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Princess Kako departs on 10-day visit to Brazil https://japantoday.com/category/national/princess-kako-departs-on-10-day-visit-to-brazil
June 4, 2025, 4:08 AM
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Akishino, on Wednesday departed from Narita Airport for a 10-day visit to Brazil.
Kako is scheduledrCa
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Australian mushroom murder suspect testifies about lethal lunch https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-murder-suspect-says-lethal-lunch-may-have-contained-%27foraged%27-mushrooms
June 4, 2025, 5:15 AM
An Australian woman accused of murdering three people by lacing their lunch with toxic mushrooms told a court on Wednesday she may have unwittingly used "foraged" fungi inrCa
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Higher metals tariffs kick in as deadline for 'best' offers arrives https://japantoday.com/category/world/higher-metals-tariffs-kick-in-as-deadline-for-%27best%27-offers-arrives2
June 4, 2025, 4:32 AM
The U.S. tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminum will double on Wednesday as President Donald Trump ratchets up a global trade war on the same dayrCa
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Special school visitor https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/special-school-visitor
June 4, 2025, 1:43 AM
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto speaks to students at the Dunsmore Elementary school in Glendale, California, on Tuesday.
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Rubio praises bravery of Chinese people killed in Tiananmen Square crackdown https://japantoday.com/category/world/rubio-praises-bravery-of-chinese-people-killed-in-tiananmen-square-crackdown
June 4, 2025, 3:25 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday praised the bravery of the Chinese people who were killed in a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen SquarerCa
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Canada, U.S. warn of air quality hazards as Canadian fire smoke reaches Europe https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-us-warn-of-air-quality-hazards-as-canadian-fire-smoke-reaches-europe
June 3, 2025, 10:12 PM
Canada's wildfires, which have already forced evacuations of more than 26,000 people, continued their stubborn spread Tuesday, with heavy smoke choking millions of Canadians and Americans and reachingrCa
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Family of Colorado fire-bomb suspect taken into ICE custody https://japantoday.com/category/world/family-of-colorado-fire-bomb-suspect-taken-into-ice-custody1
June 4, 2025, 3:24 AM
The family of the Egyptian national charged with tossing gasoline bombs at a pro-Israeli rally in Colorado was taken into federal custody on Tuesday and could be quicklyrCa
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Michael J Fox appeals for help finding lost 'Back to the Future' guitar https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/michael-j.-fox-appeals-for-help-finding-lost-%27back-to-the-future%27-guitar
June 3, 2025, 9:48 PM
Michael J Fox and other stars of "Back to the Future" appealed for the public's help on Tuesday in locating the red Gibson guitar featured in a memorablerCa
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Top scientist wants to prevent AI from going rogue https://japantoday.com/category/tech/top-scientist-wants-to-prevent-ai-from-going-rogue
June 3, 2025, 9:49 PM
Concerned about the rapid spread of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to keep tabs on a technology that is increasingly taking over human tasks.
CanadianrCa
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Musk blasts Trump mega-bill; says poiticians who support it should be voted out https://japantoday.com/category/world/musk-blasts-trump-mega-bill-days-after-farewell
June 4, 2025, 4:32 AM
Tensions between allies Elon Musk and Donald Trump erupted Tuesday as the world's richest man derided the president's key piece of economic legislation in a startling rupture justrCa
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Weinstein lawyer brands accusers 'women with broken dreams' https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/weinstein-lawyer-brands-accusers-%27women-with-broken-dreams%27
June 3, 2025, 9:48 PM
The lawyer defending fallen Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein from rape and sexual assault charges called those testifying against his client "women with broken dreams" as he made hisrCa
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Power restored to 700,000 residents in Russian-held Ukraine after Ukrainian strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/power-restored-to-700-000-residents-in-russian-held-ukraine-after-ukrainian-strikes
June 3, 2025, 9:42 PM
Emergency crews restored power on Tuesday to at least 700,000 residents across a swathe of southern Ukraine controlled by Russian forces, officials said, a day after Ukrainian shellingrCa
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England sweeps West Indies series as Smith scores maiden ODI fifty https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rutherford-and-motie-lead-west-indies-rally-against-england
June 3, 2025, 9:50 PM
Jamie Smith struck a maiden one-day international fifty to set-up England's victorious run-chase as they completed a 3-0 series sweep of the West Indies at his Oval homerCa
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Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea's president, closing period of political tumult
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korean-media-say-liberal-opposition-candidate-lee-jae-myung-has-been-elected-president
June 3, 2025, 10:41 PM
Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South KorearCOs leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, will become the country's next president on WednesdayrCa
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FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/exclusive-fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-of-us-hurricane-season-sources-say1
June 4, 2025, 3:24 AM
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the countryrCa
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Dutch government collapses after far-right leader Wilders quits coalition https://japantoday.com/category/world/dutch-government-collapses-after-far-right-leader-wilders-quits-coalition1
June 3, 2025, 9:44 PM
The Dutch government collapsed on Tuesday, most likely ushering in a snap election, after anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders quit the right-wing coalition, accusing other parties of failing torCa
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U.S. job openings rise in April https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-job-openings-rose-in-april-signaling-resilience-in-the-american-labor-market
June 3, 2025, 9:48 PM
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, showing that the labor market remains resilient in the face of uncertainty arising from President Donald TrumprCOs trade wars.
The LaborrCa
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Swiatek and Sabalenka set up French Open semifinal clash as Alcaraz sweeps through
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-and-sabalenka-set-up-french-open-clash-as-alcaraz-in-hunt-for-semis
June 3, 2025, 11:13 PM
Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek set up a blockbuster French Open semifinal clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday, as reigning men's holder Carlos Alcaraz poweredrCa
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Nigeria flooding death toll jumps past 200 https://japantoday.com/category/world/nigeria-flooding-death-toll-jumps-past-200
June 3, 2025, 9:44 PM
Flash flooding in north-central Nigeria last week killed more than 200 people, the Niger state humanitarian commissioner said Tuesday, while hundreds more remain missing and are feared dead.rCa
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Austrian daily under fire after Clint Eastwood slams 'phony' interview https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/austrian-daily-under-fire-after-clint-eastwood-slams-%27phony%27-interview
June 3, 2025, 9:48 PM
An Austrian newspaper came under fire Tuesday after Hollywood star Clint Eastwood said an alleged interview with him published by the paper to mark his 95th birthday wasrCa
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At least 27 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid site; U.N. demands investigation https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-27-palestinians-killed-near-gaza-aid-site-u.n.-demands-investigation
June 4, 2025, 4:32 AM
At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said, inrCa
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More than 4 million refugees have fled Sudan civil war, U.N. says https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-4-million-refugees-have-fled-sudan-civil-war-un-says
June 3, 2025, 9:44 PM
The number of people who have fled Sudan since the beginning of its civil war in 2023 has surpassed four million, U.N. refugee agency officials said on Tuesday,rCa
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Poland sets government confidence vote for June 11 as Tusk notes a rCynew political realityrCO
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poland%27s-pm-tusk-says-confidence-vote-in-parliament-on-his-government-will-take-place-june-111
June 3, 2025, 9:44 PM
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that Poland's parliament will hold a confidence vote on his government on June 11, as the country faces a rCLnew political reality.rCYrCa
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Trump asked Japan to help with Golden Dome missile shield: report https://japantoday.com/category/politics/trump-asked-japan-to-help-with-golden-dome-missile-shield-nikkei-reports
June 3, 2025, 9:45 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump discussed cooperating with Japan on developing technology for his planned Golden Dome missile defence shield during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister ShigerurCa
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Over 1,800 people arrested in crack down on Asia-based scam operations https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-1-800-people-arrested-in-crack-down-on-asia-based-scam-operations
June 3, 2025, 9:44 PM
More than 1,800 people have been arrested in a joint operation across Asia targeting scam networks, police in Hong Kong said on Tuesday.
The crack down involving authoritiesrCa
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Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to work
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/schwarzenegger-tells-environmentalists-dismayed-by-trump-to-%27stop-whining%27-and-get-to-work
June 3, 2025, 9:48 PM
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump's administration: rCLStop whining and get to work.rCY
The new U.S. administrationrCa
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Japan party execs bracing for possibility of Diet dissolution https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-party-execs-bracing-for-possibility-of-diet-dissolution
June 3, 2025, 9:45 PM
Political maneuvering intensified Tuesday amid suggestions by ruling party officials that a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet could increase the chances of him dissolving parliamentrCa
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Trade war cuts global economic growth outlook: OECD https://japantoday.com/category/business/trade-war-cuts-global-economic-growth-outlook-oecd
June 3, 2025, 9:48 PM
The OECD slashed its annual global growth forecast on Tuesday, warning that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz would stifle the world economy -- hitting the United StatesrCa
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Over 100 inmates escape from Pakistan prison after earthquake evacuation in Karachi
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-100-inmates-escape-from-a-pakistan-prison-after-an-earthquake-evacuation-in-karachi
June 3, 2025, 5:58 AM
More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the southern city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarilyrCa
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Zico warns Japan players not to follow Brazilians into transfer trap https://japantoday.com/category/sports/zico-warns-japan-players-not-to-follow-brazilians-into-transfer-trap
June 3, 2025, 9:50 PM
Zico was instrumental in Japan's development as a soccer nation and has warned that players are moving to Europe too young, citing his native Brazil as a cautionaryrCa
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Oilers beat Panthers in OT to win NHL Stanley Cup Final opener https://japantoday.com/category/sports/oilers-beat-panthers-in-ot-to-win-nhl-stanley-cup-final-opener
June 5, 2025, 4:52 AM
Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal with 31 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Oilers over Florida 4-3 in Wednesday's opening game of the NHL StanleyrCa
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Nintendo releases Switch 2 console to strong demand https://japantoday.com/category/tech/update1-nintendo-releases-switch-2-console-to-strong-demand
June 5, 2025, 4:47 AM
Nintendo Co on Thursday released the Switch 2, its first new gaming console in more than eight years, with robust preorder demand creating optimism the device will boostrCa
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China issues bounty for hackers it says are linked to Taiwan https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-issues-bounty-for-hackers-it-says-are-linked-to-taiwan
June 5, 2025, 3:21 AM
The public security bureau in the Chinese city of Guangzhou has put up an undisclosed bounty for more than 20 people it suspects carried out cyber attacks inrCa
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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing said he 'had it coming,' according to prosecutors
https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspect-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-said-he-%27had-it-coming-%27-according-to-prosecutors
June 5, 2025, 1:58 AM
Six weeks before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel in December, suspect Luigi Mangione mused about rebelling against rCLthe deadly, greed fueled healthrCa
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A lingering Musk: Will ex-aide Elon get up Trump's nose? https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-lingering-musk-will-ex-aide-elon-get-up-trump%27s-nose
June 5, 2025, 5:19 AM
Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill has careened into an Elon Musk-shaped brick wall, complicating its passage into law and risking a schism between the most powerful manrCa
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Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-announces-travel-ban-affecting-a-dozen-countries-set-to-go-into-effect-monday
June 5, 2025, 12:13 AM
President Donald Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the UnitedrCa
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Hundreds of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador have right to challenge detention, U.S. judge rules
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hundreds-of-venezuelans-deported-to-el-salvador-have-right-to-challenge-detention-us-judge-rules
June 5, 2025, 3:12 AM
Hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law must be given the chance to challenge their detentions, and therCa
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Trump orders investigation into Biden's actions as president, ratcheting up targeting of predecessor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/house-oversight-committee-expands-inquiry-into-biden%27s-mental-condition-and-final-acts-in-office
June 5, 2025, 3:21 AM
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his administration to investigate Joe BidenrCOs actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessorrCOs rCLcognitive declinerCY and cast doubts on the legitimacyrCa
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Witness testifies Sean Combs dangled her from balcony https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/witness-testifies-sean-combs-dangled-her-from-balcony
June 4, 2025, 10:04 PM
A woman told U.S. jurors Wednesday that hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs dangled her over a 17th-story balcony before throwing her onto furniture in an attack that leftrCa
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Wheelchair tennis winners https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/wheelchair-tennis-winners June 4, 2025, 9:31 PM
Japan's Tokito Oda, left, and France's Stephane Houdet sign autographs after defeating Netherlands' Tom Egberink and Belgium's Joachim Gerard in their wheelchair doubles quarterfinal match of the FrenchrCa
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Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal to Nations League final with 2-1 win over Germany
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cristiano-ronaldo-leads-portugal-to-nations-league-final-with-2-1-win-over-germany
June 4, 2025, 10:02 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo scored again as Portugal came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in their Nations League semifinal on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old Ronaldo captained Portugal and scored hisrCa --------------------
Chelsea win race to sign Ipswich striker Delap https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-win-race-to-sign-ipswich-striker-delap
June 4, 2025, 9:44 PM
Chelsea beat off competition from Premier League rivals to sign English striker Liam Delap from Ipswich on Wednesday for a reported fee of -u30 million ($41 million)
Delap,rCa
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Canada prepares reprisals over U.S. metals tariffs; EU reports progress in talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-prepares-reprisals-over-u.s.-metals-tariffs-eu-reports-progress-in-talks1
June 4, 2025, 9:40 PM
Canada prepared possible reprisals while the European Union reported progress in trade talks on Wednesday as new U.S. metals tariffs triggered more disruption in the global economy andrCa
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Putin tells pope that Ukraine bent on escalating conflict https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-tells-new-pope-that-ukraine-is-bent-on-escalating-conflict
June 4, 2025, 9:40 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Pope Leo for offering to help settle the Ukraine conflict and told him Kyiv is intent on "escalating" the war, the Kremlin saidrCa
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Britain's Prince Harry explored changing surname to Spencer, says Guardian report
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain%27s-prince-harry-explored-changing-surname-to-spencer-says-guardian-report
June 4, 2025, 9:41 PM
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan explored the idea of changing their family name to Spencer amid months of delays in their two children receiving British passports,rCa
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Putin tells Trump Russia has to respond to Ukrainian attacks https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-says-deadly-bridge-attack-shows-ukraine%27s-leaders-do-not-want-peace
June 5, 2025, 3:21 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday that he would have to respond to high-profile Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's nuclear-capable bomber fleet andrCa
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Nintendo fans stoked for Switch 2 'mega launch' https://japantoday.com/category/tech/nintendo-fans-stoked-for-switch-2-mega-launch
June 5, 2025, 4:44 AM
With shops planning midnight launch parties after a run on pre-orders, Nintendo releases the Switch 2 on Thursday, hoping to score record early sales for the games console.rCa
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Japan to tighten rules on foreign tourists over unpaid medical bills https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-tighten-rules-on-foreign-tourists-over-unpaid-medical-bills
June 4, 2025, 9:55 PM
The Japanese government is set to tighten measures against unpaid medical bills left by foreign tourists who received treatment during their stay, sources close to the matter saidrCa
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Stephen King on 'The Life of Chuck,' the end of the world and, yes, joy https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/stephen-king-on-%27the-life-of-chuck-%27-the-end-of-the-world-and-yes-joy
June 4, 2025, 9:45 PM
Stephen King rCOs first editor, Bill Thompson, once said, rCLSteve has a movie camera in his head.rCY
So vividly drawn is KingrCOs fiction that itrCOs offered the basisrCa --------------------
Boisson lights up French Open; Sinner to face Djokovic in semifinals https://japantoday.com/category/sports/boisson-continues-dream-french-open-run-djokovic-sinner-eye-semis
June 4, 2025, 11:14 PM
An inspired Lois Boisson delighted Roland Garros as the French world number 361 downed Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday to set up a French Open semifinal against Coco Gauff,rCa
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Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump%27s-big-bill-will-cut-taxes-by-3.7t-and-add-2.4t-to-deficit-budget-office-says
June 5, 2025, 3:12 AM
President Donald TrumprCOs big bill in Congress would unleash trillions in tax cuts and slash spending, but also spike deficits by $2.4 trillion over the decade and leaverCa
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A-ha front man Morten Harket diagnosed with Parkinson's disease https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/a-ha-front-man-morten-harket-diagnosed-with-parkinson%27s-disease
June 4, 2025, 9:45 PM
Morten Harket, the lead singer of Norwegian band A-ha, whose "Take On Me" track remains one of the most popular songs from the 1980s, said on Wednesday thatrCa
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13 on trial in France over 'racist' stunt against Olympics singer https://japantoday.com/category/world/thirteen-on-trial-in-france-over-%27racist%27-stunt-targeting-singer-aya-nakamura
June 4, 2025, 9:41 PM
Thirteen people went on trial in France on Wednesday over a "racist" insult targeting Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura, who faced criticism from the far right and harassment overrCa
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Deadly stampede at India cricket celebrations leaves 11 dead https://japantoday.com/category/world/deadly-stampede-at-india-cricket-celebrations
June 4, 2025, 9:41 PM
Packed crowds in India celebrating their cricket team's victory ended in a deadly stampede on Wednesday with 11 mainly young fans crushed to death, the local state's chiefrCa
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Huge planet discovered orbiting tiny star puzzles scientists https://japantoday.com/category/world/huge-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-puzzles-scientists
June 4, 2025, 9:41 PM
Astronomers announced Wednesday they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped scientists.
Most of the stars across the Milky WayrCa
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U.S. private sector hiring sharply slows, drawing Trump ire https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-private-sector-hiring-sharply-slows-drawing-trump-ire
June 4, 2025, 9:44 PM
U.S. private sector hiring hit its slowest pace since 2023 in May, according to data Wednesday from payroll firm ADP, significantly missing expectations in a month where allrCa
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U.S. vetoes U.N. Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-backed-gaza-aid-group-halts-distribution-un-to-vote-on-ceasefire-demand1
June 5, 2025, 3:21 AM
The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council demand on Wednesday for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in Gaza and unhinderedrCa
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Vietnam scraps 2-child policy as aging threatens economic growth https://japantoday.com/category/world/vietnam-scraps-2-child-policy-as-aging-threatens-economic-growth
June 4, 2025, 9:41 PM
Vietnam has abolished its long-standing two-child limit on Tuesday to try and reverse declining birth rates and ease the pressures of an aging population.
The National Assembly passedrCa
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Panthers visit Oilers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final https://japantoday.com/category/sports/panthers-visit-the-oilers-in-game-1-of-the-stanley-cup-final-in-edmonton
June 4, 2025, 9:44 PM
The second incarnation of the Florida Panthers against the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final opens in the opposite corner of North America from a year ago.rCa
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A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary shows China's ability to suppress history https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-quiet-tiananmen-square-anniversary-displays-china%27s-ability-to-suppress-history
June 4, 2025, 9:40 PM
For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday. And that's just how the ruling CommunistrCa
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Trump ban on entry of international Harvard students temporarily blocked by judge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-ban-on-entry-of-international-harvard-students-blocked-by-us-judge
June 6, 2025, 6:56 AM
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from barring U.S. entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programsrCa
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Princess Kako in Brazil https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/princess-kako-in-brazil
June 5, 2025, 9:32 PM
Japan's Princess Kako attends a tree planting ceremony at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday.
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Jury deliberates in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jury-deliberates-in-harvey-weinstein%27s-rape-retrial
June 5, 2025, 9:46 PM
Jurors in Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault retrial began deliberating on Thursday in a Manhattan court, after a judge instructed them to weigh for themselves the credibilityrCa
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Trump-Musk feud explodes with threats of cutting contracts, backing impeachment https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-threatens-musk%27s-government-deals-as-feud-explodes-over-tax-cut-bill2
June 6, 2025, 2:23 AM
President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to cut off government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk's companies, while Musk suggested Trump should be impeached, turning their bromance into anrCa
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Yamal outshines Ballon drCOOr contenders as Spain beats France 5-4 in Nations League semifinal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yamal-outshines-ballon-d%E2%80%99or-contenders-as-spain-beats-france-5-4-in-nations-league-semifinal
June 5, 2025, 9:40 PM
Lamine Yamal won the battle of Ballon drCOOr contenders on Thursday by scoring twice as Spain eclipsed France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal.
The 17-year-old Yamal outshonerCa
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Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission https://japantoday.com/category/tech/private-lunar-lander-from-japan-falls-silent-while-attempting-moon-touchdown
June 6, 2025, 1:29 AM
A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.
The Tokyo-based company ispace declared therCa
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U.S. declines to label China a currency manipulator, but blasts its transparency policies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-declines-to-label-china-a-currency-manipulator-but-blasts-its-transparency-policies
June 5, 2025, 9:39 PM
The U.S. declined to label China a currency manipulator in a new Treasury report released Thursday, but accuses Beijing of standing out among America's major trading partners forrCa
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U.S. hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-hits-international-criminal-court-judges-with-sanctions-over-investigation-into-israel
June 5, 2025, 9:38 PM
The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunalrCOs investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war againstrCa
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MLB reinstates 4 players after yearlong bans for betting on baseball https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-reinstates-4-players-after-yearlong-bans-for-betting-on-baseball
June 5, 2025, 9:40 PM
San Diego starter Jay Groome, Athletics relief pitcher Michael Kelly, Philadelphia infielder Jos|- Rodr|!guez and Arizona reliever Andrew Saalfrank.
The A's announced they reinstated Kelly along with left-handerrCa --------------------
Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance
https://japantoday.com/category/world/who%27s-in-charge-cdc%27s-leadership-%27crisis%27-apparent-amid-new-covid-19-vaccine-guidance
June 5, 2025, 9:39 PM
There was a notable absence last week when U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced in a 58-second video that the government would norCa
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Olympic champ Imane Khelif skips Eindhoven event after World Boxing introduces mandatory sex testing
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-champ-imane-khelif-skips-eindhoven-event-after-world-boxing-introduces-mandatory-sex-testing
June 5, 2025, 9:40 PM
Olympic champion Imane Khelif is skipping the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands less than a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes.
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Gauff eyes French Open crown after crushing Boisson https://japantoday.com/category/sports/gauff-stops-fairytale-boisson-run-to-reach-french-open-final
June 5, 2025, 9:40 PM
Coco Gauff said she will try to downplay the magnitude of Saturday's French Open final against Aryna Sabalenka and learn from her runner-up finish at Roland Garros threerCa
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Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week rises to highest level in eight months
https://japantoday.com/category/business/the-number-of-americans-filing-for-jobless-benefits-last-week-rises-to-highest-level-in-eight-months
June 5, 2025, 9:53 PM
Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in eight months last week but remain historically low despite growing uncertainty about how tariffs could impact therCa
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Gaza rescuers say 37 killed in Israel attacks, as aid group reopens centers https://japantoday.com/category/world/gaza-rescuers-say-37-killed-in-israel-attacks-as-aid-group-reopens-centres
June 5, 2025, 9:38 PM
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 37 people on Thursday, as a U.S.-backed aid group reported it had resumed operations after a one-day hiatus.rCa
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Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman join Australia SailGP team as co-owners https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ryan-reynolds-hugh-jackman-join-australia-sailgp-team-as-co-owners
June 5, 2025, 9:46 PM
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman became co-owners of the Australia SailGP team on Thursday.
The rCLDeadpool & WolverinerCY stars joined driver and CEO Tom Slingsby in leading therCa
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China suffer more World Cup heartbreak after Indonesia loss https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china%27s-world-cup-hopes-over-with-1-0-indonesia-defeat
June 5, 2025, 9:40 PM
China's hopes of reaching only a second World Cup in their history were ended on Thursday after a 1-0 defeat to Patrick Kluivert's Indonesia in Jakarta.
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What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games https://japantoday.com/category/sports/what-the-trump-travel-ban-means-for-the-2026-world-cup-and-2028-olympic-games
June 5, 2025, 9:39 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.rCa
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Trump says after Xi call that U.S. and China will resume trade talks https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-and-us-agree-to-more-tariff-talks-amid-trade-standoff-trump-says-after-call-with-xi
June 5, 2025, 9:38 PM
President Donald Trump said Thursday that his first call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since returning to office was rCLvery positive,rCY announcing that the two countries will holdrCa
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Japan scrum-half Saito extends Toulouse deal https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-scrum-half-saito-extends-toulouse-deal
June 5, 2025, 9:40 PM
Japanese scrum-half Naoto Saito has extended his contract with Toulouse until June 2026, the Top 14 club announced Thursday.
Saito's Toulouse contract was due to finish at therCa
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Australia beats second-string Japan to reach brink of 2026 World Cup qualification
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-beats-second-string-japan-to-reach-brink-of-2026-world-cup-qualification
June 5, 2025, 9:39 PM
A last-minute goal from Aziz Behich gave Australia a 1-0 win over Japan in Perth on Thursday and put the Socceroos within touching distance of the 2026 WorldrCa
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Fans around world queue up in long lines for highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 launch
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/eager-fans-endure-long-lines-for-the-nintendo-switch-2-launch
June 5, 2025, 9:40 PM
Throngs of gamers stood in long lines outside of stores hours before they opened Thursday from Tokyo to New York City in hopes of snaring a long-awaited-aNintendo SwitchrCa
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Emperor's visit to Okinawa reflects imperial family's close ties to the island. Here is why he cares
https://japantoday.com/category/national/emperor%27s-visit-to-okinawa-reflects-imperial-family%27s-close-ties-to-the-island.-here-is-why-he-cares
June 5, 2025, 9:45 PM
Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to honor the dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the harshest battles of World War II.
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Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia 'fight for a while' https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-german-leader-plans-to-discuss-ukraine-and-trade-with-trump-in-oval-office-visit
June 6, 2025, 2:54 AM
President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia rCLfight for a whilerCY before pulling them apart and pursuing peace, even asrCa
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Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-arrests-foreign-nationals-in-bali-on-drugs-charges-that-could-carry-the-death-penalty
June 5, 2025, 9:39 PM
Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali on Thursday announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian, and an American, on suspicion ofrCa
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Japan, EU to begin negotiations for security info-sharing pact https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-eu-to-begin-negotiations-for-security-info-sharing-pact
June 5, 2025, 9:44 PM
Japan and the European Union plan to begin negotiations to conclude an accord to facilitate exchanges of classified security information, an EU source said Thursday, amid China's militaryrCa
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OpenAI finds more Chinese groups using ChatGPT for malicious purposes https://japantoday.com/category/tech/openai-finds-more-chinese-groups-using-chatgpt-for-malicious-purposes
June 5, 2025, 9:41 PM
OpenAI is seeing an increasing number of Chinese groups using its artificial intelligence technology for covert operations, which the ChatGPT maker described in a report released Thursday.
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Gov't to revoke Japan Post license for lax driver alcohol tests https://japantoday.com/category/national/gov%27t-to-revoke-japan-post-license-for-lax-driver-alcohol-tests
June 5, 2025, 9:45 PM
The government on Thursday notified Japan Post Co of its plan to revoke the company's license to operate some 2,500 of its freight delivery vans and trucks afterrCa
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Vietnamese say no to more kids after two-child limit scrapped https://japantoday.com/category/world/vietnamese-say-no-to-more-kids-after-two-child-limit-scrapped
June 5, 2025, 7:54 AM
After Vietnam removed its two-child limit, pharmacy worker Nguyen Thi Nguyet Nga says she still has no plans to have more kids, since she barely has time torCa
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Osaka expo water shows halted after detection of legionella bacteria https://japantoday.com/category/national/world-expo-water-shows-halted-after-detection-of-legionella-bacteria
June 5, 2025, 9:42 PM
Water shows at the World Exposition in Osaka have been suspended through Friday after high levels of legionella bacteria were detected in seawater at the venue.
Expo organizersrCa
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Japan convenience store chains start selling gov't stockpiled rice https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-convenience-store-chains-start-selling-gov%27t-stockpiled-rice
June 5, 2025, 9:42 PM
Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and Osaka on Thursday, joining major supermarkets and e-commerce platforms inrCa
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Chinese tourist slashed with knife on Kyoto street after argument https://japantoday.com/category/crime/chinese-tourist-slashed-with-knife-on-kyoto-street-after-argument
June 7, 2025, 7:03 AM
A Chinese tourist was slashed by a knife-wielding person on a street in Kyoto on Friday evening after the two men had an argument, local police said.
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Panthers beat Oilers in double-overtime to level NHL Stanley Cup Final https://japantoday.com/category/sports/panthers-beat-oilers-in-double-overtime-to-level-nhl-stanley-cup-final
June 7, 2025, 5:36 AM
Brad Marchand scored a breakaway goal at 8:04 of the second overtime, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers that leveled the NHLrCa
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Princess Kako receives medal in Brazil https://japantoday.com/category/national/princess-kako-receives-medal-in-brazil June 7, 2025, 7:03 AM
Japan's Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, received the highest order of Brazil's state of Sao Paulo on Friday during her 10-day 11-day trip to the SouthrCa
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Riot police, anti-ICE protesters square off in Los Angeles after raids https://japantoday.com/category/world/riot-police-anti-ice-protesters-square-off-in-los-angeles-after-raids
June 7, 2025, 6:00 AM
Helmeted police in riot gear turned out on Friday evening in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids inrCa
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Iran says U.S. travel ban shows 'deep hostility' for Iranians, Muslims https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-says-us-travel-ban-shows-%27deep-hostility%27-for-iranians-muslims1
June 7, 2025, 5:02 AM
Iran on Saturday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban on countries including the Islamic Republic, saying it showed "deep hostility" toward Iranians and Muslims.
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Japan, U.S. yet to find common ground on tariffs but want quick deal https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-u.s.-yet-to-find-middle-ground-on-tariffs-but-want-quick-deal
June 7, 2025, 7:03 AM
Japan and the United States have "yet to find common ground" on tariff issues, Tokyo's top negotiator said Friday, indicating that there remain many differences between the sides,rCa
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With arrests of foreigners in Japan increasing, police no longer guarantee in-person interpreters
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/with-arrests-of-foreigners-in-japan-increasing-police-no-longer-guarantee-in-person-interpreters
June 7, 2025, 7:04 AM
Right now, if the Japanese police are formally questioning a person who doesnrCOt speak Japanese, theyrCOre required to provide an interpreter, who will provide in-person translations at therCa
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Court says Trump can bar AP from key White House events for now https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-court-says-trump-can-bar-ap-from-key-white-house-events-for-now
June 7, 2025, 4:52 AM
President Donald Trump can bar The Associated Press from some White House media events for now, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, pausing a lower court order torCa
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Musk could lose billions of dollars depending on how spat with Trump unfolds https://japantoday.com/category/business/musk-could-lose-billions-of-dollars-depending-on-how-spat-with-trump-unfolds
June 7, 2025, 12:41 AM
The worldrCOs richest man could lose billions in his fight with worldrCOs most powerful politician.
The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump could mean TeslarCOs plans forrCa --------------------
Italy thrashed by Norway as Belgium held in World Cup qualifying https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italy-thrashed-by-norway-as-belgium-held-in-world-cup-qualifying
June 7, 2025, 12:40 AM
Italy crashed to a 3-0 loss away to Norway as the four-time champions made a disastrous start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign Friday, while Belgium hadrCa
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S., charged with transporting people in the country illegally
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-charges-kilmar-abrego-garcia-with-transporting-people-who-were-in-the-country-illegally
June 7, 2025, 3:30 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement, was returned to the United States on FridayrCa
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Israel army announces 4 soldiers killed in Gaza, thousands more troops needed https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-army-announces-4-soldiers-killed-in-gaza-thousands-more-troops-needed
June 7, 2025, 4:51 AM
Israel's military announced Friday the deaths of four soldiers in Gaza, saying it needed thousands more troops to press its offensive, just as the premier's coalition faces therCa
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U.S., Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-chinese-officials-to-meet-in-london-next-week-for-new-round-of-trade-talks
June 6, 2025, 8:45 PM
Senior U.S. administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, President Donald TrumprCa
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Four killed, 80 wounded in intense Russian air attacks on Ukraine https://japantoday.com/category/world/four-killed-80-wounded-in-intense-russian-air-attacks-on-ukraine
June 7, 2025, 4:51 AM
Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, killing four people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, asrCa
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Postecoglou sacked by Spurs despite ending trophy drought https://japantoday.com/category/sports/postecoglou-sacked-by-spurs-despite-ending-trophy-drought
June 6, 2025, 8:46 PM
Ange Postecoglou was sacked as Tottenham manager on Friday, just 16 days after the Australian ended the club's 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League.
Postecoglou ledrCa
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Sinner beats Djokovic to set up final against defending champion Alcaraz https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-open-carlos-alcaraz-reaches-final-after-lorenzo-musetti-retires-with-injury-in-fourth-set
June 6, 2025, 11:17 PM
After beating top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the-aFrench Open-asemifinals on Friday, Jannik Sinner must find a way past defending champion-aCarlos Alcaraz-ain the final.
Sinner hasrCa
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Film Festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/film-festival-showcases-what-artificial-intelligence-can-do-on-the-big-screen
June 6, 2025, 8:49 PM
Artificial intelligence 's use in movie making is exploding. And a young film festival, now in its junior year, is showcasing what this technology can do on screenrCa
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Japanese company halts battery plant construction in U.S. https://japantoday.com/category/business/billion-dollar-battery-plant-pauses-construction-amid-electric-vehicle-and-tariff-uncertainty
June 7, 2025, 7:05 AM
A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing rCLpolicy and market uncertainty.rCY
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Black Sabbath's hometown gig to be streamed worldwide https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/black-sabbath%27s-hometown-gig-to-be-streamed-worldwide
June 6, 2025, 8:49 PM
Ozzy Osbourne's final ever gig as Black Sabbath's frontman will be streamed worldwide after fans snapped up tickets for the hometown show, starring the original line-up, in justrCa
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Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind' as feud fallout mounts https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-has-no-plans-to-call-musk-white-house-says-after-feud
June 7, 2025, 3:30 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Elon Musk had "lost his mind" but insisted he wanted to move on from the fiery split with his billionaire formerrCa
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex-girlfriend sobs on the stand while describing sex marathons
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-%27diddy%27-combs%27-ex-girlfriend-resumes-testimony-about-his-sexual-interests
June 6, 2025, 8:49 PM
Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs ' recent ex-girlfriend sobbed on the witness stand Friday while describing their many drug-fueled sex marathons, saying he ignored her when she signaled that sherCa
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Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete HegsethrCOs Signal messages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pentagon-watchdog-investigates-if-staffers-were-asked-to-delete-hegseth%E2%80%99s-signal-messages
June 7, 2025, 4:52 AM
The Pentagon's watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information withrCa
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Be careful with umbrellas https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/be-careful-with-umbrellas-2 June 6, 2025, 8:44 PM
A manners poster on the wall of a Tokyo subway station asks commuters to be careful with umbrellas.
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Beckham to be awarded knighthood by King Charles: reports https://japantoday.com/category/sports/beckham-to-be-awarded-knighthood-by-king-charles-reports
June 6, 2025, 8:45 PM
David Beckham will be awarded a knighthood by King Charles III next week in recognition of his soccer career and his charity work, reports said Friday.
The formerrCa
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Tokyo Disney Resort operator considers cutting ticket prices for theme parks https://japantoday.com/category/business/tokyo-disney-resort-operator-may-cut-ticket-prices-for-theme-parks
June 6, 2025, 8:48 PM
The Tokyo Disney Resort operator could lower ticket prices for its theme parks, company President Wataru Takahashi said Friday, as more people cut discretionary spending due to inflation.rCa
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Japan extends life of nuclear reactors beyond 60 years https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-extends-life-of-nuclear-reactors-beyond-60-years
June 6, 2025, 8:47 PM
A law enabling nuclear reactors in Japan to operate beyond 60 years took effect Friday, scrapping a limit imposed after the Fukushima crisis, with the government viewing therCa
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Court rejects -N13.3 tril damages verdict against Fukushima operator ex-bosses https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-court-rejects-92-bn-damages-verdict-against-fukushima-operator-ex-bosses
June 6, 2025, 12:28 PM
A Japanese court overturned a 13.3 trillion yen damages verdict on Friday against ex-bosses of the operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, thought to be therCa
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Koizumi says there are no 'sacred cows' in agricultural policy https://japantoday.com/category/national/farm-minister-suggests-emergency-imports-could-cut-japan-rice-prices
June 7, 2025, 7:04 AM
Japan's farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday hinted at initiating emergency rice imports if the government fails to bring down prices, saying there should be no "sacred cows"rCa
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Japan sets guidelines for expansion of AI-controlled defense systems https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-sets-guidelines-for-expansion-of-ai-controlled-defense-systems
June 6, 2025, 8:47 PM
Japan has set guidelines for the safe development of artificial intelligence-controlled defense systems, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday, aiming to address ethical concerns over weapons that canrCa
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Trump ban on entry of international Harvard students temporarily blocked by judge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-ban-on-entry-of-international-harvard-students-blocked-by-us-judge
June 6, 2025, 6:56 AM
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from barring U.S. entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programsrCa
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Arenado's walk-off pinch-hit double sends Cardinals over Dodgers 2-1 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arenado%27s-walk-off-pinch-hit-double-sends-cardinals-over-dodgers-2-1
June 8, 2025, 6:49 AM
Nolan Arenado delivered a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals stifled the Los Angeles DodgersrCO offense for a second straight game inrCa
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World leaders head to France for U.N. summit on ocean threats https://japantoday.com/category/world/world-leaders-head-to-france-for-un-summit-on-ocean-threats
June 8, 2025, 3:05 AM
World leaders descend on the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit to tackle a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change andrCa
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Cloudy skies canrCOt dim joy as thousands fill Washington for World Pride parade
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cloudy-skies-can%E2%80%99t-dim-joy-as-thousands-fill-nation%27s-capital-for-world-pride-parade
June 8, 2025, 2:00 AM
Gray skies and drizzle gave way to sunshine, multicolored flags and celebrations as the nationrCOs capital held the World Pride parade Saturday.
Tens of thousands of people participatedrCa
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Kane saves England as Dutch and Austrians open World Cup campaigns with wins https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kane-saves-england-as-dutch-and-austrians-open-world-cup-campaigns-with-wins
June 7, 2025, 10:31 PM
England kept their World Cup qualifying on track with an ugly 1-0 win while Austria and the Netherlands made belated starts to their campaigns with victories on Saturday.rCa
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Trump deploying California National Guard to LA over governor's objections to quell protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/immigration-authorities-extend-activity-in-los-angeles-area-amid-street-protests
June 8, 2025, 6:40 AM
President-aDonald Trump-ais deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor's objections to Los Angeles where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators.
The WhiterCa
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Wheelchair champ https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/wheelchair-champ
June 7, 2025, 8:47 PM
Japan's Tokito Oda, left, and second placed Britain's Alfie Hewett pose with their trophies after the men's wheelchair singles final match of the French Tennis Open at therCa
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Kamiji, Oda claim wheelchair singles titles at French Open https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kamiji-oda-claim-wheelchair-singles-titles-at-french-open
June 7, 2025, 8:46 PM
Top-ranked Yui Kamiji of Japan won a fifth wheelchair singles title at the French Open by beating second-seeded Aniek Van Koot on Saturday.
Kamiji won 6-2, 6-2 inrCa
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White House aide calls Los Angeles anti-ICE protests an 'insurrection' https://japantoday.com/category/world/white-house-aide-calls-los-angeles-anti-ice-protests-an-%27insurrection%27
June 8, 2025, 1:52 AM
Senior White House aide Stephen Miller on Saturday condemned protests in downtown Los Angeles against federal immigration raids as an "insurrection" against the United States.
Helmeted police inrCa
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Trump threatens Musk with 'serious consequences' in spending bill row https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-threatens-musk-with-%27serious-consequences%27-in-spending-bill-row
June 8, 2025, 1:52 AM
US President Donald Trump threatened his former advisor Elon Musk with "serious consequences" Saturday if the tech billionaire seeks to punish Republicans who vote for a controversial spendingrCa
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Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills four, wounds at least 60, officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-attacks-on-ukraine%27s-kharkiv-kills-four-wounds-at-least-60-officials-say
June 8, 2025, 6:34 AM
Russia attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv at night and in the evening with drones, missiles and guided bombs, killing at least four people and injuring morerCa
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Israeli airstrikes kill 55; body of Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-airstrikes-kill-55-body-of-thai-hostage-retrieved-from-gaza1
June 8, 2025, 6:33 AM
The Israeli military has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage who had been held in Gaza since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack, Defence Minister Israel Katz saidrCa
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Gauff fights back to beat Sabalenka for French Open title https://japantoday.com/category/sports/gutsy-gauff-fights-back-to-beat-sabalenka-to-french-open-crown
June 7, 2025, 8:47 PM
Coco Gauff battled back from a set down to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a Grand Slam final for the second time with a dramatic victoryrCa
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Yemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and others https://japantoday.com/category/world/yemen%27s-al-qaida-branch-leader-threatens-trump-musk-and-others
June 7, 2025, 8:40 PM
The leader of al-Qaida's Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip in his firstrCa
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Japan opposition lawmaker says rice reserves mostly go to chickens https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-opposition-lawmaker-says-rice-reserves-mostly-go-to-chickens
June 7, 2025, 8:43 PM
A lawmaker of Japan's main opposition party said Saturday that government rice reserves recently put on sale are mostly consumed by chickens, doubling down on remarks that couldrCa
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Japan, EU eye launch of 'competitive alliance' scheme to boost trade https://japantoday.com/category/politics/refiling-japan-eu-eye-launch-of-competitive-alliance-scheme-to-boost-trade
June 7, 2025, 8:42 PM
Japan and the European Union are preparing to launch an "alliance" framework to beef up their companies' competitiveness by promoting trade and economic security cooperation, diplomatic sources saidrCa
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David AttenboroughrCOs 'Ocean' is a brutal, beautiful wakeup call from the sea https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/david-attenborough%E2%80%99s-%27ocean%27-is-a-brutal-beautiful-wakeup-call-from-the-sea
June 7, 2025, 8:42 PM
An ominous chain unspools through the water. Then comes chaos. A churning cloud of mud erupts as a net plows the seafloor, wrenching rays, fish and a squidrCa
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Thailand and Cambodia reinforcing troops on disputed border after May skirmish, Thai minister says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thailand-and-cambodia-reinforcing-troops-on-disputed-border-after-may-skirmish-thai-minister-says2
June 7, 2025, 8:41 PM
Thailand has reinforced its military presence along a disputed border with Cambodia, following an increase in troops on the other side, Thailand's defense minister said on Saturday.
