Swastika-wearing gunman kills 13 at Russian school
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunman-kills-nine-in-school-shooting-in-russia
September 26, 2022, 11:59 AM
A gunman with a swastika on his teeshirt killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded more than 20 at a school in Russia on Monday before committing…
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Swathes of land swamped in northern Philippines after typhoon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/swathes-of-land-swamped-in-northern-philippines-after-typhoon
September 26, 2022, 5:51 AM
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr conducted an aerial survey of damage on Monday brought by typhoon Noru, which left heavy flooding across several northern provinces as authorities rushed…
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Australia plans to change privacy rules after huge cyberattack on Optus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-plans-to-change-privacy-rules-after-huge-cyber-attack-on-optus
September 26, 2022, 5:52 AM
Australia plans to change privacy rules, allowing banks to be alerted faster to cyber attacks on companies, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, after hackers targeted the…
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Japan to run new domestic travel subsidy program until late December
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-to-run-new-domestic-travel-subsidy-program-until-late-December
September 26, 2022, 7:51 AM
Japan will run a new domestic tourism subsidy program from Oct 11 to late December as part of efforts to spur domestic tourism and revive the coronavirus-hit economy,…
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Kishida begins 3 days of 'condolence diplomacy' around Abe funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-set-to-engage-in-condolence-diplomacy-around-abe-funeral
September 26, 2022, 10:03 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday began three days of meetings with more than 30 foreign dignitaries as the state funeral of slain former leader Shinzo Abe…
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Rate hikes, inflation tug Asian shares, British pound lower
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mostly-decline-echoing-us-slide-on-rate-worries
September 26, 2022, 6:47 AM
Asian shares tumbled and the British pound sank further on Monday, reflecting pessimism over efforts by central banks around the world to curb inflation.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225…
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U.S. carrier, S Korean ships launch drills amid North's threat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-carrier-s.-korea-ships-launch-drills-amid-north%27s-threat
September 26, 2022, 4:19 AM
A U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group launched drills with South Korean warships off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Monday in their first such training in…
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Former pro baseball pitcher Murata released after assaulting security inspector at Haneda airport
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/former-pro-baseball-pitcher-murata-released-from-jail-after-assaulting-security-inspector-at-haneda-airport
September 26, 2022, 7:52 AM
Choji Murata, 72, a former professional baseball pitcher for Lotte, was released from custody on Sunday after he was arrested for assaulting a female security inspector in her…
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Japan reports 43,587 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-43-587-new-coronavirus-cases
September 26, 2022, 9:59 AM
Japan on Monday reported 43,587 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 6,316 new cases, up 695 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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United States clinches ninth consecutive Presidents Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/united-states-clinches-ninth-consecutive-presidents-cup
September 25, 2022, 10:17 PM
Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele delivered the clinching point on Sunday as the United States secured a ninth consecutive Presidents Cup victory over the Internationals.
Schauffele never trailed…
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Helping hands
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/Show-of-strength
September 25, 2022, 9:43 PM
Elementary school pupils and their parents pull a rope to tow a Boeing 767 aircraft, 55 meters long and weighing about 100 tons, at Narita airport near Tokyo…
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Italy's right-wing, led by Meloni, set to win election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy%27s-right-wing-led-by-meloni-wins-election-exit-polls
September 26, 2022, 1:58 AM
In 2019, Giorgia Meloni made a speech that came to define her: "I am Giorgia, I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am…
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Croatia, Netherlands into Nations League semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/croatia-netherlands-into-nations-league-semi-finals
September 25, 2022, 9:55 PM
Croatia and the Netherlands booked their places in the last four of the Nations League as champions France needed a favou to avoid relegation from the top tier…
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Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rihanna-to-headline-the-next-super-bowl-halftime-show
September 25, 2022, 9:57 PM
Rihanna will take center stage at February's Super Bowl halftime show.
The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with…
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Iran denounces Western support for 'rioters'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-protests-western-stance-on-mass-protests-over-woman%27s-death2
September 25, 2022, 9:52 PM
Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors over what it called interference and hostile media coverage of the nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained…
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Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cuba-holds-unusual-vote-on-law-allowing-same-sex-marriage
September 25, 2022, 9:54 PM
Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt, as well…
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Bangladesh ferry accident kills 25; several missing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bangladesh-ferry-accident-kills-25-several-missing
September 25, 2022, 9:54 PM
At least 25 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday in Bangladesh, a local official said, in the…
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Pride on the line as England hosts Germany in World Cup warmup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pride-on-the-line-as-england-hosts-germany-in-wcup-warmup
September 25, 2022, 9:54 PM
Two teams with battered pride face each other at Wembley Stadium on Monday as England hosts Germany for a World Cup audition in the Nations League.
