Mitsubishi Heavy reschedules moon rocket launch for Thursday
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-mitsubishi-heavy-reschedules-moon-rocket-launch-for-thursday
September 4, 2023, 7:38 AM
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said on Monday it planned to launch its H-IIA rocket carrying a moon lander on Thursday morning, after unfavorable wind conditions led to a postponement…
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Japanese fishermen, locals seek halt to Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-fishermen-locals-seek-halt-to-fukushima-water-release
September 4, 2023, 10:02 AM
More than 100 fishermen and locals living near Fukushima will file a lawsuit this week seeking to stop the release of wastewater from the stricken Japanese nuclear plant,…
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New Delhi got a makeover for G20 summit; the city's poor say they were simply erased
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-delhi-got-a-makeover-for-the-g20-summit.-the-city%27s-poor-say-they-were-simply-erased
September 4, 2023, 5:28 AM
New Delhi's crowded streets have been resurfaced. Streetlights are illuminating once dark sidewalks. City buildings and walls are painted with bright murals and graffiti. Planted flowers are everywhere.…
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Asian shares surge after Wall Street gains on signs U.S. jobs market is cooling
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-surge-after-wall-st-gains-on-signs-the-us-jobs-market-is-cooling
September 4, 2023, 7:52 AM
Stocks were higher in Asia on Monday after Wall Street was boosted by a report that signaled the US jobs market, while still healthy, is showing some signs…
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Thousands without power after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-without-power-after-typhoon-haikui-batters-taiwan2
September 4, 2023, 3:15 AM
Taiwan worked to restore power to more than 30,000 households after Typhoon Haikui barrelled into the east and south of the island, as cities and counties in the…
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Djokovic reaches U.S. Open quarterfinals; Swiatek ousted
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-passes-gojo-into-us-open-quarters
September 4, 2023, 5:36 AM
Novak Djokovic swept past Croatia's Borna Gojo in straight sets on Sunday to book his place in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles…
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Man arrested over death of 78-year-old father
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-death-of-78-year-old-father-1
September 4, 2023, 7:38 AM
Police in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, said Monday they have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 78-year-old father at their home.
According to police, Kazu Hirose,…
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Mother, one-year-old daughter found dead in suspected murder-suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/mother-one-year-old-daughter-found-dead-in-suspected-murder-suicide
September 4, 2023, 7:38 AM
Police in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, said Monday that a 41-year-old woman and her one-year-old daughter were found dead on Sunday in what they suspect was a murder-suicide.…
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Third day of rallies in Niger demanding withdrawal of French troops
https://japantoday.com/category/world/third-day-of-rallies-in-niger-demanding-withdrawal-of-french-troops
September 3, 2023, 10:07 PM
Thousands of demonstrators in Niger on Sunday held a third day of rallies calling for former colonial ruler France to withdraw its troops, as sought by the junta…
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Cosmos blooming
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cosmos-blooming
September 3, 2023, 9:02 PM
Sulfur cosmos flowers are in full bloom at Hamarikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Iraqi security forces deploy in Kirkuk after four protesters killed in ethnic clashes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraqi-security-forces-deploy-in-kirkuk-after-four-protesters-killed-in-ethnic-clashes1
September 3, 2023, 9:41 PM
Iraqi security forces deployed in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Sunday to prevent further violence as the death toll in clashes between ethnic groups the…
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Sweet emotion in Philadelphia as Aerosmith starts its farewell tour, and fans dream on
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sweet-emotion-in-philadelphia-as-aerosmith-starts-its-farewell-tour-and-fans-dream-on
September 3, 2023, 9:36 PM
Aerosmith is one of the best things to come out of Boston, and soon it will exist only in memories and playbacks — like Tom Brady, “Cheers” and…
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Beyoncé shines bright among Hollywood stars during Renaissance concert tour stop in Los Angeles
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/beyonce-shines-bright-among-hollywood-stars-during-renaissance-concert-tour-stop-in-los-angeles
September 3, 2023, 9:36 PM
Lights, cameras, Beyoncé!