TensionsrCa
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Club World Cup has faced pushback in Europe but FIFA is banking on its big bet https://japantoday.com/category/sports/the-club-world-cup-has-faced-pushback-in-europe-but-fifa-is-banking-on-its-big-bet
June 7, 2025, 8:47 PM
The Club World Cup. A bold new era for the worldrCOs most popular sport rCo or a major inconvenience, shoe-horned into a soccer calendar that is already atrCa
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Millions sit China's high-stakes university entrance exam https://japantoday.com/category/world/millions-sit-china%27s-high-stakes-university-entrance-exam
June 7, 2025, 8:41 PM
Hopeful parents accompanied their teenage children to the gates of a busy Beijing test center on Saturday, among millions of high school students across China sitting their firstrCa
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Chinese tourist slashed with knife on Kyoto street after argument https://japantoday.com/category/crime/chinese-tourist-slashed-with-knife-on-kyoto-street-after-argument
June 7, 2025, 7:03 AM
A Chinese tourist was slashed by a knife-wielding person on a street in Kyoto on Friday evening after the two men had an argument, local police said.
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Panthers beat Oilers in double-overtime to level NHL Stanley Cup Final https://japantoday.com/category/sports/panthers-beat-oilers-in-double-overtime-to-level-nhl-stanley-cup-final
June 7, 2025, 5:36 AM
Brad Marchand scored a breakaway goal at 8:04 of the second overtime, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers that leveled the NHLrCa
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Princess Kako receives medal in Brazil https://japantoday.com/category/national/princess-kako-receives-medal-in-brazil June 7, 2025, 7:03 AM
Japan's Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, received the highest order of Brazil's state of Sao Paulo on Friday during her 10-day 11-day trip to the SouthrCa
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Riot police, anti-ICE protesters square off in Los Angeles after raids https://japantoday.com/category/world/riot-police-anti-ice-protesters-square-off-in-los-angeles-after-raids
June 7, 2025, 9:59 AM
Helmeted police in riot gear turned out on Friday evening in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids inrCa
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Iran says U.S. travel ban shows 'deep hostility' for Iranians, Muslims https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-says-us-travel-ban-shows-%27deep-hostility%27-for-iranians-muslims1
June 7, 2025, 5:02 AM
Iran on Saturday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban on countries including the Islamic Republic, saying it showed "deep hostility" toward Iranians and Muslims.
"The decision torCa
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Man gets 21 years in prison for attempted murder, robbery of taxi driver https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-gets-21-years-in-prison-for-attempted-murder-robbery-of-taxi-driver
June 7, 2025, 8:45 PM
The Saitama District Court has sentenced a 69-year-old man to 21 years in prison for attempting to kill and rob a taxi driver last year.
According to therCa
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Japan, U.S. yet to find common ground on tariffs but want quick deal https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-u.s.-yet-to-find-middle-ground-on-tariffs-but-want-quick-deal
June 7, 2025, 10:13 AM
Japan and the United States have "yet to find common ground" on tariff issues, Tokyo's top negotiator said Friday, indicating that there remain many differences between the sides,rCa
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With arrests of foreigners in Japan increasing, police no longer guarantee in-person interpreters
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/with-arrests-of-foreigners-in-japan-increasing-police-no-longer-guarantee-in-person-interpreters
June 7, 2025, 7:04 AM
Right now, if the Japanese police are formally questioning a person who doesnrCOt speak Japanese, theyrCOre required to provide an interpreter, who will provide in-person translations at therCa
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Court says Trump can bar AP from key White House events for now https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-court-says-trump-can-bar-ap-from-key-white-house-events-for-now
June 7, 2025, 4:52 AM
President Donald Trump can bar The Associated Press from some White House media events for now, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, pausing a lower court order torCa
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Musk could lose billions of dollars depending on how spat with Trump unfolds https://japantoday.com/category/business/musk-could-lose-billions-of-dollars-depending-on-how-spat-with-trump-unfolds
June 7, 2025, 12:41 AM
The worldrCOs richest man could lose billions in his fight with worldrCOs most powerful politician.
The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump could mean TeslarCOs plans forrCa --------------------
Italy thrashed by Norway as Belgium held in World Cup qualifying https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italy-thrashed-by-norway-as-belgium-held-in-world-cup-qualifying
June 7, 2025, 12:40 AM
Italy crashed to a 3-0 loss away to Norway as the four-time champions made a disastrous start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign Friday, while Belgium hadrCa
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Bus crash in Malaysia kills at least 15, mostly students https://japantoday.com/category/world/malaysia-bus-crash-kills-at-least-15-mostly-students
June 9, 2025, 7:09 AM
A bus carrying university students back to their campus smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia on Monday, killing at least 15 people, police and rescue services said.rCa
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'Maybe Happy Ending' tops Broadway's Tony Awards https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27maybe-happy-ending%27-tops-broadway%27s-tony-awards
June 9, 2025, 4:54 AM
"Maybe Happy Ending," a South Korean musical adapted for Broadway about two robots who find connection, won big at Sunday's Tony Awards, scooping up six prizes at therCa
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Thunder open another big lead and keep control, topping Pacers 123-107 to even NBA Finals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/game-2-thunder-open-another-big-lead-and-keep-control-topping-pacers-123-107-to-even-nba-finals
June 9, 2025, 3:35 AM
This has been Oklahoma City's formula all season: Lose one game, respond in the next.
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Soccer fan dies after fall during Nations League final between Spain and Portugal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/soccer-fan-dies-after-fall-during-nations-league-final-between-spain-and-portugal
June 9, 2025, 12:06 AM
A soccer fan died during the Nations League final between Spain and Portugal on Sunday after falling from an overhead level onto a media area below.
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All Blacks great Stu Wilson, known for his ebullient personality and pioneering play, dies at 70
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/all-blacks-great-stu-wilson-known-for-his-ebullient-personality-and-pioneering-play-dies-at-70
June 9, 2025, 12:01 AM
Stu Wilson, an elusive All Blacks winger whose playing style reflected his ebullient personality, has died. He was 70.
Wilson's death was confirmed by New Zealand Rugby, whichrCa --------------------
Portugal beats Spain on penalties to win Nations League https://japantoday.com/category/sports/portugal-beat-spain-on-penalties-to-win-nations-league
June 9, 2025, 12:06 AM
Ruben Neves scored the decisive spot kick after Alvaro Morata missed as Portugal beat Spain 5-3 on penalties following a 2-2 draw in Munich on Sunday to claimrCa
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M6.3 quake shakes central Colombia https://japantoday.com/category/world/powerful-6.3-magnitude-quake-shakes-central-colombia-damaging-buildings
June 8, 2025, 9:43 PM
Buildings swayed, sirens blared and panicked Colombians raced onto the streets Sunday after a shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the center of the country.
The quake struck atrCa
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Pride March in Tokyo https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/pride-march-in-tokyo
June 8, 2025, 9:11 PM
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Iran says no sanctions relief in U.S. nuclear proposal https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-says-no-sanctions-relief-in-us-nuclear-proposal
June 8, 2025, 9:24 PM
Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the latest U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal does not include the lifting of sanctions, state media reported as negotiations appearedrCa
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Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Final is as tight as can be. Game 3 could tilt the series
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/panthers-oilers-stanley-cup-final-is-as-tight-as-can-be.-game-3-could-tilt-the-series
June 8, 2025, 9:25 PM
After going the distance in the Stanley Cup Final last year with the Florida Panthers beating the Edmonton Oilers by a goal in Game 7 and being onerCa
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California governor calls Trump National Guard deployment in LA unlawful https://japantoday.com/category/world/national-guard-deployed-in-los-angeles-amid-protests-against-immigration-raids1
June 9, 2025, 2:26 AM
California National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday to quell demonstrations over President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement, as the state's Democratic governor called their deployment unlawful.rCa
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Russia advances to east-central Ukrainian region amid row over dead soldiers https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-advances-to-east-central-ukrainian-region-amid-row-over-dead-soldiers3
June 9, 2025, 3:30 AM
Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk amid a public row between Moscow and Kyiv over peacerCa
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Microsoft unveils ROG Xbox Ally handheld video game devices https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-unveils-rog-xbox-ally-handheld-video-game-devices
June 8, 2025, 9:25 PM
Microsoft on Sunday unveiled its first Xbox-branded handheld gaming devices, touting them as a way to play its vast library of titles anywhere.
Two "ROG Xbox Ally" modelsrCa
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Trump's new travel ban set to take effect amid escalating tension over immigration enforcement
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump%27s-new-travel-ban-set-to-take-effect-amid-escalating-tension-over-immigration-enforcement
June 8, 2025, 9:23 PM
President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries is set to take effect Monday amid escalatingrCa
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Peru restores Nazca Lines protection after backlash over mining risk https://japantoday.com/category/world/peru-restores-nazca-lines-protection-after-backlash-over-mining-risk
June 8, 2025, 9:24 PM
Peru's government has abandoned a plan that reduced the size of a protected area around the country's ancient Nazca Lines, it said on Sunday, after criticism the changerCa
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Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' tops North America box office for third week https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/disney%27s-%27lilo-stitch%27-tops-n.america-box-office-for-third-week
June 8, 2025, 9:29 PM
Disney's family-friendly "Lilo & Stitch" kept up its dominance of the early summer North American box office, winning for a third week in a row with $32.5 millionrCa
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Mike Johnson downplays Musk's influence and says Republicans will pass Trump's tax and budget bill
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mike-johnson-downplays-musk%27s-influence-and-says-republicans-will-pass-trump%27s-tax-and-budget-bill
June 9, 2025, 2:31 AM
With an uncharacteristically feistiness, Speaker Mike Johnson took clear sides Sunday in President Donald Trump's breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk.
The Republican House leader and staunch Trump allyrCa
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British soldier arrested in Kenya over what UK media report is a rape accusation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-soldier-arrested-in-kenya-over-what-uk-media-report-is-a-rape-accusation
June 8, 2025, 9:24 PM
A member of BritainrCOs armed forces has been arrested in Kenya and UK military police are investigating, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday.
The BBC and other BritishrCa
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Chinese carrier sails near Japan's easternmost island for 1st time https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-chinese-carrier-sails-near-japan%27s-easternmost-island-for-1st-time
June 8, 2025, 9:30 PM
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has been spotted in the vicinity of Japan's easternmost island in the Pacific, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Sunday, noting that it isrCa
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Iran claims without evidence that it took Israeli nuclear files https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-claims-without-evidence-that-it-took-israeli-nuclear-files
June 8, 2025, 9:24 PM
Iran's intelligence minister claimed without offering evidence Sunday that Tehran seized an rCLimportant treasuryrCY of information regarding Israel's nuclear program, ahead of a week in which the IslamicrCa
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Ishiba, in Gunma, says he cringes at women because of their strong image https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Ishiba-in-Gunma-says-he-cringes-at-women-because-of-their-strong-image
June 8, 2025, 9:31 PM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was criticized on Sunday by the main opposition party leader after saying he thought women in the eastern Japanese prefecture of Gunma were "strong"rCa
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Israel says Gaza-bound activist boat carrying Greta Thunberg redirected https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-says-to-block-gaza-bound-aid-boat-carrying-greta-thunberg
June 9, 2025, 5:23 AM
Israel said it diverted a Gaza-bound boat on Monday after the activists onboard, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, said they were intercepted as they sought to provide reliefrCa
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Triple-hosted World Cup: Huge ambition at a hefty cost to planet https://japantoday.com/category/sports/triple-hosted-world-cup-huge-ambition-at-a-hefty-cost-to-planet
June 8, 2025, 9:25 PM
The largest and most far-flung World Cup kicks off in 12 months with a record 48 teams spread across Canada, the United States and Mexico and sceptics arerCa
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JapanrCOs most popular curry rice restaurant chain losing customers as it raises prices
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%E2%80%99s-most-popular-curry-rice-restaurant-chain-losing-customers-as-it-raises-prices
June 8, 2025, 9:31 PM
Curry rice-ais one of JapanrCOs favorite things to eat, and its favorite restaurant to eat it at is-aCocoichibanya. Also known as-aCocoichi, the chain, which was founded in 1978,rCa
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Alcaraz beats Sinner in longest French Open final in five sets https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-open-defending-champion-alcaraz-faces-no.-1-sinner-for-the-men%27s-title
June 8, 2025, 9:24 PM
Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday and winrCa
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Arenado's walk-off pinch-hit double sends Cardinals over Dodgers 2-1 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arenado%27s-walk-off-pinch-hit-double-sends-cardinals-over-dodgers-2-1
June 8, 2025, 6:49 AM
Nolan Arenado delivered a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals stifled the Los Angeles DodgersrCO offense for a second straight game inrCa
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Tony Awards offer many intriguing matchups in a star-studded season https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tony-awards-offer-many-intriguing-matchups-in-a-star-studded-season
June 8, 2025, 9:29 PM
A pair of singing androids. Two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. A drunken Mary Todd Lincoln. A musical with a corpse as its hero. Romeo, Juliet and teddy bears withrCa
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Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-under-pressure-to-shine-after-ai-stumble
June 8, 2025, 9:25 PM
Pressure is on Apple to show it hasn't lost its magic despite broken promises to ramp up iPhones with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as rivals race ahead withrCa
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Bodies of 2 men, 2 women found in car in apparent joint suicide https://japantoday.com/category/national/bodies-of-2-men-2-women-found-in-car-in-apparent-joint-suicide
June 8, 2025, 7:39 AM
The bodies of two men and two women were found inside a light passenger vehicle parked on a forest road in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, on Saturday, inrCa
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Memorial service marks 24 years since fatal stabbing rampage at Ikeda school https://japantoday.com/category/crime/memorial-service-marks-24-years-since-fatal-stabbing-rampage-at-ikeda-school
June 8, 2025, 9:28 PM
A memorial service was held Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at an elementary school in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, that left eight children dead.rCa
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Panthers maul Oilers in stormy clash to lead Stanley Cup Final https://japantoday.com/category/sports/panthers-maul-oilers-in-stormy-clash-to-lead-stanley-cup-final
June 10, 2025, 3:51 AM
The Florida Panthers thrashed the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in a stormy Stanley Cup Final game-three clash on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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RFK Jr ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee https://japantoday.com/category/world/rfk-jr.-ousts-entire-cdc-vaccine-advisory-committee
June 10, 2025, 4:14 AM
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how torCa
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Belgium battles past Wales, Italy wins in World Cup qualifying https://japantoday.com/category/sports/belgium-battle-past-wales-italy-win-in-world-cup-qualifying
June 10, 2025, 1:01 AM
Belgium held off a battling Wales and Italy gave sacked coach Luciano Spalletti a winning send-off in World Cup qualifying on Monday.
Elsewhere Manchester City star Erling Haaland'srCa
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U.S. State Department resumes processing Harvard student visas after judge's ruling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-state-dept-resumes-processing-harvard-student-visas-after-judge%27s-ruling
June 9, 2025, 8:46 PM
The U.S. State Department directed all U.S. missions abroad and consular sections to resume processing Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas after a federal judge in BostonrCa
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Apple plays it safe on AI despite Wall Street pressure https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-plays-it-safe-on-ai-despite-wall-street-pressure
June 9, 2025, 8:45 PM
Apple on Monday remained on its cautious path to embracing generative AI even as rivals race ahead with the technology and Wall Street expresses doubts over its strategy.rCa
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Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sly-stone-leader-of-funk-revolutionaries-sly-and-the-family-stone-dies-at-82
June 9, 2025, 8:42 PM
Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and rCO70s and beyond with such hits asrCa
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Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against 'It Ends With Us' costar Blake Lively
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/judge-dismisses-justin-baldoni%27s-lawsuit-against-%27it-ends-with-us%27-costar-blake-lively
June 9, 2025, 7:39 PM
A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his rCLIt Ends With UsrCY costar Blake Lively after she sued him forrCa
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Tensions flare among jurors in Weinstein sex crimes retrial https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tensions-flare-among-jurors-in-weinstein-sex-crimes-retrial
June 9, 2025, 7:39 PM
Fresh strains emerged Monday among jurors in the sex crimes retrial of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, raising the risk of a deadlocked jury and a mistrial.
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U.S. military deploys Marines to LA as police break up 4th day of protests https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-suggests-arresting-california-governor-who-vows-to-sue-over-guard-deployment
June 10, 2025, 4:14 AM
The U.S. military will temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles until more National Guard troops can arrive, marking another escalation in President Donald Trump's response torCa
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Frederick Forsyth, 'Day of the Jackal' author, dies at 86 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/frederick-forsyth-%27day-of-the-jackal%27-author-dies-at-86
June 9, 2025, 7:39 PM
British novelist Frederick Forsyth, who authored best-selling thrillers such as "The Day of the Jackal" and "The Dogs of War," has died aged 86, his publisher said.
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U.S. and Chinese officials meet in London for pivotal trade talks https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-and-chinese-officials-meet-in-london-for-pivotal-trade-talks2
June 9, 2025, 7:35 PM
Top U.S. and Chinese officials were meeting in London on Monday to try to defuse a trade dispute that has widened from tariffs to restrictions over rare earths,rCa
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Canada plans to hit NATO spending target early and reduce reliance on U.S. defense, Carney says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-plans-to-hit-nato-spending-target-early-and-reduce-us-defense-reliance-carney-says
June 9, 2025, 7:36 PM
Canada will meet NATO's military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting thatrCa
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Amazon to spend $20 billion on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one at a nuclear power plant
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-to-spend-20-billion-on-data-centers-in-pennsylvania-including-one-at-a-nuclear-power-plant
June 9, 2025, 7:37 PM
Amazon said Monday that it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that hasrCa
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TikTok to increase investment in Britain https://japantoday.com/category/tech/tiktok-says-to-increase-investment-in-britain
June 9, 2025, 7:37 PM
TikTok plans to raise its investment in the UK, its biggest community in Europe, with the creation of 500 more jobs, the Chinese-owned social media giant announced Monday.rCa
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Russia, Ukraine swap first prisoners in large-scale exchange https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-ukraine-swap-first-prisoners-in-large-scale-exchange
June 9, 2025, 7:35 PM
Russia and Ukraine on Monday swapped a first group of captured soldiers -- part of an agreement reached during peace talks that appeared to be in doubt overrCa
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'Miss Forest 2010' https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/%27miss-forest-2010%27
June 9, 2025, 7:35 PM
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara stands near one of his artworks called "Miss Forest 2010" at the Hayward Gallery in London on Monday, the first UK solo exhibition ofrCa
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Japan to allocate -N1.9 tril to quake recovery from FY2026-2030 https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-allocate-1.9-tril.-yen-to-quake-recovery-from-fy-2026-2030
June 9, 2025, 7:42 PM
The Japanese government will allocate around 1.9 trillion yen for reconstruction projects in northeastern areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030,rCa
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Kim Novak awarded Venice lifetime achievement award https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hitchcock-heroine-novak-awarded-venice-lifetime-achievement-award
June 9, 2025, 7:39 PM
Hollywood actress Kim Novak, 92, best known for portraying the double life of a woman in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", has been awarded Venice's lifetime achievement award, the filmrCa
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'Tennis the winner' as Alcaraz and Sinner set for enduring rivalry https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27tennis-the-winner%27-as-alcaraz-and-sinner-set-for-enduring-rivalry
June 9, 2025, 7:36 PM
After producing one of the greatest Grand Slam finals of all time, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner served an explicit reminder they are the two main forces setrCa
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Ishiba aims for nominal GDP to reach -N1,000 tril in 2040 https://japantoday.com/category/politics/urgent-japan-pm-aims-for-nominal-gdp-to-reach-1-000-tril.-yen-in-2040
June 9, 2025, 7:38 PM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that Japan should aim to boost its economy to 1,000 trillion yen ($7 trillion) in nominal terms in 2040, instructing his rulingrCa
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Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg reaches Israeli port https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-diverts-gaza-bound-aid-boat-carrying-greta-thunberg
June 10, 2025, 4:15 AM
A Gaza-bound aid boat reached Israel's Ashdod port on Monday after being intercepted by Israeli forces, preventing the dozen activists on board including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg fromrCa
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Bus crash in Malaysia kills at least 15, mostly students https://japantoday.com/category/world/malaysia-bus-crash-kills-at-least-15-mostly-students
June 9, 2025, 7:09 AM
A bus carrying university students back to their campus smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia on Monday, killing at least 15 people, police and rescue services said.rCa
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Hakuho says he wants to promote 'World Sumo Grand Slam' outside Japan https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Retired-yokozuna-Hakuho-says-he-wants-to-expand-sumo-to-the-world
June 9, 2025, 10:08 AM
Retired sumo great Hakuho said Monday he was quitting the ancient sport in Japan after his wrestling stable was closed because of a bullying scandal involving his protege.rCa
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Ishiba, Lee agree to build stable ties between Japan, S Korea https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Ishiba-Lee-agree-to-build-stable-ties-between-Japan-S-Korea
June 9, 2025, 8:57 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Monday to build stable bilateral ties amid a severe strategic environment, with both expressingrCa
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China's exports climb 4.8% in May as shipments to U.S. fall nearly 10% https://japantoday.com/category/business/china%27s-exports-climb-4.8-in-may-as-shipments-to-the-us-fall-nearly-10
June 9, 2025, 7:37 PM
China's exports rose 4.8% in May from a year earlier, a bit lower than expected, as shipments to the United States fell nearly 10%, according to data releasedrCa
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Explosion at U.S. air base in Kadena injures 4 Japan SDF members https://japantoday.com/category/national/explosion-at-a-us-air-base-in-southern-japan-injures-at-least-1-japanese-soldier
June 9, 2025, 10:02 AM
An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries arerCa
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'Maybe Happy Ending' tops Broadway's Tony Awards https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27maybe-happy-ending%27-tops-broadway%27s-tony-awards
June 9, 2025, 4:54 AM
"Maybe Happy Ending," a South Korean musical adapted for Broadway about two robots who find connection, won big at Sunday's Tony Awards, scooping up six prizes at therCa
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A reopened nuclear launch site in Okinawa reveals dark legacy https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-a-reopened-nuke-launch-site-in-okinawa-reveals-a-dark-legacy
June 9, 2025, 7:40 PM
The tranquil village of Onna is one of Okinawa's most beautiful spots. Scenic beaches, dramatic rock formations and lavish seaside resorts dot the coast. But there's a darkrCa
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Trump travel ban in effect, citizens from 12 nations barred from US https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-travel-ban-in-effect-citizens-from-12-nations-barred-from-us
June 10, 2025, 4:19 AM
President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and revivingrCa
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Japan confirms China's aircraft carrier sailed east of Iwo Jima for first time https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-confirms-china%27s-aircraft-carrier-sailed-east-of-iwo-jima-for-first-time
June 9, 2025, 7:04 PM
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan's top government spokesperson saidrCa
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Austrian police search for answers after mass shooting in school https://japantoday.com/category/world/austrian-police-search-for-answers-after-mass-shooting-in-school
June 11, 2025, 6:24 AM
Austrian authorities were searching on Wednesday for answers to why a 21-year-old gunman shot 10 people in a rampage at his former high school before killing himself, onerCa
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May was world's second-hottest on record, EU scientists say https://japantoday.com/category/world/may-was-world%27s-second-hottest-on-record-eu-scientists-say
June 11, 2025, 4:41 AM
The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fueled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland, scientists said on Wednesday.
LastrCa
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U.S., China reach deal to ease export curbs, keep tariff truce alive https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-china-reach-deal-to-ease-export-curbs-keep-tariff-truce-alive
June 11, 2025, 5:58 AM
U.S. and Chinese officials said on Tuesday they had agreed on a framework to put their trade truce back on track and remove China's export restrictions on rarerCa
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Northern Ireland town hit by second night of unrest https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.ireland-town-hit-by-second-night-of-unrest
June 11, 2025, 12:32 AM
Violence flared for a second night Tuesday in a Northern Irish town after "racially motivated" attacks sparked by the arrest of two teenagers accused of attempting to raperCa
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Trump says he will 'liberate' Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he-will-%27liberate%27-los-angeles-in-speech-to-mark-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-army
June 11, 2025, 3:05 AM
President-aDonald Trump-acalled protesters in-aLos Angeles-arCLanimalsrCY and rCLa foreign enemyrCY in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday as he defended deploying the military on demonstrators opposed to hisrCa
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Duckett stars as England completes T20 sweep against West Indies https://japantoday.com/category/sports/duckett-stars-as-england-complete-t20-sweep-against-west-indies
June 10, 2025, 10:03 PM
Ben Duckett starred with a blistering 84 from just 46 balls as England wrapped up a T20 series sweep of the West Indies with a 37-run victory onrCa
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Britain and allies impose sanctions on Israeli far-right ministers for 'inciting violence'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain-and-allies-impose-sanctions-on-israeli-far-right-ministers-for-%27inciting-violence%27
June 10, 2025, 10:02 PM
Britain and four other nations imposed sanctions on Tuesday on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against PalestiniansrCa
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Belgian royals visit https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/belgian-royals-visit
June 10, 2025, 9:07 PM
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako greet Belgian Princess Astrid and her husband Prince Lorenz before their tea party at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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England booed after losing to Senegal for first defeat under coach Thomas Tuchel
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-booed-after-losing-to-senegal-for-first-defeat-under-coach-thomas-tuchel
June 10, 2025, 9:37 PM
Boos rang out as England left the field after a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly Tuesday which marked the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel's tenure asrCa
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U.S.-China trade, export control talks push through second full day in London https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-china-trade-export-control-talks-push-through-second-full-day-in-london1
June 11, 2025, 3:16 AM
Trade talks between the U.S. and China in London are going well and could spill into a third day, U.S. negotiators said, as the two superpowers pushed forrCa
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Israel's Netanyahu says significant progress made in talks to release hostages https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel%27s-netanyahu-says-significant-progress-made-in-talks-to-release-hostages2
June 10, 2025, 9:34 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that there had been "significant progress" in efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza, but thatrCa
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Nancy Wilson's stolen custom-built Telecaster guitar recovered by police in New Jersey
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/police-recover-a-stolen-custom-built-telecaster-guitar-that-belongs-to-heart%27s-nancy-wilson
June 10, 2025, 9:39 PM
Police in Atlantic City said Tuesday that they retrieved one of the two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band Heart that were stolen from arCa
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One year from World Cup opener, FIFA leaves questions unanswered on tickets and security
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/one-year-from-world-cup-opener-fifa-leaves-questions-unanswered-on-tickets-and-security
June 10, 2025, 9:37 PM
A year from the largest World Cup ever, there has been no announcement on general ticket sales, prices for most seats, location of a draw or security arrangementsrCa
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U.S. intel chief Gabbard denounces 'warmongers' after Hiroshima visit https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-intel-chief-denounces-%27warmongers%27-after-hiroshima-visit
June 10, 2025, 9:40 PM
US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard warned Tuesday after a trip to Hiroshima that "warmongers" were pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, in an extraordinary, ifrCa
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BrazilrCOs Bolsonaro takes the stand before the Supreme Court over alleged coup plot
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%E2%80%99s-bolsonaro-takes-the-stand-before-brazil%27s-supreme-court-over-alleged-coup-plan
June 10, 2025, 9:35 PM
BrazilrCOs former president Jair Bolsonaro appeared before the Supreme Court for the first time Tuesday and denied participation in an alleged plot to remain in power and overturnrCa
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World Bank cuts global growth forecast as trade tensions heighten uncertainty https://japantoday.com/category/business/world-bank-cuts-global-growth-forecast-as-trade-tensions-heighten-uncertainty
June 10, 2025, 9:43 PM
The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2025 by four-tenths of a percentage point to 2.3%, saying that higher tariffs and heightened uncertainty posedrCa
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U.S. gov't restores some medical research grants, says top Trump official https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/us-restores-some-medical-research-grants-says-top-trump-official
June 10, 2025, 9:31 PM
A senior U.S. health official on Tuesday admitted President Donald Trump's administration had gone too far in slashing biomedical research grants worth billions of dollars, and said effortsrCa
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Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/nations-call-for-strong-plastics-treaty-as-difficult-talks-loom
June 10, 2025, 9:30 PM
More than 90 countries called on Tuesday for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, ahead of another round of hard-fought negotiations on the pact.
The talks collapsedrCa
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Russia launches one of war's largest air attacks on Kyiv https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-launches-one-of-war%27s-largest-air-attacks-on-kyiv3
June 10, 2025, 9:34 PM
Russia launched one of its largest air strikes on Kyiv in over three years of war and struck a maternity ward in the southern city of Odesa inrCa
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Greta Thunberg deported from Israel; denounces Gaza 'war crimes' https://japantoday.com/category/world/greta-thunberg-deported-from-israel-denounces-gaza-%27war-crimes%27
June 11, 2025, 3:05 AM
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, the day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing torCa
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Japan, S Korea, Australia celebrate World Cup qualification https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-south-korea-celebrate-world-cup-qualification-with-big-wins
June 10, 2025, 9:37 PM
Crystal Palace forward Daichi Kamada scored twice for Japan and Paris Saint Germain's Lee Kang-in netted for South Korea as the Asian giants rounded off successful World CuprCa
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Truck units of Toyota and Daimler reach merger deal https://japantoday.com/category/business/truck-units-of-toyota-and-daimler-reach-merger-deal-first-announced-two-years-ago
June 10, 2025, 9:42 PM
The truck divisions of JapanrCOs Toyota and Daimler of Germany have agreed to merge to form rCLa new strong Japanese truck powerhouserCY to work together in vehicle development,rCa
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Toyota proposes selling U.S. cars in Japan to support tariff talks https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-toyota-proposes-selling-u.s.-cars-in-japan-to-promote-tariff-talks
June 10, 2025, 9:42 PM
Toyota Motor Corp has proposed to the government that it sell U.S.-made cars in Japan through its domestic dealership network, the company said in an online video.
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14-year-old student in France stabs school employee to death during bag check https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-authorities-say-a-15-year-old-student-stabbed-a-school-employee-to-death-during-a-bag-check
June 10, 2025, 9:35 PM
A French middle school employee was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old student during a bag check Tuesday at their school in eastern France, authorities said. The studentrCa
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Crypto's hottest new trend: publicly traded companies buying bunches of bitcoin https://japantoday.com/category/tech/crypto%27s-hottest-new-trend-publicly-traded-companies-buying-bunches-of-bitcoin
June 10, 2025, 9:38 PM
ItrCOs one of cryptorCOs hottest trends: publicly traded companies buying bitcoin and then buying even more.
President Donald TrumprCOs media company just announced a plan to raise $2.5rCa --------------------
9 killed, many others wounded in Austrian school shooting https://japantoday.com/category/world/eight-killed-others-injured-in-austrian-school-shooting-media-say
June 10, 2025, 12:05 PM
A shooter killed at least nine people and wounded many others in an attack at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, therCa
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Former student opens fire at Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life
https://japantoday.com/category/world/several-people-dead-in-a-shooting-at-a-school-in-the-austrian-city-of-graz
June 10, 2025, 9:34 PM
A former student opened fire at a school in AustriarCOs second-biggest city on Tuesday, fatally wounding 10 people and injuring many others before taking his own life, authoritiesrCa
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Huawei founder says chips still lag 'one generation' behind U.S. https://japantoday.com/category/tech/huawei-founder-says-chips-still-lag-%27one-generation%27-behind-us
June 10, 2025, 9:38 PM
Chinese tech giant Huawei's chips still "lag behind the United States by one generation", state media quoted its founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei as saying in a rarerCa
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Japanese frigate arrives in Australia as Tokyo bids for defense deal https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-frigate-arrives-in-australia-as-tokyo-bids-for-defense-deal
June 10, 2025, 9:42 PM
A state-of-the-art Japanese warship has arrived in Australia as part of a high-stakes campaign to secure a $6.5 billion contract to build the country's next fleet of general-purposerCa
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Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/expanding-missile-threats-and-airspace-closures-are-straining-airlines1
June 10, 2025, 9:31 PM
Proliferating conflict zones are an increasing burden on airline operations and profitability, executives say, as carriers grapple with missiles and drones, airspace closures, location spoofing and the shoot-downrCa
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Islamic State reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and Iraq https://japantoday.com/category/world/islamic-state-reactivating-fighters-eying-comeback-in-syria-and-iraq1
June 12, 2025, 6:42 AM
Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria andrCa
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Thunder find themselves in familiar territory in NBA Finals, trailing 2-1 in another series
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/thunder-find-themselves-in-familiar-territory-in-nba-finals-trailing-2-1-in-another-series
June 12, 2025, 5:03 AM
Game 1, a loss on the oppositionrCOs final shot. Game 2, an easy win. Game 3, another loss to fall behind in the series again.
This formula isrCa
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Critical minerals give China an edge in trade negotiations https://japantoday.com/category/world/critical-minerals-give-china-an-edge-in-trade-negotiations
June 12, 2025, 3:22 AM
ChinarCOs dominance over critical minerals in global supply chains was a powerful bargaining chip in trade talks between Beijing and Washington that concluded with both sides saying theyrCa
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WADA calls on U.S. to stop 'dangerous' Enhanced Games https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wada-calls-on-us-to-stop-%27dangerous%27-enhanced-games
June 12, 2025, 3:55 AM
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Witold Banka has called on U.S. authorities to prevent the drug-fueled Enhanced Games from taking place next year.
Speaking in Lausanne in anrCa
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Hakuho's lofty 'global sumo' ambitions bolstered by generous backers with deep pockets
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/hakuho%27s-lofty-%27global-sumo%27-ambitions-bolstered-by-generous-backers-with-deep-pockets
June 11, 2025, 11:22 PM
In a June 9 press conference, former sumo stablemaster Miyagino, a retired yokozuna (grand champion) who formerly competed under the name Hakuho, announced his resignation from the JapanrCa
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BrazilrCOs Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user content
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%E2%80%99s-supreme-court-justices-agree-to-make-social-media-companies-liable-for-user-content
June 11, 2025, 10:45 PM
The majority of justices on BrazilrCOs Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable for illegal postings by their users, in a landmark case for LatinrCa
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Disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland for third straight night https://japantoday.com/category/world/disorder-breaks-out-in-northern-ireland-for-third-straight-night1
June 11, 2025, 10:48 PM
Public disorder broke out in different parts of Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday, as rioters attacked police with petrol bombs in the main flashpointrCa
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Hydrangea season https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/hydrangea-season
June 11, 2025, 9:13 PM
People visit Hakusan Shrine in Tokyo to view blooming hydrangeas on Wednesday. --------------------
Princess Kako addresses Brazil's Congress, meets with Lula in presidential palace
https://japantoday.com/category/national/princess-kako-addresses-brazil%27s-congress-meets-with-lula-in-presidential-palace
June 11, 2025, 9:40 PM
JapanrCOs Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of-aEmperor Naruhito, was welcomed on Wednesday by Brazil's President Luiz In|icio Lula da Silva for a private ceremony on the latestrCa
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Fulbright board resigns citing interference by Trump administration https://japantoday.com/category/world/fulbright-board-resigns-citing-interference-by-trump-administration2
June 11, 2025, 9:38 PM
All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from PresidentrCa
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Springsteen's Berlin concert echoes with history and a stark warning https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/springsteen%27s-berlin-concert-echoes-with-history-and-a-stark-warning
June 11, 2025, 9:42 PM
Veteran rock star Bruce Springsteen, a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump, slammed the U.S. administration as rCLcorrupt, incompetent and treasonousrCY during a concert Wednesday in Berlin.
HerCa
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Club World Cup refs to wear eye-level cameras but it's what FIFA won't show that's most telling
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/club-world-cup-refs-to-wear-eye-level-cameras-but-it%27s-what-fifa-won%27t-show-that%27s-most-telling
June 11, 2025, 9:39 PM
Referees at the Club World Cup will wear eye-level cameras to finally allow fans to see exactly what the officials are looking at during a soccer match.
Well...rCa
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Musk regrets some of his Trump criticisms; says they 'went too far' https://japantoday.com/category/world/musk-regrets-some-of-his-trump-criticisms-says-they-%27went-too-far%27
June 12, 2025, 3:05 AM
Elon Musk, the world's richest person and Donald Trump's former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the U.S. president, after the pair's publicrCa
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U.S. preparing to partially evacuate Iraq embassy over regional security risks, sources say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-preparing-to-partially-evacuate-iraq-embassy-over-regional-security-risks-sources-say2
June 11, 2025, 9:38 PM
The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened securityrCa
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Russia hits Ukraine's Kharkiv with deadly nighttime barrage of drones https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-hits-ukraine%27s-kharkiv-with-deadly-nighttime-barrage-of-drones2
June 12, 2025, 3:23 AM
A concentrated, nine-minute-long Russian drone attack on Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv in the middle of the night killed six people and injured 64, including nine children,rCa
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Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/hundreds-of-laid-off-cdc-employees-are-being-reinstated
June 11, 2025, 9:34 PM
More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation's top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers.
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Deal getting U.S.-China trade truce back on track is done, Trump says https://japantoday.com/category/world/deal-getting-us-china-trade-truce-back-on-track-is-done-trump-says
June 11, 2025, 9:38 PM
A deal getting the fragile truce in the U.S.-China trade war back on track is done, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after negotiators from Washington andrCa
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Nvidia chief calls AI rCythe greatest equalizerrCO rCo but warns Europe risks falling behind
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/nvidia-chief-calls-ai-%E2%80%98the-greatest-equalizer%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-but-warns-europe-risks-falling-behind
June 11, 2025, 9:41 PM
Will artificial intelligence save humanity rCo or destroy it? Lift up the worldrCOs poorest rCo or tighten the grip of a tech elite?
Jensen Huang, the global chiprCa
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Trump administration reviewing Biden-era submarine pact with Australia, UK https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-reviewing-biden-era-submarine-pact-with-australia-uk
June 11, 2025, 9:38 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has launched a formal review of a defense pact worth hundreds of billions of dollars that former President Joe Biden made with AustraliarCa
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Wickets galore on Day 1 of the WTC final between South Africa and Australia https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wickets-galore-on-day-1-of-the-wtc-final-between-south-africa-and-australia
June 11, 2025, 9:39 PM
Australia overcame a miserable morning to rock South Africa back on its heels by the end of day one of the World Test Championship at Lord's on Wednesday.rCa
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IOC leaders praise Los Angeles amid unrest in 2028 Olympics host city https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-leaders-praise-los-angeles-amid-unrest-in-2028-olympics-host-city
June 11, 2025, 9:39 PM
Olympic officials meeting Wednesday in Switzerland took a calm, longer view of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after days of images of deployed military and burningrCa
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Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in split verdict at #MeToo sex crimes retrial
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/more-jury-drama-at-weinstein-sex-crimes-retrial
June 11, 2025, 9:43 PM
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another, and jurors were as yetrCa
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Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/brian-wilson-beach-boys-visionary-leader-and-summer%27s-poet-laureate-dies-at-82
June 11, 2025, 9:15 PM
Brian Wilson, the Beach BoysrCO visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired rCLGood Vibrations,rCY rCLCalifornia GirlsrCY and other summertime anthems and maderCa
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Chinese fighter jet has near miss with SDF patrol plane: Japan gov't https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-china-fighter-jet-has-near-miss-with-sdf-patrol-plane-japan-gov%27t
June 11, 2025, 9:44 PM
A Chinese military aircraft had a near miss with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol plane over the high seas in the Pacific, flying just 45 meters awayrCa
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Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement https://japantoday.com/category/tech/disney-and-universal-sue-ai-firm-midjourney-for-copyright-infringement
June 11, 2025, 9:41 PM
Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have enter the legal battlerCa
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Israeli fire kills 60 in Gaza, many near aid site, medics say https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-fire-kills-60-in-gaza-many-near-aid-site-medics-say
June 12, 2025, 3:23 AM
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, most of them near an aid site operated by the U.S- and Israeli-backed Gaza HumanitarianrCa
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Japan opposition likely to forgo motion against PM, dual elections https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-opposition-likely-to-forgo-motion-against-pm-dual-elections
June 11, 2025, 9:42 PM
Japan's main opposition party is leaning toward not submitting a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet and triggering double Diet elections, party sources said Wednesday.
