Amazon's Bezos attends premiere for $1 bil 'Lord of the Rings' prequel
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/amazon%27s-bezos-attends-premiere-for-1bn-%27lord-of-the-rings%27-prequel
August 16, 2022, 7:33 AM
It has been dubbed the most expensive show ever made, but producers of Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" described its $1 billion price…
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Bus rams into fuel truck in eastern Pakistan, killing 20
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Bus-rams-into-fuel-truck-in-eastern-Pakistan-killing-20
August 16, 2022, 6:50 AM
A passenger bus rammed into a fuel truck on a highway in eastern Pakistan before dawn on Tuesday, igniting a fire that killed at least 20 people, police…
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U.N. special envoy to visit Myanmar amid 'deteriorating situation'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.n.-special-envoy-to-visit-myanmar-amid-%27deteriorating-situation%271
August 16, 2022, 6:27 AM
A senior U.N. official is visiting Myanmar this week, the United Nations said, on a rare visit that comes amid domestic political turmoil and fraying ties between Myanmar…
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Mariners score 4 in 9th after Ohtani departs, to top Angels 6-2
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mariners-score-4-in-9th-after-ohtani-departs-top-angels-6-2
August 16, 2022, 5:58 AM
Angels star Shohei Ohtani struck out eight and allowed two runs in six innings, before the Seattle Mariners scored four runs in the ninth and took advantage of…
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U.S., Japan affirm cooperation on 'any situation' amid Taiwan tension
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-u.s.-japan-eye-cooperation-for-any-situation-amid-taiwan-tension
August 16, 2022, 7:51 AM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and new Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Monday affirmed bilateral cooperation to respond to "any situation in the region," while criticizing…
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U.S., S Korea, Japan hold missile defense exercise with eye on N Korea, China
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/u.s.-south-korea-japan-hold-missile-defense-exercise-with-eye-on-north-korea-china
August 16, 2022, 7:51 AM
The United States, South Korea and Japan participated in a ballistic missile defense exercise off Hawaii's coast last week, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, reviving combined drills with…
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Heavy rain predicted again in parts of Japan; risk of landslides, flooding
https://japantoday.com/category/national/heavy-rain-predicted-again-in-japan-risk-of-landslides-flooding
August 16, 2022, 9:38 AM
Heavy rain is expected to fall again in parts of Japan through Thursday with coastal regions in the north and west at particular risk of landslides and flooding,…
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'No use worrying': Taiwanese tourists carry on despite China threat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27no-use-worrying%27-taiwanese-tourists-carry-on-despite-china-threat
August 16, 2022, 5:51 AM
Visiting Taiwan's tiny Kinmen Islands last week, Joseph Lin practised standing up on his paddleboard, drifting across from the Chinese city of Xiamen, where days earlier fighter jets…
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Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with felony assault with a firearm
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rapper-a-ap-rocky-charged-with-felony-assault-with-a-firearm
August 16, 2022, 1:41 AM
Rapper A$AP Rocky was charged with two felonies Monday for pulling a gun on a former friend and firing in Hollywood last year, prosecutors said.
The Los Angeles…
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Japan reports 166,205 coronavirus cases; 23,511 in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-23-511-coronavirus-cases
August 16, 2022, 9:48 AM
Japan on Tuesday reported 166,205 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 23,511 new cases, up 376 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Murray downs Wawrinka in Cincinnati battle of veterans
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/murray-downs-wawrinka-in-cincinnati-battle-of-veterans
August 15, 2022, 11:32 PM
Andy Murray won his first hardcourt match of the summer on Monday, defeating Stan Wawrinka 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 7-5 in the opening round of the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Masters.…
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Nunez red card costs Liverpool more ground in draw with Palace
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nunez-red-card-costs-liverpool-more-ground-in-draw-with-palace
August 15, 2022, 9:55 PM
Liverpool fought back with 10 men to prevent a first Premier League defeat in front of fans at Anfield since 2017 in a 1-1 draw on Monday as…
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Back to the past
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/back-to-the-past-1
August 15, 2022, 9:14 PM
Visitors in old Japanese Imperial army uniforms enter Yasukuni shrine on Monday to mark the 77th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat.
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Mexico's week of drug violence shakes administration
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico%27s-week-of-drug-violence-shakes-administration
August 15, 2022, 9:43 PM
Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four states last week have left Mexicans asking why the drug cartels exploded, and what do they want?
