Russia vows to respond to greater Western involvement in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-vows-to-respond-to-greater-western-involvement-in-ukraine
October 11, 2022, 12:05 PM
Russia will respond to the West's growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict although direct conflict with NATO is not in Moscow's interests, Russia's deputy foreign minister said on…
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Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tourists-flock-to-japan-after-covid-restrictions-lifted
October 11, 2022, 12:08 PM
Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad began arriving in Japan on Tuesday, with the end of pandemic-fighting border restrictions…
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COVID cases rise in Shanghai, other Chinese cities; preventive steps strengthened
https://japantoday.com/category/world/covid-cases-rise-in-shanghai-other-chinese-cities-preventive-steps-strengthened
October 11, 2022, 5:17 AM
Chinese authorities have stepped up testing in Shanghai and other megacities as COVID infections rise again, as well as extending quarantine times and closing some public spaces where…
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Japan reports 13,123 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-reports-xxxxx-new-coronavirus-cases-2
October 11, 2022, 12:03 PM
Japan on Tuesday reported 13,123 new coronavirus cases, up 85 from Monday. Tokyo reported 1,504 new cases, up 132 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thai-pm-orders-tighter-gun-control-drugs-crackdown-after-mass-killing1
October 11, 2022, 6:29 AM
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass killing by an…
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Man arrested for strangling wife ‘because she asked me to do it’
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-strangling-wife-to-death-because-she-asked-me-to-do-it
October 11, 2022, 7:28 AM
Police in Osaka have arrested a 73-year-old man on suspicion of strangling his 66-year-old wife to death at their apartment on Monday night. 
According to police, Yutaka Morimoto…
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Farmers condemn New Zealand's proposed tax on animal burps
https://japantoday.com/category/world/farmers-condemn-new-zealand%27s-proposed-tax-on-animal-burps
October 11, 2022, 7:30 AM
New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.
The…
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Forest held as Young rocket earns draw for Villa
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/forest-held-as-young-rocket-earns-draw-for-villa
October 10, 2022, 9:44 PM
Ashley Young's superb strike earned Aston Villa a 1-1 draw on Monday at relegation rivals Nottingham Forest who climbed off the bottom of the Premier League.
Emmanuel Dennis…
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Weinstein sex assault trial opens in Los Angeles
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/weinstein-sex-assault-trial-opens-in-los-angeles
October 10, 2022, 9:45 PM
Jury selection began Monday in the Los Angeles trial of disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, with five alleged victims expected to take the stand during the two-month…
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Death toll climbs to 25; many missing in Venezuela landslide
https://japantoday.com/category/world/death-toll-climbs-to-25-many-missing-in-venezuela-landslide
October 10, 2022, 9:44 PM
Rescue workers used drones and trained dogs to look for survivors Monday following a massive landslide in the Venezuelan city of Las Tejerias, as the death toll rose…
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Johnson has $30 million year and growing in LIV Golf
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/johnson-has-30-million-year-and-growing-in-liv-golf
October 10, 2022, 9:44 PM
Dustin Johnson needed only six events to have a $30 million year, and he still has two events left with Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
Even though he failed to…
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Large U.S. rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility
https://japantoday.com/category/business/large-rail-union-rejects-deal-renewing-strike-possibility
October 10, 2022, 9:47 PM
The third largest railroad union rejected its deal with freight railroads Monday — renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy — but before that…
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GOP makes push to weaken Democrats' grip on Texas border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gop-makes-push-to-weaken-democrats%27-grip-on-texas-border
October 11, 2022, 4:35 AM
Just weeks before Election Day in Texas, once again there is big money, new signs of shifting voters and bold predictions of an upset that will turn heads…
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Boat capsizes amid floods in Nigeria; 76 missing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/authorities-76-missing-in-boat-mishap-in-southeast-nigeria
October 10, 2022, 9:44 PM
A boat overloaded with passengers fleeing flooding in southeastern Nigeria capsized and 76 people remain missing days later and are feared dead, emergency officials said Monday.
