6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
https://japantoday.com/category/world/6.1-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-indonesia%27s-sumatra-island
August 29, 2022, 7:00 AM
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, the third tremor to rattle the area since early Monday, according to the country's geophysics agency.
Indonesia's…
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Opposition CDPJ asks Kishida to explain Abe's state funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/opposition-cdpj-asks-kishida-to-explain-slain-pm-abe%27s-state-funeral
August 29, 2022, 7:47 AM
A senior lawmaker of the main opposition party asked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday to attend parliamentary committee sessions to explain the grounds for holding a state…
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EU ministers to study call for ban on Russian tourists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-ministers-to-study-call-for-ban-on-russian-tourists
August 29, 2022, 9:42 AM
EU foreign ministers are to discuss this week an appeal led by Ukraine to ban Russian tourists from visiting Europe.
The idea, to be studied in a two-day…
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Asian shares slide after Fed rate comments, Wall Street drop
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-slide-on-wall-street-drop-that-ended-last-week
August 29, 2022, 7:12 AM
Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation.
The plunge in Asia…
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Japan reports 95,916 new coronavirus cases; 9,880 in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-9-880-coronavirus-cases
August 29, 2022, 9:48 AM
Japan on Monday reported 95,916 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 9,880 new cases, down 5,954 from Sunday. It was the first time since July 11…
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3 found dead in Miyagi house in suspected murder-suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/3-found-dead-in-miyagi-house-in-suspected-murder-suicide
August 29, 2022, 7:49 AM
A 73-year-old man, his 49-year-old wife, and his 70-year-old brother and have been found dead in their house in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, in what police believe was a…
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Still no trace of 2-year-old boy missing for 9 days in Toyama Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/still-no-trace-of-2-year-old-boy-missing-for-9-days-in-toyama-prefecture
August 29, 2022, 7:50 AM
Police, firefighters and volunteers resumed their search Monday morning for a two-year-old boy who wandered out of his home in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, nine days ago.
So far,…
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Ohtani, Trout homer as Angels beat Blue Jays 8-3
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-trout-homer-as-angels-beat-blue-jays-8-3
August 29, 2022, 4:15 AM
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Ohtani had three hits…
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Blue Impulse
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/blue-impulse-3
August 28, 2022, 9:34 PM
Spectators look at planes used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team during an aviation festival at the ASDF base in the Miyagi Prefecture city…
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Ukraine on edge after Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, region's towns shelled
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-on-edge-after-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-region%27s-towns-shelled
August 29, 2022, 4:14 AM
Russian artillery fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, local officials said on Sunday, adding to residents' anguish as reports of…
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Pakistan providing airspace for U.S. drones: Afghan minister
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pakistan-providing-airspace-for-us-drones-afghan-minister
August 28, 2022, 10:01 PM
Afghan defense minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid accused Pakistan on Sunday of providing airspace for U.S. drones to enter his country, characterizing the incursions as a continuation of Washington's…
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Sony's 'The Invitation' tops tepid weekend at U.S. box office
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27the-invitation%27-tops-tepid-weekend-at-box-office
August 28, 2022, 9:54 PM
The horror film “The Invitation” needed just $7 million to finish at the top of the weakest weekend of the summer at the North American box office, according…
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Canada deputy PM Freeland abused in Alberta; Trudeau calls it part of a trend
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-deputy-pm-freeland-abused-in-alberta-trudeau-calls-it-part-of-a-trend
August 28, 2022, 10:02 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday condemned an abusive verbal attack on his deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, which he described as an "extremely…
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2 Air France pilots suspended after fighting in cockpit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/2-air-france-pilots-suspended-after-fighting-in-cockpit
August 28, 2022, 10:03 PM
Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa -- Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators…
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Japan eyes 2023 G7 foreign ministers talks in Nagano resort town
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-eyes-2023-g-7-foreign-ministers-talks-in-nagano-resort-town
August 28, 2022, 11:17 PM
Japan is planning to hold a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in a resort town of Nagano Prefecture, in April next year, ahead…
