Asian shares mixed after China says growth weakened in 2Q
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mixed-after-china-says-growth-weakened-in-2q
July 15, 2022, 6:35 AM
Share prices were mixed in Asia on Friday after China reported its economy contracted by 2.6% in the last quarter as virus shutdowns kept businesses closed and people…
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Sri Lanka's parliament speaker accepts president's resignation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lanka%27s-parliament-speaker-accepts-rajapaksa%27s-resignation
July 15, 2022, 5:18 AM
The speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament formally accepted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation on Friday after he fled to Singapore to escape a popular uprising brought about by his…
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Abe shooter's mother donated ¥100 mil to Unification Church, man's uncle says
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Abe-shooter%27s-mother-donated-%C2%A5100-mil-to-Unification-Church
July 15, 2022, 7:48 AM
The mother of the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe donated about 100 million yen to the Unification Church, the man's uncle said Friday.
The…
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History-chasing Ireland out to cause 'chaos' in All Blacks series decider
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/history-chasing-ireland-out-to-cause-%27chaos%27-in-all-blacks-series-decider
July 15, 2022, 4:22 AM
Coach Andy Farrell said on Friday Ireland will be intent on creating "chaos" with the All Blacks game plan once again as they seek to become the first…
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South Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea-seeks-to-kickstart-talks-to-resolve-historical-feuds-with-japan
July 15, 2022, 7:48 AM
South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next week will kickstart talks aimed at a breakthrough in historical disputes despite concerns the death of former Japanese premier…
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Tokyo reports 19,059 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-19-059-coronavirus-cases
July 15, 2022, 7:57 AM
Tokyo on Friday reported 19,059 new coronavirus cases, up 2,397 from Thursday and up 10,282 from last Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo…
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Australian gov't faces pressure to reinstate COVID quarantine pay
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-gov%27t-faces-pressure-to-reinstate-covid-quarantine-pay-amid-fresh-wave
July 15, 2022, 5:17 AM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a snap meeting of federal and state leaders next week as he faces pressure to reinstate compensation pay for casual workers…
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Man acquitted in Air India bombings in 1985 shot to death in Canada
https://japantoday.com/category/world/man-acquitted-in-air-india-bombings-shot-to-death-in-canada
July 15, 2022, 1:44 AM
A man acquitted in a terrorist bombing that killed 329 people aboard an Air India flight in 1985 was the person slain Thursday in what Canadian authorities described…
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Man suspected of killing wife in June dies in hospital from injuries received in suicide attempt
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-suspected-of-killing-wife-in-june-dies-in-hospital-from-injuries-received-in-suicide-attempt
July 15, 2022, 7:49 AM
A 73-year-old man suspected of killing his 70-year-old wife in June has died of injuries he received when he jumped from a building in an apparent suicide attempt…
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Tokyo chosen to host 2025 track world championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tokyo-chosen-to-host-2025-track-world-championships
July 15, 2022, 2:42 AM
Track and field officials awarded the 2025 world championships to Tokyo on Thursday, bringing runners, jumpers and throwers back to the home of last year's Olympics, where they…
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U.S. study says cocaine production remains high in Colombia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-study-says-cocaine-production-remains-high-in-colombia
July 14, 2022, 10:20 PM
Cocaine production in Colombia remained near record levels in 2021, according to estimates released on Thursday by the White House, raising the stakes for bilateral cooperation between the…
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Running man
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/running-man
July 14, 2022, 9:47 PM
An athlete from Japan trains before the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday.
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A rookie rises and Tiger crashes in slow-moving British Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/A-rookie-rises-and-Tiger-crashes-in-slow-moving-British-Open
July 14, 2022, 9:57 PM
The Old Course was never faster. The pace of play was never slower.
