Golf fans
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October 21, 2023, 7:54 PM
Fans take photos and of golfers on the fourth hole during the third round of the PGA Tour Zozo Championship at the Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba…
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Hamilton, Russell trying to avoid more drama to finish F1 season strong for Mercedes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hamilton-and-russell-trying-to-avoid-more-drama-to-finish-f1-season-strong-for-mercedes
October 21, 2023, 6:12 AM
The image was striking: Lewis Hamilton walking away from his damaged car after a wreck he caused while Mercedes teammate George Russell zoomed by in the background in…
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AP visual analysis: Rocket from Gaza appeared to go astray, likely caused deadly hospital explosion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ap-visual-analysis-rocket-from-gaza-appeared-to-go-astray-likely-caused-deadly-hospital-explosion
October 21, 2023, 11:44 AM
Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, a volley of rockets lit up the darkened sky over Gaza. Videos analyzed by The Associated Press show one veering off course, breaking…
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Man forces his way into apartment; tries to assault 7-year-old girl
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-forces-his-way-into-apartment-tries-to-assault-7-year-old-girl
October 21, 2023, 7:10 AM
Police in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, are looking for a man who forced his way into an apartment and tried to assault a 7-year-old girl with a cutter knife…
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U.S. welcome in Indo-Pacific region and should do more, ambassador to Japan says
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/the-us-is-welcomed-in-the-indo-pacific-region-and-should-do-more-ambassador-to-japan-says
October 21, 2023, 9:40 AM
The United States is welcomed in the Indo-Pacific region and needs to update its approach to have stronger presence there to counter China's influence, said the top American…
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All Blacks crush Argentina 44-6 to reach fifth Rugby World Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/all-blacks-crush-argentina-44-6-to-reach-fifth-rugby-world-cup-final
October 20, 2023, 10:31 PM
New Zealand bulldozed through Argentina 44-6 on Friday to reach the Rugby World Cup final for a record fifth time.
The All Blacks will bid for a record…
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India rejects Canada's accusation that it violated international norms in their diplomatic spat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/india-rejects-canada%27s-accusation-that-it-violated-international-norms-in-their-diplomatic-spat
October 21, 2023, 1:55 AM
The Indian government on Friday rejected any notion that it had violated international law in asking Canada to recall diplomats so that both governments have roughly the same…
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China ship is focus of pipeline damage probe, Finland says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-ship-is-focus-of-pipeline-damage-probe-finland-says2
October 20, 2023, 9:09 PM
An investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline is currently focused on the role of the Chinese NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland's National Bureau of…
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DeSantis to call Florida lawmakers back to Capitol to impose new sanctions on Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/desantis-will-call-florida-lawmakers-back-to-capitol-to-impose-new-sanctions-on-iran
October 20, 2023, 9:09 PM
Presidential candidate and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will bring lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special session to impose additional sanctions on Iran, his office said Friday.…
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Fuji cap
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October 20, 2023, 8:16 PM
Photo taken from Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture shows a cap cloud over the top of Mount Fuji on Friday.
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Meta, Google quit tech summit over organizer's Israel remarks
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-google-quit-tech-summit-over-organizer%27s-israel-remarks
October 20, 2023, 9:16 PM
Meta and Google have pulled out of the Web Summit, one of the tech sector's biggest annual events, after the organizer criticized Israel's actions following the Hamas attacks,…
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Republicans drop Jordan's U.S. House speaker bid after third failed vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/republicans-drop-jim-jordan%27s-us-house-speaker-bid-after-third-failed-vote1
October 21, 2023, 3:36 AM
Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan's quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ended on Friday as his fellow Republicans revoked their support following a third,…
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SDF plane carrying Japanese, S Koreans from Israel arrives in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/sdf-plane-carrying-japanese-s.-koreans-from-israel-arrives-in-tokyo
October 21, 2023, 2:02 AM
A Self-Defense Forces plane carrying Japanese, South Korean and other evacuees from Israel arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, as war rages between the Middle East nation and the…
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Belgian justice minister quits after 'monumental error' let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net
https://japantoday.com/category/world/belgian-minister-quits-as-%27monumental-error%27-sees-tunisian-shooter-slip-through-extradition-net
October 20, 2023, 9:10 PM
Belgium’s justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a “monumental error” after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an…
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White House asks Congress for $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel wars
https://japantoday.com/category/world/white-house-asks-congress-for-106-billion-for-ukraine-and-israel-wars1
October 21, 2023, 3:36 AM
The White House on Friday asked Congress for nearly $106 billion to fund ambitious plans for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. border security, but offered no strategy for securing…
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Ukraine repels new Russian onslaught on eastern front, Zelenskyy says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-repels-new-russian-onslaught-on-eastern-front-zelenskiy-says1
October 21, 2023, 3:36 AM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday Ukrainian forces had repelled a new Russian onslaught on the eastern town of Avdiivka and were holding their ground in heavy fighting.…
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French authorities dealing with death threat to South Africa player at Rugby World Cup, say Boks
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/french-authorities-dealing-with-death-threat-to-south-africa-player-at-rugby-world-cup-say-boks
October 20, 2023, 9:00 PM
South Africa scrumhalf Cobus Reinach is "in a good space” after receiving a death threat on social media during the Rugby World Cup, assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said…
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UK stage and screen star Haydn Gwynne dies at 66 after cancer diagnosis
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/uk-stage-and-screen-star-haydn-gwynne-dies-at-66-after-cancer-diagnosis
October 21, 2023, 1:57 AM
Haydn Gwynne, a versatile and acclaimed performer on British stage and screen, has died. She was 66 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer.