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Japan vows to work for 'more resilient' African economies
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-vows-to-work-for-%27more-resilient%27-african-economies
August 29, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japan will cooperate closely with African countries to promote "more resilient" economies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the final session of an investment conference in Tunisia on Sunday.…
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Canada trounces Japan 9-0 at women's hockey worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/canada-trounces-japan-9-0-at-women%27s-hockey-worlds
August 28, 2022, 9:57 PM
Defending champion Canada trounced Japan 9-0 at the women’s world ice hockey championship on Sunday, with eight players contributing goals in the one-sided encounter, to top the Group…
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Kane fires Spurs; West Ham win piles pressure on Gerrard
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/west-ham-win-piles-pressure-on-gerrard-newcastle-snatch-draw
August 28, 2022, 9:57 PM
Harry Kane's double earned a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest that lifted Tottenham to third in the Premier League, while Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard is under intense…
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Evicted Houston tenant kills 3 others after setting fire to lure them outside
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-houston-tenant-kills-3-others-set-fire-to-lure-them
August 28, 2022, 10:01 PM
A man evicted from a Houston apartment building shot five other tenants — killing three of them — Sunday morning after setting fire to the house to lure…
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Hundreds of migrants reach Italian shores over weekend
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hundreds-of-migrants-reach-italian-shores-over-weekend
August 28, 2022, 10:02 PM
Italian authorities scrambled on Sunday to relieve overcrowding in shelters after scores of boats carrying a total of about 1,000 migrants reached Italy’s southern shores and two of…
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F1 champ Max Verstappen surges from 14th to win Belgian GP
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/f1-champ-max-verstappen-surges-from-14th-to-win-belgian-gp
August 28, 2022, 9:57 PM
Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen quickly carved his way through the field from 14th to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday and widen his lead in…
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Democrats: Abortion rulings may be 'a blessing in disguise'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/democrats-abortion-rulings-may-be-%27a-blessing-in-disguise%27
August 29, 2022, 3:28 AM
Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina’s newly reinstated abortion restrictions after a federal judge allowed a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to…
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Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill over 30
https://japantoday.com/category/world/libya-capital-remains-tense-a-day-after-clashes-kill-over-30
August 28, 2022, 10:02 PM
Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm.
The dead included…
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Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mickey-mantle-card-breaks-record-as-sports-memorabilia-soar
August 28, 2022, 9:58 PM
A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market…
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Axelsen, Yamaguchi win badminton world titles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/axelsen-yamaguchi-win-2nd-badminton-world-titles
August 28, 2022, 9:57 PM
Viktor Axelsen underlined his red-hot form and confidence when he won his second world badminton championship after beating first-time finalist Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 on Sunday.
Axelsen ran…
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Dutch police: 6 dead after truck hit community barbecue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dutch-police-6-dead-after-truck-hit-community-barbecue
August 28, 2022, 10:02 PM
The death toll from an accident when a truck drove off a dike and slammed into a community barbecue in a village south of Rotterdam rose to six…
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75-year-old man feeding cat attacked on Osaka street
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/75-year-old-man-feeding-cat-attacked-on-Osaka-street
August 29, 2022, 7:50 AM
A 75-year-old man who was feeding a stray cat in Osaka was seriously injured after being attacked by a man who hit him on the head with a…
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MTV VMAs ready to host, honor some of music's biggest acts
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/mtv-vmas-ready-to-host-honor-some-of-music%27s-biggest-acts
August 28, 2022, 9:54 PM
The MTV Video Music Awards are back Sunday with some of the biggest names in music vying for the network's fabled Moon Person statue.
Lil Nas X, Jack…
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Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll tops 1,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pakistan-monsoon-flooding-death-toll-tops-1-000
August 28, 2022, 6:56 AM
The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
It said…
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Ethereum crypto overhaul targets environmental impact
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ethereum-crypto-overhaul-targets-environmental-impact
August 28, 2022, 9:56 PM
The world's second biggest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, ethereum, will soon overhaul its blockchain technology to curb the network's much-criticized environmental impact.
Ethereum, whose digital unit ether tumbled in…
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