Patriotic fervor erupts on Chinese social media over Pelosi's Taiwan visit
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/patriotic-fervour-erupts-on-chinese-social-media-over-pelosis-taiwan-visit
August 3, 2022, 8:10 AM
By Eduardo Baptista
BEIJING (Reuters) - The sight of the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arriving in Taiwan late on Tuesday was too much to bear…
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China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruption
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-blocks-some-taiwan-imports-but-avoids-chip-disruption
August 3, 2022, 8:12 AM
China blocked imports of citrus and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by Nancy Pelosi, a top American lawmaker, to the self-ruled island but has avoided…
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Extra Diet session starts amid state funeral controversy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/extra-diet-session-starts-amid-state-funeral-controversy
August 3, 2022, 7:53 AM
An extraordinary Diet session began Wednesday, with debate on a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put on hold for the three-day sitting despite ongoing controversy…
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Tokyo reports 38,940 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-38-940-coronavirus-cases
August 3, 2022, 7:54 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 38,940 new coronavirus cases, up 8,098 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 35, up one…
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Japan expresses concern about China's military drills near Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-expresses-concern-about-china%27s-military-drills-near-taiwan
August 3, 2022, 7:53 AM
Japan expressed concern Wednesday about Chinese military activity around Taiwan during U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island, stressing the need for a peaceful resolution…
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Osaka makes triumphant return, will face Gauff in San Jose
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/osaka-makes-triumphant-return-will-face-gauff-in-san-jose
August 3, 2022, 8:03 AM
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka made a triumphant return from a two-month layoff by defeating Chinese teen Zheng Qinwen on Tuesday at the WTA San Jose hardcourt…
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Comanche warriors take spotlight in 'Predator' prequel 'Prey'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/comanche-warriors-take-spotlight-in-%27predator%27-prequel-%27prey%27
August 3, 2022, 8:00 AM
Having battled mighty heroes across time and space, the invisible extraterrestrial hunters of the "Predator" films have a new -- or rather, old -- foe in an 18th-century…
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Most Asian markets rise but Taiwan fears keep confidence in check
https://japantoday.com/category/business/most-asian-markets-rise-but-taiwan-fears-keep-confidence-in-check
August 3, 2022, 8:13 AM
Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday after the previous day's reverse, with focus on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which has further strained already tense China-US ties…
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Mother arrested after 2 children die of heatstroke when left in car
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/mother-arrested-after-2-children-die-of-heatstroke-when-left-in-car
August 3, 2022, 7:58 AM
Police in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of parental neglect resulting in death after her two-year-old daughter and one-year-old son died of…
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Hibakusha professor working to dispel A-bomb 'myth' in U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-hibakusha-professor-working-to-dispel-a-bomb-myth-in-u.s.
August 3, 2022, 7:56 AM
For nearly two decades, Yuki Miyamoto, a professor and second-generation Hiroshima "hibakusha," or atomic bomb survivor, has tried to teach her students at an American university about the…
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Five new faces to watch in the Bundesliga this season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/five-new-faces-to-watch-in-the-bundesliga-this-season
August 3, 2022, 8:05 AM
A new-look Bayern Munich will enter the 2022/23 season as firm favourites to win their 11th straight Bundesliga title, despite one of the more tumultuous off-seasons in recent…
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China's Pelosi bombast shows insecurity over Taiwan: analysts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-pelosi-bombast-shows-insecurity-over-taiwan-analysts
August 3, 2022, 8:14 AM
China's tough rhetoric around US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan reveals deep insecurity about Washington's shifting stance towards the island, analysts told AFP, as well as…
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US women schedule match against England at Wembley
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-women-schedule-match-against-england-at-wembley
August 3, 2022, 8:04 AM
The U.S. women's national team is set to face England at Wembley Stadium, the first of two European matches as the United States prepares to defend its title…
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Fire flowers
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/fire-flower
August 2, 2022, 11:52 PM
Fireworks light up the night sky in Yokohama's Minato Mirai port area during the return of the Kanagawa Shimbun fireworks display. Around 20,000 shells were launched over the…
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Britain's Conservative Party voting for next PM delayed after hacking alert: Telegraph
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain%27s-conservative-party-voting-for-next-pm-delayed-after-hacking-alert-the-telegraph
August 2, 2022, 11:14 PM
Voting by Britain's Conservative Party members to pick the next prime minister has been delayed after the GCHQ spy agency warned that cyber hackers could change people’s ballots,…
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4 South American nations launch joint bid for 2030 World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/4-south-american-nations-launch-joint-bid-for-2030-world-cup
August 2, 2022, 11:12 PM
Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay soccer executives and political leaders on Tuesday launched their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou hosted…
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Review: 'Bullet Train' goes off the rails, but Pitt doesn't
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/review-%27bullet-train%27-goes-off-the-rails-but-pitt-doesn%27t
August 2, 2022, 10:39 PM
Aboard the speeding locomotive of “Bullet Train” ride at least five assassins, one venomous reptile (a snake on the train), countless glib Guy Ritchie-esque slo-mo action sequences, and…
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Starbucks reports record revenue on frothy U.S. demand
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-reports-record-revenue-as-store-count-prices-rise
August 2, 2022, 11:17 PM
Starbucks on Tuesday reported record revenue in the April-June period, as strong U.S. demand made up for COVID shutdowns in China.
