Australian PM launches campaign 6 days before election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-prime-minister-launches-campaign-days-before-poll
May 15, 2022, 7:39 AM
Australia’s embattled prime minister on Sunday officially launched his conservative party’s campaign less than a week before elections, highlighting the nation’s early success in containing the pandemic and…
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Okinawa marks 50 years of end to U.S. rule amid protests
https://japantoday.com/category/national/okinawa-marks-50-years-of-end-to-us-rule-amid-protests
May 15, 2022, 11:53 AM
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Sunday urged Japan's central government to do more to reduce the U.S. military presence in the southern island group as it marked the…
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Man’s body found in space between two buildings in Osaka
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man%E2%80%99s-body-found-in-space-between-two-buildings-in-osaka
May 15, 2022, 7:55 AM
Police in Osaka said they are investigating the murder of a man whose body was found in a narrow space between two buildings.
According to police, the body…
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Ohtani hits 100th homer as Angels beat A's 9-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Ohtani-hits-100th-homer-as-Angels-beat-A%27s-9-1
May 15, 2022, 7:32 AM
Shohei Ohtani and Taylor Ward provided just what the Los Angeles Angels needed to get over a bad loss in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Ohtani hit…
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Former Australian test cricketer Andrew Symonds killed in car accident
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/former-test-cricketer-andrew-symonds-dies-in-car-accident
May 15, 2022, 1:26 AM
Former Australian test cricketer Andrew Symonds has died after a single-vehicle auto accident near Townsville in northeast Australia. He was 46.
Cricket Australia reported Symonds' death on its…
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N Korea reports 15 more COVID-19 deaths; hundreds of thousands of fever cases
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-reports-15-more-covid-19-suspected-deaths
May 15, 2022, 7:34 AM
North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers as it mobilizes more than a million health and other workers to…
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Tokyo reports 3,348 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 35,008
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-3-348-new-coronavirus-cases
May 15, 2022, 9:47 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 3,348 new coronavirus cases, down 451 from Saturday and down 1,363 from last Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Japan Parade in New York
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/japan-parade-in-new-york
May 15, 2022, 2:13 AM
George Takei, justice activist and pioneering actor most famously known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the "Star Trek" series, waves to the crowd as the grand…
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Badminton bronze
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/badminton-bronze-2
May 14, 2022, 9:30 PM
Japan's team members hold bronze medals during the awards ceremony after the final badminton match at Thomas & Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday. South Korea won…
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Finland downs Latvia, Germany tops Slovakia at hockey worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/finland-downs-latvia-germany-tops-slovakia-at-hockey-worlds
May 14, 2022, 9:28 PM
Host Finland recovered from a first period scare to beat Latvia 2-1 for a second victory in two games at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.
Mikael…
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10 dead, suspect, 18, arrested in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
https://japantoday.com/category/world/At-least-10-dead-in-mass-shooting-at-Buffalo-supermarket
May 15, 2022, 2:51 AM
A gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in what authorities described as “racially…
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Thousands rally across U.S. for abortion rights
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27my-body-my-choice%27-thousands-rally-across-us-for-abortion-rights
May 15, 2022, 2:52 AM
Thousands of activists, many in pink, took to the streets across the United States on Saturday in a national day of action calling for safe and legal access…
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Liverpool beats Chelsea to win FA Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-beats-chelsea-to-win-fa-cup-keep-quad-hopes-alive
May 14, 2022, 9:28 PM
Add the FA Cup to the collection. Jürgen Klopp has now won every major title for Liverpool.
