South Africa, NZ and Fiji stay perfect at Vancouver Sevens
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/south-africa-nz-and-fiji-stay-perfect-at-vancouver-sevens
April 17, 2022, 7:19 AM
Rugby sevens world series leader South Africa again signaled it is the team to beat, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Vancouver Sevens after winning its three pool…
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Coachella's return brings big business to California desert
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/coachella%27s-return-brings-big-business-to-california-desert
April 17, 2022, 5:59 AM
"We've waited years for this!" exclaims Jesus Medina as he dishes out burritos to the hungry masses at Coachella, the music festival that's back on in the California…
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Ohtani homers again; Syndergaard pitches Angels past Rangers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-homers-again-syndergaard-pitches-angels-past-rangers
April 17, 2022, 5:10 AM
Shohei Ohtani hit his third home run in two games, Noah Syndergaard won a matchup of local pitchers and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 7-2…
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Tokyo reports 5,220 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 39,291
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-5-220-new-coronavirus-cases
April 17, 2022, 10:23 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 5,220 new coronavirus cases, down 1,577 from Saturday and down 2,806 from last Sunday.
By age group, 937 cases were in…
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North Korea tests new weapons system to improve 'tactical nukes'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nkorea-tests-new-weapons-system-aimed-at-enhancing-%27tactical-nukes%27-efficiency-kcna1
April 17, 2022, 5:08 AM
Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a new guided weapons system to improve North Korea's "tactical nukes", state media said Sunday, capping days of celebrations surrounding the…
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Police arrest suspect in South Carolina shooting; 14 injured
https://japantoday.com/category/world/multiple-people-injured-in-shooting-at-south-carolina-mall
April 17, 2022, 7:41 AM
Police have arrested a 22-year-old male in connection with a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital on Saturday that left 14 people injured.
Columbia…
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Tsitsipas beats Zverev to return to Monte Carlo final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tsitsipas-beats-zverev-to-return-to-monte-carlo-final
April 16, 2022, 9:37 PM
Defending champion Stefanos Tsitispas breezed into the Monte Carlo Masters final after dispatching second-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday.
Tsitsipas lined up the first big final of…
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Steffen blunder helps Liverpool reach FA Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/steffen-blunder-helps-quad-chasing-liverpool-reach-cup-final
April 16, 2022, 9:37 PM
The tame back pass from John Stones trickled toward Zack Steffen. Just a simple clearance was needed by Manchester City’s backup goalkeeper with Liverpool already leading.
One touch…
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Biden to host Southeast Asian leaders for May 12-13 summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-to-host-southeast-asian-leaders-for-may-12-13-summit
April 16, 2022, 9:40 PM
President Joe Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian nations in Washington next month for a summit, the White House said Saturday.
The May 12-13…
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Invictus Games opens with Prince Harry tribute to Ukrainians
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/drive-time-harry-and-meghan-ride-in-miniature-land-rovers
April 16, 2022, 9:37 PM
The Invictus Games competition for wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans opened Saturday night in the Netherlands with a standing ovation and a tribute from Prince…
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Taliban warns Pakistan after rocket attacks kill 5 Afghan children
https://japantoday.com/category/world/five-afghan-children-die-in-pakistan-rocket-attacks-officials
April 16, 2022, 9:41 PM
The Taliban authorities warned Pakistan on Saturday after five children and a woman were killed in Afghanistan in alleged rocket attacks by the Pakistani military in a pre-dawn…
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Macron courts Marseille voters; climate activists in Paris
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron-courts-marseille-voters-climate-activists-in-paris
April 16, 2022, 9:40 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron held a major campaign rally Saturday in Marseille, touting his environmental and climate accomplishments and future plans in a bid to draw in young…
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Japan considers 'quasi-refugee' status for people fleeing conflicts
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-mulls-quasi-refugee-status-for-people-fleeing-conflicts
April 17, 2022, 7:52 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the government is considering creating a more loosely defined refugee category to accept people fleeing conflicts in light of the humanitarian crisis…
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Beached whale dies
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/Beached-whale-dies
April 16, 2022, 9:19 PM
Members of a local whale and dolphin association attempt to lead a whale that washed up on the coast of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island back to open waters…
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Tons of Japanese nuclear waste may be destined for overseas disposal
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tons-of-japanese-nuclear-waste-may-be-destined-for-overseas-disposal
April 17, 2022, 7:52 AM
Japan's nuclear power plants have over 57,000 tons of large equipment that have, or will in time, become radioactive industrial waste and may be destined to be disposed…
