Verstappen takes 2nd straight F1 title with Japanese Grand Prix win
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October 9, 2022, 12:16 PM
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen clinched his second consecutive drivers' title by winning the Japanese Grand Prix in the rain at Suzuka on Sunday, a victory that signals…
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Kishida visits F1 circuit
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October 9, 2022, 7:36 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, visits the starting grid ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on Sunday.
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Japan reports 22,796 new coronavirus cases
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October 9, 2022, 12:06 PM
Japan on Sunday reported 22,796 new coronavirus cases, down 3,989 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 2,242 new cases, down 363 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Leading the pack
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October 9, 2022, 5:45 AM
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, right, of the Netherlands and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, lead the field shortly after the start of the Japanese Formula One…
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Grieving families pray at Thai temple for slain victims
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October 9, 2022, 5:52 AM
Grieving families gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple to pray and make offerings to the spirits of their deceased toddlers who were killed amid a rampage by a…
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Heavy rains ease in Australia's New South Wales; flood warnings remain
https://japantoday.com/category/world/heavy-rains-ease-in-australia%27s-new-south-wales-flood-warnings-remain
October 9, 2022, 6:08 AM
Rains eased in Australia's New South Wales on Sunday but authorities continued to warn people to be aware of rising flood waters, as days of rain in much of…
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Phillies hold off Cardinals 2-0 to sweep NL wild-card series
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/phillies-hold-off-cardinals-2-0-to-sweep-nl-wild-card-series
October 9, 2022, 5:53 AM
The Phillies wasted no time taking their raucous celebration from the infield at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals had trudged off to mourn the end of an era,…
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Mets save season with 7-3 win over Padres
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mets-stars-shine-ny-saves-season-with-7-3-win-over-padres
October 9, 2022, 5:55 AM
With their season on the brink, the biggest stars for the New York Mets shined bright.
Pete Alonso launched a tiebreaking homer and Jacob deGrom pitched well enough…
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3 men break into house, steal ¥200,000 from resident
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/3-men-break-into-house-steal-%C2%A5200-000-from-resident
October 9, 2022, 7:45 AM
Ibaraki prefectural police are looking for three men broke into a house in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture, and stole 200,000 yen from the man who lives there.
According to…
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Italy beats U.S., Canada routs Japan at Women's Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italy-beats-united-states-22-10-at-women%27s-rugby-world-cup
October 9, 2022, 7:28 AM
Italy defeated the United States 22-10 to open play Sunday on the second day of the Women's Rugby World Cup at Whangarei, New Zealand.
Top-seeded and favorite England…
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Big push
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October 8, 2022, 8:56 PM
Crew members push the car of McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain during the qualifying session for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in…
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Two Palestinians die in West Bank clash; shooting attack in Jerusalem
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-palestinians-die-in-west-bank-clash-shooting-attack-in-jerusalem
October 9, 2022, 7:22 AM
Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teens on Saturday in clashes that erupted during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, and two Israelis were…
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Women students tell Iran's president to 'get lost' as unrest rages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/women-students-tell-iran%27s-president-to-%27get-lost%27-as-unrest-rages
October 8, 2022, 9:27 PM
Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost" as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young…
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Easter Island fire damages some iconic statues
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chile-easter-island-fire-damages-some-statues
October 8, 2022, 9:28 PM
A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities…
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Blast hits Crimea bridge crucial to Russia's war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blast-hits-crimea-bridge-crucial-to-russia%27s-war
October 9, 2022, 3:31 AM
A powerful blast damaged Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea on Saturday, hitting a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and the key supply route to forces…
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N Korea launches 2 missiles toward sea after U.S.-S Korea drills
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/n.-korea-launches-missile-toward-sea-after-us-skorea-drills
October 9, 2022, 7:45 AM
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest of a recent barrage of weapons tests, a day after it warned the…
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Haaland strikes again as Man City go top, Chelsea tame Wolves
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/haaland-strikes-again-as-man-city-go-top-chelsea-tame-wolves
October 8, 2022, 9:30 PM
Manchester City swept to the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 rout of Southampton as Erling Haaland extended his incredible scoring run to 10 successive games,…
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Djokovic into Astana final after Medvedev retires injured
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-into-astana-final-after-medvedev-retires-injured
October 8, 2022, 9:31 PM
Novak Djokovic survived a second-set tiebreaker in the Astana Open semifinals and shortly after his opponent Daniil Medvedev retired with a leg injury on Satrurday.