WithrCa
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2 injured in wrong-way crash; latest in recent spate of incidents https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-injured-in-wrong-way-crash-latest-in-recent-spate-of-incidents
June 11, 2025, 9:40 PM
Two vehicles collided head-on Wednesday in an outbound lane of an expressway in Gifu Prefecture, injuring the two drivers after one entered the lane going the wrong way,rCa
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Google offers buyouts to staff in latest round of cost cutting https://japantoday.com/category/business/google-offers-buyouts-to-staff-in-latest-round-of-cost-cutting
June 11, 2025, 9:42 PM
Google has offered buyouts to staff in several divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting, according to reports from several news outlets.
ItrCOs not clear how manyrCa
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GM to invest $4 billion to ramp up U.S. production https://japantoday.com/category/business/gm-to-invest-4-billion-to-ramp-up-us-production
June 11, 2025, 9:41 PM
Shares of General Motors rose before the opening bell after announcing plans to invest $4 billion to shift some production from Mexico to U.S. manufacturing plants as therCa
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Iran launches drones after Israel hits its nuclear facilities, missile factories
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-hits-iran-nuclear-facilities-missile-factories-tehran-launches-drones
June 13, 2025, 6:08 AM
Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders and that this was the start of a prolongedrCa
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Japan instructs airlines to check Boeing 787s after Air India crash https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-instructs-airlines-to-check-boeing-787s-after-air-india-crash
June 13, 2025, 6:05 AM
Japan's transport ministry said Friday it has instructed Japanese airlines operating Boeing 787s to inspect them following the fatal crash of an Air India 787-8.
In the instructionrCa
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China blaming Japan for fighter jet incidents 'unacceptable': Tokyo https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-blaming-japan-for-fighter-jet-incidents-%27unacceptable%27-tokyo
June 13, 2025, 6:06 AM
Tokyo's defense minister said Friday it was "unacceptable" for China to blame Japan for close encounters between their military planes over the Pacific high seas last weekend.
JapanrCa
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Rescuers search for missing people, aircraft parts after Air India crash kills over 240
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rescuers-search-for-missing-people-aircraft-parts-after-air-india-crash-kills-over-240
June 13, 2025, 4:07 AM
Rescue workers searched for missing people and aircraft parts on Friday after an Air India plane crashed onto a medical college hostel in the city of Ahmedabad, killingrCa
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Appeals court allows Trump to keep National Guard in LA with Marines on the way https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-temporarily-bars-trump-from-deploying-national-guard-troops-in-los-angeles
June 13, 2025, 6:02 AM
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarilyrCa
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Japan upper house election set for July 20: report https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-upper-house-election-set-for-july-20-asahi-reports
June 13, 2025, 6:05 AM
Japan's upcoming upper house election is set for July 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided not to extend the current parliamentary session, the Asahi newspaper reported onrCa
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Israel attacks Iran's nuclear and military sites https://japantoday.com/category/world/explosions-ring-out-across-iran%E2%80%99s-capital-as-israel-claims-it-is-attacking-the-country
June 13, 2025, 6:02 AM
Iranian state television said the head of IranrCOs paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was dead after an Israeli attack early Friday.
The report offered few other details about what happenedrCa --------------------
Man gets 23 years in prison for killing work supervisor with dump truck https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-gets-23-years-in-prison-for-killing-work-supervisor-with-dump-truck
June 13, 2025, 6:07 AM
The Kokura branch of the Fukuoka District Court has sentenced a 62-year-old man to 23 years in prison for killing his 51-year-old work supervisor by running over himrCa
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UN votes overwhelmingly to demand Gaza ceasefire, hostage release and aid access
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-votes-overwhelmingly-to-demand-gaza-ceasefire-hostage-release-and-aid-access
June 12, 2025, 9:49 PM
U.N. member nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and unrestricted access for the delivery ofrCa
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Big throw
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/big-throw
June 12, 2025, 9:19 PM
Olympic gold medalist Haruka Kitaguchi from Japan takes part in the Diamond League women's javelin event during the Bislett Games at Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday.rCa
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Alfred, Duplantis and Warholm light up Oslo Diamond League https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bolt-beams-as-alfred-duplantis-and-warholm-light-up-oslo-diamond-league
June 12, 2025, 9:33 PM
Karsten Warholm, Julien Alfred and Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis lit up Thursday's star-studded Diamond League meet in Oslo where Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt was on hand to lendrCa
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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops pushing back Russian forces in Sumy https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskiy-says-ukrainian-troops-pushing-back-russian-forces-in-sumy
June 13, 2025, 6:05 AM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces were gradually pushing Russian forces out of the border Sumy region, where Moscow has established a foothold inrCa
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One survivor after Air India Dreamliner crashes into Ahmedabad college hostel, killing at least 241
https://japantoday.com/category/world/air-india-dreamliner-crashes-into-ahmedabad-college-hostel-kills-over-2401
June 13, 2025, 4:07 AM
More than 240 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said,rCa
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer complains about trial secrecy as a famous rapper's name goes unmentioned
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-%27diddy%27-combs%27-lawyer-complains-about-trial-secrecy-as-a-famous-rapper%27s-name-goes-unmentioned
June 12, 2025, 9:37 PM
A lawyer for Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs protested the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop iconrCOs federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial on Thursday after Combs and therCa
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Australia leads South Africa by 218 runs after wickets tumble again on Day 2 of WTC final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-leads-south-africa-by-218-runs-after-wickets-tumble-again-on-day-2-of-wtc-final
June 12, 2025, 9:33 PM
A low-scoring World Test Championship final was heading to a thrilling conclusion after Australia took a 74-run first-innings lead before being reduced to 144-8 by South Africa byrCa
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Trump officials vow to step up LA crackdown; Democratic senator dragged away in protest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-officials-vow-to-step-up-la-crackdown-democratic-us-senator-dragged-away-in-protest
June 13, 2025, 3:21 AM
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged arCa
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Mets pitcher Kodai Senga leaves with injury against Nationals https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mets-pitcher-kodai-senga-leaves-with-injury-against-nationals
June 12, 2025, 9:33 PM
Mets right-hander Kodai Senga left ThursdayrCOs start against the Washington Nationals with an apparent right leg injury.
Senga allowed just two base runners in the first 5 1/3rCa
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Trump says U.S. Steel controlled by him with 'golden share' https://japantoday.com/category/business/trump-says-u.s.-steel-controlled-by-him-with-golden-share
June 13, 2025, 6:07 AM
The United States has a "golden share" in United States Steel Corp, President Donald Trump said Thursday, adding it will be controlled by him after Nippon Steel Corp'srCa
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Death toll in South Africa floods rises to 78 https://japantoday.com/category/world/death-toll-in-s.africa-floods-rises-to-78 June 12, 2025, 9:29 PM
South Africa rescue teams recovered more bodies Thursday, days after heavy rains and strong winds battered the Eastern Cape province, as the death toll rose to at leastrCa
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A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/a-grammy-category-is-created-for-album-covers-just-as-sabrina-carpenter%27s-takes-the-spotlight
June 12, 2025, 9:37 PM
The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover rCo a day afterrCa
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Trump says Israeli strike on Iran could happen but wants to avoid conflict https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-israeli-strike-on-iran-could-happen-but-wants-to-avoid-conflict1
June 12, 2025, 9:28 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen" but he would not call it imminent and prefers to avoidrCa
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Protests over immigration raids continue across U.S. with more planned https://japantoday.com/category/world/protests-over-immigration-raids-continue-across-the-us-with-more-planned
June 13, 2025, 3:22 AM
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country, as officials in cities from coast to coast get ready for major demonstrations against President DonaldrCa
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Humanitarian workers killed in Gaza ambush blamed on Hamas; internet cut in territory
https://japantoday.com/category/world/humanitarian-workers-killed-in-gaza-ambush-blamed-on-hamas-internet-cut-in-territory
June 12, 2025, 9:28 PM
At least eight Palestinians who worked for the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation died in an ambush, the GHF said on Thursday, blaming Hamas militants for the killings thatrCa
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At least 32 dead, dozens missing after boats capsize in Congo's Lake Tumba https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-32-dead-dozens-missing-after-boats-capsize-in-congo%27s-lake-tumba
June 12, 2025, 9:29 PM
At least 32 people were killed and dozens remain missing in Democratic Republic of Congo's Equateur Province after two boats carrying more than 100 passengers capsized in LakerCa
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Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland, Panama if necessary
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hegseth-says-the-pentagon-has-contingency-plans-to-invade-greenland-if-necessary
June 13, 2025, 3:21 AM
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answerrCa
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Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson wonrCOt deliberate
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/weinstein-case-judge-declares-mistrial-on-remaining-rape-charge-as-jury-foreperson-won%E2%80%99t-deliberate
June 12, 2025, 9:36 PM
Harvey Weinstein rCOs sex crimes retrial came to a disjointed end Thursday as the jury foreperson declined to deliberate and the judge declared a mistrial on a remainingrCa
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The most eye-catching products at Paris's Vivatech trade fair https://japantoday.com/category/tech/the-most-eye-catching-products-at-paris%27s-vivatech-trade-fair
June 12, 2025, 9:35 PM
Products ranging from footwear to AI counterfeit detectors fill the halls of Paris's Vivatech trade fair, which runs until Saturday.
Here are some of the highlights of thisrCa
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More arrests after third night of unrest in Northern Ireland town https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-arrests-after-third-night-of-unrest-in-n.-ireland-town
June 12, 2025, 9:29 PM
Riot police were pelted with petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks and nine officers were wounded in the third night of unrest in Northern Ireland, police said on ThursdayrCa
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J.J. Spaun leads U.S. Open on wild day of great shots and shockers https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-open-underway-with-high-expectations-for-scheffler-and-a-tough-test-for-all
June 13, 2025, 1:59 AM
J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday. He woundrCa
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U.S. producer prices rise modest 2.6% in May with inflationary pressures still mild
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-producer-prices-rise-modest-2.6-in-may-with-inflationary-pressures-still-mild
June 12, 2025, 10:48 PM
U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly last month from a year earlier, another sign that inflationary pressures remain mild.
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India plane crash death toll rises to 279 https://japantoday.com/category/world/india-plane-crash-death-toll-rises-to-279 June 14, 2025, 6:26 AM
Grieving families waited Saturday for news after one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, with the toll rising to 279 people killed in the Indian passenger jetrCa
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U.S. immigration officials told to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, NYT reports
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-immigration-officials-told-to-largely-pause-raids-on-farms-hotels-nyt-reports
June 14, 2025, 5:34 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has told immigration officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, the New York Times reported onrCa
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Thunder rally to beat Pacers, leveling NBA Finals at 2-2 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/thunder-rally-to-beat-pacers-level-nba-finals-at-2-12
June 14, 2025, 4:50 AM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a gritty 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers thatrCa
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Man lying on road dies after being run over by car in Shimane Prefecture https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-lying-on-road-dies-after-being-run-over-by-car-in-shimane-prefecture
June 14, 2025, 7:24 AM
A 33-year-old man who was lying on a road in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, died after he was run over by a car on Saturday morning.
The incident occurredrCa
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17-year-old boy arrested for throwing firecrackers from car window at elementary school girls
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/17-year-old-boy-arrested-for-throwing-firecrackers-from-car-window-at-elementary-school-girls
June 14, 2025, 7:25 AM
Police in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 17-year-old male high school student on suspicion of assault for throwing firecrackers from the window of a passenger car, causingrCa
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How to buy a home in Tokyo as a foreigner https://japantoday.com/category/features/events/how-to-buy-a-home-in-tokyo-as-a-foreigner-1
June 14, 2025, 1:40 AM
Learn how to buy a home in Tokyo, including the purchase process, financing options, and market trends. The webinar will be held July 15 from 6 p.m. torCa
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Foreign tourists outnumber Japanese ones at Kyoto hotels for first time ever https://japantoday.com/category/national/foreign-tourists-outnumber-japanese-ones-at-kyoto-hotels-for-first-time-ever
June 14, 2025, 7:24 AM
Recently, with Japan experiencing a surge in inbound international travelers, itrCOs not unusual to hear locals remark rCLThese days, it feels like there are more foreign tourists inrCa
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Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as it fits the government's terms
https://japantoday.com/category/business/trump-clears-path-for-nippon-steel-investment-in-us-steel-so-long-as-it-fits-the-government%27s-terms
June 14, 2025, 7:23 AM
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a-aNippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with arCa
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Arise Sir David! Soccer legend Beckham knighted https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arise-sir-david%21-football-legend-beckham-knighted
June 14, 2025, 5:05 AM
Former England soccer captain and global fashion icon David Beckham was knighted on Friday for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey andrCa
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Nagayama and Scutto win gold at world judo championships https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nagayama-and-scutto-win-gold-at-world-judo-champs
June 13, 2025, 8:41 PM
Japan's Ryuju Nagayama won his first world title on Friday in the men's -60kg at the world judo championships as Italy's Assunta Scutto won the women's -48kg title.rCa
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Sam Burns leads U.S. Open with 65 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sam-burns-sets-the-target-at-oakmont-with-a-65-in-the-second-round-at-the-us-open
June 14, 2025, 2:42 AM
The pounding rain arrived far too late to douse so many of the meltdowns across Oakmont on Friday in a U.S. Open that produced a brilliant round byrCa
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U.S. Marines make first detention in LA as more protests expected https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-marines-deployed-to-la-in-rare-move-as-more-protests-expected
June 14, 2025, 2:06 AM
U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, the military said, part of a rare domestic use of its forces sentrCa
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U.S. says it will keep detaining pro-Palestinian activist Khalil https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-says-it-will-keep-detaining-pro-palestinian-activist-khalil1
June 14, 2025, 2:06 AM
The U.S. government said on Friday pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil would remain in detention after a U.S. judge ruled foreign policy interests could not be used to justifyrCa
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Israel, Iran launch more barrages as Israel aims to wipe out Tehran's nuclear program
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-in-response-to-attacks
June 14, 2025, 5:05 AM
Iran and Israel targeted each other with airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it fromrCa
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How crucial is immigration for U.S. hotel industry? https://japantoday.com/category/business/how-crucial-is-immigration-for-the-us-hotel-industry2
June 13, 2025, 8:44 PM
A U.S. crackdown on foreign-born workers could spell trouble for the hotel and hospitality industry, which has lobbied for years to expand the pathways for immigration to therCa
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Bavuma grit and Markram century put South Africa on brink of historic WTC win over Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bavuma-grit-and-markram-century-put-south-africa-on-brink-of-historic-wtc-win-over-australia
June 13, 2025, 8:41 PM
Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and hundred-hitter Aiden Markram pushed South Africa to the brink of a sensational victory over Australia in a gripping World Test Championship final atrCa
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Israel attack on Iran tests Trump promise not to be dragged into war https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-attack-on-iran-tests-trump-promise-not-to-be-dragged-into-war
June 14, 2025, 5:05 AM
For President Donald Trump, few goals on the world stage have been more explicit -- he will not drag the United States into another "forever war."
Yet Israel'srCa
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HererCOs what to expect at the ArmyrCOs 250th anniversary parade on TrumprCOs birthday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/here%E2%80%99s-what-to-expect-at-the-army%E2%80%99s-250th-anniversary-parade-on-trump%E2%80%99s-birthday
June 14, 2025, 5:06 AM
The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up. Protective metal plating has been laid out on Washington's streets.
And more than 6,000 troopsrCa
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Ishiba, Trump to meet on G7 sidelines https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update3-ishiba-trump-to-meet-on-g7-fringes-japan-pm
June 13, 2025, 8:45 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to meet in Canada on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summitrCa
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Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, briefly shows up to support Sean 'Diddy' Combs at trial
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rapper-ye-formerly-known-as-kanye-west-shows-up-to-support-sean-diddy-combs-at-trial
June 13, 2025, 8:47 PM
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs on Friday to support the hip-hoprCa
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Startups show off ocean-preserving tech at Paris trade fair https://japantoday.com/category/tech/startups-show-off-ocean-preserving-tech-at-paris-trade-fair
June 13, 2025, 8:42 PM
Harnessing ocean currents to boost fuel efficiency of vessels, or tracking whales using sensor data and AI -- startups at Paris trade fair Vivatech have been showing offrCa
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Japan's chief meteorologist calls rumors of July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-chief-meteorologist-calls-rumors-of-a-july-earthquake-a-hoax-and-urges-people-not-to-worry
June 14, 2025, 7:25 AM
The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a rCLhoax," urging people not torCa
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Ukraine repatriates another 1,200 soldiers' bodies from Russia https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-repatriates-another-1-200-soldiers%27-bodies-from-russia
June 14, 2025, 5:05 AM
Ukraine said on Friday it had received the bodies of 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war with Russia as part of agreements to exchange both prisoners ofrCa
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Liverpool banks on 'world-class' Wirtz after record deal https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-bank-on-%27world-class%27-wirtz-after-record-deal
June 13, 2025, 8:41 PM
The golden boy of German soccer is set to become the new prince of the Premier League as Florian Wirtz prepares to join Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen forrCa
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Judge blocks TrumprCOs election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-blocks-trump%E2%80%99s-election-executive-order-siding-with-democrats-who-called-it-overreach
June 14, 2025, 2:06 AM
A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald TrumprCOs attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged therCa
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Being watched
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/being-watched
June 13, 2025, 8:39 PM
People walk by a 3D video advertisement display of a giant cat installed in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Friday.
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International K-pop fans thrill to prospect of BTS reunion https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/international-k-pop-fans-thrill-to-prospect-of-bts-reunion
June 13, 2025, 8:47 PM
Thousands of international fans of K-pop megastars BTS gathered on Friday in the suburbs of Seoul amid mounting excitement over an expected reunion of the group after itsrCa
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Japan to ban reselling of rice as cheap stockpiles hit shelves https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-to-ban-reselling-of-rice-as-cheap-stockpiles-hit-shelves
June 13, 2025, 8:44 PM
The government decided on Friday to prohibit the reselling of rice purchased at retail shops to ensure that rice reserves recently released at lower prices will stably reachrCa
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Japan condemns Israel's attack on Iran for escalating situation https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-condemns-israel%27s-attack-on-iran-for-escalating-situation
June 13, 2025, 8:45 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday condemned Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets, while vowing to work with other Group of Seven members to easerCa
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Campaigning begins for Tokyo assembly vote; 300 candidates running https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-campaigning-begins-for-tokyo-assembly-vote-ahead-of-upper-house-race
June 13, 2025, 8:46 PM
Official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election kicked off Friday, drawing attention as a prelude to this summer's House of Councillors race, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba'srCa
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Panthers on brink of Stanley Cup repeat after 5-2 win over Oilers https://japantoday.com/category/sports/panthers-on-brink-of-stanley-cup-repeat-after-5-2-win-over-oilers
June 15, 2025, 3:56 AM
Brad Marchand scored two goals to lead Florida to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers that put the Panthers one win away from their second straight NHLrCa
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Minnesota manhunt underway for suspect in deadly shooting of Democratic state lawmakers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/minnesota-manhunt-underway-for-suspect-in-deadly-shooting-of-democratic-state-lawmakers
June 15, 2025, 6:27 AM
Minnesota Police and the FBI kept up a massive manhunt on Saturday evening for a gunman posing as a police officer who killed a senior Democratic state assemblywomanrCa
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Sam Burns holds steady on soggy Oakmont to lead U.S. Open https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sam-burns-holds-steady-on-soggy-oakmont-to-lead-us-open
June 15, 2025, 2:01 AM
Sam Burns only wobbled twice on a soggy Oakmont course Saturday and held his nerve with a great lag from just inside 60 feet on the final holerCa
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Messi denied late winner in Club World Cup opener https://japantoday.com/category/sports/messi-gets-club-world-cup-under-way-in-miami
June 15, 2025, 3:37 AM
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were held to a 0-0 draw by Egyptian side Al Ahly on Saturday as FIFA's new 32-team tournament got off to a smoothrCa
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The Army turns 250. Trump turns 79. Cue funnel cakes, festive bling, military might rCo and protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-army-turns-250.-trump-turns-79.-cue-funnel-cakes-festive-bling-military-might-%E2%80%94-and-protest
June 15, 2025, 6:27 AM
There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. There were mighty machines of war, brought out to dazzle and impress. And there was therCa
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At least 100 people killed by gunmen in Nigeria, rights group says https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-100-people-killed-by-gunmen-in-north-central-nigeria-rights-group-says1
June 14, 2025, 8:53 PM
At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria rCOs north-central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday.
The attack tookrCa
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine halts Russian troop advance in Sumy region https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-halts-russian-troop-advance-in-sumy-region1
June 15, 2025, 6:28 AM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had recaptured Andriivka village in northeastern Sumy region as part of a drive to expel Russian forces from therCa
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Police hunt suspect in deadly shooting of Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-hunt-suspect-in-deadly-shooting-of-democratic-minnesota-state-lawmakers
June 15, 2025, 1:54 AM
A gunman posing as a police officer killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband on Saturday in an apparent "politically motivated assassination," and wounded a secondrCa
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Putin speaks to Trump, condemns Israel's strikes on Iran, Kremlin says https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-speaks-to-trump-condemns-israel%27s-strikes-on-iran-kremlin-says1
June 15, 2025, 6:28 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, condemning the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing concern about the risksrCa
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Israel and Iran strike at each other in new wave of attacks https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-says-attacks-on-iran-are-nothing-compared-with-what-is-coming1
June 15, 2025, 6:27 AM
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, stoking fears of a wider conflict after Israel expanded its surprise campaign against its main rivalrCa
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Las Vegas Grand Prix extended through 2027 after a roller-coaster start https://japantoday.com/category/sports/las-vegas-grand-prix-extended-through-2027-after-a-roller-coaster-start
June 14, 2025, 8:55 PM
The Las Vegas Grand Prix received a two-year contract extension that keeps the race that runs down the iconic Strip on the calendar through 2027.
Las Vegas wasrCa
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UK to hold national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse after pressure from Musk
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-to-hold-national-inquiry-into-organized-child-sexual-abuse-after-pressure-from-musk
June 14, 2025, 8:53 PM
The British government announced Saturday it will hold a national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse, something it has long been pressured to do by opposition politicians rCorCa
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Philippines, Japan conduct joint exercise in South China Sea https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-philippines-japan-conduct-joint-exercise-in-south-china-sea
June 14, 2025, 9:03 PM
The Philippines and Japan conducted a joint maritime exercise Saturday in an area of the South China Sea that the Southeast Asian country insists it has jurisdiction over,rCa
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Hakuho reveals company; Toyota chairman heads amateurs' body https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update2-sumo-hakuho-reveals-company-toyota-chairman-heads-amateurs%27-body
June 14, 2025, 8:55 PM
Former grand champion Hakuho announced the name of his new company on Saturday as he looks to promote the sport through the concept of a "world sumo grandrCa
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South Africa wins first major cricket trophy in 27 years https://japantoday.com/category/sports/south-africa-wins-the-world-test-championship-its-first-major-cricket-title-in-27-years1
June 14, 2025, 8:55 PM
Chokers no more.
The South Africans consigned the word to history when they ripped the World Test Championship mace from Australia's callused grip inside four days of arCa
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India plane crash death toll rises to 279 https://japantoday.com/category/world/india-plane-crash-death-toll-rises-to-279 June 14, 2025, 6:26 AM
Grieving families waited Saturday for news after one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, with the toll rising to 279 people killed in the Indian passenger jetrCa
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U.S. immigration officials told to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, NYT reports
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-immigration-officials-told-to-largely-pause-raids-on-farms-hotels-nyt-reports
June 14, 2025, 9:57 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has told immigration officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, the New York Times reported onrCa
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Protesters crowd into streets, parks and plazas at anti-Trump 'No Kings' demonstrations across U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cities-brace-for-large-crowds-at-anti-trump-%27no-kings%27-demonstrations-across-the-us
June 15, 2025, 1:54 AM
Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, mixing anti-authoritarian messages with support for immigrants and calls to protectrCa
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Thunder rally to beat Pacers, leveling NBA Finals at 2-2 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/thunder-rally-to-beat-pacers-level-nba-finals-at-2-12
June 14, 2025, 4:50 AM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a gritty 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers thatrCa
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Israel's attacks on Iran hint at a bigger goal: regime change https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/analysis-israel%27s-attacks-on-iran-hint-at-a-bigger-goal-regime-change
June 14, 2025, 8:50 PM
Israel's surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran's nuclear program and lengthening the time it would need to develop an atomic weapon.
ButrCa
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Japan Post to sell 2,500 delivery vehicles if permit revoked https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-post-to-sell-2-500-delivery-vehicles-if-permit-revoked
June 14, 2025, 9:04 PM
Japan Post Co will consider selling around 2,500 of its delivery trucks and vans if the government's earlier decision to revoke its operation permit for the vehicles overrCa
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Man lying on road dies after being run over by car in Shimane Pref https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-lying-on-road-dies-after-being-run-over-by-car-in-shimane-prefecture
June 14, 2025, 7:27 AM
A 33-year-old man who was lying on a road in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, died after he was run over by a car on Saturday morning.
The incident occurredrCa
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44-year-old man arrested for killing mother to undergo psychiatric evaluation https://japantoday.com/category/crime/44-year-old-man-arrested-for-killing-mother-to-undergo-psychiatric-evaluation
June 14, 2025, 8:58 PM
The Utsunomiya District Public Prosecutors Office has decided to have a 44-year-old man arrested on suspicion of killing his 72-year-old mother undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine ifrCa
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17-year-old boy arrested for throwing firecrackers from car window at elementary school girls
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/17-year-old-boy-arrested-for-throwing-firecrackers-from-car-window-at-elementary-school-girls
June 14, 2025, 7:25 AM
Police in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 17-year-old male high school student on suspicion of assault for throwing firecrackers from the window of a passenger car, causingrCa
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How to buy a home in Tokyo as a foreigner https://japantoday.com/category/features/events/how-to-buy-a-home-in-tokyo-as-a-foreigner-1
June 14, 2025, 1:40 AM
Learn how to buy a home in Tokyo, including the purchase process, financing options, and market trends. The webinar will be held July 15 from 6 p.m. torCa
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Half of women in local assemblies have been harassed: study https://japantoday.com/category/politics/half-of-women-in-local-assemblies-have-been-harassed-study
June 14, 2025, 8:57 PM
More than half of women in local assemblies across Japan have either experienced harassment themselves or had family members who did, a recent government study found, highlighting howrCa
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Is it OK to drink bottled water after the expiration date in Japan? https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/is-it-ok-to-drink-bottled-water-after-the-expiration-date-in-japan
June 14, 2025, 8:51 PM
LetrCOs say yourCOre at home, going through your-adisaster preparedness kit, and you find a bottle of spring water you bought a long time ago in case of emergency.rCa
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Foreign tourists outnumber Japanese ones at Kyoto hotels for first time ever https://japantoday.com/category/national/foreign-tourists-outnumber-japanese-ones-at-kyoto-hotels-for-first-time-ever
June 14, 2025, 7:24 AM
Recently, with Japan experiencing a surge in inbound international travelers, itrCOs not unusual to hear locals remark rCLThese days, it feels like there are more foreign tourists inrCa
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Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as it fits the government's terms
https://japantoday.com/category/business/trump-clears-path-for-nippon-steel-investment-in-us-steel-so-long-as-it-fits-the-government%27s-terms
June 14, 2025, 8:29 PM
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a-aNippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with arCa
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Arise Sir David! Soccer legend Beckham knighted https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arise-sir-david%21-football-legend-beckham-knighted
June 14, 2025, 5:05 AM
Former England soccer captain and global fashion icon David Beckham was knighted on Friday for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey andrCa
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Iran renews missile attacks on Israel, killing 3 and injuring dozens https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-renews-missile-attacks-on-israel-hitting-several-buildings-and-wounding-dozens-of-people
June 16, 2025, 7:26 AM
Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least three killed andrCa
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Suspect in custody after shooting Minnesota lawmakers while posing as officer https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspect-in-custody-after-shooting-minnesota-lawmakers-while-posing-as-officer-abc-news-says
June 16, 2025, 6:25 AM
A massive two-day manhunt ended on Sunday with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing asrCa
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Casio to release EDIFICE featuring forged carbon https://japantoday.com/category/features/new-products/casio-to-release-edifice-featuring-forged-carbon
June 16, 2025, 1:37 AM
Casio Computer Co Ltd has announced the release of the latest addition to the EDIFICE line of timepieces based on the brand concept of rCLSpeed & Intelligence.rCY TherCa
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J J Spaun weathers the worst of wet Oakmont to win U.S. Open https://japantoday.com/category/sports/j.j.-spaun-weathers-the-worst-of-wet-oakmont-to-win-us-open
June 16, 2025, 12:42 AM
J.J. Spaun turned a sloppy mess of a U.S. Open at wet and nasty Oakmont into a thing of beauty at the end Sunday with two stunning shotsrCa
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Britain appoints first female head of MI6 spy agency https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain-appoints-first-female-head-of-mi6-spy-agency
June 15, 2025, 10:10 PM
Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.
Metreweli,rCa
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Florida's third and fourth lines are grinding down Edmonton in the Stanley Cup Final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/florida%27s-third-and-fourth-lines-are-grinding-down-edmonton-in-the-stanley-cup-final
June 15, 2025, 9:32 PM
Brad Marchand joked that when he was traded to the Florida Panthers from the Boston Bruins, he looked at the lineup and wondered if he would be playingrCa
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Visit to waterfalls https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/visit-to-waterfalls
June 15, 2025, 9:11 PM
Japan's Princess Kako, top left, visits the Iguazu waterfalls at Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, on Sunday.
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Russell wins Canadian Grand Prix as McLaren drivers crash https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russell-triumphs-in-canada-as-mclaren-drivers-crash
June 15, 2025, 9:20 PM
George Russell secured Mercedes' first win of the season in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren's championship-chasing drivers crashed in the final laps of an intriguingrCa
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Israel-Iran clashes escalate; civilians urged to evacuate target areas https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-iran-clashes-escalate-civilians-urged-to-evacuate-target-areas
June 16, 2025, 3:21 AM
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposingrCa
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Canada, UK agree to establish trade working group, expand defense collaboration https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-uk-agree-to-establish-trade-working-group-expand-defense-collaboration
June 15, 2025, 9:19 PM
Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on Sunday to set up a trade working group which will submit its recommendations to the prime ministers of the respective countriesrCa
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Renault boss Luca de Meo to step down, company says https://japantoday.com/category/business/renault-boss-luca-de-meo-to-step-down-company-says
June 15, 2025, 9:23 PM
The head of French carmarker Renault, Luca de Meo, is to quit "to take on new challenges outside the automobile sector", the company said on Sunday.
"After fiverCa
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Is Father's Day getting more respect? Depends on who you ask https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/is-father%27s-day-getting-more-respect-depends-on-who-you-ask
June 15, 2025, 9:17 PM
Is FatherrCOs Day starting to get a little more attention as a holiday?
Not if you check some social media. In an expletive-filled post on TikTok and X,rCa
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Search for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers leads to one of his vehicles in rural area
https://japantoday.com/category/world/search-for-suspect-in-shooting-of-2-minnesota-lawmakers-leads-to-one-of-his-vehicles-in-rural-area
June 16, 2025, 3:11 AM
Authorities searched a vehicle on a rural road outside Minneapolis on Sunday that they believe had been used by the man wanted in the shootings of two DemocraticrCa
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Bayern Munich routs Auckland 10-0 in Club World Cup as fans unfurl banner to 'Smash FIFA!'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bayern-munich-routs-auckland-10-0-in-club-world-cup-as-fans-unfurl-banner-to-%27smash-fifa%21%27
June 16, 2025, 12:42 AM
Bayern Munich romped to a 10-0 victory over Auckland City in its Club World Cup opener on Sunday as Jamal Musiala had a hat trick in a 17-minuterCa
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'How to Train Your Dragon' soars to top of North America box office https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27how-to-train-your-dragon%27-soars-to-top-of-n.america-box-office
June 15, 2025, 9:29 PM
"How to Train Your Dragon," a live-action reboot of a popular 2010 animated film, roared to the top of the North American box office with $83.7 million inrCa
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Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-military-kills-41-people-in-gaza-medics-say
June 16, 2025, 3:21 AM
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday, local health authorities said, five of them near two aid sites operated by the U.S.-backedrCa
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Poga-iar ready for the Tour de France after winning Crit|-rium du Dauphin|- https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-ready-for-the-tour-de-france-after-winning-criterium-du-dauphine
June 15, 2025, 9:20 PM
Tadej Poga-iar produced a dominant display ahead of his Tour de France defense by winning the Crit|-rium du Dauphin|- for the first time.
The UAE Team Emirates riderrCa
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Trump sees peace between Iran and Israel soon, eyes Putin role https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-sees-peace-between-iran-and-israel-soon-eyes-putin-role
June 16, 2025, 4:04 AM
Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibilityrCa
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Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-weighs-adding-36-countries-to-travel-ban-memo-says2
June 16, 2025, 6:26 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to anrCa
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Ferrari wins 24 Hours of Le Mans for third year in a row https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ferrari-wins-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-for-third-year-in-a-row
June 15, 2025, 9:20 PM
Ferrari won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the third year running Sunday but a late surge from Porsche Penske Motorsport denied the Italian manufacturer a podiumrCa
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Macron visits Greenland to show European solidarity after Trump annexation threats
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron-visits-greenland-to-show-european-solidarity-after-trump-annexation-threats
June 15, 2025, 9:19 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he was visiting Greenland to show French and European Union solidarity with the Arctic island after U.S. President Donald Trump's threatsrCa
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Ishiba cabinet support rate rises to 37%; most back rice policy shift https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-ishiba-cabinet-support-rate-rises-to-37-most-back-rice-policy-shift
June 15, 2025, 9:26 PM
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet rose to 37.0 percent from 31.7 percent in May, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, with most expressingrCa
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Russia hands over 1,200 war dead bodies to Ukraine https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-hands-over-1-200-war-dead-bodies-to-ukraine
June 16, 2025, 4:03 AM
Ukraine has received the bodies of another 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war with Russia, as part of agreements to exchange both prisoners of war and therCa
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U.S. officials survey Air India crash site as families continue to wait for bodies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-officials-survey-air-india-crash-site-families-continue-to-wait-for-bodies
June 15, 2025, 9:19 PM
Officials from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surveyed the site of Air India plane crash that killed at least 271 people, sources said on Sunday, withrCa
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Japan pushes preemptive cyber defense; calls on firms to act https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan-pushes-preemptive-cyber-defense-calls-on-firms-to-act
June 15, 2025, 9:26 PM
With a national election nearing, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's minority government rushed to enact cyber defense legislation in May, aiming to show leadership after a series of seriousrCa
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Ishiba heads to G7 to press Trump to drop auto tariffs https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-ishiba-heads-to-g7-to-press-trump-to-drop-auto-tariffs1
June 15, 2025, 7:32 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba heads to Canada on Sunday for trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, hoping to persuade him to drop trade tariffs that haverCa
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Panthers on brink of Stanley Cup repeat after 5-2 win over Oilers https://japantoday.com/category/sports/panthers-on-brink-of-stanley-cup-repeat-after-5-2-win-over-oilers
June 15, 2025, 3:56 AM
Brad Marchand scored two goals to lead Florida to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers that put the Panthers one win away from their second straight NHLrCa
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Trump throws curveball at Japan tea giant's U.S. expansion swing https://japantoday.com/category/business/trump-throws-curveball-at-japan-tea-giant%27s-u.s.-expansion-swing
June 15, 2025, 9:22 PM
Top-aJapanese-atea-abrand Ito En's latest push to win over health-conscious U.S. customers with its traditional unsweetened brew has hit a new road bump: President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
TherCa
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At G7 summit, world leaders aim to show they're not intimidated by Trump https://japantoday.com/category/politics/at-g7-summit-world-leaders-aim-to-show-they%27re-not-intimidated-by-trump
June 15, 2025, 9:24 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission rCo a gamble that is increasingly being tested ahead of the-aGroup of Seven-asummit beginningrCa
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Man arrested for assaulting ex-wife https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assaulting-ex-wife
June 15, 2025, 9:21 PM
Police in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his former wife, who is in her 20s.
According to police, the man, whorCa
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And then there were six: G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump's early exit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/now-we-are-six-g7-leaders-try-to-salvage-their-summit-after-trump%27s-early-exit
June 17, 2025, 7:37 AM
Six of the Group of Seven leaders are trying on the final day of their Tuesday to show the wealthy nationsrCO club still has the clout to shaperCa
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BOJ holds rates, says it will slow bond purchase taper https://japantoday.com/category/business/bank-of-japan-holds-rates-says-to-slow-bond-purchase-taper
June 17, 2025, 7:33 AM
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday and said it would taper its purchase of government bonds at a slower pace amid concerns about the effectrCa
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Ohtani's ex-interpreter reports to federal prison in Pennsylvania https://japantoday.com/category/crime/ohtani%27s-ex-interpreter-reports-to-federal-prison-in-pennsylvania
June 17, 2025, 4:50 AM
The former Japanese interpreter for baseball star-aShohei Ohtani-asurrendered to a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Monday, beginning a nearly five-year prison sentence for bank and tax fraud afterrCa
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Thunder hold off Pacers to take 3-2 NBA Finals lead https://japantoday.com/category/sports/thunder-hold-off-pacers-to-take-3-2-nba-finals-lead
June 17, 2025, 4:20 AM
Jalen Williams erupted for 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Indiana Pacers to score a 120-109 victory and move to within one win ofrCa
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Man arrested after skull of missing woman found in his home https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-after-skull-of-missing-woman-found-in-his-home-in-saitama
June 17, 2025, 7:38 AM
Police In Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday rearrested a 31-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing a woman in January 2018, after a skull was found atrCa
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Main doctor charged in actor Matthew Perry overdose to plead guilty https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/main-doctor-charged-in-actor-matthew-perry-overdose-to-plead-guilty
June 16, 2025, 11:09 PM
The main doctor charged in connection with the drug overdose of American-Canadian actor and "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to enter a guilty plea in the comingrCa
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Israel furious as France shuts weapons stands at Paris Airshow https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-furious-as-france-shuts-weapons-stands-at-paris-airshow2
June 16, 2025, 9:51 PM
France shut down the main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow on Monday for refusing to remove attack weapons from display, sparking a furious response from IsraelrCa
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Death toll from an attack by gunmen in Nigeria reaches 150, survivors say https://japantoday.com/category/world/death-toll-from-an-attack-by-gunmen-in-north-central-nigeria-reaches-150-survivors-say
June 16, 2025, 9:47 PM
The death toll from an attack by gunmen over the weekend in north-central Nigeria has climbed to 150, survivors said Monday as the villagers were still digging throughrCa
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Chelsea defeats LAFC in poorly-attended Club World Cup opener https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-defeat-lafc-in-poorly-attended-club-world-cup-opener
June 17, 2025, 3:31 AM
Chelsea kicked off their Club World Cup campaign with a solid 2-0 victory over Los Angeles FC on Monday in Group D, although there were nearly 50,000 emptyrCa
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U.S., UK say they've cemented trade agreement that Trump calls fair for both nations
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-and-uk-say-they%27ve-cemented-a-trade-agreement-that-trump-calls-fair-for-both-nations
June 16, 2025, 10:26 PM
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that they are signing a trade deal that will slash tariffs on goods from both countries.
