For EU, Johnson exit won't change much; damage already done
https://japantoday.com/category/world/for-eu-johnson-exit-won%27t-change-much-damage-already-done
July 9, 2022, 7:12 AM
From his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper stories, to his populist campaign leading Britain out of the bloc and reneging on the post-Brexit trade deal…
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Sri Lankan police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lanka-police-fire-tear-gas-at-anti-government-protesters
July 9, 2022, 6:34 AM
Sri Lankan police fired tear gas Saturday at protesters demanding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government resign over the island nation's worst economic crisis in recent memory.…
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Japanese mourn Abe a day after his death; campaigning continues
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japanese-mourn-Abe-a-day-after-his-death-campaigning-continues
July 9, 2022, 7:58 AM
A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara, an unusual act of…
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Shooter says he believed Abe promoted religious group that bankrupted his mother
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update2-abe-shooter-says-his-mother-bankrupted-by-donating-to-religious-group
July 9, 2022, 8:01 AM
The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told police that he initially planned to attack a leader of a religious group that he believed…
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U.S., Chinese foreign ministers hold first talks since October
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-chinese-foreign-ministers-hold-first-talks-since-october
July 9, 2022, 4:44 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on Saturday for the first in-person talks since October after attending a G20 summit where…
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Tokyo reports 9,716 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-9-716-coronavirus-cases
July 9, 2022, 8:03 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 9,716 new coronavirus cases, up 939 from Friday and up 6,100 from last Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in…
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'Sopranos' star Tony Sirico dies at 79
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27sopranos%27-star-tony-sirico-dies-aged-79-family
July 9, 2022, 2:39 AM
U.S. actor Tony Sirico, best known for portraying Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in "The Sopranos," has died aged 79, his family and a former castmate said Friday.
Sirico played…
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Ohtani, Trout among starters named for MLB All-Star Game
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-trout-among-starters-named-for-mlb-all-star-game
July 9, 2022, 3:30 AM
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani of Japan and American teammate Mike Trout were among the starters named Friday for the 92nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game.…
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Elon Musk says he's terminating Twitter deal; board to fight
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/elon-musk-says-he%27s-terminating-44b-twitter-buyout-deal
July 9, 2022, 7:15 AM
Elon Musk announced he will walk away from his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter, leaving the deal on the verge of collapse. The Tesla CEO sent…
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Biden signs executive order on abortion; declares Supreme Court 'out of control'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-signs-executive-order-on-abortion-declares-supreme-court-%27out-of-control%271
July 9, 2022, 5:13 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was an exercise in "raw political power" and signed an executive order on…
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Appeals court: Congress can see some Trump financial records
https://japantoday.com/category/world/appeals-court-congress-can-see-some-trump-financial-records
July 9, 2022, 5:12 AM
A federal appeals court on Friday narrowed the range of documents House Democrats are entitled to in their years-long investigation of Donald Trump's finances.
The decision from the…
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FIFA, Qatar prepare beer policy for soccer fans at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-qatar-prepare-beer-policy-for-soccer-fans-at-world-cup
July 8, 2022, 9:45 PM
Beer with alcohol is expected to be sold at World Cup stadiums in Qatar but fans may be allowed to take only non-alcoholic drinks to their seats.
