Japan's summer holidays in full swing with lack of COVID restrictions
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-summer-holidays-in-full-swing-with-lack-of-covid-restrictions
August 11, 2022, 7:47 AM
Japan's summer holiday season started in full swing on Thursday, with reservations for domestic trains and flights leaving Tokyo reaching a peak as travelers took advantage of a…
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Afghan women learn to swim, drive in Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27freedom-happiness-opportunities%27-afghan-women-learn-to-swim-drive-in-australia
August 11, 2022, 5:34 AM
At an indoor pool in a western Sydney suburb, about 20 Afghan women who recently reached Australia as refugees listen to former asylum seeker Maryam Zahid as she…
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Experts see Canada’s euthanasia laws as threat to disabled
https://japantoday.com/category/world/experts-see-canada%E2%80%99s-euthanasia-laws-as-threat-to-disabled
August 11, 2022, 4:53 AM
Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might…
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Olivia Newton-John to get state memorial in Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-to-get-state-memorial-in-australia
August 11, 2022, 4:36 AM
Screen legend Olivia Newton-John will be honored with a state memorial service in her adoptive homeland Australia, authorities said Thursday, touting an upbeat sendoff for the late Grammy-winning…
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Japan reports 240,205 coronavirus cases; 31,247 in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-31-247-coronavirus-cases
August 11, 2022, 10:04 AM
Japan on Thursday reported 240,205 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 31,247 new coronavirus cases, down 2,996 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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N Korea declares victory over COVID; blames S Korea for outbreak
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.korea-declares-victory-over-covid-reveals-kim-suffered-fever
August 11, 2022, 4:10 AM
North Korea's Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against COVID-19 on Thursday, with the leader's sister revealing he had suffered from fever and vowing "deadly retaliation"…
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Man arrested for beating wife in Sapporo home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-beating-wife-in-sapporo-home
August 11, 2022, 7:48 AM
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife at their home.
According to police, the suspect, a carpenter by profession, hit…
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Kishida yet to deliver on promise to create new form of capitalism
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan%27s-revamped-cabinet-still-needs-to-flesh-out-new-capitalism-push
August 11, 2022, 7:47 AM
A drop in public support has come as a jolt to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has yet to deliver on his promise to create a new form…
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NZ test cricket batsman Ross Taylor makes racism claim in new book
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nz-test-batsman-ross-taylor-makes-racism-claim-in-new-book
August 11, 2022, 12:31 AM
Recently retired test batsman Ross Taylor says in an autobiography released Thursday he experienced racism during his 16-year career in New Zealand cricket.
Taylor, who is of Samoan…
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Kyrgios defeats top-ranked Medvedev at Montreal Masters; Alcaraz ousted
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kyrgios-defeats-top-ranked-medvedev-at-montreal-masters-alcaraz-ousted
August 11, 2022, 12:37 AM
Nick Kyrgios broke twice in the final set as he rallied to topple world number one Daniil Medvedev in the second round of the ATP Montreal Masters on…
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Extra for Ohtani
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/extra-for-ohtani
August 10, 2022, 9:06 PM
An employee distributes extra editions of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reporting on record-making Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo on Wednesday. Ohtani joined Babe Ruth (1918) as…
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Nadal says he will play at Cincinnati in US Open boost
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-says-he-will-play-at-cincinnati-in-us-open-boost
August 11, 2022, 12:38 AM
Rafael Nadal boosted his hopes of competing at the U.S. Open on Wednesday by announcing he will play in next week's Cincinnati Masters.
"Very happy to play again…
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Strong quakes hit Hokkaido; no tsunami warning issued
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-strong-quakes-hit-japan%27s-hokkaido-no-tsunami-warning-issued
August 10, 2022, 9:20 PM
A series of strong earthquakes jolted Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, the weather agency said, issuing no tsunami warning.
Local police said they have received…
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China military 'completes tasks' around Taiwan; plans regular patrols
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-military-%27completes-tasks%27-around-taiwan-plans-regular-patrols2
August 10, 2022, 9:25 PM
China's military has "completed various tasks" around Taiwan but will conduct regular patrols, it said on Wednesday, potentially signaling an end to days of war games but also…
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Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew amid deadly anti-government protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sierra-leone-imposes-nationwide-curfew-amid-deadly-anti-government-protests1
August 10, 2022, 9:27 PM
Sierra Leone's leadership announced a nationwide curfew on Wednesday in response to violent anti-government protests that it said had caused an unspecified number of deaths, including among the…
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Matsuyama withdraws from Memphis with neck injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/matsuyama-withdraws-from-memphis-with-neck-injury
August 10, 2022, 9:24 PM
Hideki Matsuyama withdrew Wednesday from the FedEx St. Jude Championship because of a neck injury, saying he is hopeful he can return in the postseason.
