S Korea's Blue House opens to public for 1st time in 74 years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/s.-korea-blue-house-opens-to-public-for-1st-time-in-74-years
May 18, 2022, 4:07 AM
For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark. That's now changed as thousands have been allowed a look inside…
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How Tom Cruise survived the end of the star era
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/how-tom-cruise-survived-the-end-of-the-star-era
May 18, 2022, 4:05 AM
Tom Cruise jets into Cannes on Wednesday for the first time in 30 years to launch "Top Gun: Maverick", and much has changed in the film industry since…
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Netflix trims staff to weather slowing growth
https://japantoday.com/category/business/netflix-trims-staff-to-weather-slowing-growth
May 18, 2022, 2:13 AM
Netflix on Tuesday said it laid off about two percent of its staff in a belt-tightening move after growth slowed at the once-booming streaming television service.
"These changes…
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N Korea reports 232,880 suspected COVID-19 cases
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-korea-reports-another-jump-in-suspected-covid-19-cases
May 18, 2022, 3:55 AM
North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the…
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U.S. gov't sues casino mogul Steve Wynn over relationship with China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-sues-casino-mogul-steve-wynn-over-relationship-with-china
May 17, 2022, 11:21 PM
The Justice Department sued longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday to compel him to register as a foreign agent because of lobbying work it says…
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Tokugawa Japan wasn't nearly as isolated as history books teach
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/tokugawa-japan-wasn%27t-nearly-as-isolated-as-the-history-books-teach
May 17, 2022, 10:28 PM
The draconian Sakoku-rei or Seclusion Edict, as ordered by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, in 1636, would seal off the country from the outside world for the next two centuries.…
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Orioles pitcher Harvey suspended for 60 games after drug admission
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/orioles-pitcher-harvey-suspended-after-drug-admission
May 17, 2022, 10:19 PM
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey was suspended for 60 games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday, three months after admitting providing banned drugs to late former Los Angeles…
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In rare hearing, Pentagon reports rise in UFO sightings in past 20 years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-rare-hearing-pentagon-reports-rise-in-ufos-in-past-20-years
May 17, 2022, 10:21 PM
An increasing number of unidentified flying objects have been reported in the sky over the past 20 years, a top U.S. defense official told lawmakers Tuesday in the…
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Nottingham Forest need penalties to reach playoff final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nottingham-forest-need-penalties-to-reach-playoff-final
May 17, 2022, 10:22 PM
Nottingham Forest are one game away from returning to the Premier League for the first time since 1999 after edging out Sheffield United on penalties in a dramatic…
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Powell: Fed to keep hiking rates until it controls inflation
https://japantoday.com/category/business/powell-fed-to-keep-hiking-rates-until-it-controls-inflation
May 17, 2022, 10:06 PM
Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday underscored the Federal Reserve's determination to keep raising interest rates until there is clear evidence inflation is steadily falling — a high-stakes effort…
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Restaurant alley
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/restaurant-alley
May 17, 2022, 9:40 PM
A worker is silhouetted as he walks along a small alley of restaurants in Tokyo.
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Liverpool beats Southampton to take title race to final day
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-beat-southampton-to-take-title-race-to-final-day
May 17, 2022, 9:51 PM
Liverpool ensured the Premier League title race will go to the final day of the season as the under-strength quadruple chasers survived a scare to beat Southampton 2-1…
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Tiger, Spieth and McIlroy will play together at PGA Championship
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiger-spieth-and-mcilroy-will-play-together-at-pga-championship
May 17, 2022, 9:51 PM
Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy were grouped together for the opening two rounds of the PGA Championship, the PGA of America announced Tuesday.
Creating a star-studded…
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Guitar that broke up Oasis sells for $390,000
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/guitar-that-broke-up-oasis-sells-for-390-000
May 17, 2022, 10:24 PM
Noel Gallagher's Gibson guitar, which was broken in 2009 at the same time as the British group Oasis imploded, sold for 385,500 euros at an auction in Paris…
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Tom Brady featured in upcoming Netflix 'Greatest' roast
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tom-brady-featured-in-upcoming-netflix-%27greatest%27-roast
May 17, 2022, 10:10 PM
Tom Brady will be on the hot seat – this time during a Netflix roast.