Gwynne’s agent Alex Irwin…
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General Motors raises offer to autoworkers union ahead of UAW bargaining update
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uaw-chief-to-say-whether-auto-strikes-will-grow-from-the-34-000-workers-now-on-picket-lines
October 20, 2023, 9:17 PM
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is to update members Friday afternoon on progress in contract talks with Detroit's three automakers as General Motors increased its offer to…
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Dutch king and queen confronted by angry protesters on visit to slavery museum in South Africa
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dutch-king-and-queen-are-confronted-by-angry-protesters-on-visit-to-a-slavery-museum-in-south-africa
October 21, 2023, 1:58 AM
Angry protesters in Cape Town confronted the king and queen of the Netherlands on Friday as they visited a museum that traces part of their country’s 150-year involvement…
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Scholz says Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scholz-says-that-germany-needs-to-expand-deportations-of-rejected-asylum-seekers
October 20, 2023, 9:10 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany needs to start deporting “on a large scale” migrants who don't have the right to stay in the country, adding to increasingly tough…
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Warner, Marsh star as Australia down Pakistan at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/warner-and-marsh-fire-australia-to-367-9-against-pakistan-in-world-cup
October 20, 2023, 9:13 PM
Australia rode on punishing centuries from openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh to beat Pakistan by 62 runs in their World Cup game in Bengaluru on Friday.
Australia's…
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Kaoru Mitoma signs new Brighton deal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kaoru-mitoma-signs-new-brighton-deal
October 20, 2023, 9:12 PM
Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma has signed a new contract with Brighton that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2027, ending speculation over his future.
The…
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IOC hits back at Putin claim of 'ethnic discrimination' against Russia's potential Olympic athletes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-hits-back-at-putin-claim-of-ethnic-discrimination-against-russia%27s-potential-olympic-athletes
October 20, 2023, 9:12 PM
The International Olympic Committee dismissed on Friday claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin of “ethnic discrimination” against athletes who are excluded from international sport.
The IOC has advised…
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Kishida asks ruling bloc to weigh income tax cut to fight inflation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-asks-ruling-bloc-to-weigh-income-tax-cut-to-fight-inflation
October 21, 2023, 7:09 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked senior ruling coalition executives on Friday to consider reducing income tax as a temporary measure to relieve households from the adverse effects of…
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Shelton shocked by success after moving into Japan Open semis
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shelton-shocked-by-success-after-moving-into-japan-open-semis
October 21, 2023, 6:12 AM
Rising tennis star Ben Shelton said Friday that his career has moved "a lot faster than I would have thought" after advancing to the semifinals of the Japan…
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Hossler beats gusting winds to lead Zozo Championship by 1 stroke
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/beau-hossler-beats-gusting-winds-in-japan-to-lead-the-zozo-championship-by-1-after-second-round
October 20, 2023, 9:13 PM
Beau Hossler shot a 5-under 65 to grab a one-shot lead after Friday's second round of the Zozo Championship, beating wind gusts that reached 37 mph (60 kph)…
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For author Murakami, reading fiction helps us 'see through lies' in world divided by walls
https://japantoday.com/category/national/for-author-haruki-murakami-reading-fiction-helps-us-%27see-through-lies%27-in-a-world-divided-by-walls
October 21, 2023, 7:09 AM
For Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the bloody conflict in the Gaza Strip is a horrendous example of how our world is divided by walls, both physical and metaphorical.…
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Japan's foreign minister to attend Cairo meeting on Middle East conflict
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-foreign-minister-to-attend-cairo-meet-on-middle-east-conflict
October 20, 2023, 9:20 PM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said she would visit Egypt to attend an international conference on Saturday that will discuss ways of tackling humanitarian and safety issues stemming…
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Japan asks Google to revert map names of disputed East China Sea islets
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-asks-google-to-revert-map-names-of-disputed-e.-china-sea-islets
October 21, 2023, 7:07 AM
Japan's Foreign Ministry has asked Google Inc to revert to only using Japan's name on Google Maps for a group of islets controlled by Tokyo but claimed by…
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