Russian drones attack Kyiv; intense fighting in east
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kyiv%27s-central-district-rocked-by-blasts-second-time-in-week1
October 17, 2022, 9:58 AM
Russian forces attacked Ukraine's capital on Monday for the second time in a week while Russian and Ukrainian forces battled it out in heavy fighting around two towns…
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Australian floods could inundate or isolate 34,000 homes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-floods-could-inundate-or-isolate-34-000-homes
October 17, 2022, 6:17 AM
Around 34,000 homes could be inundated or isolated in Victoria state as a flood emergency continues across parts of Australia’s southeast, an official said Monday.
Victoria is the…
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Asian shares mixed as markets keep eye China meeting
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-decline-as-markets-keep-eyes-on-china-meeting
October 17, 2022, 6:56 AM
Asian shares were mixed Monday as investors kept their eyes on the weeklong Communist Party congress in China.
Benchmarks dropped in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong, but they…
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Yankees beat Guardians to force ALDS Game 5
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cole-yankees-save-season-beat-guards-to-force-alds-game-5
October 17, 2022, 2:53 AM
Gerrit Cole brought the Yankees back from the brink. They’re Bronx bound, still chasing a championship.
Cole gave New York what it needed, seven solid innings and Harrison…
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Top-ranked Swiatek beats Vekic for WTA San Diego title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/top-ranked-swiatek-beats-vekic-for-wta-san-diego-title
October 17, 2022, 1:34 AM
World number one Iga Swiatek captured her 11th career WTA title and her eighth of the year on Sunday by outlasting 77th-ranked Donna Vekic in the San Diego…
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Kishida orders culture minister to investigate Unification Church
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-orders-probe-into-unification-church-kyodo
October 17, 2022, 7:54 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation on Monday into the Unification Church after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July revealed close ties…
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12 shot dead in Mexico bar attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/twelve-shot-dead-in-mexico-bar-attack-in-gang-plagued-state
October 17, 2022, 1:34 AM
Unidentified gunmen opened fire in a bar in the central Mexican city of Irapuato on Saturday evening, shooting dead six women and six men, local authorities said, the…
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Japan reports 15,372 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-15-372-new-coronavirus-cases
October 17, 2022, 7:35 AM
Japan on Monday reported 15,372 new coronavirus cases, down 14,290 from Sunday. Tokyo reported 1,588 new cases, down 1,126 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Brawl involving 100 customers breaks out at Tokyo skyscraper restaurant
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/group-of-100-in-fistfight-at-tokyo-skyscraper-restaurant
October 17, 2022, 7:35 AM
Police were called to a restaurant in a Tokyo skyscraper Sunday after a mass brawl erupted among around 100 customers who appeared to be members of a group…
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Xi's new generals face tough military challenges post-congress
https://japantoday.com/category/world/analysis-xi%27s-new-generals-face-tough-military-challenges-post-congress
October 17, 2022, 6:18 AM
In his first two terms as commander of the world's largest military, Chinese President Xi Jinping has unleashed sweeping changes to its structure, posture and potency.
Over those…
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Bodycam shows wounded Connecticut cop shoot ambush suspect
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bodycam-shows-hurt-connecticut-officer-shoot-ambush-suspect
October 16, 2022, 11:41 PM
In agony due to a gunshot wound from an ambush that had just killed two comrades, a Connecticut police officer’s bodycam shows him hobbling back behind a police…
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Kishida sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-pm-kishida-sends-ritual-offering-to-war-linked-yasukuni-shrine
October 17, 2022, 7:34 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, a source of diplomatic friction with some Asian neighbors who view…
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Aston Martin showroom hit as UK vows action on climate protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/aston-martin-showroom-hit-as-uk-vows-action-on-climate-protests
October 17, 2022, 4:18 AM
Climate activists on Sunday sprayed orange paint over an Aston Martin showroom in central London, as the government vowed new powers for police to halt an intensifying wave…
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Lawmakers will try to oust British PM Truss this week, Daily Mail reports
https://japantoday.com/category/world/lawmakers-will-try-to-oust-uk-pm-truss-this-week-daily-mail-reports
October 17, 2022, 6:18 AM
British lawmakers will try to oust Prime Minister Liz Truss this week despite Downing Street's warning that it could trigger a general election, the Daily Mail reported.
