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 Crisis-hit Volkswagen scraps German job protection deal

Volkswagen on Tuesday axed an agreement protecting jobs in Germany that had been in place three decades, as the ailing auto titan pushes ahead with a controversial cost-cutting…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/crisis-hit-volkswagen-scraps-german-job-protection-deal 
 Japan PM hopeful Ishiba says complete exit from deflation crucial

Shigeru Ishiba, the former Japanese defense minister running in the ruling party's leadership race, said on Tuesday that a complete exit from deflation is a crucially important task…

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-hopeful-ishiba-says-complete-exit-from-deflation-crucial 
 Asian shares trading mixed as investors gauge inflation data

Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street that regained some of the losses from the market’s worst week in nearly a year and…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-trading-mixed-as-investors-gauge-inflation-data 
 Conservative Takaichi makes 2nd bid for Japan ruling party leadership

Japan's economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday announced her second bid to become president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, joining what is already a crowded race…

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Conservative-Takaichi-makes-2nd-bid-for-Japan-ruling-party-leadership 
 Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders

To Howard Schultz, the chaos he observed at a Starbucks in Chicago one recent morning summed up the troubles of the company he long led as chairman and…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-turns-to-a-celebrity-ceo-as-it-struggles-to-define-itself-for-an-era-of-mobile-orders 
 Morocco’s El Idrissi smashes women’s marathon world record on last day of the Paralympic Games

Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi smashed the world record in the women’s marathon for runners with visual impairments on the last day of the Paralympic Games.
El Idrissi…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/morocco%E2%80%99s-el-idrissi-smashes-women%E2%80%99s-marathon-world-record-on-the-last-day-of-the-paralympic-games 
 Fukushima peaches go on sale at London luxury department store Harrods

Luxury department store Harrods in London has started selling white peaches from Fukushima Prefecture.
The Sakura peaches went on sale on Saturday and the tasting corner was crowded…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/fukushima-peaches-go-on-sale-at-london-luxury-department-store-harrods 
 Australia's census to include sexual orientation, gender questions for first time

Australia will include questions on sexual orientation and gender in its census for the first time, after more than a week of controversy over the center-left Labor government's…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia%27s-census-to-include-sexual-orientation-gender-questions-for-first-time 
 Chinese teenager takes 7th gold of Paris Paralympics

Teenage Chinese swimmer Jiang Yuyan collected her seventh gold of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, while the USA were aiming to win a third consecutive men's wheelchair basketball…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chinese-teenager-takes-7th-gold-of-paris-paralympics 
 Rising Sun welcome for Trump

People carrying American and Japanese flags play the national anthem as others listen before a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at Central Wisconsin…

https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/rising-sun-welcome-for-trump 
 Puffed up with pride: Japanese 10-year-old passes deadly fish test

A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorised to prepare fugu pufferfish -- a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed.
Fifth…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/puffed-up-with-pride-japanese-10-year-old-passes-deadly-fish-test 
 Inglis' 43-ball century sets up Australia series win over Scotland

Josh Inglis smashed a 43-ball century and Australia thrashed Scotland by 70 runs in the second Twenty20 to clinch the series with a game to spare on Friday.…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/inglis%27-43-ball-century-sets-up-australia-series-win-over-scotland 
 Japan beats U.S. to clinch first Paralympics wheelchair rugby gold

Japan beat three-time former champions the USA 48-41 in Paris on Monday to claim their first gold medal in Paralympics wheelchair rugby.
Katsuya Hashimoto scored 19 tries for…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-ease-past-us-to-clinch-first-paralympics-wheelchair-rugby-gold 
 Harris set to oppose sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese firm at Pennsylvania event

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris plans to use Monday's joint campaign appearance in the industrial city of Pittsburgh with President Joe Biden to say that U.S. Steel should…

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Harris-set-to-oppose-sale-of-U.S.-Steel-to-a-Japanese-firm-during-Pennsylvania-event-with-Biden 
 Can man

An empty can collector carries cans in the heavy rain in Tokyo on Friday.

https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/can-man-1 
 Australia census plan prompts LGTBQ boycott threat

Australia's decision not to include new questions about gender and sexual orientation in the next census prompted fierce debate Thursday, and a warning that LGBTQ citizens may boycott…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-census-plan-prompts-lgtbq-boycott-threat 
 Woman arrested for posing as Bill Gates' daughter to defraud man

Police in Togane City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of fraud after she posed online as the daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-for-posing-as-bill-gates%27-daughter-to-defraud-man 
 Having Orbán in charge of EU presidency raises key question: Is Hungary for or against the EU?

