China bans all Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/China-bans-all-Japanese-seafood
August 24, 2023, 10:13 AM
China on Thursday announced an immediate blanket ban on all seafood imports from Japan after the Japanese government started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
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Indian rover begins exploring moon's south pole
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indian-rover-begins-exploring-moon%27s-south-pole1
August 24, 2023, 7:17 AM
India began exploring the moon's surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land a craft near the largely unexplored lunar…
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Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-mostly-rise-after-wall-street-rally
August 24, 2023, 6:57 AM
Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after Wall Street rallied to its best day since June after pressures from the bond market relaxed a bit.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225…
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S Korean police arrest 14 Fukushima protesters seeking to enter Japanese embassy
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/s.korea-police-arrest-14-fukushima-protesters-seeking-to-enter-japan-embassy
August 24, 2023, 7:34 AM
South Korean police arrested on Thursday at least 16 people who entered a building housing the Japanese embassy in Seoul during a protest against Tokyo's release of water from…
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Headmistress jailed for abuse at Australian Jewish school
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27callous%27-headmistress-jailed-for-abuse-at-australian-jewish-school
August 24, 2023, 4:01 AM
An ex-headmistress who sexually abused two sisters at an Australian Jewish school, before fleeing to Israel then being extradited back, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in…
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4 dead, 6 wounded in California bikers' bar shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-10-shot-2-killed-in-california-bar-shooting-cbs-news1
August 24, 2023, 4:39 AM
Four people including a gunman were killed in a shooting at a bikers' bar in California's Orange County, the local sheriff's office said on Wednesday.
Six more people…
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With Trump absent, Republican rivals trade attacks at first 2024 debate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/most-republican-rivals-say-they-would-support-trump-as-nominee-even-if-convicted
August 24, 2023, 6:59 AM
Eight Republican presidential candidates traded barbs on Wednesday at their first debate of the 2024 election as they jockeyed for position behind the absent front-runner, Donald Trump, who…
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Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing treated radioactive water into sea
https://japantoday.com/category/national/the-fukushima-nuclear-plant-is-ready-to-release-radioactive-wastewater-into-sea-later-thursday
August 24, 2023, 7:34 AM
The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial…
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Giuliani surrenders in Trump election subversion case; $150,000 bond set
https://japantoday.com/category/world/giuliani-surrenders-in-trump-election-subversion-case-150-000-bond-set
August 24, 2023, 6:59 AM
Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday at an Atlanta jail to face state charges arising from actions he was accused of taking to overturn…
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Argentina hit by wave of looting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/inflation-or-politics-argentina-hit-by-wave-of-looting
August 24, 2023, 12:45 AM
Argentina has been hit by a wave of looting that has ratcheted up political tensions ahead of October elections as the country grapples with 113 percent annual inflation.…
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Man arrested after threatening police officer with knife at koban
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-after-threatening-police-officer-with-knife-at-koban
August 24, 2023, 7:35 AM
A 43-year-old man was arrested early Thursday morning after he threatened a police officer with a knife at a koban (police box) in Tokyo.
According to police, the…
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With contracts set to expire Sept. 14, auto union chief says talks with Detroit 3 aren't going well
https://japantoday.com/category/business/with-contracts-set-to-expire-sept.-14-auto-union-chief-says-talks-with-detroit-3-aren%27t-going-well
August 23, 2023, 10:38 PM
With about three weeks until contracts expire with Detroit's three automakers, the head of the United Auto Workers union says bargaining isn't going well.
President Shawn Fain told…
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Warholm wins 400 meters hurdles; Ingebrigtsen denied in 1,500 meters again
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/warholm-saves-norway%27s-honour-ingebrigtsen-denied-in-1500m-again
August 23, 2023, 11:33 PM
Norway's Karsten Warholm produced a fighting performance to regain his 400 meters hurdles title but teammate Jakob Ingebrigtsen once again fell short in the 1,500 meters on a…
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Welcome to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/welcome-to-japan-1
August 23, 2023, 10:54 PM
A staff member of All Nippon Airways escorts a Chinese tour group from Beijing upon their arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Wednesday. It was the first…
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Ohtani won't pitch for rest of season because of tear in elbow ligament, Angels GM says
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-leaves-the-mound-abruptly-in-2nd-inning-after-26-pitches-for-the-angels
August 24, 2023, 5:18 AM
Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night.…
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Hollywood CEOs, striking writers at impasse after new talks
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hollywood-ceos-striking-writers-at-impasse-after-new-talks
August 23, 2023, 9:39 PM
The latest meeting between Hollywood's striking screenwriters and top executives from Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. and Netflix ended in an impasse, the writers' union has said.