The celebrated start Thursday of the 150th British Open gave way to Cameron Young making…
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G20 finance leaders meet in Bali under cloud of Ukraine war
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g20-finance-leaders-meet-in-bali-under-cloud-of-ukraine-war
July 14, 2022, 9:53 PM
G20 finance leaders meet on Friday on the resort island of Bali, as host Indonesia tries to find common ground in a group frayed by the Ukraine war…
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Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ivana-trump-first-wife-of-former-president-dies-at-73
July 14, 2022, 10:01 PM
Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his…
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Hockey Canada reopens probe of alleged gang rape
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hockey-canada-reopens-probe-of-alleged-gang-rape
July 14, 2022, 10:35 PM
Hockey Canada said Thursday it will reopen a botched investigation of an alleged gang rape by eight players, in hopes of rebuilding trust after being stripped of federal…
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As Europe bakes in heatwave, wildfires rage from Portugal to Croatia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/as-europe-bakes-in-heatwave-wildfires-rage-from-portugal-to-croatia3
July 14, 2022, 10:38 PM
Wildfires raged across tinder-dry country in Portugal, Spain, France and Croatia on Thursday, burning homes and threatening livelihoods, as much of Europe baked in a heatwave that has…
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Alex Jones defiant in deposition in Sandy Hook hoax lawsuit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/alex-jones-defiant-in-deposition-in-sandy-hook-hoax-lawsuit
July 14, 2022, 10:02 PM
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was defiant and cited free speech rights during a lawsuit deposition in April when questioned about calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a…
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Biden defends Saudi trip, says he will not avoid human rights
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-defends-saudi-trip-says-he-will-not-avoid-human-rights1
July 15, 2022, 4:19 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not avoid talking about human rights when he visits Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his Middle East…
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Pidcock wins Alpe d'Huez stage; Vingegaard keeps Tour lead
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pidcock-wins-alpe-d%27huez-stage-vingegaard-keeps-tour-lead
July 14, 2022, 9:58 PM
Tom Pidcock became the youngest man to win a Tour de France stage on Alpe d’Huez when he raced away from a group of breakaway riders to cross…
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45 nations pledge to coordinate evidence of war crimes in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/forty-five-nations-pledge-to-coordinate-evidence-of-war-crimes-in-ukraine2
July 15, 2022, 3:17 AM
The United States and more than 40 other countries agreed on Thursday to coordinate investigations into suspected war crimes in Ukraine, shortly after what Kyiv said was a…
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Russia and China dropped from skating Grand Prix calendar
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russia-and-china-dropped-from-skating-grand-prix-calendar
July 14, 2022, 9:57 PM
Russia has been dropped as a figure skating Grand Prix host and Russian and Belarusian skaters banned, the International Skating Union (ISU) said as it announced the 2022-3…
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Long lines are back at U.S. food banks as inflation hits high
https://japantoday.com/category/business/long-lines-are-back-at-us-food-banks-as-inflation-hits-high
July 14, 2022, 10:25 PM
Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their families.
With gas prices soaring…
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Series decider: Wales settled, Springboks shaken up again
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wales-starts-josh-adams-for-series-decider-in-south-africa
July 14, 2022, 10:30 PM
Wales coach Wayne Pivac was right when he said his team was “written off” before a pass was thrown or a tackle made in the three-test series in…
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Maximum caution needed as COVID cases surge: Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-maximum-caution-needed-as-covid-cases-surge-japan-pm
July 15, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that "maximum caution" is warranted as medical experts warn of an "explosive" surge in COVID-19 cases in Japan, but no new…
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Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/van-gogh-self-portrait-found-hidden-behind-another-painting
July 14, 2022, 10:30 PM
A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist's paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday.
The self-portrait was found…
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Italian Premier Draghi's resignation rejected by president
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fate-of-italy%27s-government-hangs-in-balance-after-setback
July 14, 2022, 10:02 PM
Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to step down Thursday after a populist coalition ally refused to support a key government bill, but the nation's president rejected the resignation,…
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Kishida blames inadequate police protection for Abe's death
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-pm-blames-police-for-death-of-former-leader-shinzo-abe
July 15, 2022, 7:50 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot last week while giving an outdoor…
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Actor Kevin Spacey, in London, pleads not guilty to sex offense charges
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/actor-kevin-spacey-pleads-not-guilty-to-sex-offence-charges1
July 14, 2022, 9:51 PM
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey will go on trial in London next year after pleading not guilty on Thursday to accusations of sex offenses dating back almost 20 years.…
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Russian missiles kill at least 23 in central Ukraine city, injure over 100
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-russian-missile-strike-kills-12-south-of-kyiv
July 15, 2022, 4:18 AM
Russian missiles struck a city in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine's president alleged the…
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