New Zealand removes most remaining COVID rules as cases wane
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-removes-most-remaining-covid-rules-as-cases-wane
September 12, 2022, 6:39 AM
New Zealand removed most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions Monday as the government signaled a return to normalcy for the first time since the pandemic began.
People will…
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Japan aims to remove daily arrival cap in October to spur tourism
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-balance-easing-border-controls-with-covid-countermeasures
September 12, 2022, 10:37 AM
Japan is aiming to remove its cap on daily arrivals by the end of October, government sources said Monday, as it looks to revive the world's third-largest economy…
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Asian shares rise on back of Wall Street rally
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-rise-on-back-of-wall-street-rally
September 12, 2022, 6:50 AM
Shares climbed Monday in Asia after last week's strong close on Wall Street snapped a three-week losing streak.
Many regional markets were closed for holidays, while Tokyo and…
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Western arms production to ramp up as Ukraine burns through stockpiles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/western-arms-production-to-ramp-up-as-ukraine-burns-through-stockpiles
September 12, 2022, 10:10 AM
Western governments are mobilizing their arms manufacturers to ramp up production and replenish stockpiles heavily diminished by supplying Ukraine's six-month-old battle against Russia's invasion.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd…
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New monarch gives fresh impetus to Scotland's independence debate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-monarch-gives-fresh-impetus-to-scotland%27s-independence-debate
September 12, 2022, 3:49 AM
Queen Elizabeth II's death in Scotland indelibly associates the nation with the handover to a new monarch, but her passing also reignites the debate over Scottish independence from…
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Kishida's support slides to lowest since he took office
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida%27s-support-slides-to-lowest-since-he-took-office
September 12, 2022, 7:49 AM
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tumbled to its lowest since he took office, hit by anger over his ruling party's ties to a controversial church and…
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Vietnamese man fatally stabbed in Kawasaki
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/vietnamese-man-fatally-stabbed-in-kawasaki
September 12, 2022, 6:28 AM
A 57-year-old Vietnamese man was found collapsed in front of Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sunday night, after being stabbed. Police said he was taken to hospital where…
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Drunk driver arrested after head-on collision kills 2 women
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Drunk-driver-arrested-after-head-on-collision-kills-2-women
September 12, 2022, 7:51 AM
Police in Takahagi, Ibaraki Prefecture, said Monday they have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after his vehicle collided head-on with a…
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Alcaraz wins U.S. Open for 1st Slam title, top ranking
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/carlos-alcaraz-wins-us-open-for-1st-slam-title-top-ranking
September 12, 2022, 12:17 AM
Carlos Alcaraz used his combination of moxie and maturity to beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to earn his…
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Japan reports 52,918 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-5-654-new-coronavirus-cases
September 12, 2022, 9:56 AM
Japan on Monday reported 52,918 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 5,654 new cases, down 2,096 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Albert Pujols cements place in history with HR No. 697
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/albert-pujols-cements-place-in-history-with-hr-no.-697
September 12, 2022, 4:00 AM
Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run, moving past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list and doing it in dramatic fashion with a ninth-inning drive…
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Springbok Jantjies sent home over 'personal reports'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/springbok-jantjies-sent-home-over-%27personal-reports%27
September 11, 2022, 10:05 PM
Springbok fly-half Elton Jantjies was sent home from Argentina ahead of a Rugby Championship match, the South African Rugby Union said on Sunday, after media reports about an…
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Fiji dazzle to beat New Zealand in World Cup Sevens final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fiji-dazzle-to-beat-new-zealand-in-world-cup-sevens-final
September 11, 2022, 10:05 PM
Olympic champions Fiji turned on a dazzling display to win the Rugby World Cup Sevens after emphatic victories against Australia and New Zealand at the Cape Town Stadium…
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Swedish right opposition inches ahead in election cliff-hanger
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden%27s-election-too-close-to-call-as-partial-vote-count-puts-right-in-lead
September 11, 2022, 10:24 PM
Sweden's right bloc inched into the narrowest of leads with around three-quarters of votes counted after Sunday's general election, with results pointing to a new government after eight…
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Tigrayan forces say ready to accept an AU-led peace process in Ethiopia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tigrayan-forces-say-ready-to-accept-an-au-led-peace-process-in-ethiopia
September 11, 2022, 10:08 PM
