Japan to send masks, hazmat suits, drones to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-send-masks-hazmat-suits-drones-to-ukraine
April 19, 2022, 8:59 AM
Japan will send gas masks, hazmat suits and drones to Ukraine to help defend the country against Russia’s invasion amid growing concern of chemical weapons use by the…
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Yoshinoya beef bowl chain exec dismissed over sexist remarks
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Yoshinoya-beef-bowl-chain-exec-dismissed-over-sexist-remarks
April 19, 2022, 10:12 AM
A managing director for gyudon beef bowl restaurant chain Yoshinoya Co has been dismissed over inappropriate remarks about young women made at a university-hosted lecture, the parent company…
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Retired women's tennis No. 1 Barty to play in celebrity golf event
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/retired-tennis-no.1-barty-to-play-celebrity-golf-event
April 19, 2022, 6:06 AM
Former tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty will play in a golf exhibition tournament, organizers said Tuesday, heightening speculation that she could become a golfer after her shock…
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Global finance meeting focuses on war-driven food insecurity
https://japantoday.com/category/world/global-finance-meeting-focuses-on-war-driven-food-insecurity
April 19, 2022, 5:58 AM
Global finance leaders are putting the growing crisis over food insecurity and skyrocketing food prices at center stage as members of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank…
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Suzuki extends hitting streak to 9 as Cubs beat Rays 4-2
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/suzuki-extends-hitting-streak-to-9-cubs-beat-cold-rays-4-2
April 19, 2022, 5:55 AM
Rookie Seiya Suzuki extended his hitting streak to nine games, tying Akinori Iwamura for the longest by a Japanese-born player at the start of a major league career,…
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Boris Johnson to face MPs' fury over 'partygate'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/boris-johnson-to-face-mps%27-fury-over-%27partygate%27
April 19, 2022, 6:06 AM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face angry lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since being fined for breaking the law, as the "partygate" scandal continues to plague…
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Woman’s body found in water tank in Chiba
https://japantoday.com/category/national/woman%E2%80%99s-body-found-in-water-tank-in-chiba
April 19, 2022, 7:59 AM
The body of a woman was found inside the water tank of an apartment building in Chiba city on Monday.
Police said they received a call from a…
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Tokyo reports 5,583 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 40,893
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-5-583-new-coronavirus-cases
April 19, 2022, 10:04 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 5,583 new coronavirus cases, up 2,104 from Monday and down 1,339 from last Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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15-year-old girl stabbed to death at California high school
https://japantoday.com/category/world/15-year-old-girl-stabbed-to-death-at-california-high-school
April 18, 2022, 11:49 PM
A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death Monday on a high school campus by a man who had targeted her for the attack, authorities said.
The girl was…
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Potential jurors in Kardashian case air hate to their faces
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/potential-jurors-in-kardashian-case-air-hate-to-their-faces
April 18, 2022, 11:23 PM
Talking trash about the Kardashians is a common pastime for many ordinary Americans. On Monday, a few got to do it to their faces.
Kim Kardashian, her mother…
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U.S. Marine indicted over sexual assault of woman in Okinawa
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/U.S.-Marine-indicted-over-sexual-assault-on-woman-on-Okinawa
April 19, 2022, 7:49 AM
A 22-year-old U.S. Marine was indicted last December over a sexual assault resulting in injury on a woman in Okinawa Prefecture, local prosecutors said Tuesday, bringing to light…
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TV's 'black-ish' ends 8-season run with legacy, fans secure
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tv%27s-%27black-ish%27-ends-8-season-run-with-legacy-fans-secure
April 18, 2022, 9:51 PM
A surprise awaited “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and his family on a 2016 visit to the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington:…
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Second arrest made in South Carolina mall shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/second-arrest-made-in-south-carolina-mall-shooting
April 19, 2022, 6:13 AM
Police in South Carolina have announced the arrest of a second person in a shootout inside a busy shopping mall in the state's capital, one of two mass…
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Migrant crossings spike as U.S. plans to lift curbs on asylum
https://japantoday.com/category/world/migrant-crossings-spike-as-us-plans-to-lift-curb-on-asylum
April 18, 2022, 9:53 PM
Migrants attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the highest level in two decades as the U.S. prepares for even larger numbers with the expected lifting of a…
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U.N.: Yemen's Houthi rebels agree to stop using child soldiers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-yemen%27s-houthi-rebels-agree-to-stop-using-child-soldiers
April 18, 2022, 10:09 PM
Yemen's Houthi rebels have agreed to rid their ranks of child soldiers, who have fought by the thousands during the country's seven years of civil war, the United…
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Chebet leads 1st Kenyan sweep in Boston Marathon since 2012
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chebet-leads-1st-kenyan-sweep-in-boston-marathon-since-2012
April 18, 2022, 9:52 PM
Evans Chebet didn’t know what kind of expectations to have for himself as he prepared to return for his second Boston Marathon.