The European Union traditionally ends its summer slumber in the dying days of August with an informal meeting of its foreign affairs ministers in a political equivalent of…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/having-orban-in-charge-of-eu%27s-presidency-raises-key-question-is-hungary-for-or-against-the-eu 
 Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with United States over Tehran's nuclear program

Iran's supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its civilian government there was “no…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran%27s-supreme-leader-opens-door-to-negotiations-with-united-states-over-tehran%27s-nuclear-program 
 Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for 2020 Democratic nomination, endorses Trump against former foe Harris

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent four years ago and linking herself…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/tulsi-gabbard-who-ran-for-2020-democratic-nomination-endorses-trump-against-former-foe-harris 
 Tim Burton, Hollywood's Goth soul, heads to Venice

With Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" to premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week, the U.S. director's dark, oddball yet always tender cinematic approach looks poised for its…

https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tim-burton-hollywood%27s-goth-soul-heads-to-venice 
 Dolphin attacks on rise at Fukui beaches; 18 injured so far in 2024

Wild dolphin attacks at beaches in a central Japan prefecture have been on the rise since 2022, with experts suggesting that a sole Indo-Pacific bottlenose may be the…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/dolphin-attacks-on-rise-in-central-japan-beaches-18-injured-in-2024 
 German police arrest suspect in stabbing rampage

A 26-year-old man suspected of a stabbing rampage in the western German town of Solingen has been taken into police custody, a state official told German television on…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-police-arrest-suspect-in-stabbing-rampage-official-says 
 Ohtani throws off a mound for 1st time since elbow surgery last fall

Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since having elbow surgery last year that has kept the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar from pitching this…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dodgers%27-shohei-ohtani-throws-off-a-mound-for-1st-time-since-elbow-surgery-last-fall 
 RFK Jr ends U.S. presidential campaign; endorses Trump

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr abandoned his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a run that he began as a Democrat trading on…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/rfk-jr-ends-us-presidential-campaign-endorses-trump1 
 27 Indian tourists killed in Nepal bus accident

A bus carrying Indian tourists plunged off a Nepali highway and into a river on Friday, killing 27 people and injuring another 16.
Deadly crashes are relatively common…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/27-indian-tourists-killed-in-nepal-bus-accident 
 Zelenskyy visits border area from where Ukrainian forces entered Russian territory

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the northeastern Ukrainian border area from where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia more than two weeks…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/drone-attacks-on-a-military-facility-in-southern-russia-spark-a-fire 
 Sinner edges past Zverev to reach Cincinnati final

Jannik Sinner ended his losing streak against Alexander Zverev with a 7-6 (11/9), 5-7, 7-6 (7/4)  win on Sunday which took him into the final of the Cincinnati…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sinner-edges-past-zverev-to-reach-cincinnati-final 
 Ukrainian president says push into Russia's Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-troops-have-struck-2-key-bridges-in-russia.-could-it-mean-they%27re-there-to-stay 
 French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88

French actor Alain Delon, who melted the hearts of millions of film fans whether playing a murderer, hoodlum or hitman in his postwar heyday, has died, French media…

https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/french-actor-alain-delon-dies-aged-88-french-media-report 
 Suspect arrested for attempted murder after stabbing man at river in Miyagi

Police in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed an acquaintance in his 20s on a riverbank on…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/suspect-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-stabbing-man-at-river-in-miyagi 
 Greenland court orders anti-whaling activist Paul Watson must remain in custody until Sept 5

