Asian shares mixed ahead of Fed Chair speech and Nvidia earnings
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-mixed-ahead-of-fed-chair-speech-and-nvidia-earnings
August 23, 2023, 7:26 AM
Asian markets were trading mixed Wednesday ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's highly anticipated speech later in the week.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5% to finish at…
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At least 1,100 missing after Hawaii fires
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-1-100-missing-after-hawaii-fires
August 23, 2023, 7:26 AM
At least 1,100 people are still missing two weeks after deadly wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities said Tuesday, with the FBI seeking family members' help…
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2 men arrested for sending bomb threat to Tokyo college
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-men-arrested-for-sending-bomb-threat-to-tokyo-college
August 23, 2023, 7:33 AM
Two men have been arrested for allegedly faxing a bomb threat to a Tokyo college, police said Wednesday, adding that the pair are suspected of sending over 300,000…
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Japan begins final preparations for Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-begins-final-preparations-for-fukushima-water-release1
August 23, 2023, 9:55 AM
The final preparations to discharge waste water from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan began Wednesday, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the…
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Reds spoil Mike Trout's return to Angels' lineup with 4-3 victory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/reds-spoil-mike-trout%27s-return-to-the-angels%27-lineup-with-a-4-3-victory
August 23, 2023, 4:43 AM
Graham Ashcraft racked up a career-high 10 strikeouts over seven innings, and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled Mike Trout's return to the Angels' lineup by scoring three unearned runs…
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Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalised after return from exile
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thailand%27s-jailed-ex-pm-thaksin-hospitalised-after-return-from-exile
August 23, 2023, 3:26 AM
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to hospital overnight, officials said on Wednesday, over concern about his heart and high blood pressure on his first night…
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Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting woman in bicycle parking area
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-allegedly-sexually-assaulting-woman-in-bicycle-parking-area
August 23, 2023, 7:34 AM
Police in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman in the bicycle parking area of an apartment building.
According…
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PGA Tour chief confident of Saudi deal by December deadline
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pga-tour-chief-confident-of-saudi-deal-by-december-deadline
August 22, 2023, 9:52 PM
PGA Tour chief executive Jay Monahan said Tuesday he is confident of meeting a December 31 deadline to hammer out details of the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV…
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Hard race
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/hard-race
August 22, 2023, 9:24 PM
Fuga Sato of Japan lays on the track after finishing the men's 400-meter semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday.
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England captain Owen Farrell suspended for first 2 games of Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-captain-farrell-to-miss-start-of-world-cup-after-ban-appeal
August 22, 2023, 9:36 PM
England captain Owen Farrell will miss the first two games of the World Cup after World Rugby won their appeal against the controversial decision to overturn his red…
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Brazil high court rules homophobia punishable by prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-high-court-rules-homophobia-punishable-by-prison
August 22, 2023, 9:39 PM
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that homophobic slurs are now punishable by prison, in a decision applauded by rights activists in a country with rampant violence against the…
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Kerry Washington, Martin Sheen shout for solidarity between Hollywood strikers and other workers
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kerry-washington-martin-sheen-shout-for-solidarity-between-hollywood-strikers-and-other-workers
August 22, 2023, 9:35 PM
Kerry Washington and Martin Sheen, a pair of fictional former politicos, turned Hollywood's strikes into a rousing campaign rally Tuesday with speeches celebrating unity across the industry and…
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Kipyegon seals historic hat-trick of world 1,500-meter titles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kenya%27s-faith-kipyegon-wins-third-world-women%27s-1500m-title
August 22, 2023, 9:37 PM
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produced a devastating last lap to win an unprecedented third world women's 1,500 meters title in Budapest on Tuesday as arch-rival Sifan Hassan took bronze.…
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Number of U.S. children killed by guns hit record high 4,752 in 2021: study
https://japantoday.com/category/world/number-of-us-children-killed-by-guns-hit-record-high-in-2021-study
August 23, 2023, 4:59 AM
Child gun deaths in the United States have hit a record high, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Using the Centers for…
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Climate change supercharged 'fire weather' behind Canada blazes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/climate-change-supercharged-%27fire-weather%27-behind-canada-blazes1
August 22, 2023, 9:39 PM
Months of hot and dry weather created the tinderbox-like conditions behind this year's record-breaking wildfires in Canada, leading scientists to point the finger at climate change.
