Asian shares decline ahead of Fed decision on rates
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-decline-ahead-of-fed-decision-on-rates
September 20, 2023, 6:26 AM
Asian shares declined Wednesday as markets awaited a decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve.
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 33,055.98. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6%…
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Japan records trade deficit in August as exports to China, rest of Asia weaken
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-records-a-trade-deficit-in-august-as-exports-to-china-rest-of-asia-weaken
September 20, 2023, 7:37 AM
Japan’s exports fell 0.8% last month from a year earlier, with steep declines in shipments to China and the rest of Asia, its largest regional market.
Imports sank…
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Sex abuse-tainted Johnny's discussing talent agency name change
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sex-abuse-tainted-johnny%27s-discussing-talent-agency-name-change
September 20, 2023, 7:32 AM
Scandal-hit male talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc has discussed changing its name to distance itself from its late namesake founder, the company said Tuesday, as it attempts…
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Kishida, in U.N. speech, vows to spend ¥3 bil to help achieve world without nuclear weapons
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-pm-vows-to-spend-3-bil.-yen-to-help-achieve-world-without-nukes
September 20, 2023, 7:32 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Tuesday that Japan will contribute 3 billion yen ($20 million) to help achieve a world without nuclear weapons, a goal he has described…
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Skymark Airlines issues steps to prevent recurrence of mechanics failing to take alcohol tests
https://japantoday.com/category/business/skymark-airlines-issues-steps-to-prevent-recurrence-of-mechanics-failing-to-take-mandated-alcohol-tests
September 20, 2023, 7:35 AM
Skymark Airlines Inc submitted a report on Tuesday to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) that contains measures to prevent a recurrence of mechanics failing…
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China says Britain's plans to disrupt Hong Kong 'doomed to fail'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-says-britain%27s-plans-to-disrupt-hong-kong-%27doomed-to-fail%27
September 20, 2023, 5:04 AM
China's foreign ministry in Hong Kong slammed a six month report on the financial hub by Britain, saying it ignored "good" societal conditions, a more stable business environment…
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Wrestling body explains why it let Russian champions compete at world champs despite pro-war rally
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wrestling-body-explains-why-it-let-russian-champions-compete-at-world-champs-despite-pro-war-rally
September 19, 2023, 10:49 PM
Three Olympic champions from Russia were cleared to compete at the wrestling world championships this week because they were judged to have been pressured to appear at a…
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Ohtani has elbow surgery; doctor expects hitting return by opening day '24 and pitching by '25
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-has-elbow-surgery.-his-doctor-expects-hitting-return-by-opening-day-%2724-and-pitching-by-%2725
September 20, 2023, 7:35 AM
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said he expects the two-way star will be available as a hitter on opening day…
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Google AI tool predicts danger of genetic mutations
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/google-ai-tool-predicts-danger-of-genetic-mutations1
September 19, 2023, 9:43 PM
Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that…
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Man City recover from Red Star shock for winning Champions League start
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-recover-from-red-star-shock-for-winning-champions-league-start
September 19, 2023, 9:50 PM
Julian Alvarez saved Manchester City's blushes after Red Star Belgrade took a shock lead at the Etihad as the holders began their Champions League defence with a 3-1…
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Bullet train maneuvers
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/bullet-train-maneuvers
September 19, 2023, 9:01 PM
Minoru Suzuki and Sanshiro Takagi, wrestlers from Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling, fight inside a Tokaido shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Nagoya during a wrestling show on…
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McCarthy faces almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund government
https://japantoday.com/category/world/speaker-mccarthy-faces-an-almost-impossible-task-trying-to-unite-house-gop-and-fund-the-government
September 20, 2023, 2:45 AM
Facing fresh challenges to his leadership, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible — working furiously to convince House Republicans to come together…
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Newcastle marks return to Europe's elite with 0-0 draw at dominant Milan in Champions League opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/newcastle-marks-return-to-europe%27s-elite-with-0-0-draw-at-dominant-milan-in-champions-league-opener
September 19, 2023, 9:51 PM
Newcastle marked its return to Europe’s elite with a 0-0 draw at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, despite being completely dominated at San Siro.
A…
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Springboks load bench with 7 forwards to take on top-ranked Ireland at Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/springboks-load-bench-with-7-forwards-to-take-on-top-ranked-ireland-at-rugby-world-cup
September 19, 2023, 10:01 PM
South Africa unsurprisingly reverted to its strongest starting lineup to face top-ranked Ireland in a crunch pool game at the Rugby World Cup while also naming seven forwards…
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Erdogan chastises West over Koran burnings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/erdogan-chastises-west-over-koran-burnings
September 19, 2023, 9:54 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday berated the West over desecration of the Koran, saying that attacks on Islam had reached "unbearable" levels.