A court in Greenland ruled Thursday that veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson must remain in custody as authorities consider Japan's request for his extradition, police…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/greenland-court-orders-anti-whaling-activist-paul-watson-must-remain-in-custody-until-sept.-5 
 Japanese executive convicted in Myanmar for selling rice above set prices returns home

A Japanese business executive has returned home from Myanmar following his release from more than a month of detention after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, his…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japanese-executive-convicted-in-myanmar-for-selling-rice-above-set-prices-returns-home 
 Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after crashing into ex-wife's car

Police in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his ex-wife after he rammed his car into hers.
According to police,…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-after-crashing-into-ex-wife%27s-car 
 China public concerned how next Japanese PM will handle treated water

Chinese people closely followed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's announcement Wednesday that he is not running in the upcoming ruling party presidential election, with netizens concerned how his…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/china-public-concerned-how-next-japan-pm-will-handle-treated-water 
 Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen to be suspended Friday as typhoon nears

Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Nagoya stations will be halted throughout Friday as Typhoon Ampil is forecast to approach eastern Japan, the operator said, in a…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-tokyo-nagoya-shinkansen-to-halt-fri.-as-typhoon-nears-eastern-japan 
 Spain to investigate unauthorized Katy Perry music video in a protected natural area

In her new music video, Katy Perry pretends to be one of the thousands of tourists having the time of their lives on Spain's Balearic Islands in the…

https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/spain-to-investigate-unauthorized-katy-perry-music-video-in-a-protected-natural-area 
 Taylor Swift set for emotional London return after terror threat

Taylor Swift will take to the stage in London on Thursday, resuming the world's biggest ever concert tour amid tightened security after a foiled Islamic State-inspired attack forced…

https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/taylor-swift-set-for-emotional-london-return-after-terror-threat 
 Sweet and salty deal worth $30 billion would put M&M's and Snickers alongside Cheez-It and Pringles

M&M's maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts, for nearly $30 billion, vastly expanding the number of household-name brands under one roof. 
Kellanova was…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/mars-maker-of-m-m%27s-and-snickers-to-buy-cheez-it-owner-kellanova-for-nearly-30-billion 
 Foxconn net profit rises in second quarter on AI demand

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn on Wednesday reported a six percent jump in net profit for the second quarter of the year, driven by strong growth in demand for…

https://japantoday.com/category/tech/foxconn-net-profit-rises-in-second-quarter-on-ai-demand 
 What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as…

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/explainer-what-you-need-to-know-about-japan-picking-its-next-prime-minister 
 Kishida championed 'new capitalism' but was undone by yen

Fumio Kishida pushed through Japan's biggest wage increases in decades, but it was not enough to make up for the impact the battered yen has had - or…

https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/analysis-japan%27s-kishida-championed-%27new-capitalism%27-but-was-undone-by-yen 
 Japan PM Kishida, once a safe pair of hands, fumbles top job

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was seen as a safe pair of hands when his party installed him three years ago, but he soon became a liability as…

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-once-a-safe-pair-of-hands-fumbles-top-job 
 Japanese worried and confused after first-ever megaquake advisory

Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-are-worried-and-confused-after-first-ever-megaquake-advisory.-what-does-it-mean 
 Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver Olympic wrestling medal rejected by arbitration court

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been rejected by the ad-hoc division…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/vinesh-phogat%E2%80%99s-appeal-for-a-shared-silver-olympic-wrestling-medal-rejected-by-arbitration-court 
 Sinner survives challenge from Cincinnati qualifier

Jannik Sinner fought off eight break points as the top seed began the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-4, 7-5 triumph over U.S. qualifier Alex Michelsen on Wednesday.
The…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sinner-survives-challenge-from-cincinnati-qualifier 
 French prosecutors investigate cyber harassment of Algerian Olympic champ Imane Khelif

French prosecutors opened an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif after a rain of criticism and false claims about her sex…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-prosecutors-investigate-gender-based-cyber-harassment-of-algerian-olympic-champ-imane-khelif 
 Stopping Man City, VAR and burnout fears: The big talking points ahead of the Premier League season

