Asian shares follow Wall Street lower, and Japan reports September exports rose
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-follow-wall-street-lower-and-japan-reports-september-exports-rose
October 19, 2023, 6:52 AM
Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street after big U.S. companies delivered mixed profit reports and Treasury yields added pressure on stocks.
Worries…
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Japan's exports rise in September as auto shipments to U.S., Europe climb
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-exports-rise-and-imports-decline-in-september-as-auto-shipments-to-us-and-europe-climb
October 19, 2023, 7:32 AM
Japan's exports climbed 4.3% in September from a year earlier as shipments of vehicles, machinery and electronics rose while imports of oil and gas fell sharply, the government…
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GSDF Osprey arrives in Okinawa for 1st time
https://japantoday.com/category/national/gsdf-osprey-arrives-in-okinawa-for-1st-time-amid-china-military-rise
October 19, 2023, 7:32 AM
An Osprey tilt-rotor plane of the Ground Self-Defense Force arrived in Okinawa on Thursday for joint drills with U.S. forces, marking the first flight of one of the…
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Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become republic
https://japantoday.com/category/world/failed-referendum-on-indigenous-rights-sets-back-australian-government-plans-to-become-a-republic
October 19, 2023, 5:08 AM
Australia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation’s constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III, a minister said Thursday.…
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Police stop car driving ‘suspiciously’ and find woman’s body in back seat
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/police-stop-car-driving-%E2%80%98suspiciously%E2%80%99-and-find-woman%E2%80%99s-body-in-back-seat
October 19, 2023, 7:33 AM
Police in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, have arrested a 28-year-old unemployed man after the body of a woman was found in a car that he was driving.
Police said…
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Russian foreign minister thanks North Korea for supporting its war in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-foreign-minister-thanks-north-korea-for-supporting-its-war-in-ukraine
October 19, 2023, 12:22 AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov thanked North Korea for supporting the country's war in Ukraine and pledged Moscow's "complete support and solidarity" for North Korean leader Kim Jong…
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U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-resumes-deportation-flights-to-venezuela-with-more-than-100-migrants-on-board
October 18, 2023, 9:42 PM
Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred migrants landing back in their economically troubled country under the…
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Delta Air Lines scales back changes to its loyalty program after a revolt by customers
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/delta-air-lines-scales-back-changes-to-its-loyalty-program-after-a-revolt-by-customers
October 18, 2023, 11:48 PM
Delta Air Lines is backtracking slightly on changes it previously announced in its frequent-flyer program, but it still plans to reshape SkyMiles to favor big spenders over customers…
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Netflix's password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/netflix%27s-password-sharing-crackdown-reels-in-subscribers-as-it-raises-prices-for-its-premium-plan
October 18, 2023, 9:39 PM
Netflix on Wednesday disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed industry analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers.…
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Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-sues-workers-united-union-saying-pro-palestinian-post-damaged-its-reputation
October 18, 2023, 9:45 PM
Starbucks sued the union organizing its workers Wednesday, saying a pro-Palestine social media post from a union account early in the Israel-Hamas war angered hundreds of customers and…
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Tesla's net income slumps 44% in 3rd quarter
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tesla%27s-net-income-slumped-44-in-the-3rd-quarter-as-lower-prices-ate-into-the-automaker%27s-profits
October 18, 2023, 9:45 PM
Tesla's net income slumped in the third quarter versus a year earlier, as price reductions helped drive strong sales growth but also ate into the automaker’s profit margins…
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Drones target U.S. troops in Iraq, causing minor injuries
https://japantoday.com/category/world/drones-target-us-troops-in-iraq-causing-minor-injuries
October 19, 2023, 10:13 AM
U.S. military forces in Iraq were targeted on Wednesday in two separate drone attacks, with one causing minor injuries to a small number of troops even though the…
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Dutch man confesses to 2005 killing of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dutch-man-confesses-to-2005-killing-of-us-teen-natalee-holloway-in-aruba
October 18, 2023, 10:04 PM
Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 death of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, admitted to killing her on a beach on the Caribbean island of…
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Premier League eyes biggest ever TV rights deal by selling 70 more matches
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-eyes-biggest-ever-tv-rights-deal-by-selling-70-more-matches
October 18, 2023, 9:47 PM
The Premier League is aiming to smash its own record domestic television rights deal after making 70 more matches available for broadcast from 2025.