England is…
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Britain's Labour pitches itself against tax cuts for wealthy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain%27s-labour-pitches-itself-against-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy1
September 25, 2022, 9:52 PM
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour Party, on Sunday pledged to reverse the abolition of the top rate of income tax, saying tax cuts for the wealthy wouldn't…
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Texas vow to 'eliminate all rapists' rings hollow at clinics
https://japantoday.com/category/world/despite-texas-plan-to-end-rape-assault-clinics-remain-busy
September 26, 2022, 3:26 AM
When Texas' new abortion law made no exceptions in cases of rape, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott defended it with an assurance: Texas would get to work eliminating rapes.…
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Tiafoe beats Tsitsipas to give Team World 1st Laver Cup win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/auger-aliassime-sock-cut-team-world%27s-deficit-at-laver-cup
September 25, 2022, 9:55 PM
Frances Tiafoe staved off four match points to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 7-6 (11), 10-8 on Sunday and clinched victory in the Laver Cup for Team World over…
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Argentina coach slams referee after four yellow cards and 22 penalties
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/argentina-slam-referee-after-four-yellow-cards-and-22-penalties
September 25, 2022, 9:55 PM
Argentina coach Michael Cheika has slammed Australian referee Damon Murphy after four of his players were yellow-carded and they conceded 22 penalties in a weekend loss to South…
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Ceremony and controversy await Harris during visit to Asia
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/ceremony-and-controversy-await-harris-during-visit-to-asia
September 26, 2022, 7:51 AM
Attending funerals on behalf of the United States is normally a straightforward assignment for a vice president, but Kamala Harris will confront controversy at nearly every turn as she visits…
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Kawamura becomes 1st Japanese to win best director at San Sebastian
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kawamura-becomes-1st-japanese-to-win-best-director-at-san-sebastian
September 25, 2022, 9:56 PM
Genki Kawamura won best director for his movie "A Hundred Flowers" at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese recipient of the…
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Russia's call-up splits EU; Ukraine says it shows weakness
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russia%27s-call-up-splits-EU-Ukraine-says-it-shows-weakness
September 26, 2022, 4:01 AM
Russia’s rush to mobilize hundreds of thousands of recruits to staunch stinging losses in Ukraine is a tacit acknowledgement that its “army is not able to fight,” Ukraine’s…
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Britain's foreign minister to begin Asia trip on Monday
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/britain%27s-foreign-minister-to-begin-asia-trip-on-monday
September 25, 2022, 10:00 PM
British foreign minister James Cleverly will begin a three-day trip to Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore on Monday, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, as part…
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Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 for world record in Berlin Marathon
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kipchoge-clocks-2-01-09-for-world-record-in-berlin-marathon
September 25, 2022, 9:55 PM
He's done it again.
Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.
The Kenyan star clocked 2 hours, 1 minute,…
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Miller romps to Japanese MotoGP win as title contenders suffer
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/miller-romps-to-japanese-motogp-win-as-title-contenders-suffer
September 25, 2022, 9:54 PM
Australia's Jack Miller powered to an emphatic victory at Motegi on Sunday in the first Japanese MotoGP since 2019 on a day to forget for the title contenders.…
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Mayweather easily beats MMA fighter Asakura in Japan exhibition
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mayweather-jr.-easily-wins-by-knockout-in-japan-exhibition
September 25, 2022, 9:54 PM
Floyd Mayweather Jr easily knocked out Mikuru Asakura, a popular Japanese MMA, or mixed martial artist, in the second round of an exhibition match in Japan Sunday. He…
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Emperor Emeritus Akihito undergoes surgery for cataracts in right eye
https://japantoday.com/category/national/former-emperor-akihito-undergoes-surgery-for-cataracts-in-right-eye
September 26, 2022, 7:51 AM
Emperor Emeritus Akihito on Sunday successfully underwent surgery for cataracts and glaucoma in his right eye, the Imperial Household Agency said.
The 88-year-old underwent surgery for cataracts in…
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