Putin escalates Ukraine war; issues nuclear threat to West
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-escalates-ukraine-war-issues-nuclear-threat-to-west
September 21, 2022, 10:34 AM
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilization since World War II and backed a plan to annex swathes of Ukraine, warning the West he was not…
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Japan reports 69,832 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-69-832-new-coronavirus-cases
September 21, 2022, 12:19 PM
Japan on Wednesday reported 69,832 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 7,059 new cases, up 3,265 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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U.S. and Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-and-canadian-warships-sail-through-taiwan-strait
September 21, 2022, 5:58 AM
A U.S. destroyer and a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in the latest joint operation aimed at reinforcing the route's status as an international…
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U.S. likely to start women's basketball World Cup with just seven players
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/usa-likely-to-start-basketball-world-cup-with-just-seven-players
September 21, 2022, 5:59 AM
The United States could begin their bid to win a fourth straight women's basketball World Cup on Thursday with just seven players, but coach Cheryl Reeve is adamant…
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Man fatally stabbed outside Hokkaido home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-fatally-stabbed-outside-hokkaido-home
September 21, 2022, 10:10 AM
Police in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, have arrested a 56-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 32-year-old man outside his home and wounding his wife.
According to police,…
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Pets left in limbo as Australian owners get cold feet
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pets-left-in-limbo-as-australian-owners-get-cold-feet
September 21, 2022, 4:00 AM
Australian animal shelters are overflowing, and the wait to return animals can be as long as eight months as pet owners return to work and face rising costs.…
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Japanese man sets himself on fire in apparent protest at Abe's state funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-man-sets-himself-on-fire-in-apparent-protest-at-former-pm-state-funeral-media
September 21, 2022, 10:01 AM
A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office on Wednesday in an apparent protest at the government's decision to hold a state funeral for former…
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Kishida calls for U.N. reforms to address Russian aggression
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-calls-for-un-reforms-to-address-russian-aggression
September 21, 2022, 10:01 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed disappointment Tuesday over the failure of the United Nations Security Council to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine because of Russia’s…
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Remains of 3 people found in burned-out car in Yokosuka park
https://japantoday.com/category/national/remains-of-3-people-found-in-burned-out-car-in-yokosuka-park
September 21, 2022, 10:11 AM
Police in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, said the remains of three people were found in a burned-out car at a park on Wednesday morning.
According to police, a local…
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Gap slashes 500 corporate jobs in cost-cutting move
https://japantoday.com/category/business/gap-slashes-500-corporate-jobs-in-cost-cutting-move
September 20, 2022, 11:20 PM
Gap is slashing 500 corporate jobs in San Francisco and New York as it looks to reduce expenses amid languishing sales.
The job cuts, confirmed by a company…
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Judge asks Trump's lawyers if he declassified records in FBI search
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-asks-trump%27s-lawyers-if-he-declassified-records-in-fbi-search
September 21, 2022, 2:27 AM
The U.S. judge named to review documents seized by the FBI last month at Donald Trump's Florida home pressed Trump's lawyers on Tuesday to say whether they plan…
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Surf's up
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/surf%27s-up-2
September 20, 2022, 9:40 PM
Japan's Kanoa Igarashi competes during the ISA World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach, Calif, on Tuesday.
