Yen sharply rebounds against dollar amid suspected intervention
https://japantoday.com/category/business/urgent-japan-may-have-conducted-intervention-to-stem-yen%27s-plunge-dealers
April 29, 2024, 8:33 AM
The yen rallied sharply after dropping to a new 34-year low in the 160 level against the U.S. dollar in Asian trading on Monday amid speculation of intervention…
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Musk leaves Beijing after Tesla wins key China security clearance
https://japantoday.com/category/business/musk-leaves-beijing-after-tesla-wins-key-china-security-clearance
April 29, 2024, 6:03 AM
Tech billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, an AFP journalist said, after a whistlestop visit that saw his firm win a key…
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Braves win in extra innings 4-3 to take series over Guardians
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/braves-win-in-extra-innings-4-3-to-take-series-over-guardians
April 29, 2024, 5:22 AM
Austin Riley knocked in Ronald Acuña Jr. with a 10th inning single Sunday and the Atlanta Braves rallied late to beat the Guardians 4-3 and win a three-game…
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Families of Japanese abducted by N Korea departs for U.S. to seek support
https://japantoday.com/category/national/kin-of-japanese-abducted-by-n.-korea-departs-for-u.s.-to-seek-support
April 29, 2024, 7:02 AM
The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago departed for Washington on Monday to seek support from U.S legislators and government officials for their return.…
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Yen sinks to 34-year low past 160 per dollar
https://japantoday.com/category/business/yen-sinks-to-34-year-low-past-160-per-dollar
April 29, 2024, 5:18 AM
The yen sank to a new 34-year low past 160 per dollar on Monday after a forecast-beating US inflation reading dented expectations for US interest rate cuts this…
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5-year-old girl in coma after being hit by train in Chiba Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/5-year-old-girl-in-coma-after-being-hit-by-train-in-chiba-prefecture
April 29, 2024, 7:03 AM
A five-year-old girl remained in a coma on Monday after she was hit by a two-car train Sunday in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture.
According to police, a station…
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Elementary school teacher arrested for hugging young boy
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Elementary-school-teacher-arrested-for-hugging-young-boy
April 29, 2024, 7:06 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 38-year-old elementary school teacher on suspicion of committing an indecent act against a young boy by hugging him in the school parking…
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Australian prime minister describes domestic violence as 'national crisis' after rallies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-prime-minister-describes-domestic-violence-as-a-%27national-crisis%27-after-protests
April 29, 2024, 3:20 AM
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday described domestic violence as a “national crisis” after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women.
Thousands protested in cities…
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Baby-crying sumo contest
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/baby-crying-sumo-contest
April 28, 2024, 9:10 PM
Babies cry while held up by amateur sumo wrestlers during Nakizumo or a baby-crying sumo contest, where two wrestlers hold a baby each and a referee makes faces…
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10 people wounded by gunfire after fight breaks out at Florida party venue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-florida-sheriff-says-10-people-were-wounded-by-gunfire-during-an-argument-at-a-party-venue
April 28, 2024, 9:43 PM
A teenage gunman wounded 10 people when he opened fire early Sunday after fighting broke out during a private event at a Florida party venue, authorities said.
A…
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Alcaraz passes 'test of fire' to reach Madrid Open last 16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/champion-alcaraz-passes-%27test-of-fire%27-to-reach-madrid-open-last-16
April 28, 2024, 9:52 PM
Carlos Alcaraz passed a "test of fire" to breeze into the Madrid Open last 16 with a straight sets victory over Thiago Seyboth Wild on Sunday, demonstrating he…
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Japan's ruling party loses all 3 seats in by-elections
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-ruling-party-loses-all-3-seats-in-special-vote-seen-as-punishment-for-corruption-scandal
April 29, 2024, 3:33 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, appeared to have lost all three seats in Sunday's parliamentary by-elections, according to media…
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Arsenal and Man City both win to keep it tight at the top in the race for the Premier League title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-survives-scare-at-tottenham-and-extends-lead-at-the-top-to-four-points
April 28, 2024, 9:51 PM
Arsenal survived a late scare at Tottenham to stay narrowly ahead in the race for the Premier League title on Sunday.