The dealrCa
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Japan, U.S. fail to reach tariff deal at Ishiba-Trump summit https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-u.s.-leaders-hold-talks-on-g7-fringes
June 17, 2025, 7:36 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump made little headway in bridging gaps over tariffs at their summit on Monday, casting doubt on the prospectrCa
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Officers who cover their faces could be charged with a misdemeanor under California proposal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/officers-who-cover-their-faces-could-be-charged-with-a-misdemeanor-under-california-proposal
June 17, 2025, 4:23 AM
Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday.rCa
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Winning move
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/winning-move-1
June 16, 2025, 9:04 PM
Japan's Haruka Kaju, top and Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fight in the final of the women's -63kg category of the World Judo Championships in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports ArenarCa
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Panthers are a win away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27dialed-in%27-from-october-the-panthers-are-a-win-away-from-repeating-as-stanley-cup-champions
June 16, 2025, 9:29 PM
The banner commemorating the first Stanley Cup title in Florida Panthers history had not been raised to the rafters yet when a newcomer realized just what it wasrCa
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Trump urges Tehran evacuation as Iran-Israel conflict enters fifth day https://japantoday.com/category/world/iranian-state-broadcaster-hit-as-iran-urges-trump-to-make-israel-halt-war2
June 17, 2025, 5:43 AM
Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said wasrCa
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Tiafoe crashes out; Rune cruises through at Queen's Club https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiafoe-crashes-out-rune-cruises-through-at-queen%27s-club
June 16, 2025, 9:29 PM
Frances Tiafoe fell to a first round exit at Queen's Club on Monday as veteran Brit Dan Evans rolled back the years, while fourth seed Holger Rune easedrCa
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Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker killing visited other legislators' homes, prosecutors say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspect-in-minnesota-lawmaker-killing-visited-other-legislators%27-homes-prosecutors-say3
June 17, 2025, 3:11 AM
The suspect accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and shooting another this weekend drove to the homes of at least four state politicians as part of a plannedrCa
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Trump to leave G7 summit early; says removing Russia from group was a mistake https://japantoday.com/category/world/g7-leaders-struggle-for-unity-as-trump-says-removing-russia-from-group-was-a-mistake2
June 17, 2025, 5:26 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump is leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early due to the situation in the Middle East, the White House saidrCa
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Judge extends order suspending Trump's block on Harvard's incoming foreign students
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-extends-order-suspending-trump%27s-block-on-harvard%27s-incoming-foreign-students
June 16, 2025, 9:31 PM
President Donald TrumprCOs order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily following a hearing Monday, when a lawyer for the IvyrCa
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WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in parts of the messaging app https://japantoday.com/category/tech/whatsapp-to-start-showing-ads-to-users-in-parts-of-the-messaging-app
June 16, 2025, 9:36 PM
WhatsApp said Monday that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping therCa
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Airports close across Mideast as Israel-Iran conflict shutters the region's airspace
https://japantoday.com/category/world/airports-close-across-the-mideast-as-the-israel-iran-conflict-shutters-the-region%27s-airspace
June 16, 2025, 9:32 PM
After Israeli strikes landed near the hotel where he was staying in the Iranian province of Qom, Aimal Hussein desperately wanted to return home. But the 55-year-old AfghanrCa
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UK 'shied away' from ethnicity of grooming gangs in child sex abuse inquiries, report finds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-%27shied-away%27-from-ethnicity-of-grooming-gangs-in-child-sex-abuse-inquiries-report-finds
June 16, 2025, 9:32 PM
The UK government said Monday it will make it mandatory for the police to record the ethnicity and nationality of suspects accused of child sexual abuse and exploitation.rCa
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Russia says U.S. has canceled next round of talks on easing tensions https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-us-has-cancelled-next-round-of-talks-on-easing-tensions1
June 16, 2025, 9:31 PM
Russia said on Monday that the United States had canceled the next round of talks between the two countries, an apparent setback in a process launched by presidentsrCa
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How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space https://japantoday.com/category/tech/how-two-satellites-are-mimicking-total-solar-eclipses-in-space
June 16, 2025, 9:37 PM
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists.
The EuropeanrCa
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A new biography goes long and deep on the rise and fall of rock band Talking Heads
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/book-review-a-new-biography-goes-long-and-deep-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-rock-band-talking-heads
June 16, 2025, 9:30 PM
Talking Heads fans, rejoice! Hard on the heels of the re-release of rCLStop Making Sense,rCY the 1984 Jonathan Demme film widely considered the best concert movie ever made,rCa
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Ohtani makes his long-awaited return to mound after elbow surgery https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Ohtani-makes-his-long-awaited-return-to-mound-after-elbow-surgery
June 17, 2025, 5:23 AM
Shohei Ohtani gave up a pair of two-strike hits and a run in his-aLos Angeles Dodgers pitching debut-aagainst the San Diego Padres on Monday night, 21 months afterrCa
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200 kg of cherries worth -N1 mil stolen in Yamagata Prefecture https://japantoday.com/category/crime/200-kg-of-cherries-worth-1-mil.-yen-stolen-in-northeastern-japan
June 17, 2025, 7:33 AM
Around 200 kilograms of premium cherries worth around 1 million yen have been stolen from an orchard in northeastern Japan, police said Monday.
Of the 67 cherry treesrCa
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Japan calls for utmost restraint from Iran in conflict with Israel https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-calls-for-utmost-restraint-from-iran-in-conflict-with-israel
June 17, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has told his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi that all parties must exercise "utmost restraint" amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.rCa
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Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers' home
https://japantoday.com/category/world/works-begin-in-ireland-to-exhume-remains-of-hundreds-of-babies-found-at-unwed-mothers%27-home
June 16, 2025, 9:32 PM
Officials in Ireland began work Monday to excavate the site of a former church-run home for unmarried women and their babies to identify the remains of around 800rCa
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34 killed in deadliest day of shootings near Gaza's new food distribution centers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/38-palestinians-killed-in-new-shootings-near-food-distribution-centers-medics-say
June 16, 2025, 9:31 PM
Israeli troops opened fire Monday as crowds tried to reach Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution centers in Gaza, witnesses said. The 34 people killed, according to health officials,rCa
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Suspects in Bali murder all Australian; face death penalty https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspects-in-bali-murder-all-australian-face-death-penalty-police
June 18, 2025, 5:11 AM
Three Australians were arrested in Indonesia over the murder of a male compatriot on the resort island of Bali and face the death penalty, police said Wednesday, afterrCa
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N Korea to send army builders, deminers to Russia's Kursk https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-korea-to-send-army-builders-deminers-to-russia%27s-kursk
June 18, 2025, 5:35 AM
North Korea will send military builders and sappers to help restore Russia's Kursk region after Ukraine's incursion, Moscow's security chief said, in a fresh sign of deepening tiesrCa
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Sergei Bobrovsky's brilliance leads Florida Panthers to second straight Stanley Cup title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sergei-bobrovsky%27s-brilliance-leads-florida-panthers-to-second-straight-stanley-cup-title
June 18, 2025, 4:08 AM
The loudest cheers among Florida Panthers fans at Amerant Bank Arena are always for Sergei Bobrovsky.
Pregame warmups. Jumbotron appearances. Each and every save. Florida fans know howrCa
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Japan logs -N637.6 bil trade deficit in May on weak U.S. exports https://japantoday.com/category/business/update2-japan-logs-637.6-bil.-yen-trade-deficit-in-may-on-weak-u.s.-exports
June 18, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japan logged a 637.61 billion yen ($4.38 billion) trade deficit in May, with auto-related shipments to the United States plunging, possibly affected by higher tariffs imposed by PresidentrCa
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Ishiba says disagreements remain with U.S. on tariffs; Trump calls Japan 'tough'
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-ishiba-says-disagreements-remain-with-us-on-tariff-talks1
June 18, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said his country has not reached a comprehensive tariff agreement with the United States as some disagreements persist between the two nations.
Ishiba,rCa
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Japan, South Korea leaders vow to boost ties in 1st in-person meeting https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-south-korea-leaders-vow-to-boost-ties-in-1st-in-person-meeting
June 18, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Tuesday in their first face-to-face summit to build on the recent thaw in relations andrCa
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UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-lawmakers-vote-to-decriminalize-abortion-amid-concern-about-the-prosecution-of-women
June 18, 2025, 12:06 AM
British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued that it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy.
The HouserCa
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Man arrested for trespassing in female colleague's apartment with duplicate key, stealing her clothes
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Man-arrested-for-trespassing-in-female-colleague%27s-apartment-with-duplicate-key-stealing-her-clothes
June 18, 2025, 7:33 AM
Police in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of trespassing and theft after he entered a female colleague's apartment with an unauthorized duplicate keyrCa
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Do you think G7 summits ever achieve anything tangible? https://japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/do-you-think-g7-summits-ever-achieve-anything-tangible
June 17, 2025, 10:18 PM

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Photos capture shooting of a civilian by Kenyan police officer amid protests https://japantoday.com/category/world/photos-capture-the-shooting-of-a-civilian-by-a-kenyan-police-officer-amid-protests
June 17, 2025, 10:12 PM
An Associated Press photographer captured the shooting of a civilian by a Kenyan police officer in the head at close range on Tuesday, during the latest protest againstrCa
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Cooling off
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cooling-off-16
June 17, 2025, 10:02 PM
Pedestrians walk through a water mist installation in Tokyo on Tuesday. The temperature reached 34 degrees in the capital.
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River Plate eases past Urawa at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/river-plate-ease-past-urawa-to-start-club-world-cup-tilt
June 17, 2025, 10:16 PM
River Plate overcame a spirited Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 on Tuesday to make a strong start in Club World Cup Group E.
The Argentine side overpowered their JapaneserCa
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G7 leaders forge on without Trump; Canada aids Ukraine https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g7-leaders-forge-on-without-trump
June 18, 2025, 7:34 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday, securing new aid from host Canada for the war against Russia after U.S. President DonaldrCa
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FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities' https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/fda-to-offer-faster-drug-reviews-to-companies-promoting-%27national-priorities%27
June 17, 2025, 9:48 PM
U.S. regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting rCLthe health interests of Americans,rCY under a new initiative announced Tuesday.
FoodrCa
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Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/trump-administration-demands-action-from-36-countries-to-avoid-travel-ban
June 17, 2025, 9:48 PM
The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting or face a ban on their citizens visitingrCa
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ICE walks back limits on raids targeting farms, restaurants and hotels https://japantoday.com/category/world/ice-walks-back-limits-on-raids-targeting-farms-restaurants-and-hotels1
June 17, 2025, 9:52 PM
U.S. immigration officials have walked back limits on enforcement targeting farms, restaurants, hotels and food processing plants just days after putting restrictions in place, two former officials familiarrCa
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Appeals court questions judges' ability to review Trump's Los Angeles troop deployment
https://japantoday.com/category/world/appeals-court-hears-arguments-on-trump%27s-los-angeles-troop-deployment1
June 18, 2025, 3:57 AM
Members of a federal appeals court questioned during a hearing on Tuesday what role courts should have in reviewing President Donald Trump's authority to deploy the National GuardrCa
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Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel-Iran air war rages on
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-calls-for-iran%27s-%27unconditional-surrender%27-as-israel-iran-air-war-rages-on2
June 18, 2025, 3:57 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Tuesday for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and warned U.S. patience was wearing thin, but said there was no intention to kill Iran's leaderrCa
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An intergalactic, existential adventure about loneliness in PixarrCOs rCyEliorCO
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/movie-review-an-intergalactic-existential-adventure-about-loneliness-in-pixar%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98elio%E2%80%99
June 17, 2025, 9:58 PM
Elio is a lonely 11-year-old just looking for big answers about life.
HerCOs recently lost his parents, the only people who understood him and wanted him, and therCa
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Trump contradicts his spy chief on Iran's nuclear program https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-contradicts-his-spy-chief-on-iran%27s-nuclear-program2
June 18, 2025, 3:57 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repudiated Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's assessment that Iran has not been building a nuclear weapon, publicly contradicting his spy chiefrCa
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A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/a-split-forms-in-maga-world-as-trump-weighs-next-steps-on-iran-with-some-top-stars-rebuking-him
June 18, 2025, 6:29 AM
A schism has opened among President Donald Trump's most devout MAGA supporters and national security conservatives over the Israel-Iran conflict, as some longtime defenders of the president's AmericarCa
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rCyThe ChosenrCO swaps Texas for Italy to film the crucifixion for hit drama about Jesus Christ
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%E2%80%98the-chosen%E2%80%99-swaps-texas-for-italy-to-film-the-crucifixion-for-the-hit-drama-about-jesus-christ
June 17, 2025, 9:58 PM
Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the rCLCity of StonesrCY for its architecture. For the next season of rCLThe Chosen,rCY itrCOll be known by anotherrCa
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Los Angeles mayor lifts downtown curfew she imposed during protests against immigration raids
https://japantoday.com/category/world/los-angeles-mayor-lifts-downtown-curfew-she-imposed-during-protests-against-immigration-raids
June 17, 2025, 9:52 PM
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday that was first imposed in response to clashes with police and vandalism amid protestsrCa
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Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar rCo as will Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tom-cruise-is-finally-getting-an-oscar-%E2%80%94-as-will-dolly-parton-debbie-allen-and-wynn-thomas
June 17, 2025, 9:58 PM
Thirty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, herCOs finally getting a trophy. ItrCOs not for his death-defying stunts, either. At least, not exclusively.
Cruise, choreographerrCa
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Samsonova downs Osaka as Keys crashes out in Berlin https://japantoday.com/category/sports/samsonova-downs-osaka-as-keys-crashes-out-in-berlin
June 17, 2025, 9:59 PM
Russia's Liudmila Samsonova came from behind to beat Naomi Osaka while Australian Open winner Madison Keys crashed out in the first round of the Berlin Open on Tuesday.rCa
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Russia kills at least 16 in strikes on Kyiv, other cities https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-kills-at-least-16-in-strikes-on-kyiv-other-cities1
June 17, 2025, 9:52 PM
Russia flattened a section of an apartment block in Kyiv on Tuesday, its deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year, as a huge barrage of hundreds ofrCa
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Tanaka and Murao strike more gold for Japan at judo worlds https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tanaka-and-murao-strike-more-gold-for-japan-at-judo-worlds
June 17, 2025, 9:59 PM
Shiho Tanaka won the women's -70kg title and Sanshiro Murao the men's -90kg to bring Japan's tally to six golds at the world judo championships on Tuesday.
JapanrCa
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Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he-won%27t-call-minnesota-gov.-walz-after-lawmaker-shootings-because-it-would-%27waste-time%27
June 18, 2025, 3:57 AM
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers, saying that to do so would rCLwaste time.rCYrCa
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Alcaraz wins testing Queen's opener; Fritz, Shelton out https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-wins-testing-queen%27s-opener-draper-cruises
June 17, 2025, 9:59 PM
Carlos Alcaraz came through a testing first-round match against Adam Walton at Queen's on Tuesday as the top seed returned to action for the first time since hisrCa
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Two oil tankers collide, catch fire near Strait of Hormuz https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-oil-tankers-collide-catch-fire-near-strait-of-hormuz
June 17, 2025, 9:53 PM
Two oil tankers collided and caught fire on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, where electronic interference has surged during conflict between Iran and Israel, but there wererCa
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Nippon Steel buyout deal hints at business fragility in U.S. https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-nippon-steel-buyout-spat-hints-at-business-fragility-in-us
June 19, 2025, 7:38 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to attract investment threatens to undermine the appetite for corporate spending in an ironic twist, with the 18-month saga over Nippon Steel Corp'srCa
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Why Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is telling Lakers fans to keep 'hands off' Ohtani
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/why-dodgers-manager-dave-roberts-is-telling-lakers-fans-to-keep-%27hands-off%27-ohtani
June 19, 2025, 12:50 AM
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has a playful message for Lakers fans about Shohei Ohtani, now that the baseball and NBA teams will have the same majorityrCa
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Care worker arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two women in their 80s at nursing home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/care-worker-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sexually-assaulting-two-women-in-their-80s-at-nursing-home
June 19, 2025, 7:34 AM
Police in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 54-year-old man who works at a nursing home on suspicion of sexually assaulting two women in their 80s withrCa
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Will the new law force 'street scouts' for sex businesses off the sidewalks for good?
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/will-the-new-law-force-%27street-scouts%27-for-sex-businesses-off-the-sidewalks-for-good
June 18, 2025, 11:20 PM
For the past several decades, it was common to see "scouts" -- nattily dressed and well groomed young hunks -- accosting young women on sidewalks near major railrCa
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Putin on Iran, Khamenei, regime change, Ukraine and NATO https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-on-iran-khamenei-regime-change-ukraine-and-nato
June 19, 2025, 2:05 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin made the following comments to senior news agency editors on the conflict between Iran and Israel, NATO and the war in Ukraine.
The remarksrCa
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Warning signs on climate flashing bright red: top scientists https://japantoday.com/category/world/warning-signs-on-climate-flashing-bright-red-top-scientists
June 19, 2025, 4:05 AM
From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global warming, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientistsrCa
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Emperor meets German president https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/emperor-meets-german-president
June 18, 2025, 8:59 PM
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, meets with Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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Nigerian president orders crackdown on gangs after 150 killed in conflict-hit north
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nigerian-president-orders-crackdown-on-gangs-after-150-killed-in-conflict-hit-north
June 18, 2025, 9:31 PM
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed security agencies to hunt down the perpetrators of a weekend attack that killed at least 150 people in the country's north-centralrCa
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U.S. resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-resumes-visas-for-foreign-students-but-demands-access-to-social-media-accounts
June 19, 2025, 5:56 AM
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock theirrCa
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Samsonova saves two match points to oust Pegula at Berlin Open https://japantoday.com/category/sports/samsonova-saves-two-match-points-to-oust-pegula-at-berlin-open
June 18, 2025, 9:32 PM
Liudmila Samsonova saved two match points before beating third-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Berlin Open.
The 20th-rankedrCa
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Trump keeps world guessing about US military action against Iran https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-leader-rejects-us-demand-for-surrender-trump-says-no-decision-on-us-action
June 19, 2025, 2:58 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about whether the United States will join Israel's bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites as the Israel-Iran conflict entered its seventhrCa
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Trump hosts Pakistani army chief; disagrees with India over India-Pakistan war mediation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-hosts-pakistani-army-chief-disagrees-with-india-over-india-pakistan-war-mediation
June 18, 2025, 9:30 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted Pakistan's army chief for lunch in an unprecedented White House meeting that risked worsening a disagreement with India over the RepublicanrCa
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Nezza's Spanish anthem at Dodger Stadium ignites debate over team's immigrant support
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nezza%27s-spanish-anthem-at-dodger-stadium-ignites-debate-over-team%27s-immigrant-support
June 18, 2025, 9:32 PM
As fans removed their caps and stood for the national anthem Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, they were met with a surprising rendition of rCLThe Star-Spangled Banner.rCY LatinrCa
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Man City eases into Club World Cup campaign with win against Wydad https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-ease-into-club-world-cup-campaign-with-win-against-wydad
June 18, 2025, 10:26 PM
Phil Foden scored inside two minutes to set Manchester City on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win against Wydad Casablanca in their opening match at the ClubrCa
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Tyler Perry sued by actor on 'The Oval' for sexual assault and harassment https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tyler-perry-sued-by-actor-on-%27the-oval%27-for-sexual-assault-and-harassment
June 18, 2025, 9:41 PM
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama rCLThe OvalrCY has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harassrCa
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Trump says supporters rCymore in loverCO with him than ever, as MAGA world splits over Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-supporters-are-%27more-in-love%27-with-him-than-ever-as-involvement-in-iran-roils-maga-world
June 19, 2025, 2:58 AM
President Donald Trump on Wednesday downplayed any notion that his supporters are cooling on him amid uncertainty over whether he will order a U.S. strike on Iran, addressingrCa
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Draper survives scare to reach Queen's quarterfinals https://japantoday.com/category/sports/draper-survives-scare-to-reach-queen%27s-quarter-finals
June 18, 2025, 9:31 PM
British second seed Jack Draper survived a scare to reach the Queen's Club quarterfinals with a gritty 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) win over Australia's Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday.rCa
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Amazon hopes to deliver 10,000 robotaxis annually with new factory, challenging Waymo
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-hopes-to-deliver-10-000-robotaxis-annually-with-new-factory-challenging-waymo
June 18, 2025, 9:38 PM
Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo.rCa
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X sues to block New York social media transparency law https://japantoday.com/category/tech/musk%27s-x-sues-to-block-new-york-social-media-transparency-law
June 18, 2025, 9:37 PM
Elon Musk's X Corp. has filed a lawsuit challenging a New York state law that requires social media companies to report how they moderate hate speech and disinformation.rCa
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Israeli attacks kill 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-attacks-kill-140-in-gaza-in-24-hours-medics-say-as-focus-shifts-to-iran1
June 18, 2025, 9:29 PM
Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, as some Palestinians in the Strip said theirrCa
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Nippon, U.S. Steel say they have completed partnership deal https://japantoday.com/category/business/nippon-us-steel-say-they-have-completed-partnership-deal
June 19, 2025, 7:36 AM
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel announced Wednesday they have completed a long-debated transaction granting the U.S. government a "golden share" -- a veto-like power over the Japanese company'srCa
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Kyiv rescuers find more bodies as death toll from latest Russian aerial attack climbs to 28
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kyiv-rescuers-find-more-bodies-as-death-toll-from-latest-russian-missile-attack-climbs-to-28
June 18, 2025, 9:30 PM
Emergency workers pulled more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian missile, raising the death toll from the latest attackrCa
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Toyota chairman's pay hits record -N1.9 billion despite scandals https://japantoday.com/category/business/toyota-chairman%27s-pay-hits-record-1.9-billion-yen-despite-scandals
June 19, 2025, 7:35 AM
Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday its chairman received a pay package worth around 1.95 billion yen for fiscal 2024, the largest in the company's history and up 20rCa
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Fed leaves key rate unchanged as it awaits impact of tariffs; Trump again scolds Powell
https://japantoday.com/category/business/borrowers-looking-for-lower-costs-will-have-to-wait-as-the-fed-is-unlikely-to-cut-rates
June 18, 2025, 9:40 PM
Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this year, the same asrCa
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Heatstroke alerts issued in Japan as temperatures surge https://japantoday.com/category/national/heatstroke-alerts-issued-in-japan-as-temperatures-surge
June 19, 2025, 7:37 AM
Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking emergency medical care in the capital Tokyo.
The hot weather was headlinerCa
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Number of foreign visitors to Japan hits 3.7 mil in May; new record for month https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-foreign-visitors-to-japan-hit-3.7-mil.-in-may-new-record-for-month
June 19, 2025, 7:34 AM
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in May rose 21.5 percent from a year earlier to 3.7 million, a record for the month, government estimates showed Wednesday,rCa
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Meta offered $100 mil bonuses to poach OpenAI employees: CEO Altman https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-offered-100-mn-bonuses-to-poach-openai-employees-ceo-altman
June 18, 2025, 9:37 PM
Meta offered $100 million bonuses to OpenAI employees in an unsuccessful bid to poach the ChatGPT maker's talent and strengthen its own generative AI teams, the startup's CEO,rCa
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'Japan first' push puts PM in dilemma on tariffs ahead of election https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan-first-push-puts-pm-in-dilemma-on-trump-tariffs-ahead-of-polls
June 19, 2025, 7:35 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ended up empty handed in what was viewed as a high-stake meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Canada to clinch a dealrCa
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Japan's free high school policy may provoke exodus from public schools https://japantoday.com/category/national/focus-japan%27s-free-high-school-policy-may-provoke-exodus-from-public-schools
June 19, 2025, 7:34 AM
Japan's decision to make high school tuition virtually free, even for private institutions, is raising alarm among educators and policy experts, who warn it could accelerate an exodusrCa
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3 more bullet trains report issues after service halt in east Japan https://japantoday.com/category/national/3-more-bullet-trains-report-issues-after-service-halt-in-east-japan
June 18, 2025, 9:33 PM
JR East said Wednesday three more bullet trains experienced malfunctions the previous day when shinkansen services were suspended for more than five hours between Tokyo and northeastern JapanrCa
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Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work https://japantoday.com/category/tech/australian-trial-says-tech-for-social-media-teen-ban-can-work
June 20, 2025, 3:22 AM
Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively".
Sites suchrCa
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Appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/appeals-court-lets-trump-keep-control-of-national-guard-troops-deployed-to-los-angeles
June 20, 2025, 5:24 AM
An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.
The decisionrCa
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87 Japanese nationals, family members evacuated from Iran, Israel https://japantoday.com/category/national/87-japanese-nationals-family-members-evacuated-from-iran-israel
June 20, 2025, 7:33 AM
A total of 87 Japanese nationals and their family members have evacuated from Iran and Israel amid intensifying tensions in the Middle East, the Japanese government said Friday.rCa
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Inflation accelerates in Japan after rice prices double https://japantoday.com/category/business/rice-prices-double-in-japan-as-inflation-accelerates
June 20, 2025, 7:38 AM
Rice prices doubled last month in Japan as core inflation accelerated, official data showed Friday, posing a threat to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of July elections.
TherCa
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Headless body of pigeon found at main gate of junior high school in Kobe https://japantoday.com/category/crime/headless-body-of-pigeon-found-at-main-gate-of-junior-high-school-in-kobe
June 20, 2025, 7:35 AM
A headless pigeon's body was found near the main gate of a municipal junior high school in Kobe this week, police said.
The grisly discovery was made atrCa
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All cars in Japan to have systems preventing accidents from gas/brake pedal mistakes by 2028
https://japantoday.com/category/national/all-cars-in-japan-to-have-systems-preventing-accidents-from-gas-brake-pedal-mistakes-by-2028
June 20, 2025, 7:34 AM
It seems every few days the news reports on an elderly driver doing something incredibly dangerous, with-athe cause often being that they-amistook the accelerator for the brake pedal.rCa
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World No. 1 Sinner ousted by Bublik in Halle second round https://japantoday.com/category/sports/world-no.1-sinner-shocked-in-halle-second-round-by-bublik
June 19, 2025, 9:50 PM
Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his second-round match on grass at Halle on Thursday to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik, the Italian's first tournament since his French Open final defeat.rCa
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Messi strikes as Inter Miami stuns Porto at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/messi-strikes-as-inter-miami-stun-porto-at-club-world-cup
June 19, 2025, 9:31 PM
A Lionel Messi trademark free-kick earned Inter Miami a shock 2-1 comeback win against Porto in the Club World Cup on Thursday.
The Argentine superstar found the toprCa
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ICE agents asked to leave Dodger Stadium parking lot, team says https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ice-agents-asked-to-leave-dodger-stadium-parking-lot-team-says
June 19, 2025, 9:47 PM
The Los Angeles Dodgers organization said Thursday that it asked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to leave the Dodger Stadium grounds after they arrived at a parkingrCa
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Heading to work https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/heading-to-work
June 19, 2025, 9:10 PM
Kayoko Nakajima walks toward her field for growing vegetables in Nagano Prefecture on Thursday.
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SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in setback to Musk's Mars mission https://japantoday.com/category/world/spacex-starship-rocket-explodes-in-setback-to-musk%27s-mars-mission1
June 19, 2025, 9:29 PM
SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas late on Wednesday, the latest in a series of setbacks for billionaire Elon MuskrCOs MarsrCa
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Iran strikes Israeli hospital; Trump to decide on U.S. role in conflict within 'two weeks'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-strikes-israeli-hospital-trump-to-decide-on-us-role-in-conflict-within-%27two-weeks%27
June 20, 2025, 3:27 AM
Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalatedrCa
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Dodgers set franchise attendance record, surpassing 2 million fans in just 40 games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dodgers-set-franchise-attendance-record-surpassing-2-million-fans-in-just-40-games
June 19, 2025, 9:32 PM
The Los Angeles Dodgers have surpassed 2 million in attendance in just 40 games this season.
The defending World Series champions have had 2,026,238 through the gates sorCa --------------------
Coco Gauff loses in Berlin in first match since French Open title https://japantoday.com/category/sports/coco-gauff-loses-to-wang-xinyu-in-berlin-in-her-first-match-since-french-open-title
June 19, 2025, 9:47 PM
Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open.
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Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale by 90 days https://japantoday.com/category/tech/trump-extends-deadline-for-tiktok-sale-by-90-days
June 19, 2025, 9:32 PM
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had given social media platform TikTok another 90 days to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States.
"I'verCa
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Europe and Iran will try diplomacy as U.S. weighs joining fight with Israel https://japantoday.com/category/world/europe-and-iran-will-try-diplomacy-as-us-weighs-joining-fight-with-israel
June 19, 2025, 9:29 PM
Iran's foreign minister will meet in Geneva on Friday with counterparts from Germany, France and the United Kingdom, Iranian state media and European diplomats said, as Israeli airstrikesrCa
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Mahuchikh, Holloway headline Paris Diamond League https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mahuchikh-holloway-headline-paris-diamond-league
June 19, 2025, 9:32 PM
Yaroslava Mahuchikh headlines the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo.
Here, AFP SportrCa
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Japan destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait after China jet encounter https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-destroyer-sails-taiwan-strait-after-china-jet-encounter
June 19, 2025, 9:34 PM
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait last week, days after a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to a Japanese patrol plane overrCa
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2,000-year-old Roman wall paintings unearthed in London https://japantoday.com/category/world/2-000-year-old-roman-wall-paintings-unearthed-in-london
June 19, 2025, 9:30 PM
Archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever found in London and painstakingly pieced the fragments together, they said Thursday.
The plaster,rCa
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Pacers roll past Thunder 108-91 to send the NBA Finals to a deciding Game 7 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Pacers-roll-past-Thunder-108-91-to-send-the-NBA-Finals-to-a-deciding-Game-7
June 20, 2025, 3:56 AM
Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard added 17 and the resilient Indiana Pacers sent the NBA Finals to a winner-take-all Game 7 by rolling past the OklahomarCa
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Spain rejects NATOrCOs anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as 'unreasonable'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/spain-rejects-nato%E2%80%99s-anticipated-defense-spending-increase-as-%27unreasonable%27
June 19, 2025, 9:29 PM
Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs thatrCOs due to be announced next week, calling it rCLunreasonable.rCY
Prime MinisterrCa
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Denmark to push for Ukraine's EU membership during presidency https://japantoday.com/category/world/denmark-to-push-for-ukraine%27s-eu-membership-during-presidency
June 20, 2025, 5:37 AM
Denmark will continue preparing Ukraine for EU membership in the face of Hungary blocking negotiations, when the Nordic country takes over the presidency of the European Council fromrCa
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Russia warns U.S. against military intervention in Iran-Israel war https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-warns-us-against-%27military-intervention%27-in-iran-israel-war
June 20, 2025, 5:10 AM
Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel.
Israel launched anrCa
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Honda president eager to collaborate with Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors https://japantoday.com/category/business/honda-president-eager-to-collaborate-with-nissan-mitsubishi-motors
June 20, 2025, 7:35 AM
Honda Motor Co President Toshihiro Mibe expressed his eagerness to collaborate with Nissan Motor Co and its alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp during a general shareholders meeting onrCa
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Court awards 2 asylum seekers damages over prolonged detention https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-court-awards-asylum-seekers-damages-over-prolonged-detention
June 20, 2025, 7:35 AM
A Japanese district court has ordered the state to pay a total of 1.2 million yen in compensation to two asylum seekers, ruling that in some cases theirrCa
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Ishiba rules out lower house dissolution for now https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-pm-ishiba-rules-out-lower-house-dissolution-for-now-lawmaker
June 19, 2025, 9:33 PM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday ruled out dissolving the powerful House of Representatives for now, ensuring that elections for both chambers of parliament will not be heldrCa
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Knife, armor from Japan's largest ancient keyhole-shaped tomb found https://japantoday.com/category/national/knife-armor-from-japan%27s-largest-ancient-keyhole-shaped-tomb-found
June 19, 2025, 9:34 PM
A gold-plated iron knife and armor fragments, believed to have been made with advanced 5th-century techniques, have been confirmed as coming from Japan's largest ancient keyhole-shaped tomb mound,rCa
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Emperor, empress commemorate A-bomb victims in Hiroshima https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-imperial-couple-commemorates-a-bomb-victims-in-hiroshima
June 20, 2025, 7:35 AM
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Thursday renewed their hope for peace as they visited Hiroshima to pay their respects to atomic bomb victims on the 80th anniversaryrCa
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Thai PM's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoil
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thai-prime-minister%27s-leaked-phone-call-with-cambodia%27s-hun-sen-sets-off-political-backlash
June 19, 2025, 9:29 PM
ThailandrCOs Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faced growing calls for her resignation in a deepening political crisis set off by a leaked recording of her negotiating with Cambodia's formerrCa
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Nippon Steel buyout deal hints at business fragility in U.S. https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-nippon-steel-buyout-spat-hints-at-business-fragility-in-us
June 19, 2025, 7:38 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to attract investment threatens to undermine the appetite for corporate spending in an ironic twist, with the 18-month saga over Nippon Steel Corp'srCa
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Yamanashi student jumps from building after eating legal 'mood-enhancing' cookies sold online
https://japantoday.com/category/national/yamanashi-student-jumps-from-building-after-eating-legal-%27mood-enhancing%27-cookies-sold-online
June 21, 2025, 7:05 AM
In Japan, where strict anti-drug laws remain in place, you might find products that claim to give similar sensations to illegal substances but use ingredients allowed by law.rCa
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Japan scraps U.S. meeting after Washington demands more defense spending: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-scraps-us-meeting-after-washington-demands-more-defense-spending-ft1
June 21, 2025, 7:08 AM
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reportedrCa
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33-year-old man arrested for fatally stabbing 37-year-old sister https://japantoday.com/category/crime/33-year-old-man-arrested-for-fatally-stabbing-37-year-old-sister
June 21, 2025, 7:04 AM
Police in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 33-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 37-year-old sister at her apartment.
According to police, Fumiyasu Misu,rCa
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Vance blames California Democrats for violent immigration protests and calls Sen Alex Padilla 'Jose'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/vance-blames-california-dems-for-violent-immigration-protests-and-calls-sen.-alex-padilla-%27jose%27
June 21, 2025, 5:11 AM
Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused California Gov Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests as he used his appearance inrCa
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Dodgers' Roki Sasaki resumes his throwing program in recovery from shoulder injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dodgers%27-roki-sasaki-resumes-his-throwing-program-in-recovery-from-shoulder-injury
June 21, 2025, 2:16 AM
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki has restarted his throwing program as he continues his recovery from a right shoulder injury.
Manager Dave Roberts said the 23-year-old phenomrCa
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Lions slump to warm-up defeat by Argentina https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lions-slump-to-warm-up-defeat-by-argentina
June 21, 2025, 12:36 AM
The British & Irish Lions will set off for Australia on the back of a 28-24 defeat by Argentina in their warm-up test in Dubin on Friday.
BundeerCa
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Flamengo fightback floors Chelsea at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/flamengo-fightback-floors-chelsea-at-club-world-cup
June 21, 2025, 12:37 AM
Substitute Bruno Henrique played a starring role as Flamengo came roaring back in the second half to beat Chelsea 3-1 at the Club World Cup on Friday, maintainingrCa
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Trump disavows spy chief Gabbard's take on Iran's nuclear program https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-disavows-spy-chief-gabbard%27s-take-on-iran%27s-nuclear-program
June 21, 2025, 1:22 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong in suggesting there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclearrCa
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Japan to provide defense equipment to Thailand, 7 other nations https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-provide-defense-equipment-to-thailand-7-other-nations
June 20, 2025, 9:01 PM
Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, in bidrCa
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Armed men on motorbikes kill 34 Niger soldiers, ministry says https://japantoday.com/category/world/armed-men-on-motorbikes-kill-34-niger-soldiers-ministry-says
June 20, 2025, 8:58 PM
Several hundred armed men, many on motorbikes, attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead and 14 wounded, the DefenserCa
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Europe-Iran talks yield little in Geneva at 'perilous' moment https://japantoday.com/category/world/europe-iran-talks-yield-little-in-geneva-at-%27perilous%27-moment-ministers-ready-to-meet-again
June 21, 2025, 2:49 AM
here were few signs of progress after European foreign ministers met their Iranian counterpart on Friday in a bid to prevent conflict in the Middle East from escalating,rCa
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Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students https://japantoday.com/category/world/federal-judge-blocks-trump-effort-to-keep-harvard-from-hosting-foreign-students
June 20, 2025, 8:58 PM
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administrationrCOs efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, delivering the Ivy League school another victory as it challengesrCa
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Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returns to Wrigley Field after 20-plus-year hiatus https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cubs-legend-sammy-sosa-returns-to-wrigley-field-after-20-plus-year-hiatus
June 20, 2025, 9:00 PM
Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years on Friday before Chicago's afternoon game with the Seattle Mariners.rCa
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Judge orders Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-says-he-will-order-columbia-university-protester-mahmoud-khalil-freed-from-detention
June 21, 2025, 2:49 AM
A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center where he has been heldrCa
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Liverpool signs Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for huge fee that could climb to $156 million
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-signs-germany-midfielder-florian-wirtz-from-bayer-leverkusen
June 20, 2025, 8:59 PM
Liverpool delivered a huge statement of intent after winning the Premier League title by signing Germany star Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday.
The transfer fee couldrCa
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Putin quips that 'the whole of Ukraine is ours'- in theory https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-quips-that-the-%27the-whole-of-ukraine-is-ours%27-in-theory
June 21, 2025, 7:01 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped on Friday that in his view the whole of Ukraine was "ours" and cautioned that advancing Russian forces could take the Ukrainian cityrCa
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Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act https://japantoday.com/category/world/california-argues-in-court-against-trump%27s-national-guard-deployment
June 21, 2025, 2:49 AM
California's challenge of the Trump administration's military deployment in Los Angeles returned to a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday for a brief hearing after an appealsrCa
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Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-strikes-kill-44-palestinians-in-gaza-un-warns-of-man-made-drought
June 21, 2025, 2:49 AM
Israeli fire killed at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday, many of whom had been trying to get food, local officials said, while the United Nations' children'srCa
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Alcaraz extends winning streak; Draper into semifinals at Queen's https://japantoday.com/category/sports/draper-digs-deep-to-reach-queen%27s-semi-finals-for-first-time
June 20, 2025, 8:59 PM
Carlos Alcaraz was relieved to overcome the challenge of Arthur Rinderknech in straight sets to reach the semifinals at Queen's Club and extend his career-best winning streak torCa
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UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-parliament-votes-for-assisted-dying-paving-way-for-historic-law-change3
June 20, 2025, 8:58 PM
ritain's parliament voted on Friday in favor of a bill to legalize assisted dying, paving the way for the country's biggest social change in a generation.
The legislationrCa
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Japan hosts coast guard drills with U.S. and Philippines as sea tensions rise https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-hosts-coast-guard-drills-with-us-and-philippines-as-sea-tensions-rise
June 21, 2025, 7:05 AM
Japan's coast guard on Friday held a joint exercise with counterparts from the United States and the Philippines, as the three Pacific nations beef up defense cooperation inrCa
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Zverev battles in Halle https://japantoday.com/category/sports/zverev-battles-into-halle-semis-joined-by-medvedev
June 20, 2025, 8:59 PM
Home favourite Alexander Zverev shrugged off a mystery illness at Halle on Friday to battle past Italian Fabio Cobolli and progress to the last four of the WimbledonrCa
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Olympic leader Bach's $350,000 pay package in 2024 trails far behind soccer's elected leaders
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-leader-bach-got-10-raise-in-2024-payment-that-trails-far-behind-soccer%27s-elected-leaders
June 20, 2025, 9:00 PM
The International Olympic Committee paid its president Thomas Bach $350,000 in income and expenses in 2024, his final full year in office.
The sum included a salary-like paymentrCa
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Regular Diet session to end Sunday https://japantoday.com/category/politics/regular-parliament-session-to-end-sun.-ahead-of-key-national-election
June 20, 2025, 9:04 PM
This year's 150-day regular Diet session will end on Sunday, around a month ahead of a crucial national election for the ruling coalition, which lost its majority inrCa
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VIP visit to Osaka Expo https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/vip-visit-to-osaka-expo
June 20, 2025, 8:56 PM
German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, second from right, visits the German Pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Friday, together with Cabinet Officer Minister of State Yuichiro Koga, secondrCa
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More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: study https://japantoday.com/category/tech/more-microplastics-in-glass-bottles-than-plastic-study
June 20, 2025, 9:02 PM
Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France's foodrCa
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Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in London assault case https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-to-a-charge-that-he-beat-and-injured-a-music-producer-in-london
June 20, 2025, 9:07 PM
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub inrCa
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Three-time world champion figure skater Sakamoto to retire https://japantoday.com/category/sports/three-time-world-champion-figure-skater-sakamoto-to-retire
June 20, 2025, 8:59 PM
Japan's three-time world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto said Friday she will retire after the Winter Olympics in February.
"I think it's better for me to make thisrCa
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What to know about BTS as the K-pop group returns from military service https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/what-to-know-about-bts-as-the-k-pop-group-returns-from-military-service
June 20, 2025, 9:07 PM
It's official rCo almost. Soon, all seven members of the massively popular K-pop group BTS will have completed South Korea's mandatory military service.