After more…
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N Korean attempt to launch spy satellite fails; alarm sounded in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/north-korea-launches-space-rocket-months-after-failed-satellite-attempt1
August 24, 2023, 7:36 AM
North Korea said that its second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit failed on Thursday, but vowed to try again in October, state media reported.
Its…
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Rubiales faces calls to be sacked after 'disgusting' World Cup kiss
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rubiales-faces-calls-to-be-sacked-after-%27disgusting%27-world-cup-kiss
August 23, 2023, 9:45 PM
Spain's women's soccer league on Wednesday demanded Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales be sacked for kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the country's World Cup…
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Gunfire in Pittsburgh neighborhood prompts evacuations, draws large police response
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunfire-in-pittsburgh-neighborhood-prompts-evacuations-draws-large-police-response
August 23, 2023, 11:20 PM
A person facing eviction opened fire from inside a Pittsburgh home Wednesday and was later pronounced dead after a siege that lasted much of the day, authorities said.…
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U.S. approves new $500 mil arms sale to Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-approves-new-500m-arms-sale-to-taiwan-as-aggression-from-china-intensifies
August 23, 2023, 9:33 PM
The Biden administration has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up military assistance to the island despite fervent objections from China.
The State…
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USA Basketball team gets its first look at World Cup venue
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/usa-basketball-team-gets-its-first-look-at-world-cup-venue
August 23, 2023, 9:45 PM
Anthony Edwards took a shot from half-court, watched it swish and then turned around and started yelling in celebration.
It seemed like the USA Basketball World Cup team…
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Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead after plane crash outside Moscow
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russian-agency-says-mercenary-leader-Prighozin-was-aboard-plane-that-crashed-leaving-no-survivors
August 24, 2023, 6:59 AM
Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was presumed dead Wednesday after a plane crash north of Moscow that killed…
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U.S. ambassador to eat fish in Fukushima, back release of nuclear plant water
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-u.s.-envoy-to-eat-fish-in-fukushima-back-release-of-nuke-plant-water
August 24, 2023, 4:54 AM
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will visit a city in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Aug 31, and plans to eat fish from the area to…
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Taliban stopped 100 women flying to Dubai for university scholarships, UAE billionaire says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taliban-stopped-100-women-flying-to-dubai-for-university-scholarships-uae-billionaire-says1
August 23, 2023, 9:34 PM
The head of a Dubai-based conglomerate on Wednesday said Afghanistan's Taliban authorities had stopped around 100 women from traveling to the United Arab Emirates where he was to…
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Ghosn's rise, fall and dramatic escape is subject of new Apple TV+ series
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/business-tycoon-carlos-ghosn%27s-rise-fall-and-dramatic-escape-is-subject-of-new-apple-tv-series
August 24, 2023, 7:37 AM
Carlos Ghosn, the former rock star businessman who fell from grace and fled authorities smuggled in a music instrument box, is getting what his dramatic story deserves —…
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22 killed in Indian railway bridge collapse
https://japantoday.com/category/world/22-killed-in-indian-railway-bridge-collapse
August 23, 2023, 9:34 PM
At least 22 laborers were killed on Wednesday when the railway bridge they were building across a ravine in India's remote northeast collapsed, with four others feared dead.…
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U.S. Open 2023: With Serena and Federer retired, Alcaraz-Djokovic symbolizes a transition in tennis
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-open-2023-with-serena-and-federer-retired-alcaraz-djokovic-symbolizes-a-transition-in-tennis
August 23, 2023, 9:44 PM
Based on the reactions on social media, it seems everyone in the world of tennis was riveted by Novak Djokovic’s victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the final of…
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Norway opens world's biggest floating wind park
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/norway-opens-world%27s-biggest-floating-wind-park
August 23, 2023, 9:43 PM
Norway inaugurated the world's biggest floating wind park in the North Sea on Wednesday, an emerging technology considered promising for the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.…
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BRICS leaders agree to expand membership at summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brics-leaders-to-debate-expanding-membership-at-summit
August 23, 2023, 9:33 PM
BRICS leaders have agreed to expand the club of major emerging economies and adopted conditions for entry, South Africa said Wednesday, as the bloc pursues greater clout to…
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New look Keio high school ends national championship drought
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-baseball-new-look-keio-high-school-ends-national-c%27ship-drought
August 23, 2023, 9:44 PM
Kanagawa Prefecture's Keio ended a 106-year drought, winning Japan's prestigious national summer high school baseball championship and dethroning last year's champs, Sendai Ikuei, 8-2 in Wednesday's final, and…
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