China extends military exercises around Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-extends-threatening-military-exercises-against-taiwan
August 8, 2022, 7:10 AM
China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in…
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U.N. chief urges nuclear powers to abide by no first-use pledge
https://japantoday.com/category/national/un-chief-urges-nuke-powers-to-abide-by-no-first-use-pledge
August 8, 2022, 8:58 AM
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their atomic arsenals, warning that the nuclear arms race…
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Japan reports 137,859 coronavirus cases; 17,884 in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-17-884-coronavirus-cases
August 8, 2022, 9:57 AM
Japan on Monday reported 137,859 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 17,884 new coronavirus cases, down 8,429 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/one-year-after-afghanistan-spy-agencies-pivot-toward-china
August 8, 2022, 6:22 AM
In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency's counterterrorism center, the CIA's No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain…
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Myanmar ambassador to China dies; 4th envoy to die in China this past year
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar-ambassador-to-china-died-on-sunday-sources
August 8, 2022, 4:25 AM
Myanmar's ambassador to China died on Sunday, according to diplomatic sources, the fourth ambassador to die in China in the past year.
Ambassador U Myo Thant Pe was…
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Drunken police officer arrested for trespassing into company he believed was his home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/drunken-police-officer-arrested-for-trespassing-into-company-he-believed-was-his-home
August 8, 2022, 7:54 AM
Police in Osaka have arrested a 22-year-old police officer on suspicion of unlawful entry after he was trespassing in a shipping company’s distribution center on Sunday.
According to…
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China's Hainan expands COVID lockdowns to more areas to quell outbreak
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-hainan-expands-covid-lockdowns-to-more-areas-to-quell-outbreak
August 8, 2022, 4:15 AM
China's Hainan, an island province dependent on tourism, locked down more areas on Monday, Reuters calculations based on state media reports show, as it battles its worst COVID-19…
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Kyrgios beats Yoshioka to win Citi Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Kyrgios-beats-Yoshioka-to-win-Citi-Open
August 7, 2022, 11:50 PM
Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios ended a three-year title drought by claiming the trophy at the site of his last triumph, saving the only break point he faced in…
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Royal light
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/royal-light
August 7, 2022, 9:12 PM
Princess Kako lights wood at a girl scout camping site in Nagano on Sunday night.
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Buhai beats Chun in playoff to win Women's British Open; Shibuno 3rd
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ashleigh-buhai-wins-women%27s-british-open-after-playoff
August 7, 2022, 9:44 PM
Ashleigh Buhai recovered from throwing away a five-shot lead at the Women’s British Open by beating In Gee Chun in a playoff Sunday to win her first major…
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Ukraine power plant shelled again; Zelenskiy rails at Russian 'nuclear terror'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-power-plant-shelled-again-zelenskiy-rails-at-russian-%27nuclear-terror%271
August 8, 2022, 3:51 AM
Ukraine said on Sunday that renewed Russian shelling had damaged three radiation sensors and hurt a worker at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, in the second hit in consecutive…
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Haaland shines for Man City; United loses under Ten Hag
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/haaland-shines-for-man-city-united-loses-under-ten-hag
August 7, 2022, 9:43 PM
Erik ten Hag pleaded for time after starting his Manchester United reign with a disappointing loss. Erling Haaland didn't need much time at all to show what kind…
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Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' pulls into station with $30.1 mil
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/brad-pitt%27s-%27bullet-train%27-pulls-into-station-with-30.1m
August 7, 2022, 9:42 PM
The stylized action romp “Bullet Train," starring Brad Pitt, arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the last big movie of Hollywood's…
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Chile sinkhole grows large enough to swallow France's Arc de Triomphe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chile-sinkhole-grows-large-enough-to-swallow-france%27s-arc-de-triomphe
August 7, 2022, 9:46 PM
A sinkhole in Chile has doubled in size, growing large enough to engulf France's Arc de Triomphe and prompting officials to order work to stop at a nearby…
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France tackles its worst drought on record
https://japantoday.com/category/world/temperatures-rise-as-france-tackles-its-worst-drought-on-record
August 7, 2022, 9:46 PM
France on Sunday braced for a fourth heatwave this summer as its worst drought on record left parched villages without safe drinking water and farmers warned of a…
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China July exports rise, with trade surplus at record-high
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-july-exports-rise-with-trade-surplus-at-record-high
August 7, 2022, 9:43 PM
China’s export growth continued to rise in July, sending trade surplus to a record high, according to government data.