Netflix announced Tuesday the seven-time Super Bowl champion will be featured first in…
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Kishida, Biden to affirm alignment over Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-u.s.-leaders-to-affirm-alignment-over-taiwan-amid-ukraine-war
May 17, 2022, 9:53 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to affirm in a joint statement that they will strengthen cooperation toward stability in the Taiwan…
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Prince Charles in Newfoundland to start Canadian tour
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prince-charles-in-newfoundland-to-start-canadian-tour
May 17, 2022, 10:11 PM
Prince Charles and Camilla, the duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in St John’s, Newfoundland, to begin a three-day Canadian tour to mark the 70th anniversary of his mother’s…
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Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley to join Country Hall of Fame
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jerry-lee-lewis-keith-whitley-to-join-country-hall-of-fame
May 17, 2022, 10:12 PM
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis, the late country singer Keith Whitley and music executive Joe Galante will join the Country Music Hall of Fame.…
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Amber Heard cross-examined about fights with Johnny Depp
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/amber-heard-cross-examined-about-fights-with-johnny-depp
May 17, 2022, 9:52 PM
Lawyers for Johnny Depp on Tuesday questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard's accusation that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.
Heard was cross-examined after her testimony…
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New rugby laws pour cold water on Erasmus tactics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-rugby-laws-pour-cold-water-on-erasmus-tactics
May 17, 2022, 10:15 PM
Rugby is trialing new laws banning certain officials from acting as on-field water carriers in a move viewed as a direct response to the contentious tactics of South…
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S Korean firm suspected of surveying off disputed isles
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/s.-korea-firm-suspected-of-surveying-off-disputed-isles-japan-gov%27t
May 17, 2022, 9:59 PM
A South Korean state-run company may have carried out a survey last week in waters off disputed islets within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan,…
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Israeli PM welcomes expansion of West Bank settlements
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-pm-welcomes-expansion-of-west-bank-settlements
May 17, 2022, 10:16 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday welcomed a recent decision to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinians and most of the international…
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Zelenskyy opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cannes-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-75th-film-festival
May 17, 2022, 10:06 PM
The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia's war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
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Biden to host leaders of Sweden, Finland
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-to-host-leaders-of-sweden-finland-amid-nato-bids
May 17, 2022, 9:56 PM
President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli Niinistö of Finland at the White House for a meeting Thursday amid their push…
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UK raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-raises-stakes-in-eu-spat-with-threat-to-break-brexit-deal
May 17, 2022, 9:56 PM
The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union on Tuesday by saying it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty signed…
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Spanish govt proposes wider abortion rights, menstrual leave
https://japantoday.com/category/world/spanish-govt-proposes-wider-abortion-rights-menstrual-leave
May 17, 2022, 9:56 PM
The Spanish government approved a draft bill Tuesday that widens abortion rights for teenagers and may make Spain the first country in Europe entitling workers to paid menstrual…
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Cabinet OKs ¥2.7 tril draft extra budget to fight inflation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-cabinet-oks-2.7-tril.-yen-draft-extra-budget-to-fight-inflation
May 17, 2022, 9:47 PM
Japan's cabinet approved Tuesday a 2.7 trillion yen draft extra budget for fiscal 2022 to ease the pain of surging energy, food and other prices stemming from Russia's…
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Queen Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line
https://japantoday.com/category/world/queen-makes-surprise-appearance-to-mark-new-subway-line
May 17, 2022, 9:56 PM
Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise visit Tuesday to a train station in central London to see a newly completed subway line named in her honor.
The 96-year-old…
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Man mistakenly sent ¥46.3 mil in COVID funds gambles it all away
https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-mistakenly-sent-46.3-mil.-yen-in-covid-funds-gambles-it-all-away
May 17, 2022, 9:54 PM
A 24-year-old man mistakenly sent 46.3 million yen in COVID-19 relief money by the town he resides in, says he gambled it all away on overseas casino sites,…
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Sweden, Finland push ahead with NATO bids as Turkey objects
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-signs-nato-request-finns-to-formally-endorse-move
May 17, 2022, 9:55 PM
Sweden and Finland on Tuesday pushed ahead with their bids to join NATO even as Turkey insisted it won’t let the previously nonaligned Nordic countries into the alliance…
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