Asian shares weaken while Japan reports economy grew less than expected
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-weaken-while-japan-reports-economy-grew-less-than-expected
September 8, 2023, 7:14 AM
Shares fell Friday in Asia after Japan reported its economy grew less than earlier estimated in the last quarter.
Oil prices declined, while U.S. futures edged higher.
Japan,…
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Sing your heart out at the GaijinPot Meet Karaoke Night
https://japantoday.com/category/features/events/sing-your-heart-out-at-the-gaijinpot-meet-karaoke-night
September 8, 2023, 6:14 AM
Thanks to the success of our past meetups, we’re proud to announce yet another brand new type of event: GaijinPot Meet Karaoke Night. 
This time around we’ll be…
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N Korea unveils first nuclear-armed submarine to patrol waters between Korean peninsula and Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/north-korea-unveils-first-tactical-nuclear-armed-submarine1
September 8, 2023, 7:38 AM
North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state…
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Lions edge Super Bowl champion Chiefs 21-20 in NFL season opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lions-edge-super-bowl-champion-chiefs-21-20-in-nfl-season-opener
September 8, 2023, 5:06 AM
The Detroit Lions, touted as NFL contenders after decades of playoff futility, stunned the Super Bowl champion Chiefs 21-20 in Kansas City on Thursday to kick off the…
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Sompo Japan president to resign over Bigmotor insurance fraud scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/business/sompo-japan-president-to-resign-for-bigmotor-insurance-fraud-scandal
September 8, 2023, 10:10 AM
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc President Giichi Shirakawa will step down to take responsibility for the handling of a high-profile insurance fraud involving used car dealership and repair chain…
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Typhoon to weaken into tropical depression
https://japantoday.com/category/national/typhoon-yun-yeung-expected-to-make-landfall-fri.-in-eastern-japan
September 8, 2023, 10:11 AM
Typhoon Yun-yeung, which had been expected to make landfall in central Japan as early as Friday night, has lost its strength and will weaken into a tropical depression,…
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Apple pushes out significant security update for iPhones
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/update-your-iphone-apple-just-pushed-out-a-significant-security-update
September 8, 2023, 4:07 AM
Apple released a significant security update for iPhones and iPads Thursday to patch newly discovered security vulnerabilities in the devices’ system software.
The issue was discovered by researchers…
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Protesters disrupt U.S. Open semifinal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tennis-protesters-disrupt-us-open-semi-finals
September 8, 2023, 2:45 AM
Climate protesters halted the U.S. Open women's semifinal between American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova for nearly an hour on Thursday.
With Gauff up a set and…
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Woman found dead in Yokohama hotel room
https://japantoday.com/category/national/woman-found-dead-in-yokohama-hotel-room
September 8, 2023, 7:39 AM
Police in Yokohama are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a hotel room near JR Shin-Yokohama Station on Thursday.
According to police, the…
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Hong Kong's heaviest rain in at least 140 years floods city streets, metro
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong%27s-heaviest-rain-in-at-least-140-years-floods-city-streets-metro
September 8, 2023, 3:05 AM
Torrential rain deluged Hong Kong on Friday leading to widespread flooding across the densely packed city, submerging streets, shopping malls and metro stations, as authorities shut schools and…
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King Charles thanks public for their 'love' as he marks death of late mother, Queen Elizabeth
https://japantoday.com/category/world/king-charles-thanks-public-for-their-%27love%27-as-he-marks-death-of-late-mother-queen-elizabeth
September 8, 2023, 6:05 AM
King Charles on Friday thanked the public for their "love and support" on the first anniversary of the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth and his accession to…
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France stays perfect in European qualifiers; Poland wins to revive campaign
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/france-stays-perfect-in-european-qualifiers-poland-wins-to-revive-campaign
September 7, 2023, 10:57 PM
Two-time champion France was rock solid again as it resumed its qualifying campaign for the European Championship with a fifth straight win Thursday, while the Netherlands eased to…
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Former Trump adviser Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress
https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-trump-adviser-navarro-convicted-of-contempt-of-congress5
September 8, 2023, 2:48 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty on Thursday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House of Representatives committee that…
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Prosecutors arrest ex-vice foreign minister in bribery case linked to wind power company
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/prosecutors-arrest-ex-vice-foreign-minister-in-bribery-case-linked-to-wind-power-company
September 7, 2023, 9:41 PM
Tokyo prosecutors said Thursday they have arrested the former vice foreign minister of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on suspicion of accepting more than 61 million yen in…
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Toronto film fest opens with Miyazaki's likely swan song
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/toronto-film-fest-opens-with-miyazaki%27s-likely-swan-song3
September 8, 2023, 7:40 AM
The biggest film festival in North America opened Thursday in Toronto with the international launch of Oscar-winning Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's likely last movie, as the twin…
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy discusses Israeli support for Kyiv with PM Netanyahu
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-zelenskiy-discusses-israeli-support-for-kyiv-with-pm-netanyahu
