Daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/daughter-of-ultra-nationalist-russian-ideologue-killed-in-suspected-car-bomb-attack-investigators1
August 21, 2022, 7:56 AM
The daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue who advocates Russia absorbing Ukraine was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow on Saturday evening, Russian state investigators…
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Uneasy Momota eyes third badminton world title in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/uneasy-momota-eyes-third-badminton-world-title-in-tokyo
August 21, 2022, 5:52 AM
Struggling former badminton world number one Kento Momota said Sunday that he still feels "a lot of unease" as he bids to reclaim his world title next week…
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J Lo and Ben Affleck hold lavish estate wedding
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/j-lo-and-ben-affleck-hold-lavish-estate-wedding
August 21, 2022, 5:54 AM
Celebrity couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot Saturday -- for the second time in just over a month -- in a lavish ceremony at the…
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Japan reports 226,171 coronavirus cases; 24,780 in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-24-780-coronavirus-cases
August 21, 2022, 10:17 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 226,171 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 24,780 new cases, down 497 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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2-year-old boy missing in Toyama Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-year-old-boy-missing-in-toyama-prefecture
August 21, 2022, 7:50 AM
A two-year-old boy is missing after he wandered out of his home in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Saturday night.
According to police, Reion Takashima went outside at around…
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Japan considers deploying long-range missiles to counter China: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-considers-deploying-long-range-missiles-to-counter-china-yomiuri
August 21, 2022, 7:48 AM
Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
The missiles would be existing…
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Kvitova, Garcia advance to Cincinnati women's final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kvitova-garcia-advance-to-cincinnati-women%27s-final
August 21, 2022, 2:12 AM
Petra Kvitova outlasted Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Western & Southern Open final.
The 32-year-old Kvitova had never advanced to the semifinals…
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Australia PM could launch inquiry into secret ministries saga
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-pm-could-launch-inquiry-into-secret-ministries-saga
August 21, 2022, 6:07 AM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday said his government could consider an inquiry into former Prime Minister Scott Morrison being secretly sworn into key ministries during the…
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Fun with fans
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/fun-with-fans
August 20, 2022, 9:00 PM
Japan's Hinako Shibuno, right, poses for a photograph with fans during the Simone Asia Pacific Cup golf tournament at Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday.
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At least 32 people killed in Turkey in separate crashes at accident sites
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-32-people-killed-in-turkey-in-separate-crashes-at-accident-sites1
August 20, 2022, 9:33 PM
At least 32 people were killed in southeast Turkey on Saturday when vehicles crashed into first respondents who were attending earlier accidents, authorities said.
Sixteen people including emergency…
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Time for NFL's highly paid receivers to prove their worth
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/time-for-nfl%27s-highly-paid-receivers-to-prove-their-worth
August 20, 2022, 9:30 PM
Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, A.J. Brown, Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp and even Christian Kirk are among the wide receivers who reset the market for just how well…
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Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/gary-busey-charged-with-sex-offenses-at-monster-mania-con
August 20, 2022, 9:37 PM
Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month.
Busey, 78, was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal…
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Arsenal power into first place; Kane makes history
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kane-takes-tottenham-top-unsettled-leicester-lose-again
August 20, 2022, 9:30 PM
Arsenal swept to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Bournemouth that extended their perfect start to the season, while Harry Kane made history…
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French president to visit Algeria to relaunch ties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-president-heads-to-algeria-to-relaunch-ties
August 20, 2022, 9:34 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit former colony Algeria this week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, the French presidency said Saturday.
