N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles on eve of Harris trip to Seoul
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-off-east-coast-s.korea
September 28, 2022, 11:33 AM
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, the South's military said, just a day before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set…
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Australia demands Optus pay for new customer ID documents
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-demands-optus-pay-for-new-customer-id-documents
September 28, 2022, 10:19 AM
Australia’s federal and state governments on Wednesday called for Optus to pay for replacing identification documents including passports and driver’s licenses to avoid identity fraud after 9.8 million…
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Japan fan
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/japan-fan-1
September 28, 2022, 7:24 AM
A Japan supporter laughs during the international friendly soccer match between Japan and Ecuador as part of the Kirin Challenge Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Tuesday night. The…
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Kishida meets foreign leaders on final day of 'condolence diplomacy'
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-meets-foreign-leaders-on-final-day-of-condolence-diplomacy
September 28, 2022, 7:50 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Wednesday with a spate of foreign dignitaries in Tokyo on the final of three days of "condolence diplomacy," a day after the…
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Harris condemns Chinese actions in speech at U.S. Navy base
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Harris-condemns-Chinese-actions-in-speech-at-U.S.-Navy-base
September 28, 2022, 10:06 AM
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris condemned "disturbing" actions by China in remarks to American sailors based in Japan, days after the administration pledged U.S. forces would help defend…
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Asian shares sharply lower after wobbly day on Wall Street
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-sharply-lower-after-wobbly-day-on-wall-street
September 28, 2022, 6:39 AM
Asian shares tumbled Wednesday after a wobbly day ended with mixed results on Wall Street as markets churn over the prospect of a possible recession.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225…
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Yankees clinch AL East as Judge stalls; Cardinals claim NL Central
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yanks-beat-jays-5-2-to-clinch-al-east-judge-stuck-at-60-hrs
September 28, 2022, 6:19 AM
Aaron Judge walked four times and stayed at 60 home runs, one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record, as the New York Yankees clinched the AL East…
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Elon Musk and Twitter dig for evidence as trial looms
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/elon-musk-and-twitter-dig-for-evidence-as-trial-looms
September 28, 2022, 2:25 AM
Twitter and Elon Musk sparred in court on Tuesday, each digging for evidence to prevail in a high-stakes trial next month over the billionaire's bid to break his…
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Taliban sign deal for Russian oil products, gas and wheat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/exclusive-afghan-taliban-sign-deal-for-russian-oil-products-gas-and-wheat1
September 28, 2022, 6:52 AM
The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told…
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Cuba without electricity after hurricane hammers power grid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cuba-without-electricity-after-hurricane-hammers-power-grid
September 28, 2022, 6:20 AM
Hurricane Ian knocked out power across all of Cuba and devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it slammed into the island’s western tip as…
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Japan reports 49,979 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-49-979-new-coronavirus-cases
September 28, 2022, 11:31 AM
Japan on Wednesday reported 49,979 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 5,327 new cases, up 80 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Male rapper arrested for threatening woman on social media
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/male-rapper-arrested-for-threatening-woman-on-social-media
September 28, 2022, 10:08 AM
Police in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old rapper on suspicion of threatening a female acquaintance on a social networking site.
According to police, Shun Yamamoto, a…
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Banana thrown at Brazilian players in friendly in Paris
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/banana-thrown-at-brazilian-players-in-friendly-in-paris
September 27, 2022, 11:06 PM
A banana was thrown from the crowd at Brazilian players celebrating a goal in a friendly against Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday.