The superstar singer shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday…
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American Ben Shelton rides big serve into U.S. Open quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/karolina-muchova-reaches-us-open-quarterfinals-with-3-set-victory
September 4, 2023, 2:03 AM
Big-serving Ben Shelton moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul, the second time this year…
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Rice on target as Arsenal stun Man Utd with late flourish
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rice-scores-as-arsenal-hit-back-to-beat-man-utd
September 3, 2023, 9:39 PM
Declan Rice scored his first goal for Arsenal and Gabriel Jesus added the icing on the cake as the Gunners scored twice in stoppage time to beat Manchester…
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'Equalizer 3' tops North American box office in big summer finale
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27equalizer-3%27-tops-n.america-box-office-in-big-summer-finale1
September 3, 2023, 9:37 PM
Sony's "The Equalizer 3," starring fan favorite Denzel Washington, helped boost the North American box office to a post-pandemic high over the long holiday weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor…
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Minnesota prison on lockdown after about 100 inmates refuse to return to cells amid a heat wave
https://japantoday.com/category/world/minnesota-prison-on-emergency-lockdown-after-about-100-inmates-%27refuse%27-to-return-to-cells
September 3, 2023, 9:41 PM
A Minnesota prison has been placed on emergency lockdown after about 100 inmates in one housing unit facing dangerously high temperatures would not return to their cells Sunday…
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Cyprus police make more arrests as racism-fueled violence spreads
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cyprus-police-make-more-arrests-as-racism-fuelled-violence-spreads
September 3, 2023, 9:41 PM
Police in Cyprus have made 20 arrests after a spate of racism-fueled violence against migrants which erupted in the west of the island last week and spread to…
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Japan loans Jordan $100 million for electricity reforms
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-loans-jordan-100-million-for-electricity-reforms
September 3, 2023, 9:33 PM
Japan extended a $100 million loan to help Jordan's electricity sector reforms as part of Tokyo's support for the kingdom's IMF-guided reforms, officials said on Sunday.
"Japan will…
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Biden, Trump keeping relatively light campaign schedules as their rivals rack up stops
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-and-trump-are-keeping-relatively-light-campaign-schedules-as-their-rivals-rack-up-the-stops
September 4, 2023, 3:13 AM
Their rivals are busy answering voters' questions at town halls across South Carolina, glad-handing with business owners in New Hampshire and grinding to hit every one of Iowa's…
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'We're similar countries': Iran-Israel filmmakers unite in Venice
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27we%27re-similar-countries%27-iran-israel-filmmakers-unite-in-venice1
September 3, 2023, 9:36 PM
Venice hosted an unprecedented collaboration between Israeli and Iranian filmmakers, who say there are similarities between their governments and hope they can set an example for greater unity…
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Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival; one dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-stuck-in-deep-mud-at-burning-man-festival
September 3, 2023, 9:41 PM
Tens of thousands of festival-goers were stranded Sunday in deep mud in the Nevada desert after rain turned the annual Burning Man gathering into a quagmire, with police…
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Verstappen wins Italian GP for record 10th straight F1 victory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/max-verstappen-wins-italian-gp-for-record-10th-straight-f1-victory
September 3, 2023, 9:39 PM
Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen secured a record 10th straight win with victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with a Red Bull one-two on Ferrari's…
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Indian PM urges U.N. to rethink priorities for 21st century
https://japantoday.com/category/world/india-pm-urges-un-to-rethink-priorities-for-the-21st-century1
September 3, 2023, 9:41 PM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the United Nations to reform in line with 21st century realities to ensure the representation of voices that matter, according to…
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Japan to boost response to quasi-legal drugs amid rising health fears
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-up-response-to-quasi-legal-drugs-amid-rising-health-fears
September 3, 2023, 11:27 PM
The Japanese government is planning to bolster its response to technically legal drugs amid a spate of recent cases where young people have experienced serious adverse effects from…
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Gov't may seek to dissolve Unification Church: source
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-gov%27t-may-seek-to-dissolve-unification-church-source
September 4, 2023, 7:38 AM
The Japanese government is considering pursuing a court order to disband the contentious Unification Church, which has been at the center of a political scandal since the killing…
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UK minister pledges to deal with crumbling school buildings quickly
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-minister-pledges-to-deal-with-crumbling-school-buildings-quickly
September 3, 2023, 9:40 PM
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday the government would move to fix unsafe school buildings quickly after some 100 schools were told to shut some buildings…
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine defense minister will be replaced this week
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Zelenskyy-says-defense-minister-Oleksii-Reznikov-will-be-replaced-this-week
September 4, 2023, 3:13 AM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umierov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.
Zelenskyy made the announcement on…
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Italy, Latvia, Serbia and Canada clinch spots in Basketball World Cup quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italy-makes-basketball-world-cup-quarterfinals-for-1st-time-in-25-years
September 3, 2023, 9:38 PM
For the first time in 25 years, Italy is going to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup. Latvia is going for the first time ever, and Serbia…
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Mata targets J.League title after joining Vissel Kobe
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mata-targets-j-league-title-after-joining-vissel-kobe
September 3, 2023, 9:39 PM
Former Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata set his sights on winning the J.League title on Sunday after joining Andres Iniesta's former Japanese club Vissel Kobe.
Mata,…
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