Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macao-to-shutter-casinos-for-a-week-in-covid-19-outbreak
July 10, 2022, 7:02 AM
The Asian gambling center of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop…
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Djokovic, Kyrgios set up dinner date after Wimbledon with winner paying
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-kyrgios-set-up-dinner-date-after-wimbledon-with-winner-paying
July 10, 2022, 7:05 AM
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have agreed to meet for dinner after the Wimbledon final on Sunday with the winner footing the bill as their blossoming "bromance" takes…
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Abe shooter says he tried to make bomb: police
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Abe-shooter-says-he-tried-to-make-bomb
July 10, 2022, 7:53 AM
The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told police he had attempted to make a bomb, investigative sources said Sunday.
Tetsuya Yamagami has also…
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Tokyo reports 9,482 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-9-482-coronavirus-cases
July 10, 2022, 8:29 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 9,482 new coronavirus cases, down 234 from Saturday and up 5,694 from last Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Blinken to pay Abe condolence visit to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/top-us-diplomat-to-pay-abe-condolence-visit-to-japan
July 10, 2022, 7:48 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a brief condolence visit to Japan next week following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the State…
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Sri Lanka president, PM to resign after tumultuous protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Sri-Lanka-president-PM-to-resign-after-tumultuous-protests
July 10, 2022, 1:31 AM
Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and…
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Voting under way in upper house election with focus on rising prices, security threats
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/voting-under-way-in-japan%27s-upper-house-election
July 10, 2022, 7:48 AM
Voting is under way for a House of Councillors election Sunday, with rising prices and security threats seen as being at the forefront of the people's minds as…
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Scotland thump Pumas 29-6 to set up series decider
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/scotland-thump-pumas-29-6-to-set-up-series-decider
July 9, 2022, 11:15 PM
Scotland blew out Argentina after halftime to win their second test 29-6 on Saturday and send their rugby series to a decider.
The Scots were heavily criticized for…
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Russia threatens broad Ukraine offensive as U.S. presses China over war stance
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-threatens-broad-ukraine-offensive-as-u.s.-presses-china-over-war-stance2
July 9, 2022, 9:31 PM
Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing…
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Flooding in Pakistan kills dozens as heavy monsoon rains lash the country
https://japantoday.com/category/world/flooding-in-pakistan-kills-dozens-as-heavy-monsoon-rains-lash-the-country1
July 9, 2022, 9:31 PM
Intense floods killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as heavy monsoon rains battered the country.
In the southern province of…
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Mobile, internet service mostly back in Canada after outage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mobile-internet-service-mostly-back-in-canada-after-outage
July 9, 2022, 9:31 PM
Rogers Communications Inc. said Saturday it has restored mobile and internet service for ``the vast majority″ of customers after an outage that lasted more than 15 hours.
The…
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Two more minsters join lengthening list of candidates vying to be UK PM
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-more-minsters-join-lengthening-list-of-candidates-vying-to-be-uk-pm
July 9, 2022, 9:31 PM
Two cabinet ministers have joined the race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister, as the committee overseeing the contest looks to speed up the process of…
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Wales beats Springboks 13-12
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wales-beats-springboks-13-12-for-history-levels-series-1-1
July 9, 2022, 9:30 PM
Replacement flyhalf Gareth Anscombe kicked a sideline conversion with less than two minutes left to give Wales a 13-12 victory and its first over the Springboks on South…
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Vernon Winfrey, Oprah's father, dies at 89
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/vernon-winfrey-oprah%27s-father-dies-at-89
July 9, 2022, 9:28 PM
Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89.
Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday.
“Yesterday…
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North Macedonia: Police find 87 migrants, arrest two men
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-macedonia-police-find-87-migrants-arrest-two-men
July 9, 2022, 9:31 PM
Police in North Macedonia say they have discovered 87 migrants crammed into a truck with a trailer in the southern part of the country and arrested two men…
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Van Aert wins 8th stage of Tour de France
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/van-aert-wins-8th-stage-of-tour-pogacar-extends-lead
July 9, 2022, 9:31 PM
Belgian rider Wout van Aert won the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in Switzerland and two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar slightly increased his overall…
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Max Verstappen wins sprint to claim Austrian Grand Prix pole
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/max-verstappen-wins-sprint-to-claim-austrian-grand-prix-pole
July 9, 2022, 9:30 PM
Max Verstappen won the sprint at the Red Bull Ring circuit on Saturday to secure pole for the Austrian Grand Prix and extend his lead in the world…
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Elena Rybakina wins Wimbledon women's final for 1st Slam
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kazakhstan%27s-rybakina-wins-women%27s-wimbledon-title-1st-slam
July 9, 2022, 9:30 PM
As “unexpectable” and “unbelievable” as Elena Rybakina found her Wimbledon championship to be and as “super happy” as she was about winning a Grand Slam title at age…
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Yellen cancels part of trip to Japan after Abe assassination
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/yellen-cancels-part-of-trip-to-japan-after-abe-assassination
July 9, 2022, 9:29 PM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has canceled her visit to Yokohama during her travel to Japan this week, a Treasury Department official said on Saturday, out of deference…
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Japan's ruling party set for strong election showing after Abe killing
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ruling-party-set-for-strong-election-showing-after-abe-killing
July 10, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support after the assassination…
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Police admit Nara security flaws
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/police-admit-nara-security-flaws-as-abe%27s-body-returns-home-to-tokyo
July 9, 2022, 9:27 PM
Police acknowledged security flaws on Saturday in the city of Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, as a motorcade carrying his body arrived at his…
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Techno party with Love Parade founder hits Berlin's streets
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/techno-party-with-love-parade-founder-back-on-berlin-streets
July 9, 2022, 9:27 PM
A techno parade whose initiators include the founder of the Love Parade, once a popular annual party in Berlin, took to the streets of the German capital Saturday…
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England edges Australia in 2nd rugby test to level 3-match series
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-edges-australia-in-2nd-test-levels-3-match-series
July 9, 2022, 9:30 PM
Ellis Genge set the tone when he bumped off Australia skipper Michael Hooper’s attempted tackle in the first minute and Owen Farrell kicked 20 points as England held…
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The DIY gun used to kill Abe was simple to make, analysts say
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/the-diy-gun-used-to-kill-japan%27s-abe-was-simple-to-make-analysts-say
July 10, 2022, 7:56 AM
The man suspected of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a hand-made gun on Friday could have made the weapon in a day or two after…
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Shinzo Abe murder suspect: What we know
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/shinzo-abe-murder-suspect-what-we-know
July 10, 2022, 7:55 AM
The man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been arrested and named by police as Tetsuya Yamagami.
Police say the unemployed 41-year-old admits shooting…
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Ireland beats All Blacks in New Zealand for 1st time
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ireland-beats-new-zealand-in-2nd-rugby-test-levels-series
July 9, 2022, 10:26 AM
Prop Andrew Porter scored a try in each half as Ireland posted its first-ever win over the All Blacks in New Zealand, taking the second test 23-12 on…
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France edge Japan 20-15 in second rugby test
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/france-beat-japan-20-15-in-second-rugby-union-test
July 9, 2022, 10:26 AM
Six Nations champions France scored a late try to edge Japan 20-15 in an emotional, thrilling, second rugby test on Saturday, the day after the country was shocked…
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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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Police guard Abe's home
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/police-guard-abe%27s-home
July 9, 2022, 9:17 PM
Police officers gather in front of the residence of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday.
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