Battle for Mariupol draws toward close after surrender
https://japantoday.com/category/world/battle-for-mariupol-draws-toward-close-after-surrender
May 19, 2022, 5:50 AM
The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out…
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New Zealand hands out extra cash to fight 'inflation storm'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-hands-out-extra-cash-to-fight-%27inflation-storm%27
May 19, 2022, 6:05 AM
New Zealand’s government said Thursday it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to more than 2 million lower-income adults to help them navigate what it describes…
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Norman criticized in Australia for Saudi golf tour support and comments
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/norman-criticized-down-under-for-liv-golf-move-and-comments
May 19, 2022, 5:42 AM
When Adam Scott won the Masters in 2013, the person he thanked most profusely was a larger-than-life character synonymous with golf in Australia.
“There was one guy who…
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U.S. gov't to fly in baby formula on military contracted planes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-to-fly-in-baby-formula-on-military-contracted-planes
May 19, 2022, 2:30 AM
The U.S. government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military in an airlift aimed at easing the major shortage plaguing the country, the…
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North Korea's suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea%27s-suspected-covid-19-caseload-nears-2-million
May 19, 2022, 5:05 AM
North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million - a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled…
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911 dispatcher who took Buffalo shooting call put on leave
https://japantoday.com/category/world/911-dispatcher-who-took-buffalo-shooting-call-put-on-leave
May 19, 2022, 3:11 AM
A 911 dispatcher has been placed on leave and may lose her job after allegedly hanging up on an supermarket employee hiding during this weekend's shooting rampage in…
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Teacher arrested for upskirt filming admits having done it on at least 150 occasions: police
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/teacher-arrested-for-upskirt-filming-admits-having-done-it-on-at-least-150-occasions-police
May 19, 2022, 6:06 AM
Police in Osaka have arrested a 24-year-old junior high school teacher on suspicion of violating public nuisance laws after he used his smartphone to film up a girl’s…
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Gun in 8-year-old's backpack goes off at Chicago school; mother charged
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gun-in-8-year-old%27s-backpack-goes-off-at-school-mom-charged
May 19, 2022, 2:30 AM
A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader's backpack accidentally discharged at school, injuring a 7-year-old classmate, police said Wednesday.…
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Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers on penalties to win Europa League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/eintracht-frankfurt-beat-rangers-on-penalties-to-win-europa-league
May 18, 2022, 11:13 PM
Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Rangers 5-4 on penalties to win the Europa League on Wednesday after the final in Seville finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.
Aaron…
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MLB.TV streaming sees record viewing through first 40 days
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb.tv-streaming-sees-record-viewing-through-first-40-days
May 18, 2022, 10:14 PM
Fans have watched more than 2.8 billion minutes of game action on MLB.TV through the first 40 days of the regular season, a record for the streaming package…
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Kanda Matsuri
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/kanda-matsuri
May 18, 2022, 9:33 PM
Young Shinto priestesses called miko participate in a ceremonial rite for the biennial festival, Kanda Matsuri, at Kanda shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday. The festival held for the…
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Most automakers fall short on climate goals: report
https://japantoday.com/category/business/most-automakers-fall-short-on-climate-goals-report1
May 18, 2022, 10:30 PM
Only two of the world's 12 top automakers plan to make enough electric vehicles by 2030 to stay in step with Paris Agreement climate goals, experts said Wednesday.…
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Amber Heard's friend says she saw bruises inflicted by Depp
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/amber-heard-friend-says-she-saw-bruises-inflicted-by-depp
May 18, 2022, 9:48 PM
A friend of actor Amber Heard testified Wednesday that she saw the bruises and cuts left in the aftermath of multiple incidents of abuse inflicted by Heard's ex-husband,…
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Man arrested for spending mistakenly sent ¥46.3 mil in COVID funds
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-man-arrested-for-spending-mistakenly-sent-46-mil.-yen-in-covid-funds
May 18, 2022, 9:46 PM
A man in western Japan, who received 46.3 million yen in COVID-19 relief money from his town by mistake before gambling it all away, was arrested Wednesday on…
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Japan to join U.S.-led economic framework during Biden visit
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/refiling-update1-japan-to-join-u.s.-led-economic-framework-during-biden-visit
May 18, 2022, 9:45 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to announce during President Joe Biden's visit to Japan that Tokyo will join a U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic initiative in a bid to counter…
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With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/with-roe-in-doubt-some-fear-tech-surveillance-of-pregnancy1
May 18, 2022, 10:23 PM
When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned to a trusted source for information and advice.