Rapper Suga will be therCa
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Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tokio-pop-group-member-removed-from-tv-show-over-past-conduct
June 21, 2025, 7:05 AM
A member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio has been removed from a popular TV program due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions, arCa
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Ishiba refrains from saying if Japan supports U.S. attacks on Iran https://japantoday.com/category/national/Ishiba-refrains-from-saying-if-Japan-supports-U.S.-attacks-on-Iran
June 22, 2025, 7:34 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday Japan is following developments in Iran "with grave concern" after the United States attacked nuclear facilities in the Middle East nation,rCa
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Nations react to U.S. strikes on Iran with calls for diplomacy https://japantoday.com/category/world/nations-react-to-us-strikes-on-iran-with-calls-for-diplomacy
June 22, 2025, 7:35 AM
The U.S. strike on Iran fueled fears that Israel's war with Tehran could escalate to a wider regional conflict, and other countries began reacting Sunday with calls forrCa
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U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites pose limited radiation risks https://japantoday.com/category/world/fact-focus-us-and-israeli-strikes-on-iran-nuclear-sites-pose-limited-radiation-risks
June 22, 2025, 2:17 AM
With the United States joining Israel in its attacks on Iran's nuclear program, here is what we know about the radiation threat, and other health risks.
Iran enrichesrCa
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Red fans
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/red-fans
June 22, 2025, 2:07 AM
Urawa Red Diamonds fans cheer prior to the Club World Cup Group E soccer match between Inter Milan and Urawa Red Diamonds in Seattle on Saturday. Inter MilanrCa
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Trump wins immediate praise from Republicans in Congress after announcing strikes on Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-wins-immediate-praise-from-republicans-in-congress-after-announcing-strikes-on-iran
June 22, 2025, 7:35 AM
Congressional Republicans rCo and at least one Democrat rCo immediately praised President Donald Trump after he said Saturday evening that the U.S. military bombed three sites in Iran.rCa
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Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites obliterated by airstrikes https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-forces-strike-iran-nuclear-sites-trump-says-fordow-gone
June 22, 2025, 7:35 AM
U.S. forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it doesrCa
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Medvedev dispatches Zverev to set up final with Bublik https://japantoday.com/category/sports/medvedev-dispatches-home-hope-zverev-to-meet-bublik-in-halle-final
June 22, 2025, 2:15 AM
Russian Daniil Medvedev dispatched home favorite Alexander Zverev in three sets to reach his first final in 15 months at the ATP tournament in Halle on Saturday.
TherCa
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Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian marches across Europe https://japantoday.com/category/world/tens-of-thousands-join-pro-palestinian-marches-across-europe
June 22, 2025, 2:14 AM
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in European cities Saturday calling for an end to the war in Gaza, amid concerns the Iran-Israel conflict could spark widerrCa
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Inter Milan, Dortmund claim first wins at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/inter-milan-dortmund-claim-first-wins-at-club-world-cup
June 22, 2025, 1:55 AM
Inter Milan came from behind to beat Urawa Red Diamonds and knock the Japanese side out of the Club World Cup on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund held offrCa
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Voting under way in Tokyo assembly race, prelude to national election https://japantoday.com/category/politics/voting-under-way-in-tokyo-assembly-race-prelude-to-national-election
June 22, 2025, 2:00 AM
Voting is under way Sunday in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, regarded as a curtain raiser for this summer's House of Councillors race, with Prime Minister Shigeru IshibarCa
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Suicide blast kills 20 anti-jihadist fighters in Nigeria https://japantoday.com/category/world/suicide-blast-kills-20-anti-jihadist-fighters-in-nigeria
June 22, 2025, 2:27 AM
A suicide attack in Nigeria's Borno state by a woman allegedly acting for Boko Haram insurgents has killed at least 20 anti-jihadist fighters, militia members told AFP onrCa
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Ukraine asks allies to allocate 0.25% of GDP to boost its weapon production https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-asks-allies-to-allocate-0.25-of-gdp-to-boost-its-weapon-production1
June 22, 2025, 2:12 AM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukraine's Western partners to allocate 0.25% of their GDP to helping Kyiv ramp up weapons production and said the country plans torCa
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Yamanashi student jumps from building after eating legal 'mood-enhancing' cookies sold online
https://japantoday.com/category/national/yamanashi-student-jumps-from-building-after-eating-legal-%27mood-enhancing%27-cookies-sold-online
June 21, 2025, 7:05 AM
In Japan, where strict anti-drug laws remain in place, you might find products that claim to give similar sensations to illegal substances but use ingredients allowed by law.rCa
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As sports embrace gender tests, IOC may follow https://japantoday.com/category/sports/as-sports-embrace-gender-tests-coventry-and-ioc-may-follow
June 22, 2025, 2:02 AM
As the gender furor that engulfed boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics rumbles on, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is weighing reintroducing testing, while several sports have alreadyrCa
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Chinese ships seen near Senkakus for record 216th straight day https://japantoday.com/category/national/chinese-ships-seen-near-senkakus-for-record-tying-215th-straight-day
June 22, 2025, 2:36 AM
Chinese coast guard ships were spotted near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for the 216th consecutive day, the Japan Coast Guard said Sunday, marking therCa
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New Hampshire city in 'Jumanji' marks 30th anniversary with animal costume race https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/new-hampshire-city-in-%27jumanji%27-marks-30th-anniversary-with-animal-costume-race
June 22, 2025, 2:01 AM
Madeline Murphy remembers the instructions she was given on the set of rCLJumanjirCY when she was an extra some 30 years ago: rCLPretend yourCOre frightened and yourCOre screamingrCa
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Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant in Lima named world's best https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/japanese-peruvian-fusion-restaurant-in-lima-named-world%27s-best
June 22, 2025, 2:04 AM
A restaurant in Peru's capital owned by a chef of Japanese descent has topped the list of the world's 50 best restaurants for 2025, the ranking's publisher said,rCa
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Japan scraps U.S. meeting after Washington demands more defense spending: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-scraps-us-meeting-after-washington-demands-more-defense-spending-ft1
June 21, 2025, 12:11 PM
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reportedrCa
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33-year-old man arrested for fatally stabbing 37-year-old sister https://japantoday.com/category/crime/33-year-old-man-arrested-for-fatally-stabbing-37-year-old-sister
June 21, 2025, 7:04 AM
Police in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 33-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 37-year-old sister at her apartment.
According to police, Fumiyasu Misu,rCa
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Vance blames California Democrats for violent immigration protests and calls Sen Alex Padilla 'Jose'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/vance-blames-california-dems-for-violent-immigration-protests-and-calls-sen.-alex-padilla-%27jose%27
June 21, 2025, 5:11 AM
Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused California Gov Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests as he used his appearance inrCa
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Truck driver arrested on suspicion of fatal hit-and-run https://japantoday.com/category/crime/truck-driver-arrested-on-suspicion-of-fatal-hit-and-run
June 22, 2025, 7:36 AM
Miyagi Prefectural Police have arrested a 58-year-old truck driver on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after he hit a 68-year-old woman on a bicycle and thenrCa
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Man dressed suspiciously warm for Japanese summer chased by helicopter and arrested for fraud
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-dressed-suspiciously-warm-for-japanese-summer-chased-by-helicopter-and-arrested-for-fraud
June 22, 2025, 2:01 AM
Just like every year, the past week or so has been as if someone flipped a switch from-anon-stop rain-ato relentless heat and summer is suddenly underway in Japan.rCa
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Dodgers' Roki Sasaki resumes his throwing program in recovery from shoulder injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dodgers%27-roki-sasaki-resumes-his-throwing-program-in-recovery-from-shoulder-injury
June 21, 2025, 2:16 AM
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki has restarted his throwing program as he continues his recovery from a right shoulder injury.
Manager Dave Roberts said the 23-year-old phenomrCa
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Joint venture for Japan-Britain-Italy fighter jet project launched https://japantoday.com/category/politics/refiling-joint-venture-for-japan-britain-italy-fighter-jet-project-launched
June 22, 2025, 2:01 AM
Companies from Japan, Britain and Italy have announced the official launch of a joint venture to develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035, appointing its first CEO fromrCa
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Lions slump to warm-up defeat by Argentina https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lions-slump-to-warm-up-defeat-by-argentina
June 21, 2025, 12:36 AM
The British & Irish Lions will set off for Australia on the back of a 28-24 defeat by Argentina in their warm-up test in Dubin on Friday.
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Flamengo fightback floors Chelsea at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/flamengo-fightback-floors-chelsea-at-club-world-cup
June 21, 2025, 12:37 AM
Substitute Bruno Henrique played a starring role as Flamengo came roaring back in the second half to beat Chelsea 3-1 at the Club World Cup on Friday, maintainingrCa
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Trump disavows spy chief Gabbard's take on Iran's nuclear program https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-disavows-spy-chief-gabbard%27s-take-on-iran%27s-nuclear-program
June 21, 2025, 1:22 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong in suggesting there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclearrCa
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Japan to provide defense equipment to Thailand, 7 other nations https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-provide-defense-equipment-to-thailand-7-other-nations
June 20, 2025, 9:01 PM
Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, in bidrCa
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Armed men on motorbikes kill 34 Niger soldiers, ministry says https://japantoday.com/category/world/armed-men-on-motorbikes-kill-34-niger-soldiers-ministry-says
June 20, 2025, 8:58 PM
Several hundred armed men, many on motorbikes, attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead and 14 wounded, the DefenserCa
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Europe-Iran talks yield little in Geneva at 'perilous' moment https://japantoday.com/category/world/europe-iran-talks-yield-little-in-geneva-at-%27perilous%27-moment-ministers-ready-to-meet-again
June 21, 2025, 2:49 AM
here were few signs of progress after European foreign ministers met their Iranian counterpart on Friday in a bid to prevent conflict in the Middle East from escalating,rCa
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Ishiba to skip NATO summit, source says https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-prime-minister-ishiba-to-skip-nato-summit-source-says
June 23, 2025, 7:36 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will cancel his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague this week, a source with direct knowledge saidrCa
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Japan appears to show some support for U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-appears-to-show-some-support-for-u.s.-strikes-on-iran-nuke-sites
June 23, 2025, 7:38 AM
The Japanese government on Monday appeared to show some support for U.S. strikes on Iran's key nuclear sites over the weekend, saying that they signaled Washington's resolve torCa
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New Zealand's 'golden visa' scheme lures U.S., Chinese investors https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand%27s-%27golden-visa%27-scheme-lures-us-investors
June 23, 2025, 5:37 AM
New Zealand said on Monday there has been a rush in applications for its new foreign investor migrant visa as the centre-right government looks to lure more highrCa
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Iran and Israel trade air and missile strikes https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-weighs-retaliation-against-u.s.-for-strikes-on-nuclear-sites2
June 23, 2025, 6:06 AM
Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran's response to the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites and U.S. PresidentrCa
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Thunder beat injury-hit Pacers in game seven to win NBA title https://japantoday.com/category/sports/thunder-beat-injury-hit-pacers-in-game-seven-to-win-nba-title
June 23, 2025, 3:57 AM
The Oklahoma City Thunder crowned a dazzling season with an NBA title on Sunday, pulling away relentlessly in the second half to beat the injury-hit Indiana Pacers 103-91rCa
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Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle https://japantoday.com/category/national/okinawa-marks-80th-anniversary-of-end-of-wwii-ground-battle
June 23, 2025, 7:36 AM
Okinawa on Monday vowed to preserve and pass on the lessons of history in a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of a fierce World WarrCa
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Two boys, girl aged 16-18, arrested on suspicion of robbery and murder https://japantoday.com/category/crime/two-boys-girl-aged-16-18-arrested-on-suspicion-of-robbery-and-murder
June 23, 2025, 7:37 AM
Hiroshima Prefectural Police have arrested two boys aged 16 and 18, and an 18-year-old girl on suspicion of robbing and killing a 52-year-old office worker in April atrCa
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Ohtani pitches 1 sharp inning, then drives in 5 runs in Dodgers' 13-7 win over Nationals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-pitches-1-sharp-inning-then-drives-in-5-runs-in-dodgers%27-13-7-win-over-nationals
June 23, 2025, 2:35 AM
Shohei Ohtani pitched one hitless inning in his second mound start of the season before hitting a three-run triple and a two-run homer, and Max Muncy had arCa
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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego GarciarCOs release from jail before trial, but ICE plans to detain him
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-orders-kilmar-abrego-garcia%E2%80%99s-release-from-jail-before-trial-but-ice-plans-to-detain-him
June 23, 2025, 12:07 AM
A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald TrumprCOs immigration crackdown, while he awaitsrCa
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Anti-U.S. protest https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/anti-u.s.-protest
June 22, 2025, 9:01 PM
Protesters hold a rally denouncing the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo,-aon Sunday.
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U.S. lawmakers call for Congress to review TrumprCOs Iran actions https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-lawmakers-call-for-congress-to-review-trump%E2%80%99s-iran-actions
June 23, 2025, 2:48 AM
Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday called on Congress to rein in President Donald Trump's use of military force in Iran and prevent U.S. involvement in arCa
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West African leaders admit security woes mounting in region https://japantoday.com/category/world/west-african-leaders-admit-security-woes-mounting-in-region1
June 22, 2025, 9:21 PM
Leaders from the west African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday admitted during talks in the Nigerian capital that the region was in trouble, facing mounting unrest and political instability.rCa
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NATO agrees to higher defense spending goal; Spain says it is opting out https://japantoday.com/category/world/nato-agrees-to-higher-defence-spending-goal-spain-says-it-is-opting-out
June 22, 2025, 9:21 PM
NATO members agreed on Sunday to a big increase in their defense spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump, butrCa
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U.N. Security Council meets on Iran as Russia, China push for a ceasefire https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-security-council-meets-on-iran-as-russia-china-push-for-a-ceasefire
June 22, 2025, 9:21 PM
The U.N. Security Council met on Sunday to discuss U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body adopt a resolution callingrCa
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U.S. operation against Iran not aimed at regime change, Trump administration says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-operation-against-iran-not-aimed-at-regime-change-trump-administration-says1
June 23, 2025, 2:48 AM
The U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were not a preamble to regime change, senior officials from President Donald Trump's administration said on Sunday, as Washington pushed forrCa
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Queen's champion Alcaraz in the groove ahead of Wimbledon https://japantoday.com/category/sports/queen%27s-champion-alcaraz-in-the-groove-ahead-of-wimbledon
June 22, 2025, 9:22 PM
Carlos Alcaraz warned his Wimbledon rivals that he "feels great" on grass after the world number two defied his own expectations by winning the Queen's Club title forrCa
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Yildiz stars as Juventus beat Wydad at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yildiz-stars-as-juventus-beat-wydad-at-club-world-cup
June 22, 2025, 9:23 PM
Kenan Yildiz scored two goals and had a hand in another as Juventus beat Wydad Casablanca 4-1 at the Club World Cup on Sunday to close in onrCa
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Suicide bomber kills at least 22 in Greek Orthodox church in Syria during Divine Liturgy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-13-in-syrian-church-near-damascus-during-mass
June 23, 2025, 5:37 AM
A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 22 andrCa
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'How to Train Your Dragon' holds top spot in North America box office https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27how-to-train-your-dragon%27-holds-top-spot-in-n.america-box-office
June 22, 2025, 9:23 PM
"How to Train Your Dragon," a live-action reboot of the popular 2010 animated film, set the North American box office ablaze again in its second week, industry estimatesrCa
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Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/would-you-hail-a-%27robotaxi%27-musk-bets-cabs-will-give-tesla-a-lift-after-boycotts-and-sales-plunge
June 22, 2025, 9:23 PM
Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla rCLrobotaxisrCY would be on the road rCLnext year,rCY but it didnrCOt happen. A year later, he promised to deliver themrCa
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Bublik sees off Medvedev to claim second title on grass in Halle https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bublik-sees-off-medvedev-to-claim-fifth-afp-title-in-halle
June 22, 2025, 9:22 PM
Kazakh Alexander Bublik achieved his first win in seven meetings with Russian Daniil Medvedev to claim his second title on the grass of Halle, a week before Wimbledon.rCa
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Ishiba's LDP suffers record-low results in Tokyo assembly vote https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update5-pm-ishiba%27s-ldp-set-to-post-record-low-results-in-tokyo-assembly-vote
June 23, 2025, 12:08 AM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party suffered a record-low result in Sunday's Tokyo assembly election, seen as a prelude to July's House of Councillors race, further strainingrCa
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Mount Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts https://japantoday.com/category/national/mt.-shinmoe-in-southwestern-japan-erupts-alert-level-maintained
June 22, 2025, 9:29 PM
Mount Shinmoe in Kyushu erupted Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 1,421-meter volcano straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures erupted around 4:37 p.m. and spewed smoke as highrCa
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2 Japanese men among 14 prisoners released by Belarus https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-japanese-men-among-14-prisoners-released-by-belarus
June 22, 2025, 9:26 PM
Two Japanese nationals have been released from detention in Belarus and are in good health, a Japanese government source said Sunday.
Belarusian state-run media reported Saturday that PresidentrCa --------------------
Wartime NATO summits have focused on Ukraine. With Trump, this one will be different
https://japantoday.com/category/world/wartime-nato-summits-have-focused-on-ukraine.-with-trump-this-one-will-be-different
June 23, 2025, 5:37 AM
At its first summits after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO gave President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pride of place at its table. It won't be the samerCa
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Ukraine fighting 10,000 Russian troops in Kursk region, Ukrainian-acommander-asays
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-fighting-10-000-russian-troops-in-kursk-region-ukrainian-commander-says
June 23, 2025, 5:37 AM
Around 10,000 Russian soldiers are fighting in Russia's Kursk region, about 90 square kilometers of which is controlled by Ukraine, Ukraine's top military commander said.
"We control aboutrCa
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Most Japanese worried about Mideast war's impact on daily lives: poll https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-most-japanese-worried-about-mideast-war%27s-impact-on-daily-lives-poll
June 23, 2025, 7:37 AM
Most people in Japan are worried about how the outbreak of war in the Middle East could impact their daily lives, given the country's heavy dependence on therCa
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Israel recovers remains of 3 more hostages from Gaza https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-says-the-remains-of-3-hostages-have-been-recovered-from-gaza
June 22, 2025, 9:21 PM
The Israeli military said Sunday that it has recovered the remains of three hostages held in the Gaza Strip. At least four Palestinians were killed in an IsraelirCa
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Fred Smith, FedEx founder who revolutionized the package delivery business, dies at 80
https://japantoday.com/category/business/fred-smith-fedex-founder-who-revolutionized-the-package-delivery-business-dies-at-80
June 22, 2025, 9:25 PM
Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80.
FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcelsrCa --------------------
Do you agree with U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran's nuclear sites?
https://japantoday.com/category/poll/do-you-agree-with-u.s.-president-donald-trump%27s-decision-to-bomb-iran%27s-nuclear-sites
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Israeli forces fire on people waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 25, witnesses and hospitals say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-forces-fire-on-people-waiting-for-aid-in-gaza-killing-25-witnesses-and-hospitals-say
June 24, 2025, 7:30 AM
Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian witnesses and hospitalsrCa
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Israel, Iran accept ceasefire after Tehran launchse final onslaught of missiles https://japantoday.com/category/world/Iranian-missile-strikes-kill-4-in-southern-Israel-as-ceasefire-deadline-is-reached
June 24, 2025, 7:00 AM
Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launchedrCa
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Ishiba to face tough upper house election on July 20 https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-to-face-tough-upper-house-election-on-july-20
June 24, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japan will hold an upper house election on July 20, the government said Tuesday, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba battling low approval ratings driven partly by public frustrationrCa
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Israel reports waves of Iranian missiles, soon after Trump announces ceasefire https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-reports-waves-of-iranian-missiles-soon-after-trump-announced-ceasefire1
June 24, 2025, 6:43 AM
Israel's military said Iran launched waves of missiles on Tuesday, with emergency services reporting three people killed, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a complete ceasefire betweenrCa
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Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-arrests-285-in-drug-crackdown-and-seizes-over-half-a-ton-of-narcotics
June 24, 2025, 3:54 AM
Indonesian authorities said Monday they arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of narcotics during arCa
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Japanese company blames laser tool for its 2nd crash landing on the moon https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japanese-company-blames-laser-tool-for-its-2nd-crash-landing-on-the-moon
June 24, 2025, 7:33 AM
A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company's lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.
Officials for ispace announced the news from TokyorCa
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Judge blocks Trump plan to close Harvard's doors to international students https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-judge-blocks-trump-plan-to-close-harvard%27s-doors-to-international-students
June 24, 2025, 6:39 AM
A federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing his plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.rCa
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16-year-old boy referred to prosecutors for posting photo of prank at sushi restaurant
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/16-year-old-boy-referred-to-prosecutors-for-posting-photo-of-prank-at-sushi-restaurant
June 24, 2025, 7:34 AM
A 16-year-old boy from Tokyo has been referred to prosecutors for posting a photo of a prank at a Kura Sushi restaurant, a major conveyor belt sushi chain,rCa
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U.S. urges Americans in Sweden to remain vigilant, citing threat of attack https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-urges-americans-in-sweden-to-remain-vigilant-citing-threat-of-attack
June 23, 2025, 11:53 PM
The U.S. embassy in Sweden said on Monday Americans in the country are "advised to exercise increased caution" due to local media reports on Iran potentially pressuring localrCa
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Jury orders man to pay $500,000 for assaulting police officer who killed himself after Capitol riot
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jury-orders-man-to-pay-500k-for-assaulting-police-officer-who-killed-himself-after-capitol-riot
June 24, 2025, 12:31 AM
A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. CapitolrCa
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Atletico wins in vain as Botafogo advances at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/atletico-win-in-vain-as-botafogo-advance-at-club-world-cup
June 23, 2025, 9:58 PM
Brazilian side Botafogo booked their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup on Monday despite a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid which was not enoughrCa
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Peace and quiet https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/peace-and-quiet-1
June 23, 2025, 9:04 PM
Hikers walk on Minamisawa Ajisai mountain in Akiruno City, Tokyo. --------------------
Osaka, Azarenka advance on grass at Bad Homburg https://japantoday.com/category/sports/osaka-azarenka-advance-on-grass-at-bad-homburg
June 23, 2025, 9:51 PM
Former world number ones Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka both advanced to the second round in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Bad Homburg on Monday.
Japan's Osaka battledrCa
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Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants away from their home countries
https://japantoday.com/category/world/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-restart-swift-deportation-of-migrants-away-from-their-home-countries
June 24, 2025, 4:05 AM
A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homelands, lifting for now a court orderrCa
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Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US
https://japantoday.com/category/world/early-season-heat-dome-brings-highest-temperatures-in-years-to-parts-of-eastern-us
June 23, 2025, 9:32 PM
An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been sorCa
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U.S. House Speaker Johnson says it is not time to consider war powers resolution
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-house-speaker-johnson-says-it-is-not-time-to-consider-war-powers-resolution1
June 24, 2025, 4:05 AM
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed efforts on Monday by lawmakers to advance a measure to check President Donald Trump's use of military force against Iran, after TehranrCa
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Trump wants oil producers to pump more crude amid jitters that Iran may close critical shipping lane
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-wants-oil-producers-to-pump-more-crude-amid-jitters-that-iran-may-close-critical-shipping-lane
June 23, 2025, 9:32 PM
President Donald Trump on Monday called for the U.S. and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil as crude prices remain volatile following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclearrCa
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Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire after Iran fires missiles at U.S. air base in Qatar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-fires-missiles-at-us-airbase-in-qatar-doha-says-attack-intercepted-no-casualties
June 24, 2025, 6:43 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said that a "complete and total" ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into force with a view to ending the 12-day conflict betweenrCa
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Escalating Hormuz tensions drive up Middle East war risk insurance costs, sources say
https://japantoday.com/category/business/escalating-hormuz-tensions-drive-up-middle-east-war-risk-insurance-costs-sources-say1
June 23, 2025, 9:43 PM
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's reprisals have doubled the price of insuring shipments to the Middle East and the Gulf in the last week, insurancerCa
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European Union divided over response to suspected Israeli rights breaches https://japantoday.com/category/world/european-union-divided-over-response-to-suspected-israeli-rights-breaches
June 23, 2025, 9:32 PM
The European Union's top diplomat said on Monday she would take up concerns over suspected human rights breaches by Israel with its government, as talks in Brussels underscoredrCa
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Jury sees more sex videos as prosecutors wind down case against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jury-sees-more-sex-videos-as-prosecutors-wind-down-case-against-sean-%27diddy%27-combs
June 23, 2025, 9:40 PM
The jury at Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs rCO sex trafficking trial viewed more video recordings on Monday of the sex marathons that have played a prominent role in arCa
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Thai authorities seize more than 2 tons of crystal methamphetamine worth over $90 million
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thai-authorities-seize-more-than-2-tons-of-crystal-methamphetamine-worth-over-90-million
June 23, 2025, 9:33 PM
Thai authorities seized more than 2 metric tons of crystal methamphetamine from a tourist boat near a pier in eastern Thailand before the drugs could be smuggled outrCa
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The Strait of Hormuz is a vital route for oil. Closing it could backfire on Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/the-strait-of-hormuz-is-a-vital-route-for-oil.-closing-it-could-backfire-on-iran
June 23, 2025, 9:28 PM
The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil chokepoint duerCa
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Jets owner Woody Johnson buys 43% stake in English soccer club Crystal Palace https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jets-owner-woody-johnson-buys-43-stake-in-english-soccer-club-crystal-palace
June 23, 2025, 9:51 PM
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is finally set to get his hands on an English soccer team.
Premier League side Crystal Palace announced on Monday that JohnsonrCa --------------------
Ishiba aims to retain upper house majority after July election https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-pm-aims-to-retain-upper-house-majority-after-july-poll
June 23, 2025, 9:37 PM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that his goal for next month's national election is for the ruling coalition to retain its majority in the House of Councillors.rCa
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New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympics%27-champion-new-ioc-president-kirsty-coventry-inaugurated-to-start-8-year-leadership
June 23, 2025, 9:50 PM
The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry was inaugurated in the role Monday on the organization's 131st birthday with praise that the OlympicrCa
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Pint-size pioneer 'Dora the Explorer' celebrates her 25th anniversary https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/pint-size-pioneer-%27dora-the-explorer%27-celebrates-her-25th-anniversary
June 23, 2025, 9:41 PM
Twenty-five years ago, a little girl with a bob haircut appeared on our TVs, speaking a mix of English and Spanish, with a spunky, can-do spirit. She hadrCa
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UK bans Palestine Action group under anti-terrorism laws https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-bans-palestine-action-under-anti-terrorism-laws1
June 23, 2025, 9:32 PM
Britain said on Monday it would ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, making it a criminal offense to belong to the pro-Palestinian campaign group which last week damagedrCa
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Rahul and Pant hundreds give India lead of 304 over England https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rahul-and-pant-lead-india-crawl-to-159-run-lead-against-england-on-day-4
June 23, 2025, 9:51 PM
Centuries by Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant launched India to a handsome lead of 304 runs against England at tea on day four Monday of the Headingley test.rCa
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Asian countries most vulnerable to Strait of Hormuz blockade https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-countries-most-vulnerable-to-strait-of-hormuz-blockade
June 23, 2025, 9:43 PM
Around 84 percent of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and others vulnerable should IranrCa
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Explosive kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza inside an armored vehicle, military says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/explosive-kills-7-israeli-soldiers-in-gaza-inside-an-armored-vehicle-military-says
June 25, 2025, 6:10 AM
Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official saidrCa
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China, Taiwan clash over history; Beijing says can't 'invade' what is already Chinese territory
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-taiwan-clash-over-history-beijing-says-can%27t-%27invade%27-what-is-already-chinese-territory
June 25, 2025, 5:33 AM
China and Taiwan clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, and said itrCa
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Trump says China can buy Iranian oil, but urges it to purchase U.S. crude https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-china-can-buy-iranian-oil-but-urges-it-to-purchase-us-crude
June 25, 2025, 7:01 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to purchase Iranian oil after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, a move that the WhiterCa
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Conforto, Ohtani homer as NL West-leading Dodgers hold off last-place Rockies 9-7
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/conforto-and-ohtani-homer-as-nl-west-leading-dodgers-hold-off-last-place-rockies-9-7
June 25, 2025, 4:00 AM
Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added a two-run shot as the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers held off the last-place Colorado Rockies 9-7 on TuesdayrCa
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Man arrested over death of 94-year-old father https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-death-of-94-year-old-father
June 25, 2025, 7:35 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 57-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 94-year-old father with whom he lived.
According to police, a man called 110 at aroundrCa
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Japan, NATO agree to collaborate on Iran, Ukraine, N Korea issues https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-NATO-agree-to-collaborate-on-Iran-Ukraine-N-Korea-issues
June 25, 2025, 7:34 AM
Japan and NATO agreed Tuesday to closely collaborate to address "security challenges" such as the Middle East crisis, Russia's war against Ukraine and North Korea's past abductions ofrCa
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8,603 people taken to hospital nationwide due to heat in week ending June 22 https://japantoday.com/category/national/8-603-people-taken-to-hospital-nationwide-due-to-heatstroke-in-week-ending-june-22
June 25, 2025, 7:38 AM
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says that 8,603 people were transported to hospital nationwide to be treated for symptoms of heatstroke and heat exhaustion in the weekrCa
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Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/players-and-fans-at-the-club-world-cup-are-coping-with-high-temperatures-as-a-heat-wave-hits-us
June 24, 2025, 10:02 PM
Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys. A heat wave hitting a wide swath of the country is taking a toll onrCa
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Benfica beats Bayern Munich 1-0 to take top spot in Group C in the Club World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/benfica-beats-bayern-munich-1-0-to-take-the-top-spot-in-group-c-in-the-club-world-cup
June 24, 2025, 10:02 PM
Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 13th minute to give Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group CrCa
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U.S. intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear program https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-intel-says-strikes-did-not-destroy-iran-nuclear-program
June 25, 2025, 2:48 AM
A classified preliminary U.S. intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran's nuclear program by just a few months -- rather than destroying itrCa
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Waiting for Babymetal https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/waiting-for-baby-metal
June 24, 2025, 9:05 PM
Fans of Japanese band Babymetal cool off with water and wet wipes as they line up for a concert during a heatwave in New York on Tuesday.
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Iran-Israel ceasefire takes hold as Trump applies pressure https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-israel-ceasefire-takes-hold-as-trump-applies-pressure
June 25, 2025, 3:32 AM
A shaky ceasefire began to take hold between Israel and Iran on Tuesday under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, raising hopes for an end to the biggestrCa
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What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades
https://japantoday.com/category/world/what-to-know-about-%27alligator-alcatraz-%27-florida%27s-immigration-detention-site-in-the-everglades
June 24, 2025, 9:38 PM
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal officials said Tuesday.rCa
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Trump administration authorizes $30 million for Israeli-backed group distributing food in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-will-provide-30-million-to-israeli-backed-group-distributing-food-in-gaza
June 24, 2025, 9:37 PM
The Trump administration has authorized providing $30 million to a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group that is distributing food in Gaza, a U.S. official said Tuesday, an operation thatrCa
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Duckett and Root star as England beats India in thrilling 1st test https://japantoday.com/category/sports/duckett-and-root-star-as-england-beat-india-in-thrilling-1st-test
June 24, 2025, 9:39 PM
Ben Duckett's superb 149 laid the foundation for a record-breaking England win as they beat India by five wickets in a dramatic first test at Headingley on Tuesday.rCa
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Raducanu's tears of joy; Krejcikova survives match points at Eastbourne https://japantoday.com/category/sports/raducanu%27s-tears-of-joy-krejcikova-survives-match-points-at-eastbourne
June 24, 2025, 9:40 PM
Emma Raducanu held back tears after sealing her place in the second round of the Eastbourne Open, while Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova survived match points to progress onrCa
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Duplantis dominates at Golden Spike in Czech Republic https://japantoday.com/category/sports/duplantis-dominates-at-golden-spike-in-czech-republic
June 24, 2025, 9:38 PM
Sweden's Armand Duplantis won pole vault at the Golden Spike meet in Czech Republic on Tuesday, as 17-year-old Australian Gout Gout improved his 200 meters personal best torCa
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Thunder celebrate first NBA title with Oklahoma City parade https://japantoday.com/category/sports/thunder-celebrate-first-nba-title-with-oklahoma-city-parade
June 24, 2025, 9:40 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder players slapped hands with fans and let supporters touch the NBA championship trophy during a parade on Tuesday to celebrate the team's first title.
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U.S. judge allows using pirated books to train AI https://japantoday.com/category/tech/us-judge-allows-using-pirated-books-to-train-ai
June 24, 2025, 9:46 PM
A federal judge has sided with the AI company Anthropic in its practice of training a chatbot on copyrighted books without permission from the authors.
In a decisionrCa
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Bobby Sherman, teen idol in 1960s and '70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bobby-sherman-teen-idol-in-the-1960s-and-%2770s-and-later-a-cpr-teacher-dies-at-81
June 24, 2025, 9:44 PM
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a teen idol in the 1960s and rCO70s with bubblegum pop hits like rCLLittlerCa
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear way for South Sudan-bound deportation flight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-clear-the-way-for-a-south-sudan-bound-deportation-flight
June 25, 2025, 5:11 AM
President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to clear the way for the deportation of several immigrants to South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where theyrCa
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Combs confirms he won't testify; praises trial judge for an rCyexcellent jobrCO https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/prosecution-rests-in-sean-%27diddy%27-combs%27-sex-trafficking-trial
June 24, 2025, 9:53 PM
Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs told the judge at his sex trafficking trial that he's doing an rCLexcellent jobrCY as he confirmed Tuesday that he wonrCOt testify.
Combs made therCa
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Syria says Islamic State group was behind deadly attack on a Damascus church https://japantoday.com/category/world/syria-says-the-islamic-state-group-was-behind-the-deadly-attack-on-a-damascus-church
June 24, 2025, 9:37 PM
The sleeper cell behind a deadly church bombing near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group, which had plans to target a Shiite shrine in a similar attack,rCa
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'Dear Donald.' Trump posts fawning private text from NATO chief on social media https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27dear-donald.%27-trump-posts-fawning-private-text-from-nato-chief-on-social-media
June 25, 2025, 3:32 AM
The message started by congratulating Donald Trump on his rCLdecisive action in IranrCY and then got even more flattering, gushing about reaching the precipice of achieving rCLsomething NOrCa
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UK calls China a major challenge but an essential economic partner https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-calls-china-a-major-challenge-but-an-essential-economic-partner
June 24, 2025, 9:37 PM
ChinarCOs attempts to spy, destabilize and disrupt BritainrCOs economy and democracy have grown, but Beijing is still a vital economic partner for the UK, the government said Tuesday.rCa
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Trump says whether he'll commit to NATO mutual defense guarantee 'depends on your definition'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-whether-he%27ll-commit-to-nato-mutual-defense-guarantee-%27depends-on-your-definition%27
June 25, 2025, 3:32 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees outlined in the NATO treaty as he headedrCa
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Americans' view on economy sours in June and, after a brief respite, continues to slide
https://japantoday.com/category/business/americans%27-view-of-the-economy-slides-in-june-wiping-out-gains-from-previous-month
June 24, 2025, 9:45 PM
AmericansrCO view of the U.S. economy worsened in June, resuming a downward slide that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five yearsrCa
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UK antitrust watchdog says Google may have to offer rival search options https://japantoday.com/category/tech/uk-antitrust-watchdog-says-google-may-have-to-offer-rival-search-options
June 24, 2025, 9:46 PM
Google could be forced to let British users choose whether to use rival search services, the country's antitrust watchdog said Tuesday as it proposed using new digital regulationsrCa
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Japan protests against new Chinese structure in East China Sea https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-protests-against-new-chinese-structure-in-east-china-sea
June 24, 2025, 9:44 PM
China has initiated the installation of a new structure on the west side of the geographical equidistance between Japan and China in the East China Sea, the JapaneserCa
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Russian attacks kill 26 civilians in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more Western help
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-attacks-kill-13-civilians-in-ukraine-as-zelenskyy-seeks-more-western-aid
June 25, 2025, 3:33 AM
Russian drones, missiles and artillery killed at least 26 civilians and injured more than 200 others in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought guarantees atrCa
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Global cocaine market hits new record highs: UNODC https://japantoday.com/category/world/global-cocaine-market-hit-new-record-highs-unodc
June 26, 2025, 7:05 AM
Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the U.N. drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.
Illegal productionrCa
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Japanese climber dies, another rescued on Peru mountain https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-climber-dies-another-rescued-on-peru-mountain
June 26, 2025, 7:33 AM
A Japanese woman was confirmed dead and another was reached alive by rescuers after the two became stranded on Mount Huascaran, Peru's highest mountain, a group supporting therCa
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Father and son arrested for impersonating Shohei Ohtani to commit fraud https://japantoday.com/category/crime/father-and-son-arrested-for-impersonating-shohei-ohtani-to-commit-fraud
June 26, 2025, 7:33 AM
A father-son team have been arrested for their involvement in attempting to defraud a woman in her 80s out of 1 million yen.-aThe two men, both Nepalese nationalsrCa
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Akazawa leaves for 7th trip to U.S., saying 25% auto tariffs are unacceptable https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-reiterates-that-higher-u.s.-auto-tariffs-are-unacceptable
June 26, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japan's chief negotiator on Thursday set off for another round of tariff negotiations with the United States, reiterating before his departure that the 25 percent additional auto tariffsrCa
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Thailand makes new proposal to restrict cannabis sales https://japantoday.com/category/world/thailand-makes-new-proposal-to-restrict-cannabis-sales
June 26, 2025, 3:22 AM
Thailand's government has announced a plan to tighten the rules on selling cannabis, the kingdom's latest attempt to restrict the drug, three years after it was decriminalized.
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A country for 'old farts' thwarts change and holds back progress https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/a-country-for-%27old-farts%27-thwarts-change-and-holds-back-progress
June 26, 2025, 12:58 AM
Gerontocracy is defined as a-astate, society-aor group governed by old people, or-agovernment based on rule by old people.
Asahi Geino (June 26) singles out three groups it assertsrCa --------------------
Man arrested after kicking girlfriend who demanded to see his smartphone https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-after-kicking-girlfriend-who-demanded-to-see-his-smartphone
June 26, 2025, 7:33 AM
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his 19-year-old girlfriend after they got into an argument when she demanded to see his smartphone.rCa
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$10 bil sale of Lakers expected to close this year https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sale-of-nba%27s-10-bn-lakers-expected-to-close-this-year
June 25, 2025, 10:02 PM
The sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to billionaire Mark Walter is expected to close later this year in a deal that will see Jeanie Buss remain governorrCa
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Dortmund through to Club World Cup last 16; Fluminense denies Sundowns https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dortmund-through-to-club-world-cup-last-16-fluminense-deny-sundowns
June 25, 2025, 10:03 PM
A solitary first-half goal by Daniel Svensson gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win against Ulsan HD on Wednesday as the Germans secured a place in the last 16rCa
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Israeli settlers raid West Bank town; troops kill 3 Palestinians https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-settlers-raid-west-bank-town-troops-kill-3-palestinians
June 25, 2025, 10:04 PM
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian West Bank town on Wednesday, sparking a confrontation that ended with Israeli forces killing three Palestinians, the Israeli military and PalestinianrCa
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Making a canoe the ancient way https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/making-a-canoe
June 25, 2025, 9:54 PM
Researcher Kunihiro Amemiya uses a period-accurate axe to chop down a-aJapanese cedar tree on the Noto Peninsula,-aIshikawa Prefecture, to make a dugout canoe to cross the East ChinarCa
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Trump gets 'golden share' power in U.S. Steel buyout, but U.S. agencies will get it under future presidents
https://japantoday.com/category/business/trump-gets-%27golden-share%27-power-in-u.s.-steel-buyout-but-u.s.-agencies-will-get-it-under-future-presidents
June 26, 2025, 7:34 AM
President-aDonald Trump-awill control the so-called rCLgolden sharerCY that's part of the national security agreement under which he allowed Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy out iconic American steelmaker U.S.rCa
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Getty drops copyright allegations in UK lawsuit against Stability AI https://japantoday.com/category/tech/getty-drops-copyright-allegations-in-uk-lawsuit-against-stability-ai
June 25, 2025, 9:44 PM
Getty Images dropped copyright infringement allegations from its lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI as closing arguments began Wednesday in the landmark case at Britain's High Court.rCa
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Returned deportee Abrego to be released without bail, but faces U.S. immigration custody
https://japantoday.com/category/world/returned-deportee-abrego-to-be-released-without-bail-but-faces-us-immigration-custody
June 26, 2025, 3:24 AM
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she would order the release of Kilmar Abrego, the migrant wrongly deported to El Salvador by President Donald Trump's administration only torCa
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Mass shooting in gang-plagued Mexican state leaves 11 dead and more injured https://japantoday.com/category/world/mass-shooting-in-gang-plagued-mexican-state-leaves-11-dead-and-more-injured
June 25, 2025, 9:40 PM
At least 11 people were killed, including a teenager, and more wounded in a Tuesday night shooting in the central Mexican city of Irapuato, authorities said on Wednesday.rCa
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At least 11 dead after landslide buries homes in northwest Colombia https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-11-dead-after-landslide-buries-homes-in-northwest-colombia
June 25, 2025, 9:40 PM
At least 11 people have been killed in a landslide in northwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Wednesday, a day after heavy rains unleashed the wall of mudrCa
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Iran faces uncertain future after its grinding war with Israel https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-battered-iran-faces-an-uncertain-future-after-its-grinding-war-with-israel
June 25, 2025, 9:40 PM
The bombing has quieted in IranrCOs 12-day conflict with Israel. Now its battered theocracy and 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must regroup and rebuild in a changedrCa
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Trump compares Iran air strikes to bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki https://japantoday.com/category/world/comparing-us-iran-strike-to-hiroshima-trump-plays-down-intelligence-report2
June 26, 2025, 4:52 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump compared the impact of American air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the end of World War II on Wednesday, arguing that the damagerCa
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Miami's Lionel Messi at $20.4 million earns more than 21 other MLS teams' payrolls this year
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/miami%27s-lionel-messi-at-20.4-million-earns-more-than-21-other-mls-teams%27-payrolls-this-year
June 25, 2025, 9:45 PM
Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer for the third straight year with total annual compensation of $20,446,667, greater than the entire payroll of 21rCa
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Raducanu's Wimbledon build-up hit by Eastbourne exit https://japantoday.com/category/sports/raducanu%27s-wimbledon-build-up-hit-by-eastbourne-exit
June 25, 2025, 10:03 PM
Emma Raducanu suffered a setback ahead of Wimbledon as the former U.S. Open champion crashed to a shock defeat against Australian teenager Maya Joint in the second roundrCa
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Mexico president threatens to sue over SpaceX rocket debris https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-president-threatens-to-sue-over-spacex-rocket-debris
June 25, 2025, 9:40 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday threatened legal action over falling debris and contamination from billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launches across the border in the United States.rCa
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NATO's Rutte likens Trump to a 'daddy' in Israel-Iran conflict https://japantoday.com/category/world/nato%27s-rutte-likens-trump-to-a-%27daddy%27-in-israel-iran-conflict
June 26, 2025, 3:24 AM
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday likened President Donald Trump to a "daddy" intervening in a schoolyard brawl after the U.S. leader repeatedly berated Middle East foesrCa
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Trump meets with Zelenskyy and says higher NATO defense spending may deter future Russian aggression
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-meets-with-zelenskyy-and-says-higher-nato-defense-spending-may-deter-future-russian-aggression
June 26, 2025, 3:24 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit Wednesday and suggested that increased spending by the trans-Atlantic alliance couldrCa
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Trump says Spain will pay more in trade deal after refusal to meet NATO defense spending targets
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-spain-will-pay-more-in-trade-deal-after-refusal-to-meet-nato-defense-spending-targets
June 26, 2025, 4:28 AM
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will make Spain pay twice as much for a trade deal after the country's refusal to meet arCa
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Trump says U.S. would protect NATO allies, recognizing that rCythey love their countriesrCO
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-us-would-protect-nato-allies-recognizing-that-%E2%80%98they-love-their-countries%E2%80%99
June 26, 2025, 3:24 AM
Two words came up again and again around NATOrCOs annual summit this week: Article 5.
