China sends in military to help with Shanghai COVID outbreak
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-sends-in-military-to-help-with-shanghai-covid-outbreak
April 4, 2022, 8:00 AM
China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from across the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading…
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Australia backed to host men's, women's rugby World Cups
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-backed-to-host-men%27s-women%27s-world-cups
April 4, 2022, 6:09 AM
World Rugby says Australia could become “the heart of the rugby universe” by hosting the men’s and women’s World Cups respectively in 2027 and 2029.
Australia already is…
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Asian shares mostly higher after upbeat close on Wall Street
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mostly-gain-after-upbeat-finish-on-wall-street
April 4, 2022, 6:47 AM
Shares in Asia were mostly higher Monday as gains carried over from an upbeat finish last week on Wall Street.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced while Shanghai…
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Japan condemns reported Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-condemns-reported-Russian-attacks-on-civilians-in-Ukraine
April 4, 2022, 7:53 AM
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Monday said he was “deeply shocked” by Russia’s alleged attacks on civilians in the Ukrainian towns and called for firm investigations…
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won't seek second term
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-says-she-won%27t-seek-second-term
April 4, 2022, 5:48 AM
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday she wouldn’t seek a second term after a rocky five years marked by huge protests calling for her resignation, a security…
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Man sought after slashing woman he persistently asked to be his girlfriend
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-sought-after-slashing-woman-he-persistently-asked-to-be-his-girlfriend
April 4, 2022, 9:40 AM
Police in Osaka said Monday they are looking for a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he slashed a 51-year-old woman in her apartment.
Police said they…
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19-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force member dies in apparent suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/national/19-year-old-ground-self-defense-force-corporal-dies-in-apparent-suicide
April 4, 2022, 7:27 AM
A 19-year-old private in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) was found collapsed on Sunday, after apparently having shot himself while on guard duty at Camp Higashi-Tachikawa in…
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Tokyo reports 4,384 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 30,157
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-4-384-new-coronavirus-cases
April 4, 2022, 10:11 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 4,384 new coronavirus cases, down 3,515 from Sunday and down 160 from last Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Tokyo stock market revamped in hope of attracting foreign investors
https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-tokyo-stock-market-needs-more-than-shake-up-to-lure-foreign-investors
April 4, 2022, 7:49 AM
The Tokyo stock market trumpets its largest overhaul in decades to lure more foreign investors. Still, the bourse is missing something such investors have long awaited -- companies…
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Kyoto University team fuses all 8 precious metals into single alloy
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/kyoto-university-team-fuses-all-8-precious-metals-into-single-alloy
April 4, 2022, 2:32 AM
Most people are probably aware of the precious metals gold, silver, and platinum, but in fact there are eight in the world which are considered worth of the title…
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Wild-and-wacky Grammys red carpet does Las Vegas proud
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/wild-and-wacky-grammys-red-carpet-does-las-vegas-proud
April 4, 2022, 4:49 AM
Bright pink and all-over metallics were the fashion stories of the Grammys red carpet led by Saweetie in fuchsia Valentino and Tiffany Haddish in sparkling one-shoulder Prada as the…
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Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Jon-Batiste-tops-Grammy-Awards-winning-5-trophies
April 4, 2022, 7:59 AM
Jon Batiste had the most Grammy Award nominations and his five wins outpaced everyone, yet he somehow seemed the biggest surprise on a joyous night for music that…
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Streaming along
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/streaming-along
April 3, 2022, 9:25 PM
About 4,000 carp streamers flutter over a river in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday.
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Reds tell Akiyama he won't make opening day roster
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/reds-tell-of-akiyama-he-won%27t-make-opening-day-roster
April 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
The Cincinnati Reds informed Shogo Akiyama on Sunday that he would not make the opening day roster, leaving him to decide whether he'll go down to Triple-A or…
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Teen star Alcaraz beats Ruud to win Miami Open crown
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/teen-star-alcaraz-beats-ruud-to-win-miami-open-crown
April 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest ever Miami Open champion on Sunday after the 18-year-old Spaniard defeated Norway's Casper Ruud to win his first ATP Masters title.