A 6-5 victory over Chelsea on penalties in Saturday's final produced…
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IOC questions Olympic boxing leadership after IBA election
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-questions-olympic-boxing-leadership-after-iba-election
May 14, 2022, 9:28 PM
With boxing’s status at the Olympics in doubt, the IOC was not impressed on Saturday with the leadership election of the sport’s governing body which was stripped of…
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Back to normal? Cannes Film Festival prepares to party
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/back-to-normal-cannes-film-festival-prepares-to-party
May 14, 2022, 11:59 PM
After the 2020 Cannes Film Festival was canceled by the pandemic and the 2021 edition was scaled back — even kisses were forbade on the red carpet — the lavish French Riviera…
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McConnell, GOP senators meet Zelenskyy in surprise Kyiv stop
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mcconnell-gop-senators-meet-zelenskyy-in-surprise-kyiv-stop
May 15, 2022, 2:51 AM
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an unannounced visit Saturday, delivering the latest show…
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Iran media report 1 killed in unrest over food price hikes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-media-report-1-killed-in-unrest-over-food-price-hikes
May 14, 2022, 9:40 PM
An Iranian lawmaker says one person was killed in his city during recent unrest over price increases in the southwestern Khuzestan province, semi-official ILNA news agency reported Saturday.…
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Another fightback puts Jabeur in Rome final; Tsitsipas beats Zverev
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tsitsipas-beats-zverev-to-reach-rome-final-swiatek-demolishes-sabalenka
May 14, 2022, 9:28 PM
Ons Jabeur will face Iga Swiatek in the Itaian Open final after winning Saturday's thrilling last four clash with Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
Tunisia's Jabeur became the…
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As Musk buyout looms, Twitter searches for its soul
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/as-musk-buyout-looms-twitter-searches-for-its-soul1
May 14, 2022, 9:23 PM
A toxic cesspool. A lifeline. A finger on the world's pulse. Twitter is all these things and more to its over 229 million users around the world —…
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Israel police to investigate conduct at journalist funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-police-to-investigate-conduct-at-journalist-funeral
May 14, 2022, 9:41 PM
Israeli police decided on Saturday to investigate the conduct of their officers who attacked the funeral of a slain Al Jazeera journalist, causing mourners to briefly drop the…
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South Korea dethrone China to win badminton's Uber Cup in nail-biter
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/south-korea-dethrone-china-to-win-badminton%27s-uber-cup-in-nail-biter
May 14, 2022, 9:29 PM
South Korea stunned defending champions China to win badminton's prestigious Uber Cup on Saturday in an epic battle that went down to the wire in Bangkok.
The holders…
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Girl who disappeared in Yamanashi in 2019 confirmed dead after bone DNA test
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-girl-who-disappeared-in-yamanashi-confirmed-dead-after-bone-dna-test
May 15, 2022, 7:55 AM
Police confirmed Saturday the death of a girl who went missing from a mountainside campsite in Yamanashi Prefecture in 2019, after DNA from a shoulder blade found nearby…
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French scientist leading nuclear fusion project dies at 72
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/french-scientist-leading-nuclear-fusion-project-dies-at-72
May 14, 2022, 9:23 PM
Bernard Bigot, a French scientist leading a vast international effort to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy, has died. He was 72.
The…
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Japan-China talks over food import ban not held for over 1 year
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-china-talks-over-food-import-ban-not-held-for-over-1-year
May 15, 2022, 7:54 AM
Talks between Japan and China over Beijing's import ban on Japanese food products have not been held for over a year, sources familiar with bilateral relations told Kyodo…
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Japan, U.S. to agree to semiconductor cooperation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-to-agree-to-semiconductor-cooperation-at-leaders%27-talks
May 14, 2022, 9:24 PM
Japan and the United States will agree to commit to improved research and production of semiconductors at a leaders' summit set for May 23, a Japanese government source…
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Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Ukrainian-band-Kalush-Orchestra-wins-Eurovision
May 14, 2022, 11:59 PM
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest in the early hours of Sunday in a clear show of support for the war-ravaged nation.
The six-man band…
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G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis; ask China not to aid Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/g7-warn-of-ukraine-grain-crisis-ask-china-not-to-aid-russia
May 15, 2022, 2:52 AM
The Group of Seven leading economies warned Saturday that the war in Ukraine is stoking a global food and energy crisis which threatens poor countries, and urgent measures…
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China cites pandemic and withdraws as host of 2023 Asian Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china-cites-pandemic-and-withdraws-as-host-of-2023-asian-cup
May 14, 2022, 9:53 AM
China withdrew as host of soccer's 2023 Asian Cup on Saturday in the latest cancellation of the country's sports hosting duties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Asian Football…
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Police appeal for help over unsolved 2000 murder of 17-year-old boy
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/police-appeal-for-help-over-unsolved-2000-murder-of-17-year-old-boy
May 14, 2022, 9:26 PM
Ibaraki prefectural police on Saturday appealed to the public for any information that might help them find four men who killed a 17-year-old youth in a supermarket parking…
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Peace march held in Okinawa ahead of 50th anniversary of return to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Peace-march-held-in-Okinawa-ahead-of-50th-anniversary-of-return-to-Japan
May 14, 2022, 9:55 AM
A peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced was held Saturday in the southern island prefecture, a day before the…
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