Japan, U.S. to closely watch currency movement as yen tumbles
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan-u.s.-to-closely-communicate-on-currency-movement
March 29, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japan and the United States agreed Tuesday to closely communicate on currency movements, a senior Finance Ministry official said a day after the yen tumbled to its lowest…
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Asian shares higher ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace talks
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-higher-ahead-of-russia-ukraine-peace-talks
March 29, 2022, 6:36 AM
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday in muted trading ahead of another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Crude oil prices fell further after sinking 7%…
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Former Komeito lawmaker convicted of illegally brokering loans
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/former-japan-lawmaker-convicted-of-illegally-brokering-loans
March 29, 2022, 7:50 AM
A former lawmaker of Komeito, the junior party in Japan's ruling coalition, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for illegally mediating public…
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Empty shelves and anxiety as Shanghai COVID-19 cases surge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/empty-shelves-and-anxiety-as-shanghai-covid-19-cases-surge
March 29, 2022, 7:54 AM
Shanghai recorded a steep climb in COVID-19 cases Tuesday as spreading anxiety in the Chinese city of about 25 million prompted panic-buying at supermarkets.
Millions endured a second…
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Singapore court dismisses mentally disabled man's death sentence appeal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore-court-dismisses-mentally-disabled-man%27s-death-sentence-appeal
March 29, 2022, 3:53 AM
Singapore's top court Tuesday dismissed a mentally disabled Malaysian man's last-ditch appeal against a death sentence, with his family saying they were "devastated" and "shocked" by the ruling.…
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17-year prison term finalized for man who escaped from police station
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/17-year-prison-term-finalized-for-man-who-escaped-from-police-station
March 29, 2022, 7:40 AM
The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a 34-year-old man who escaped from a police station in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, where he had been arrested for…
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Tokyo reports 7,846 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-7-846-new-coronavirus-cases
March 29, 2022, 7:57 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 7,846 new coronavirus cases, up 3,302 from Monday and up 4,313 from last Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Australia's flood-ravaged east braces for more storms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia%27s-flood-ravaged-east-braces-for-more-storms
March 29, 2022, 3:00 AM
Thousands of people across eastern Australia were told Tuesday to leave their homes as storms bear down on cities and towns still recovering from record deadly flooding just…
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Osaka makes Miami quarterfinals; says she's more grateful
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/osaka-makes-miami-quarterfinals-says-she%27s-more-grateful
March 29, 2022, 2:31 AM
Making the quarterfinals at a tournament used to be no big deal for Naomi Osaka. It was only a shock if it didn't happen.
Things are a bit…
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Biden says remark on Putin's power was about 'moral outrage'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-says-remark-on-putin%27s-power-was-about-%27moral-outrage%27
March 29, 2022, 5:06 AM
President Joe Biden said Monday that he is “not walking anything back” after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power," although Biden insisted…
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Smith apologizes to Rock; Academy to launch review
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/academy-condemns-will-smith%27s-actions-launches-review
March 29, 2022, 12:11 AM
The day after slapping Chris Rock on the Oscars stage and upending the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith issued an apology to the comedian, to the academy and to…
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Oscars audience tops 15 million, exceeding last year
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/oscars-audience-tops-15-million-exceeding-last-year
March 28, 2022, 10:12 PM
Television ratings for the Oscars rebounded somewhat from last year's record low, but the event clearly doesn't have the appeal to viewers that it once had.
Sunday's ceremony…
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Spain's place in 2023 Rugby World Cup in doubt
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spain%27s-place-in-2023-rugby-world-cup-in-doubt
March 28, 2022, 10:13 PM
Spain's place in the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France is in doubt while it is being investigated for fielding an ineligible player.
Spain qualified on March 13…
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Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/will-big-biodiversity-ambitions-be-enough-to-save-nature
March 28, 2022, 9:58 PM
After the world missed almost all of its targets to protect fast-dwindling nature for the last decade, observers following a new round of negotiations are focusing as much…
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Trial set for member of IS 'Beatles' kidnap-and-murder cell
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trial-set-for-member-of-is-%27beatles%27-kidnap-and-murder-cell
March 28, 2022, 9:53 PM
Jury selection begins on Tuesday in the trial of an alleged member of the notorious Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."
