New Sri Lankan president urged not to use force on protesters
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lankan-president-urged-not-to-use-force-on-protesters
July 23, 2022, 5:30 AM
An international human rights group is urging Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to cease all unlawful use of force against protesters who have been…
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McLaughlin smashes world record to win world 400 meters hurdles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mclaughlin-sets-worlds-alight-as-miller-uibo-norman-claim-400m-crowns
July 23, 2022, 4:26 AM
American Sydney McLaughlin set the world championships alight Friday when she obliterated her own world record en route to gold in the 400 meters hurdles.
In a consummate…
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Padres' Darvish shuts down Mets again; Braves erupt for 8-1 win over Ohtani
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/darvish-shuts-down-mets-again-padres-beat-scherzer-4-1
July 23, 2022, 4:33 AM
Yu Darvish dominated the New York Mets again, and Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer off Max Scherzer that sent the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory…
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Tokyo begins 4th vaccinations of medical workers amid 7th wave
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-begins-4th-vaccinations-of-medical-workers-amid-7th-wave
July 23, 2022, 7:48 AM
Medical staff and elderly care workers in Tokyo began to receive their fourth COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday after the government expanded its eligibility criteria in response to Japan's…
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Abe's accused assassin to undergo psychiatric evaluation until Nov 29: media
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/shinzo-abe%27s-suspected-assassin-to-undergo-psychiatric-evaluation-media
July 23, 2022, 7:47 AM
The accused assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will undergo psychiatric evaluation until later this year, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 41-year-old, is…
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Tokyo reports 32,698 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-32-698-coronavirus-cases
July 23, 2022, 7:48 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 32,698 new coronavirus cases, up 2,297 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 14, down one…
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IOC chief Bach reflects on Tokyo Olympics one year later
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-chief-bach-reflects-on-tokyo-olympics-one-year-later
July 23, 2022, 7:48 AM
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said holding the Tokyo Games amid the coronavirus pandemic meant a generation of athletes experienced what may have been a once-in-a-lifetime chance…
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Girls' view
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/girls%27-view
July 22, 2022, 9:00 PM
A woman wearing a protective face mask stands in front of a store in Tokyo on Friday.
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Warsaw marks anniversary of Jewish ghetto liquidation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/warsaw-marks-anniversary-of-jewish-ghetto-liquidation
July 22, 2022, 9:34 PM
Hundreds of people marched through Warsaw on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nazi liquidation of its Jewish ghetto, with the war in Ukraine giving the…
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'Lord of the Rings’ series trailer debuts at Comic-Con
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27lord-of-the-rings%E2%80%99-series-trailer-debuts-at-comic-con
July 22, 2022, 9:39 PM
Comic-Con audiences got a sneak peek at the new “Lord of the Rings” series “The Rings of Power” Friday in San Diego. Amazon Studios unveiled a new trailer…
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Zinchenko leaves Man City to join Arsenal for $36 mil
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/zinchenko-leaves-man-city-to-join-arsenal-for-36m
July 22, 2022, 9:36 PM
Oleksandr Zinchenko became the second player to leave Manchester City to join Arsenal in this offseason after signing for a reported fee of 30 million pounds ($36 million)…
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White House announces $270 mil military package for Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/white-house-announces-270m-military-package-for-ukraine
July 23, 2022, 7:01 AM
The White House announced Friday that the U.S. is sending an additional $270 million in security assistance to Ukraine, a package that will include additional medium range rocket…
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Gunman kills 3 at Iowa state park; shooter also dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-gunman-kills-3-at-iowa-state-park-shooter-also-dead
July 23, 2022, 7:52 AM
Three people were killed in a shooting at a state park in eastern Iowa Friday morning and the suspected gunman is also dead, police said.
