Mothers' group fears Fukushima water release could revive health concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-mothers%27-group-fears-fukushima-water-release-could-revive-health-concerns2
August 17, 2023, 10:07 AM
Waves crashing on a Japanese beach lashed a man and a woman wearing waders and hats as they demonstrated the use of a blue bucket to scoop some…
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Asia follows Wall Street lower after Fed's notes dent hopes of rate hikes ending
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asia-follows-wall-street-lower-after-fed%27s-notes-dent-hopes-of-rate-hikes-ending
August 17, 2023, 6:17 AM
Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after notes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting dented hopes interest rate hikes are finished.
Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul declined.…
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Britney Spears' husband files for divorce, source tells AP
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/britney-spears%27-husband-files-for-divorce-source-tells-ap
August 17, 2023, 4:47 AM
Britney Spears ' husband Sam Asghari has filed for divorce from the superstar 14 months after a they were married, a person familiar with the filing said late…
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Japan back in red with July deficit of ¥78.7 bil as exports sag
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update2-japan-back-in-red-with-july-deficit-of-78.7-bil.-yen-as-exports-sag
August 17, 2023, 7:34 AM
Japan's trade balance fell back into the red in July with a deficit of 78.7 billion yen as exports dropped for the first time in over two years,…
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Detmers takes no-hitter into 8th inning; Ohtani hits 42nd homer as Angels beat Rangers 2-0
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/detmers-takes-no-hitter-into-8th-inning-ohtani-hits-42nd-homer-as-angels-beat-rangers-2-0
August 17, 2023, 3:09 AM
Angels left-hander Reid Detmers took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his 42nd home run as Los Angeles beat the AL West-leading…
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Djokovic wins first singles match in U.S. since 2021; Swiatek rolls at Western & Southern Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-wins-first-singles-match-in-the-us-since-2021-swiatek-rolls-at-western-southern-open
August 17, 2023, 3:12 AM
Novak Djokovic had a short night in his first singles match in the U.S. since 2021, beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Wednesday in the Western & Southern Open…
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Matildas' loss in Women's World Cup semifinal most watched TV show in Australia on record
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/matildas-world-cup-semi-final-smashes-australia-tv-records
August 17, 2023, 4:00 AM
The Matildas' Women's World Cup semifinal loss to England was the most watched television show in Australia on record, data showed Thursday, as their exploits captivated the nation.…
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BRICS nations to meet in South Africa seeking to blunt Western dominance
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brics-nations-to-meet-in-south-africa-seeking-to-blunt-western-dominance1
August 17, 2023, 2:30 AM
BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global economy into a…
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Brazilian prosecutors indict man for killing his wife, child in Osaka Prefecture last year
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/brazilian-prosecutors-indict-man-for-killing-his-wife-child-in-osaka-prefecture-last-year
August 17, 2023, 7:35 AM
Brazilian prosecutors have indicted a 34-year-old Brazilian man over the murder of his 29-year-old Japanese wife and their three-year-old daughter in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, last year.
Japan…
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China snubs Canada as restrictions on tourism travel lifted
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-snubs-canada-as-restrictions-on-tourism-travel-lifted
August 16, 2023, 9:32 PM
China -- a major source of outbound tourists -- has left Canada off a list of countries now approved for travel by tour groups, its embassy in Ottawa…
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Little League World Series
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/little-league-world-series
August 16, 2023, 8:54 PM
The Little League team from Tokyo participates in the opening ceremony of the 2023 Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa, on Wednesday.
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Bernstein family defends Bradley Cooper from 'Jewface' storm
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bernstein-family-defends-bradley-cooper-from-%27jewface%27-storm1
August 16, 2023, 9:27 PM
The family of Leonard Bernstein has defended Bradley Cooper's controversial decision to wear a large prosthetic nose while playing the Jewish composer in a new film.
Oscar nominee…
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Over 60 dead in migrant boat sinking off Cape Verde: U.N. agency
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-60-dead-in-migrant-boat-sinking-off-cape-verde-un-agency
August 16, 2023, 9:32 PM
More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa's Cape Verde islands, the International Organization for Migration…
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Athletes' confidence, competitiveness explain willingness and risk to bet on own games, experts say
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/athletes%27-confidence-competitiveness-explain-willingness-and-risk-to-bet-on-own-games-experts-say
August 16, 2023, 9:27 PM
Allegations of Iowa and Iowa State athletes illegally wagering on sports is one thing. Accusations that some of them bet on games in which they played, or could…
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Medvedev doubles down with another defeat of Musetti
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/medvedev-doubles-down-with-another-defeat-of-musetti
August 16, 2023, 9:27 PM
Daniil Medvedev backed up last week's win over Lorenzo Musetti with a repeat performance on Wednesday at the ATP Cincinnati Masters.