Over the years, President Donald Trump has suggested that his backing for otherrCa
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Attacker who killed London schoolboy with samurai sword is convicted of murder https://japantoday.com/category/world/attacker-who-killed-a-london-schoolboy-with-a-samurai-sword-is-convicted-of-murder
June 25, 2025, 9:40 PM
A man armed with a samurai sword who killed a London teenager on his way to school and injured five other people during what the prosecution said wasrCa
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Japan opposition chief sorry for remarks seen as 'misogynistic' https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-opposition-chief-sorry-for-remarks-seen-as-misogynistic
June 26, 2025, 7:34 AM
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan's small opposition Democratic Party for the People, apologized Wednesday for remarks that were perceived on social media as misogynistic.
Asked why his partyrCa
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Kennedy's new vaccine advisers meet for first time https://japantoday.com/category/world/kennedy%27s-new-vaccine-advisers-meet-for-first-time
June 25, 2025, 9:40 PM
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.rCOs new vaccine advisers began their first meeting Wednesday under intense scrutiny from medical experts worried about AmericansrCO access to lifesaving shots.rCa
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King Charles to host Trump in second UK state visit later this year https://japantoday.com/category/world/king-charles-to-host-trump-in-second-uk-state-visit-later-this-year
June 25, 2025, 9:39 PM
King Charles will host U.S. President Donald Trump for his unprecedented second state visit to Britain later this year, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Wednesday.
Trump accepted an invitationrCa
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UK's Glastonbury Festival opens gates amid Kneecap controversy https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/uk%27s-glastonbury-festival-opens-gates-amid-kneecap-controversy
June 25, 2025, 9:42 PM
The UK's iconic Glastonbury Festival opened its gates Wednesday amid controversy over the inclusion of Irish rap trio Kneecap on the bill.
The group has made headlines withrCa
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Asian shares mixed after U.S. stocks rise to brink of a record https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-are-mostly-higher-after-us-stocks-rise-to-the-brink-of-a-record
June 27, 2025, 8:19 AM
Asian shares were mixed on Friday, losing some of their morning gains, after U.S. stocks ran to the brink of another record. U.S. futures and oil prices alsorCa
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Japan says no fentanyl seized at border in 6 years after U.S. smuggling report https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-has-no-recorded-case-of-fentanyl-seized-finance-minister-says
June 27, 2025, 7:44 AM
No fentanyl had been seized at Japan's borders in the six years through 2024, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, after a media report alleged a ChineserCa
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Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth https://japantoday.com/category/world/these-canadian-rocks-may-be-the-oldest-on-earth
June 27, 2025, 3:26 AM
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada.
The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancientrCa --------------------
Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine in 2017 https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-executes-%27twitter-killer%27-who-murdered-nine
June 27, 2025, 7:34 AM
Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penaltyrCa
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2 men found dead on Tokushima mountain; possibly killed by boars https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-men-found-dead-in-tokushima-mountains-possibly-killed-by-boars
June 27, 2025, 7:34 AM
Two men in their 70s were found dead in a mountainous region of Tokushima City on Thursday night after they had gone out to check on a boarrCa
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84-year-old woman beaten to death in Hiroshima Prefecture https://japantoday.com/category/crime/84-year-old-woman-beaten-to-death-in-hiroshima-prefecture
June 27, 2025, 7:35 AM
Police in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, said that an 84-year-old woman was beaten to death at her home on Tuesday.
Police said that the victim, Sadayo Yabuki, diedrCa
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Nike profits sink but company says it is turning a corner https://japantoday.com/category/business/nike-profits-sink-but-company-says-it-is-turning-a-corner
June 26, 2025, 11:54 PM
Nike reported sharply lower quarterly profits Thursday, but signaled it was past the worst stage of a corporate retooling as it implements "surgical" U.S. price increases to defrayrCa
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Judge, Ohtani elected to start in All-Star Game as top vote-getters https://japantoday.com/category/sports/judge-ohtani-elected-to-start-in-all-star-game-as-top-vote-getters
June 27, 2025, 2:25 AM
The Los Angeles DodgersrCO Shohei Ohtani and the New York YankeesrCO Aaron Judge were the first players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game at AtlantarCOs Truist Park,rCa
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Lalo Schifrin, composer of 'Mission: Impossible' theme, dies at 93 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/lalo-schifrin-composer-of-the-%27mission-impossible%27-theme-dies-at-93
June 26, 2025, 10:50 PM
Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the endlessly catchy theme for rCLMission: ImpossiblerCY and more than 100 other arrangements for film and television, died Thursday. He was 93.rCa
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Imanaga pitches 5 scoreless innings https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/imanaga-pitches-5-scoreless-innings
June 26, 2025, 9:50 PM
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga pauses on the mound during the third inning of a baseball game against the St Louis Cardinals in St Louis on Thursday.rCa
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Manchester City beats Juventus 5-2 to win Group G of Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/manchester-city-beats-juventus-5-2-to-win-group-g-of-club-world-cup
June 26, 2025, 9:51 PM
Manchester City won Group G of the Club World Cup with a dominant performance on Thursday, beating Juventus 5-2 at Camping World Stadium.
Man City went ahead 2-1rCa
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Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/trumps-drop-%27made-in-the-usa%27-label-for-new-phone-and-a-debate-ensues-how-to-define-%27made%27
June 26, 2025, 9:35 PM
When the Trump family unveiled a new phone before a giant American flag at its headquarters earlier this month, the pitch was simple and succinct, packed with purerCa
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Rubio to host Quad foreign ministers next week https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-secretary-of-state-rubio-to-host-quad-foreign-ministers-next-week
June 26, 2025, 9:37 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host foreign ministers from Australia, India and Japan on July 1 to bolster efforts to ensure a free and open Indo-PacificrCa
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Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bill-moyers-the-former-white-house-press-secretary-turned-acclaimed-tv-journalist-dead-at-91
June 26, 2025, 9:40 PM
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of televisionrCOs most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, diedrCa
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Trump administration plans second deportation of Abrego, but not to El Salvador https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-plans-second-deportation-of-abrego-but-not-to-el-salvador1
June 27, 2025, 3:10 AM
President Donald Trump's administration is planning to deport migrant Kilmar Abrego for a second time, but does not plan to send him back to El Salvador, where herCa
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Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls short in her attempt to break 4-minute mile
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-champion-faith-kipyegon-falls-short-in-her-attempt-to-break-4-minute-mile
June 26, 2025, 9:35 PM
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon failed in her bid Thursday to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes.
Kipyegon, the Olympic 1,500-meter goldrCa
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Iran denies any meeting with U.S. next week, foreign minister says https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-denies-any-meeting-with-us-next-week-foreign-minister-says
June 27, 2025, 4:19 AM
Iran currently has no plan to meet with the United States, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday in an interview on state TV, contradicting U.S. President DonaldrCa
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Netanyahu sees Israel peace efforts expanding after war with Iran https://japantoday.com/category/world/netanyahu-sees-israel-peace-efforts-expanding-after-war-with-iran
June 27, 2025, 8:10 AM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday the outcome of Israel's war with Iran presented opportunities for peace that his country must not waste.
In a statement, NetanyahurCa
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No known intelligence that Iran moved uranium, U.S. defense chief says https://japantoday.com/category/world/no-known-intelligence-that-iran-moved-uranium-us-defense-chief-says4
June 27, 2025, 2:49 AM
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it fromrCa
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Facing EU deadline, Apple announces App Store changes https://japantoday.com/category/tech/facing-eu-deadline-apple-announces-app-store-changes
June 26, 2025, 9:36 PM
Apple announced changes to its App Store payment rules in Europe as it hit a Thursday deadline to address accusations of breaking EU digital competition rules -- orrCa
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Israel halts aid into northern Gaza; clans deny Hamas is stealing it https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-halts-aid-into-northern-gaza-officials-say-clans-deny-hamas-is-stealing-it
June 27, 2025, 7:40 AM
Israel has stopped aid from entering northern Gaza but is still allowing it to enter from the south, two officials said on Thursday after images circulated of maskedrCa
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KennedyrCOs advisers endorse flu vaccines rCo except for a few targeted by antivaccine activists
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/kennedy%E2%80%99s-advisers-endorse-flu-vaccines-%E2%80%94-except-for-a-few-targeted-by-antivaccine-activists
June 27, 2025, 7:01 AM
The Trump administrationrCOs new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fallrCOs flu vaccinations for just about every American but threw in a twist: Only use certain shots freerCa
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IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc%27s-coventry-pauses-2036-olympics-hosting-contest-in-1st-big-decision-of-her-presidency
June 26, 2025, 9:35 PM
IndiarCOs push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty CoventryrCOs IOC presidency.
Coventry pausedrCa
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29 pupils taking high school exams killed in Central Africa crush https://japantoday.com/category/world/29-pupils-taking-high-school-exams-killed-in-c.africa-crush
June 26, 2025, 9:34 PM
Twenty-nine students taking their high school exams in the Central African Republic died in a stampede sparked by an exploding power transformer, the health ministry told AFP Thursday.rCa
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Prosecutor says Combs thought he was above the law as he led a racketeering conspiracy
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/prosecutor-says-sean-%27diddy%27-combs-thought-he-was-above-the-law-as-he-led-a-racketeering-conspiracy
June 26, 2025, 9:41 PM
Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs thought his rCLfame, wealth and powerrCY put him above the law as he led a criminal enterprise for two decades, using rCLpower, violence and fearrCYrCa
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Frenchman who robbed Kim Kardashian dies of cancer aged 69 https://japantoday.com/category/world/frenchman-who-robbed-kim-kardashian-dies-of-cancer-aged-69
June 26, 2025, 9:34 PM
A French robber convicted with seven others of stealing jewelry worth $10 million from reality television star Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016 died on Thursday, a sourcerCa
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Wimbledon 2025: Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz give tennis two young superstars https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wimbledon-2025-coco-gauff-and-carlos-alcaraz-give-tennis-two-young-superstars
June 26, 2025, 9:35 PM
Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz are helping usher in a new era for tennis.
With Wimbledon beginning Monday, the sportrCOs most recent Grand Slam champions are Gauff, arCa
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Key Medicaid provision in Trump's tax cut and spending bill is found to violate Senate rules
https://japantoday.com/category/world/key-medicaid-provision-in-trump%27s-big-tax-cut-and-spending-bill-is-found-to-violate-senate-rules
June 27, 2025, 3:10 AM
The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber's proceduralrCa
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PM's no-show at NATO summit questioned at home https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm%27s-last-minute-no-show-at-nato-summit-questioned-at-home
June 27, 2025, 7:36 AM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing criticism from within his own party over his last-minute decision to skip a NATO summit in the Netherlands, at a time whenrCa
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Ukraine has halted Russia's advance in northern Sumy region, commander says https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-halts-russia%27s-advance-in-northern-sumy-region-commander-says
June 26, 2025, 9:34 PM
Ukrainian forces have halted RussiarCOs recent advance into the northern Sumy region and have stabilized the front line near the border with Russia, UkrainerCOs top military commander saidrCa
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Protesters gather in Bangkok to demand Thai PM's resignation over leaked Cambodia call
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protesters-gather-in-bangkok-to-demand-thai-prime-minister%27s-resignation-over-leaked-cambodia-call
June 28, 2025, 7:07 AM
Hundreds of protesters gathered in ThailandrCOs capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, part of the brewing political turmoil set off by arCa
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Three bodies found in Nara Pref in apparent murder-suicide https://japantoday.com/category/crime/three-bodies-found-in-nara-prefecture-in-apparent-murder-suicide
June 28, 2025, 7:08 AM
The bodies of an elderly couple and their son were found in an apartment in Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, on June 24, in what police believe was arCa
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Hazlewood 5-for leads Australia to three-day win over West Indies in Barbados test
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hazlewood-5-for-leads-australia-to-three-day-win-over-west-indies-in-barbados-test
June 28, 2025, 12:07 AM
Australia blew away the West Indies for 141 and won the first test by 159 runs at Kensington Oval on day three Friday.
The West Indies was setrCa
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What's next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court's ruling https://japantoday.com/category/world/what%27s-next-for-birthright-citizenship-after-the-supreme-court%27s-ruling
June 28, 2025, 3:55 AM
The legal battle over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration's major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions.
Immigrant advocatesrCa
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Hoffenheim signs Japan defender Koki Machida from Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hoffenheim-signs-japan-defender-koki-machida-from-belgium%27s-union-saint-gilloise
June 28, 2025, 12:09 AM
German team Hoffenheim has signed Japan defender Koki Machida from Belgian champion Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
The 27-year-old Machida, who has played 17 games for Japan, signed a rCLlong-termrCa
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Panda farewell https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/panda-farewell
June 27, 2025, 9:02 PM
Visitors attend a farewell ceremony for four giant pandas on loan to Japan which will soon be heading back to China, on their last day of public viewingrCa
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U.N. chief slams U.S.-backed Gaza aid operation: 'It is killing people' https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-slams-us-backed-gaza-aid-operation-%27it-is-killing-people%27
June 28, 2025, 5:55 AM
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a U.S.-backed aid operation in Gaza is rCLinherently unsafe,rCY giving a blunt assessment: rCLIt is killing people.rCY
Israel andrCa
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Trump calls being president a 'very dangerous profession' https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-calls-being-president-a-%27very-dangerous-profession%27
June 28, 2025, 3:55 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reflected on threats to his life as he celebrated a court ruling that handed his administration sweeping power to pursue his policyrCa
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Japan, U.S. agree to continue tariff talks as July deadline looms https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-agree-to-continue-tariff-talks-as-july-deadline-looms
June 28, 2025, 7:07 AM
Japanese and U.S. tariff negotiators agreed Friday to continue talks in pursuit of a deal that will be beneficial to both countries, but significant differences apparently remain inrCa
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Supreme Court in birthright case limits judges' power to block presidential policies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/supreme-court-in-birthright-case-limits-judges%27-power-to-block-presidential-policies
June 28, 2025, 2:23 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday in a case involving birthright citizenship by curbing the ability of judges to impede hisrCa
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Swiatek routs Paolini in Hamburg for her first grass final. Pegula awaits https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-routs-paolini-in-hamburg-for-her-first-grass-final.-pegula-awaits
June 27, 2025, 9:08 PM
Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek reached her first final on grass and first final in more than a year at the Bad Homburg Open on Friday.
World No.rCa
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Trump says he would consider bombing Iran again, drops sanctions relief plan https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he-would-consider-bombing-iran-again-drops-sanctions-relief-plan
June 28, 2025, 3:55 AM
President Donald Trump sharply criticized Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamanei, on Friday, dropped plans to lift sanctions on Iran and said he would consider bombing Iran again ifrCa
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Ukraine says it hits four warplanes in Russia's Volgograd region https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-says-it-hits-four-warplanes-in-russia%27s-volgograd-region
June 28, 2025, 5:57 AM
Ukraine's military said on Friday it had struck four warplanes at an airbase in central Russia's Volgograd Region as part of a drive to hit Russian war assets.rCa
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Trump says herCOs ending trade talks with Canada over its tax on technology firms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he%E2%80%99s-terminating-trade-talks-with-canada-over-tax-on-technology-firms
June 28, 2025, 3:55 AM
President Donald Trump said Friday that herCOs suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called rCLa directrCa
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19 killed in road collision in EgyptrCOs Nile Delta region https://japantoday.com/category/world/19-killed-in-a-road-collision-in-egypt%E2%80%99s-nile-delta-region
June 27, 2025, 8:55 PM
A truck and a microbus collided on a road in Egypt on Friday, killing 19 people, officials said.
The microbus was carrying workers on a regional road inrCa
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Tariff deals could be wrapped up by Labor Day, Bessent says as talks pick up https://japantoday.com/category/world/tariff-deals-could-be-wrapped-up-by-labor-day-bessent-says-as-talks-pick-up
June 27, 2025, 8:53 PM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday the Trump administration's various trade deals with other countries could be done by the Sept. 1 Labor Day holiday, citingrCa
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More than 1 million empty seats for Club World Cup group stage. Knockout rounds up next
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/more-than-1-million-empty-seats-for-club-world-cup-group-stage.-knockout-rounds-up-next
June 27, 2025, 9:07 PM
After a group stage played in front of more than 1 million empty seats, the Club World Cup moves on to knockout rounds that could soon resemble arCa
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DHS secretary praises Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' plan as agency expands immigration detention
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dhs-secretary-praises-florida%27s-%27alligator-alcatraz%27-plan-as-agency-expands-immigration-detention
June 27, 2025, 8:54 PM
The Homeland Security secretary is praising Florida for coming forward with an idea thatrCOs been dubbed rCLAlligator AlcatrazrCY because it would house immigration detainees in a facility beingrCa
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Fans bid teary farewell to 4 giant pandas at zoo before their return to China https://japantoday.com/category/national/fans-bid-teary-farewell-to-four-giant-pandas-at-a-zoo-in-japan-before-their-return-to-china
June 27, 2025, 9:05 PM
Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in JapanrCOs coastal town of Shirahama as the animals maderCa
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EU's Pacific alliance would not replace WTO, EU officials say https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu%27s-pacific-alliance-would-not-replace-wto-eu-officials-say
June 27, 2025, 8:55 PM
The European Union's plan to cooperate with Pacific Rim countries would aim to overcome some of the difficulties of the World Trade Organization, but would not seek torCa
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UK's Starmer waters down welfare cuts to quell Labour revolt https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk%27s-starmer-waters-down-welfare-cuts-to-quell-labour-revolt3
June 27, 2025, 8:54 PM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sharply scaled back planned welfare cuts on Friday to quell a rebellion by lawmakers in his governing Labour Party, the latest U-turn torCa
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CombsrCO lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, says charges 'badly exaggerated'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-%27diddy%27-combs%E2%80%99-lawyer-mocks-sex-trafficking-case-in-closing-says-charges-%27badly-exaggerated%27
June 27, 2025, 8:59 PM
Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs' lawyer portrayed the hip-hop mogul on Friday as the victim of an overzealous prosecution that twisted his recreational drug use and swinger lifestyle into arCa
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Congo and Rwanda sign U.S.-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
https://japantoday.com/category/world/congo-and-rwanda-will-sign-a-us-mediated-peace-deal-to-end-the-conflict-in-eastern-congo
June 27, 2025, 8:55 PM
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo whilerCa
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Veteran politician Seiko Hashimoto elected first female president of the Japanese Olympic Committee
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/veteran-politician-seiko-hashimoto-elected-first-female-president-of-the-japanese-olympic-committee
June 27, 2025, 9:07 PM
Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. She is a former Olympian and was elected laterCa
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Kremlin says Estonia's readiness to host nuclear-capable NATO jets threatens Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kremlin-says-estonia%27s-readiness-to-host-nuclear-capable-nato-jets-threatens-russia
June 27, 2025, 8:54 PM
The Kremlin said on Friday that Estonia's stated readiness to host NATO allies' U.S.-made F-35A stealth jets, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, posed a direct threat to Moscow.rCa
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Oslo police announce rape and sexual assault charges against son of Norwegian crown princess
https://japantoday.com/category/world/oslo-police-announce-rape-and-sexual-assault-charges-against-son-of-norwegian-crown-princess
June 27, 2025, 8:55 PM
Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg H|+iby, the eldest son of NorwayrCOs crown princess, on multiple counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm afterrCa
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Bezos, Sanchez say 'I do' in a divided Venice https://japantoday.com/category/world/bezos-sanchez-to-say-%27i-do%27-in-troubled-venice
June 27, 2025, 8:55 PM
Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez tied the knot Friday at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice's lagoon, out ofrCa
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Iran envoy urges Japan to take stand against U.S. attacks, Trump's remarks https://japantoday.com/category/politics/iran-envoy-urges-a-bombed-japan-to-stand-against-u.s.-attacks
June 28, 2025, 7:04 AM
Iranian ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat has urged Tokyo to stand against U.S. and Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities in his nation after President Donald Trump's remark likeningrCa
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Max Verstappen heads into Red Bull's home race with upgrades and growing uncertainty
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/max-verstappen-heads-into-red-bull%27s-home-race-with-upgrades-and-growing-uncertainty
June 27, 2025, 9:07 PM
Max Verstappen at the Red Bull Ring is usually a recipe for success.
The defending Formula 1 champion has an upgraded car for his team's home race inrCa
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Rubio's 1st visit to Japan being arranged for July https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-u.s.-state-secretary-rubio%27s-1st-visit-to-japan-eyed-for-july
June 28, 2025, 7:11 AM
Japan and the United States are arranging for U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make his first visit to Japan early next month, a Japanese government sourcerCa
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Japan tariff negotiator in Washington holds talks twice with Lutnick https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-tariff-negotiator-in-washington-holds-talks-twice-with-lutnick
June 29, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick by phone twice on Saturday, an official said, as they try to iron out somerCa
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Elon Musk renews his criticism of Trump's big bill as Senate Republicans scramble to pass it
https://japantoday.com/category/world/elon-musk-renews-his-criticism-of-trump%27s-big-bill-as-senate-republicans-scramble-to-pass-it
June 29, 2025, 3:53 AM
Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Donald Trump's sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling torCa
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France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-imposes-smoking-ban-on-beaches-parks
June 29, 2025, 3:51 AM
Anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park in France will be breaking the law from Sunday under new rules aimed at protecting childrenrCa
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2 men killed in head-on collision in Kagoshima Prefecture https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-men-killed-in-head-on-collision-in-kagoshima-prefecture
June 29, 2025, 7:34 AM
Two men were killed in a head-on collision in in Shibushi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Saturday.
The accident occurred at around 2:45 p.m. on a prefectural road, NHKrCa --------------------
Man arrested for strangling 68-year-old mother to death https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-strangling-68-year-old-mother-to-death
June 29, 2025, 7:34 AM
Police in in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested a 36-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 68-year-old mother at their home.
According to police, Kazutaka ItoirCa
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Chelsea overcomes Club World Cup weather delay, set up Palmeiras quarter-final https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-overcome-club-world-cup-weather-delay-set-up-palmeiras-quarter-final
June 29, 2025, 1:45 AM
Chelsea beat Benfica in a game which went on for close to five hours at the Club World Cup on Saturday to set up a quarter-final showdown withrCa
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Ohtani unleashes 101.7 mph fastball in third start for Dodgers https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-unleashes-101.7mph-fastball-in-third-start-for-dodgers
June 29, 2025, 2:45 AM
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani threw the fastest pitch of his career on Saturday, firing a 101.7mph fastball in the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-5 lossrCa
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Coco Gauff says criticism of Aryna Sabalenka's French Open comments went 'too far'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/coco-gauff-says-criticism-of-aryna-sabalenka%27s-french-open-comments-went-%27too-far%27
June 28, 2025, 8:35 PM
It didnrCOt take long for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka to patch up their relationship after this month's French Open final.
Now as Wimbledon is about to start,rCa
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Top Ukrainian commander sees new assault on key eastern city https://japantoday.com/category/world/top-ukrainian-commander-sees-new-assault-on-key-eastern-city
June 28, 2025, 8:33 PM
Ukraine's top commander said on Saturday that his forces faced a new onslaught against a key city on the eastern front of its war against Russia, while MoscowrCa
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rCyKisses yes, Bezos No,rCO protesters say, as Bezos wedding bonanza divides Venice
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%E2%80%98kisses-yes-bezos-no-%E2%80%99-protesters-say-as-bezos-wedding-bonanza-divides-venice
June 28, 2025, 8:33 PM
Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice's central streets on Saturday to say rCLNorCY to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-anticipated wedding extravaganza, which reached its thirdrCa
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G7 agrees to avoid higher taxes for U.S. and UK companies https://japantoday.com/category/world/g7-agrees-to-avoid-higher-taxes-for-us-and-uk-companies
June 28, 2025, 8:34 PM
The United States and the Group of Seven nations have agreed to support a proposal that would exempt U.S. companies from some components of an existing global agreement,rCa
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Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary's ban https://japantoday.com/category/world/around-100-000-march-in-budapest-pride-in-defiance-of-hungary%27s-ban
June 28, 2025, 8:34 PM
Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in anrCa
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Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judges https://japantoday.com/category/world/chief-justice-roberts-warns-against-heated-political-words-about-judges
June 29, 2025, 2:44 AM
Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at a moment when threats against judges are on the rise, warned on Saturday that elected officials' heated words about judges can leadrCa
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Verstappen off the pace with 'undriveable' car in qualifying for Red Bull home race
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/max-verstappen-off-the-pace-with-%27undriveable%27-car-in-qualifying-for-red-bull-home-race
June 28, 2025, 8:35 PM
Max Verstappen felt his Red Bull car was rCLundriveablerCY as he found himself off the pace at his Formula 1 team's home race.
A lack of grip andrCa
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Pegula beats Swiatek on grass to win Bad Homburg title in Wimbledon tune-up https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pegula-beats-swiatek-on-grass-to-win-bad-homburg-title-in-wimbledon-tune-up
June 28, 2025, 8:35 PM
World No. 3 Jessica Pegula beat five-time major champion Iga Swiatek 6-4, 7-5 to win the grass-court Bad Homburg Open and extend SwiatekrCOs year-long title drought on Saturday.rCa
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Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap play Glastonbury despite calls for ban https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/irish-hip-hop-trio-kneecap-play-glastonbury-despite-calls-for-ban
June 28, 2025, 8:41 PM
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap played to a huge crowd at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday despite criticism by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and pressure from some in therCa
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Japan launches climate change monitoring satellite on H2A rocket's last flight https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-launches-a-climate-change-monitoring-satellite-on-mainstay-H2A-rocket%27s-last-flight
June 29, 2025, 7:35 AM
Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay-aH-2A-arocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship designed torCa
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Fans celebrate 'Squid Game' finale with Seoul parade https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/fans-celebrate-%27squid-game%27-finale-with-seoul-parade
June 28, 2025, 8:41 PM
Thousands of fans gathered in Seoul on Saturday to celebrate the final "Squid Game" season, ending a global Netflix hit that is seen as a symbol of SouthrCa
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Ishiba urges party to unite as crucial upper house vote looms https://japantoday.com/category/politics/pm-ishiba-urges-party-to-unite-as-crucial-upper-house-vote-looms
June 29, 2025, 7:35 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday urged senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to come together to "continue the coalition government" with a crucial HouserCa
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Israeli strikes kill at least 72 people in Gaza as ceasefire prospects move closer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-60-people-killed-in-israeli-strikes-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-prospects-inch-closer
June 29, 2025, 2:43 AM
Israeli strikes killed at least 72 people across Gaza overnight Friday and into Saturday, health workers said, as ceasefire prospects were said to be improving after 21 monthsrCa
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Pollock shines as Lions win big in Australia tour opener https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pollock-shines-as-lions-win-big-in-australia-tour-opener1
June 28, 2025, 8:35 PM
Emerging star Henry Pollock produced an explosive performance as the British and Irish Lions started their Australia tour with an emphatic 54-7 win against Western Force in PerthrCa
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Shinkansen train hits bear; services delayed in northeast Japan https://japantoday.com/category/national/shinkansen-train-hits-bear-services-delayed-in-northeast-japan
June 28, 2025, 8:37 PM
A bullet train hit a bear on Saturday afternoon, causing delays to some services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan, according to JR East.
The train,rCa
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Sunset from the top https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/sunset-from-the-top
June 28, 2025, 8:30 PM
Visitors look at the sunset from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government observatory in Tokyo.
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Protesters gather in Bangkok to demand Thai PM's resignation over leaked Cambodia call
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protesters-gather-in-bangkok-to-demand-thai-prime-minister%27s-resignation-over-leaked-cambodia-call
June 28, 2025, 7:07 AM
Hundreds of protesters gathered in ThailandrCOs capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, part of the brewing political turmoil set off by arCa
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Three bodies found in Nara Pref in apparent murder-suicide https://japantoday.com/category/crime/three-bodies-found-in-nara-prefecture-in-apparent-murder-suicide
June 28, 2025, 7:08 AM
The bodies of an elderly couple and their son were found in an apartment in Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, on June 24, in what police believe was arCa
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50-year-old Russian woman found dead in Osaka apartment https://japantoday.com/category/crime/50-year-old-russian-woman-found-dead-in-osaka-apartment
June 28, 2025, 8:40 PM
A 50-year-old Russian woman has been found dead in her apartment in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, with marks on her face that look like she had been repeatedly punched,rCa
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Highly toxic plant found for first time in Japan on Hokkaido University campus https://japantoday.com/category/national/highly-toxic-plant-found-for-first-time-in-japan-on-hokkaido-university-campus
June 29, 2025, 1:41 AM
The-aHokkaido University-acampus in Sapporo recently had a brand new visitor in the form of a gigantic and highly toxic plant.-aItrCOs called the-agiant hogweed-aand its name is no exaggerationrCa
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Hazlewood 5-for leads Australia to three-day win over West Indies in Barbados test
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hazlewood-5-for-leads-australia-to-three-day-win-over-west-indies-in-barbados-test
June 28, 2025, 12:07 AM
Australia blew away the West Indies for 141 and won the first test by 159 runs at Kensington Oval on day three Friday.
The West Indies was setrCa
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What's next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court's ruling https://japantoday.com/category/world/what%27s-next-for-birthright-citizenship-after-the-supreme-court%27s-ruling
June 28, 2025, 3:55 AM
The legal battle over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration's major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions.
Immigrant advocatesrCa
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U.S. inflation edges up as Trump renews criticism of Fed chief https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-inflation-edges-up-as-trump-renews-criticism-of-fed-chief
June 29, 2025, 7:38 AM
The U.S. Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure logged a mild uptick Friday while spending weakened, triggering another tirade by President Donald Trump against the central bank chair forrCa
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Asian shares mixed after U.S. stocks hit an all-time high https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-are-mixed-after-us-stocks-hit-an-all-time-high
June 30, 2025, 7:42 AM
Asian shares started the week with gains after U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high following their recovery from the shocks of the Trump administrationrCOs trade policies.
Canada'srCa
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Dozens sent to hospital near Tokyo after student sprays 'insecticide' https://japantoday.com/category/national/dozens-sent-to-hospital-near-tokyo-after-student-sprays-insecticide
June 30, 2025, 7:41 AM
Dozens of people were taken to a hospital from a high school on Monday after a student exposed them to what he claimed was an "insecticide" spray, policerCa
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Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches https://japantoday.com/category/world/dalai-lama-set-to-reveal-succession-plan-as-china-watches1
June 30, 2025, 5:45 AM
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritualrCa
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China to resume some Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima ban https://japantoday.com/category/national/china-to-resume-some-japanese-seafood-imports-after-fukushima-ban
June 30, 2025, 7:40 AM
China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, partially mending a years-long dispute over Tokyo's handling of nuclear wastewater.
Japan began gradually releasingrCa
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Gunman started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack, officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sheriff-says-2-killed-after-firefighters-shot-at-in-northern-idaho-police-are-%27taking-sniper-fire%27
June 30, 2025, 5:35 AM
A man armed with a rifle started a wildfire Sunday and then began shooting at first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community, killing two firefighters and woundingrCa
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19-year-old woman found dead in apartment; boyfriend arrested https://japantoday.com/category/crime/19-year-old-woman-found-dead-in-apartment-boyfriend-arrested
June 30, 2025, 7:40 AM
Police in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 19-year-old girlfriend at her apartment on Sunday.
According to police, the managementrCa
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Harley-Davidson Japan faces fine over excessive sales quotas https://japantoday.com/category/business/harley-davidson-japan-faces-fine-over-excessive-sales-quotas
June 30, 2025, 7:41 AM
Japan's antitrust watchdog is set to fine the domestic unit of motorcycle company Harley-Davidson Inc around 200 million yen for imposing excessive sales quotas on dealers in violationrCa
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Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-a-third-of-people-on-sinking-tuvalu-seek-australia%27s-climate-visas1
June 29, 2025, 9:23 PM
More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climaterCa
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Netanyahu sees Iran outcome opening door to Gaza hostage return https://japantoday.com/category/world/netanyahu-sees-iran-outcome-opening-door-to-gaza-hostage-return
June 30, 2025, 5:03 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the 12-day war with Iran had created opportunities for Israel, and the first was the return of hostages held inrCa
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Rice paddy artwork https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/rice-paddy-artwork-1
June 29, 2025, 8:44 PM
Rice paddy artwork showing Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is seen in his hometown of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture.
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Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack; Zelenskyy calls for U.S. help
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-f-16-pilot-killed-in-large-scale-russian-attack-zelenskiy-calls-for-us-help3
June 30, 2025, 5:04 AM
A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, authorities said on Sunday,rCa
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Mighty PSG sets sights on another trophy with a dominating win over Messi's Inter Miami
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mighty-psg-sets-sights-on-another-trophy-with-a-dominating-win-over-messi%27s-inter-miami
June 29, 2025, 9:30 PM
Paris Saint-Germain left no doubt it was Europe's top club with a historic victory in the Champions League.
Now, PSG is intent on conquering the world.
Les Rouge-et-BleurCa
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Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported, court records show https://japantoday.com/category/world/star-witness-against-kilmar-abrego-garcia-won%27t-be-deported-court-records-show
June 30, 2025, 5:04 AM
Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for hisrCa
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British PM Starmer and Glastonbury slam 'death to' Israeli military chant https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/uk%27s-starmer-and-glastonbury-slam-%27death-to%27-israeli-military-chant
June 29, 2025, 9:28 PM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Glastonbury organizers said on Sunday they were appalled by on-stage chanting against the Israeli military during a performance at the festival byrCa
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'F1' cruises to top of North America box office https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/brad-pitt%27s-%27f1%27-cruises-to-top-of-n.america-box-office
June 29, 2025, 9:28 PM
"F1: The Movie," starring Brad Pitt as a washed up Formula One driver who gets one last shot at redemption, sped to the top of the North AmericanrCa
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Trump says he's not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9 https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he%27s-not-planning-to-extend-a-pause-on-global-tariffs-beyond-july-9
June 30, 2025, 2:57 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he setrCa
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Republican Sen Thom Tillis of North Carolina won't run in 2026 after opposing Trump's bill
https://japantoday.com/category/world/republican-sen.-thom-tillis-of-north-carolina-won%27t-seek-reelection-after-saying-he%27ll-oppose-trump%27s-tax-bill
June 30, 2025, 5:04 AM
Republican Sen Thom Tillis-aof North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that came one day after he staked out his oppositionrCa
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Gold mine collapse kills 11 workers in Sudan https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-gold-mine-collapse-kills-11-workers-in-sudan
June 29, 2025, 9:23 PM
A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, the state-run company in charge of the project said Sunday.
The collapse of the Kersh al-Feel minerCa
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Beyonc|- and Jay-Z become the main event as Paris crowns celebrity the worldrCOs hottest trend
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/beyonce-and-jay-z-become-the-main-event-as-paris-crowns-celebrity-the-world%E2%80%99s-hottest-trend
June 29, 2025, 9:28 PM
If any force dominated the global fashion industry this season rCo eclipsing fabric, form and even the wildest silhouettes rCo it was the spectacle of celebrity.
In arCa
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Norris resists Piastri to lead dominant McLaren 1-2 in Austria https://japantoday.com/category/sports/norris-resists-piastri-to-lead-dominant-mclaren-1-2-in-austria
June 29, 2025, 9:30 PM
Lando Norris resisted vigorous attacks from teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri to claim a masterful McLaren 1-2 in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.
In torrid heat at therCa
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Hong Kong opposition party disbands citing 'immense' pressure https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong-opposition-party-disbands-citing-%27immense%27-pressure1
June 29, 2025, 9:23 PM
One of Hong Kong's last remaining opposition parties has officially disbanded, its leader announced Sunday, citing "immense political pressure" as Beijing's years-long crackdown on dissent transforms the semi-autonomousrCa
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Joy and agony for Marquez brothers at Dutch MotoGP https://japantoday.com/category/sports/joy-and-agony-for-marquez-brothers-at-dutch-motogp
June 29, 2025, 9:30 PM
Marc Marquez extended his lead in the world championship standings winning the Dutch MotoGP on Sunday in a race where his closest pursuer and younger brother Alex MarquezrCa
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Ishiba to consider best coalition gov't framework after July election https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Ishiba-to-consider-best-coalition-gov%27t-framework-after-July-election
June 30, 2025, 7:41 AM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday he will consider what will be "the most appropriate" framework for his coalition government after a crucial election next month for therCa
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Swiatek hits out at 'too intense' schedule for top tennis stars https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-hits-out-at-%27too-intense%27-schedule-for-top-tennis-stars
June 29, 2025, 9:30 PM
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek believes fans are being robbed of seeing tennis' biggest names performing at their best due to the intensity of a relentless schedule.rCa
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Serbia's populist president announces more arrests after a massive anti-government protest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/serbia%27s-populist-president-announces-more-arrests-after-a-massive-anti-government-protest
June 29, 2025, 9:23 PM
Serbia's president announced Sunday more arrests of anti-government protesters following clashes with police at a massive rally demanding an early parliamentary election. Dozens have already been detained.