A 3-2 win at the Tottenham Hotspur…
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German police arrest Russian man in connection with fatal stabbings of 2 Ukrainian men
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-police-arrest-a-russian-man-in-connection-with-the-fatal-stabbings-of-2-ukrainian-men
April 28, 2024, 9:43 PM
Two Ukrainian men were stabbed to death in southern Germany, police said Sunday, and a Russian man was arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings.…
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Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/once-dominant-at-cbs-news-before-a-bitter-departure-dan-rather-makes-his-first-return-in-18-years
April 28, 2024, 9:49 PM
Dan Rather returned to the CBS News airwaves for the first time since his bitter exit 18 years ago, appearing in a reflective interview on “CBS Sunday Morning”…
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Dozens in Italy give fascist salute on anniversary of Mussolini's execution
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dozens-in-italy-give-a-fascist-salute-on-the-anniversary-of-mussolini%27s-execution
April 28, 2024, 9:43 PM
Dozens of people raised their arms in the fascist salute and shouted a fascist chant during ceremonies Sunday to honor Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the 79th anniversary…
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Nicole Kidman gets AFI Life Achievement Award
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/nicole-kidman-who-%27makes-movies-better-%27-gets-afi-life-achievement-award
April 28, 2024, 9:49 PM
Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the presentation of the AFI Life Achievement Award agreed: “ Nicole Kidman. She makes…
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China coast guard confronts Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea area
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-confronts-japanese-politicians-in-disputed-e.-china-sea-area1
April 29, 2024, 7:04 AM
China's coast guard confronted Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea, China's embassy in Tokyo and Japanese media said on Sunday, the…
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Japan, EU to boost economic security ties, reduce dependency on China
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-eu-to-boost-economic-security-ties-reduce-dependency-on-china
April 28, 2024, 9:47 PM
Japan and the European Union will agree to deepen cooperation on economic security, including strengthening supply chain resilience for semiconductors and other critical materials, government sources said Sunday,…
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Tigers come back to beat Swallows
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-tigers-come-back-to-beat-swallows
April 28, 2024, 9:51 PM
Yusuke Oyama's two-run flare single brought the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers from behind in a 4-3 win Sunday over the Yakult Swallows.
With two outs and two on…
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Ukraine's army chief reports tactical retreat in the east, and warns of front-line pressure
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-drones-set-a-hotel-ablaze-in-a-ukrainian-black-sea-city
April 29, 2024, 3:32 AM
Ukraine's troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the embattled east, the country's army chief said Sunday, warning of a worsening battlefield…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk in China for talks
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-in-china-for-talks
April 29, 2024, 6:03 AM
Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in China for talks on Sunday, making his second trip in less than a year to the world's biggest market…
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Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-top-qatari-official-urges-israel-and-hamas-to-do-more-to-reach-a-cease-fire-deal
April 29, 2024, 3:32 AM
The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a…
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Arrests roil U.S. campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut
https://japantoday.com/category/world/campus-anti-war-protesters-dig-in-from-new-york-to-california-as-universities-and-police-take-action
April 29, 2024, 2:20 AM
Protests are roiling college campuses nationwide as administrators with graduation ceremonies next month face demands that schools cut financial ties to Israel against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas…
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Katsuragawa makes it back-to-back DP World Tour wins for Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/katsuragawa-shoots-63-to-win-on-dp-world-tour%27s-return-to-japan
April 28, 2024, 9:52 PM
Yuto Katsuragawa continued Japan's recent success on the DP World Tour after shooting a final-round 63 to win the ISPS Handa Championship on home soil Sunday.
The 25-year-old…
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Munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-munitions-explosion-at-a-cambodian-army-base-kills-20-soldiers-but-its-cause-is-unclear
April 28, 2024, 6:08 AM
Security was tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia on Sunday, a day after a huge explosion there killed 20 soldiers, wounded others and damaged nearby houses.…
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Police officer hiring in U.S. increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-officer-hiring-in-us-increases-in-2023-after-years-of-decline-survey-shows
April 28, 2024, 6:47 AM
Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd,…
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Man arrested after filming up skirt of high school girl on escalator
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-after-filming-up-skirt-of-high-school-girl-on-escalator
April 28, 2024, 9:47 PM
Police in Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old man after he used his smartphone to film up the skirt of a high school girl on an escalator.…
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Woman dies after being shoved to the floor at home by 19-year-old son
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-dies-after-being-shoved-to-the-floor-at-home-by-19-year-old-son
April 28, 2024, 7:36 AM
Police in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 19-year-old university student on suspicion of causing the death of his 53-year-old mother after he shoved her to the floor…
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Interest in hosting Olympics 'never so high', says IOC boss
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/interest-in-hosting-olympics-%27never-so-high%27-says-ioc-boss
April 28, 2024, 9:51 PM
Despite threats from climate change, AI-enhanced doping or competition from e-sports, the boss of the International Olympic Committee believes the future has never looked so bright for his…
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