Asian stocks follow Wall Street tumble
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-stocks-follow-wall-st-tumble.-most-markets-in-the-region-close-for-holiday
May 1, 2024, 6:40 AM
Asian stocks fell Wednesday with most of the markets in the region closed for a holiday. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks closed out their worst month since September.
Oil prices…
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Darvish earns 1st win of season and Machado hits 3-run double as Padres defeat Reds 6-4
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/darvish-earns-1st-win-of-season-and-machado-hits-3-run-double-as-padres-defeat-reds-6-4
May 1, 2024, 6:34 AM
Yu Darvish earned his first win of the season, pitching five shutout innings after coming off the injured list, and Manny Machado hit a three-run double as the…
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S Korea discusses joining part of AUKUS pact with U.S., UK and Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-discusses-joining-part-of-aukus-pact-with-us-uk-and-australia
May 1, 2024, 6:02 AM
South Korea has held talks about joining part of the AUKUS defense deal between the U.S., Britain and Australia, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said on Wednesday, only weeks…
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Weak yen boosts tourist wallets in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/weak-yen-boosts-tourist-wallets-in-japan
May 1, 2024, 7:33 AM
Foreign tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers and thanks to a sliding yen many are living like kings, splashing out on everything from kimonos to knives…
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2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found in Tochigi Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/corrected-2-more-arrested-in-case-of-burned-bodies-found-outside-tokyo
May 1, 2024, 7:34 AM
Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the burned bodies of a man and his wife that were found in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, in April, police said,…
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Dodgers-Diamondbacks game delayed due to bee swarm
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bee-delay-dodgers-and-diamondbacks-start-pushed-back-by-bee-swarm
May 1, 2024, 5:09 AM
A swarm of bees created quite a baseball buzzkill in the desert.
The start of Tuesday night's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks was delayed…
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-city-police-enter-columbia-university-amid-pro-palestinian-protests1
May 1, 2024, 5:04 AM
New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a…
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Families of Japanese abducted by N Korea call for U.S. support
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/families-of-japanese-abducted-by-n.-korea-call-for-u.s.-support
May 1, 2024, 7:34 AM
The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago on Tuesday met with senior U.S. government officials, asking them for help getting the victims home as…
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Kishida leaves for France, South America
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-leaves-for-trip-to-france-south-america
May 1, 2024, 7:33 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for France on Wednesday, the first leg of a six-day overseas trip that is also set to take him to Brazil and Paraguay.…
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72-year-old former school sports coach arrested for allegedly sexually molesting student
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/72-year-old-former-school-sports-coach-arrested-for-allegedly-sexually-molesting-student
May 1, 2024, 12:53 AM
Police in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, have arrested a 72-year-old former junior high school soft tennis coach on suspicion of sexually molesting a girl who was his student.…
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'Emotional' Nadal knocked out of Madrid Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27emotional%27-nadal-knocked-out-of-madrid-open-by-lehecka1
April 30, 2024, 11:17 PM
Jiri Lehecka broke home hearts on Tuesday as he put an end to Rafael Nadal’s run at the Madrid Open, on the Spaniard’s final appearance at the Masters…
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Starbucks reports weaker-than-expected fiscal Q2 results as customer traffic slows
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-reports-weaker-than-expected-fiscal-q2-results-as-customer-traffic-slows
April 30, 2024, 10:16 PM
Starbucks on Tuesday reported weaker-than-expected sales in its fiscal second quarter as customer traffic dried up in many key markets.