El Shafee Elsheikh is…
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‘Don’t Say Gay' bill signed by Florida Gov DeSantis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%E2%80%98don%E2%80%99t-say-gay%27-bill-signed-by-florida-gov.-ron-desantis
March 28, 2022, 9:53 PM
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn…
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Boris Becker speaks of money troubles at London trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/boris-becker-speaks-of-money-troubles-at-london-trial
March 28, 2022, 10:14 PM
Tennis great Boris Becker, who is on trial in London accused of failing to hand over his assets after he was declared bankrupt, has told a jury about…
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Judge: Trump likely committed crimes related to election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-oks-emails-to-jan.-6-panel-sees-likely-trump-crimes
March 29, 2022, 4:45 AM
A federal judge on Monday asserted it is “more likely than not” that former President Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification of the…
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Mexico to rent out presidential jet for weddings, parties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-to-rent-out-presidential-jet-for-weddings-parties
March 28, 2022, 10:15 PM
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he has now essentially given up on his quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet, and will rent it…
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi misses court hearings due to quarantine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar%27s-suu-kyi-misses-court-hearings-due-to-quarantine
March 28, 2022, 10:17 PM
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi did not attend recent court hearings in which she is a defendant because she has been quarantined due to possible exposure…
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea top military officers to meet in Hawaii
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-s.-korea-top-military-officers-to-meet-in-hawaii
March 28, 2022, 9:47 PM
Japan's highest-ranking military officer will travel to Hawaii later this week to meet with his counterparts from the United States and South Korea to discuss "various issues in…
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Tokyu railway to be 1st in Japan to run all lines on green energy
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyu-railway-to-be-1st-in-japan-to-run-all-lines-on-green-energy
March 28, 2022, 9:45 PM
Tokyu Corp said Monday it will run all its services entirely on energy from solar and other renewable sources beginning Friday, becoming the first Japanese railway operator to…
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G7 rejects Russia's demand to pay for gas in rubles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany-g7-rejects-russia%27s-demand-to-pay-for-gas-in-rubles
March 28, 2022, 9:52 PM
The Group of Seven major economies agreed Monday to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles.
German energy minister Robert Habeck told reporters…
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Canadian gymnasts ask for investigation into 'toxic' culture
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/canadian-gymnasts-ask-for-investigation-into-%27toxic%27-culture
March 28, 2022, 10:19 PM
A group of Canadian gymnasts is asking Sport Canada to launch an independent investigation into what they describe as a “toxic culture” within the sport's national governing body.…
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Ukrainians claim to retake ground ahead of latest talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Ukrainians-claim-to-retake-ground-ahead-of-latest-talks
March 29, 2022, 4:45 AM
Ukrainian forces claimed to have retaken a Kyiv suburb and an eastern town from the Russians in what is becoming a back-and-forth stalemate on the ground, while negotiators…
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China's Huawei says 2021 sales down, profit up
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/china%27s-huawei-says-2021-sales-down-profit-up
March 28, 2022, 9:49 PM
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei said Monday its sales fell but profit rose 76% in 2021, despite U.S. sanctions.
Huawei's chief financial officer was released by Canadian authorities…
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Excitement abounds in Hiroshima after 'Drive My Car' wins Oscar
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/excitement-abounds-in-hiroshima-site-of-drive-my-car-after-oscars
March 29, 2022, 7:52 AM
People in Hiroshima Prefecture, where Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Drive My Car" was mainly shot, celebrated Monday the film's best international feature Oscar awarded at the 94th…
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UAE energy chief doubles down on OPEC alliance with Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uae-energy-chief-doubles-down-on-opec-alliance-with-russia
March 28, 2022, 9:48 PM
The United Arab Emirates' energy minister doubled down Monday on an oil alliance with Russia that's helped buoy crude prices to their highest in years as Moscow's war…
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Kishida tells ministers to compile new economic package as prices skyrocket
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Gov%27t-to-compile-new-economic-package-to-soften-impact-of-rising-crude-oil-food-and-other-prices
March 29, 2022, 7:50 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday instructed ministers to begin work on developing a new stimulus package by late April to soften the blow from rising energy, commodity…
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Beyond the slap: 5 (other) talking points from the Oscars
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/beyond-the-slap-five-(other)-talking-points-from-the-oscars
March 28, 2022, 9:50 PM
With due respect to a historic best picture win for "CODA," only one talking point dominated Sunday's Oscars -- Will Smith striking Chris Rock.
That moment seems certain…
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