French-Algerian…
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Chelsea bans supporter for allegedly racially abusing Son
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-bans-supporter-for-allegedly-racially-abusing-son
August 20, 2022, 9:31 PM
Chelsea has banned a season-ticket holder indefinitely for alleged racist abuse directed at Son Heung-min during the match against Tottenham in the Premier League, the club said Saturday.…
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UK port workers join rail staff in strikes as prices soar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/workers-at-uk%27s-largest-container-port-to-join-rail-strikes
August 20, 2022, 9:33 PM
Almost 2,000 workers at the UK's biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay dispute, the latest industrial action to hit the UK economy.…
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Girl arrested over knife attack in Shibuya says she wanted 'death penalty'
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/girl-arrested-after-mother-daughter-stabbed-in-tokyo%27s-shibuya
August 21, 2022, 7:49 AM
A teenage girl arrested over a random attack with a knife in Tokyo's Shibuya district has said she stabbed two people she came across because she "wanted to…
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Russians down Ukrainian drones in Crimea as war broadens
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russians-down-Ukrainian-drones-in-Crimea-as-war-broadens
August 21, 2022, 7:29 AM
Russian authorities reported shooting down Ukrainian drones Saturday in Crimea, while Ukrainian officials said Russian forces pressed ahead with efforts to seize one of the few cities in…
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Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party?
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/finland-asks-can-a-prime-minister-party-like-a-rock-star
August 20, 2022, 9:26 PM
In a leaked video, Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and singing with friends at a private party. The 36-year-old leader poses for the camera. She…
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Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/chemical-tanker-cargo-ship-crash-near-southwestern-japan
August 20, 2022, 9:38 PM
A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Saturday.
No one was injured among the six…
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Hiroshima wards mark 8th anniversary of deadly landslides
https://japantoday.com/category/national/hiroshima-wards-mark-8th-anniversary-of-deadly-landslides
August 20, 2022, 9:39 PM
Residents of two wards in Hiroshima on Saturday marked the eighth anniversary of landslides that claimed 77 lives.
Because of the coronavirus, fewer people were present at the…
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Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leaving 20 dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-10-killed-as-gunmen-storm-hotel-in-somali-capital
August 20, 2022, 9:34 PM
Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according…
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Japan reports 253,265 new coronavirus cases; 25,277 in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-253-265-new-coronavirus-cases-25-277-in-Tokyo
August 20, 2022, 12:29 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 253,265 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 25,277 new cases, down 2,399 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Rains pounding New Zealand ease but more forced from homes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rains-pounding-new-zealand-ease-but-more-forced-from-homes
August 20, 2022, 4:27 AM
Torrential rains eased on Saturday in New Zealand's northern and central regions after four days of downpours forced hundreds of people from their homes, although there were 100…
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Young boy hit, killed by train in apparent suicide in Aichi
https://japantoday.com/category/national/young-boy-hit-killed-by-train-in-apparent-suicide-in-aichi
August 20, 2022, 9:59 AM
An elementary school boy was hit and killed by a train in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, on Friday night, in what police believe was a suicide.
According to police,…
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Japan grounds Ospreys after U.S. Air Force safety concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-grounds-ospreys-after-u.s.-air-force-safety-concerns
August 20, 2022, 7:47 AM
The Ground Self-Defense Force has temporarily grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet based at a camp east of Tokyo after the U.S. Air Force halted flights of its fleet…
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Man arrested over threat to kill girlfriend
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-threat-to-kill-girlfriend
August 20, 2022, 9:38 PM
Police in Chitose, Hokkaido, have arrested a 30-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of threatening to kill his girlfriend who is in her 30s.
According to police, the incident…
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Son suspected after 59-year-old mother found dead in Shizuoka home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/son-suspected-after-59-year-old-mother-found-dead-in-shizuoka-home
August 21, 2022, 7:51 AM
Police in Shizuoka City said Saturday that a 59-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her home on Friday. Police believe the woman, Maya Ishikawa, was stabbed…
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Japanese gov't investigating mistreatment of pregnant foreign trainees
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-gov%27t-investigating-mistreatment-of-pregnant-foreign-trainees
August 21, 2022, 7:48 AM
The Japanese government is conducting a survey to determine whether foreign technical trainees have been forced by employers or intermediary groups to leave the country because they fell…
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Swedish police arrest teenage boy for shopping center shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/swedish-police-arrest-teenage-boy-for-shopping-centre-shooting
August 19, 2022, 10:24 PM
Swedish police on Friday arrested a teenage boy for killing one person and injuring another in a shooting at a shopping center in the southern city of Malmo.…
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