Asian stocks mixed, China gains ahead of U.S. price data
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-stocks-mixed-china-gains-ahead-of-us-price-data
May 11, 2022, 7:07 AM
Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday with Chinese benchmarks pressing higher after a rally in technology companies helped reverse most of an early slide on Wall Street.…
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Philippine election winner Marcos visits dictator father's grave
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippine-election-winner-marcos-visits-dictator-father%27s-grave
May 11, 2022, 6:22 AM
Ferdinand Marcos Jr visited the grave of his dictator father hours after his thumping victory in the Philippine presidential election, his team said Wednesday, posting photos of the…
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Sri Lanka extends curfew after violence, PM's resignation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lanka-extends-curfew-after-violence-pm%27s-resignation
May 11, 2022, 6:41 AM
Sri Lankan authorities extended a curfew another day Wednesday as sporadic violence and arson continued after pro-government mobs attacked peaceful protesters and security forces were ordered to shoot…
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Gov't says masks not needed outdoors if distancing maintained
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-gov%27t-says-masks-not-needed-outdoors-if-distancing-maintained
May 11, 2022, 12:16 PM
Wearing masks outdoors to protect against the coronavirus is not necessary providing social distancing is practiced, Japan's top government spokesman said Wednesday, with the approach of summer increasing…
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New Zealand to fully reopen to the world in August: Ardern
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-fully-reopens-to-the-world-in-august-ardern
May 11, 2022, 7:08 AM
New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday, ending one of the toughest anti-COVID-19 border restrictions.
Border safeguards will…
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Shanghai reaffirms zero-COVID policy; WHO says it is not sustainable
https://japantoday.com/category/world/shanghai-reaffirms-%27zero-covid%27-who-says-not-sustainable
May 11, 2022, 5:15 AM
Shanghai reaffirmed China’s strict zero-COVID approach to pandemic control Wednesday, a day after the head of the World Health Organization said that was not sustainable and urged China…
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Angels rookie Reid Detmers throws no-hitter against Rays
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/angels-rookie-reid-detmers-throws-no-hitter-against-rays
May 11, 2022, 6:23 AM
Angels rookie Reid Detmers pitched the majors’ second no-hitter this season, cruising after he benefitted from a borderline error call in the seventh inning as Los Angeles beat…
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PGA Tour refuses to release players for Saudi-backed opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pga-tour-refuses-to-release-players-for-saudi-backed-opener
May 11, 2022, 3:10 AM
The PGA Tour has refused to grant releases for players seeking to take part in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series opener in England next month, multiple U.S.…
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Seeking ways to cope with the dreaded May malaise
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/seeking-ways-to-cope-with-the-dreaded-may-malaise
May 11, 2022, 2:21 AM
Observers have noted from quite some time ago that upon the end of Golden Week -- the string of national holidays and weekends that this year ran from…
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Woman arrested for leaving newborn baby in hotel room’s toilet bowl
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/29-year-old-woman-arrested-for-leaving-newborn-baby-in-hotel-room%E2%80%99s-toilet-bowl
May 11, 2022, 7:50 AM
Police in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old woman after she left her newborn baby girl in a love hotel room’s toilet bowl on Tuesday.
Police said…
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Japan planning to allow 20,000 daily foreign arrivals in June
https://japantoday.com/category/national/urgent-japan-planning-to-allow-20-000-daily-foreign-arrivals-in-june
May 11, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japan's government is arranging to double the cap on arrivals from overseas to 20,000 people per day in June, government sources said Wednesday.
The relaxation is expected to…
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Tokyo reports 4,764 new coronavirus cases; record high 2,702 in Okinawa
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-4-764-new-coronavirus-cases-record-high-2-702-in-Okinawa
May 11, 2022, 12:16 PM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 4,764 new coronavirus cases, up 313 from Tuesday and up 1,765 from last Wednesday.
Okinawa Prefecture reported a record high 2,702 cases.…
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Paraguay organized crime prosecutor slain on Colombian beach
https://japantoday.com/category/world/paraguay-organized-crime-prosecutor-slain-on-colombian-beach
May 10, 2022, 10:07 PM
Paraguay's prosecutor of organized crime and drug trafficking cases was slain Tuesday in Colombia apparently by gunmen on a jet ski as he honeymooned with his new wife…
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Political reality: U.S. Congress can't save — or end — abortion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/political-reality-congress-can%27t-save-or-end-abortion
May 11, 2022, 4:44 AM
Fighting for decades over abortion policy, the U.S. Congress is about to run into the stark political limits of its ability to save — or end — the…
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First week of NHL playoffs full of fast starts and blowouts
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/first-week-of-nhl-playoffs-full-of-fast-starts-and-blowouts
May 10, 2022, 10:10 PM
Turns out a two-goal lead is the safest lead in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
A three-goal lead? Insurmountable. Fall behind at all in a game?…
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In honor of tour boat victims
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/in-honor-of-tour-boat-victims
May 10, 2022, 9:39 PM
Piles of flowers, food and drink items left in honor of people killed in a tour boat accident off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula are seen at a flower stand…
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Liverpool still chasing Man City like 'mad' in title race
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-rally-to-keep-premier-league-title-hopes-alive
May 10, 2022, 10:24 PM
Liverpool are still "chasing like mad" after Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, said Jurgen Klopp after coming from a goal down to beat Aston…
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Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/business/parents-hunting-for-baby-formula-as-shortage-spans-us
May 10, 2022, 10:12 PM
Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves.
Months of…
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Djokovic, Jabeur progress in Rome but back injury stops Raducanu
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-jabeur-progress-in-rome-but-back-injury-stops-raducanu
May 10, 2022, 10:25 PM
Novak Djokovic's love affair with Rome continued as the five-time champion picked up his 60th victory at the Italian Open with a 6-3, 6-2 success over Aslan Karatsev…

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