More…
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Liverpool-Man City bitter rivalry boils over at Anfield
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-and-man-city-bitter-rivalry-boils-over-at-anfield
October 16, 2022, 9:42 PM
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Liverpool fans needed to improve their aim after coins were allegedly thrown at him — and missed — during his team's 1-0…
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Iran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-prison-fire-kills-four-injures-61-as-protests-persist4
October 16, 2022, 9:51 PM
A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's death in police…
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Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gates-foundation-pledges-1.2b-to-eradicate-polio-globally
October 16, 2022, 9:52 PM
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide.
The money will be used to help implement the…
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Protesters march in Paris as French refinery strikes continue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protesters-march-in-paris-as-french-refinery-strikes-continue
October 16, 2022, 9:51 PM
Three weeks into a refinery strike that has caused fuel shortages across France, tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris on Sunday to express their frustration at…
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GOP hopefuls turn to Pence to broaden appeal before election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gop-hopefuls-turn-to-pence-to-broaden-appeal-before-election1
October 17, 2022, 4:19 AM
In Donald Trump’s assessment, Mike Pence “committed political suicide” on Jan 6, 2021.
By refusing to go along with the former president’s unconstitutional push to overturn the results…
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3 killed, 1 wounded in Pittsburgh shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-people-killed-1-wounded-in-pittsburgh-shooting
October 16, 2022, 9:52 PM
Two women and a man were killed and a fourth person wounded in a shooting in Pittsburgh, authorities said.
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said the gunfire occurred near…
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UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-leader-liz-truss-goes-from-triumph-to-trouble-in-6-weeks
October 16, 2022, 11:13 PM
When Liz Truss was running to lead Britain this summer, an ally predicted her first weeks in office would be turbulent.
But few were prepared for the scale…
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Lavreysen wins fourth straight men's sprint gold at cycling worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/britain%27s-neah-evans-wins-points-race-gold-at-cycling-worlds
October 16, 2022, 9:43 PM
Dutch rider Harrie Lavreysen extended his sprint supremacy with a fourth straight gold in the men's event on the final day of the world track championships in France…
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Biden turning to Trump-era rule to expel Venezuelan migrants
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-turning-to-trump-era-rule-to-expel-venezuelan-migrants
October 16, 2022, 9:51 PM
Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for immigration policies that inflicted “cruelty and exclusion at every turn,” including toward those fleeing the "brutal"…
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Japanese, Australian PMs to issue security document amid China concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-australia-pms-to-issue-security-document-amid-china-concerns
October 16, 2022, 9:49 PM
The leaders of Japan and Australia are planning to release a new declaration on security cooperation when they meet next weekend, amid China's growing military power and maritime…
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France ramps up war support for Ukraine, rebuilds armories
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-ramps-up-war-support-for-ukraine-rebuilds-armories
October 16, 2022, 9:51 PM
France on Sunday pledged air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities against drone strikes, as well as an expanded training program for Ukrainian soldiers, as it seeks to…
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Ex-Tokyo Olympic executive to be investigated over fresh bribery case
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/ex-tokyo-olympic-executive-to-be-probed-over-fresh-bribery-case
October 17, 2022, 7:35 AM
Japanese prosecutors are set to build yet another corruption case against a former Tokyo Olympic executive for allegedly accepting bribes from a company that sold officially licensed stuffed…
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Rockets strike mayor's office in occupied Donetsk
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-rockets-strike-mayor%27s-office-in-separatist-donetsk
October 17, 2022, 4:23 AM
Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor’s office in Donetsk, a city controlled by the separatists, while Ukrainian officials said Russian…
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Autumn in Nikko
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/autumn-in-nikko-1
October 16, 2022, 9:39 PM
Oku-Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture has already greeted the peak fall colors, attracting thousands of both day and overnight visitors. Photo taken Sunday by Burcu Basar (https://bizarrejourneys.com)
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Bradley wins Zozo Championship to end four-year title drought
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bradley-wins-zozo-championship-to-end-four-year-title-drought
October 16, 2022, 9:42 PM
Keegan Bradley claimed his first U.S. PGA Tour title in four years Sunday after pulling away late to win the Zozo Championship in Japan.
Bradley, whose lone major…
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Sendai aquarium hopes to see Commerson's dolphin breed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/sendai-aquarium-hopes-to-see-commerson%27s-dolphin-breed
October 17, 2022, 12:28 AM
An aquarium in northeastern Japan hopes to see its black-and-white Commerson's dolphin, the oldest of six such dolphins in the country, give birth after welcoming a 7-year-old male…
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