Kishida vows support for ASEAN in maritime, digital fields
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/urgent-japan-vows-asean-human-resources-support-in-maritime-digital-fields
September 6, 2023, 10:13 AM
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday upgraded their relations to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to further boost cooperation in maritime security and other areas…
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Three rescued after sharks attack yacht off Australian coast
https://japantoday.com/category/world/three-rescued-after-sharks-attack-yacht-off-australian-coast
September 6, 2023, 5:38 AM
Three people on board a catamaran in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia have been rescued after the hulls of the vessel became damaged from…
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Biden heads to divided G20 with Xi and Putin absent
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-heads-to-divided-g20-with-xi-and-putin-absent
September 6, 2023, 7:38 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden heads to India for the G20 summit this weekend aiming to capitalize on the glaring absence of China's and Russia's leaders to bolster alliances…
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Big power disputes cast shadow on Southeast Asia summits
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/big-power-disputes-cast-shadow-on-southeast-asia-summits
September 6, 2023, 3:30 AM
Southeast Asian leaders meet with top U.S., Chinese and Japanese officials at a series of summits in Indonesia on Wednesday, where big power rivalries and regional issues from…
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14-year-old girl arrested for fatally stabbing mother at home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/14-year-old-girl-arrested-for-fatally-stabbing-mother-at-home
September 6, 2023, 7:34 AM
A 14-year-old girl was arrested after allegedly stabbing her mother at their apartment in Aichi Prefecture in central Japan on Wednesday, police said.
The girl's 40-year-old mother was…
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Say cheese: Ohtani body double finds way into Angels' team photo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/say-cheese-ohtani-body-double-finds-way-into-angels%27-team-photo
September 6, 2023, 5:43 AM
It is next to impossible to replace all that Shohei Ohtani can do when standing on a baseball field, although the Los Angeles Angels did their best for…
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Suspect in explosives attack on Kishida indicted for attempted murder
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/suspect-in-explosives-attack-on-japan-leader-kishida-to-be-indicted
September 6, 2023, 7:34 AM
Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a man over an explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election event in western Japan in April, after concluding that the…
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Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained that their seats were smeared with vomit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/air-canada-apologizes-for-booting-passengers-who-complained-that-their-seats-were-smeared-with-vomit
September 5, 2023, 11:23 PM
Air Canada says it has apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit.
The airline…
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Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for role in U.S. Capitol attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ex-proud-boys-leader-sentenced-to-22-years-for-role-in-us-capitol-attack1
September 6, 2023, 4:28 AM
A former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan 6, 2021, attack on…
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Djokovic, Gauff advance to U.S. Open semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-gauff-steam-into-us-open-semi-finals
September 6, 2023, 5:41 AM
Novak Djokovic charged into his 13th U.S. Open semifinal on Tuesday with a straight-sets win over Taylor Fritz, while home favorite Coco Gauff stayed on track for her…
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Arab-Japan meeting
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/arab-japan-meeting
September 5, 2023, 9:27 PM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, front center, poses with Arab foreign ministers as he attends the Arab-Japan meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.
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Brazil's Lula legalizes more Indigenous reservations in Amazon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%27s-lula-legalizes-more-indigenous-reservations-in-amazon2
September 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday officially recognized two Indigenous territories, granting them legal protection as reservations to defend against invasions by illegal loggers, gold…
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Spain resumes Euro 2024 qualifiers without federation boss Rubiales
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spain-resumes-euro-2024-qualifiers-without-federation-boss-rubiales.-italy-starts-post-mancini-era.
September 5, 2023, 9:44 PM
Spain returns to national-team soccer this week amid turmoil since the men’s and women’s teams won international titles in the last games they played.