A look at some of the big talking points heading into the new Premier League season, which starts on Friday when Manchester United hosts Fulham:
STOPPING CITY
Since…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/stopping-man-city-var-and-burnout-fears-the-big-talking-points-ahead-of-the-premier-league-season 
 Technology, social media put Paris Olympic referees, officials under scrutiny

Close decisions and controversies became big talking points at the Paris Olympics, where referees and officials came under more scrutiny than ever in the face of improved technology…

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympics-technology-social-media-put-paris-referees-under-scrutiny 
 Stonehenge mystery deepens as altar traced to Scotland

A central stone of the famous Stonehenge monument in southwest England came from 750 kilometers away in northeast Scotland, surprised scientists said Wednesday, solving one mystery but raising…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/stonehenge-mystery-deepens-as-altar-traced-to-scotland 
 Weary Argentines have mixed feelings as world's worst inflation eases

Argentines, feeling the pinch of the world's highest annual inflation rates, are feeling both hopeful and weary as monthly price increases dip to their lowest in over two…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/weary-argentines-have-mixed-feelings-as-world%27s-worst-inflation-eases 
 WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/who-declares-mpox-outbreaks-in-africa-a-global-health-emergency-as-a-new-form-of-the-virus-spreads 
 Suspected Trump hack comes as Iran flexes digital muscles ahead of U.S. election

With less than three months before the U.S. election, Iran is intensifying its efforts to meddle in American politics, U.S. officials and private cybersecurity firms say, with the…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27chaos-agent%27-suspected-trump-hack-comes-as-iran-flexes-digital-muscles-ahead-of-us-election 
 Judge rejects Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-rejects-donald-trump%27s-latest-demand-to-step-aside-from-hush-money-criminal-case 
 Ukraine says it has taken more ground and prisoners during its advance into Russia border region

Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border advance into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming that they took more ground, captured more Russian prisoners…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-second-russian-border-region-declares-an-emergency-as-ukrainian-forces-press-their-incursion 
 Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks but may meet mediators afterwards

Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, but an official briefed on the…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-to-stay-out-of-gaza-truce-talks-but-may-meet-mediators-afterwards2 
 He’s been a dead man walking for quite some time.

Michael Cucek, a professor specializing in Japanese politics at Temple University in Tokyo, referring to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who announced Wednesday he will step down in September, ending…

https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/He%E2%80%99s-been-a-dead-man-walking-for-quite-some-time 
 Little League

The Japan Region Champions from Tokyo participate in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Little League World Series baseball tournament in South Williamsport, Pa, on Wednesday.

https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/little-league-1 
 Central Japan firms helping teach Japanese to foreign workers' kids

Regional business groups in central Japan are stepping up efforts to support Japanese language education for children with foreign roots, aiming to create a welcoming environment for the…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/central-japan-firms-helping-teach-japanese-to-foreign-workers%27-kids 
 Denmark to pressure Sweden over gang violence

Denmark will put pressure on Sweden to contain growing cross-border gang violence, including armed Swedish teenagers acting as "child soldiers" in turf wars, the Danish justice minister said…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/denmark-to-pressure-sweden-over-gang-violence 
 Two killed in apartment fire; arrested man had told relative 'I want to die'

A 23-year-old unemployed man has been arrested on suspicion of arson and murder following an apartment fire last week in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, that left two people dead.…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/two-killed-in-apartment-fire-arrested-man-tells-relative-%27i-want-to-die%27 
 Stolen helicopter crashes into hotel roof in Australian resort city of Cairns, killing pilot

A man died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia, ended in a crash on a hotel roof early Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/helicopter-crashes-into-hotel-roof-in-australian-resort-town-killing-pilot1 
 Fatal weekend shootings jolt growing Denver area suburb

Four men were fatally shot and a woman was hospitalized with gunshot wounds during a spate of weekend violence in the Denver suburb of Commerce City. A person…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/fatal-weekend-shootings-jolt-growing-denver-area-suburb 
 51-year-old man wanted on suspicion of killing father, injuring sister, found dead

