Ohtani fans 11, but Seager, Lowe lead Texas to 2-0 win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-fans-11-but-seager-lowe-lead-texas-to-2-0-win
July 29, 2022, 7:17 AM
Shohei Ohtani dazzled batters with his wicked slider, blew them away with his 100-mph fastball and repeatedly pitched out of trouble while racking up 11 strikeouts.
The AL…
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Tokyo reports 36,814 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-36-814-coronavirus-cases
July 29, 2022, 7:58 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 36,814, new coronavirus cases, down 3,592 from Thursday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 26,…
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Ex-BOJ chief likened inflation goal to constitution: 2012 minutes
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ex-boj-chief-likened-inflation-goal-to-constitution-2012-minutes
July 29, 2022, 7:29 AM
An inflation goal for a central bank carries the same weight as a constitution for a country, former Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said at a policy…
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18-year-old girl arrested for attempted murder of mother after argument over air conditioner
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/18-year-old-girl-arrested-for-attempted-murder-of-mother-after-argument-over-air-conditioner
July 29, 2022, 7:21 AM
Police in Sapporo have arrested an 18-year-old girl on suspicion of attempted murder after she slashed her mother with a knife following a dispute over use of the…
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Japanese government urges businesses to raise wages on par with price hikes
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-urges-businesses-to-raise-wages-on-par-with-price-hikes
July 29, 2022, 7:39 AM
Japan on Friday urged companies to raise wages on par with price hikes of around 2 percent, a level the central bank has set as its inflation target,…
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Japan looks to regions to mount COVID fight as variant spreads
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-looks-to-regions-to-fight-COVID-as-variant-spreads
July 29, 2022, 7:30 AM
Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take their own counter-measures against the spread of a new coronavirus variant that has sent cases surging to record levels but there…
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Australian TV soap 'Neighbours' screens star-studded finale
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/australian-tv-soap-%27neighbours%27-screens-star-studded-finale
July 29, 2022, 7:20 AM
A crowd of staunch fans braved wet winter weather in downtown Melbourne on Thursday to watch outdoors the star-studded finale of the Australian television soap “Neighbours,” which ran…
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Ukraine bombs Russian forces in drive to retake south
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-bombs-russian-forces-in-drive-to-retake-south
July 28, 2022, 11:47 PM
Ukraine stepped up its drive to retake Russian-controlled southern Ukraine by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas.
In a Thursday night address, President Volodymyr…
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Woodblock unmasked
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/woodblock-unmasked
July 28, 2022, 11:03 PM
People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk by a signboard featuring an 18th century "ukiyoe" woodblock printing artwork in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Governments ramp up demands for user info, Twitter warns
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/governments-ramp-up-demands-for-user-info-twitter-warns
July 29, 2022, 7:18 AM
Twitter warned Thursday that governments around the globe are asking the company to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate.
The…
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$1.1B Mega Millions jackpot among largest prizes ever
https://japantoday.com/category/world/1.1b-mega-millions-jackpot-latest-in-history-of-lotteries
July 29, 2022, 7:52 AM
At over $1 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is among the largest lottery prizes ever up for grabs, making it the latest focus of lotteries that have been…
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KDDI network outage affects record 30.91 million users
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-kddi-network-outage-affects-record-30.91-million-users
July 28, 2022, 10:35 PM
A major service disruption at telecom company KDDI Corp. earlier this month affected at least 30.91 million people, becoming one of the worst such incidents in Japan, according…
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Takanashi eager for strong Olympic return in 2026
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ski-jumping-takanashi-eager-for-strong-olympic-return-in-2026
July 28, 2022, 10:34 PM
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi vowed Thursday to return to the Winter Olympics strongly in Italy in 2026 after she and four other jumpers were controversially disqualified for suit…
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S. Korean, Indonesian leaders agree to boost economic ties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/s.-korean-indonesian-leaders-agree-to-boost-economic-ties
July 28, 2022, 10:53 PM
The presidents of South Korea and Indonesia agreed Thursday to boost their bilateral cooperation on supply chains, economic security and defense.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in South…
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Bernard Cribbins, actor who delighted UK kids, dies at 93
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bernard-cribbins-actor-who-delighted-uk-kids-dies-at-93
July 28, 2022, 10:57 PM
Bernard Cribbins, a beloved British entertainer whose seven-decade career ranged from the bawdy “Carry On” comedies to children’s television and “Doctor Who,” has died. He was 93.
Agent…
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4-time F1 champion Vettel to retire at end of season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/4-time-f1-champion-vettel-to-retire-at-end-of-season
July 28, 2022, 10:54 PM
Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family, the German driver said Thursday.
