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2024-09-07 11:56:04

Japan's main opposition party begins leadership race
Official campaigning for the race to choose the leader of Japan's largest opposition party began Saturday as it gears up for a likely general election later in the…
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-main-opposition-party-begins-leadership-race-eyes-election

2024-08-28 23:49:28

Woman arrested for posing as Bill Gates' daughter to defraud man
Police in Togane City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of fraud after she posed online as the daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates…
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-for-posing-as-bill-gates%27-daughter-to-defraud-man

2024-08-21 05:58:56

China's 'growing authoritarianism' won't stop with Taiwan: Lai
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te warned Wednesday that China's "growing authoritarianism will not stop with" the island and urged democratic countries to unite to curb its expansion.
China claims…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-%27growing-authoritarianism%27-won%27t-stop-with-taiwan-lai

2024-08-15 23:07:21

Matthew Perry's assistant among 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in 'Friends' star's death
A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor's assistant and two doctors.
U.S.…
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/at-least-1-arrest-made-in-connection-to-matthew-perry%27s-death-law-enforcement-source-says

2024-08-15 23:05:48

Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael Gunn
The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.”
Last weekend,…
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-olympic-committee-hits-out-at-criticism-of-controversial-breaker-rachael-gunn

2024-08-15 23:04:41

39 candidates approved for Sri Lanka's presidential election, the highest number ever
Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country's…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/39-candidates-are-approved-for-sri-lanka%27s-presidential-election-the-highest-number-ever

2024-08-15 23:03:15

Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions
The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by Medicare by as much as 79%, hoping to save $6 billion in the…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-harris-hail-medicare-drug-price-cuts-that-will-save-billions

2024-08-14 23:02:02

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after crashing into ex-wife's car
Police in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his ex-wife after he rammed his car into hers.
According to police,…
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-after-crashing-into-ex-wife%27s-car

2024-08-14 22:51:19

He’s been a dead man walking for quite some time.
Michael Cucek, a professor specializing in Japanese politics at Temple University in Tokyo, referring to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who announced Wednesday he will step down in September, ending…
https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/He%E2%80%99s-been-a-dead-man-walking-for-quite-some-time

2024-08-13 23:05:31

Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators…
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ford-mazda-warn-owners-to-stop-driving-older-vehicles-with-dangerous-takata-air-bag-inflators

2024-08-12 03:54:08

Zelenskyy says Ukraine's shock Kursk attack to pressure Russia and 'restore justice'
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had launched an incursion into Russian territory to "restore justice" and pressure Moscow's forces, in his first acknowledgement of Kyiv's surprise offensive into…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskiy-says-ukraine%27s-shock-kursk-attack-to-pressure-russia-and-%27restore-justice%27

2024-08-12 03:53:50

Vance hails Trump's Fed idea and pushes back against criticism over past words on American families
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance used a round of Sunday news show appearances to disparage the Democratic ticket and promote Donald Trump's record and second-term plans and…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/vance-hails-trump%27s-fed-idea-and-pushes-back-against-criticism-over-past-words-on-american-families

2024-08-10 03:44:03

Trump's Truth Social posts Q2 loss, lower revenue
Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trump’s social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $16 million last quarter, along with a decline…
https://japantoday.com/category/business/trump%27s-truth-social-posts-q2-loss-lower-revenue

2024-08-10 03:42:40

Brazil beats Canada in tense three-set women's beach volleyball gold medal match
Not even a tense tête-à-tête in the gold medal game could spoil the vibe at Paris’ biggest beach party.
Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson and Brazil’s Ana Patrícia got into…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/brazil-beats-canada-in-tense-three-set-women%27s-beach-volleyball-gold-medal-match.-swiss-win-bronze

2024-08-09 23:51:45

Switzerland take bronze in women's beach volleyball
Switzerland's Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner claimed the bronze medal in women's beach volleyball on Friday, securing the win in straight sets.
The ninth-ranked pair had a constant…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/switzerland-claim-bronze-in-olympic-beach-volleyball

2024-08-09 23:50:33

Harrie Lavreysen defends Olympic sprint title, Italian women capture Madison gold in track cycling
Harrie Lavreysen defended his Olympic title in the men's sprint Friday night, sweeping past Matthew Richardson of Australia in the finals to give the Dutch track cycling standout…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/harrie-lavreysen-will-try-to-defend-his-olympic-sprint-title-against-matthew-richardson

