35 killed in attack beginning at Thailand childcare center
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-31-killed-in-childcare-center-shooting-in-thailand
October 6, 2022, 10:02 AM
At least 24 children and 11 adults were killed Thursday in an attack that began at a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. The gunman then fled…
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Japan most Googled travel destination for Aussies
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-most-googled-travel-destination-for-aussies
October 6, 2022, 7:45 AM
Japan is the most searched travel destination by Australians on Google, according to data released by the internet search giant on Wednesday to mark two decades in Australia.…
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LDP member draws fire for tweet on Abe funeral social media posts
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/ldp-member-draws-backlash-from-tweet-over-abe-funeral-posts
October 6, 2022, 7:47 AM
A Liberal Democratic Party local assembly member has drawn a backlash after tweeting that 80 percent of social media posts against former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral…
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Kidnapped baby, parents, uncle found dead in California
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%E2%80%98our-worst-fears%27-kidnapped-baby-parents-uncle-found-dead
October 6, 2022, 6:33 AM
A baby girl, her parents and uncle were found dead in a central California orchard two days after they were kidnapped at gunpoint from their business, police said.…
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Asian stocks mixed on strong US hiring, OPEC oil output cuts
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-stocks-mixed-on-strong-us-hiring-opec-oil-output-cuts
October 6, 2022, 6:33 AM
Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after strong U.S. hiring dampened hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes and the OPEC group of oil…
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China's vast Xinjiang hit with COVID-19 travel restrictions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-vast-xinjiang-hit-with-covid-19-travel-restrictions
October 6, 2022, 6:35 AM
Sprawling Xinjiang is the latest Chinese region to be hit with sweeping COVID-19 travel restrictions, as China further ratchets up control measures ahead of a key Communist Party…
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Myanmar jails Japanese journalist for 10 years on 2 charges
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Myanmar-jails-Japanese-journalist-for-10-years-on-2-charges
October 6, 2022, 10:03 AM
A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to prison after he filmed an anti-government protest in July, a Japanese diplomat and the Southeast Asian nation's…
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Sydney records wettest year since 1858 as eastern Australia braces for more floods
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sydney-set-to-smash-rainfall-records-as-australia-braces-for-more-floods3
October 6, 2022, 8:14 AM
Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east on Thursday, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the…
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Home-visit caregiver arrested for stealing man’s cash card and withdrawing ¥500,000
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/home-visit-caregiver-arrested-for-stealing-man%E2%80%99s-cash-card-and-withdrawing-%C2%A5500-000
October 6, 2022, 7:37 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a home-visit care worker on suspicion of theft after he allegedly stole a cash card belonging to a man under his care last…
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Japan reports 33,440 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-reports-xxxxx-new-coronavirus-cases
October 6, 2022, 11:43 AM
Japan on Thursday reported 33,440 new coronavirus cases, down 7,753 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 3,042 new cases, down 1,268 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Haaland scores double as City cruise in Champions League; Chelsea boost knockout hopes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/haaland-scores-double-as-city-cruise-chelsea-boost-knockout-hopes
October 5, 2022, 10:22 PM
Erling Haaland continued his remarkable goalscoring form by netting twice as Manchester City thrashed FC Copenhagen 5-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Chelsea saw off AC…
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Spaceman
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/spaceman-1
October 5, 2022, 10:04 PM
SpaceX Crew5 member Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata reacts as he leaves the Operations and Checkout building before heading to Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy…
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N Korea fires 2 more ballistic missiles toward sea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/north-korea-fires-another-missile-toward-sea-seoul
October 6, 2022, 12:48 AM
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang's…
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U.S. accuses China, Russia of enabling North Korea's Kim Jong Un
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-accuses-china-russia-of-enabling-north-korea%27s-kim-jong-un1
October 5, 2022, 10:03 PM
The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions…
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San Francisco mayor pledges again a crackdown on drug sales
https://japantoday.com/category/world/san-francisco-mayor-pledges-again-a-crackdown-on-drug-sales
October 5, 2022, 10:10 PM
San Francisco Mayor London Breed pledged for the second time in a year Wednesday to crack down on open-air opioid drug sales and rampant public drug use that…
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SpaceX capsule heads to space station carrying NASA crew, Japanese and Russian
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/spacex-capsule-heads-to-space-station-ferrying-nasa-crew-and-russian2
October 5, 2022, 10:01 PM
A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut…
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Fan who caught Aaron Judge's 62nd HR offered $2 mil for ball
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fan-who-caught-aaron-judge%27s-62nd-hr-offered-2m-for-ball
October 5, 2022, 10:11 PM
The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house says he has offered $2 million to the fan who caught Aaron Judge's American League-record 62nd home run.