Matsuyama, the first…
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Canadian police arrest 22 in crackdown on gun and drug smugglers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canadian-police-arrest-22-in-crackdown-on-gun-and-drug-smugglers
August 10, 2022, 9:26 PM
Canadian police arrested 22 people, seized 27 handguns and drugs worth C$1.3 million ($1 million) during a 10-month investigation into a gun- and drug-trafficking network operating in Canada…
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Wildfires rage in France; thousands evacuated from homes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/wildfires-rage-in-france-thousands-evacuated-from-homes3
August 10, 2022, 9:26 PM
Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as…
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U.S. uncovers Iran 'plot' to kill ex-White House official John Bolton
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-uncovers-iran-%27plot%27-to-kill-ex-white-house-official-john-bolton
August 11, 2022, 7:11 AM
The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it had uncovered an Iranian plot to kill former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, and announced charges against a member…
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U.S. inflation eases in July amid falling oil prices
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-inflation-eases-in-july-amid-falling-oil-prices
August 10, 2022, 9:22 PM
U.S. inflation eased slightly in July, according to official data Wednesday, potentially taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates sharply while bringing a much-needed boost…
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Chinese court rejects appeal in high-profile #MeToo case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-court-rejects-appeal-in-high-profile-metoo-case
August 10, 2022, 9:27 PM
A Chinese court rejected an appeal Wednesday from a woman seeking an apology and damages in a high-profile case from the country's short-lived #MeToo movement.
The court in…
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At least 5 members of Kishida's new cabinet had links with Unification Church
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/At-least-5-members-of-Kishida%27s-new-cabinet-had-links-with-Unification-Church
August 11, 2022, 7:49 AM
At least five members of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new cabinet were revealed Wednesday to have had relations with the Unification Church, despite a reshuffling that was…
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Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-says-9-russian-warplanes-destroyed-in-crimea-blasts
August 11, 2022, 4:53 AM
Ukraine's air force said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea, amid speculation the blasts were…
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Unification Church says Japan members received death threats
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/unification-church-says-japan-members-received-death-threats
August 11, 2022, 7:48 AM
Unification Church followers in Japan and their families have faced harassment and death threats since the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the organization's Japanese branch said…
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FIFA looks to start World Cup in Qatar 1 day earlier
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-looks-to-start-world-cup-in-qatar-1-day-earlier
August 10, 2022, 9:24 PM
The World Cup in Qatar could start one day earlier than scheduled with FIFA looking at a plan to let the host nation play Ecuador on Nov 20,…
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Toshiba boosts profit on devices, auto sector demand
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-toshiba-boosts-profit-on-devices-auto-sector-demand
August 10, 2022, 9:22 PM
Toshiba Corp on Wednesday reported a 44% improvement in profit in the last quarter as the Japanese technology giant worked to revamp its brand image and reassure investors…
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Honda sees declining profits on semiconductor crunch
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-honda-sees-declining-profits-on-semiconductor-crunch
August 10, 2022, 9:21 PM
Honda Motor Co’s fiscal first quarter profit fell 33% from last year as a global computer chip shortage, a pandemic-related lockdown in China and the rising costs of…
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Raymond Briggs, author of UK Christmas classic 'The Snowman', diesat 88
https://japantoday.com/category/world/raymond-briggs-author-of-uk-christmas-classic-%27the-snowman%27-dies-aged-88
August 10, 2022, 9:27 PM
British cartoonist and illustrator Raymond Briggs, whose creation "The Snowman" became a Christmas staple for generations of children, has died aged 88, his publisher Penguin Random House said…
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Opposition camp criticizes reshuffle of Kishida cabinet reshuffle
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/opposition-camp-rebukes-reshuffle-of-japan-cabinet-ldp-execs
August 10, 2022, 9:21 PM
Opposition parties on Wednesday criticized Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's reshuffle of his cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party executives, accusing him of trying to divert the public's attention from…
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Chinese envoy says relationship with Australia must be reset before solving trade issues
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-envoy-says-ties-with-australia-must-be-mended-before-solving-trade-issues1
August 10, 2022, 9:26 PM
China's ambassador to Australia said that more needed to be done to reset relations between Canberra and Beijing and that the two nations were not at the stage…
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