The Seattle coffee giant said revenue for the…
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Vinicius hits brace as Real Madrid come back to snatch draw at Bayern
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/vinicius-hits-brace-as-real-madrid-come-back-to-snatch-draw-at-bayern
April 30, 2024, 9:56 PM
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior scored a double, including an 83rd-minute equalising penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg.…
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Seeing the sights
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/seeing-the-sights-1
April 30, 2024, 9:30 PM
Tourists ride go-carts in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-reports-strong-1q-results-driven-by-its-cloud-computing-unit-and-prime-video-ad-dollars
April 30, 2024, 9:55 PM
Amazon on Tuesday reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and a new surge of advertising dollars from its Prime Video…
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Canada opposition leader ejected from chamber after calling Trudeau a 'wacko'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-opposition-leader-calls-trudeau-a-%27wacko-%27-is-ejected-from-chamber3
April 30, 2024, 9:57 PM
The leader of Canada's main opposition party was ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday after he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "a wacko", in the latest…
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House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/house-republicans-launch-investigation-into-federal-funding-for-universities-amid-campus-protests
May 1, 2024, 3:15 AM
House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war, broadening a campaign that has placed heavy scrutiny…
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U.S. Justice Department will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
https://japantoday.com/category/world/justice-department-will-move-to-reclassify-marijuana-in-a-historic-shift-ap-sources-say
April 30, 2024, 9:59 PM
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug…
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Houthis attack four ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/houthis-attack-four-ships-in-indian-ocean-red-sea1
April 30, 2024, 9:58 PM
Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean as part of their ongoing campaign against international…
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Judge fines Trump $9,000; threatens jail for contempt in hush money trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-fines-trump-9-000-threatens-jail-for-contempt-in-hush-money-trial4
May 1, 2024, 3:14 AM
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president $9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday and said he would consider jailing him if…
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy: We must speed up deliveries of weaponry for frontline soldiers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-zelenskiy-we-must-speed-up-deliveries-of-weaponry-for-frontline-soldiers
May 1, 2024, 5:02 AM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Ukraine needed "a significant acceleration" in deliveries of weaponry from its partners to enable its troops to face advancing Russian…
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Trump sets out stark vision for authoritarian second term in Time interview
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-sets-out-stark-vision-for-second-term-in-time-interview
May 1, 2024, 3:13 AM
Donald Trump set out a stark vision for an authoritarian second term in an interview with Time magazine published Tuesday, ranging from possible mass deportations of migrants by…
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Tesla to cut hundreds more jobs: report
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tesla-to-cut-hundreds-more-jobs-in-musk-cost-push-report
April 30, 2024, 9:54 PM
Tesla plans hundreds of additional job cuts beyond a recent company-wide layoff as it cracks down on costs in a tough electric vehicle market, according to a U.S.…
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Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust him
https://japantoday.com/category/world/democrats-say-they-will-save-speaker-mike-johnson%27s-job-if-republicans-try-to-oust-him
May 1, 2024, 3:15 AM
House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said…
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G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g7-nations-commit-to-phasing-out-coal-by-2035-but-leave-room-to-extend-that-deadline
May 1, 2024, 7:35 AM
Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations committed Tuesday to phase out coal power by 2035, marking the first time the G7 has…
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To fend off tourists, town starts building big screen blocking view of Mount Fuji
https://japantoday.com/category/national/to-fend-off-tourists-a-town-in-japan-is-building-a-big-screen-blocking-the-view-of-mount-fuji
May 1, 2024, 7:35 AM
The town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture has had enough of tourists.
Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic…
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Record gold prices boost recycling: industry
https://japantoday.com/category/business/record-gold-prices-boost-recycling-industry
April 30, 2024, 9:54 PM
Record gold prices have sent recycling of the precious metal to the highest level in more than three years, as consumers cash in on jewelry, an industry body…
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Chinese tech giant Huawei profit surges 564%, biting into Apple sales
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/chinese-tech-giant-huawei-profit-surges-564-biting-into-apple-sales
April 30, 2024, 9:55 PM
Tech giant Huawei's first-quarter profits surged over fivefold year-on-year, a company filing showed Tuesday, as the U.S.-sanctioned firm continues a rebound and bit into competitor Apple's sales in…
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Number of vacant homes in Japan tops record 9 mil
https://japantoday.com/category/national/vacant-homes-in-japan-at-record-9-mil.-with-single-elderly-on-rise
May 1, 2024, 7:35 AM
The number of vacant houses in Japan rose to a fresh record of 9 million in 2023, up 510,000 from the previous 2018 survey, with cases pushed up…
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Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia%27s-mount-ruang-erupts-again-spewing-ash-and-peppering-villages-with-debris
April 30, 2024, 9:59 PM
Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash almost 2 kilometers (more than a mile) into the sky, closing an airport…
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