In 2018, he was among many…
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Cristiano Ronaldo says one of his newborn twins has died
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cristiano-ronaldo-says-one-of-his-newborn-twins-has-died
April 18, 2022, 10:09 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo took to social media on Monday to say one of his newborn twins has died.
“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that…
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Djokovic aiming to be 'as ready' as possible for French Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-aiming-to-be-%27as-ready%27-as-possible-for-french-open
April 18, 2022, 10:21 PM
Novak Djokovic said on Monday that he is aiming to be "as ready as I can be" for the French Open as he prepares for just his third…
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Japan, Switzerland agree to keep tough sanctions on Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-switzerland-agree-to-keep-tough-sanctions-on-russia
April 18, 2022, 9:43 PM
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said Monday his country has joined the international community in implementing tough sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but that does not…
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German bosses, unions jointly oppose boycott of Russian gas
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-bosses-unions-jointly-oppose-boycott-of-russian-gas
April 18, 2022, 10:12 PM
Germany's employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying such a…
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Shareholders await Musk's next move in Twitter takeover bid
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-says-poison-pill-makes-%27coercive%27-takeover-difficult
April 18, 2022, 10:13 PM
Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move.…
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Japan expert panel OKs use of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-expert-panel-oks-use-of-novavax-covid-19-vaccine
April 19, 2022, 10:10 AM
A panel of experts at Japan's health ministry approved Monday the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the U.S. biotechnology firm Novavax Inc.
The ministry plans to…
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Rain dampens 1st White House Easter Egg Roll since 2019
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rain-dampens-the-1st-white-house-easter-egg-roll-since-2019
April 18, 2022, 10:14 PM
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon roamed the soggy White House grounds on Monday for the first Easter egg roll since before the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Rengo chief attends LDP meeting, in rare move ahead of election
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/rengo-chief-attends-ldp-meeting-rare-move-ahead-of-japanese-election
April 19, 2022, 7:50 AM
The head of Japan's largest labor organization Rengo attended a meeting Monday of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to discuss social security, a sign that the two sides…
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Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy protection
https://japantoday.com/category/world/alex-jones%27-infowars-files-for-bankruptcy-protection
April 18, 2022, 10:18 PM
Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary…
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Average condo price in Tokyo area sets new high in fiscal 2021
https://japantoday.com/category/business/average-condo-price-in-tokyo-area-sets-new-high-in-fiscal-2021
April 18, 2022, 9:44 PM
The average unit price of a new condominium in Tokyo and its surrounding areas hit a record high of 63.6 million yen in fiscal 2021, more expensive than…
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Quadruple quest piles pressure on Liverpool: Van Dijk
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/quadruple-quest-piles-pressure-on-liverpool-van-dijk
April 18, 2022, 9:52 PM
Virgil van Dijk says talk of a historic quadruple for Liverpool belongs to the "outside world" and risks putting extra pressure on the Dutchman and his teammates.
Liverpool…
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Australian leader warns of resurgence in asylum seekers if opposition wins election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-leader-warns-of-a-resurgence-in-asylum-seekers
April 18, 2022, 7:37 AM
Australia’s prime minister on Monday warned that thousands of asylum seekers will attempt to reach the country by boat if the opposition party wins elections on May 21.…
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Rakuten Pay online payment rolls out on Uber Eats
https://japantoday.com/category/business/rakuten-pay-online-rolls-out-on-uber-eats
April 18, 2022, 9:47 PM
Rakuten Group Inc and Uber Eats Japan Inc on Monday announced the launch of a new collaboration integrating Uber Eats with Rakuten Pay’s online payment service, which utilizes…
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2 anglers referred to prosecutors over damage to rare island plants
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-anglers-referred-to-prosecutors-over-damage-to-rare-island-plants
April 19, 2022, 7:50 AM
Two anglers were referred to prosecutors Monday over damage to rare species of plants on the Ogasawara Islands, a World Heritage site, after they told police they cut…
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