Voting opens in France runoff between Macron and Le Pen
https://japantoday.com/category/world/voting-opens-in-france-runoff-between-macron-and-le-pen
April 24, 2022, 7:39 AM
France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday with repercussions for Europe’s future, with centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron the front-runner but fighting a tough challenge from far-right rival Marine…
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Tokyo reports 4,936 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 38,579
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-4-936-new-coronavirus-cases
April 24, 2022, 11:49 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 4,936 new coronavirus cases, down 451 from Saturday and down 284 from last Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Over 50% in Japan feel public safety has worsened in last 10 years: survey
https://japantoday.com/category/national/over-50-in-japan-feel-public-safety-worsened-in-last-10-yrs-survey
April 24, 2022, 7:51 AM
More than 50 percent of respondents to a government survey said they feel public safety in Japan has worsened over the past 10 years, with many raising concerns…
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China's COVID death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-covid-death-toll-rises-as-beijing-warns-of-%27grim%27-situation
April 24, 2022, 11:49 AM
Shanghai reported 39 COVID deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with…
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70-year-old man arrested for assaulting woman with milk bottle
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/70-year-old-man-arrested-for-assaulting-woman-with-milk-bottle
April 24, 2022, 7:52 AM
Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 70-year-old man on suspicion of assault after he threw a milk bottle at a woman in her 70s.
The incident…
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Long-serving Utah Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88
https://japantoday.com/category/world/long-serving-utah-senator-orrin-hatch-dies-at-age-88
April 24, 2022, 2:10 AM
Orrin G. Hatch, who became the longest-serving Republican senator in history as he represented Utah for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88.
His death was…
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10 confirmed dead after tour boat with 26 goes missing off Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/national/7-people-from-stricken-Hokkaido-tour-boat-found-4-unresponsive
April 24, 2022, 11:39 AM
Ten people were confirmed dead Sunday after a tourist boat with a total of 26 passengers and crew aboard went missing in rough waters the previous day off…
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Boat carrying 60 migrants capsizes off Lebanese coast
https://japantoday.com/category/world/boat-carrying-60-migrants-capsizes-off-the-lebanese-coast
April 23, 2022, 10:27 PM
A boat carrying 60 migrants capsized Saturday night off the Lebanese coast, the Lebanese Red Cross said. It was not immediately clear if there were any deaths.
The…
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Explosion at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills over 50
https://japantoday.com/category/world/explosion-at-illegal-oil-refinery-in-nigeria-kills-over-50
April 23, 2022, 9:30 PM
More than 50 people have been killed and many wounded in southeast Nigeria in an explosion that rocked an illegal oil refinery, state officials and the police said…
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Suspect found dead after shooting 4, causing DC lockdowns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/man-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-supreme-court
April 23, 2022, 9:30 PM
At least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot when a gunman unleashed a flurry of bullets in the nation's capital, leading to lockdowns at several schools…
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Jesus scores 4 as Man City leads EPL by 4 points
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jesus-scores-4-man-city-leads-by-4-in-epl
April 23, 2022, 9:26 PM
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus scored more goals in 53 minutes on Saturday than he had in the previous eight months in the English Premier League.
Becoming the…
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Bayern Munich wins record 10th consecutive Bundesliga
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/furth-relegated-from-bundesliga-union-berlin-beats-leipzig
April 23, 2022, 9:26 PM
Bayern Munich completed a decade of domestic dominance by beating main rival Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to seal a record-extending 10th consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday.
Goals from Serge…
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Djokovic to play Rublev in Serbia Open final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-to-play-rublev-in-serbia-open-final
April 23, 2022, 9:26 PM
Novak Djokovic booked a place in the Serbia Open final after overcoming another slow start and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday.
The top-ranked Serb came back…
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Verstappen overtakes Leclerc to win sprint at Imola
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-overtakes-leclerc-to-win-sprint-at-imola
April 23, 2022, 9:26 PM
Max Verstappen overtook Formula One leader Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap to win the sprint race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday and reignite his season.…
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'Golden Girls' shows little age at inaugural fan convention
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27golden-girls%27-shows-little-age-at-inaugural-fan-convention
April 23, 2022, 9:27 PM
TV shows about sci-fi or comic book fare usually inspire fan conventions — not a sitcom about four women of a certain age living together in Florida.
But…
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4 found from missing tourist boat off Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/national/4-found-from-missing-tourist-boat-off-Hokkaido
April 24, 2022, 2:05 AM
Four of the 26 people on a tourist boat missing since Saturday afternoon were found Sunday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
The four were found near the…
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Somalia's extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/somalia%27s-extremists-bomb-restaurant-in-the-capital-6-dead
April 23, 2022, 9:30 PM
A bomb blast by Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels hit a popular seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six people, ambulance service officials say.