2024-08-09 23:50:17

Ma Long makes Chinese history with sixth Olympic table tennis gold
Ma Long made Chinese Olympic history with the sixth gold of his career on Friday in the men's team event in Paris to embellish his reputation as the…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/ma-long-makes-chinese-history-with-sixth-olympic-gold

2024-08-09 23:49:57

Belarus Olympic sprinter who was in an airport standoff in Tokyo finds a new life running for Poland
Three years ago, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's Olympics ended in a dramatic standoff at a Tokyo airport when officials from the Belarus team tried to send her home against her…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/belarus-olympic-sprinter-who-was-in-an-airport-standoff-in-tokyo-finds-a-new-life-running-for-poland

2024-08-09 23:49:15

Netherlands secure Olympic hockey double with women's gold
The Netherlands completed a remarkable double in Olympic hockey on Friday when their women's team, the defending champions, beat China 3-1 in a shootout to take gold just…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/netherlands-secure-olympic-hockey-double-with-women%27s-gold

2024-08-09 23:48:57

Spain beats France 5-3 to win men's soccer gold
Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time as Spain took gold in the Olympic men’s soccer final after a 5-3 win against France on Friday.
The thrilling win…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/spain-takes-gold-after-5-3-win-against-france-in-olympic-men%27s-soccer-final

2024-08-09 23:45:37

Stellantis warns union of potentially thousands of job cuts at plant outside Detroit
Stellantis is warning union workers that it could lay off as many as 2,450 of the 3,700 union workers employed at a truck plant just outside of Detroit.…
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stellantis-warns-union-of-potentially-thousands-of-job-cuts-at-plant-outside-detroit

2024-08-09 23:42:36

Gov't urges public not to hoard disaster kits amid megaquake fear
The Japanese government on Friday urged the public to refrain from excessively hoarding disaster kits, as some items have gone out of stock due to a surge in…
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-urges-public-not-to-hoard-disaster-kits-amid-megaquake-fear

2024-08-09 23:42:08

Higuchi, Sakurai win Japan 57-kg wrestling freestyle golds
Japan's Rei Higuchi won the men's freestyle wrestling 57-kilogram gold medal before countrywoman Tsugumi Sakurai claimed the podium's top spot at the same weight in the women's event…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/update2-olympics-higuchi-sakurai-win-japan-57-kg-wrestling-freestyle-golds

2024-08-09 23:41:53

Japan's b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking's first gold medal
Japan's b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics' first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a field of 16 dancers Friday in a high-energy competition that…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/Japan%27s-b-girl-Ami-wins-Olympic-breaking%27s-first-gold-medal

2024-08-09 09:40:30

Man acting violently dies after being restrained by 4 police officers in Ibaraki Prefecture
A 51-year-old man, who was found bleeding from his face in a parking lot in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Thursday morning, became violent after police officers tried…
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-acting-violently-dies-after-being-restrained-by-4-police-officers-in-ibaraki-prefecture

2024-08-09 09:39:54

Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary as Israel snub overshadows ceremony
Nagasaki called for a shift toward abolishing nuclear weapons on the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city on Friday, in the absence of ambassadors…
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Nagasaki-marks-79th-A-bomb-anniversary

2024-08-09 09:08:01

France's Macron approves Pacific leaders visit to troubled New Caledonia
French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to a request for Pacific Island leaders to visit the French territory of New Caledonia to assess ongoing civil unrest between indigenous…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france%27s-macron-approves-pacific-leaders-visit-to-troubled-new-caledonia

2024-08-09 04:31:55

Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary as Israel snub overshadows ceremony
Nagasaki marked on Friday the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in World War II, with its peace ceremony hit by controversy after several…
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Nagasaki-marks-79th-A-bomb-anniversary

2024-08-09 00:28:39

Anti-whaling activist Watson says Greenland arrest 'political'
U.S.-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson considers his detention in Greenland and Japan's extradition request to be political, his campaigning group Sea Shepherd said Thursday.
Lamya Essemlali, president of…
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/anti-whaling-activist-watson-says-greenland-arrest-political