Forces in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region that have been fighting the central government for nearly two years said on Sunday they are ready for a ceasefire and would…
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Catalan separatists rally as movement frays 5 years on
https://japantoday.com/category/world/catalan-separatists-rally-as-movement-frays-5-years-on
September 11, 2022, 10:08 PM
About 150,000 Catalan separatists rallied in Barcelona on Sunday in an attempt to reignite the independence movement that is fraying as it nears the five-year anniversary of its…
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Verstappen wins Italian GP for 1st time to close in on title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-wins-italian-gp-for-1st-time-to-close-in-on-title
September 11, 2022, 10:04 PM
Having won in front of his own fans last weekend, Max Verstappen did it on enemy turf on Sunday to leave the Red Bull driver within touching distance…
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Anti-U.S. base incumbent Tamaki wins 2nd term as Okinawa governor
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update3-anti-u.s.-base-incumbent-tamaki-secures-2nd-term-as-okinawa-governor
September 12, 2022, 7:50 AM
Okinawa Gov Denny Tamaki won a second four-year-term following Sunday's gubernatorial election, obtaining a renewed mandate for his efforts to discontinue a plan to relocate a U.S. base…
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Fighting bogus claims a growing priority in U.S. election offices
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fighting-bogus-claims-a-growing-priority-in-election-offices
September 12, 2022, 3:46 AM
Election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that sows distrust about voting and results while fueling vitriol aimed…
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Biden honors 9/11 victims; vows commitment to thwart terror
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Biden-honors-9-11-victims-vows-commitment-to-thwart-terror
September 12, 2022, 3:46 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain…
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Aid for flood victims arrives in hard-hit Pakistani province
https://japantoday.com/category/world/aid-for-flood-victims-arrives-in-hard-hit-pakistani-province
September 11, 2022, 10:08 PM
Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding from deadly monsoon rains landed Sunday in southern Sindh province, one of the…
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Australian PM says referendum on republic not his priority
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-queen%27s-death-rekindles-australian-republic-debate
September 11, 2022, 10:08 PM
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who had started laying the groundwork for an Australian republic after elections in May, said Sunday that now was the time not for…
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Queen Elizabeth II's coffin takes long road through Scotland
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Queen-Elizabeth-II%27s-coffin-takes-long-road-through-Scotland
September 11, 2022, 10:06 PM
In a somber, regal procession, Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin was driven slowly through the Scottish countryside Sunday from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of…
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Russian forces retreat amid Ukrainian counteroffensive
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-pushes-russia-into-retreat-in-counteroffensive
September 12, 2022, 3:46 AM
Ukrainian troops on Sunday successfully pressed their swift counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country, even as a nuclear power plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut…
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Flawless Higa's closing 65 propels him to Asian Tour win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/flawless-higa%27s-closing-65-propels-him-to-asian-tour-win
September 11, 2022, 10:05 PM
Japan's Kazuki Higa finished with back-to-back birdies as he shot a flawless final round six-under 65 on Sunday to win the Asian Tour's Shinhan Donghae Open by two…
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'It came from the gut': New mother Jennifer Lawrence returns with 'Causeway'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27it-came-from-the-gut%27-new-mother-jennifer-lawrence-returns-with-%27causeway%27
September 11, 2022, 10:02 PM
When Jennifer Lawrence was offered a script about a wounded U.S. Army engineer who returns from Afghanistan to a strained relationship with her mother, she was on a…
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Ethereum blockchain set for 'monumental' overhaul
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ethereum-blockchain-set-for-%27monumental%27-overhaul
September 11, 2022, 10:13 PM
An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software upgrades the crypto sector has ever seen this week to…
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Blue Fuji
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/blue-fuji-1
September 11, 2022, 9:50 PM
A blue Mount Fuji makes for a scenic backdrop to the world heritage site of Oshino Hakkai in Yamanashi Prefecture on Sunday.
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Japan to remove entry cap in 'not-so-distant future,' official says
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-remove-entry-cap-in-not-so-distant-future-official-says
September 11, 2022, 9:55 AM
Japan is reviewing its border control policy of keeping daily entries below 50,000 and will remove it in the "not so distant future," a government spokesman said Sunday.…
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Japan reports 81,491 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-7-750-new-coronavirus-cases
September 12, 2022, 6:10 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 81,491 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 7,750 new cases, down 2,238 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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