Forward Richarlison had just scored the…
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11 soldiers dead, 50 civilians missing after Burkina Faso convoy attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eleven-soldiers-dead-50-civilians-missing-after-burkina-faso-convoy-attack
September 27, 2022, 10:06 PM
Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an attack by Islamist militants on a 150-vehicle convoy taking supplies to a town in…
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U.S. Vice President Harris seeking computer chip partners in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/U.S.-Vice-President-Harris-seeking-computer-chip-partners-in-Tokyo
September 28, 2022, 7:51 AM
Armed with a new law that boosts U.S. support for computer chip manufacturing, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said the administration was looking for new investments and partnerships…
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Harris visits Zojoji Temple
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/harris-visits-zojoji-temple
September 27, 2022, 9:18 PM
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media during her visit to Zojoji Temple after attending the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo…
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Spain snares Nations League semifinal spot from Portugal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spain-snare-nations-league-semis-spot-from-portugal
September 27, 2022, 11:12 PM
Alvaro Morata's late goal earned Spain a 1-0 win in Portugal and the last place in the UEFA Nations League finals on Tuesday, while the Czech Republic were…
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Complete list of WWII U.S. internees of Japanese descent unveiled
https://japantoday.com/category/national/complete-list-of-wwii-u.s.-internees-of-japanese-descent-unveiled
September 27, 2022, 10:02 PM
A comprehensive list of the more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent who were held in internment facilities across the United States during World War II has been…
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Europe investigates 'attacks' on Russian gas pipelines to Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/europe-investigates-%27attacks%27-on-russian-gas-pipelines-to-europe1
September 28, 2022, 6:04 AM
Europe was investigating on Tuesday what Germany and Denmark said were attacks which had caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea from two Russian pipelines at the centre…
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David Bowie's handwritten 'Starman' lyrics sell for over £200,000
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/david-bowie%27s-handwritten-%27starman%27-lyrics-sell-for-over-%C2%A3200-000
September 27, 2022, 10:00 PM
David Bowie's original handwritten lyrics for the pop classic "Starman", part of an album that catapulted him to international stardom, on Tuesday sold at auction in Britain for…
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Blinken defends Pakistan arms sales against Indian criticism
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-defends-pakistan-arms-sales-against-indian-criticism
September 27, 2022, 10:05 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended military sales to Pakistan after withering criticism from growing U.S. partner India, which considers itself the target of Islamabad's…
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U.S. seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty
https://japantoday.com/category/world/exclusive-u.s.-seeks-allies-as-split-emerges-over-global-plastics-pollution-treaty
September 27, 2022, 10:07 PM
The United States is seeking to form a coalition of countries to drive negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty, weeks after a similar group involving several other…
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UK Labour leader accuses government of trashing economy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-labour-leader-accuses-government-of-trashing-economy
September 27, 2022, 10:04 PM
The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party accused the governing Conservatives on Tuesday of losing control of the economy, and promised to take the UK out of…
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Ford to invest $700 mil at Louisville truck plant
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ford-to-invest-700m-add-500-jobs-at-louisville-truck-plant
September 27, 2022, 9:58 PM
Ford will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years.
The company made the announcement…
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Border-crossing asylum-seekers hit six-year high in Canada
https://japantoday.com/category/world/border-crossing-asylum-seekers-hit-six-year-high-in-canada
September 27, 2022, 10:06 PM
The number of asylum-seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017, as dropped pandemic restrictions…
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Prince William makes first visit to Wales since inheriting new title
https://japantoday.com/category/world/william-makes-first-visit-to-wales-since-inheriting-new-title
September 27, 2022, 10:07 PM
Britain's heir to the throne, William, and his wife, Catherine, on Tuesday made their first visit to Wales since becoming the new Prince and Princess of Wales.
Large…
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German population hits record 84 mil due to Ukraine refugees
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-population-hits-a-record-84m-due-to-ukraine-refugees
September 27, 2022, 10:06 PM
The influx of Ukrainian refugees to Germany has pushed the country's population to a new all-time high of more than 84 million, the German Federal Statistical Office said…
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Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iranian-lawmaker-slams-protesters-cleric-appeals-for-calm
September 27, 2022, 10:05 PM
A hard-line Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday slammed female protesters who have taken off mandatory headscarves as prostitutes, doubling down on the government stance amid the dramatic demonstrations following…
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Meta says China-based campaign aimed at U.S. election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/meta-says-china-based-campaign-aimed-at-us-election
September 27, 2022, 10:04 PM
Meta said Tuesday it derailed a campaign out of China to influence upcoming U.S. elections by posing as people in the United States taking sides on "hot button"…
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Japan: A nation split dangerously down the middle
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/a-nation-split-dangerously-down-the-middle
September 27, 2022, 10:10 PM
The man would have loved it. 
The 19 gun salutes, the attendance of the imperial family, the foreign VIPs and the two-hour ceremonies testify to his impact on…
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