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Unrest sparked by far-right demos continues in Sweden
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-prepares-for-more-clashes-as-far-right-demos-continue
April 16, 2022, 9:41 PM
Unrest broke out in southern Sweden late Saturday despite police moving a rally by an anti-Islam far-right group, which was planning to burn a Quran among other things,…
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35 dead or presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-says-boat-capsizes-off-libya-35-dead-or-presumed-dead
April 16, 2022, 9:41 PM
A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday. It was the second…
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Yemen’s rebels criticize new, U.S.-led task force in Red Sea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/yemen%E2%80%99s-rebels-criticize-new-us-led-task-force-in-red-sea
April 16, 2022, 9:40 PM
Yemen’s Houthis criticized a new U.S.-led task force that will patrol the Red Sea following a series of attacks by the Iran-backed rebels in a waterway that’s essential…
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Firm donates 1,000 interpreting devices to help Ukrainian refugees
https://japantoday.com/category/national/firm-donates-1-000-interpreting-devices-to-help-ukrainian-evacuees
April 17, 2022, 7:52 AM
A Japanese firm has donated 1,000 pocket interpreter devices to the Ukrainian Embassy in Japan to ease the language difficulties many refugees face starting new lives in the…
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Japan considering high-level dialogue with S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-seriously-considering-high-level-dialogue-with-s.-korea
April 16, 2022, 9:29 PM
The Japanese government is seriously considering high-level dialogue with incoming South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, with the conservative president-elect seen as willing to improve soured bilateral ties,…
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'I feel so lost': The elderly in Ukraine, left behind, mourn
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27i-feel-so-lost%27-the-elderly-in-ukraine-left-behind-mourn
April 16, 2022, 9:39 PM
This is not where Nadiya Trubchaninova thought she would find herself at 70 years of age, hitchhiking daily from her village to the shattered town of Bucha trying…
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Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russia-renews-strikes-on-Ukraine-capital-hits-other-cities
April 17, 2022, 7:41 AM
Russian forces accelerated scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat despite…
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Kishida, 6 U.S. lawmakers affirm Japan alliance
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida-6-U.S.-lawmakers-affirm-Japan-alliance
April 16, 2022, 10:21 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting U.S. lawmakers reaffirmed their commitment to working together under a longstanding bilateral alliance on Saturday at a time of heightened global…
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Over 900 civilians found dead around Kyiv; Russia threatens new attacks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-900-civilians-dead-around-kyiv-russia-vows-new-attacks
April 16, 2022, 10:42 AM
Indignant over what it called Ukrainian strikes in Russian territory and following the stunning loss of its Black Sea flagship, Moscow threatened renewed missile attacks on Kyiv, where…
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MHI Thermal Systems launches new air conditioner ads featuring actress Keiko Kitagawa
https://japantoday.com/category/business/mhi-thermal-systems-launches-new-air-conditioner-ads-featuring-actress-keiko-kitagawa
April 16, 2022, 9:35 PM
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems Ltd (MHI Thermal Systems), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, is airing new television commercials promoting its domestic lineups of air conditioners.…
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Bases-loaded intentional walk part of Angels' win over Texas
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bases-loaded-intentional-walk-part-of-angels%27-win-over-texas
April 16, 2022, 4:46 AM
Angels manager Joe Maddon ordered the second bases-loaded intentional walk of his career and only the third in the majors since at least 1950, and Shohei Ohtani homered…
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Tokyo reports 6,797 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 47,598
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-6-797-new-coronavirus-cases
April 16, 2022, 9:44 PM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 6,797 new coronavirus cases, up 29 from Friday and down 1,305 from last Saturday.
By age group, 1,397 cases were in…
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Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
https://japantoday.com/category/world/three-chinese-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-six-months-in-space1
April 16, 2022, 4:50 AM
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, ending China's longest crewed mission as it continues its quest to become a major space…
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Missing 86-year-old woman found dead in Kagoshima mountain forest
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/missing-86-year-old-woman-found-dead-in-kagoshima-mountain-forest
April 17, 2022, 7:53 AM
Police in Kagoshima said Friday they are treating the death of an 86-year-old woman whose body was found in a mountain forest as suspicious.
According to police, Kyoko…
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North Korea's Kim attends parade honoring grandfather
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea%27s-kim-attends-parade-honoring-grandfather
April 16, 2022, 3:24 AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a massive civilian parade in the capital, Pyongyang, celebrating a milestone birth anniversary of his state-founding grandfather in which thousands marched…
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