September 7, 2023, 9:47 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday discussed ways in which Israel can support Kyiv in its conflict with Russia, the Ukrainian leader's…
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Thousands rally in support of Israel's judicial overhaul before a major court hearing next week
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-rally-in-support-of-israel%27s-judicial-overhaul-before-a-major-court-hearing-next-week
September 7, 2023, 9:47 PM
Several thousand protesters supporting the Israeli government's judicial overhaul rallied in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Thursday, before a pivotal hearing next week on the…
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Carter backs 'hurt' All Blacks to triumph in 'closest' World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/carter-backs-%27hurt%27-all-blacks-to-triumph-in-%27closest%27-world-cup
September 7, 2023, 9:53 PM
New Zealand great Dan Carter believes the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which gets underway on Friday, will be the "closest" ever but says his compatriots will use the…
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Ben Shelton joins past champs Djokovic, Alcaraz and Medvedev in U.S. Open men’s semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ben-shelton-joins-past-champs-djokovic-alcaraz-and-medvedev-in-the-us-open-men%E2%80%99s-semifinals
September 7, 2023, 9:45 PM
When it comes to Ben Shelton and the rest of the men who will be participating in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday, it's quite obvious that one…
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China suspected of using AI on social media to sway U.S. voters, Microsoft says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-suspected-of-using-ai-on-social-media-to-sway-us-voters-microsoft-says1
September 7, 2023, 9:47 PM
Microsoft researchers said on Thursday they found what they believe is a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media accounts seeking to influence U.S. voters by using artificial intelligence.…
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Climate change supercharged this summer's record heat: study
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/climate-change-supercharged-this-summer%27s-record-heat-study
September 7, 2023, 9:51 PM
Record-shattering temperatures that impacted billions of people in the northern hemisphere this summer were given a massive boost by human-caused climate change, an analysis showed Thursday.
The new…
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Billion-light-year-wide 'bubble of galaxies' discovered
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/billion-light-year-wide-%27bubble-of-galaxies%27-discovered
September 7, 2023, 9:45 PM
Astronomers have discovered the first "bubble of galaxies," an almost unimaginably huge cosmic structure thought to be a fossilised remnant from just after the Big Bang sitting in…
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Rugby World Cup about to open in France. Here's what to know about the sport and its history
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/the-rugby-world-cup-is-about-to-open-in-france.-here%27s-what-to-know-about-the-sport-and-its-history
September 7, 2023, 9:51 PM
The Rugby World Cup gets underway in France on Friday and will feature 20 countries from five continents scrapping it out for a golden trophy named after an…
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Biden aims to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight U.S. as trustworthy alternative to China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-aims-to-use-g20-summit-and-vietnam-visit-to-highlight-us-as-trustworthy-alternative-to-china
September 8, 2023, 5:44 AM
President Joe Biden is looking to demonstrate to the world at the Group of 20 summit in India and during a stop in Vietnam that the United States…
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Sexton back from suspension and Van der Flier benched for Ireland's Rugby World Cup opener
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/sexton-back-from-suspension-and-van-der-flier-benched-for-ireland%27s-rugby-world-cup-opener
September 7, 2023, 9:51 PM
Top-ranked Ireland begins its bid to win the Rugby World Cup for the first time with flyhalf Jonathan Sexton back from suspension and flanker Josh van der Flier,…
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Canada to probe alleged China election interference
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-to-probe-alleged-china-election-interference
September 7, 2023, 9:46 PM
Canada on Thursday named an appeal's court judge to lead a public inquiry into allegations of foreign meddling -- including by China -- in its elections.
Quebec Court…
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Japan, Indonesia expand cooperation over maritime security, energy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-indonesia-expand-cooperation-over-maritime-security-energy
September 7, 2023, 9:39 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed Thursday to step up bilateral cooperation in fields such as maritime security, green energy and infrastructure development.…
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Former British police officers admit sending racist messages about Meghan and others
https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-british-police-officers-admit-sending-racist-messages-about-meghan-and-others
September 7, 2023, 9:47 PM
Five retired British police officers on Thursday admitted sending offensive and racist social media messages about Prince Harry's wife, the Duchess of Sussex, and others.
The men, all…
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Gymnastics great Biles aim for gold at 2024 Paris Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/gymnastics-great-biles-targets-2024-paris-games
September 7, 2023, 9:46 PM
With her comeback gaining steam, U.S. gymnastics great Simone Biles said Thursday she would "love" to chase more gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
"That's the path that…
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Apple shares fall on reports of China iPhone restrictions
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-shares-fall-on-reports-of-china-iphone-restrictions
September 7, 2023, 9:45 PM
Apple shares fell sharply for a second straight session Thursday following reports of significant Chinese restrictions on iPhones at government offices and state-backed entities.
Shares of the world's…
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