Asian Games official suffers leg fracture after being hit by hammer
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/asian-games-official-suffers-leg-fracture-after-being-hit-by-hammer
October 1, 2023, 7:30 AM
An athletics official suffered a broken leg at the Asian Games in Hangzhou after being hit by a hammer hurled during competition by Kuwait's Ali Zankawi.
The man…
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Kudermetova beats Pegula to win Pan Pacific Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kudermetova-beats-pegula-to-win-pan-pacific-open
October 1, 2023, 5:41 AM
Russia's Veronika Kudermetova won the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday, upsetting tennis' world number four Jessica Pegula in straight sets.
The 19th-ranked Kudermetova overwhelmed the American…
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Myanmar residents of Japan vow to help 2 million displaced in homeland
https://japantoday.com/category/national/myanmar-residents-of-japan-vow-to-help-2-mil.-displaced-in-homeland
October 1, 2023, 7:34 AM
Myanmar residents of Japan held a fundraising event in Tokyo over the weekend to help provide support for the approximately 2 million people displaced in the military's crackdown…
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Ohtani rejoins Angels amid cheers for final weekend before an uncertain offseason
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-rejoins-the-angels-amid-cheers-for-the-final-weekend-before-an-uncertain-offseason
October 1, 2023, 7:37 AM
Shohei Ohtani has returned to cheer on his Los Angeles Angels teammates and to receive some cheers of his own in the final weekend of the regular season.…
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U.S. Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-congress-passes-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown
October 1, 2023, 7:09 AM
The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his…
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New Zealand PM tests positive for COVID-19 2 weeks before election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-pm-tests-positive-for-covid-19-to-work-%27via-zoom%27
October 1, 2023, 5:05 AM
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely while isolating, his office said on Sunday, two weeks out from a general…
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Australia swelters through scorching heat lifting bushfire risk
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-swelters-through-%27scorching%27-heat-lifting-bushfire-risk
October 1, 2023, 4:05 AM
Australia's southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue fire bans for large swaths of New South…
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Japanese universities climb rankings in Times global survey
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-universities-climb-rankings-in-times-global-survey
October 1, 2023, 7:35 AM
Several Japanese universities shot up in the latest annual ranking published by British magazine Times Higher Education, with the University of Tokyo rising to 29th, the highest position…
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Scotland routs Romania 84-0
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/scotland-routs-romania-84-0-to-set-up-ireland-showdown-at-the-rugby-world-cup
September 30, 2023, 10:27 PM
Scotland confirmed the showdown it craves with Ireland for a place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after routing hapless Romania 84-0 on Saturday.
Top-ranked Ireland leads Pool…
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Leader of the pack
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/leader-of-the-pack
September 30, 2023, 9:08 PM
Spain's Jorge Martin, left, is followed by the pack of riders during the MotoGP sprint race at the Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit…
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Man City's perfect start in Premier League ends; Spurs and Arsenal close gap at the top
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city%27s-perfect-start-in-the-premier-league-is-over.-spurs-and-arsenal-close-the-gap-at-the-top
September 30, 2023, 9:30 PM
Manchester City's perfect start in the Premier League is over after a shock loss to Wolverhampton on Saturday, with rivals Tottenham and Arsenal taking full advantage.
City's lead…
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Federal agency sues Chipotle after Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijab
https://japantoday.com/category/business/federal-agency-sues-chipotle-after-a-kansas-manager-allegedly-ripped-off-an-employee%27s-hijab
September 30, 2023, 9:29 PM
A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee's hijab,…
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Kosovo demands Serbia withdraw troops from border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kosovo-demands-serbia-withdraw-troops-from-border
September 30, 2023, 9:32 PM
Kosovo on Saturday demanded that Serbia withdraw its troops from their common border, saying it was ready to protect its territorial integrity.