2024-08-09 00:05:13

Western allies condemn Israeli finance minister's suggestion that starving Gaza might be justified
Israel's Western allies have condemned remarks by its far-right finance minister, who suggested that causing the starvation of Gaza's population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/western-allies-condemn-israeli-finance-minister%27s-suggestion-that-starving-gaza-might-be-justified

2024-08-09 00:04:03

Apple makes changes to App Store after EU warning
Apple on Thursday announced changes to its App Store after the European Union accused the iPhone maker of breaking the bloc's landmark new digital rules.
The EU said…
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-makes-changes-to-app-store-after-eu-warning

2024-08-08 23:59:09

Sport climbers rely on specially trained volunteers to keep them safe during Olympic competition
Making its second appearance at the Summer Olympics, sport climbing is attracting big crowds at the Paris Games, as well as lots of attention for some of its…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/sport-climbers-rely-on-specially-trained-volunteers-to-keep-them-safe-during-olympic-competition

2024-08-08 23:57:49

Australia reaches first Olympic women's water polo final in 24 years
Australia returned to the Olympic women's water polo gold medal match for the first time in 24 years with a dramatic and shock shoot-out win over the United…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/australia%27s-%27stingers%27-reach-first-olympic-water-polo-final-in-24-years

2024-08-08 08:17:19

Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin
By Jeff Mason and Joseph Ax
(Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, put his Midwestern credentials to the test…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/democrats-harris-walz-test-midwest-credentials-at-rallies-in-michigan-and-wisconsin

2024-08-07 23:59:56

Danish PM's attacker gets jail term; to be deported
A Danish court on Wednesday handed a Polish man a four-month prison sentence and ordered him deported for punching the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in June.
The…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/danish-pm%27s-attacker-gets-jail-term-to-be-deported

2024-08-07 00:14:56

U.S. trade gap narrows less than expected in June
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly less than analysts anticipated in June, according to government data released Tuesday, helped by an uptick in exports.
The trade gap in…
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-trade-gap-narrows-less-than-expected-in-june

2024-08-06 04:58:41

Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent disorder in UK
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the "full force of the law" as he sought to quell…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk%27s-starmer-vows-speedy-punishment-to-quell-violent-disorder1

2024-08-06 03:15:06

Financial markets around the globe falling. Here's what to know about how we got here
Markets on Wall Street and around the world are in a mini-panic. Worried about a slowing U.S. economy, investors sent the market in Japan to its worst day…
https://japantoday.com/category/business/financial-markets-around-the-globe-are-falling.-here%27s-what-to-know-about-how-we-got-here

2024-08-06 00:26:57

Zou Jingyuan defends parallel bars title on final day of artistic gymnastics
Zou Jingyuan of China was close to perfection Monday to defend his Olympic title in parallel bars on the final day of artistic gymnastics at the Paris Games.…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/zou-jingyuan-defends-parallel-bars-title-on-final-day-of-artistic-gymnastics-at-paris-olympics

2024-08-06 00:14:54

Australia looks to overhaul slot rules at Sydney airport to boost competition
The Australian government said on Monday it would introduce rules to free up more takeoff and landing slots at Sydney airport, and make it easier for new airlines…
https://japantoday.com/category/business/australia-looks-to-overhaul-slot-rules-at-sydney-airport-to-boost-competition

2024-08-04 04:19:56

Police face 'serious disorder' in British cities in wake of child murders
Renewed street violence in British cities on Saturday left several police officers injured as they faced a fourth day of unrest following the murder of three young girls…
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-face-%27serious-disorder%27-in-british-cities-in-wake-of-child-murders

2024-08-04 04:18:46

U.S. women’s soccer team beats Japan 1-0 in extra time to reach Olympic semifinals
Trinity Rodman scored in extra time and the United States advanced to the women's soccer semifinals at the Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday.
The…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/us-women%27s-soccer-olympic-quarterfinals-match-against-japan-goes-to-extra-time-tied-0-0

2024-08-04 04:18:04

Japan's Hayata takes women's table tennis singles bronze
Hina Hayata overcame a forearm injury to claim Japan's first table tennis medal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a win over South Korea's Shin Yu Bin…
https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/update3-olympics-japan%27s-hayata-takes-women%27s-table-tennis-singles-bronze