Djokovic advanced at…
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Assange supporters form human chain at UK parliament
https://japantoday.com/category/world/assange-supporters-form-human-chain-at-uk-parliament
October 8, 2022, 9:28 PM
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange formed a human chain outside Britain's parliament on Saturday to demand an end to an attempt by the United States to have…
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Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned
https://japantoday.com/category/world/harvey-weinstein-goes-on-trial-in-la-where-he-once-reigned
October 8, 2022, 9:28 PM
Five years after women's stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in the city where he once was a colossus at…
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10 die at petrol station explosion in Ireland
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ireland-%27numb%27-as-10-die-at-petrol-station-explosion
October 8, 2022, 9:29 PM
Ten people, including two teenagers and a younger girl, were killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, police said on Saturday,…
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Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt
https://japantoday.com/category/world/latest-in-string-of-strikes-brings-most-uk-trains-to-a-halt
October 8, 2022, 9:27 PM
Most train services across the UK were canceled Saturday as thousands of rail workers staged the latest in a string of strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions.…
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Tiafoe and Fritz set up all-American final at Japan Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiafoe-and-fritz-set-up-all-american-final-at-japan-open
October 8, 2022, 9:30 PM
Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American final at the Japan Open after winning three-set semifinals on Saturday.
Tiafoe finally dropped a set in the tournament…
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Woman pays for 'Russian astronaut' to return to Earth in marriage scam
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-pays-for-russian-astronaut-to-return-to-earth-in-alleged-scam
October 9, 2022, 7:46 AM
Police are investigating whether a woman in central Japan was scammed into sending around 4.4 million yen to a person who claimed to be a Russian astronaut working…
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Yoko Ono's ex-husband, avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi, dies at 89
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/japanese-avant-garde-pioneer-composer-ichiyanagi-dies-at-89
October 8, 2022, 9:34 PM
Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and went on to lead Japan’s advances in experimental modern music, has died. He was 89.
Ichiyanagi,…
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China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chips
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-lashes-out-at-latest-u.s.-export-controls-on-chips
October 8, 2022, 9:27 PM
China on Saturday criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it…
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Japan says Britain may join trans-Pacific free trade pact this year
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-says-britain-may-join-trans-pacific-free-trade-pact-this-year
October 8, 2022, 9:33 PM
Members of a trans-Pacific free trade pact could agree in principle to allow Britain to join as a new member this year, using the European country's case as…
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Japan reports 26,785 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-reports-26-785-new-coronavirus-cases
October 8, 2022, 12:24 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 26,785 new coronavirus cases, down 2,658 from Friday. Tokyo reported 2,605 new cases, down 411 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Nagasaki man lifts his apartment toilet lid to find terrifying surprise inside
https://japantoday.com/category/national/nagasaki-man-lifts-his-apartment-toilet-lid-to-find-terrifying-surprise-inside
October 8, 2022, 9:30 PM
What would you do if you opened up your toilet lid to reveal a snake coiled up in your toilet bowl? At the very least, shut the lid and…
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Mourners pray at Thai temple filled with children's keepsakes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mourners-pray-at-thai-temple-filled-by-children%27s-keepsakes
October 8, 2022, 6:17 AM
Grief-stricken families prayed Saturday morning at a Buddhist temple filled with children's keepsakes, flowers and photos of the smiling toddlers who were slain as they napped on blankets…
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