Tensions between the two countries have…
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On the brink of federal shutdown, House passes 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/house-passes-bill-to-avert-a-shutdown-after-republicans-abandon-push-for-steep-cuts-next-steps-in-senate-are-uncertain
October 1, 2023, 3:02 AM
On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep…
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Trudeau says 'denialism' rising as nation marks holiday for indigenous reconcilation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trudeau-says-%27denialism%27-rising-as-nation-marks-holiday-for-indigenous-reconcilation
September 30, 2023, 9:32 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday warned about the rise of "denialism" and said uncovering the truth was more important than ever as the nation gathered to…
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Fiji beats Georgia 17-12
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/fiji-beat-georgia-to-push-australia-to-brink-of-rugby-world-cup-exit
September 30, 2023, 9:37 PM
Anxious and error-prone Fiji fought back to beat fading Georgia 17-12 on Saturday and remain on course for the World Cup quarterfinals, pushing Australia to the brink of…
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U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/u2-concert-uses-stunning-visuals-to-open-massive-sphere-venue-in-las-vegas
September 30, 2023, 9:28 PM
It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled…
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Medvedev advances to quarterfinals at China Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/medvedev-advances-to-quarterfinals-at-china-open.-rublev-crashes-out
September 30, 2023, 9:31 PM
Third-ranked Daniil Medvedev showed composure to overcome a characteristically tenacious Alex de Minaur on Saturday, and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the China Open.
The second-seeded…
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Argentina sets up Japan showdown after routing Chile 59-5
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/argentina-sets-up-japan-showdown-after-routing-chile-at-the-rugby-world-cup
September 30, 2023, 9:37 PM
Argentina set up a winner-takes-all clash with Japan for a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal spot after dominating Chile 59-5 in a rousing first South American derby on Saturday.…
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U.S. Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-supreme-court-will-take-up-abortion-and-gun-cases-in-its-new-term-while-ethics-concerns-swirl
September 30, 2023, 9:32 PM
The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices.…
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Germany's government and Elon Musk spar on X over migrant rescue ships
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany%27s-government-and-elon-musk-spar-on-x-over-maritime-rescue-ships
September 30, 2023, 9:32 PM
Germany's government rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea.
Musk late…
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Europe builds 5-point lead in Ryder Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/europe-thumps-americans-again-and-closes-in-on-ryder-cup
September 30, 2023, 9:31 PM
Europe has a five-point lead and history on its side in the Ryder Cup. No team has ever come back from that large a deficit going into the…
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Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/almost-all-of-nagorno-karabakh%27s-people-have-left-armenia%27s-government-says
September 30, 2023, 9:32 PM
An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm, the Armenian government said Saturday.
Nazeli Baghdasaryan,…
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Jabeur wins Ningbo Open; Pegula and Kudermetova reach final in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jabeur-wins-ningbo-open.-pegula-and-kudermetova-reach-final-in-tokyo
September 30, 2023, 9:31 PM
Top-seeded Ons Jabeur won her fifth career title at the Ningbo Open with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over teenager Diana Shnaider on Saturday.
The seventh-ranked Jabeur, a three-time…
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Dupont returns to France squad after surgery
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/dupont-returns-to-france-rugby-world-cup-squad-after-surgery
September 30, 2023, 9:38 PM
France's talismanic captain Antoine Dupont has rejoined the hosts' Rugby World Cup squad a week after undergoing surgery on a fractured cheekbone, the French federation (FFR) announced on…
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Putin marks anniversary of annexation of Ukrainian regions as drones attack overnight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-marks-anniversary-of-annexation-of-ukrainian-regions-as-drones-attack-overnight
October 1, 2023, 2:49 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday insisted that the residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed a year ago “made their choice — to be with…
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Taiwanese sisters take gold in women's doubles tennis at the Asian Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/taiwanese-sisters-take-gold-in-women%27s-doubles-tennis-at-the-asian-games
September 30, 2023, 9:31 PM
Taiwanese sisters Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching took gold Saturday in women's doubles tennis at the Asian Games and are now looking ahead to next year's Olympics in…
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Japan foreign minister to visit 4 Southeast Asian nations from Oct 8
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-foreign-minister-to-visit-4-southeast-asian-nations-from-oct.-8
October 1, 2023, 7:38 AM
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is planning to visit Brunei, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand from Oct. 8 as Japan prepares for a summit with ASEAN leaders later this year,…
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Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway
https://japantoday.com/category/national/video-provides-first-clear-views-of-wwii-aircraft-carriers-lost-in-the-pivotal-battle-of-midway
October 1, 2023, 7:35 AM
Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway…
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Japanese gov't plans to seek court order to dissolve Unification Church
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-gov%27t-plans-to-seek-court-order-to-dissolve-unification-church
October 1, 2023, 7:36 AM
The Japanese government plans to seek a court order to disband the Unification Church, a government source said Saturday, a move that comes after a months-long probe into…
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