FIFA…
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Ukraine pleads for more weapons as defiant Russia warns West
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-pleads-for-more-weapons-as-defiant-russia-warns-west1
July 9, 2022, 5:13 AM
Ukraine urged its allies on Friday to send more weapons as its forces dug in to slow Russia's military advance through the eastern Donbas region, while a belligerent…
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U.S. stunned by death of Abe; calls him champion of alliance
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update5-u.s.-stunned-by-death-of-japan%27s-abe-calls-him-champion-of-alliance
July 9, 2022, 7:55 AM
The U.S. government on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, deploring the loss of a "champion" of the alliance between…
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Larry Storch, zany Cpl Agarn on TV's 'F Troop,' dies at 99
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/larry-storch-zany-cpl.-agarn-on-tv%27s-%27f-troop-%27-dies-at-99
July 8, 2022, 9:43 PM
Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his “F Troop” role as zany Cpl Agarn in the 1960s spoof…
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Canada: Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-outage-leaves-many-without-mobile-internet-service
July 8, 2022, 9:47 PM
A widespread network outage from Rogers Communications Inc left many Canadian customers without mobile and internet service Friday and caused problems for police, courthouses, passport offices and other…
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NASA reveals Webb telescope's first cosmic targets
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/nasa-reveals-webb-telescope%27s-first-cosmic-targets
July 8, 2022, 9:39 PM
NASA said Friday the first cosmic images from the James Webb Space Telescope will include unprecedented views of distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a faraway giant gas planet.…
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Djokovic moves into 8th Wimbledon final; will face Kyrgios
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic%27s-27th-wimbledon-win-in-row-puts-him-in-8th-final
July 8, 2022, 9:45 PM
This deficit was less daunting for Novak Djokovic. The tension less palpable. It's not that he wants to fall behind in matches, of course. It's that when he…
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Oldest European human fossil possibly found in Spain
https://japantoday.com/category/world/oldest-european-human-fossil-possibly-found-in-spain
July 8, 2022, 9:48 PM
A jawbone fragment discovered in northern Spain last month could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found to date in Europe, Spanish paleontologists said Friday.…
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew as police fire tear gas at protesters
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lankan-police-impose-curfew-ahead-of-planned-protest
July 8, 2022, 9:48 PM
Police imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka’s capital and surrounding areas on Friday, a day before a planned protest demanding the resignations of the country’s president and prime…
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Before fatal shooting, Abe was up close with the crowd
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/before-fatal-shooting-japan%27s-abe-was-up-close-with-the-crowd1
July 8, 2022, 9:37 PM
Moments before he was fatally shot from behind on Friday, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was doing what he'd done for decades: getting up close to the crowds…
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Abe assassination raises questions about security for VIPs in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/abe-assassination-raises-questions-about-security-for-vips-in-japan
July 9, 2022, 7:50 AM
The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a…
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Russians officially out of track world championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russians-officially-out-of-track-world-championships
July 8, 2022, 9:46 PM
Track and field officials confirmed Friday that Russians will not be allowed to compete at this month's world championships due to the war in Ukraine.
The federation banned…
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Pogacar wins Tour de France stage 7
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-wins-tour-de-france-stage-7-to-extend-lead
July 8, 2022, 9:46 PM
From the moment Tadej Pogacar heard the Tour de France would return to the summit of La Planche des Belles Filles this year, he wanted to win there…
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Facing threats, some U.S. election workers weigh whether to stay
https://japantoday.com/category/world/facing-threats-some-election-workers-weigh-whether-to-stay
July 9, 2022, 5:12 AM
After polls closed in New Mexico’s primary last month, a worker returning ballots and other election materials to the clerk’s office in Santa Fe was followed by a…
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Ronaldo missing United tour amid doubts over future at club
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ronaldo-missing-united-tour-amid-doubts-over-future-at-club
July 8, 2022, 9:46 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Manchester United’s preseason tour to Thailand and Australia amid doubts over his future at the club.
United said Friday that the 37-year-old forward had…
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China shocked by shooting death of Abe
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-china-shocked-by-shooting-death-of-japan%27s-ex-pm-abe
July 8, 2022, 9:39 PM
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Friday the country is "shocked" by the shooting death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, extending condolences over the former…
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Australia's Wong says China meeting a 'first step' in stabilizing relationship
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia%27s-wong-says-china-meeting-a-first-step-in-stabilising-relationship
July 8, 2022, 9:48 PM
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said a meeting with her Chinese counterpart was "a first step towards stabilizing the relationship" but it would take time for Beijing to…
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Kin of Japanese abducted by N Korea shocked over death of Abe
https://japantoday.com/category/national/kin-of-japanese-abducted-by-n.-korea-shocked-over-death-of-ex-pm-abe
July 8, 2022, 9:35 PM
Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago said Friday they were shocked by the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had long…
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Facebook, Twitter remove Abe assassination videos
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/facebook-twitter-remove-abe-assassination-videos
July 8, 2022, 11:10 PM
Twitter, Facebook parent Meta and other social media companies scrambled Friday to police videos on their platforms of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that…
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