The explosion…
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France braces for Le Pen-Macron election showdown
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-braces-for-le-pen-macron-showdown
April 23, 2022, 9:29 PM
France on Saturday prepared to choose between centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen to rule the country for the next five years after a…
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Loyalists turn on Sri Lanka PM as protest pressure grows
https://japantoday.com/category/world/loyalists-turn-on-sri-lanka-pm-as-protest-pressure-grows1
April 23, 2022, 9:30 PM
Sri Lanka's beleaguered prime minister came under increasing pressure to step down on Saturday, as staunch allies broke ranks and backed street protests calling for resignations over a…
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Putin is an extreme pragmatist, and fundamentally, he believes in power. I'd say he's like a Sengoku (Warring States period) general. For example, if you told Oda Nobunaga to respect human rights, it wouldn't work at all.
https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/putin-is-an-extreme-pragmatist-and-fundamentally-he-believes-in-power.-i%27d-say-he%27s-like-a-sengoku-(warring-states-period)-general.-for-example-if-you-told-oda-nobunaga-to-respect-human-rights-it-wouldn%27t-work-at-all.
April 23, 2022, 9:17 PM
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin to 16th century Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga. Abe has met Putin 27 times.
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Russia's standing in G20 not threatened by Ukraine invasion
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia%27s-standing-in-g20-not-threatened-by-ukraine-invasion
April 24, 2022, 7:53 AM
The last time Russia invaded Ukraine, in 2014, outraged world leaders booted Russia out of the Group of Eight industrialized nations, which quickly rebranded itself the Group of…
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EU agrees deal to tame internet 'Wild West'
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/eu-agrees-deal-to-tame-internet-%27wild-west%27
April 23, 2022, 9:26 PM
The European Union early Saturday finalised new legislation to require Big Tech to remove harmful content, the bloc's latest move to rein in the world's online giants.
The…
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Russians try to storm Mariupol plant; strike Odesa
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russians-try-to-storm-Mariupol-plant-strike-Odesa
April 24, 2022, 5:55 AM
Russian forces in Ukraine tried to storm a steel plant housing soldiers and civilians in the southern city of Mariupol on Saturday in an attempt to crush the…
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Venice Biennale Of The Arts
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/venice-biennale-of-the-arts
April 23, 2022, 9:17 PM
Satoshi Hama, a member of the artistic collective Dumb Type, is seen through a hole in the floor of the Japanese pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale Of…
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Relatives mark 10th anniversary of fatal reckless driving case in Kameoka
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/relatives-mark-10th-anniversary-of-fatal-reckless-driving-case-in-kameoka
April 23, 2022, 7:50 AM
Relatives of two children and a pregnant woman who were killed on April 23, 2012, when a car hit a group of elementary school children and adults in…
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U.S. envoy to Japan highlights acceptance of LGBTQ people
https://japantoday.com/category/national/u.s.-envoy-to-japan-highlights-acceptance-of-lgbtq-people
April 24, 2022, 6:08 AM
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has said it is important to accept people of different sexual orientation and will attend Sunday's Rainbow Parade in Tokyo to drive…
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Rio's dazzling Carnival parade resumes after pandemic hiatus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rio%27s-dazzling-carnival-parade-resumes-after-pandemic-hiatus
April 23, 2022, 4:06 AM
Rio de Janeiro’s top samba schools began putting on their delayed Carnival parades late Friday, the first after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19-pandemic.
The schools colorful…
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Tokyo reports 5,387 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 43,967
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-5-387-new-coronavirus-cases
April 23, 2022, 10:18 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 5,387 new coronavirus cases, down nine from Friday and down 1,410 from last Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man arrested over theft of woman’s underwear from coin laundry
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-theft-of-woman%E2%80%99s-underwear-from-coin-laundry
April 23, 2022, 9:25 PM
Police in Osaka have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of stealing a woman’s underwear from a coin laundry in January.
According to police, the theft occurred between…
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Feds: Starbucks engaged in unfair labor practices in Phoenix
https://japantoday.com/category/business/feds-starbucks-engaged-in-unfair-labor-practices-in-phoenix
April 23, 2022, 2:26 AM
Federal labor officials have asked a judge to force Starbucks Corp to reinstate three union activists at its Phoenix location, alleging that the coffee giant engaged in unfair…
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