Alcaraz, who…
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Airlines cancel more than 3,300 U.S. flights over weekend
https://japantoday.com/category/world/airlines-cancel-more-than-3-300-us-flights-over-weekend
April 3, 2022, 9:54 PM
Airlines have canceled more than 3,300 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.
FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted…
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Tottenham thrashes Newcastle 5-1 to rise to 4th in Premier League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tottenham-thrashes-newcastle-5-1-to-rise-to-4th-in-epl
April 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
Tottenham powered above north London rival Arsenal into the English Premier League top four — for at least one day — by thrashing Newcastle 5-1 on Sunday.
Ben…
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Russia war against Ukraine could further escalate auto prices and shortages
https://japantoday.com/category/business/russia-war-could-further-escalate-auto-prices-and-shortages
April 3, 2022, 9:51 PM
BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.…
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A comeback unlike any other? Tiger arrives at the Masters
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/a-comeback-unlike-any-other-tiger-arrives-at-the-masters
April 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
A comeback unlike any other for Tiger Woods might start at the Masters.
Just over 13 months since Woods damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors…
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Defense experts back Japan acquiring enemy base strike capability
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/defense-experts-back-japan-acquiring-enemy-base-strike-capability
April 4, 2022, 7:48 AM
Many experts, well versed in defense and foreign policy, have backed a controversial plan that would allow Japan to acquire so-called enemy base strike capabilities, government sources said…
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Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/man-in-germany-gets-90-covid-19-shots-to-sell-forged-passes
April 3, 2022, 9:55 PM
A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people…
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States look for solutions as U.S. fentanyl deaths keep rising
https://japantoday.com/category/world/states-look-for-solutions-as-us-fentanyl-deaths-keep-rising
April 3, 2022, 9:55 PM
As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought…
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Taliban announce ban on poppy production
https://japantoday.com/category/world/afghanistan%27s-taliban-announce-ban-on-poppy-production
April 3, 2022, 9:53 PM
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban announced a ban Sunday on poppy production, even as farmers across the country began harvesting the bright red flower that produces the opium used to…
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At least 2 shooters kill 6, wound 12 in Sacramento
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sacramento-police-says-multiple-victims-reported-in-shooting
April 4, 2022, 4:49 AM
Six people were killed and 12 injured before dawn Sunday in Sacramento when shooters fired amid crowds as bars and nightclubs emptied for the night in the second mass…
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New women's world No. 1 Swiatek withdraws from Charleston tournament
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tired-swiatek-withdraws-from-charleston
April 3, 2022, 9:53 AM
Poland's Iga Swiatek, who will become world tennis number 1 on Monday, has pulled out of the Charleston tournament in the United States.
Swiatek scooped her third successive…
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Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre; city strewn with bodies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Ukraine-accuses-Russia-of-massacre-city-strewn-with-bodies
April 4, 2022, 7:51 AM
Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area.…
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Fujitsu, Teikoku Databank conduct trial of electronic seal to deliver digital documents between multiple companies
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/fujitsu-teikoku-databank-conduct-trial-of-electronic-seal-to-deliver-digital-documents-between-multiple-companies
April 3, 2022, 9:48 PM
Fujitsu Limited and Teikoku Databank Ltd have begun Japan's first trials on the application of a Japanese version of an electronic seal to verify the authenticity of companies…
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Suga calls for supplementary budget to stimulate economy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/former-japan-pm-calls-for-supplementary-budget-to-stimulate-economy
April 3, 2022, 9:46 PM
Japan cannot avoid crafting a supplementary budget for fiscal 2022 as part of measures to mitigate the impact of rising prices on the economy, former Prime Minister Yoshihide…
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2 drivers arrested over fatal hit-and-run in Chiba
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-drivers-arrested-over-fatal-hit-and-run-in-chiba
April 3, 2022, 11:54 PM
Police in Chiba city have arrested two men over a fatal hit-and-run incident in which a 26-year-old woman was struck by two vehicles.
According to police, the incident…
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Hungary's pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Hungary%27s-pro-Putin-PM-Orban-captures-strong-lead-in-vote
April 3, 2022, 11:27 PM
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday's national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a still incomplete vote count showed a strong…
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