Kishida marks 78th anniversary of World War II end without mentioning Japan's wartime aggression
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-marks-78th-anniversary-of-world-war-ii%27s-end-without-mentioning-japan%27s-wartime-aggression
August 15, 2023, 11:56 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida renewed his peace pledge Tuesday as Japan observed the 78th anniversary of its World War II defeat, but he did not mention the…
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Attendance and ticket records keep growing at 2023 Women's World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/attendance-and-ticket-records-keep-growing-at-2023-women%27s-world-cup
August 15, 2023, 6:23 AM
With Matildas’ matches becoming hot tickets, Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament.…
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Kishida sends offering to Yasukuni shrine on WWII anniversary
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida-sends-offering-to-Yasukuni-shrine-on-WWII-anniversary
August 15, 2023, 11:57 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, seen by some as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, as…
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Georgia charges Trump, former advisers with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss
https://japantoday.com/category/world/georgia-grand-jury-probing-trump%27s-election-subversion-returns-indictment2
August 15, 2023, 5:54 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of…
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7 Japanese nationals in Cambodia arrested over alleged fraud
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/7-japanese-nationals-in-cambodia-arrested-over-alleged-fraud
August 15, 2023, 7:21 AM
Cambodian authorities said Monday they have arrested seven Japanese nationals who are allegedly members of a fraud group.
Japanese police suspect that two of the men are involved…
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Australian police charge man over bomb threat on Malaysia Airlines flight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-police-charge-man-over-bomb-threat-on-malaysia-airlines-flight
August 15, 2023, 3:08 AM
A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday with allegedly threatening to blow up a plane during a flight from Australia to Malaysia that returned to Sydney.
Police arrested…
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Man Utd punish wasteful Wolves for winning Premier League start
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd-punish-wasteful-wolves-for-winning-premier-league-start
August 15, 2023, 12:54 AM
Manchester United survived an onslaught from Wolves and huge claims for a late penalty to start the Premier League season with a 1-0 win thanks to Raphael Varane's…
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Taking shelter
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/taking-shelter
August 14, 2023, 9:28 PM
People take shelter from a sudden rain outburst on a street in Tokyo on Monday.
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U.S., Korea, Japan set to launch new steps on defense at Camp David
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/exclusive-us-korea-japan-set-to-launch-new-steps-on-defense-at-camp-david-officials
August 15, 2023, 1:51 AM
The United States, Japan and South Korea will launch a series of joint initiatives on technology and defense when the countries' leaders gather at Camp David this Friday,…
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Djokovic and Alcaraz set to meet again in group stage of Davis Cup Finals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-and-alcaraz-set-to-meet-again-in-group-stage-of-davis-cup-finals
August 14, 2023, 9:33 PM
The budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is set to be renewed in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals next month.
Alcaraz and Djokovic…
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Remains of at least 13 bodies found in Mexico's Veracruz state
https://japantoday.com/category/world/remains-of-at-least-13-bodies-found-in-mexico%27s-veracruz-state
August 14, 2023, 9:32 PM
Police found the remains of at least 13 people packaged in freezers in a couple of buildings in Mexico's Veracruz state, local authorities said on Monday, adding that…
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Hawaii fire death toll may double or triple, warns governor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hawaii-fire-death-toll-may-double-or-triple-warns-governor1
August 15, 2023, 2:56 AM
Hawaii's governor has warned that the death toll from last week's wildfires could double or even triple over the next 10 days, as the grim task of searching…
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UBS to pay $1.44 billion to settle 2007 financial crisis-era mortgage fraud case, last of such cases
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ubs-to-pay-1.44-billion-to-settle-2007-financial-crisis-era-mortgage-fraud-case-last-of-such-cases
August 14, 2023, 9:37 PM
UBS will pay U.S. authorities $1.44 billion to settle the last lingering legal case over Wall Street's role in the housing bubble of the early 2000s, which ultimately…
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Air strike kills at least 26 in Ethiopia's Amhara
https://japantoday.com/category/world/air-strike-kills-at-least-26-in-ethiopia%27s-amhara
August 14, 2023, 9:32 PM
An air strike has killed at least 26 people in Ethiopia's embattled Amhara region, a hospital official and a resident told AFP on Monday, as deadly clashes rock…
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Montana court rules for young people in landmark U.S. climate trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/montana-court-rules-for-young-people-in-landmark-us-climate-trial1
August 14, 2023, 9:32 PM
In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western U.S. state of violating their rights…
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Economic jitters as outsider leads Argentina election race
https://japantoday.com/category/world/argentina-devalues-peso-after-shock-primary-election-result
August 14, 2023, 9:32 PM
Argentina devalued the peso as economic jitters gripped the country on Monday after an anti-establishment candidate advocating harsh austerity measures surged to the front of the presidential race.…
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Trump assails judge in 2020 election case after she warned him not to make inflammatory remarks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-assails-judge-in-2020-election-case-after-she-warned-him-not-to-make-inflammatory-remarks
August 15, 2023, 2:17 AM
Donald Trump is assailing the federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him, days after she warned him not to make inflammatory statements about the case.