Erdogan has for months…
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War crimes tribunal ICC says it has been hacked
https://japantoday.com/category/world/war-crimes-tribunal-icc-says-it-has-been-hacked
September 19, 2023, 9:54 PM
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world's most high-profile international institutions and one that…
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400,000 nuisance calls made to Japanese Embassy in China over Fukushima
https://japantoday.com/category/national/400-000-nuisance-calls-made-to-japan-embassy-in-china-over-fukushima
September 20, 2023, 7:35 AM
Over 400,000 nuisance calls in total have been made to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing since the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power…
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Canada warns India to treat Sikh slaying allegation seriously
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-warns-india-to-treat-sikh-slaying-allegation-seriously
September 19, 2023, 9:52 PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday demanded that India treat with "utmost seriousness" Canada's allegations of New Delhi's possible involvement in the slaying of a Sikh exile, a…
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UK inquiry: Migrants awaiting deportation are kept 'in prison-like' conditions at a detention center
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-inquiry-migrants-awaiting-deportation-are-kept-%27in-prison-like%27-conditions-at-a-detention-center
September 19, 2023, 9:54 PM
A British inquiry reported Tuesday that migrants awaiting deportation suffered physical and verbal abuse at a government-run detention center, and recommended that no one be kept in such…
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Why new fighting in Azerbaijan's troubled region may herald a new war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/why-new-fighting-in-azerbaijan%27s-troubled-region-may-herald-a-new-war
September 19, 2023, 9:53 PM
Azerbaijan’s launch of reportedly intense artillery firing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway, less than three years…
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Almost 50 children from occupied Ukrainian regions arrive in Belarus, sparking outrage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/almost-50-children-from-occupied-ukrainian-regions-arrive-in-belarus-sparking-outrage
September 19, 2023, 9:52 PM
Belarusian state media reported that 48 children from Ukraine arrived in Belarus on Tuesday from Ukrainian regions which Moscow claims it has annexed.
The group of children came…
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YouTube cuts off Russell Brand's ad revenues after sexual assault allegations
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/youtube-cuts-off-russell-brand%27s-ad-revenues-after-sexual-assault-allegations2
September 19, 2023, 9:45 PM
YouTube said on Tuesday it had blocked Russell Brand from making money from his online channel after the British actor and comedian was accused of a string of…
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Ray Epps, ex-Marine targeted by Jan 6 conspiracy theory, charged with a misdemeanor in riot
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ray-epps-center-of-a-jan.-6-conspiracy-theory-is-charged-with-a-misdemeanor-over-the-capitol-riot
September 20, 2023, 3:47 AM
Ray Epps, a former Marine who became the target of a Jan 6, 2021, conspiracy theory, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S.…
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Italy braces for Uruguay passion
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/italy-braces-for-uruguay-passion-at-the-rugby-world-cup
September 19, 2023, 10:02 PM
Uruguay lost its opening game at the Rugby World Cup and received all of the plaudits.
Los Teros were tipped to lose by 40-plus points to France last…
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Wounded Manchester United faces daunting trip to Bayern Munich for Champions League opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wounded-manchester-united-faces-daunting-trip-to-bayern-munich-for-champions-league-opener
September 19, 2023, 9:50 PM
Manchester United might have to summon the spirit of 1999 when it opens its Champions League campaign at old rival Bayern Munich.
United has started the Premier League…
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China asks foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide personal data of all local staff
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-tells-foreign-consulates-in-hong-kong-to-provide-personal-data-of-all-local-staff
September 19, 2023, 9:52 PM
China’s Foreign Ministry has asked all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide the personal details of their locally employed staff, as Beijing tightens its control over the…
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Russian drone attack on a city in western Ukraine sparks inferno at warehouse
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russian-drone-attack-on-a-city-in-western-Ukraine-sparks-inferno-at-warehouse
September 19, 2023, 9:52 PM
Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv early Tuesday, burning down a warehouse said to house humanitarian supplies and killing one man, Ukrainian…
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Musk considers charging all X users monthly fee
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/musk-considers-charging-all-x-users-monthly-fee
September 19, 2023, 9:43 PM
Elon Musk has sparked outrage among fans of his social media platform X by suggesting he might introduce a monthly fee for all users, in what would be…
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Residential land prices in regional Japan up for 1st time in 31 years
https://japantoday.com/category/business/residential-land-prices-in-regional-japan-up-for-1st-time-in-31-yrs
September 19, 2023, 9:46 PM
The average price of residential land in regional parts of Japan as of July 1 rose 0.1 percent from a year earlier, marking the first increase in 31…
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OECD sees 'sub-par' global growth as high rates bite
https://japantoday.com/category/business/oecd-sees-%27sub-par%27-global-growth-as-high-rates-bite
September 19, 2023, 9:47 PM
The OECD raised its global economic outlook for 2023 on Tuesday but cut the growth forecast for next year as interest-rate hikes aimed at curbing inflation take their…
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