Heavy rain hits northern Japan, 200,000 urged to evacuate
https://japantoday.com/category/national/heavy-rain-hits-northern-japan-200-000-urged-to-evacuate
August 4, 2022, 7:42 AM
Bridges collapsed and rivers burst their banks as heavy rain lashed northern Japan on Thursday, with 200,000 residents urged to evacuate as authorities warned of dangerous flooding.
TV…
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Russia's ambassador to Japan pays respects at Hiroshima
https://japantoday.com/category/national/russia%27s-ambassador-to-japan-pays-respects-at-hiroshima-media
August 4, 2022, 7:43 AM
Russia's ambassador to Japan paid his respects at a memorial in Hiroshima on Thursday saying he wanted to highlight Russia's efforts to reduce nuclear arms and criticising a…
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ASEAN-plus-3 foreign ministers begin talks, focus on Ukraine war
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/asean-plus-3-foreign-ministers-begin-talks-focus-on-ukraine-war
August 4, 2022, 7:45 AM
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea opened their meeting Thursday in Phnom Penh, with talks likely to focus on…
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U.S. Navy say carrier USS Ronald Reagan conducting operations in Philippine Sea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-navy-say-carrier-uss-ronald-reagan-conducting-operations-in-philippine-sea
August 4, 2022, 7:52 AM
(Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Thursday said the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was conducting scheduled operations in the Philippine Sea in the Western Pacific, a 5.7…
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In South Korea, Pelosi set to visit heavily fortified DMZ
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-south-korea-pelosi-set-to-visit-heavily-fortified-dmz
August 4, 2022, 7:53 AM
After her high-profile trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in South Korea Thursday and her agenda included a visit to the border with the nuclear-armed…
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U.N. chief hopeful NPT will reaffirm non-use of nuclear weapons
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/u.n.-chief-hopeful-npt-will-reaffirm-non-use-of-nuclear-weapons
August 4, 2022, 7:47 AM
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he has high hopes that a disarmament conference starting this week will lead to the reaffirmation of the norm that nuclear…
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Asian markets rally on healthy US data, post-Pelosi relief
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-markets-rally-on-healthy-us-data-post-pelosi-relief
August 4, 2022, 7:49 AM
Asian markets on Thursday tracked a Wall Street rally fuelled by healthy economic and earnings data, while there was some relief that Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip did not…
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Suspected drones over Taiwan, cyber attacks after Pelosi visit
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/suspected-drones-over-taiwan-cyber-attacks-after-pelosi-visit
August 4, 2022, 7:49 AM
Suspected drones flew over outlying Taiwanese islands and hackers attacked its defence ministry website, authorities in Taipei said on Thursday, a day after a visit by U.S. House…
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Construction begins at Fukushima plant for water release
https://japantoday.com/category/national/construction-begins-at-fukushima-plant-for-water-release
August 4, 2022, 7:44 AM
The construction of facilities needed for a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant began Thursday despite…
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Australian boxing great Johnny Famechon dies aged 77
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-boxing-great-johnny-famechon-dies-aged-77
August 4, 2022, 7:50 AM
French-born Australian boxing legend Johnny Famechon, who became world featherweight champion during a short but stunning career, has died aged 77, officials said Thursday.
Famechon was considered one…
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Leftie loosie
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/leftie-loosie
August 3, 2022, 11:03 PM
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, of Japan, goes into his windup against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday in…
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COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable
https://japantoday.com/category/world/covid-cases-drop-9-globally-last-week-deaths-stable
August 4, 2022, 7:51 AM
New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the pandemic released Wednesday by the World Health Organization.…
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Slide over, bobsleds, curling is coming to tropical Jamaica
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/slide-over-bobsleds.-curling-is-coming-to-tropical-jamaica
August 4, 2022, 7:51 AM
Slide over, Jamaican bobsledders. A group of expats from the ice-free island are hoping to bring a whole new winter sport to their tropical homeland: curling.