Many women…
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5 dead in shooting at South Carolina home
https://japantoday.com/category/world/authorities-5-dead-in-shooting-at-south-carolina-home
October 10, 2022, 9:44 PM
Five people died Sunday night in a shooting at a home in northern South Carolina, authorities said,
Spartanburg County deputies and emergency workers found them suffering from gunshot…
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Chinese firm tests electric flying taxi in Dubai
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/chinese-firm-tests-electric-flying-taxi-in-dubai
October 11, 2022, 5:41 AM
A Chinese firm tested out an electric flying taxi in Dubai on Monday, offering a glimpse of futuristic technology that could one day whisk people through cities high…
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Amazon to invest $972 mil for electric vans, trucks in Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/business/amazon-to-invest-972m-for-electric-vans-trucks-in-europe
October 10, 2022, 9:47 PM
Amazon said Monday it will invest 1 billion euros ($972.1 million) to add thousands of more electric vans, long-haul trucks and cargo bikes to its delivery network in…
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FIFA reveals sites for World Cup fan viewing parties
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/fifa-reveals-sites-for-world-cup-fan-viewing-parties
October 10, 2022, 9:54 PM
Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro and Dubai Harbour in the United Arab Emirates are among six locations worldwide that stage fan festivals during the World Cup in…
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Red Bull guilty of 'minor' budget cap violation, FIA says
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/red-bull-guilty-of-%27minor%27-budget-cap-violation-fia-says
October 10, 2022, 9:44 PM
Formula One team Red Bull breached budget regulations last season, was guilty of “minor” overspending, the series' governing body said on Monday.
The FIA announced the verdict of…
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Austria sues EU executive over green label for gas, nuclear
https://japantoday.com/category/world/austria-sues-eu-executive-over-green-label-for-gas-nuclear
October 10, 2022, 9:44 PM
The Austrian government said Monday it has filed a legal complaint with the European Union's top court over plans by the bloc's executive branch to label natural gas…
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Qatar hires 3rd cruise ship as floating hotel for World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/qatar-hires-3rd-cruise-ship-as-floating-hotel-for-world-cup
October 10, 2022, 9:54 PM
A third cruise ship was hired by World Cup organizers in Qatar on Monday to operate as a soccer fan hotel docked in Doha Port to add much-needed…
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Renault, Nissan in talks over reorganization
https://japantoday.com/category/business/renault-nissan-in-talks-over-reorganization
October 10, 2022, 9:46 PM
A car-making alliance involving France's Renault SA, Japan's Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp said Monday that Renault and Nissan are engaged in talks while working to…
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Kagoshima, Miyazaki prefectures win top prizes at 'Wagyu Olympics'
https://japantoday.com/category/national/kagoshima-miyazaki-named-winners-of-japan%27s-wagyu-olympics
October 11, 2022, 7:29 AM
Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures on Monday won the top prizes at the close of a five-day Japanese wagyu beef competition, also known as the "Wagyu Olympics," held in…
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'Stranger Things' music coordinator on reigniting love for Kate Bush
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27stranger-things%27-music-coordinator-on-reigniting-love-for-kate-bush
October 10, 2022, 9:45 PM
The woman who picked Kate Bush for "Stranger Things", creating an unlikely summer smash, says Bush's song allowed the world a much-needed sigh of relief after the stress…
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Man arrested for abandoning body of university student in Sapporo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-abandoning-body-of-female-uni.-student-in-hokkaido
October 11, 2022, 7:29 AM
A 53-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of abandoning the body of a female university student at his home in Sapporo, Hokkaido, over the weekend.
Isamu Ono…
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3 U.S.-based economists given Nobel Prize for work on banks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nobel-panel-to-announce-winner-of-economics-prize
October 10, 2022, 9:47 PM
This year’s Nobel Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, and two U.S.-based economists, Douglas W.…
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China urges 'patience' as COVID cases rebound ahead of key congress
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-urges-%27patience%27-as-covid-cases-rebound-ahead-of-key-congress
October 10, 2022, 7:20 AM
China called for "patience" with its COVID policies and warned against any "war-weariness" as local cases soared to their highest since August, days ahead of a pivotal Communist…
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Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russia-unleashes-biggest-attacks-in-Ukraine-in-months
October 11, 2022, 4:49 AM
Russia retaliated Monday for an attack on a critical bridge it claimed was carried out by Ukraine by unleashing its most widespread strikes in months. The lethal barrage…
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Getting ready for tourists
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/getting-ready-for-tourists
October 10, 2022, 9:48 PM
An employee looks at souvenir items on sale at an Akky store in the Akihabara electronics district in Tokyo. Individual travelers will be able to visit Japan without…
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New hordes of inbound visitors to be welcomed by sleazy opportunists
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/new-hordes-of-inbound-visitors-to-be-welcomed-by-sleazy-opportunists
October 10, 2022, 10:55 PM
At long last, from Tuesday, travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID pandemic will be coming down, and inbound travel to Japan can gradually be expected to return…
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