Her cell phone.
“I couldn’t…
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Ringling Bros announces comeback tour without animal acts
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ringling-bros.-announces-comeback-tour-but-without-animals
May 18, 2022, 10:24 PM
“The Greatest Show on Earth” is making a comeback featuring extraordinary humans and no animal acts five years after shutting down its three-ring circus, Ringling Bros and Barnum…
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Israel approves ultranationalist Jewish march in Jerusalem
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-approves-ultranationalist-jewish-march-in-jerusalem
May 18, 2022, 10:25 PM
Israeli authorities on Wednesday said they have given the go-ahead for flag-waving Jewish nationalists to march through the heart of the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem's Old City…
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China blasts U.S., Japan rhetoric ahead of Quad summit
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-blasts-us-japan-rhetoric-ahead-of-quad-summit
May 18, 2022, 9:43 PM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized on Wednesday what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing ahead of a meeting in Tokyo next week of…
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F1 not replacing Russian GP; season reduced to 22 races
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/f1-not-replacing-russian-gp-season-reduced-to-22-races
May 18, 2022, 9:51 PM
Formula One has decided against replacing the Russian Grand Prix, which had earlier been canceled following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The announcement Wednesday reduced the current season from…
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Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine war crimes trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-soldier-pleads-guilty-at-ukraine-war-crimes-trial
May 19, 2022, 5:50 AM
A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian.
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin could get life…
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U.S. says N Korea may conduct missile test as Biden visits Asia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/U.S.-says-N-Korea-may-conduct-missile-test-as-Biden-visits-Asia
May 18, 2022, 9:52 PM
U.S. intelligence shows that it's a "genuine possibility" that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea…
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Buffalo shooter let some people see plans just before attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Buffalo-shooter-let-some-people-see-plans-just-before-attack
May 19, 2022, 5:15 AM
Shortly before he opened fire, the white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket allowed a small group of people to see his detailed…
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Half of new UK nurses from abroad: council
https://japantoday.com/category/world/half-of-new-uk-nurses-%27from-abroad%27-council
May 18, 2022, 9:54 PM
Nearly half of new UK nurses and midwives are from abroad, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said on Wednesday, prompting concerns of an over-reliance on foreign workers.…
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Cruise receives honorary Palme d'Or; says he makes movies for the big screen
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27top-gun%27-and-russian-dissident-fire-up-cannes
May 18, 2022, 9:48 PM
Tom Cruise received an honorary Palme d'Or and gushed about his passion for cinema as he made his first visit in 30 years to the Cannes Film Festival…
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Japan OKs plan to release Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-oks-plan-to-release-fukushima-nuclear-plant-wastewater
May 18, 2022, 9:44 PM
Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year, saying…
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Climate-stricken world needs renewables Marshall Plan: U.N. chief
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/climate-stricken-world-needs-renewables-marshall-plan-un-chief
May 18, 2022, 10:04 PM
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday outlined what amounts to a global Marshall Plan for ushering in a world powered by renewable energy rather than coal, gas and…
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Sri Lankan police arrest ruling party MPs over mob violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lankan-police-arrests-ruling-party-mps-over-mob-violence
May 18, 2022, 9:54 PM
Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week,…
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Man offers to pay back mistakenly sent ¥46.3 mil COVID funds 'little by little'
https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-offers-to-pay-back-mistakenly-sent-46-mil.-yen-covid-funds
May 18, 2022, 7:50 AM
A man in western Japan who received 46.3 million yen in COVID-19 relief money from his town by mistake before gambling it all away is now contrite and…
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UK inflation hits 40-year high
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uk-inflation-hits-40-year-high-amid-russia%27s-war-in-ukraine
May 18, 2022, 9:52 PM
Britain’s inflation rate rose to the highest level in 40 years last month as Russia's war in Ukraine fueled further increases in food and fuel prices.
Consumer price…
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