Asian shares gain after data show China's economy stabilizing in August
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-gain-after-data-show-china%27s-economy-stabilizing-in-august
September 15, 2023, 6:49 AM
Asian shares were mostly higher Friday after China reported that its slowing economy showed signs of stabilizing in August.
Benchmarks rose in most regional markets but fell back…
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Reward period extended for information that will help solve 27-year-old murder case
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/reward-period-extended-for-information-that-will-help-solve-27-year-old-murder-case
September 15, 2023, 7:34 AM
The National Police Agency has extended the reward period by one year for information that will help solve the 1996 murder of a 21-year-old woman.
Junko Kobayashi, a…
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Centenarians in Japan hit record 92,139; women account for 88%
https://japantoday.com/category/national/centenarians-in-japan-hit-record-92-139-women-account-for-88
September 15, 2023, 7:33 AM
The number of centenarians in Japan is estimated at a record 92,139, led by women, who account for 88.5 percent of the total with the world's longest life…
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Kim Jong Un stops to see a fighter jet factory in Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kim-jong-un-stops-to-see-a-fighter-jet-factory-as-russia-and-north-korea-are-warned-off-arms-deals
September 15, 2023, 4:16 AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stopped in a far eastern Russian city Friday to see a factory that builds the country's most advanced fighter jets on his…
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Kishida to visit New York next week for U.N. General Assembly
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-to-visit-new-york-next-week-for-u.n.-assembly
September 15, 2023, 10:08 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit New York next week to attend the U.N. General Assembly, as well as related meetings and events, the government said Friday.…
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U.S. auto workers union announces plan to strike at three plants
https://japantoday.com/category/business/midnight-strike-deadline-looms-large-for-detroit-car-giants
September 15, 2023, 3:58 AM
The head of the U.S. auto workers late Thursday announced plans to strike at three factories beginning at midnight if there is no deal reached in the waning…
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Man arrested for voyeurism after putting miniature camera in school toilet
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-voyeurism-after-putting-miniature-camera-in-school-toilet
September 15, 2023, 7:34 AM
Police in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of voyeurism after he placed a miniature camera in a cubicle in the girls toilet at…
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Isolated Morocco earthquake survivors feel forgotten by state as they await help
https://japantoday.com/category/world/isolated-morocco-earthquake-survivors-feel-forgotten-by-state-as-they-await-help2
September 14, 2023, 9:43 PM
Villagers in some of the most isolated areas hit by Morocco's earthquake were still living in makeshift tents and relying on donkeys to bring vital supplies on Thursday…
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Bielle-Biarrey helps France avoid Uruguay scare
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/bielle-biarrey-helps-france-avoid-uruguay-scare
September 14, 2023, 9:34 PM
Hosts France needed Louis Bielle-Biarrey's late try to make sure of Thursday's 27-12 victory over Uruguay in Pool A of the Rugby World Cup.
A much-changed side were…
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G77+China summit in Cuba seeks 'new economic world order'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/g77-china-summit-in-cuba-seeks-%27new-economic-world-order%27
September 14, 2023, 9:43 PM
The G77+China, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the global population, gathers Friday in Cuba seeking to promote a "new economic world order"…
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Yoshiki's day
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/yoshiki%27s-day
September 14, 2023, 9:03 PM
Japanese musician Yoshiki appears at a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday.
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Olympic committee gives Salt Lake City official go-ahead as bidder for future Winter Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-committee-gives-salt-lake-city-official-go-ahead-as-bidder-for-future-winter-games
September 14, 2023, 9:40 PM
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee officially endorsed Salt Lake City on Thursday as the American bid city for an upcoming Winter Olympics, with the committee's chairman saying…
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United States beaten in Davis Cup Finals as Tiafoe loses again. Titleholder Canada defeats Sweden
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/united-states-beaten-in-davis-cup-finals-as-tiafoe-loses-again.-titleholder-canada-defeats-sweden
September 14, 2023, 9:41 PM
Frances Tiafoe was beaten for the second straight time and the United States lost to the Netherlands in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals on Thursday.…
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Britain, France, Germany to retain ballistic, nuclear sanctions on Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain-france-germany-to-retain-ballistic-nuclear-sanctions-on-iran1
September 14, 2023, 9:43 PM
Britain, France and Germany said on Thursday they would retain ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran that were set to expire in October under the 2015…
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Security advisors of U.S., Japan, S. Korea discuss Putin-Kim summit
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/security-advisors-of-u.s.-japan-s.-korea-discuss-putin-kim-summit
September 14, 2023, 9:35 PM
The top national security advisors of the United States, Japan and South Korea held a three-way call to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent meeting with North Korean…
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U.S. surgeons report longest successful pig-to-human kidney transplant
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-surgeons-report-longest-successful-pig-to-human-kidney-transplant1
September 14, 2023, 9:43 PM
U.S. surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain-dead patient announced Thursday they had ended their experiment after a record-breaking 61 days.
