Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Until the government stepped in, the currency had been trading close to its cheapest levels in four decades.
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Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
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Crystal Palace beats Shakhtar to close in on Conference League final
Crystal Palace took a giant step toward the UEFA Conference League final in their first season of European soccer with a 3-1 semifinal, first leg win over Shakhtar…
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Crystal Palace beats Shakhtar to close in on Conference League final
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PGA Tour golfers take wait-and-see approach amid LIV turmoil
Golfers who left the PGA Tour for LIV golf should face consequences if they want to return, 2023 British Open champion Brian Harman said Thursday amid news that…
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PGA Tour golfers take wait-and-see approach amid LIV turmoil
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Apple beats out earnings estimates with continued iPhone momentum
Apple posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Thursday, but investors’ attention is also focused on the upcoming CEO change and the tech firm's artificial intelligence strategy.…
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Apple beats out earnings estimates with continued iPhone momentum
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High oil prices due to the Iran war weigh on everything from the gas pump to consumer goods
Pain at the pump. Higher postal prices. Flights canceled, costlier airplane ticket prices and baggage fees. Everyday items such as soap and toothpaste getting more expensive.
Consumers are…
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High oil prices due to the Iran war weigh on everything from the gas pump to consumer goods
Japan Today
High oil prices due to the Iran war weigh on everything from the gas pump to consumer goods
Pain at the pump. Higher postal prices. Flights canceled, costlier airplane ticket prices and baggage fees. Everyday items such as soap and toothpaste getting more expensive.
Consumers are…
2 hours ago
Japan Today
High oil prices due to the Iran war weigh on everything from the gas pump to consumer goods
Japan Today
Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
Britney Spears was charged in California on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said.
The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single…
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Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
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Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
Britney Spears was charged in California on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said.
The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single…
2 hours ago
Japan Today
Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
Japan Today
Honda confident Aston Martin power unit problems solved
Honda’s trackside racing boss Shintaro Orihara said Thursday that he is confident they have found solutions to the power unit problems that undermined Aston Martin’s start to the…
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Honda confident Aston Martin power unit problems solved
Japan Today
Infantino confirms Iran will play World Cup games in U.S.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated that Iran will play their World Cup games in the United States as scheduled as soccer's power-brokers met in Vancouver on Thursday.
Iran's…
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Infantino confirms Iran will play World Cup games in U.S.
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Japan ranked 62nd in press freedom, just above U.S.; as Norway tops list
Reporters Without Borders placed Japan 62nd among 180 countries and regions in terms of press freedom in its annual global ranking announced Thursday, a slight improvement from last…
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Japan ranked 62nd in press freedom, just above U.S.; as Norway tops list
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The Onion's bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars in limbo as new court battles emerge
The Onion’s plan to take over the Infowars platforms that Alex Jones built into a bullhorn of conspiracy theories and turn them into parody sites was in limbo…
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The Onion's bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars in limbo as new court battles emerge
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Venice Biennale thrown into fresh turmoil as entire art jury resigns
The entire jury of the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition has resigned, organizers said on Thursday, a week after the panel announced it would not hand out awards…
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Venice Biennale thrown into fresh turmoil as entire art jury resigns
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Japan Times 1976: Disappointed hot-rod fans kill cameraman
Fifty years ago, a Kobe riot turns deadly; 25 years ago, a dictator's son slips into Tokyo Disneyland.
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Japan Times 1976: Disappointed hot-rod fans kill cameraman
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Japan's wig masters bring the kabuki stage to life
In kabuki, transformation begins with the wig, as master artisans shape identity, status and emotion strand by strand.
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Japan's wig masters bring the kabuki stage to life
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Air travel bookings for Japan's Golden Week holiday robust
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways reported year-on-year growth in reservations for both domestic and international flights for the eight-day period.
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Air travel bookings for Japan's Golden Week holiday robust
Japan Times
Shinjiro Koizumi to visit South Korea for defense talks in June
This will be Koizumi's first visit to South Korea since he assumed his post last October.
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Shinjiro Koizumi to visit South Korea for defense talks in June
Japan Times
Japan to begin Minamata disease survey as early as this year
The survey on residents of the Shiranui Sea coast in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures will be conducted for the first time under a special law that took effect in 2009.
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Japan to begin Minamata disease survey as early as this year
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Japan to begin Minamata disease survey as early as this year
The survey on residents of the Shiranui Sea coast in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures will be conducted for the first time under a special law that took effect in 2009.
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Japan to begin Minamata disease survey as early as this year
Japan Times
Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
Step up your "karaage" game by coating your chicken in a rich miso milk marinade — Southern style.
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Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
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Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
Without narration or music, Toru Yamada's intimate documentary "At the Triangle Intersection" follows the silences, routines and unresolved tensions of post-disaster life.
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Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
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Chinese claim Japan is seeking to host allies' nuclear arms rebutted in New York
Japan's representative said "introduction of nuclear weapons is not permitted" under its nonnuclear principles and that its nuclear energy is "exclusively for peaceful purposes."
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Chinese claim Japan is seeking to host allies' nuclear arms rebutted in New York
Japan Times
Yen, Japanese government bonds and Tokyo stocks decline as oil prices spike
The Japanese currency is at its weakest since July 2024 and at levels that could trigger intervention.
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Yen, Japanese government bonds and Tokyo stocks decline as oil prices spike
Japan Times
Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost of plastic packaging
Prolonged disruption to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz has cut the availability of naphtha, a critical ingredient used in the production of plastic packaging.
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Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost of plastic packaging