An in-depth…
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Ethiopia unveils joint Saudi probe into alleged migrant killings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ethiopia-unveils-joint-saudi-probe-into-alleged-migrant-killings
August 22, 2023, 9:39 PM
Ethiopia said Tuesday it would launch a joint investigation with Saudi Arabia into a Human Rights Watch report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian…
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Trump surrender to overshadow Republican debate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-surrender-to-overshadow-republican-debate
August 23, 2023, 3:16 AM
Donald Trump plans to surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday -- the latest extraordinary step in a series of criminal indictments that will suck every ounce of…
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Europe's heatwave turns deadly as 18 burned bodies found in Greek fires
https://japantoday.com/category/world/europe%27s-heatwave-turns-deadly-as-18-burned-bodies-found-in-greek-fires2
August 22, 2023, 9:38 PM
Eighteen charred bodies were found in a remote village in northern Greece on Tuesday where wildfires have been raging for days, the fire brigade said, as a heatwave…
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More Nihon University football players suspected of cannabis possession
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-more-nihon-univ.-football-players-suspected-of-cannabis-possession
August 23, 2023, 7:34 AM
Tokyo police again searched the dormitory of the Nihon University American football team on Tuesday after other players came under suspicion of possessing cannabis, investigative sources said.
The…
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LDP weighs scrapping NTT law to sell off telecom giant shares
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ldp-weighs-scrapping-ntt-law-to-sell-off-telecom-giant-shares
August 22, 2023, 9:51 PM
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday began weighing the scrapping a law barring complete privatization of Japan's telecom giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp, a move that…
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Odegaard says players must adapt to new rules after Tomiyasu red card
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/odegaard-says-players-must-adapt-to-new-rules-after-tomiyasu-red-card
August 22, 2023, 9:37 PM
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard believes players will have little choice but to adapt to new Premier League rules even if the initial yellow card that led to teammate…
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SoftBank-owned chip firm Arm to list on Nasdaq in over $60 billion IPO
https://japantoday.com/category/business/british-chip-champion-arm-files-to-go-public-in-us
August 22, 2023, 9:35 PM
British chip designing giant Arm has launched the process for a public stock listing in New York, in what could be the biggest US share offering in years.…
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Japan's household income gap remains near record high
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-household-income-gap-remains-near-record-high-amid-pandemic
August 22, 2023, 9:35 PM
The income gap among Japan's households has remained close to the record-high disparity logged in 2014, a government survey conducted in 2021 showed Tuesday, with the coronavirus pandemic…
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In basketball-crazed Philippines, the World Cup will be shining moment
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/in-the-basketball-crazed-philippines-the-world-cup-will-be-a-shining-moment
August 22, 2023, 9:37 PM
Considering that about 110 million people live in the Philippines, it’s not feasible to expect that they all would be basketball fans.
“But it’s close,” said Tim Cone,…
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Elusive Japanese 'Ninja' bear killed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/elusive-japanese-%27ninja%27-bear-killed1
August 23, 2023, 7:34 AM
Hunters in Japan's remote north have killed an elusive and infamous brown bear nicknamed "Ninja" that attacked at least 66 cows, officials said Tuesday.
The exploits of "OSO18",…
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Microsoft revamps deal for video game maker Activision Blizzard to meet UK demands
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-revamps-deal-for-video-game-maker-activision-blizzard-to-meet-uk-demands
August 22, 2023, 9:34 PM
Microsoft revamped its bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard on Tuesday to appease British competition regulators, who are the last major hurdle to closing one of…
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Putin attends BRICS summit in South Africa remotely while facing war crimes warrant
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia%27s-putin-stays-away-over-arrest-warrant-as-leaders-of-emerging-economies-meet-in-south-africa
August 22, 2023, 9:38 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were both absent as leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies started a three-day summit in South Africa…
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Ukraine media say Kyiv saboteurs were behind drone attacks on air bases deep inside Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/windows-are-shattered-in-a-moscow-suburb-as-russia-says-it-thwarts-latest-ukraine-drone-attack
August 23, 2023, 3:16 AM
Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv’s military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine…
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Relentless, remorseless internet bashing rife in Japan, says magazine
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/relentless-remorseless-internet-bashing-rife-in-japan-says-magazine
August 22, 2023, 9:05 PM
Japan’s civility is proverbial. Every visitor has a tale to tell – of a lost wallet turned in instead of stolen; of an elusive destination attained under the…
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South Korea sees no scientific problem with Fukushima water release plan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea-sees-no-scientific-problem-with-fukushima-water-release-plan1
August 22, 2023, 9:33 PM
South Korea said on Tuesday it sees no problem with the scientific or technical aspects of Japan's plan to release water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant…
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