Vote of confidence in British PM Johnson to take place on Monday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/vote-of-confidence-in-uk-pm-johnson-to-take-place-later-on-monday
June 6, 2022, 7:42 AM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote by lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party later on Monday, the chairman of the 1922 Committee Graham Brady…
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Australian PM signals stronger ties with Indonesia on security, climate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-pm-signals-stronger-ties-with-indonesia-on-security-climate
June 6, 2022, 7:30 AM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heralded a deepened relationship with Indonesia, pledging stronger cooperation on trade, security and climate change during his first bilateral visit on Monday.
Before…
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Woman in her 70s jumps to her death from Tokyo high-rise; 3-year-old grandson found unconscious inside
https://japantoday.com/category/national/woman-in-her-70s-jumps-to-her-death-from-tokyo-high-rise-3-year-old-grandson-found-unconscious-inside
June 6, 2022, 7:12 AM
A woman in her 70s apparently jumped to her death from a high-rise apartment in Tokyo on Sunday. Shortly after, the woman’s three-year-old grandson was found unconscious in…
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Google ordered to pay Australian politician A$715,000 over defamatory YouTube videos
https://japantoday.com/category/world/google-told-to-pay-australian-politician-515-000-over-defamatory-youtube-videos1
June 6, 2022, 4:15 AM
An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its failure to take down a YouTuber's "relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory…
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S Korea, U.S. launch 8 missiles in response to N Korean salvo
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/s.korea-u.s.-launch-eight-missiles-in-response-to-n.korea-missile-firings2
June 6, 2022, 12:43 AM
South Korea and the United States fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early on Monday off South Korea's east coast after North Korea launched a barrage of short range ballistic…
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Awesome Aussie: Lee wins U.S. Women's Open for record $1.8 mil payout
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/awesome-aussie-lee-wins-u.s.-women%27s-open-record-1.8m
June 6, 2022, 12:44 AM
Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women’s Open by four strokes over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles on Sunday to earn $1.8 million, the largest payout in the history…
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Ronaldo steers Portugal past Switzerland; Spain held in Prague
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ronaldo-steers-portugal-past-switzerland-spain-held-in-prague
June 5, 2022, 11:30 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo marshalled Portugal past Switzerland in the Nations League on Sunday as Gavi made history becoming Spain's youngest ever scorer.
Ronaldo scored two goals in four first…
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Taking a fall
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/taking-a-fall
June 5, 2022, 9:23 PM
Spanish rider Alex Rins of the Team SUZUKI ECSTAR, top right, and Japanese rider Takaaki Nakagami of the LCR Honda IDEMITSU fall down during the Catalunya Motorcycle Grand…
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Wales beats Ukraine to end 64-year wait for World Cup return
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wales-beats-ukraine-to-end-64-year-wait-for-world-cup-return
June 5, 2022, 9:49 PM
Weeks of back spasms were not going to stop Gareth Bale's mission to lead Wales back to the World Cup.
Try stopping the captain taking to the field…
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Former Bon Jovi bassist, founding member Alec John Such dies
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/former-bon-jovi-bassist-founding-member-alec-john-such-dies
June 5, 2022, 9:47 PM
Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.
Jon Bon Jovi on Sunday announced the death of John Such,…
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6 killed in shootings in Michigan, Tennessee
https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-people-killed-in-early-morning-shooting-in-michigan
June 6, 2022, 5:50 AM
Three people were killed in an early morning shooting in Michigan, authorities said Sunday.
MLive.com reported that police responded to a report of multiple gunshots around 2:30 a.m.…
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Queen Elizabeth 'humbled' by cheering Jubilee crowds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/queen-elizabeth-%27humbled%27-by-cheering-jubilee-crowds
June 5, 2022, 9:51 PM
Queen Elizabeth said she was humbled by the support she had received during her Platinum Jubilee after crowds of royal fans cheered her appearance on the balcony of…
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'Top Gun' stays aloft with $86 mil in its 2nd weekend
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27top-gun%27-stays-aloft-with-86m-in-its-2nd-weekend
June 5, 2022, 9:47 PM
The high-flying “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to soar in its second weekend, dropping just 32% from its opening with $86 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates…
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Nadal wins 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-wins-14th-french-open-and-record-extending-22nd-grand-slam1
June 5, 2022, 9:49 PM
Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday to become the oldest male champion at Roland Garros and then revealed he…
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Yemen's warring sides resume talks on ending Taiz siege
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-yemen%27s-warring-sides-resume-talks-on-ending-taiz-siege
June 5, 2022, 9:52 PM
Yemen’s warring parties resumed talks Sunday on reopening roads in Taiz and other provinces, the United Nations said, after they agreed to renew a nationwide cease-fire.