Three decades…
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Kishida eyes talks with U.S. House Speaker Pelosi on Fri.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-pm-kishida-eyes-talks-with-u.s.-house-speaker-pelosi-on-fri
August 4, 2022, 8:07 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to hold talks with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Tokyo on Friday, in a meeting that is likely to send…
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In ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard directs the Thai cave rescue
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/in-%E2%80%98thirteen-lives-%E2%80%99-ron-howard-directs-the-thai-cave-rescue
August 4, 2022, 7:46 AM
It may be common etiquette to not spoil the end of a film, but Ron Howard learned years ago on “Apollo 13” that knowing the outcome of a…
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Japan gov't orders KDDI to ensure no repeat of massive network outage
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-gov%27t-orders-kddi-to-ensure-no-repeat-of-massive-network-outage
August 3, 2022, 10:37 PM
Japan's communications ministry on Wednesday issued an administrative order to KDDI Corp. demanding the company do more to prevent another network outage on the scale of the one…
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Videos in English depict last 6 months of Anne Frank's life
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/videos-in-english-depict-last-6-months-of-anne-frank%27s-life
August 3, 2022, 10:40 PM
The Anne Frank House museum is releasing an English-language version of three videos in which an actress playing the young Jewish diarist describes the last six months of…
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Construction of Fukushima water release facilities to begin Thurs
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-construction-of-fukushima-water-release-facilities-to-begin-thurs
August 3, 2022, 10:36 PM
Construction of facilities to discharge treated water from the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea will commence Thursday, according to the plant operator, even…
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Premier League clubs to stop taking knee before every match
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-clubs-to-stop-taking-knee-before-every-match1
August 3, 2022, 10:47 PM
English Premier League soccer players said Wednesday they will no longer take the knee before every match in the upcoming season, following criticism that the anti-racism gesture was…
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China's foreign minister told of possible Pelosi Taiwan trip in July, U.S. official says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-foreign-minister-told-of-possible-pelosi-taiwan-trip-in-july-u.s.-official-says
August 3, 2022, 10:46 PM
(Corrects headline and paragraph 1 to show Wang Yi is the Chinese government's top diplomat, not China's top diplomat)
By David Brunnstrom
TOKYO (Reuters) - The possibility of…
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Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sandy-hook-parents-alex-jones-claims-created-%27living-hell%27
August 4, 2022, 1:10 AM
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he…
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Friends of Japanese journalist demand his release in Myanmar
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/friends-of-japanese-journalist-demand-his-release-in-myanmar
August 3, 2022, 10:36 PM
Friends of Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist detained in military-ruled Myanmar while covering a protest, called for his immediate release Wednesday and an online petition has collected more…
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy says China must not help Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-president-zelenskyy-says-china-must-not-help-russia
August 3, 2022, 10:45 PM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Australian university students that China must not help Russia in its war against his homeland and remain at least neutral.
Zelenskyy addressed 21…
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Patriotic fervor erupts on Chinese social media over Pelosi's Taiwan visit
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/patriotic-fervour-erupts-on-chinese-social-media-over-pelosis-taiwan-visit
August 3, 2022, 7:43 PM
By Eduardo Baptista
BEIJING (Reuters) - The sight of the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arriving in Taiwan late on Tuesday was too much to bear…
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China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruption
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-blocks-some-taiwan-imports-but-avoids-chip-disruption
August 3, 2022, 8:17 PM
China blocked imports of citrus and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by Nancy Pelosi, a top American lawmaker, to the self-ruled island but has avoided…
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Lawyers decry ban on 'menacing' eyewear at Japan prison
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/lawyers-decry-ban-on-%27menacing%27-eyewear-at-japan-prison
August 3, 2022, 10:39 PM
A Japanese prison that banned a convict from wearing his glasses because they made him look "menacing" has come under fire from lawyers who call the decision a…
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Extra Diet session starts amid state funeral controversy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/extra-diet-session-starts-amid-state-funeral-controversy
August 3, 2022, 8:22 PM
An extraordinary Diet session began Wednesday, with debate on a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put on hold for the three-day sitting despite ongoing controversy…
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Tokyo reports 35,339 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-reports-xxx-xxx-coronavirus-cases-xx-xxx-in-tokyo-3
August 4, 2022, 8:22 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 35,339, new coronavirus cases, down 3,601 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 39, up four…
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Japan reports 249,830 coronavirus cases; 38,940 in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-38-940-coronavirus-cases
August 3, 2022, 10:38 PM
Japan on Wednesday reported 249,830 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 38,940 new coronavirus cases, up 8,098 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Japan expresses concern about China's military drills near Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-expresses-concern-about-china%27s-military-drills-near-taiwan
August 3, 2022, 9:11 PM
Japan expressed concern Wednesday about Chinese military activity around Taiwan during U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island, stressing the need for a peaceful resolution…
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