Nishioka beats Shapovalov to win Korea Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-nishioka-beats-shapovalov-to-win-korea-open
October 2, 2022, 9:48 AM
Yoshihito Nishioka beat fourth seed Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) to win the Korea Open on Sunday for his second ATP title.
The Japanese player is set to…
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Japan reports 29,492 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-29-492-new-coronavirus-cases
October 2, 2022, 12:04 PM
Japan on Sunday reported 29,492 new coronavirus cases, down 5,926 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 2,992 new cases, down 842 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Australian government slams Optus for cybersecurity breach
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-government-slams-optus-for-cybersecurity-breach
October 2, 2022, 5:52 AM
The Australian government on Sunday levelled its harshest criticism yet against Optus, the second-biggest telecoms company, for a cybersecurity breach that affected the equivalent of 40% of the…
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At least 174 dead in stampede at Indonesia soccer match
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-127-dead-after-riot-at-indonesia-football-match
October 2, 2022, 7:55 AM
At least 174 people died at a soccer stadium in Indonesia when thousands of fans invaded the pitch and police fired tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities…
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Japan WWII poison gas agents still scarring people today
https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-japan-wwii-poison-gas-agents-still-scarring-people-today
October 2, 2022, 10:26 AM
Japan and China recently marked the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations, but traces of around 7.46 million poison gas weapons produced mainly during their war…
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Man arrested over fire that killed 2 people in apartment building for homeless people
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-fire-that-killed-2-people-in-apartment-building-for-homeless-people
October 2, 2022, 7:40 AM
Police in Kita-Hiroshima, Hokkaido, have arrested a 67-year-old man on suspicion of murder after the two-floor apartment building for homeless people, in which he lived, was set on…
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Ohtani agrees to $30 million deal for 2023 with Angels
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-agrees-to-30-million-deal-for-2023-with-angels
October 2, 2022, 7:41 AM
Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a $30 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels for the 2023 season in the two-way superstar's final year of arbitration eligibility before…
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Arsenal soaring, Liverpool struggling in EPL
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-soaring-and-liverpool-struggling-in-epl
October 1, 2022, 9:19 PM
It's looking increasingly like Arsenal is the real deal in the English Premier League.
It's also looking like Liverpool hasn't got what it takes to mount another title…
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Gunfire, confusion grip Burkina Faso day after coup
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunfire-confusion-grip-burkina-faso-day-after-coup-fire-breaks-out-at-french-embassy
October 1, 2022, 9:20 PM
Gunfire rang out across Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday and fire broke out at the French embassy after self-declared leader Ibrahim Traore accused President Paul-Henri Damiba of staging…
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Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; U.S. frees 2 prisoners
https://japantoday.com/category/world/venezuela-releases-7-jailed-americans-us-frees-2-prisoners
October 1, 2022, 9:21 PM
In a rare softening of hostile relations, Venezuela has freed seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who…
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Protesters rally across Iran in third week of unrest over Amini's death
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protesters-rally-across-iran-in-third-week-of-unrest-over-amini%27s-death2
October 1, 2022, 9:21 PM
Protesters rallied across Iran and strikes were reported throughout the country's Kurdish region on Saturday as demonstrations ignited by the death of a woman in police custody entered…
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Russia abandons key bastion; Putin ally suggests a nuclear response
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-abandons-key-bastion-putin-ally-suggests-a-nuclear-response
October 2, 2022, 4:14 AM
Russia said on Saturday its troops had abandoned the key bastion of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted a close ally of President Vladimir…
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Denmarks: Nord Stream 2 pipeline seems to have stopped leaking
https://japantoday.com/category/world/danes-nord-stream-2-pipeline-seems-to-have-stopped-leaking
October 1, 2022, 9:20 PM
The Danish Energy Agency says one of two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas.