Currently, 200 matches per…
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Protests erupt across Middle East over Gaza hospital blast
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protests-erupt-across-middle-east-over-gaza-blast
October 18, 2023, 10:00 PM
Protesters on Wednesday staged anti-Israeli demonstrations around the Middle East, some of them turning violent, to voice rage at an explosion that killed hundreds of Palestinians in the…
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Cheika says Pumas want to inspire a nation in semifinal
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/cheika-says-pumas-want-to-inspire-a-nation-in-world-cup-semi-final
October 18, 2023, 9:55 PM
Argentina head coach Michael Cheika said he and his players want to "have no regrets" once the final whistle goes on their Rugby World Cup semifinal with New…
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Messi earns $20.4 million under contract with Major League Soccer's Inter Miami
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lionel-messi-earns-20.4-million-under-contract-with-major-league-soccer%27s-inter-miami
October 18, 2023, 9:47 PM
Lionel Messi’s annualized compensation from his Major League Soccer contract with Inter Miami is just over $20.4 million, the MLS Players Association said Wednesday.
Messi earns more than…
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UK police charge Greta Thunberg after climate protest arrest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-police-charge-greta-thunberg-after-climate-protest-arrest1
October 18, 2023, 9:42 PM
UK police on Wednesday charged Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with a public order offence, following her detention at a protest outside an annual gathering of energy industry…
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Norwegian Navy shadows Chinese vessel probed over Baltic pipe damage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/norwegian-navy-shadows-chinese-vessel-probed-over-baltic-pipe-damage
October 18, 2023, 10:01 PM
A Norwegian Navy ship shadowed a Chinese container ship investigated over damage to a gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland for about 15 hours as it sailed…
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After early losses, Pumas and All Blacks meet in semifinal
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/all-blacks-starting-tele%27a-whitelock-while-pumas-change-9s-for-rugby-world-cup-semifinal
October 18, 2023, 9:53 PM
Argentina and New Zealand weren’t supposed to get this far after losing their opening games at the Rugby World Cup. The Pumas were seen as no-hopers, the All…
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Mexico says leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras to attend weekend migration summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-says-leaders-of-cuba-venezuela-haiti-honduras-to-attend-weekend-migration-summit
October 18, 2023, 9:42 PM
Mexico’s president says the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Honduras will attend a summit on migration that Mexico will host Sunday.
The four countries are among the…
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Gatland commits to coach Wales to 2027 Rugby World Cup and excited for future
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/gatland-commits-to-coach-wales-to-2027-rugby-world-cup-and-excited-for-future
October 18, 2023, 9:54 PM
Warren Gatland confirmed he's committed to coach Wales for the next four years after inspiring a condemned national team to the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup in…
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Poland's opposition parties open talks on a ruling coalition after winning the general election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poland%27s-opposition-parties-open-talks-on-a-ruling-coalition-after-winning-the-general-election
October 18, 2023, 9:42 PM
A coalition of three opposition parties who won Poland’s general election against the right-wing party that controlled the country for eight years opened talks Wednesday on forming a…
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Swedish study shows snoozing in the morning isn't bad
https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/swedish-study-shows-snoozing-in-the-morning-isn%27t-bad
October 18, 2023, 9:49 PM
You snooze, you lose? Swedish researchers said Wednesday that might not be the case, after their study even saw some benefits for those struggling with morning drowsiness.
While…
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Saudi Arabia, Japan to cooperate to ease Middle East tensions
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/saudi-arabia-japan-agree-to-cooperate-to-ease-middle-east-tensions
October 18, 2023, 9:43 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed in a call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday to work together to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza and…
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OPEC plans no immediate action after Iran urges Israel oil embargo, sources say
https://japantoday.com/category/business/opec-plans-no-immediate-action-after-iran-urges-israel-oil-embargo-sources-say1
October 18, 2023, 9:45 PM
OPEC is not planning to hold an extraordinary meeting or take any immediate action after Iran's foreign minister called on members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)…
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German government launches a drive to get more Ukrainian and other refugees into jobs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-government-launches-a-drive-to-get-more-ukrainian-and-other-refugees-into-jobs
October 18, 2023, 9:42 PM
The German government on Wednesday announced a drive to get more Ukrainian and other refugees into jobs now that many have a usable knowledge of the German language.…
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Toyota's partial production halt in Japan to continue through weekend
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update2-toyota%27s-partial-production-halt-in-japan-to-continue-through-weekend
October 18, 2023, 9:45 PM
Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it expects its partial production halt in Japan to continue at least through the weekend, with the company seeing its operations disrupted following…
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New missiles won't help Ukraine, says Putin
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-long-range-missiles-will-only-prolong-its-%27agony%27-putin
October 19, 2023, 3:31 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday the long-range missiles Washington had supplied Kyiv would only prolong the country's agony, hours after Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said they had…
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New Zealand rout Afghanistan at Cricket World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-zealand-score-288-6-against-sloppy-afghanistan-in-world-cup
October 18, 2023, 9:47 PM
New Zealand handed giant-killing Afghanistan a brutal reality check on Wednesday when they exploited a disastrous fielding performance to romp to a 149-run victory at the Cricket World…
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