Asia shares slide across board amid rate hike, COVID worries
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asia-shares-slide-across-board-amid-rate-hike-covid-worries
June 2, 2022, 7:10 AM
Asian shares mostly declined Thursday, echoing a retreat on Wall Street as investors fretted about higher interest rates and rising coronavirus cases in parts of the region.
Benchmarks…
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Australia offers Samoa new coast guard vessel as part of charm offensive
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-offers-samoa-new-coastguard-vessel-as-part-of-charm-offensive
June 2, 2022, 7:10 AM
Australia will provide Samoa with a new coast guard patrol boat, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on a visit to the Pacific island nation Thursday, as she looked…
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South Korean ruling party wins landslide in local elections
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korean-ruling-party-wins-landslide-in-local-elections
June 2, 2022, 4:03 AM
South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in local elections for leaders of major cities and provinces, official results showed Thursday, giving newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol…
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Queen Elizabeth offers thanks as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin
https://japantoday.com/category/world/queen-elizabeth-offers-thanks-as-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-begin
June 2, 2022, 12:06 AM
Queen Elizabeth thanked all those involved in her Platinum Jubilee celebrations ahead of four days of pomp, parties, parades and public holidays to herald her record-breaking 70 years…
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California bid to create legal drug injection sites advances
https://japantoday.com/category/world/california-bid-to-create-legal-drug-injection-sites-advances
June 1, 2022, 11:31 PM
California moved a step closer Wednesday to creating sites where people could legally use drugs under supervision designed to save them from dying if they overdose, over the…
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4 killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building; shooter dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/4-killed-in-shooting-at-Tulsa-medical-building-shooter-dead
June 2, 2022, 5:35 AM
Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, a police captain said.
Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish…
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Ukraine beats Scotland to keep World Cup dream alive
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-beat-scotland-to-keep-world-cup-dream-alive
June 1, 2022, 10:25 PM
Ukraine are one game away from qualifying for the World Cup after beating Scotland 3-1 in a play-off semifinal in Glasgow on Wednesday in their first competitive match…
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Russians reach center of Ukraine industrial city; U.S. to give Kyiv advanced rockets
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russians-reach-centre-of-ukraine-industrial-city-u.s.-to-give-kyiv-advanced-rockets
June 2, 2022, 3:49 AM
Russian forces fought their way into the center of Ukraine's industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday, edging closer to claiming a big prize in their offensive in the…
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Pinkett Smith talks hair-loss 'shame,' outcome of Oscar slap
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/pinkett-smith-talks-hair-loss-%27shame-%27-outcome-of-oscar-slap
June 1, 2022, 10:11 PM
Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband's Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases,…
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Man City's Benjamin Mendy charged with eighth count of rape
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city%27s-benjamin-mendy-charged-with-eighth-count-of-rape
June 1, 2022, 10:11 PM
Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy will stand trial accused of eight counts of rape after being charged with an additional offense.
The latest allegation of rape relates to…
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Jury hears Bill Cosby sexual assault claims as new civil case begins
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jury-hears-bill-cosby-sexual-assault-claims-as-new-civil-case-begins
June 1, 2022, 10:25 PM
Bill Cosby faced sexual assault allegations at a new civil trial in California Wednesday, where opening statements began to address an alleged attack on a teenage girl at…
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Biden meets CEOs on U.S. baby formula crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-meets-ceos-on-us-baby-formula-crisis
June 1, 2022, 9:52 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday held a baby formula summit at the White House with advisors and executives from five manufacturers to discuss ways to end a…
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Racists trolls are not real 'Star Wars' fans: Ewan McGregor
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/racists-trolls-are-not-real-%27star-wars%27-fans-ewan-mcgregor
June 1, 2022, 10:26 PM
Ewan McGregor hit back Wednesday at people targeting fellow "Star Wars" actor Moses Ingram with racist abuse, saying they are not true fans.