The Seattle-based coffee giant exceeded sales expectations…
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Putin's rumored girlfriend hit with latest U.S. sanctions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin%27s-rumored-girlfriend-hit-with-latest-u.s.-sanctions
August 3, 2022, 2:07 AM
A new round of U.S. sanctions targeting Russian elites includes a woman named in news reports as Vladimir Putin’s longtime romantic partner.
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that…
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Webb telescope captures colorful Cartwheel Galaxy
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/webb-telescope-captures-colourful-cartwheel-galaxy
August 3, 2022, 7:41 AM
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of…
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Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China threats
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/pelosi-defies-china-threats-and-lands-in-taiwan
August 3, 2022, 1:53 AM
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan late Tuesday, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world's…
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Japan health experts urge gov't to speed up review of COVID measures
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-health-experts-urge-gov%27t-to-speed-up-review-of-covid-measures
August 3, 2022, 7:59 AM
A group of Japanese health experts on Tuesday urged the government to speed up its review of measures against COVID-19, including changing ways to collect infection numbers and…
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U.S. Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-navy-deploys-four-warships-east-of-taiwan-as-pelosi-heads-to-taipei3
August 3, 2022, 2:07 AM
By Greg Torode and Yimou Lee
HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S.…
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TEPCO widens loss in April-June as war in Ukraine raises fuel prices
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tepco-widens-loss-in-april-june-as-war-in-ukraine-raises-fuel-prices
August 2, 2022, 10:41 PM
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Tuesday its net loss expanded to 67.10 billion yen ($513 million) for the three months ended June from 3.03 billion yen…
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Myanmar junta undecided on release of Japanese man: spokesman
https://japantoday.com/category/national/myanmar-junta-undecided-on-release-of-japanese-man-spokesman
August 3, 2022, 7:59 AM
Myanmar's ruling military has not decided whether it will release a Japanese man who was detained by police in connection with an anti-coup protest in Yangon, a military…
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Truck maker Hino says emissions data faked for 20 years
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-truckmaker-hino-says-emissions-data-faked-for-20-years
August 3, 2022, 1:54 AM
Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003, according to the results of an investigation…
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China's former golf world number one Feng Shanshan retires
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china%27s-former-golf-world-number-one-feng-shanshan-retires
August 2, 2022, 10:44 PM
China's former world number one and 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Feng Shanshan announced her retirement from professional golf and the LPGA Tour on Tuesday.
"Now it is time…
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Stunning photo shows the beautiful power of Japan’s biggest fireworks shell
https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/stunning-photo-shows-the-beautiful-power-of-japan%E2%80%99s-biggest-fireworks-shell
August 2, 2022, 8:19 PM
Many Japanese summer festivals are highlighted by grand fireworks shows, some of which are so jaw-droppingly spectacular they draw crowds of spectators from all over the country.
Hosted in the…
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Japan foreign minister meets new S Korean envoy as relations thaw
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-foreign-minister-meets-new-s.-korean-envoy-as-relations-thaw
August 2, 2022, 7:55 AM
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met Tuesday with new South Korean Ambassador to Japan Yun Duk Min for the first time, signaling Tokyo's willingness to improve ties with Seoul…
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Sri Lankans bide time as leaders seek fix for economic woes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lankans-bide-time-as-leaders-seek-fix-for-economic-woes
August 2, 2022, 7:28 AM
Sri Lankans who have endured months of fuel and food shortages are bracing for more pain as a newly installed government scrambles to find solutions to the Indian…
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