China’s exports grew 18% to $333 billion compared to…
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9 wounded in shooting outside Cincinnati bar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/9-wounded-in-shooting-outside-cincinnati-bar-police-say
August 8, 2022, 5:39 AM
At least nine people were wounded — none critically — in a shooting outside a Cincinnati bar early Sunday, police said.
The shooting took place shortly after 1:30…
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Amnesty regrets 'distress' caused by report rebuking Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/amnesty-regrets-%27distress%27-caused-by-report-rebuking-ukraine
August 8, 2022, 3:51 AM
Amnesty International apologized on Sunday for "distress and anger" caused by a report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians which infuriated President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and triggered the resignation of…
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Japanese baseball, a 150-year journey of transformation
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/feature-japanese-baseball-a-150-year-journey-of-transformation
August 8, 2022, 7:55 AM
In the 150 years since American educator Horace Wilson began teaching his students in Tokyo about baseball in 1872, the game's meaning to Japanese and the impact of…
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Japan, U.S. to enhance ties with Solomon Islands amid China clout
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-vow-to-enhance-ties-with-solomon-islands-amid-china-clout
August 7, 2022, 9:39 PM
Senior government and military officials from Japan and the United States on Sunday vowed to strengthen cooperation with the Solomon Islands amid increasing Chinese influence, as they gathered…
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U.S. warns Pacific islands of struggle against coercive regimes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-warns-pacific-islands-of-struggle-against-coercive-regimes
August 7, 2022, 9:46 PM
A top U.S. diplomat warned Pacific Islands of a new struggle against violent power-hungry regimes Sunday, as she visited the Solomon Islands to mark the 80th anniversary of…
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Japan faces challenges with ASEAN as tensions over Taiwan grow
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan-to-have-challenges-in-asean-ties-as-tensions-over-taiwan-grow
August 8, 2022, 7:55 AM
Japan's diplomacy with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has become more challenging after tensions over Taiwan were laid bare at a series of meetings through…
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Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dems-push-biden-climate-health-priorities-toward-senate-ok
August 8, 2022, 3:52 AM
Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted…
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With Taiwan drills, Xi tries to salvage something from Pelosi visit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/analysis-with-taiwan-drills-xi-tries-to-salvage-pelosi-crisis1
August 7, 2022, 9:44 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping may not have been able to stop Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, but he ordered his country's military to rehearse a much more aggressive…
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Man sleeping on street arrested after head-butting police officer who woke him up
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-sleeping-on-street-arrested-after-head-butting-police-officer-who-woke-him-up
August 7, 2022, 9:41 PM
Police in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of assault and obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duty.
Police received a call…
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Cease-fire between Palestinians, Israel takes effect in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Cease-fire-between-Palestinians-Israel-takes-effect-in-Gaza
August 7, 2022, 9:45 PM
A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect late Sunday in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted…
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Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombia president in historic shift
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ex-rebel-sworn-in-as-colombia%E2%80%99s-president-in-historic-shift
August 7, 2022, 9:46 PM
Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long…
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Chinese, Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-and-taiwanese-warships-eye-each-other-as-drills-due-to-end1
August 7, 2022, 3:51 AM
Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas "cat and mouse" on Sunday, hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to…
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Husband who helped wife leave Unification Church now supports others
https://japantoday.com/category/national/husband-who-helped-wife-leave-unification-church-now-supports-others
August 8, 2022, 7:55 AM
Groups working to persuade individuals to leave the Unification Church say they face a daunting task as "they must beat God."
The fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime…
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Kyrgios, Nishioka advance to ATP Washington final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kyrgios-reaches-washington-final-as-kanepi-tries-to-end-drought
August 7, 2022, 3:55 AM
Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka upset eighth-ranked Andrey Rublev on Saturday to join Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in reaching the ATP and WTA Washington Open men's final with straight-set triumphs.…
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