A 51-year-old man who was wanted on suspicion of killing his 92-year-old father and injuring his 55-year-old sister has been found dead in Gunma Prefecture, police said Sunday,…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/51-year-old-man-wanted-on-suspicion-of-killing-father-injuring-sister-found-dead 
 Venezuela's top court says opposition failed to submit proof in election dispute

Venezuela's supreme court on Saturday said that it had not received evidence from the opposition coalition in the disputed July 28 presidential elections and warned that its decision…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/venezuela%27s-top-court-says-opposition-failed-to-submit-proof-in-election-dispute 
 Switzerland take bronze in women's beach volleyball

Switzerland's Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner claimed the bronze medal in women's beach volleyball on Friday, securing the win in straight sets.
The ninth-ranked pair had a constant…

https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/switzerland-claim-bronze-in-olympic-beach-volleyball 
 Gov't urges public not to hoard disaster kits amid megaquake fear

The Japanese government on Friday urged the public to refrain from excessively hoarding disaster kits, as some items have gone out of stock due to a surge in…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-urges-public-not-to-hoard-disaster-kits-amid-megaquake-fear 
 Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary as Israel snub overshadows ceremony

Nagasaki marked on Friday the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in World War II, with its peace ceremony hit by controversy after several…

https://japantoday.com/category/national/Nagasaki-marks-79th-A-bomb-anniversary 
 Anti-whaling activist Watson says Greenland arrest 'political'

U.S.-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson considers his detention in Greenland and Japan's extradition request to be political, his campaigning group Sea Shepherd said Thursday.
Lamya Essemlali, president of…

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/anti-whaling-activist-watson-says-greenland-arrest-political 
 Sport climbers rely on specially trained volunteers to keep them safe during Olympic competition

Making its second appearance at the Summer Olympics, sport climbing is attracting big crowds at the Paris Games, as well as lots of attention for some of its…

https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/sport-climbers-rely-on-specially-trained-volunteers-to-keep-them-safe-during-olympic-competition 
 Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin

By Jeff Mason and Joseph Ax
(Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, put his Midwestern credentials to the test…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/democrats-harris-walz-test-midwest-credentials-at-rallies-in-michigan-and-wisconsin 
 Danish PM's attacker gets jail term; to be deported

A Danish court on Wednesday handed a Polish man a four-month prison sentence and ordered him deported for punching the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in June.
The…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/danish-pm%27s-attacker-gets-jail-term-to-be-deported 
 U.S. trade gap narrows less than expected in June

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly less than analysts anticipated in June, according to government data released Tuesday, helped by an uptick in exports.
The trade gap in…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-trade-gap-narrows-less-than-expected-in-june 
 Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent disorder in UK

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the "full force of the law" as he sought to quell…

https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk%27s-starmer-vows-speedy-punishment-to-quell-violent-disorder1 
 Financial markets around the globe falling. Here's what to know about how we got here

Markets on Wall Street and around the world are in a mini-panic. Worried about a slowing U.S. economy, investors sent the market in Japan to its worst day…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/financial-markets-around-the-globe-are-falling.-here%27s-what-to-know-about-how-we-got-here 
 Zou Jingyuan defends parallel bars title on final day of artistic gymnastics

Zou Jingyuan of China was close to perfection Monday to defend his Olympic title in parallel bars on the final day of artistic gymnastics at the Paris Games.…

https://japantoday.com/category/paris-2024-olympics/zou-jingyuan-defends-parallel-bars-title-on-final-day-of-artistic-gymnastics-at-paris-olympics 
 Australia looks to overhaul slot rules at Sydney airport to boost competition

The Australian government said on Monday it would introduce rules to free up more takeoff and landing slots at Sydney airport, and make it easier for new airlines…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/australia-looks-to-overhaul-slot-rules-at-sydney-airport-to-boost-competition 
 Nikkei plunges 12.4%, logging its worst two-day decline in history

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 12.4% on Monday, resuming sell-offs that are shaking world markets as investors fret over the state of the U.S. economy.
The…

https://japantoday.com/category/business/Nikkei-logs-its-worst-two-day-decline-in-history