AleksandarrCa
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Severe heat waves hit Southern Europe as local authorities warn against wildfire risks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/severe-heat-waves-hit-southern-europe-as-local-authorities-warn-against-wildfire-risks
June 29, 2025, 9:22 PM
Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings againstrCa
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Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tourists-are-trickling-into-afghanistan-and-the-taliban-government-is-eager-to-welcome-them
June 29, 2025, 9:22 PM
By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that untilrCa
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China's humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/china%27s-humanoid-robots-generate-more-soccer-excitement-than-their-human-counterparts
June 29, 2025, 9:30 PM
While China's men's soccer team hasn't generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involvedrCa
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Yoshinoya to start serving ramen this week with new beefy 'mazesoba' https://japantoday.com/category/features/new-products/yoshinoya-to-start-serving-ramen-this-week-with-new-beefy-mazesoba
June 29, 2025, 9:19 PM
ThererCOs no dish-aYoshinoya-ais more strongly associated with than gyudon (beef bowls), and no restaurants is more strongly associated with beef bowls than Yoshinoya. The mental connection between therCa
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Japan tariff negotiator in Washington holds talks twice with Lutnick https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-tariff-negotiator-in-washington-holds-talks-twice-with-lutnick
June 29, 2025, 8:37 PM
Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick by phone twice on Saturday, an official said, as they try to iron out somerCa
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Australian health authorities call for infectious disease tests of 1,200 children after man charged with sex offenses
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-health-authorities-call-for-infectious-disease-tests-of-children-after-man-charged-with-sex-offences
July 1, 2025, 7:32 AM
Australian health authorities are urging around 1,200 children in the state of Victoria to be tested for infectious diseases after police charged a childcare worker with dozens ofrCa
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Thai court suspends PM from duty pending case seeking her dismissal https://japantoday.com/category/world/thai-court-suspends-pm-from-duty-pending-case-seeking-her-dismissal1
July 1, 2025, 7:35 AM
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, adding to mounting pressure on a government under fire onrCa
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Man fatally stabbed at law firm office in Tokyo; suspect arrested https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-fatally-stabbed-at-law-firm-office-in-tokyo-suspect-arrested
July 1, 2025, 7:37 AM
A man in his 30s was fatally stabbed at a law firm office in Tokyo's busy Ikebukuro area on Tuesday and the suspected assailant has been arrested, policerCa
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Trump suggests DOGE look at Musk's companies to save money https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-suggests-doge-look-at-musk%27s-companies-to-save-money
July 1, 2025, 6:49 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that his efficiency department should take a look at the subsidies that Tesla CEO Elon Musk's companies have received in orderrCa
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Al Hilal stuns Manchester City 4-3 in Club World Cup on Leonardo's extra-time goal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/al-hilal-stuns-manchester-city-4-3-in-club-world-cup-on-marcos-leonardo%27s-extra-time-goal
July 1, 2025, 6:26 AM
Marcos Leonardo scored his second goal on a rebound in the 112th minute, and Al Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 on Monday night, eliminating the Premier League powerrCa
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Bilateral frictions to overshadow Rubio meeting with Quad partners https://japantoday.com/category/politics/bilateral-frictions-to-overshadow-rubio-meeting-with-indo-pacific-partners
July 1, 2025, 7:35 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts his Australian, Indian and Japanese counterparts on Tuesday, seeking to boost efforts to counter China even as trade and other bilateralrCa
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Online memorial launched for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki https://japantoday.com/category/national/online-memorial-for-children-dead-in-hiroshima-nagasaki
July 1, 2025, 7:34 AM
A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of therCa
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Mount Fuji climbing season starts with -N4,000 fee https://japantoday.com/category/national/mt.-fuji-climbing-season-starts-with-4-000-yen-fee
July 1, 2025, 7:34 AM
Mount Fuji's climbing season commenced as the most popular trail opened Tuesday, with local authorities charging a doubled fee of 4,000 yen to ease overcrowding and the impactrCa
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National Police Agency extends reward offer for 4 unsolved cases https://japantoday.com/category/crime/national-police-agency-extends-reward-offer-for-four-unsolved-cases
July 1, 2025, 7:35 AM
The National Police Agency on Tuesday decided to extend for one year the offer of rewards to be paid to anyone who provides information that helps solve foundrCa
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Over 14 million people could die from U.S. foreign aid cuts: study https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-14-million-people-could-die-from-us-foreign-aid-cuts-study
July 1, 2025, 4:55 AM
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. foreign aid,rCa
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FIFPro warns of 'wake-up call' over extreme heat at Club World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifpro-warns-of-%27wake-up-call%27-over-extreme-heat-at-club-world-cup
July 1, 2025, 1:55 AM
Global footballers' union FIFPro on Monday called for longer half-time breaks at next year's World Cup to mitigate the effects of extreme heat, saying challenges faced by playersrCa
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Fluminense stuns Inter Milan to reach Club World Cup quarters https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fluminense-stun-inter-milan-to-reach-club-world-cup-quarters
June 30, 2025, 10:03 PM
Fluminense sent Inter Milan packing from the Club World Cup on Monday with a 2-0 win in Charlotte that took the Brazilian side through to the quarterfinals.
GermanrCa
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Jury in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial raises concerns about one juror
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jury-in-sean-%27diddy%27-combs%27-sex-trafficking-trial-raises-concerns-about-one-juror3
June 30, 2025, 9:55 PM
The judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial-aon Monday said he would remind jurors of their obligation to deliberate and follow his instructions about the law, afterrCa
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Trump imposes tougher U.S. policy toward Cuba https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-imposes-tougher-us-policy-toward-cuba
June 30, 2025, 9:52 PM
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a memorandum imposing a hard-line U.S. policy toward communist-run Cuba and reversing measures put in place by former President Joe Biden, therCa
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Musk vows to unseat lawmakers who back Trump's spending bill https://japantoday.com/category/world/elon-musk-renews-criticism-of-trump-spending-bill-calls-for-new-political-party
July 1, 2025, 6:49 AM
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday renewed his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, vowing to unseat lawmakers who backed it after campaigning onrCa
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Cooling off
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cooling-off-17
June 30, 2025, 8:52 PM
With temperatures climbing past 30-# C, children find relief in the cool waters of NagoyarCOs Yada River on Monday.
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Cartel violence in Sinaloa, Mexico leaves 20 dead, including 4 decapitated bodies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cartel-violence-in-sinaloa-mexico-leaves-20-dead-including-4-decapitated-bodies
June 30, 2025, 9:52 PM
Four decapitated bodies were found hanging from a bridge in the capital of western Mexico's Sinaloa state on Monday, part of a surge of cartel violence that killedrCa
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Judge again delays Abrego GarciarCOs release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-again-delays-abrego-garcia%E2%80%99s-release-from-tennessee-jail-over-deportation-concerns
July 1, 2025, 5:29 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns from his lawyers that he could be deported if herCOs released to await his trial on humanrCa
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What's in latest version of Trump's big bill moving through the Senate https://japantoday.com/category/world/what%27s-in-the-latest-version-of-trump%27s-big-bill-moving-through-the-senate
June 30, 2025, 11:38 PM
Republicans are inching closer to getting their tax and spending cut bill through Congress with a final Senate vote likely late Monday or early Tuesday.
At some 940-pages,rCa
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Trump complains about Japan not importing enough American rice https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-trump-complains-about-japan-not-importing-enough-american-rice
July 1, 2025, 7:36 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday complained that Japan is not importing enough American rice, expressing further frustration as his administration and officials from the key Asian allyrCa
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U.S. revokes visas for Bob Vylan after music duo's Glastonbury chants https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/us-revokes-visas-for-bob-vylan-after-music-duo%27s-glastonbury-chants1
June 30, 2025, 9:55 PM
The United States has revoked visas for members of Britain's Bob Vylan punk-rap duo after they led chants during their set at the Glastonbury music festival in EnglandrCa
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U.S., Canada to resume trade talks after Ottawa drops digital tax https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-canada-to-resume-trade-talks-after-ottawa-drops-digital-tax2
June 30, 2025, 9:51 PM
The United States will resume trade negotiations with Canada immediately after Ottawa scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett saidrCa
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Trump administration says Harvard violated Jewish students' rights, expanding campaign against higher education
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-says-harvard-violated-jewish-students%27-rights-expanding-campaign-against-higher-education1
July 1, 2025, 5:28 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday that an investigation had concluded Harvard University violated federal civil rights law for failing to address harassment of Jewish andrCa
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Macron calls tariffs imposed by powerful countries a form of 'blackmail' https://japantoday.com/category/world/france%27s-macron-calls-tariffs-imposed-by-powerful-countries-a-form-of-%27blackmail%27
June 30, 2025, 9:51 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that tariffs levied by powerful countries were often a form of "blackmail" rather than instruments to rebalance trade.
His comments duringrCa
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Almost 500 arrested after Kenya protest violence: police https://japantoday.com/category/world/almost-500-arrested-after-kenya-protest-violence-police
June 30, 2025, 9:52 PM
Kenyan police said Monday that 485 people had been arrested on murder, terrorism, rape and other charges following deadly protests last week.
The nationwide protests were initially heldrCa
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Japan's tax revenue set to hit record for 5th year, topping -N75 tril https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-tax-revenue-set-to-hit-record-for-5th-year-top-75-tril.-yen
June 30, 2025, 9:55 PM
Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2024 is likely to have reached a record high for the fifth straight year, topping 75 trillion yen for the first time, onrCa
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Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunman-started-fire-then-fatally-shot-2-firefighters-in-ambush-attack-idaho-officials-say
July 1, 2025, 6:50 AM
A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders afterrCa
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Israel pounds Gaza, killing 58, ahead of White House talks on ceasefire https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-pounds-gaza-killing-58-ahead-of-white-house-talks-on-ceasefire
July 1, 2025, 5:28 AM
Israeli strikes killed at least 58 people across Gaza on Monday as residents in the enclave's north reported one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, while Israeli officialsrCa
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Support for Ishiba slips ahead of key national vote, NHK survey shows https://japantoday.com/category/politics/support-for-japan-pm-ishiba-slips-ahead-of-key-national-vote-nhk-survey-shows
June 30, 2025, 9:52 PM
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government has slipped ahead of key national elections next month, a poll showed on Monday, with his cash handout plan torCa
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Alcaraz survives scare; Sabalenka cruises on Wimbledon's hottest opening day https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-sabalenka-in-action-on-day-one-at-sizzling-wimbledon
July 1, 2025, 4:09 AM
Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in his Wimbledon opener while Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to cruise into the second round on the hottest opening day inrCa
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North Korea opens massive beach resort: state media https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-opens-massive-beach-resort-state-media
July 2, 2025, 6:43 AM
North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set torCa
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Dalai Lama says he will be reincarnated; his Trust will lead search for his successor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dalai-lama-says-his-trust-will-lead-search-for-his-successor
July 2, 2025, 7:06 AM
The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that he will be reincarnated and that his non-profit institution will have the sole authority to identify his reincarnation, countering China's insistencerCa
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Ohtani reaches 30 homers for 5th straight season as Dodgers beat White Sox 6-1 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-reaches-30-homers-for-5th-straight-season-as-yamamoto-and-the-dodgers-beat-the-white-sox-6-1
July 2, 2025, 4:49 AM
Shohei Ohtani reached 30 homers for the fifth straight season, hitting a fourth-inning drive after fouling a pitch off the plate umpire, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beatrCa
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20 states sue after Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
https://japantoday.com/category/world/20-states-sue-after-the-trump-administration-releases-private-medicaid-data-to-deportation-officials
July 2, 2025, 3:37 AM
The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to deportation officials last month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta allegedrCa
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Another strong quake jolts southwestern Japan islands https://japantoday.com/category/national/update3-another-strong-quake-jolts-southwestern-japan-islands
July 2, 2025, 7:37 AM
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 hit the Tokara Islands in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, an area that has been rocked by strong temblors for nearlyrCa
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Australian airline Qantas hit by massive cyberattack https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-airline-qantas-says-hit-by-%27significant%27-cyberattack
July 2, 2025, 3:25 AM
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a "significant" cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing sensitive data on six million customers.
Qantas said hackers had targetedrCa
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Trump urges Hamas to accept 'final proposal' for 60-day Gaza ceasefire https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-urges-hamas-to-accept-%27final-proposal%27-for-60-day-gaza-ceasefire1
July 2, 2025, 2:34 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran-backed Hamas militants on Tuesday to agree to what he called a "final proposal" for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza thatrCa
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Kuwana City officially outlaws making staff get down on all fours to apologize https://japantoday.com/category/national/kuwana-city-officially-outlaws-making-staff-get-down-on-all-fours-to-apologize
July 2, 2025, 12:13 AM
The problem of-acustomer harassment-aappears to be on the rise in Japan, with people taking advantage of the countryrCOs famously accommodating customer service as a target of their abuse.rCa
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Wife arrested for killing husband rCyat his requestrCO https://japantoday.com/category/crime/wife-arrested-for-killing-husband-%E2%80%98at-his-request%E2%80%99
July 2, 2025, 7:36 AM
Police in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, have arrested a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 35-year-old husband at their home on Monday.
Police said Yuka Oda toldrCa
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Combs jury decides on some counts; verdict not yet known https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-%27diddy%27-combs-jury-decides-on-some-counts-verdict-not-yet-known1
July 1, 2025, 9:46 PM
The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking-atrial has reached a verdict on four of the five counts the music mogul faces, the judge overseeing the case saidrCa
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Nikkei down, mercury up https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/nikkei-down-mercury-up
July 1, 2025, 9:11 PM
People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday as the temperature rose to 33 degrees.rCa
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Trump calls Japan 'very spoiled' as he floats idea of imposing 30% or 35% tariff
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/urgent-trump-floats-idea-of-imposing-30-or-35-tariff-on-japan
July 2, 2025, 7:35 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of further increasing tariffs on imports from Japan, envisioning a level as high as 30 percent or 35 percentrCa
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Putin, Macron discuss Iran, Ukraine in first phone call in nearly three years https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-macron-discuss-iran-ukraine-in-first-phone-call-in-nearly-three-years2
July 2, 2025, 6:16 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "substantial" phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Iran-Israel conflict and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, the first suchrCa
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Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump's efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment https://japantoday.com/category/world/mayors-doctor-groups-sue-over-trump%27s-efforts-to-restrict-obamacare-enrollment
July 2, 2025, 6:15 AM
New Trump administration rules that give millions of people a shorter timeframe to sign up for the Affordable Care Act's health care coverage are facing a legal challengerCa
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Shock study: Mild electric stimulation boosts math ability https://japantoday.com/category/tech/shock-study-mild-electric-stimulation-boosts-math-ability
July 1, 2025, 9:42 PM
Struggle with math? A gentle jolt to the brain might help.
A new study published Tuesday in PLOS Biology suggests that mild electrical stimulation can boost arithmetic performancerCa
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Man City left to reflect on Club World Cup exit as tournament opens up https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-left-to-reflect-on-club-world-cup-exit-as-tournament-opens-up
July 1, 2025, 9:41 PM
Manchester City's exit from the Club World Cup at the hands of Al-Hilal on Monday finally brought down the curtain on a poor season for Pep Guardiola's siderCa
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Cuban women's volleyball team denied U.S. visa to compete in Puerto Rico https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27the-disappointment-is-huge-%27-cuban-women%27s-volleyball-team-denied-us-visa-to-compete-in-puerto-rico
July 1, 2025, 9:41 PM
The Cuban womenrCOs national volleyball team was denied a chance to play in a tournament in Puerto Rico following the new visa restrictions imposed by U.S. President DonaldrCa
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Trump tours 'Alligator Alcatraz' as he pushes for more deportations https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-tours-%27alligator-alcatraz%27-as-he-pushes-for-more-deportations
July 2, 2025, 5:40 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a remote migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as his Republican allies advanced a-asweeping spending bill thatrCa
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HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, U.S. judge says https://japantoday.com/category/world/hhs-layoffs-were-likely-unlawful-and-must-be-halted-us-judge-says
July 2, 2025, 2:34 AM
A federal judge ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plansrCa
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Major reports about how climate change affects U.S. removed from federal websites
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/major-reports-about-how-climate-change-affects-the-us-are-removed-from-websites
July 1, 2025, 9:35 PM
Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and therCa
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Al-Qaida-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal https://japantoday.com/category/world/al-qaida-linked-group-claims-attack-against-mali-army-position-near-senegal
July 1, 2025, 9:41 PM
Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said Tuesday rCo an development that one expert called especially worrying as the deadlyrCa
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Europe swelters as summer heatwave spreads https://japantoday.com/category/world/europe-on-high-alert-as-surprise-early-heatwave-creeps-north
July 1, 2025, 9:40 PM
Nearly 2,000 schools were shut in France, monuments closed to tourists, and cities across Europe put on high alert as a record-breaking early summer heatwave spread across therCa
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Shifting to Asia, Rubio meets Quad and talks minerals https://japantoday.com/category/politics/shifting-to-asia-rubio-meets-quad-and-talks-minerals
July 1, 2025, 9:43 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan, shifting focus to Asia after a tenure so far marked by crises elsewhererCa
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U.S. job openings in May hit 7.8 million in a continuing display of labor market resilience
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-job-openings-in-may-hit-7.8-million-in-a-continuing-display-of-labor-market-resilience
July 1, 2025, 9:45 PM
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilien t in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S.rCa
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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
https://japantoday.com/category/world/televangelist-jimmy-swaggart-whose-ministry-was-toppled-by-prostitution-scandals-dies-at-90
July 1, 2025, 9:41 PM
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died.
Swaggart diedrCa
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BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bts-will-return-in-spring-2026-with-a-new-album-and-world-tour
July 1, 2025, 9:46 PM
Their reunion? It's smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour.
Members Jin, RM, V, Jimin, J-Hope,rCa
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LPGA giving diversity a new meaning with a record 17 different winners to start the season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lpga-giving-diversity-a-new-meaning-with-a-record-17-different-winners-to-start-the-season
July 1, 2025, 9:41 PM
The lingering question for the last three months on the LPGA Tour was when Nelly Korda finally would win this year.
Now the question should be who's goingrCa
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Bob Vylan rejects criticism and says it's being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bob-vylan-rejects-criticism-and-says-it%27s-being-targeted-for-speaking-up-about-gaza-at-glastonbury
July 1, 2025, 9:46 PM
Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan on Tuesday rejected claims of antisemitism over onstage comments at the Glastonbury Festival that triggered a police investigation and sparked criticism from politicians, therCa
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Iran assesses damage and lashes out after Israeli and U.S. strikes damage its nuclear sites
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-assesses-the-damage-and-lashes-out-after-israeli-and-us-strikes-damage-its-nuclear-sites
July 2, 2025, 12:08 AM
Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the possibility Tuesday of resuming talksrCa
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Gauff crashes out of Wimbledon on day of shocks https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-launches-grand-slam-history-bid-at-wimbledon
July 1, 2025, 9:59 PM
Coco Gauff crashed out of Wimbledon on a day of significant first-round shocks on Tuesday but defending champion Barbora Krejcikova kept her nerve to battle back from arCa
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Australian man dies from 'extremely rare' bat bite virus https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-man-dies-from-%27extremely-rare%27-bat-bite-virus
July 3, 2025, 6:30 AM
An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday.
The man in his 50s was bitten byrCa
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Shooting in Chicago wounds multiple people https://japantoday.com/category/world/chicago-police-say-a-shooting-has-wounded-multiple-people
July 3, 2025, 7:33 AM
Multiple people were shot Wednesday night in Chicago, police said.
No additional details on the shooting were immediately available, including the number of people shot and the exactrCa
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Thailand's new cabinet members take oaths, including suspended prime minister https://japantoday.com/category/world/thailand%27s-new-cabinet-members-take-oaths-including-suspended-prime-minister
July 3, 2025, 5:42 AM
ThailandrCOs new cabinet members took their oaths of office Thursday, including the suspended prime minister who is under an ethics investigation for her remarks to a senior CambodianrCa
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Manga doomsday prediction spooks tourists to Japan https://japantoday.com/category/national/manga-doomsday-prediction-spooks-tourists-to-japan
July 3, 2025, 7:34 AM
Viral rumors of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines canceling flights from Hong Kong whererCa
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Campaigning for Japan upper house election begins https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-campaigning-for-japan-upper-house-election-begins-inflation-tests-pm
July 3, 2025, 7:35 AM
Official campaigning began in Japan on Thursday for the July 20 House of Councillors election, a crucial test for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his minority government asrCa
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4 dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks on its way to Bali https://japantoday.com/category/world/4-dead-38-missing-after-ferry-sinks-on-way-to-indonesia%27s-bali
July 3, 2025, 3:10 AM
At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali, according to local authoritiesrCa
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High-risk, low-return YouTuber explores world's red light districts https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/High-risk-low-return-YouTuber-explores-world%27s-red-light-districts
July 3, 2025, 7:55 AM
"I'm on YouTube because I want the people who watch my videos to think, they learned about an unfamiliar world. I'm not obsessed with making money from videosrCa
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Man found dead in apartment used for making porn films; suspect arrested https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-found-dead-in-apartment-used-for-making-porn-films-suspect-arrested
July 3, 2025, 7:35 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 30-year-old man of unknown address and occupation on suspicion of abandoning the body of a 35-year-old man in an apartment used forrCa
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Japan to take on Wales in 'Battle of the Bad' two-test rugby series https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Japan-to-take-on-Wales-in-Battle-of-the-Bad-two-test-rugby-series
July 3, 2025, 7:35 AM
Japan will face Wales in two rugby union test matches this month in a series that could be called the rCLBattle of the Bad,rCY with both teams sufferingrCa
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Haiti's gangs have 'near-total control' of the capital as violence escalates, U.N. says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/haiti%27s-gangs-have-%27near-total-control%27-of-the-capital-as-violence-escalates-un-says
July 2, 2025, 9:40 PM
HaitirCOs gangs have gained rCLnear-total controlrCY of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday.
AnrCa
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EU presses China on rare earths and Ukraine war https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-presses-china-on-rare-earths-and-ukraine-war
July 2, 2025, 9:28 PM
The European Union's top diplomat urged China's foreign minister on Wednesday to end restrictions on rare earths exports and warned that Chinese firms' support for Russia's war inrCa
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Emperor says he will honor Japanese POWs who were held in Mongolia https://japantoday.com/category/national/emperor-says-he-will-honor-japanese-pows-who-were-held-in-mongolia
July 3, 2025, 7:36 AM
Emperor Naruhito-asaid Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in-aMongolia-awhen he visits the country next week.rCa
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Ukraine left scrambling after U.S. says it is halting some arms shipments https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-left-scrambling-after-us-says-halting-some-arms-shipments
July 3, 2025, 3:26 AM
Ukraine appealed to the United States for clarity on Wednesday after it was caught off-guard by a White House announcement that Washington was halting some arms shipments torCa
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U.S. judge blocks Trump asylum ban at U.S.-Mexico border https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-judge-blocks-trump-asylum-ban-at-us-mexico-border-says-he-exceeded-authority3
July 3, 2025, 2:13 AM
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Trump exceeded his authority when he issued a proclamation declaring illegal immigrationrCa
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Military veteran gets life sentence for plotting FBI attack after his Jan 6 arrest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/military-veteran-gets-a-life-sentence-for-plotting-an-fbi-attack-after-his-jan.-6-arrest
July 3, 2025, 3:49 AM
A military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest onrCa
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U.S. contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-contractors-say-their-colleagues-are-firing-live-ammo-as-palestinians-seek-food-in-gaza
July 2, 2025, 9:27 PM
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained byrCa
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Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system https://japantoday.com/category/world/astronomers-track-object-that-may-have-originated-outside-the-solar-system
July 2, 2025, 9:29 PM
Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system.
Scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellarrCa --------------------
Clayton Kershaw eyes 3,000th strikeout milestone in front of home fans at Dodger Stadium
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/clayton-kershaw-eyes-3-000th-strikeout-milestone-in-front-of-home-fans-at-dodger-stadium
July 2, 2025, 9:48 PM
Clayton Kershaw takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night needing three strikeouts to reach 3,000 for the only team herCOs played for during hisrCa
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Combs cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering; convicted on lesser charges https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-%27diddy%27-combs-cleared-of-sex-trafficking-and-racketeering-convicted-on-lesser-charges1
July 2, 2025, 10:01 PM
U.S. judge denied Sean "Diddy" Combs' request to be released from jail on Wednesday ahead of his sentencing, after the music mogul was cleared of sex trafficking andrCa
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Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam that will let U.S. goods into the country duty-free
https://japantoday.com/category/world/president-trump-announces-trade-deal-with-vietnam-that-will-let-us-goods-into-the-country-duty-free
July 3, 2025, 3:27 AM
President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free.
Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast,rCa
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Heatwave across Europe leaves 8 dead https://japantoday.com/category/world/heatwave-across-europe-leaves-8-dead-as-early-summer-temperatures-hit-records1
July 2, 2025, 9:28 PM
Four people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alertsrCa
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Belarus frees more prisoners while simultaneously cracking down on dissent https://japantoday.com/category/world/belarus-frees-more-prisoners-while-simultaneously-cracking-down-on-dissent
July 2, 2025, 9:28 PM
Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko announced pardons for 16 more prisoners on Wednesday, a gesture that comes as the unrelenting crackdown on dissent continues.
The newly pardoned prisonersrCa
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Sabalenka tells troubled Zverev to talk to family about mental health issues https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sabalenka-tells-troubled-zverev-to-talk-to-family-about-mental-health-issues
July 2, 2025, 9:29 PM
World number one Aryna Sabalenka has urged Alexander Zverev to talk to his family about his mental health issues before they "destroy" him.
German world number three ZverevrCa
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7 missing after explosion at California fireworks warehouse sets off massive blaze
https://japantoday.com/category/world/explosion-at-a-california-fireworks-warehouse-sets-off-massive-blaze-and-forces-evacuations
July 2, 2025, 9:29 PM
Seven people were missing Wednesday following an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural northern California that caused a massive fire and forced evacuations, authorities said.
Emergency crewsrCa
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Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-announces-another-mass-layoff-thousands-of-workers-affected
July 2, 2025, 9:30 PM
Microsoft is laying off thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.
The tech giant began sending out layoffrCa
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UK's Princess Kate says she had to 'put on brave face' in cancer journey https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk%27s-princess-kate-says-she-had-to-%27put-on-brave-face%27-in-cancer-journey
July 2, 2025, 9:28 PM
Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Wednesday that she had to put on a "brave face" throughout and following her cancer treatment last year, describing the ordealrCa
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Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tesla-sales-fell-13-in-the-last-three-months-as-anti-musk-sentiment-still-has-an-effect
July 2, 2025, 9:31 PM
Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk's political views continue to keep buyers away, a significant development givenrCa
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U.S. private sector shed jobs for first time in recent years: ADP https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-private-sector-shed-jobs-for-first-time-in-recent-years-adp
July 2, 2025, 9:31 PM
The U.S. private sector unexpectedly lost jobs in June, according to data from payroll firm ADP on Wednesday, a potential sign of labor market weakness amid uncertainty fromrCa
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Alcaraz ends Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure; Paolini crashes out https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-aims-to-avoid-giant-killing-after-wimbledon-seeds-tumble
July 3, 2025, 5:33 AM
Carlos Alcaraz spoiled Oliver Tarvet's Wimbledon adventure as the defending champion moved into the third round with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over the British amateur, while lastrCa
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British and Irish Lions surge in second half to beat Queensland Reds 52-12 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/british-and-irish-lions-surge-in-second-half-to-beat-queensland-reds-52-12
July 2, 2025, 9:29 PM
Maro Itoje bounced over to score beside the posts to trigger another second-half surge from the British and Irish Lions in a 52-12 win over the Queensland RedsrCa
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Asian shares mixed as TrumprCOs tariff deadline looms, while U.S. stocks set records
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-are-mixed-as-trump%E2%80%99s-tariff-deadline-looms-while-us-stocks-set-records
July 4, 2025, 7:06 AM
Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald TrumprCOs July 9 tariff deadline.
JapanrCOs NikkeirCa
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Indonesia resumes search for 30 missing ferry passengers https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-resumes-search-for-30-missing-ferry-passengers
July 4, 2025, 5:35 AM
Indonesian rescuers are battling strong currents on Friday as they resume the search for 30 people still missing at sea about 35 hours after a ferry sank killingrCa
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North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korean-crosses-the-heavily-fortified-border-to-south-korea
July 4, 2025, 3:29 AM
An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the SouthrCOs military said Friday.
The SouthrCOsrCa
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Sanseito party head courts ageism controversy with childbirth comments https://japantoday.com/category/politics/minor-party-head-courts-ageism-controversy-with-childbirth-comments
July 4, 2025, 7:36 AM
Sohei Kamiya, leader of the populist minor opposition Sanseito party, has courted controversy ahead of Japan's House of Councillors election with his comment that "only young women canrCa
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68-year-old woman found dead at home; husband missing https://japantoday.com/category/crime/68-year-old-woman-found-dead-at-home-husband-missing
July 4, 2025, 7:37 AM
A 68-year-old woman was found dead by her son at their house in Daito City, Osaka Prefecture, on Thursday. The womanrCOs husband, who is in his early 80s,rCa
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suspends 139 employees over letter of dissent
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-environmental-agency-suspends-employees-over-letter-of-dissent
July 4, 2025, 7:53 AM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has suspended 139 employees after they signed a scathing open letter accusing Administrator Lee Zeldin of pushing policies hazardous to both people andrCa
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Japanese airlines enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-airlines-including-jal-and-ana-enacting-new-mobile-battery-carry-on-rules-this-month
July 4, 2025, 7:37 AM
One of the great conveniences about modern travel is that thererCOs no longer a need to pack a bulky guidebook, multiple maps, a camera with spare film, andrCa
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Novelist Otani becomes Japan's 1st to win British crime writing award https://japantoday.com/category/national/novelist-otani-becomes-japan%27s-1st-to-win-british-crime-writing-award
July 4, 2025, 12:57 AM
A Japanese novelist on Thursday became her country's first to win a major British award for crime and mystery writing, highlighting a boom in the popularity of translatedrCa
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Over 100 former senior officials warn against planned staff cuts at U.S. State Department
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-100-former-senior-officials-warn-against-planned-staff-cuts-at-us-state-department1
July 4, 2025, 6:44 AM
More than 130 retired diplomats and other former senior U.S. officials issued an open letter on Thursday criticizing a planned overhaul of the State Department that could seerCa
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Trump to kick off yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary with event in Iowa
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-will-kick-off-a-yearlong-celebration-of-america%27s-250th-anniversary-with-event-in-iowa
July 4, 2025, 3:32 AM
President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deliver a rCLspectacularrCY yearlong birthday party to mark 250 years of American independence. On Thursday, he will be in therCa
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No progress at all, Trump says after phone call with Putin https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-putin-reiterate-positions-on-ukraine-war-in-phone-call-kremlin-aide-says3
July 4, 2025, 3:32 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a phone call earlier in the day with Vladimir Putin resulted in no progress at all on efforts to endrCa
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Russia becomes first country to formally recognize Taliban's latest rule in Afghanistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-becomes-the-first-country-to-formally-recognize-taliban%27s-latest-rule-in-afghanistan
July 3, 2025, 9:43 PM
Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the TalibanrCOs government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from itsrCa
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Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 67 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/michael-madsen-%27reservoir-dogs%27-and-%27kill-bill%27-star-dies-at-67
July 3, 2025, 10:04 PM
Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his coolly menacing, steely-eyed, often sadistic characters in the films of Quentin Tarantino including rCLReservoir DogsrCY and rCLKill Bill: Vol. 2,rCYrCa
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Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as scores more are killed in Gaza https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-seeks-ceasefire-guarantees-as-scores-more-are-killed-in-gaza2
July 4, 2025, 5:37 AM
Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war's end, a source close to the militant group said on Thursday,rCa
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South American bloc looks to Asia, Europe in face of Trump trade war https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-american-bloc-looks-to-asia-europe-in-face-of-trump-trade-war
July 3, 2025, 9:43 PM
South America's Mercosur bloc sought Thursday to expand its markets in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties withrCa
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Trump wins major victory as Congress passes flagship bill https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-wins-major-victory-as-flagship-bill-passes-congress
July 4, 2025, 2:39 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a major political victory when Congress narrowly passed his signature tax and spending bill, cementing his radical second-term agenda and boostingrCa
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Finnish police say stabbing that wounded 4 people at mall in Tampere not a terror or racist attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/finnish-police-say-stabbing-that-wounded-4-people-at-mall-in-tampere-not-a-terror-or-racist-attack
July 3, 2025, 9:43 PM
A stabbing attack that wounded four people Thursday outside a mall in Finland wasn't believed to be a terror or racist attack, police said.
A suspect was arrestedrCa
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Some fans question U.S. readiness for 2026 World Cup after Club World Cup experience
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/some-fans-question-us-readiness-for-2026-world-cup-after-club-world-cup-experience
July 3, 2025, 9:52 PM
Lifelong soccer fan Victor Dumois expressed concern about the United States co-hosting the 2026 World Cup after attending a recent Club World Cup match in Miami.
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First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades https://japantoday.com/category/world/first-immigration-detainees-arrive-at-florida-center-in-the-everglades
July 3, 2025, 9:43 PM
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed rCLAlligator Alcatraz,rCY a spokesperson for Republican staterCa
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Elephant kills 2 female tourists from UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park
https://japantoday.com/category/world/elephant-kills-2-female-tourists-from-the-uk-and-new-zealand-in-zambian-national-park
July 3, 2025, 9:43 PM
Two female tourists in Zambia were killed by an elephant Thursday while on a walking safari in a national park, police said.
Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson MweembarCa
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U.S. trade deficit widens in May as Trump tariffs fuel uncertainty https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-trade-deficit-widens-in-may-as-trump-tariffs-fuel-uncertainty
July 4, 2025, 3:33 AM
The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in May, with both imports and exports declining as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs sent shock waves through the economyrCa
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Japan seeks 8th round of tariff talks next week in U.S. https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-seeks-tariff-talks-early-next-week-in-u.s.-amid-impasse
July 4, 2025, 7:38 AM
The Japanese government wants to send its chief tariff negotiator to the United States for an eighth round of ministerial-level talks early next week, a source close torCa
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Nissan recalls over 480,000 vehicles in U.S. and Canada due to engine failure risk
https://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan-recalls-over-480-000-vehicles-in-the-us-and-canada-due-to-engine-failure-risk
July 3, 2025, 9:51 PM
Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 of its vehicles across the U.S. and Canada due to potential manufacturing defects that could cause engine failure.
The recall covers certainrCa
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Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set prompts BBC rethink on 'high-risk' live gigs https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bob-vylan%27s-glastonbury-set-prompts-bbc-rethink-on-%27high-risk%27-live-gigs
July 3, 2025, 9:50 PM
Britain's national broadcaster says it will no longer broadcast or stream live any music gig deemed "high risk" after it was widely criticized for showing punk-rap duo BobrCa
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Djokovic steps up bid for Wimbledon history; Sinner strolls into round three https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-aims-to-step-up-history-bid-at-wimbledon
July 3, 2025, 9:51 PM
Novak Djokovic crushed British wildcard Dan Evans in the Wimbledon second round as he stepped up his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title, while world numberrCa
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Japan's average pay up over 5% for 2nd year in a row https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-average-pay-ups-over-5-for-2nd-year-in-row
July 3, 2025, 9:57 PM
Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25 percent in this year's spring wage talks, the second straight year to exceed 5 percent, the country's largestrCa
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Liverpool left 'devastated' by death of Diogo Jota https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-left-%27devastated%27-by-death-of-diogo-jota
July 3, 2025, 9:52 PM
Liverpool said on Thursday that the club had been left "devastated" by the death of Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother in a car crash in Spain.rCa
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Residents evacuate southwestern Japan island after strong quake https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-strong-quake-shakes-southwest-japan-islands-amid-continued-temblors
July 4, 2025, 7:36 AM
About a dozen people evacuated a remote island in southwestern Japan on Friday, the day after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 hit the area followingrCa
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U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault by serviceman https://japantoday.com/category/crime/u.s.-military-apologizes-over-okinawa-sexual-assault-by-serviceman
July 4, 2025, 7:38 AM
A senior U.S. military official apologized to the Okinawa prefectural government on Thursday over a 2024 sexual assault case involving a serviceman, saying the incident had caused anxietyrCa
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Minor opposition parties tout economic plans in election pitches https://japantoday.com/category/politics/minor-opposition-parties-tout-economic-plans-in-election-pitches
July 3, 2025, 9:47 PM
As official campaigning began Thursday for Japan's July 20 House of Councillors election, minor opposition parties expected to gain ground pitched economic plans to voters struggling with risingrCa
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Australian authorities condemn arson attack on Melbourne synagogue https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-authorities-condemn-arson-attack-on-melbourne-synagogue1
July 5, 2025, 6:39 AM
Australian authorities on Saturday condemned what they said was an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a spate of incidentsrCa
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Chelsea advances to Club World Cup semifinals with 2-1 win over Palmeiras https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-advances-to-club-world-cup-semifinals-with-2-1-win-over-palmeiras
July 5, 2025, 4:51 AM
Chelsea scored the go-ahead goal on Malo Gusto's 83rd-minute shot that went in after a pair of deflections, beating Palmeiras 2-1 on Friday night for a spot inrCa
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Authorities say latest quake not connected to viral manga prediction https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-quake-not-connected-to-viral-manga-prediction-japan-weather-agency
July 5, 2025, 7:08 AM
Japan's weather agency said an earthquake that rattled small islands in the nation's southwest on Saturday was in no way connected to a manga author's disaster prediction thatrCa
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Protests against surging mass tourism in Mexico City end in vandalism, harassment of tourists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protests-against-surging-mass-tourism-in-mexico-city-end-in-vandalism-harassment-of-tourists
July 5, 2025, 2:29 AM
A protest by hundreds against gentrification and mass tourism that began peacefully Friday in Mexico City neighborhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of peoplerCa
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23-year-old man arrested for stringing rope across road, injuring cyclist https://japantoday.com/category/crime/23-year-old-man-arrested-for-stringing-rope-across-road-injuring-cyclist
July 5, 2025, 7:11 AM
Police in Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder and obstruction of traffic after he strung a rope across a road,rCa
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81-year-old woman apparently killed by bear in her home in Iwate Prefecture https://japantoday.com/category/national/81-year-old-woman-apparently-killed-by-bear-in-her-home-in-iwate-prefecture
July 5, 2025, 7:09 AM
An 81-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday. Police said she was apparently killed by a bear.
According to police,rCa
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Desperate search for missing girls from summer camp after Texas floods kill at least 24
https://japantoday.com/category/world/texas-families-plead-for-information-on-more-than-20-girls-missing-from-summer-camp-after-floods
July 5, 2025, 4:53 AM
At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country, including more than 20 from a girlsrCa
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In July 4 ceremony, Trump signs tax and spending bill into law https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-july-4-ceremony-trump-signs-tax-and-spending-bill-into-law
July 5, 2025, 3:13 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a massive package of tax and spending cuts at the White House on Friday, staging an outdoor ceremony on the FourthrCa
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Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2-1 to reach Club World Cup semis https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fluminense-beat-al-hilal-2-1-to-reach-club-world-cup-semis
July 5, 2025, 12:11 AM
Substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazil's Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.
A finerCa
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U.S. judge clears the way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-judge-briefly-pauses-deportation-of-8-migrants-to-south-sudan1
July 5, 2025, 2:28 AM
Eight migrants lost their last-ditch effort to halt their deportation to South Sudan by the Trump administration on Friday afternoon, clearing the way for their imminent transfer-aafter arCa
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Hamas gives 'positive' response to Gaza ceasefire proposal https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-responds-to-gaza-ceasefire-proposal-it%27s-%27positive-%27-palestinian-official-says
July 5, 2025, 3:13 AM
Hamas said it had responded on Friday in "a positive spirit" to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the dealrCa
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Joey Chestnut reclaims title in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest, wins 17th Mustard Belt
https://japantoday.com/category/world/joey-chestnut-reclaims-title-in-nathan%27s-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest-wins-17th-mustard-belt
July 4, 2025, 8:45 PM
Famed competitive eater Joey rCLJawsrCY Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the NathanrCOs Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last yearrCOs gastronomic battle inrCa
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Liverpool's Jota mourned by family and local people at hometown wake https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool%27s-jota-mourned-by-family-and-local-people-at-hometown-wake1
July 4, 2025, 8:45 PM
Hundreds of residents of Gondomar in northern Portugal filed past the bodies of former Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at a chapel in theirrCa
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River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century https://japantoday.com/category/world/want-to-take-a-dip-in-paris-river-seine-reopens-to-public-swimming-for-first-time-in-a-century
July 4, 2025, 8:44 PM
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finallyrCa
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Rwanda's Kagame unsure whether peace deal with Congo will hold https://japantoday.com/category/world/rwanda%27s-kagame-unsure-whether-peace-deal-with-congo-will-hold1
July 4, 2025, 8:44 PM
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Friday he was unsure whether a U.S.-brokered peace deal would hold with Democratic Republic of Congo and warned he would respond torCa
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IAEA pulls inspectors from Iran as standoff over access drags on https://japantoday.com/category/world/iaea-pulls-inspectors-from-iran-as-standoff-over-access-drags-on
July 4, 2025, 8:44 PM
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it had pulled its last remaining inspectors from Iran as a standoff over their return to the country's nuclear facilities bombedrCa
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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey charged with five counts of rape, British police say
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/former-arsenal-midfielder-thomas-partey-charged-with-five-counts-of-rape-british-police-say
July 4, 2025, 8:45 PM
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape, British police said Friday.
