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Ohtani Shohei Marks 14th Win, 200th Strikeout

Ohtani Shohei marks 14th win, 200th strikeout

In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels earned his 14th win and 200th strikeout. The Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Friday in the Twin Cities.

Ohtani was the starting pitcher and designated hitter, batting third.

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Police In Tokyo Beef Up Security For Abe's State Funeral

Police in Tokyo beef up security for Abe's state funeral

Police in Tokyo are increasing security across the capital before the arrival of foreign dignitaries for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

The funeral is set to take place on Tuesday at Nippon Budokan in central Tokyo. Abe was shot and killed on July 8 while giving an election campaign speech.

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Downpours Hit Shizuoka Pref. As Tropical Storm Approaches

Downpours hit Shizuoka Pref. as tropical storm approaches

Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan is being hit by torrential rain due to an approaching tropical storm. Weather officials are urging residents to be on maximum alert for possible disasters.

The Meteorological Agency says Tropical Storm Talas was 180 kilometers south-southwest of Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka as of 12 a.m. on Saturday. It was moving northeast at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.

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Tropical Storm Likely To Develop South Of Japan

Tropical storm likely to develop south of Japan

Japanese weather officials say a tropical depression to the south of Japan is likely to develop into a tropical storm as it approaches the country over the weekend.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says the developing system is expected to come close to western and eastern regions along the Pacific coast from Friday night through Saturday. It is then expected to be downgraded to an extra-tropical low by Sunday morning.

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Questions Raised Over Impact Of Japan's Currency Market Intervention

Questions raised over impact of Japan's currency market intervention

Questions are being raised over whether Japan's latest intervention in the foreign exchange market will have a lasting effect of propping up the yen.

The government and the Bank of Japan stepped into the market on Thursday to buy the yen and sell the dollar. It was the country's first such move since June 1998.

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Japanese Government Expects 4,300 People To Attend Abe State Funeral

Japanese government expects 4,300 people to attend Abe state funeral

The Japanese government says it expects about 4,300 people from inside and outside Japan to attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo next Tuesday.

At a news conference on Thursday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu said about 3,600 people from within the country and about 700 others from overseas are expected to be present at the funeral.

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Lockers Closed Off At Tokyo Airport Ahead Of Vip Arrivals For Abe's Funeral

Lockers closed off at Tokyo airport ahead of VIP arrivals for Abe's funeral

Workers at Tokyo's Haneda Airport are busy closing off hundreds of luggage lockers to prevent explosives from being planted, ahead of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's state funeral on Tuesday.

Many foreign dignitaries will visit Japan for the funeral to be held on September 27 in Tokyo. Special flights are expected to arrive at the airport.

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