' and why aren't they stopping the floods?
https://japantoday.com/category/world/explainer-what-are-china%27s-%27sponge-cities%27-and-why-aren%27t-they-stopping-the-floods
August 10, 2023, 3:57 AM
China has been hit by devastating floods in recent weeks, inundating cities and causing deaths and infrastructural damage, as well as raising questions about the effectiveness of its…
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Aso's 'fight for Taiwan' remark in line with official view, lawmaker says
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ex-pm-aso%27s-%27fight-for-taiwan%27-remark-in-line-with-official-view-lawmaker-says
August 10, 2023, 2:20 PM
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's remark on Tuesday that his country must show "the resolve to fight" to defend Taiwan from attack was in line with Tokyo's…
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Saudi League kicks off, hoping world is watching
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/saudi-league-kicks-off-hoping-world-is-watching
August 10, 2023, 6:52 AM
The Saudi Pro League kicks off on Friday amid unprecedented attention on Saudi football following a year of high-profile transfers and growing accusations of "sportswashing".
Clubs in the…
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Presidential candidate in Ecuador shot and killed at campaign event
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-presidential-candidate-in-ecuador-has-been-shot-and-killed-at-campaign-event
August 10, 2023, 4:51 AM
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso…
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Khanun blows strong winds and heavy rains into South Korea, where thousands evacuated the coast
https://japantoday.com/category/world/khanun-blows-strong-winds-and-heavy-rains-into-south-korea-where-thousands-evacuated-the-coast
August 10, 2023, 4:00 AM
A strong tropical storm blew ashore in South Korea on Thursday morning, dumping heavy rain and pummeling its southern regions after thousands of people were evacuated.
More than…
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Kishida likely to reshuffle cabinet between Sept 11-13
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-likely-to-reshuffle-cabinet-between-sept-11-13-yomiuri
August 10, 2023, 7:31 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to reshuffle his cabinet between Sept. 11 to 13, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Thursday.
The reshuffle, which will likely…
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Maui wildfires kill six as 'apocalypse' strikes Hawaiian paradise
https://japantoday.com/category/world/maui-wildfires-kill-six-as-%27apocalypse%27-strikes-hawaiian-paradise
August 10, 2023, 7:20 AM
Wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and devastated much of Hawaii's Maui island on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate as some…
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Japanese TV issues heatstroke alert, says to avoid exercise, but keeps showing high school baseball game
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-tv-issues-heatstroke-alert-says-to-avoid-exercise-but-keeps-showing-high-school-baseball-game
August 10, 2023, 7:01 AM
Japanese television programs love putting all sorts of text and graphics on-screen. It’s something sports broadcasts have always been especially fond of, and even since long before overseas…
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Hollywood writers slam 'milestone of shame' as strike hits 100 days
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hollywood-writers-slam-%27milestone-of-shame%27-as-strike-hits-100-days1
August 10, 2023, 6:56 AM
Hollywood writers marked the 100th day of their industry-crippling strike Wednesday, dubbing the occasion a "milestone of shame" for studios as the two sides remain deadlocked.
Since early…
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America's most decorated track cyclist claims more gold at world championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/america%27s-most-decorated-track-cyclist-claims-more-gold-at-world-championships
August 9, 2023, 10:40 PM
Jennifer Valente already had become the most decorated American track cyclist in history at this year's world championships, winning a gold medal in the scratch race and a…
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/robbie-robertson-lead-guitarist-and-songwriter-of-the-band-dies-at-80
August 9, 2023, 9:42 PM
Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined…
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Royal sport
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/royal-sport
August 9, 2023, 9:51 PM
Britain's Prince Harry gestures as he speaks during an event organized by the International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS) on Wednesday in Tokyo. The program included topics such as…
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Biden issues an executive order restricting U.S. investments in Chinese technology
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-is-about-to-sign-an-order-restricting-u.s.-investments-in-chinese-technology
August 10, 2023, 12:42 AM
In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments…
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Joshua calls for boxing to tackle doping problem
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/joshua-calls-for-boxing-to-tackle-doping-problem
August 9, 2023, 9:49 PM
Anthony Joshua is clear boxing faces a doping problem but the former world heavyweight champion is uncertain whether longer bans are an ideal solution.
Joshua was due to…
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U.S. says 3-way summit with Japan, S Korea to be 'historic'
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/u.s.-says-3-way-summit-with-japan-s.-korea-to-be-historic
August 10, 2023, 7:13 AM
The United States expects that a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea to be hosted by President Joe Biden later this month at his Camp David retreat…
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The end-call button on your iPhone could move soon with Apple's iOS 17 change
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/the-end-call-button-on-your-iphone-could-move-soon.-what-to-know-about-apple%27s-ios-17-change
August 9, 2023, 9:48 PM
Hanging up that phone call? The location of Apple's red end-call button is set to slightly move with upcoming iOS 17 updates to the phone app, so be…
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'Mother Nature needs money,' Lula tells rich countries at summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tropical-forest-nations-seek-climate-plan-in-brazil1
August 9, 2023, 11:59 PM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged wealthy nations Wednesday to fulfill their unkept promises to fund developing countries' fight against climate change, at a summit on…
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Poland to double troops number at border with Belarus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poland-to-double-troops-number-at-border-with-belarus-accuses-it-of-organizing-illegal-migration
August 9, 2023, 11:59 PM
The Polish government announced Wednesday that it is planning to deploy an additional 2,000 troops to its border with Belarus, twice the number the Border Guard agency had…
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Mount Fuji trail use to be restricted when overcrowded
https://japantoday.com/category/national/mt-fuji-trail-use-to-be-restricted-when-overcrowded
August 9, 2023, 10:42 PM
A local Japanese government said Wednesday it will work with police to restrict the number of hikers who can use a route to climb to the summit of…
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Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hip-hop-turns-50-reinventing-itself-and-swaths-of-the-world-along-the-way1
August 10, 2023, 12:00 AM
Hip-hop was born in the break — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage.
At the hands of the…
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Japan's second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-second-oldest-museum-forced-to-crowdfund-to-pay-bills
August 9, 2023, 10:02 PM
Japan's second-oldest museum has raised $3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional financial support to cover soaring utility bills to preserve its collection of animal and…
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Japan's crown prince, princess to officially visit Vietnam in Sept
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-crown-prince-princess-to-officially-visit-vietnam-in-sept.
August 9, 2023, 11:50 PM
Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Princess Kiko will make an official visit to Vietnam in late September on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic…
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41 dead in migrant shipwreck off Tunisia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italian-state-tv-says-41-dead-in-migrant-shipwreck-according-to-4-survivors-who-set-off-from-tunisia
August 9, 2023, 11:59 PM
Forty-one people are believed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Tunisia in rough seas, the Italian Red Cross and rescue groups reported, citing four survivors who…
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Honda's profit doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
https://japantoday.com/category/business/profit-at-japan%27s-honda-doubles-on-healthy-global-auto-and-motorcycle-sales
August 10, 2023, 6:54 AM
Honda Motor Co has reported that its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars, as the Japanese company also received a perk…
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