The agency said on Twitter…
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Bolsonaro, Lula hold final rallies before Brazil vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bolsonaro-lula-hold-final-rallies-before-brazil-vote
October 1, 2022, 9:21 PM
Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held their final campaign rallies Saturday, gathering their supporters just kilometers apart as tension crackled on…
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M5.8 quake jolts southwestern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-m5.8-quake-jolts-southwestern-japan-no-tsunami-warning-issued
October 2, 2022, 7:42 AM
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck Japan's southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki and other areas early Sunday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.…
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Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/women-protesters-demand-more-security-after-afghan-bombing
October 1, 2022, 9:20 PM
A group of Afghan women Saturday protested a suicide bombing that killed or wounded dozens of students in a Shiite education center in the capital Kabul a day…
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Florida, Carolinas count cost of Hurricane Ian
https://japantoday.com/category/world/florida-carolinas-count-the-cost-of-hurricane-ian3
October 1, 2022, 9:20 PM
Florida, North and South Carolina faced a massive clean-up on Saturday from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian, after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit…
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Leclerc takes pole in Singapore as Verstappen fumes in eighth
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/leclerc-takes-pole-in-singapore-as-verstappen-fumes-in-eighth
October 1, 2022, 9:19 PM
Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, but Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen was left fuming after finishing only eighth fastest.…
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Railway line fully reopens after 11 years
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/picturesque-japan-railway-line-fully-reopens-after-11-years
October 1, 2022, 9:13 PM
People welcome a Tadami Line train as it pulls into Aizu-Kawaguchi Station on the first day services have been restored to a section of the line after 11…
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Russia slams idea of making athletes condemn war in order to compete
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympics-russia-slams-idea-of-making-athletes-condemn-war-in-order-to-compete
October 1, 2022, 9:19 PM
Russia accused the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday of violating Olympic principles by suggesting that its athletes might be allowed to return to competition…
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U.S. Supreme Court's top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson
https://japantoday.com/category/world/supreme-court%27s-top-cases-for-new-term-new-justice-jackson
October 1, 2022, 9:21 PM
The Supreme Court opens its new term Monday, hearing arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Already the court…
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UK train strikes, energy price hikes add to a week of turmoil
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-train-strikes-and-energy-hikes-add-to-a-week-of-turmoil
October 1, 2022, 9:20 PM
Trains in Britain all but ground to a halt Saturday as coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and…
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Japanese quartet bid to land Arc 'Holy Grail'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japanese-quartet-bid-to-land-arc-%27holy-grail%27
October 1, 2022, 9:19 PM
A record four Japanese horses will line up for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with one of the quartet's jockeys Christophe Lemaire saying Japan winning the race…
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Japan to extend oil subsidy program to next spring to curb price hike
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-to-extend-oil-subsidy-program-to-next-spring-to-curb-price-hike
October 2, 2022, 7:42 AM
Japan is considering extending its subsidy program for oil wholesales to lower retail gasoline prices beyond its current year-end deadline to next spring, intending to prevent a sharp…
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U.S. wins 4th straight women's basketball World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-women-win-fourth-straight-gold-at-world-cup-top-china
October 1, 2022, 8:37 AM
The names on the U.S. team have changed, the Americans' dominance has not.
A'ja Wilson scored 19 points, Kelsey Plum added 17 and the United States beat China…
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Japan reports 35,418 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-reports-35-418-new-coronavirus-cases
October 1, 2022, 12:10 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 35,418 new coronavirus cases, down 1,228 from Friday. Tokyo reported 3,834 new cases, down 724 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Malaysia aims to add U.S. flights after safety rating boost
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/malaysia-aims-to-add-us-flights-after-safety-rating-boost
October 1, 2022, 9:14 PM
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded Malaysia's air safety rating to Category 1, allowing the country's carriers to expand flights to the United States after a three-year…
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No Terminator: Musk teases 'useful' humanoid robot
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/no-terminator-musk-teases-%27useful%27-humanoid-robot
October 1, 2022, 9:18 PM
Elon Musk on Friday showed off the latest version of a humanoid robot that the world's richest man said could one day eliminate poverty.
An Optimus prototype wheeled…
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Japan revises law to speed identification of anonymous cyberbullies
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-revises-law-to-speed-identification-of-anonymous-cyberbullies
October 2, 2022, 7:41 AM
Japan enforced Saturday a revised law that simplifies legal procedures to identify cyberbullies, accelerating efforts to relieve victims on social media and online forums more swiftly.
In many…
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Antonio Inoki, Japanese pro wrestler politician, dies at 79
https://japantoday.com/category/national/antonio-inoki-japanese-pro-wrestler-politician-with-n.korea-ties-dies-media
October 1, 2022, 8:39 AM
Antonio Inoki, a Japanese professional wrestling star turned politician, widely known for his match with Muhammad Ali and ties to North Korea, has died aged 79, after years…
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