Asian shares rise, as investors keep eye on Ukraine, higher energy costs
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-rise-eyeing-ukraine-higher-energy-costs
March 22, 2022, 7:00 AM
Asian shares were higher Tuesday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and inflationary risks including rising energy costs.
Benchmarks rose in Japan, South Korea, Australia and China.…
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Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb; battle for Mariupol rages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Ukraine-retakes-key-Kyiv-suburb-battle-for-Mariupol-rages
March 22, 2022, 9:49 AM
Ukrainian forces said they retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and their attack on the embattled southern port…
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China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-locks-down-city-of-9-million-as-virus-ripples-across-country
March 22, 2022, 5:01 AM
China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases on Tuesday, as the nation's "zero-COVID" strategy is confronted by…
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Tentative deal to keep Canada's Liberals in power until 2025
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tentative-deal-to-keep-canada%27s-liberals-in-power-until-2025
March 22, 2022, 3:41 AM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party and the opposition New Democratic Party have reached a tentative agreement that would see Trudeau’s Liberals keep power until 2025, a senior…
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Debt-ridden Evergrande urges investor 'caution' as audit result delayed
https://japantoday.com/category/business/debt-ridden-evergrande-urges-investor-%27caution%27-as-audit-result-delayed
March 22, 2022, 3:36 AM
Debt-ridden Chinese property developer giant Evergrande on Tuesday warned investors to "exercise caution" as the group announced it would delay the release of the results of a 2021…
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Japan ends COVID-19 quasi-emergency in 18 prefectures
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-ends-covid-19-quasi-emergency-in-all-18-prefectures-covered
March 22, 2022, 9:30 AM
A COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency ended Tuesday in all 18 prefectures covered, including Tokyo and Osaka, amid a declining trend in the number of new infections.
It is…
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No survivors found in China Eastern plane crash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/state-media-no-survivors-found-in-crash-of-chinese-airliner
March 22, 2022, 3:33 AM
No survivors have been found as the search continued Tuesday of the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane carrying 132 people that crashed a day earlier in…
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Woman arrested for kicking 2-year-old boy inside elevator at Fukuoka station
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-for-kicking-2-year-old-boy-inside-elevator-at-fukuoka-station
March 22, 2022, 7:53 AM
Police in Fukuoka have arrested a 35-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of assault after she allegedly kicked a two-year-old boy inside an elevator at JR Hakata Station Building.…
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Two women die in Swedish school attack; student arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-die-in-swedish-school-attack-student-suspected-police
March 22, 2022, 1:23 AM
Two women died after being stabbed at a high school in southern Sweden on Monday, police said, adding that an 18-year-old student had been arrested.
The two women,…
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Tokyo reports 3,533 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 20,231
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-3-533-new-coronavirus-cases
March 22, 2022, 9:39 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 3,533 new coronavirus cases, down322 from Monday and down 4,303 from last Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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MLB's free-agent frenzy cools with big names off market
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb%27s-free-agent-frenzy-cools-with-big-names-off-market
March 21, 2022, 10:25 PM
Major League Baseball's free-agent frenzy was fun while it lasted.
Less than two weeks after it started, it's pretty much over.
Now that the dust has settled, some…
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Spring break shootings: Miami Beach emergency brings curfew
https://japantoday.com/category/world/spring-break-shootings-miami-beach-emergency-brings-curfew
March 21, 2022, 9:59 PM
City of Miami Beach officials declared a state of emergency on Monday and an upcoming curfew, bidding to curb violent incidents at spring break that saw five people…
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Biden warns U.S. companies of potential Russian cyberattacks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-warns-us-companies-of-potential-russian-cyberattacks
March 21, 2022, 10:00 PM
President Joe Biden is urging U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked tight because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is considering launching cyberattacks against critical…
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Canadian Pacific trains at standstill in labor dispute
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canadian-pacific-trains-at-standstill-in-labor-dispute
March 21, 2022, 10:01 PM
Canadian authorities Monday called on railway giant Canadian Pacific to put an end to a labor dispute that has put all the firm's trains out of action, snarling…
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Rohingya refugees welcome U.S. calling repression genocide
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rohingya-refugees-welcome-us-calling-repression-genocide
March 21, 2022, 10:00 PM
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on Monday welcomed the announcement by the United States that it considers the violent repression of their largely Muslim ethnic group in Myanmar a…
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Lawsuit says Google discriminates against Black workers
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/lawsuit-says-google-discriminates-against-black-workers
March 21, 2022, 9:57 PM
A former Google employee sued the tech giant for racial discrimination, saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of unfair treatment for its Black workers. The suit…
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Six Nations took the long road to finish as predicted
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/six-nations-took-the-long-road-to-finish-as-predicted
March 21, 2022, 9:58 PM
The Six Nations panned out as most observers predicted.