The latest experimental…
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Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hunter-biden-indicted-on-federal-firearms-charges-in-long-running-probe-weeks-after-plea-deal-failed
September 15, 2023, 4:42 AM
Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president’s son.
Biden is accused of lying…
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Israel's Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk as X faces antisemitism controversy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel%27s-netanyahu-is-to-meet-elon-musk.-their-sit-down-comes-as-x-faces-antisemitism-controversy
September 14, 2023, 9:44 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk during a trip to the United States next week, the Israeli leader's office said Thursday.
Netanyahu's office said…
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Venice avoids UNESCO world heritage downgrade
https://japantoday.com/category/world/venice-avoids-unesco-world-heritage-downgrade
September 14, 2023, 9:44 PM
The U.N.'s cultural organization said on Thursday it had stopped short of placing Venice, one of the world's top tourist destinations, on its world heritage in danger list.…
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China checks seawater loaded on cargo ships from Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/china-checks-seawater-loaded-on-japan-ships-amid-row-over-fukushima
September 14, 2023, 9:35 PM
China began checking ballast water loaded on cargo ships arriving from Japan at some key ports, likely for radiation level inspections, at roughly the same time the neighboring…
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NFL extends Tottenham deal for London games through 2029
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nfl-extends-tottenham-deal-for-london-games-through-2029
September 14, 2023, 9:40 PM
The NFL will play at least two games a year at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London through 2029, the league announced Thursday, expanding a deal for contests at…
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Angry and frustrated, McCarthy finds that even a Biden impeachment inquiry isn't enough for GOP
https://japantoday.com/category/world/angry-and-frustrated-mccarthy-finds-that-even-a-biden-impeachment-inquiry-isn%27t-enough-for-gop
September 15, 2023, 2:09 AM
Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it.
The…
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Spain’s women's team is still in revolt one day before new coach names her Nations League squad
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spain%E2%80%99s-women%27s-team-is-still-in-revolt-one-day-before-the-new-coach-names-her-nations-league-squad
September 14, 2023, 9:40 PM
One day before Spain’s new women’s coach announces her first squad, the players who won the Women’s World Cup have yet to say if they are ready to…
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NASA joins still controversial search for UFOs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nasa-joins-the-still-controversial-search-for-ufos
September 14, 2023, 9:43 PM
NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs -- but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the U.S. space agency wouldn't identify the director of the…
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Maersk unveils world's first bio-methanol container ship
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/maersk-unveils-world%27s-first-bio-methanol-container-ship3
September 14, 2023, 9:39 PM
Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday launched the world's first container ship running on bio-methanol, a key step in its effort to lower its huge carbon footprint.
Maersk,…
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Sexton eyes O'Gara's record as he starts against Tonga
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/sexton-eyes-o%27gara%27s-record-as-he-starts-against-tonga
September 14, 2023, 9:49 PM
Johnny Sexton will have a chance to set a new overall points record for Ireland after being selected on Thursday for their second Rugby World Cup pool B…
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Russia expels 2 US diplomats, accusing them of 'illegal activity'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-expels-2-us-diplomats-accusing-them-of-%27illegal-activity%27
September 14, 2023, 9:42 PM
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday declared two U.S. diplomats “persona non grata" and ordered them to leave the country within seven days as they were allegedly involved in…
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Tigers win 1st Central League title in 18 years as police mobilize for crowd control
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update3-baseball-tigers-win-1st-central-league-title-in-18-years
September 15, 2023, 7:35 AM
Teruaki Sato homered for the second straight game as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 Thursday to clinch their first Central League title in 18 years…
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Applications for U.S. jobless benefits tick up slightly
https://japantoday.com/category/business/applications-for-us-jobless-benefits-tick-up-slightly
September 14, 2023, 9:38 PM
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week ticked up modestly after falling to the lowest level in seven months the week before, as companies continue…
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Arm Holdings shares gain nearly 25% in biggest initial public offering since late 2021
https://japantoday.com/category/business/arm-holdings-is-valued-at-54.5-billion-in-biggest-initial-public-offering-since-late-2021
September 14, 2023, 9:38 PM
Shares of UK chip designer Arm Holdings rose almost 25% in their stock market debut, in the largest initial public offering of shares in nearly two years.
The…
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