JP Cohen,…
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Taiwan says it will not rely on others for defense
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-says-it-will-not-rely-on-others-for-defense
October 5, 2022, 10:04 PM
Taiwan will not rely on others for its defense, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, while welcoming a U.S. commitment to the democratically governed island's security during what…
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Putin finalises 'annexation' in Ukraine even as troops flee front
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-finalises-%27annexation%27-in-ukraine-even-as-troops-flee-front2
October 6, 2022, 6:36 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law to incorporate four partially occupied Ukrainian regions into Russia on Wednesday, in what Kyiv called the act of a "collective madhouse"…
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Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/alex-jones-declines-to-put-on-a-defense-in-defamation-trial
October 5, 2022, 10:12 PM
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones decided not present any defense Wednesday at his defamation trial in Connecticut and was back in Texas in advance of closing arguments over how…
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Boston Symphony Orchestra to embark on 4-city tour of Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-to-embark-on-4-city-tour-of-Japan
October 5, 2022, 9:59 PM
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a four-city tour of Japan next month, for its first overseas engagements since before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of…
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OPEC+ agrees on deep oil production cuts
https://japantoday.com/category/business/opec-agrees-deep-oil-production-cuts-biden-calls-it-shortsighted
October 5, 2022, 10:00 PM
OPEC+ agreed on steep oil production cuts on Wednesday, curbing supply in an already tight market, causing one of its biggest clashes with the West as the U.S.…
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'Matilda' leads celebrity-filled lineup at London film fest
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27matilda%27-leads-celebrity-filled-lineup-at-london-film-fest
October 5, 2022, 10:14 PM
After a pared down, pandemic-affected edition in 2021, the BFI London Film Festival is back in full swing this year.
The annual event kicks off Wednesday evening with…
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Baldwin lawsuit settled; filming may resume
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27rust%27-cinematographer-lawsuit-settled-filming-to-resume
October 5, 2022, 9:59 PM
The family of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the set of the film “Rust” has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the actor and…
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Iranian police deploy at universities as unrest over Mahsa Amini's death churns on
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iranian-police-deploy-at-universities-as-unrest-over-mahsa-amini%27s-death-churns-on1
October 5, 2022, 10:04 PM
Iranian security forces deployed at universities in several cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, stepping up efforts to quell more than two weeks of protests ignited by the death…
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Turkey OKs sending troops to Qatar for World Cup security
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/turkey-oks-sending-troops-to-qatar-for-world-cup-security
October 5, 2022, 10:15 PM
Turkey’s parliament on Wednesday approved deploying Turkish soldiers to Qatar to help maintain security during next month’s World Cup.
With a show of hands, lawmakers approved a motion…
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Yokota frustrated at stalled talks on abducted daughter's 58th birthday
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/mom-frustrated-at-stalled-talks-on-abducted-daughter%27s-58th-birthday
October 5, 2022, 9:56 PM
Sakie Yokota has expressed her frustration at deadlocked negotiations between Japan and North Korea that have failed to realize the return of her daughter Megumi, who remains missing…
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Royal rift after Danish queen strips grandkids' titles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/royal-rift-after-danish-queen-strips-grandkids%27-titles
October 5, 2022, 10:28 PM
The queen of Denmark's decision to strip four of her grandchildren of their titles has sparked unprecedented royal drama in Copenhagen and led her enraged son to air…
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WTO warns 'darkened' trade outlook could deteriorate further
https://japantoday.com/category/business/wto-warns-%27darkened%27-trade-outlook-could-deteriorate-further
October 5, 2022, 10:31 PM
The World Trade Organization forecast a slowdown of global trade growth next year as sharply higher energy and food prices and rising interest rates curb import demand, and…
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Shapovalov beats Johnson in straight sets at Japan Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shapovalov-beats-johnson-in-straight-sets-at-japan-open
October 5, 2022, 10:02 PM
Denis Shapovalov put up a near-perfect serving performance to beat Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Japan Open on Wednesday.
The seventh-seeded Canadian conceded only one point…
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