France was first, Ireland second, followed by England, Scotland, Wales, then Italy.
Yet, on the final day on Saturday,…
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Russia to halt peace treaty talks with Japan over sanctions
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-russia-to-halt-peace-treaty-talks-with-japan-over-sanctions
March 22, 2022, 7:51 AM
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it will suspend negotiations for a postwar peace treaty with Japan, deemed as an apparent reaction to Japan's sanctions against Moscow for invading Ukraine,…
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Israeli PM, UAE crown prince meet in Egypt
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-pm-uae-crown-prince-in-egypt-for-diplomatic-talks
March 21, 2022, 10:00 PM
Israel's prime minister and the crown prince of Abu Dhabi were in Egypt for meetings with its president on Monday, officials said, including discussions on the repercussions of…
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Jamaicans shun UK royal visit, demand slavery reparations
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jamaicans-shun-uk-royal-visit-demand-slavery-reparations
March 21, 2022, 10:01 PM
Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare for a trip…
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Half of 2024 Paris Olympics tickets to cost 50 euros or less
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/half-of-2024-paris-olympics-tickets-at-50-euros-or-less
March 21, 2022, 9:58 PM
The organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics promised Monday that half of the tickets would be priced at 50 euros ($55) or less.
A total of 10 million…
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Boris Becker accused of hiding tennis trophies during trial
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/boris-becker-accused-of-hiding-tennis-trophies-during-trial
March 21, 2022, 9:59 PM
Former tennis champion Boris Becker went on trial Monday in London for allegedly concealing property — including nine trophies — from bankruptcy trustees and dodging his obligation to…
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Europe COVID rise due to fewer curbs, subvariant
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/%27perfect-storm%27-europe-covid-rise-due-to-fewer-curbs-subvariant
March 21, 2022, 10:03 PM
COVID-19 is again surging in western Europe due to a "perfect storm" of governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious BA.2 Omicron subvariant, experts said Monday.…
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Gov't warns of power outage in Tokyo, other areas from around 8 p.m.
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Gov%27t-issues-warning-over-tight-energy-supply-in-Tokyo-other-areas
March 22, 2022, 9:30 AM
Japan's industry ministry said Tuesday a power outage may occur at around 8 p.m., affecting up to 3 million households in Tokyo and other eastern and northeastern areas.…
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As Mariupol hangs on, the extent of the horror not yet known
https://japantoday.com/category/world/As-Mariupol-hangs-on-the-extent-of-the-horror-not-yet-known
March 22, 2022, 4:16 AM
As Mariupol’s defenders held out Monday against Russian demands that they surrender, the number of bodies in the rubble of the bombarded and encircled Ukrainian city remained shrouded in uncertainty,…
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Sony Interactive Entertainment to acquire Haven Entertainment Studios Inc
https://japantoday.com/category/business/sony-interactive-entertainment-to-acquire-haven-entertainment-studios-inc.
March 21, 2022, 9:56 PM
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Haven Entertainment Studios Inc, a Montreal-based development studio formed by acclaimed developer Jade…
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Former Czech Prime Minister Babis indicted in fraud case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-czech-prime-minister-babis-indicted-in-fraud-case
March 21, 2022, 10:01 PM
Czech Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis will face trial after the prosecution indicted him in a fraud case involving European Union subsidies.
The move announced on Monday…
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Australian coach fined for breaching COVID-19 isolation ahead of Japan game
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/socceroos-coach-fined-for-breaching-covid-19-isolation
March 21, 2022, 9:59 PM
Football Australia said Monday they have fined coach Graham Arnold Aus$25,000 (U.S.$18,500) for breaking self-isolation rules after testing positive for COVID-19.
But the head coach can still join…
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'The Wire' team returns to Baltimore for corrupt-cop tale
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27the-wire%27-team-returns-to-baltimore-for-corrupt-cop-tale
March 21, 2022, 9:54 PM
Two decades after cult favourite "The Wire" hit the screens, its creators are back on the mean streets of Baltimore for a new mini-series, "We Own This City".…
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Netflix's Japan unit fails to declare ¥1.2 bil in taxable income
https://japantoday.com/category/business/netflix%27s-japan-unit-fails-to-declare-1.2-bil.-yen-in-taxable-income
March 21, 2022, 9:55 PM
A Japanese unit of video streaming giant Netflix Inc failed to declare 1.2 billion yen ($10.1 million) in taxable income over three years through 2019, sources familiar with…
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