The U.N.…
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Biden scrambles to avoid Americas Summit flop in Los Angeles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-scrambles-to-avoid-americas-summit-flop-in-los-angeles
June 5, 2022, 9:52 PM
When leaders gather this week in Los Angeles at the Summit of the Americas, the focus is likely to veer from common policy changes — migration, climate change…
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Over 50 killed in Nigeria church attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/official-dozens-feared-dead-in-nigeria-church-attack
June 5, 2022, 10:10 PM
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens dead, state lawmakers said.
The attackers targeted the St.…
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MotoGP rider thinks race was over, misses out on podium
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/motogp-rider-thinks-race-was-over-misses-out-on-podium
June 5, 2022, 9:49 PM
Spanish MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaró missed out on a podium finish at the Catalonia Grand Prix won by Fabio Quartararo after thinking the race was over a lap…
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Inflation divide: The wealthy splurge, the poorest pull back
https://japantoday.com/category/business/soaring-inflation-divides-spending-for-haves-and-have-nots
June 5, 2022, 9:48 PM
Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet.
A confluence of factors — the expiration of federal stimulus checks…
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U.S. naval officer in Japan faces prison over deadly crash
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/us-naval-officer-in-japan-faces-prison-over-deadly-crash
June 5, 2022, 9:44 PM
For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and three children to Mount Fuji was intended as fun and leisurely…
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Brazil faces Japan in friendly with lesser focus on Neymar
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brazil-faces-japan-in-friendly-with-lesser-focus-on-neymar
June 5, 2022, 9:49 PM
Brazil coach Tite has had the full four-year cycle to prepare for this year's World Cup in Qatar, unlike 2018 in Russia when he took over in the…
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British PM Johnson could face leadership challenge this week: Times
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk%27s-johnson-could-face-leadership-challenge-this-week-times
June 6, 2022, 7:38 AM
Officials in British prime minister Boris Johnson's ruling Conservative Party expect a challenge to his leadership this week and have pencilled in a vote for Wednesday, the Sunday…
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Beijing to allow indoor dining, further easing COVID curbs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/beijing-to-allow-indoor-dining-further-easing-covid-curbs
June 5, 2022, 9:52 PM
Beijing will further relax COVID-19 curbs by allowing indoor dining, as China's capital steadily returns to normal with inflections falling, state media said on Sunday.
Beijing and the…
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Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Russia-hits-Kyiv-with-missiles-Putin-warns-West-on-arms
June 6, 2022, 5:49 AM
Russia took aim Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad, as Vladimir Putin warned that any…
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Bangladesh port depot fire kills 49, injures 300
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bangladesh-port-depot-fire-kills-34-injures-300
June 5, 2022, 9:52 PM
At least 49 people died and hundreds were injured after a fire sparked a huge chemical explosion at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday.…
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Man with only ¥200 arrested for failing to pay ¥24,000 taxi fare
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-with-only-%C2%A5200-arrested-for-failing-to-pay-%C2%A524-000-taxi-fare
June 5, 2022, 9:46 PM
Police in Takigawa, Hokkaido, have arrested a 57-year-old unemployed man after he was unable to pay a 24,000 yen taxi fare in Hokkaido on Saturday night. The man…
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There are two thoughts behind the implementation of the campaign -- to get society moving again and to keep the outbreak under control.
https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/there-are-two-thoughts-behind-the-implementation-of-the-campaign-to-get-society-moving-again-and-to-keep-the-outbreak-under-control.
June 5, 2022, 9:39 PM
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike, announcing the resumption of the "Motto Tokyo" travel subsidy campaign for Tokyo residents on June 10 on a trial basis. The campaign is for…
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3 dead, including 14-year-old girl, 21 wounded in shootings in Phoenix, Philadelphia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/1-dead-8-hurt-in-overnight-shooting-at-phoenix-strip-mall
June 5, 2022, 12:10 PM
A 14-year-old girl was killed and eight others were wounded early Saturday in a shooting amid a crowd of people at a strip mall northwest of downtown Phoenix,…
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Tokyo reports 1,584 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 15,109
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-1-584-coronavirus-cases
June 5, 2022, 9:02 PM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 1,584 new coronavirus cases, down 487 from Saturday and down 610 from last Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Man arrested over death of 65-year-old mother
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-death-of-65-year-old-mother
June 5, 2022, 9:51 PM
Police in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 39-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 65-year-old mother at their home.
According to police, Akinori Koseki called 119…
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