Ingram -- who stars alongside…
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Buffalo supermarket gunman indicted on terror, hate charge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/grand-jury-issues-indictment-in-buffalo-supermarket-attack
June 1, 2022, 9:53 PM
The white 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday by a grand jury with domestic terrorism motivated by hate…
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Players on Saudi golf series face disciplinary action: PGA
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mcilroy-cautious-over-sanctions-for-players-in-saudi-funded-series
June 1, 2022, 10:30 PM
Players joining a new Saudi-backed golf series will face disciplinary action, the PGA Tour warned on Wednesday in the wake of Dustin Johnson's shock decision to join the…
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At least 11 dead, 33 missing after Agatha's hit on Mexico
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-11-dead-33-missing-after-agatha%27s-hit-on-mexico
June 1, 2022, 10:17 PM
Hurricane Agatha left at least 11 people dead and 33 missing in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, where it set off flooding and landslides, Gov. Alejandro Murat…
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Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uvalde-school-police-chief-says-he%E2%80%99s-still-cooperating
June 1, 2022, 10:18 PM
The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week's deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said Wednesday that he's talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims…
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Swiatek benefits from double bounce no-call to reach semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-benefits-from-double-bounce-no-call-into-french-sf
June 1, 2022, 9:48 PM
Iga Swiatek benefited from the chair umpire's no-call on a double bounce that gave her a key first-set service break during a match-altering five-game run and the French…
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Jury sides with Depp on lawsuit; Heard on counterclaim
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Jury-sides-with-Depp-on-lawsuit-Heard-on-counterclaim
June 1, 2022, 9:47 PM
A jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was…
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Venice film fest to give Deneuve lifetime achievement award
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/venice-film-fest-to-give-deneuve-lifetime-achievement-award
June 1, 2022, 9:47 PM
French film legend Catherine Deneuve will receive an honorary award at the 79th Venice Film Festival, organizers said Wednesday.
The star is to be given a Golden Lion…
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Turkey renews threat of military offensive in Syria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-renews-threat-of-military-offensive-in-syria
June 1, 2022, 10:35 PM
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday renewed threats of a military offensive in northern Syria, which he said would target Kurdish "terrorists".
"We are taking another step…
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Danes say 'yes' to joining EU common defense policy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/danes-vote-on-joining-eu%27s-common-defence-policy
June 1, 2022, 10:34 PM
An overwhelming majority of Danes, almost 67 percent, voted Wednesday in favor of joining the EU's common defense policy 30 years after opting out, results showed with 100…
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Japan to cover 99.9% of households by fiber-optic networks by 2028
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/Japan-to-cover-99.9-of-households-by-fiber-optic-networks-by-2028
June 1, 2022, 10:03 PM
Japan will aim for high-speed fiber-optic networks to cover 99.9 percent of households before the fiscal year to March 2028 ends, a government policy showed Wednesday.
The plan…
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Shanghai revives after two-month COVID lockdown, wary of a new one
https://japantoday.com/category/world/shanghai-revives-after-two-month-covid-lockdown-wary-of-a-new-one1
June 1, 2022, 9:52 PM
Shanghai sprung back to life on Wednesday after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVID-19 lockdown, with shops reopening and people going back to offices, parks…
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French interior minister accused of lying over Champions League chaos
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-interior-minister-accused-of-lying-over-champions-league-chaos1
June 1, 2022, 9:48 PM
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin faced growing criticism and accusations of lying on Wednesday after he blamed the chaos at this weekend's Champions League final between Liverpool and…
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Prices of over 10,000 food items in Japan to be hiked: survey
https://japantoday.com/category/business/over-10-000-food-items-in-japan-to-see-price-hike-in-2022-survey
June 1, 2022, 9:44 PM
Over 10,000 food items in Japan will experience price increases of an average 13 percent this year as a result of rising materials costs and the yen's rapid…
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Australia's top diplomat to visit Samoa, Tonga, trailing Chinese counterpart
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia%27s-top-diplomat-to-visit-samoa-tonga-trailing-chinese-counterpart
June 1, 2022, 9:53 PM
Australia's recently sworn-in Foreign Minister Penny Wong is heading back to the Pacific Islands Wednesday, traveling to Samoa and Tonga just days after her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.…
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Russia cutting off natural gas to Denmark, company says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-cutting-off-natural-gas-to-denmark-company-says
June 1, 2022, 8:06 AM
Denmark’s largest energy company said Russia is cutting off its gas supply as of Wednesday because it refused to pay in rubles, the latest escalation over European energy…
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Uniqlo chief regains spot as Japan's richest but wealth down sharply
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uniqlo-chief-regains-spot-as-japan%27s-richest-but-wealth-down-sharply
June 1, 2022, 9:45 PM
Tadashi Yanai, founder and chief of Japanese clothing retail chain Uniqlo, has regained his title as the richest person in Japan even as a global economic slowdown has…
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Heading for S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/heading-for-s-korea
June 1, 2022, 9:51 PM
Hundreds of people line up to apply for tourist visas at the South Korean embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday. South Korea resumed issuing the travel visas after suspensions…
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