The…
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Neymar set for Saudi move after Al Hilal agree near-$100 mil transfer fee with PSG
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/neymar-set-for-saudi-move-after-al-hilal-agree-near-100m-transfer-fee-with-psg
August 14, 2023, 9:33 PM
Neymar is set to complete a move to the Saudi Pro League after Al Hilal agreed a reported 90 million euros ($98 million) transfer fee with Paris Saint-Germain…
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Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-50-killed-in-indian-himalayas-as-rain-triggers-landslides
August 14, 2023, 9:31 PM
Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain…
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U.S. scattered Japan war criminals' ashes at sea to prevent worship
https://japantoday.com/category/national/u.s.-scattered-japan-war-criminals%27-ashes-at-sea-to-prevent-worship
August 15, 2023, 2:45 AM
The cremated remains of Japan's wartime Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and other executed Class-A war criminals were secretly scattered in the ocean to prevent them from being deified…
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For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok -- not the former Twitter
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/for-mark-zuckerberg%27s-threads-the-real-rival-is-still-tiktok-not-the-former-twitter
August 14, 2023, 9:38 PM
a huge feat for a newcomer in the space — and was dubbed as a “Twitter killer.”
By week two, though, signups began to drop off. As of…
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No plan to expand Quad despite interest from Seoul: U.S. official
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/no-plan-to-expand-quad-despite-interest-from-seoul-u.s.-official
August 14, 2023, 9:37 PM
A U.S. State Department senior official said Monday that the United States, Japan, Australia and India have no immediate plan to expand their Quad grouping despite South Korea…
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2 men alleging abuse at Japanese talent agency interviewed by company investigators
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/men-alleging-abuse-at-japanese-talent-agency-are-interviewed-by-company-investigators
August 15, 2023, 7:21 AM
Two men who say they were sexually abused as teenagers by a Japanese entertainment mogul were interviewed Monday by a special team set up by the talent agency…
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Foxconn boss sees potential to invest billions in India
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/foxconn-boss-sees-potential-to-invest-billions-in-india
August 14, 2023, 9:38 PM
Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn said Monday it sees the potential to invest "several billion dollars" in India, with the firm looking to diversify its…
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Amazon rolling out generative AI feature that summarizes product reviews
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-is-rolling-out-a-generative-ai-feature-that-summarizes-product-reviews
August 14, 2023, 9:38 PM
Amazon is rolling out a new generative AI feature that summarizes product reviews for customers.
The feature, which the company began testing earlier this year, is designed to…
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Ukraine says it stopped air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets go after Russian bombers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Ukraine-says-it-stopped-air-attacks-on-Odesa-while-British-and-Dutch-jets-go-after-Russian-bombers
August 15, 2023, 4:01 AM
Russia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air force said it intercepted all…
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Thinking of buying a new pair of jeans? Breaking down the cost over time might help you decide
https://japantoday.com/category/business/thinking-of-buying-a-new-pair-of-jeans-breaking-down-the-cost-over-time-might-help-you-decide
August 14, 2023, 9:37 PM
For Jake Welch, getting dressed is one big math problem.
The 36-year-old brand director for an advertising firm calculates the cost-per-wear of his wardrobe by highlighting 200 items…
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Trains, flights canceled as typhoon makes landfall over western Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-tues.-trains-flights-canceled-as-typhoon-lan-heads-to-western-japan
August 15, 2023, 7:20 AM
Slow-moving Typhoon Lan made landfall on the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall, disrupting air, road and train services and causing havoc for domestic…
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Family arrested for murder of decapitated man found in Sapporo hotel
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/family-arrested-for-murder-of-decapitated-man-found-in-sapporo-hotel
August 15, 2023, 7:21 AM
A woman and her parents were served fresh arrest warrants on Monday for allegedly murdering a man who was found decapitated in a hotel in Sapporo, northern Japan,…
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Spain 'goosebumps' on eve of Women's World Cup semifinal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spain-%27goosebumps%27-on-eve-of-historic-first-world-cup-semi-final
August 14, 2023, 9:33 PM
Spain's first Women's World Cup semi-final in their history on Tuesday is reward for years of sacrifice, veteran forward Jennifer Hermoso says, admitting to "goosebumps" at the thought…
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