The first two days…
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Saudi Arabia, Iran exchange ambassadors after years-long rupture
https://japantoday.com/category/world/saudi-iran-exchange-ambassadors-after-years-long-rupture
September 5, 2023, 9:50 PM
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Iran arrived Tuesday in the Islamic Republic, and his counterpart landed in Riyadh, cementing a restoration of ties between the Gulf rivals after a…
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At least 5 people die as severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-5-people-die-as-severe-rainstorms-trigger-flooding-in-greece-turkey-and-bulgaria
September 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
Fierce rainstorms battered neighboring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria on Tuesday, triggering flooding that caused at least five deaths, including two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent that raged…
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French schools send dozens of girls home for wearing Muslim robes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-schools-refuse-dozens-of-girls-wearing-muslim-robe1
September 5, 2023, 9:48 PM
French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas -- an over-garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women -- on…
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Venice to trial ticketing system from spring 2024 to cut tourist numbers
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/venice-to-trial-ticketing-system-from-spring-2024
September 5, 2023, 9:54 PM
Venice will trial a long-debated ticketing system from spring next year, officials said Tuesday, with day-trippers charged five euros to enter the Italian city's historic centre in attempt…
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Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and waives right to arraignment
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mark-meadows-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-in-georgia-election-case-and-waives-right-to-arraignment
September 6, 2023, 2:18 AM
Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to try to overturn the results…
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Russia critical of rules allowing some of its swimmers to compete as neutrals ahead of the Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russia-critical-of-rules-allowing-some-of-its-swimmers-to-compete-as-neutrals-ahead-of-the-olympics
September 5, 2023, 9:45 PM
Russian officials have criticized a plan to offer some of its swimmers the chance to return to international competitions ahead of the Paris Olympics, arguing it doesn't go…
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More than 50 security forces killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-50-security-forces-killed-by-jihadis-in-burkina-faso-as-violence-inches-closer-to-capital
September 5, 2023, 9:48 PM
More than 50 security forces were killed and dozens wounded during intense fighting with jihadis in northern Burkina Faso, the army said Tuesday.
Seventeen soldiers and three dozen…
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Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, turns 17
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-prince-hisahito-2nd-in-line-to-throne-turns-17
September 6, 2023, 7:35 AM
Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Japanese imperial throne, turned 17 on Wednesday as he continues to thrive in his second…
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Russia says southeast Ukraine now the main focus of fighting in the war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-southeast-ukraine-is-now-the-main-focus-of-fighting-in-the-war
September 6, 2023, 2:32 AM
The Zaporizhzhia region of southeast Ukraine has become the most recent hot spot for battles in the 18-month war, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday, as Kyiv’s…
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USA rolls past Italy 100-63 to reach Basketball World Cup semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/usa-rolls-past-italy-100-63-to-reach-basketball-world-cup-semifinals
September 6, 2023, 3:43 AM
Losing a game at the Basketball World Cup, the U.S. national team said, was quite the wake-up call. It brought a renewed focus, an extra level of commitment,…
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French actor Emmanuelle Beart says she was incest victim as a child
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/french-actor-emmanuelle-beart-says-was-incest-victim-as-a-child
September 5, 2023, 9:37 PM
French actor Emmanuelle Beart was a victim of incest as a child, she said in a documentary presented on Tuesday, without identifying her abuser.
Beart, who has starred…
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Japan will not take Chile for granted
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/japan-will-not-take-%27gritty%27-chile-for-granted-mitchell
September 5, 2023, 9:50 PM
Japan will not be taking their World Cup Pool D opener against Chile for granted, defense coach John Mitchell warned Tuesday, saying the South Americans were a well-coached,…
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Hollywood readies for autumn with stars on the sidelines
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/fall-movie-preview-hollywood-readies-for-a-season-with-stars-on-the-sidelines
September 5, 2023, 9:36 PM
Hollywood is at a standstill. Actors and screenwriters are months into a dual strike. Film sets are dark. But the movies are still coming — or, at least,…
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CL-leading Tigers look unstoppable in win over Dragons
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-cl-leading-tigers-look-unstoppable-in-win-over-dragons
September 5, 2023, 9:43 PM
The Hanshin Tigers did not skip a beat in the absence of their star leadoff man and center fielder on Tuesday, when the Central League leaders pounded the…
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China declines to join IAEA system to monitor Fukushima treated water
https://japantoday.com/category/national/china-rejects-japan%27s-suggestion-of-joining-fukushima-water-framework
September 6, 2023, 7:36 AM
China has rejected Japan's proposal that it join an international verification framework for assessing the results of radiation level monitoring in treated water being released into the sea…
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Ukraine war brings surge in global use of cluster bombs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-war-brings-surge-in-global-use-of-cluster-bombs
September 6, 2023, 2:18 AM
The number of people killed or wounded by cluster munitions increased eightfold last year to more than 1,000, mostly due to their use in the Ukraine war, particularly…
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Japan's July seafood exports to China down 23% on radiation testing
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-july-seafood-exports-to-china-down-23-on-radiation-testing
September 5, 2023, 9:35 PM
The value of Japan's seafood exports to China fell 23.2 percent in July from a year earlier to 7.7 billion yen, partly due to the neighboring country's blanket…
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