Chinese cities clamp down on COVID as cases rise before winter season
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-cities-clamp-down-on-covid-as-cases-rise-before-winter-season3
October 31, 2022, 11:42 AM
Officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in stamping out sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks as winter nears, quickly closing venues and enforcing longer…
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Tokyo dept store praised for refusing entry to costumed Halloween revelers
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-department-store-praised-for-refusing-entry-to-costumed-halloween-partiers
October 31, 2022, 7:36 AM
The famous Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo is definitely home to Japan's biggest Halloween party -- too big, some might argue. Every year the iconic crossing essentially becomes…
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Asian markets higher ahead of Fed rates decision
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-markets-higher-ahead-of-fed-rates-decision
October 31, 2022, 7:33 AM
Asian stock markets mostly rose Monday ahead of what is expected to be a Federal Reserve decision this week to raise interest rates again amid investor hopes the…
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Fire drill conducted on 3rd anniversary of Shuri Castle fire in Okinawa
https://japantoday.com/category/national/fire-drill-conducted-on-3rd-anniv.-of-gutted-shuri-castle-in-okinawa
October 31, 2022, 7:36 AM
A fire-fighting drill was conducted Monday at Shuri Castle, a symbol of Okinawa that is located in a UNESCO World Heritage site, as it marked the third anniversary…
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U.S. plans to deploy nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Australia's north: report
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-plans-to-deploy-b-52-bombers-to-australia%27s-north-source
October 31, 2022, 5:23 AM
The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, a source familiar with the matter said on…
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Japan reports 22,341 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-22-341-new-coronavirus-cases
October 31, 2022, 12:04 PM
Japan on Monday reported 22,341 new coronavirus cases, down 18,270 from Sunday. Tokyo reported 2,019 new cases, down 1,668 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man arrested for fatally stabbing ramen restaurant manager
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-fatally-stabbing-ramen-restaurant-manager
October 31, 2022, 7:31 AM
Police in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a ramen restaurant manager inside the eatery on Sunday.
According to police, Shohei…
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Verstappen claims record 14th win of season with Mexico GP triumph
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-claims-record-14th-win-of-season-with-mexico-gp-triumph
October 30, 2022, 10:55 PM
Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed a record 14th victory of the Formula One season by winning the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday.
World champion Verstappen finished a comfortable…
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Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil's runoff election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/lula-defeats-bolsonaro-in-brazil%27s-runoff-election-pollster-datafolha-says
October 31, 2022, 4:29 AM
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the…
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Fire drill
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/fire-drill-3
October 30, 2022, 9:30 PM
An annual water-discharge fire drill is held on Sunday in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site famous for traditional gassho-zukuri thatched farmhouses in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa.
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Johnson caps $35 mil year; leads team to season-ending LIV win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/johnson-caps-35m-year-leads-team-to-season-ending-liv-win
October 30, 2022, 9:56 PM
Dustin Johnson watched the final putt of his season roll in, pumped his right fist and waited for the party to begin.
Another big celebration. Another big check,…
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Men exonerated in Malcolm X killing to receive $36 million
https://japantoday.com/category/world/men-exonerated-in-malcolm-x-killing-to-receive-36-million
October 30, 2022, 10:00 PM
The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to…
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U.N., Turkey, Ukraine press ahead with Black Sea grain deal despite Russian pullout
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.n.-chief-delays-travel-to-try-to-bring-russia-back-into-grain-deal1
October 31, 2022, 1:34 AM
The United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine pressed ahead to implement a Black Sea grain deal and agreed on a transit plan for Monday for 16 vessels to move…
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De Gea in great form as Man United beats West Ham 1-0
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/de-gea-in-great-form-as-man-united-beats-west-ham-1-0
October 30, 2022, 10:15 PM
Marcus Rashford scored his 100th goal for Manchester United but it required heroics from David de Gea to secure a 1-0 win against West Ham in the Premier…
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More than 130 killed in India as bridge packed with holiday sightseers collapses
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-80-killed-in-india-as-bridge-packed-with-holiday-sightseers-collapses
October 31, 2022, 3:07 AM
The death toll from a bridge collapse in Gujarat in India rose to 132, a local government official told Reuters on Monday.
A footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying…
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Violent clashes grip Iran universities as protests persist
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-clashes-at-iran%27s-universities-after-weeks-of-unrest
October 30, 2022, 9:59 PM
Iranian students clashed with security forces at universities across Iran on Sunday, Iranian media reported, as videos showed security forces firing tear gas and live ammunition at students.…
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German climate activists glue themselves to dinosaur display
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-climate-activists-glue-themselves-to-dinosaur-display
October 30, 2022, 10:00 PM
Two environmental activists glued themselves to a dinosaur display at Berlin's Natural History Museum on Sunday to protest what they said was the German government's failure to properly…
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Czechs rally against rising extremism and voice support for Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/czechs-rally-against-rising-extremism-and-voice-support-for-ukraine
October 30, 2022, 9:59 PM
Tens of thousands of Czechs rallied in Prague's main square on Sunday against rising populism and extremism, two days after a coalition of far-right political movements, fringe groups…
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4 people killed in shooting at home near Denver
https://japantoday.com/category/world/4-people-killed-in-shooting-at-home-near-denver
October 30, 2022, 10:01 PM
Authorities are searching for a suspect in an overnight shooting that left four people dead at a home in suburban Denver.
Dan Oates, Aurora's interim police chief, said…
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Arsenal moves back to the top after 5-0 rout of Forest
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-moves-back-to-the-top-after-5-0-rout-of-forest
October 30, 2022, 9:56 PM
Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 win against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
But an injury to Bukayo Saka will be a…
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German envoy postpones trip to Qatar amid World Cup spat
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/german-envoy-postpones-trip-to-qatar-amid-world-cup-spat
October 30, 2022, 9:46 PM
Germany's human rights envoy said Sunday that she is postponing an official visit to Qatar, after the Gulf nation reacted angrily to German government comments in recent days.…
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Medvedev battles back to win second title of year
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/medvedev-battles-back-to-win-second-title-of-year
October 30, 2022, 9:56 PM
Daniil Medvedev celebrated becoming a father for the first time earlier this month with his second ATP title of the year in beating Canada's Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 6-3,…
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Pelosi attacker carried zip ties, policer say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ap-source-pelosi-attacker-carried-zip-ties-in-jan.-6-echo
October 31, 2022, 3:58 AM
The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband carried zip ties with him when he broke into the couple's San Francisco home, according to a person…
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Firebombing at UK immigration office handling Channel migrants
https://japantoday.com/category/world/firebombing-at-uk-immigration-office-handling-channel-migrants
October 30, 2022, 9:59 PM
An attacker on Sunday threw firebombs at an immigration office used to process asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats and was later found dead.
The attack…
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‘Black Adam’ takes top spot at North American box office again
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%E2%80%98black-adam%E2%80%99-takes-top-spot-at-box-office-again
October 30, 2022, 9:53 PM
“ Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in…
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Thousands commemorate Italy's fascist dictator Mussolini
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-commemorate-italy%27s-fascist-dictator-at-crypt
October 30, 2022, 9:59 PM
Several thousand black-clad fascist sympathizers chanted and sang in praise of the late Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on Sunday as they marched to his crypt, 100 years after…
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Family of Japanese victim arrives in S Korea to see his daughter's body
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Father-of-Japanese-victim-heads-to-S-Korea-to-see-his-daughter%27s-body
October 31, 2022, 12:00 PM
The father of Mei Tomikawa, one of the two Japanese victims killed in a Halloween crush in Seoul, arrived in South Korea on Monday with two other family…
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Orix wins franchise's 1st Japan Series in 26 years
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update2-baseball-orix-wins-franchise%27s-1st-japan-series-in-26-years
October 30, 2022, 9:55 PM
The Orix Buffaloes, champions of Japan's Pacific League, beat the Central League champion Yakult Swallows 5-4 in Game 7 on Sunday to win their franchise's first Japan Series…
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Japan considers extending high-speed missile range to defend Senkakus
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-mulls-extending-high-speed-missile-range-to-defend-senkakus
October 30, 2022, 9:51 PM
Japan is considering extending the range of a new high-speed missile, still in the developmental stage, beyond 1,000 kilometers to better defend its remote islands including the Japanese-administered…
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55-year-old Miura scores penalty for JFL oldest scorer record
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-soccer-55-yr-old-miura-scores-penalty-for-jfl-oldest-scorer-record
October 30, 2022, 9:55 PM
Kazuyoshi Miura netted a penalty for Suzuka Point Getters on Sunday to set the record for the oldest goal scorer in the fourth-tier Japan Football League at 55…
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