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Taking swipe at Russia, Macron says fence sitters need to wake up
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taking-swipe-at-russia-macron-says-fence-sitters-need-to-wake-up
September 21, 2022, 6:11 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of a modern day imperialism that was based on the law of the jungle and pleaded on Tuesday for neutral countries to…
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Ukraine, West denounce Russian referendum plans for occupied regions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-west-denounce-russian-referendum-plans-for-occupied-regions
September 21, 2022, 6:11 AM
World leaders meeting at the United Nations in New York denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions announced plans to…
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Truss, Kishida to work on countering China
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/uk%27s-truss-and-japan%27s-kishida-to-work-on-countering-china-statement
September 21, 2022, 12:06 PM
British Prime Minister Liz Truss condemned provocations over Taiwan by China in a meeting with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the United Nations General Assembly, a Downing…
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Marilyn Manson sex assault investigation goes to prosecutors
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/marilyn-manson-sex-assault-investigation-goes-to-prosecutors
September 20, 2022, 10:04 PM
Detectives have handed the results of their 19-month investigation into sexual assault allegations against Marilyn Manson to prosecutors, who will consider whether to file criminal charges, authorities said…
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FTC reviewing Amazon's $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ftc-reviewing-amazon%27s-1.7-billion-deal-to-buy-irobot
September 20, 2022, 9:59 PM
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition iRobot, the latest deal that’s under scrutiny by the regulators amid growing concerns about the company’s market power.…
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NTSB wants all new vehicles in U.S. to check drivers for alcohol use
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ntsb-wants-all-new-vehicles-to-check-drivers-for-alcohol-use
September 20, 2022, 10:14 PM
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person…
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Formula One adds Las Vegas as 2023 calendar grows to 24 races
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/formula-one-adds-las-vegas-as-2023-calendar-grows-to-24-races
September 20, 2022, 10:00 PM
Formula One provisionally added a first race in Las Vegas to the 2023 schedule announced on Tuesday, taking the total to a record 24,
The season will start…
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Apple to raise app prices in Japan, eurozone, other markets
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-to-raise-app-prices-in-japan-eurozone-other-markets
September 20, 2022, 10:02 PM
Apple Inc will raise prices for apps sold on its products in some countries including Japan as well as the eurozone next month, according to a notice by…
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Alarm grows over deadly Iran crackdown on protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/alarm-grows-over-deadly-iran-crackdown-on-protests
September 21, 2022, 3:23 AM
International alarm mounted on Tuesday over a deadly crackdown in Iran against protests that erupted after death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini after her arrest by Tehran's…
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How the new bivalent COVID vaccines work
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/how-the-new-bivalent-covid-vaccines-work
September 20, 2022, 10:10 PM
France became the latest country on Tuesday to authorize new COVID-19 vaccines that have been updated to target Omicron subvariants ahead of autumn booster campaign.
Here's what you…
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Brad Pitt, Nick Cave make surprise art debut in Finland
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/brad-pitt-nick-cave-make-surprise-art-debut-in-finland
September 20, 2022, 10:04 PM
Hollywood's Brad Pitt and Australian musician Nick Cave have debuted as artists in an exhibition in Finland that displays sculptures and ceramics created by the movie star and…
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Q&A: James Cameron on the return of 'Avatar'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/q-a-james-cameron-on-the-return-of-%27avatar%27
September 20, 2022, 10:04 PM
Thirteen years after James Cameron plunged moviegoers into the cosmic world of “Avatar,” the lush, distant moon of Pandora is finally orbiting back into view.
Cameron's “Avatar” industrial…
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Man arrested for possessing gunpowder near U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-possessing-gunpowder-near-u.s.-embassy-in-tokyo
September 20, 2022, 10:05 PM
A 26-year-old male student was arrested Tuesday on charges of violating the explosives control law after he was found in possession of what appeared to be homemade gunpowder…
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Britain cleans up, looks to future after queen's funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/world/national-mourning-ends-in-britain-after-queen%27s-funeral
September 20, 2022, 10:13 PM
Flags on government buildings returned to full mast and an epic clean-up operation was under way on Tuesday as British public life resumed after the state funeral of…
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Myanmar military threatens jail for online 'likes' for opponents
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar-military-threatens-jail-for-online-%27likes%27-for-opponents1
September 20, 2022, 9:57 AM
Myanmar's ruling junta on Tuesday warned the public against showing moral support for a "terrorist" resistance movement, threatening jail terms of up to 10 years just for liking…
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European court rules against parents of missing Madeleine McCann
https://japantoday.com/category/world/european-court-rules-against-parents-of-missing-madeleine-mccann1
September 20, 2022, 10:15 PM
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal had given them a fair hearing in…
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World Cup sponsors urged to back compensation for Qatar workers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/world-cup-sponsors-urged-to-back-compensation-for-qatar-workers
September 20, 2022, 10:01 PM
Human rights groups urged more sponsors of the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday to support calls for compensation for migrant workers and their families over alleged abuses.…
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Japan's average residential land price rises for 1st time in 31 years
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-average-residential-land-price-rises-for-1st-time-in-31-years
September 21, 2022, 7:07 AM
The average price of residential land in Japan as of July 1 rose 0.1 percent from the previous year, increasing for the first time in 31 years, as…
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