Police responded to…
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Fighting rips through Libyan capital, killing 13
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fighting-rips-through-libyan-capital-killing-131
July 22, 2022, 9:35 PM
Rival factions fought each other in Tripoli overnight and into Friday, killing 13 people in the Libyan capital's worst clashes for two years as a political standoff festers.…
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Laporte wins Tour Stage 19 and ends drought for France
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/laporte-wins-tour-stage-19-and-ends-drought-for-france
July 22, 2022, 9:36 PM
Christophe Laporte surged out of the peloton in the finale of the 19th stage of the Tour de France to claim a maiden win at cycling's biggest race…
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Djokovic joins Federer, Nadal, Murray on Europe team at Laver Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-joins-federer-nadal-murray-on-europe-at-laver-cup
July 22, 2022, 9:35 PM
The Big Four are forming quite a squad at the Laver Cup, with Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on Team Europe in September.…
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Brazil prosecutors charge suspects in murder of Amazon pair
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-prosecutors-charge-suspects-in-murder-of-amazon-pair
July 22, 2022, 9:34 PM
Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil's Amazon…
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Trump, Pence campaign for rivals in Arizona governor's race
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-pence-to-campaign-for-rivals-in-ariz.-governor%27s-race
July 23, 2022, 7:30 AM
Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, held rival campaign events in Arizona on Friday, turning the governor's race into a broader referendum on the Republican Party's future.
Trump and Pence…
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Bannon convicted of contempt for defying 1/6 subpoena
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Bannon-convicted-of-contempt-for-defying-1-6-subpoena
July 23, 2022, 3:50 AM
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was convicted on Friday of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the…
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Twitter, in Musk fight, posts surprising drop in revenue
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-in-musk-fight-posts-270m-quarterly-loss
July 22, 2022, 9:37 PM
Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday and declining revenue caught Wall Street off guard with the number of people using the platform on the rise.
The latest quarterly…
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KDDI to pay damages to millions of users after network outage
https://japantoday.com/category/business/kddi-to-pay-damages-to-millions-of-users-after-network-outage
July 23, 2022, 7:49 AM
Mobile service operator KDDI Corp said Friday it plans to compensate millions of customers affected by a major service disruption that lasted several days earlier this month.
The…
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EU sues Britain again as Northern Ireland bill erodes trust
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-sues-britain-again-as-n.-ireland-bill-erodes-trust
July 22, 2022, 9:34 PM
The European Commission launched four new legal procedures against Britain on Friday after the British parliament's lower house cleared a bill to scrap some of the rules governing…
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Kishida to create 2 Cabinet minister posts to support startups, cut CO2
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-to-create-2-cabinet-minister-posts-to-support-startups-cut-co2
July 22, 2022, 9:38 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he plans to create two new ministerial posts within his Cabinet responsible for promoting startup businesses and decarbonization efforts in the…
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Land ministry criticized for all-male lecturers' lineup in online course
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-ministry-rapped-for-all-male-lecturers%27-lineup-in-online-course
July 22, 2022, 9:41 PM
Japan's land ministry has come under fire for its all-male lineup for lecturers in a planned online course about community development aimed at public servants, with the minister…
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Japan nuclear regulator OKs details for Fukushima plant water release
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-oks-preparation-step-for-fukushima-plant-water-release
July 22, 2022, 9:32 PM
Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday approved details of a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea next year.
The…
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Judge says Prince Harry can sue UK govt over security plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-says-prince-harry-can-sue-uk-govt-over-security-plan
July 22, 2022, 9:35 PM
Prince Harry can take the British government to court over his security arrangements in the UK, a judge in London ruled Friday.
Harry and his wife Meghan lost…
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Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/deal-for-ukraine-grain-exports-due-to-be-sealed-in-istanbul
July 22, 2022, 9:33 PM
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for the export of millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain…
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Japan government plan for Abe state funeral sparks protests
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-government-plan-for-abe-state-funeral-sparks-protests
July 22, 2022, 7:48 AM
The Japanese government said on Friday it would hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 27, amid street and social media protests that the…
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New Zealand COVID-19 death rate at record levels
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-covid-19-death-rate-at-record-levels
July 22, 2022, 8:43 PM
New Zealanders are dying from COVID-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older population.
Deaths…
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Heatwaves to hit China from east to west as almanac's 'big heat' day looms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/heatwaves-to-hit-china-from-east-to-west-as-almanac%27s-%27big-heat%27-day-looms4
July 22, 2022, 7:38 AM
China will suffer the return of more heatwaves over the next 10 days from east to west, with some cities already issuing the highest level warning on Friday.…
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