The…
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Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars abuse
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/film-academy-apologizes-to-littlefeather-for-1973-oscars
August 16, 2022, 3:19 AM
Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films,…
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World Series to start on a Friday, could see latest end ever
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/world-series-to-start-on-a-friday-could-see-latest-end-ever
August 15, 2022, 9:42 PM
The World Series is scheduled to start on a Friday for the first time since 1915 and could end on Nov 5 — its latest ever — because…
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Tuchel and Conte charged after Battle of the Bridge
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tuchel-and-conte-charged-after-battle-of-the-bridge
August 15, 2022, 9:42 PM
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte have been charged with improper conduct after their explosive clashes in Sunday's stormy 2-2 draw.
Tuchel and Conte were…
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London's Heathrow Airport extends passenger cap to October
https://japantoday.com/category/world/london%27s-heathrow-airport-extends-passenger-cap-to-october
August 15, 2022, 9:44 PM
London's Heathrow Airport said Monday it will extend its cap on daily passenger numbers until the end of October as part of its efforts to cope with soaring…
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Protests as Ruto declared winner of disputed Kenya vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protests-as-ruto-declared-president-elect-in-disputed-vote-outcome
August 15, 2022, 9:44 PM
William Ruto was declared the winner of Kenya's close-fought presidential poll on a day of high drama Monday, with violent protests in his defeated rival's strongholds, claims of…
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German fighter jets en route to Australia as Berlin shifts focus to Indo-Pacific
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-fighter-jets-en-route-to-australia-as-berlin-shifts-focus-to-indo-pacific
August 15, 2022, 9:43 PM
Germany is sending 13 military aircraft to joint exercises in Australia, the air force's largest peacetime deployment, underlining Berlin's increased focus on the Indo-Pacific amid rising tensions with…
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Asteroids may have brought water, organic matter to Earth
https://japantoday.com/category/national/asteroids-may-have-brought-water-organic-matter-to-earth
August 15, 2022, 9:48 PM
Asteroids that traveled from the fringes of the solar system more than 4.5 billion kilometers away may have brought water and organic matter to the primordial Earth, a…
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ law confuses some Florida schools
https://japantoday.com/category/world/so-called-%E2%80%98don%E2%80%99t-say-gay%E2%80%99-law-confuses-some-florida-schools
August 16, 2022, 4:23 AM
Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” — and some teachers have worried that…
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France says its troops have left Mali
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-says-its-troops-have-left-mali-remains-committed-to-helping-sahel
August 15, 2022, 9:44 PM
France said on Monday that all of its troops battling Islamist militants in Mali since 2013 have now left the country after a decision in February to withdraw…
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Russian shells slam into eastern Ukraine; 3 dead, 20 injured
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-shells-slam-into-eastern-ukraine-killing-3-people
August 16, 2022, 6:28 AM
At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 20 others wounded in the latest artillery barrages from the Russian military, Ukrainian officials said Monday.
The eastern region…
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Giuliani’s lawyers told he’s a target of Georgia election probe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Giuliani%E2%80%99s-lawyers-told-he%E2%80%99s-a-target-of-Georgia-election-probe
August 16, 2022, 4:23 AM
Prosecutors in Atlanta on Monday told lawyers for Rudy Giuliani that he’s a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere…
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Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-asks-labor-board-to-halt-union-votes-temporarily
August 15, 2022, 9:41 PM
Starbucks on Monday asked the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores, citing allegations from a board employee that regional NLRB…
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Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar-junta-court-jails-suu-kyi-for-six-years-for-corruption
August 15, 2022, 9:43 PM
A Myanmar junta court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on Monday, a source close to the case said, taking the ousted leader's prison…
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Variant-adapted COVID vaccine wins first approval in Britain
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/variant-adapted-covid-vaccine-wins-first-approval-in-britain1
August 15, 2022, 9:33 PM
Britain, the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine in late 2020, has now also given the first green light to a variant-adapted shot that targets both the…
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Ten Hag discovering mess he has inherited at Manchester United
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ten-hag-discovering-the-mess-he-has-inherited-at-man-united
August 15, 2022, 9:42 PM
Maybe Ralf Rangnick was right, after all.
Maybe Manchester United does require soccer’s equivalent of “open-heart surgery” to fix the glut of issues currently afflicting England’s biggest club.…
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Iran denies being involved in attack on Salman Rushdie
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-denies-being-involved-in-attack-on-salman-rushdie
August 15, 2022, 7:23 AM
An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country's first public comments on…
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