The third seed, who won the title…
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U.S. military's aerial reconnaissance pictures of England during WWII go online for the first time
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-military%27s-aerial-reconnaissance-pictures-of-england-during-wwii-go-online-for-the-first-time
August 16, 2023, 9:33 PM
Way before Google Earth, there was photo reconnaissance by the U.S. Army Air Forces.
During World War II, specifically in 1943 and 1944, reconnaissance units of the USAAF…
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Bank of Ireland glitch allows customers to withdraw money they didn't have
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bank-of-ireland-glitch-allowed-customers-to-withdraw-money-they-didn%27t-have
August 16, 2023, 9:33 PM
Some Bank of Ireland customers were able to withdraw money they did not have Tuesday and early Wednesday after an hours-long technical glitch that also halted many of…
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Death toll from militia clashes in Libyan capital jumps to 45
https://japantoday.com/category/world/libya-deploys-security-forces-across-tripoli-after-clashes-between-rival-militias-left-27-dead
August 16, 2023, 9:33 PM
The death toll rose Wednesday to 45 people killed in clashes earlier in the week between rival militias in Libya's capital Tripoli, medical authorities said, in what appears…
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Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pig-kidney-works-in-a-donated-body-for-over-a-month-a-step-toward-animal-human-transplants
August 16, 2023, 9:33 PM
Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team…
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Russia's Luna-25 probe enters moon orbit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia%27s-luna-25-probe-enters-moon-orbit1
August 16, 2023, 9:33 PM
Moscow's Luna-25 lander was successfully placed in the moon's orbit Wednesday, the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years, space agency Roscosmos announced.
With the lunar launch,…
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea eye regular foreign, defense ministerial talks
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-s.-korea-eye-regular-foreign-defense-ministerial-talks
August 16, 2023, 9:25 PM
Japan, the United States, and South Korea are expected to agree during their upcoming leaders meeting near the U.S. capital to hold annual three-way gatherings for their foreign…
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Death toll rises to 27 as Dominican firefighters find more bodies in this week's explosion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dominican-firefighters-find-more-bodies-as-they-fight-blaze-from-this-week%27s-explosion-13-killed
August 16, 2023, 9:32 PM
The death toll from this week's powerful explosion in the Dominican Republic rose to 27 on Wednesday as firefighters continued efforts to extinguish the persistent fire set off…
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Ruthless England beat Australia to set up Women's World Cup final against Spain
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ruthless-england-beat-australia-to-set-up-world-cup-final-with-spain1
August 16, 2023, 9:38 PM
Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo did the damage late on as England shattered Australian dreams Wednesday with a clinical 3-1 win in Sydney to set up a Women's…
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Triathlon test for Paris Olympics to go ahead as water quality allows swimming in the Seine
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/triathlon-test-for-paris-olympics-to-go-ahead-as-water-quality-allows-swimming-in-the-seine
August 16, 2023, 9:27 PM
Organizers of a triathlon event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics said Wednesday that conditions have been met for athletes to swim in the River Seine in the…
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Rescuers recover 33 bodies from landslide at Myanmar jade mine,
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rescuers-recover-33-bodies-from-a-landslide-at-a-myanmar-jade-mine-with-3-people-still-missing
August 16, 2023, 9:33 PM
The bodies of 33 people have been recovered from a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar and rescuers are searching for at least three people believed…
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German gov't okays 'controlled' use of cannabis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-govt-okays-%27controlled%27-use-of-cannabis
August 16, 2023, 9:32 PM
The German government approved a draft law Wednesday legalizing the purchase and possession of cannabis for recreational use, with the health minister pushing back against criticism of the…
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Muslim mobs attack churches in Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating Koran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/muslim-mob-attacks-3-churches-after-accusing-christian-man-of-desecrating-quran-in-eastern-pakistan
August 16, 2023, 9:31 PM
Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Koran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several…
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China appears to be building airstrip on disputed South China Sea island
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-appears-to-be-building-an-airstrip-on-a-disputed-south-china-sea-island
August 16, 2023, 9:32 PM
China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by…
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July foreign visitors to Japan reaches 2.3 mil; 78% of pre-pandemic level
https://japantoday.com/category/national/july-foreign-entries-to-japan-at-2.3-mil-78-of-pre-pandemic-level
August 16, 2023, 9:23 PM
Japan saw an estimated 2,320,600 foreign visitors in July, the highest number since arrivals began to plummet due to the COVID-19 pandemic and about 78 percent of the…
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UEFA chief says soccer must 'eliminate cancer' of hooliganism
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/uefa-chief-says-football-must-%27eliminate-cancer%27-of-hooliganism
August 16, 2023, 9:26 PM
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Wednesday urged European soccer to "eliminate the cancer" of hooliganism.
Ceferin was speaking in Athens in the wake of last week's fatal stabbing…
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