Vettel won…
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Keep calm, cut the air con - Japan's energy saving is model for Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/national/keep-calm-and-cut-the-air-con-japan%27s-energy-saving-is-model-for-europe
July 29, 2022, 7:40 AM
As Europe braces for energy shortages from Russian gas cuts, Japan's own energy crisis a decade ago offers survival lessons to households and businesses - such as dimming…
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Nissan's profits plunge on COVID lockdown, chips crunch
https://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan%27s-profits-plunge-on-covid-lockdown-chips-crunch
July 28, 2022, 10:52 PM
Japanese automaker Nissan's profit plunged in the last quarter to less than half of what it was a year earlier as the COVID-19 lockdown in China and a…
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Japan urges Russia not to hold military drills around disputed islands
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-urges-russia-not-to-hold-military-drills-around-disputed-islands
July 28, 2022, 10:50 PM
Japan urged Russia to exclude areas around disputed northern islands from military drills Moscow is planning to conduct in the country's Far East from late August, a Japanese…
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Japan reports 233,094 coronavirus cases; record high 40,406 for Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-233-094-coronavirus-cases-record-high-40-406-for-Tokyo
July 29, 2022, 7:40 AM
Japan on Thursday reported 233,094 coronavirus cases, a record high for the second straight day. Eighteen prefectures also recorded their highest numbers.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported a…
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Tsunami could kill 149,000 in Hokkaido in worst-case quake scenario
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tsunami-could-kill-149-000-in-hokkaido-in-worst-case-quake-scenario
July 29, 2022, 3:12 AM
Damage estimates released Thursday by the Hokkaido government show tsunami could kill 149,000 people in the event a major earthquake hits off Japan's northernmost main island, surpassing a…
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Japan discusses regional defense in rare visit to Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-discusses-regional-defense-in-rare-visit-to-taiwan
July 29, 2022, 7:31 AM
A group of Japanese lawmakers including two former defense ministers met with Taiwan's president on Thursday in a rare high-level visit to discuss regional security.
The delegation, led…
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Toyota set to lead global sales in Jan-June for 3rd year in row
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-toyota-set-to-lead-global-sales-in-jan-june-for-3rd-yr-in-row
July 28, 2022, 7:39 AM
Toyota Motor Corp. group is set to lead global auto sales in the first half of 2022, topping the list ahead of German rival Volkswagen AG for the…
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Japan tops global new COVID cases in week to Sunday: WHO
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-tops-global-new-covid-cases-in-week-to-sunday-who
July 28, 2022, 10:45 PM
Japan had the world's highest number of new coronavirus cases in the week to Sunday with more than 969,000, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
It was followed…
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2nd Japan case of monkeypox confirmed in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2nd-japan-case-of-monkeypox-confirmed-in-tokyo
July 28, 2022, 11:16 AM
Japan has confirmed its second case of monkeypox in a man in his 30s in Tokyo who had traveled to North and Central America, a Tokyo metropolitan government…
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BOJ will not budge on easing to spur wage growth: deputy chief
https://japantoday.com/category/national/boj-will-not-budge-on-easing-to-spur-wage-growth-deputy-chief
July 28, 2022, 7:33 AM
The Bank of Japan will not waver in its monetary easing policy to promote more robust wage growth, a deputy governor said Thursday, noting its goal of achieving…
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Padres' Darvish misses 10th win despite quality start
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-padres%27-darvish-misses-10th-win-despite-quality-start
July 28, 2022, 7:40 AM
Yu Darvish logged his fourth straight quality start for the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, but fell short of his 10th win of the season in the team's…
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Brewer releases ultra-expensive sake made from hand-cultivated rice
https://japantoday.com/category/business/brewer-releases-ultra-expensive-sake-made-from-hand-cultivated-rice
July 29, 2022, 7:18 AM
A regional sake brewer has released a product for an eye-popping ¥330,000 ($2,400) -- a set of two 720-milliter bottles of sake made from Japan's famed Koshihikari rice…
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Japan to foster startups by sending 1,000 people to Silicon Valley
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-to-foster-startups-by-sending-1-000-people-to-silicon-valley
July 28, 2022, 10:52 PM
Industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said in the United States Wednesday that Japan plans to encourage startup businesses by sending 1,000 people to Silicon Valley over five years to…
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2 suspects arrested over assault and robbery of man at his home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-suspects-arrested-over-assault-and-robbery-of-man-at-his-home
July 28, 2022, 10:48 PM
Police in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested two unemployed men on suspicion of breaking into a man’s house, beating him and then stealing his watch and other personal…
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