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Alcaraz reaches Wimbledon last 16 as seeds tumble again https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-back-in-action-at-wimbledon-as-raducanu-eyes-sabalenka-shock
July 4, 2025, 8:45 PM
Carlos Alcaraz made hard work of beating Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the Wimbledon last-16 on Friday, avoiding the fate of Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who joined therCa
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Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in talks to start new political party https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-uk-labour-leader-jeremy-corbyn-in-talks-to-start-new-political-party
July 4, 2025, 8:44 PM
The former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced on Friday he was in talks to start a new political party because Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government had "refused torCa
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Ishiba counters Trump's view on rice imports ahead of election https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-counters-trump%27s-view-on-rice-imports-ahead-of-election
July 5, 2025, 7:11 AM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Japan is not importing U.S. rice, saying the misconception should be corrected.
Ishiba'srCa
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Asian shares mixed as TrumprCOs tariff deadline looms, while U.S. stocks set records
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-are-mixed-as-trump%E2%80%99s-tariff-deadline-looms-while-us-stocks-set-records
July 4, 2025, 7:06 AM
Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald TrumprCOs July 9 tariff deadline.
JapanrCOs NikkeirCa
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Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war in Ukraine began
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-hammers-kyiv-in-largest-missile-and-drone-barrage-since-war-in-ukraine-began
July 5, 2025, 3:13 AM
Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officialsrCa
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U.S.-brand car sales lag in Japan, highlighting lack of demand https://japantoday.com/category/business/u.s.-brand-car-sales-lag-in-japan-highlighting-lack-of-demand
July 5, 2025, 7:11 AM
Just 7.8 percent of imported cars sold in Japan from January to June were from U.S.-branded automakers, industry data showed Friday, demonstrating the weak domestic demand for American-designedrCa
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Tour de France: Clash of styles as odd couple duel for title again https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tour-de-france-clash-of-styles-as-odd-couple-duel-for-title-again
July 4, 2025, 8:45 PM
Tadej Pogacar and his great rival Jonas Vingegaard have won the past five editions of the Tour de France between them, and the chalk and cheese duo toprCa
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Summer in the city https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/summer-in-the-city
July 4, 2025, 8:43 PM
People commute in 33-degree heat near Shinagawa Station in Tokyo on Friday. --------------------
Indonesia resumes search for 30 missing ferry passengers https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-resumes-search-for-30-missing-ferry-passengers
July 4, 2025, 5:35 AM
Indonesian rescuers are battling strong currents on Friday as they resume the search for 30 people still missing at sea about 35 hours after a ferry sank killingrCa
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Oasis sends fans Supersonic as long-awaited reunion tour starts in Cardiff https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/excitement-mounts-as-the-oasis-reunion-tour-prepares-to-kick-off-in-cardiff
July 5, 2025, 12:06 AM
Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop's greatest songbooks, kicking off a-areunion tour-ain Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstaticrCa
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Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom split 6 years after getting engaged https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/pop-star-katy-perry-and-actor-orlando-bloom-split-6-years-after-getting-engaged
July 4, 2025, 8:46 PM
Popstar Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have split, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.
Outlets including People and USA Today cited a statement that said the pair rCLhaverCa
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North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korean-crosses-the-heavily-fortified-border-to-south-korea
July 4, 2025, 3:29 AM
An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the SouthrCOs military said Friday.
The SouthrCOsrCa
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Sanseito party head courts ageism controversy with childbirth comments https://japantoday.com/category/politics/minor-party-head-courts-ageism-controversy-with-childbirth-comments
July 4, 2025, 8:47 PM
Sohei Kamiya, leader of the populist minor opposition Sanseito party, has courted controversy ahead of Japan's House of Councillors election with his comment that "only young women canrCa
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Dalai Lama turns 90 and vows to keep defying China for years https://japantoday.com/category/world/dalai-lama-turns-90-and-vows-to-keep-defying-china-for-years1
July 6, 2025, 7:11 AM
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turned 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations by followers during which he riled China again and spokerCa
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Two men drown in river after trying to save teenager https://japantoday.com/category/national/Two-men-drown-in-river-after-trying-to-save-teenager
July 6, 2025, 7:36 AM
An 18-year-old man and a 42-year-old man drowned in a river in Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, on Saturday after they jumped in to try and save a teenager whorCa
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Political parties woo voters with bold yet opaque growth visions https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japanese-parties-woo-voters-with-bold-yet-opaque-growth-visions
July 6, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japan's major political parties are offering their visions for Japan in the decades ahead as they prepare for an upper house election, outlining ambitious targets, but with fewrCa
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Australian police charge man over alleged arson on Melbourne synagogue https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-police-charge-man-over-alleged-arson-on-melbourne-synagogue
July 6, 2025, 7:13 AM
Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series ofrCa
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2 women fatally stabbed at 'girls bar' in Shizuoka https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-women-fatally-stabbed-at-%27girls%27-bar%27-in-Shizuoka
July 6, 2025, 7:33 AM
Police in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally stabbing the female manager and an employee of a "girls bar."
TomokarCa
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Mbappe on target as Real Madrid down Dortmund to reach Club World Cup semis https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mbappe-on-target-as-real-madrid-down-dortmund-to-reach-club-world-cup-semis
July 5, 2025, 10:34 PM
Young striker Gonzalo Garcia scored his fourth goal of the Club World Cup and Kylian Mbappe his first as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 on Saturday torCa
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Depleted England clinical against the Pumas in La Plata https://japantoday.com/category/sports/depleted-england-clinical-against-the-pumas-in-la-plata
July 5, 2025, 10:32 PM
England without 13 British and Irish Lions stunned recent Lions conqueror Argentina 35-12 in test rugby on Saturday.
Argentina beat the Lions 28-24 in Dublin two weeks agorCa
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Julian McMahon, actor who appeared in 'Fantastic Four' films and TV show 'Charmed,' has died
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/julian-mcmahon-actor-who-appeared-in-%27fantastic-four%27-films-and-tv-show-charmed-has-died
July 5, 2025, 10:33 PM
Julian McMahon, an Australia-born actor who performed in two rCLFantastic FourrCY films and appeared in TV shows such as rCLCharmed," rCLNip/TuckrCY and rCLProfiler,rCY has died, his wife saidrCa
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Musk says 'America Party' is formed in U.S. https://japantoday.com/category/world/musk-says-%27america-party%27-is-formed-in-us1
July 6, 2025, 1:43 AM
A day after asking his followers on X whether a new U.S. political party should be created, Elon Musk said on Saturday that the "America Party is formed."rCa
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BRICS nations voice 'serious concerns' over Trump tariffs https://japantoday.com/category/world/brics-nations-voice-%27serious-concerns%27-over-trump-tariffs
July 5, 2025, 8:38 PM
BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry U.S. President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" trade tariffs, saying they are illegal and risk hurting therCa
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Trump to push Netanyahu for Gaza truce in crunch talks https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-to-push-netanyahu-for-gaza-truce-in-crunch-talks
July 6, 2025, 3:33 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday to press the Israeli prime minister to end the war with Hamas in Gaza.
TrumprCa
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July Fourth holiday marked by shootings in several cities and a fireworks-related death
https://japantoday.com/category/world/july-fourth-holiday-marked-by-shootings-in-several-cities-and-a-fireworks-related-death
July 5, 2025, 8:38 PM
This year's Fourth of July holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the U.S., including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and a police chiefrCa
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Death toll from Texas floods reaches at least 43; dozens still missing https://japantoday.com/category/world/death-toll-at-27-as-flood-waters-recede-in-central-texas
July 6, 2025, 7:12 AM
At least 43 people, including 15 children, have been confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday as rescuers continued a frantic search forrCa
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Springboks hold off Italy 42-24 at Loftus https://japantoday.com/category/sports/springboks-hold-off-italy-42-24-at-loftus
July 5, 2025, 8:40 PM
The blowout expected from world champion South Africa didn't eventuate as it scratched out a 42-24 win over Italy at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The Springboks led 28-3rCa
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Tucker Carlson says he will air interview with president of Iran https://japantoday.com/category/world/tucker-carlson-says-to-air-interview-with-president-of-iran
July 6, 2025, 3:33 AM
U.S. conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson said in an online post on Saturday that he had conducted an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which would airrCa
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Tour de France: Philipsen wins first stage, Poga-iar finishes safely https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tour-de-france-philipsen-wins-first-stage-pogacar-finishes-safely
July 5, 2025, 8:40 PM
Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line and defending champion Tadej Poga-iar finished safely on Saturday.
Poga-iar isrCa
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Verstappen bests his F1 title rivals Piastri and Norris for British GP pole https://japantoday.com/category/sports/max-verstappen-beats-his-f1-title-rivals-for-a-surprise-british-grand-prix-pole
July 5, 2025, 8:40 PM
Formula 1's hot topic is where Max Verstappen might go next season. There was no doubt about where he belonged on the grid as he snatched pole positionrCa
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Lotus blossom
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/lotus-blossom
July 5, 2025, 8:34 PM
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Scrappy Lions put through paces by under-strength NSW Waratahs https://japantoday.com/category/sports/scrappy-lions-put-through-paces-by-under-strength-nsw-waratahs
July 5, 2025, 8:40 PM
Scotland center Huw Jones crossed twice as a scrappy British and Irish Lions were forced to battle hard in grinding past a second-string NSW Waratahs 21-10 on Saturday,rCa
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Wimbledon champion Krejcikova crashes out in tears; Djokovic and Sinner march on
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-eyes-wimbledon-century-swiatek-steps-up-challenge
July 5, 2025, 8:39 PM
Barbora Krejcikova made a tearful Wimbledon exit as the defending champion crashed to a three-set defeat against Emma Navarro, while Novak Djokovic powered to his 100th All EnglandrCa
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New Zealand survive 'hell of a test' against inexperienced France https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-zealand-survive-%27hell-of-a-test%27-against-inexperienced-france
July 5, 2025, 8:40 PM
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson conceded his team had been in "a hell of a test match" after edging past an under-strength France 31-27 in Dunedin.
WillrCa
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Welsh 'scars' deepen after Japan loss extends losing streak to 18 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/welsh-%27scars%27-deepen-after-japan-loss-extends-losing-streak-to-18
July 5, 2025, 12:14 PM
Wales interim head coach Matt Sherratt said his team's record losing run had left "scars" after a 24-19 defeat to Japan on Saturday extended it to 18 straightrCa
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Boy with measles visited Osaka Expo; officials urge caution https://japantoday.com/category/national/boy-with-measles-visited-osaka-expo-officials-urge-caution
July 5, 2025, 8:42 PM
A boy from Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo who tested positive for measles visited the World Exposition in Osaka on June 21, local governments said Saturday, urging other visitorsrCa
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Ishiba raps opposition over tax cut push with no revenue offset plan https://japantoday.com/category/politics/ishiba-raps-opposition-over-tax-cut-push-with-no-revenue-offset-plan
July 6, 2025, 7:33 AM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday criticized opposition leaders as irresponsible for proposing a consumption tax cut without a plan to offset lost revenue, as Japan's House ofrCa
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Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Russia sent hundreds of drones into Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-says-it-struck-a-russian-airbase-as-russia-sent-hundreds-of-drones-into-ukraine
July 5, 2025, 8:37 PM
Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaignrCa
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Taiwan invited to Nagasaki atomic bomb anniversary event for 1st time https://japantoday.com/category/politics/taiwan-invited-to-nagasaki-atomic-bomb-anniversary-event-for-1st-time
July 5, 2025, 8:46 PM
Nagasaki has accepted a request from Taiwan to attend this year's ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, the southwestern Japanese city said Saturday.
IfrCa
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Australian authorities condemn arson attack on Melbourne synagogue https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-authorities-condemn-arson-attack-on-melbourne-synagogue1
July 5, 2025, 10:30 PM
Australian authorities on Saturday condemned what they said was an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a spate of incidentsrCa
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Chelsea advances to Club World Cup semifinals with 2-1 win over Palmeiras https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-advances-to-club-world-cup-semifinals-with-2-1-win-over-palmeiras
July 5, 2025, 4:51 AM
Chelsea scored the go-ahead goal on Malo Gusto's 83rd-minute shot that went in after a pair of deflections, beating Palmeiras 2-1 on Friday night for a spot inrCa
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Authorities say latest quake not connected to viral manga prediction https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-quake-not-connected-to-viral-manga-prediction-japan-weather-agency
July 5, 2025, 8:15 PM
Japan's weather agency said an earthquake that rattled small islands in the country's southwest on Saturday was in no way connected to a manga author's disaster prediction thatrCa
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Japan Railway-affiliated Tokyo shopping centers issue warning over point card scam
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-railway-affiliated-tokyo-shopping-centers-issue-warning-over-point-card-scam
July 6, 2025, 7:35 AM
For a while there, rCLEverything lasts forever on the internetrCY looked like it was going to become common sense. However, as time has gone by, werCOve learned thatrCa
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Global shares mostly down as TrumprCOs tariff deadline looms and pressure steps up
https://japantoday.com/category/business/global-shares-are-mostly-down-as-trump%E2%80%99s-tariff-deadline-looms-and-pressure-steps-up
July 7, 2025, 9:54 AM
Global shares mostly fell Monday as the Trump administration stepped up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday tariff deadline, with plans forrCa
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Australian woman convicted of 3 murders for poisoning her in-laws with mushrooms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-woman-erin-patterson-is-convicted-of-3-murders-for-poisoning-her-in-laws-with-mushrooms
July 7, 2025, 4:38 AM
Australian woman Erin Patterson on Monday was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husbandrCOs relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch.
The jury inrCa
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Trump says countries aligning themselves with BRICS' 'anti-American policies' will be hit with additional 10% tariffs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-alignment-with-brics%27-%27anti-american-policies%27-to-invite-additional-10-tariffs
July 7, 2025, 6:30 AM
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will impose an additional 10% tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the "Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group of developing nations,rCa
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Where do trade talks stand in the rush to avert higher U.S. tariffs? https://japantoday.com/category/politics/where-do-trade-talks-stand-in-the-rush-to-avert-higher-us-tariffs1
July 7, 2025, 9:56 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will send letters to select trade partners facing tariff hikes as early as Monday, piling pressure on countries to strike arCa
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Israel attacks three Yemeni ports and power plant https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-attacks-three-yemeni-ports-and-power-plant-israeli-military-says2
July 7, 2025, 2:16 AM
Israel has attacked Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the Israeli military said early on Monday, marking the first Israeli attack on Yemen inrCa
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Police appeal for help in solving disappearance of 4-year-old girl in 1996 https://japantoday.com/category/crime/police-appeal-for-help-in-solving-disappearance-of-4-year-old-girl-in-1996-4
July 7, 2025, 7:37 AM
Police handed out leaflets at a shopping mall in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, on Monday, asking the public for help for any information on the fate of arCa
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Trump slams Musk's political party as 'ridiculous' https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-slams-former-ally-musk%27s-political-party-as-%27ridiculous%27
July 7, 2025, 3:10 AM
President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed former ally Elon Musk's launching of a new political party as "ridiculous," after the tech billionaire who once backed the Republican saidrCa
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Clayton Kershaw makes his 11th All-Star team https://japantoday.com/category/sports/clayton-kershaw-makes-his-11th-all-star-team.-james-wood-is-the-youngest-all-star-at-22
July 7, 2025, 3:35 AM
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was picked for his 11th All-Star Game and Paul Skenes, James Wood and Elly De La Cruz boosted the 23-and-under group to five whenrCa
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Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78; Trump plans visit https://japantoday.com/category/world/Death-toll-from-Texas-floods-reaches-78-Trump-to-visit
July 7, 2025, 3:10 AM
The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at least 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summerrCa
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England considers Archer and Atkinson recall after heavy India defeat https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-consider-archer-and-atkinson-recall-after-heavy-india-defeat
July 6, 2025, 9:26 PM
Fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson could be recalled for next week's third test against India at Lord's after England captain Ben Stokes admitted his attack hadrCa
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Australia beats West Indies by 133 runs in 2nd test to clinch series https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-beat-west-indies-by-133-runs-in-2nd-test-clinch-series
July 6, 2025, 9:26 PM
Australia defeated the West Indies by 133 runs before tea on the fourth day of the second test in Grenada on Sunday.
Set the daunting target of 277rCa
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Dozens more evacuated from southwestern Japan islands amid quakes https://japantoday.com/category/national/update3-dozens-more-evacuate-from-southwestern-japan-islands-amid-quakes
July 6, 2025, 9:31 PM
More people evacuated from small islands in southwestern Japan on Sunday as quakes continued to rattle the area, heading to the closest main island of Kyushu.
A totalrCa
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U.S. tariffs to kick in Aug 1, barring trade deals: Bessent https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-tariffs-to-kick-in-aug-1-barring-trade-deals-treasury-secretary
July 7, 2025, 3:10 AM
U.S. tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saidrCa
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BRICS leaders in Rio defend multilateralism under attack https://japantoday.com/category/world/brics-leaders-in-rio-defend-multilateralism-under-attack
July 7, 2025, 7:20 AM
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations condemned attacks on Iran, Gaza and Kashmir during their summit on Sunday, presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateralrCa
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'Jurassic World: Rebirth' roars to top of North American box office https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27jurassic-world-rebirth%27-roars-to-top-of-n.american-box-office
July 6, 2025, 9:27 PM
"Jurassic World: Rebirth" -- the latest installment in the blockbuster dinosaur saga -- stomped the July 4th weekend competition at the North American box office, raking in arCa
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Alcaraz's Wimbledon win streak reaches 18; Sabalenka gets to another Slam quarterfinal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wimbledon-taylor-fritz-reaches-the-quarterfinals-when-his-injured-opponent-quits.-sabalenka-wins
July 6, 2025, 9:25 PM
Carlos AlcarazrCOs latest up-and-down Wimbledon performance began with a dropped set. Later Sunday, he was in danger of getting broken to fall further behind in the third. AndrCa
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Van der Poel holds off Pogacar to win rainy stage 2 of Tour de France https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tour-de-france-van-der-poel-holds-off-pogacar-to-win-rainy-stage-2
July 6, 2025, 9:26 PM
Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off defending champion Tadej Poga-iar and two-time winnerrCa
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-%27diddy%27-combs-gets-standing-ovation-from-inmates-after-court-victory-his-lawyer-says
July 6, 2025, 9:27 PM
Sean rCLDiddyrCY Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyerrCa
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Mets ace Kodai Senga could rejoin rotation next weekend in Kansas City https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mets-ace-kodai-senga-could-rejoin-rotation-next-weekend-in-kansas-city
July 6, 2025, 9:26 PM
Mets ace Kodai Senga could rejoin the rotation next weekend in the final series before the All-Star break, a little over a month after straining his right hamstring.rCa
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Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes as Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-and-ukraine-trade-drone-strikes-disrupting-air-travel
July 7, 2025, 3:11 AM
Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced deals with WesternrCa
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Nissan mulls EV partnership with Taiwan's Foxconn: source https://japantoday.com/category/business/Nissan-mulls-EV-partnership-with-Taiwan%27s-Foxconn-source
July 6, 2025, 9:29 PM
Nissan Motor Co is exploring a partnership with Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn in the electric vehicle sector, a source familiar with the matter said Sunday.
The plan underrCa
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Israel sends delegation to Qatar for Gaza talks ahead of Netanyahu trip to U.S. https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-sends-delegation-to-qatar-for-gaza-talks-ahead-of-netanyahu-trip-to-us
July 7, 2025, 3:11 AM
An Israeli delegation left for Qatar on Sunday for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, an Israeli official said, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahurCa
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South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-President Yoon https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-prosecutors-file-request-to-detain-ex-president-yoon3
July 6, 2025, 9:25 PM
South Korean special prosecutors filed a new request on Sunday to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day after he appeared before them for questioning over hisrCa
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Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China: report https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-to-export-used-destroyers-to-philippines-to-deter-china-yomiuri-reports
July 7, 2025, 7:34 AM
Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two U.S. alliesrCa
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Hezbollah leader refuses to disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon https://japantoday.com/category/world/hezbollah-leader-refuses-to-disarm-until-israel-withdraws-from-southern-lebanon
July 7, 2025, 3:11 AM
Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated Sunday the militant grouprCOs refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes. HerCa
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Emperor, empress begin weeklong visit to Mongolia https://japantoday.com/category/national/Emperor-empress-begin-weeklong-visit-to-Mongolia
July 6, 2025, 9:33 PM
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako began a weeklong visit to Mongolia on Sunday during which he plans to honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II whorCa
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Lando Norris wins thrilling British Grand Prix in rain to cut Oscar Piastri's F1 lead
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Lando-Norris-wins-thrilling-British-Grand-Prix-in-rain-to-cut-Oscar-Piastri%27s-F1-lead
July 6, 2025, 9:26 PM
Lando Norris survived an incident-packed race in the rain to win Formula 1's British Grand Prix on Sunday and cut the gap to his teammate and title rivalrCa
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Harry Wilson's late try saves Australia in 21-18 win over Fiji https://japantoday.com/category/sports/harry-wilson%27s-late-try-saves-australia-in-a-21-18-win-over-fiji
July 6, 2025, 9:26 PM
A last-gasp try by captain Harry Wilson has salvaged a dramatic 21-18 win for Australia on Sunday in its international season-opener against Fiji.
Wilson twisted and spun overrCa
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Dalai Lama turns 90 and vows to keep defying China for years https://japantoday.com/category/world/dalai-lama-turns-90-and-vows-to-keep-defying-china-for-years1
July 6, 2025, 7:11 AM
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turned 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations by followers during which he riled China again and spokerCa
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FIFA cuts ticket price for Club World Cup semifinal between Chelsea and Fluminense
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-cuts-ticket-price-to-13.40-for-club-world-cup-semifinal-between-chelsea-and-fluminense
July 6, 2025, 9:26 PM
FIFA cut standard ticket prices for the semifinal between Chelsea and Fluminense at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday to $13.40 from $473.90 earlier inrCa
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Taiwan launches annual war games with simulated attacks against military command
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-launches-annual-war-games-with-simulated-attacks-against-military-command3
July 9, 2025, 5:21 AM
Taiwan launches its largest ever military drills on Wednesday, starting with simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure ahead of a Chinese invasion, senior defense officials said.rCa
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European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate https://japantoday.com/category/world/european-heatwave-caused-2-300-deaths-scientists-estimate1
July 9, 2025, 5:18 AM
Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published on Wednesday.rCa
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FBI launches probes into former FBI, CIA directors, Fox News reports https://japantoday.com/category/world/fbi-launches-probes-into-former-fbi-cia-directors-fox-news-reports
July 9, 2025, 3:21 AM
The FBI has launched criminal probes into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
The probesrCa
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Trump faces MAGA meltdown over Epstein reversal https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-faces-maga-meltdown-over-epstein-reversal
July 9, 2025, 4:20 AM
Donald Trump's MAGA base is up in arms after his administration effectively shut down conspiracy theories related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that have become an obsessionrCa
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Man arrested for acting violently, loses consciousness in police car and later dies
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-acting-violently-loses-consciousness-in-police-car-and-later-dies
July 9, 2025, 7:06 AM
A 39-year-old man who was arrested for acting violently at his home in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, lost consciousness in a police car and later died in a hospitalrCa
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U.S. Justice Department scrambles to defend its about-face on release of Epstein files
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-justice-department-scrambles-to-defend-its-about-face-on-release-of-epstein-files1
July 9, 2025, 1:27 AM
President Donald Trump's Justice Department scrambled on Tuesday to answer questions after its leadership concluded there was no evidence to support a number of long-held conspiracy theories aboutrCa
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Supreme Court clears way for Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce https://japantoday.com/category/world/supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-trump%27s-plans-to-downsize-the-federal-workforce1
July 9, 2025, 3:21 AM
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald TrumprCOs plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost andrCa
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Bessent to visit Japan for World Expo in Osaka, possibly next week https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-bessent-to-visit-japan-for-world-expo-in-osaka-possibly-next-week
July 8, 2025, 10:19 PM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is scheduled to visit Japan, possibly next week, as a member of the U.S. delegation to the World Exposition in Osaka, an officialrCa
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be sentenced October 3 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-%27diddy%27-combs-to-be-sentenced-october-3
July 8, 2025, 9:54 PM
Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced on October 3 for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, following a split verdict that saw him acquitted for crimes that carried morerCa
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Video game actors voting on new contract. HererCOs what it means for AI in gaming
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/video-game-actors-are-voting-on-a-new-contract.-here%E2%80%99s-what-it-means-for-ai-in-gaming
July 8, 2025, 9:53 PM
An 11-month strike by video game performers could formally end this week if members ratify a deal that delivers pay raises, control over their likenesses and artificial intelligencerCa
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Trump says South Korea should be paying for its own defense https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-south-korea-should-be-paying-for-its-own-defense
July 8, 2025, 9:46 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday South Korea should be paying for its own military protection and suggested the U.S. ally needed to pay more for therCa
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Trump says steep copper tariffs in store as he broadens his trade war https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-steep-copper-tariffs-in-store-as-he-broadens-his-trade-war2
July 9, 2025, 3:20 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump broadened his global trade war on Tuesday as he announced a 50% tariff on imported copper and said long-threatened levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticalsrCa
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Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he%27s-%27not-happy%27-with-putin-and-blames-him-for-%27killing-a-lot-of-people%27-in-ukraine
July 9, 2025, 3:20 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's rCLnot happyrCY with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine is rCLkilling a lot of peoplerCYrCa
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women https://japantoday.com/category/world/icc-issues-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-leaders-over-persecution-of-women1
July 8, 2025, 9:46 PM
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of womenrCa
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Israel outlines plans to pack Gaza's population into a closed border zone https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-outlines-plans-to-pack-gaza%27s-population-into-a-closed-border-zone.-here%27s-a-closer-look
July 9, 2025, 3:20 AM
Israel's defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt, according torCa
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Pogacar claims 100th career win, beating Van der Poel in sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-claims-100th-career-win-beating-van-der-poel-in-sprint-on-stage-4-of-tour-de-france
July 8, 2025, 9:49 PM
Defending champion Tadej Poga-iar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the linerCa
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3 dead in north Lebanon strike that Israel says hit Hamas militant https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-dead-in-north-lebanon-strike-that-israel-says-hit-hamas-militant
July 8, 2025, 9:45 PM
Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since arCa
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Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials https://japantoday.com/category/world/impostor-uses-ai-to-impersonate-rubio-and-contact-foreign-and-us-officials
July 8, 2025, 9:46 PM
The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence, according torCa
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At least 13 may have killed themselves over UK's Post Office wrongful convictions scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/business/at-least-13-may-have-killed-themselves-over-uk%27s-post-office-wrongful-convictions-scandal
July 8, 2025, 9:48 PM
At least 13 people were thought to have taken their own lives as a result of Britain's Post Office scandal, in which almost 1,000 postal employees were wronglyrCa
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Get ready to pass through U.S. airport security checkpoints with your shoes on your feet
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/travelers-may-no-longer-be-required-to-remove-shoes-before-boarding-a-plane
July 8, 2025, 9:39 PM
For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers will no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at U.S. airports.
Transportation Security AdministrationrCa
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Texas governor says more than 160 people still missing after deadly floods https://japantoday.com/category/world/hope-of-finding-texas-flood-survivors-dims-as-search-efforts-go-on
July 8, 2025, 9:45 PM
More than 160 people are believed to be missing in Texas in the aftermath of the flash floods that killed more than 100 over the July Fourth weekend,rCa
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Pomp, pageantry and politesse greet French President Macron in display of British royals' soft power
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pomp-pageantry-and-politesse-greet-french-pm-macron-in-display-of-british-royals%27-soft-power
July 8, 2025, 9:46 PM
The French Tricolor and BritainrCOs Union flag hang from the standards near Windsor Castle. The carriages are primed, the tiaras polished.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife,rCa
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Alcaraz, Sabalenka take contrasting routes into Wimbledon semis https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-faces-norrie-test-at-wimbledon-sabalenka-eyes-semi-finals
July 8, 2025, 9:48 PM
Carlos Alcaraz swept into the Wimbledon semi-finals for a third successive year as the defending champion demolished Cameron Norrie, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka survived a majorrCa
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Musk faces daunting path in challenging U.S. two-party system https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/analysis-musk-faces-a-daunting-path-in-challenging-us-two-party-system
July 8, 2025, 9:38 PM
Building a new U.S. political party from scratch is a daunting task, even for the world's richest man.
But that is what Elon Musk, the billionaire behind TeslarCa --------------------
Nakatani, a rising star in the golden age of Japanese boxing, is determined to knock out Inoue
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nakatani-a-rising-star-in-the-golden-age-of-japanese-boxing-is-determined-to-knock-out-inoue
July 8, 2025, 9:49 PM
One is known as rCLThe Monster,rCY the other rCLBig Bang.rCY
The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is alreadyrCa
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Nigerian gangs kill 40 in 'revenge' attack https://japantoday.com/category/world/ambush-gang-clashes-kill-at-least-40-in-central-nigeria-red-cross-residents
July 8, 2025, 9:46 PM
An armed gang killed at least 40 members of village self-defense groups in a weekend ambush and related attack in Nigeria's central Plateau state, the Red Cross andrCa
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Tottenham signs Japan defender Takai https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tottenham-sign-japan-defender-takai
July 8, 2025, 9:49 PM
Tottenham signed Japense international Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old centre-back has signed a five-year deal with the Europa League winners and will cost arCa
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From 'fantastic' to 'spoiled': How Japan's trade effort to woo Trump backfired https://japantoday.com/category/politics/from-%27fantastic%27-to-%27spoiled%27-how-japan%27s-trade-effort-to-woo-trump-backfired
July 9, 2025, 7:07 AM
When Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba first met Donald Trump in February, his plan to placate the protectionist president's long-held frustration with Tokyo on trade was a promise torCa
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Wales rugby player returning home early from Japan tour because of a concussion https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wales-rugby-player-returning-home-early-from-japan-tour-because-of-a-concussion
July 8, 2025, 9:49 PM
Wales lock Ben Carter is returning home from Japan after sustaining a concussion inside 30 seconds of the first test at the weekend, the team said Tuesday.
CarterrCa
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Emperor meets with Mongolian president to boost democratic ties in authoritarian region
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-emperor-naruhito-meets-mongolian-president-to-boost-ties
July 8, 2025, 9:50 PM
JapanrCOs Emperor Naruhito met with Mongolia's president Tuesday during a visit to the landlocked Asian nation that marks a step toward closer relations between the democracies in arCa
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'Monster' Inoue to defend titles against Akhmadaliev https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27monster%27-inoue-to-face-akhmadaliev-in-japan
July 10, 2025, 7:27 AM
Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue announced Thursday that he will defend his titles against Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya in September.
The unbeaten Inoue stopped AmericanrCa
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Heat, high prices to keep more summer holidaymakers indoors: survey https://japantoday.com/category/national/heat-high-prices-to-keep-more-summer-holidaymakers-indoors-survey
July 10, 2025, 7:33 AM
More summer holidaymakers in Japan are expected to stay indoors and avoid activities such as camping, barbecues and visits to theme parks amid record heat since June andrCa
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Japan's sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and rice https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-sticky-problem-with-trump-tariffs-and-rice
July 10, 2025, 7:33 AM
Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more U.S. rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after lessrCa
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Australian antisemitism report proposes university funding cuts, deportations https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-antisemitism-report-proposes-university-funding-cuts-deportations
July 10, 2025, 4:41 AM
An Australian report on combating antisemitism has recommended cutting funding for universities that fail to protect Jewish students and screening visa applicants and non-citizens for extremist views.
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Japan, China foreign ministers agree to promote stable ties https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-china-foreign-ministers-meet-to-affirm-stable-ties
July 10, 2025, 7:33 AM
The foreign ministers of Japan and China affirmed the need to promote stable ties during their talks Thursday on the fringes of regional gatherings in Malaysia, with JapaneserCa
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Rubio will meet Russian foreign minister in Malaysia with Ukraine tensions high https://japantoday.com/category/world/rubio-will-meet-russian-foreign-minister-in-malaysia-with-ukraine-tensions-high
July 10, 2025, 5:50 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart will meet Thursday in Malaysia for what could be a testy conversation as tensions between the countries riserCa
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43-year-old man arrested for smearing bodily fluid on teenage girl on train https://japantoday.com/category/crime/43-year-old-man-arrested-for-smearing-bodily-fluid-on-teenage-girl-on-train
July 10, 2025, 7:36 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of committing indecent acts against a teenage girl by pressing his body against hers and smearing bodily fluidrCa
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Japan's school lunch caterers falling upon hard times https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/japan%27s-school-lunch-caterers-falling-upon-hard-times
July 9, 2025, 11:17 PM
The School Lunch Act,-apassed into law in-a1954,-adid not-ago so far as to-arequire schools to serve meals.-aNonetheless the-avast majority of-aschools in-aJapan-ahave taken the-a-astatute to heart: Based on data from-a2014,rCa
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Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil after public spat with Lula https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-imposes-50-tariffs-on-brazil-after-public-spat-with-lula1
July 10, 2025, 3:22 AM
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. would impose a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil after a public spat this week with his BrazilianrCa
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Trump administration resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-resumes-sending-some-weapons-to-ukraine-after-pentagon-pause
July 10, 2025, 3:22 AM
The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
The weaponsrCa
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets U.S. envoy Kellogg in Rome https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-zelenskiy-meets-us-envoy-kellogg-in-rome
July 9, 2025, 9:34 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he had held a "substantive" conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, in Rome shortly after Trump pledgedrCa
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More than 17 million people in Yemen are going hungry, including over 1 million children, U.N. says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-17-million-people-in-yemen-are-going-hungry-including-over-1-million-children-un-says
July 9, 2025, 9:35 PM
More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from rCLlife-threatening acute malnutrition,rCYrCa
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Djokovic sets up Wimbledon semifinal showdown with Sinner https://japantoday.com/category/sports/history-chasing-djokovic-sets-up-wimbledon-showdown-with-sinner
July 9, 2025, 9:35 PM
Novak Djokovic set up a Wimbledon semifinal against world number one Jannik Sinner as he moved a step closer to claiming a historic 25th Grand Slam title.
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'Superman' brings a message of hope to a cynical world https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27superman%27-brings-a-message-of-hope-to-a-cynical-world
July 9, 2025, 9:40 PM
Superman might do more than just save Metropolis rCo filmmaker James Gunn hopes the beloved superhero will bring hope to a cynical world.
rCLEverybodyrCOs gotten so cynical andrCa
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Starbucks receives bids for stake in China business: U.S. media https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-receives-bids-for-stake-in-china-business-us-media
July 9, 2025, 9:42 PM
Starbucks has received around 30 offers from investment firms seeking a stake in the company's China business, U.S. media reported Wednesday.
The coffee chain's China business, its secondrCa
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Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' in White House meeting with African leaders
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-sells-shift-from-%27aid-to-trade%27-in-white-house-meeting-with-african-leaders
July 10, 2025, 5:59 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations on Wednesday that he was shifting the U.S. approach to the continent from aid to trade and thatrCa
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MLB plans to use robot umpire challenge system in All-Star Game next week https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-plans-to-use-robot-umpire-challenge-system-in-all-star-game-next-week
July 9, 2025, 9:36 PM
Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season.
MLBrCa
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South Korea ex-leader Yoon returns to jail as court grants warrant https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-ex-leader-yoon-returns-to-jail-as-court-grants-warrant
July 9, 2025, 9:35 PM
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail on Thursday after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors investigating his attempt to impose martial lawrCa
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SyriarCOs government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, U.S. envoy says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/syria%E2%80%99s-government-and-kurds-still-at-odds-over-merging-forces-after-latest-talks-us-envoy-says
July 9, 2025, 9:34 PM
A U.S. envoy said on Wednesday that SyriarCOs central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the latest round of talks,rCa
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Israel insists on keeping troops in Gaza, complicating truce talks with Hamas https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-insists-on-keeping-troops-in-gaza.-that-complicates-truce-talks-with-hamas
July 10, 2025, 3:22 AM
As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip rCo a conditionrCa
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Trump administration threatens Harvard's accreditation, seeks records on foreign students
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-administration-threatens-harvard%27s-accreditation-seeks-records-on-foreign-students
July 10, 2025, 2:45 AM
U.S. President Donald TrumprCOs administration escalated its feud with Harvard University on Wednesday, declaring the Ivy League school may no longer meet the standards for accreditation and thatrCa
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Tokyo railway service disrupted after train hits man; 6 injured https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-railway-service-disrupted-after-train-hits-man-6-injured
July 9, 2025, 9:39 PM
A man was hit by a train at a station near Tokyo's Haneda airport on Wednesday night, leaving him, the driver and four passengers injured and disrupting therCa
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Pogacar plays down yellow jersey after Evenepoel wins Tour time trial https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-plays-down-yellow-jersey-after-evenepoel-wins-tour-time-trial
July 9, 2025, 9:36 PM
Three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar played down the importance of taking over the yellow jersey after Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel stormed his way to an impressiverCa
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Mattel introduces its first Barbie with Type 1 diabetes https://japantoday.com/category/business/mattel-introduces-its-first-barbie-with-type-1-diabetes
July 9, 2025, 9:43 PM
Mattel has introduced its first Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes, as part of wider efforts from the toy maker to increase inclusivity among its dolls.rCa
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Trump sends out tariff letters to 7 more countries but avoids major U.S. trade partners
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-sends-out-tariff-letters-to-7-more-countries-but-he-avoids-major-us-trade-partners
July 10, 2025, 3:22 AM
President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners on Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries later in therCa
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Starmer and Macron agree on need for new migrant deterrent, UK says https://japantoday.com/category/world/starmer-and-macron-agree-on-need-for-new-migrant-deterrent-uk-says
July 9, 2025, 9:34 PM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need for new solutions to the problem of illegal migration on Wednesday, Starmer's office said,rCa
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Crews comb flood-stricken central Texas for missing people https://japantoday.com/category/world/crews-comb-flood-stricken-central-texas-for-missing-people
July 9, 2025, 9:34 PM
Search teams persisted in sifting through mounds of debris in Texas Hill Country on Wednesday as hopes of finding more survivors dimmed five days after flash floods torerCa
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Samsung unveils its new line of foldable devices at Unpacked https://japantoday.com/category/tech/samsung-unveils-its-new-line-of-foldable-devices-at-unpacked
July 9, 2025, 9:39 PM
Samsung introduced several updates to its foldable devices lineup on Wednesday, with the new Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and the new Z Flip 7 FErCa
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U.S. having its worst year for measles in more than three decades https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/the-us-is-having-its-worst-year-for-measles-in-more-than-three-decades
July 10, 2025, 3:27 AM
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to gorCa
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AI kingpin Nvidia crowned as first public company with a $4 trillion valuation https://japantoday.com/category/business/chipmaker-nvidia-becomes-most-valuable-company-in-the-world-at-4-trillion
July 9, 2025, 9:42 PM
Silicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday became the first publicly traded company to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation, putting the latest exclamation point on the investor frenzyrCa
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Gunmen abduct, kill 9 passengers from 2 buses on Pakistan highway https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-abduct-and-kill-9-passengers-from-2-buses-on-a-southwestern-pakistan-highway
July 11, 2025, 10:07 AM
Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan abducted and killed nine people after stopping two passenger buses on a highway Thursday night, officials said.
The overnight attacks occurred in the ZhobrCa
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52-year-old man arrested over death of older brother https://japantoday.com/category/crime/52-year-old-man-arrested-over-death-of-older-brother
July 11, 2025, 7:36 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 52-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting his 57-year-old brother at their home.
According to police, Kazuhiro Takahashi is accused of kickingrCa --------------------
S Korea, U.S. and Japan urge N Korea to cease all unlawful activities https://japantoday.com/category/politics/S-Korea-U.S.-and-Japan-hold-aerial-drill-in-demonstration-of-strength-against-N-Korea
July 11, 2025, 10:07 AM
Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers urged North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations flew advanced warplanes for-aarCa
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Australian basketball first as man charged over online racist abuse https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-basketball-first-as-man-charged-over-online-racist-abuse
July 11, 2025, 3:19 AM
A man has been charged with racially abusing a high-profile basketball player via social media in what officials said Friday was a first for the sport in Australia.rCa
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Trump says CanadarCOs role in U.S. fentanyl crisis justifies 35% tariffs on Canadian goods
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-plans-to-hike-tariffs-on-canadian-goods-to-35
July 11, 2025, 5:44 AM
President Donald Trump said in a Thursday letter that he will raise taxes on imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countriesrCa
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Global Citizen takes its fight against poverty to the world's growing cities https://japantoday.com/category/world/global-citizen-takes-its-fight-against-poverty-to-the-world%27s-growing-cities
July 10, 2025, 11:48 PM
Global Citizen is turning to cities as it looks to break through what it sees as widespread political gridlock hindering large-scale action on its goal of ending extremerCa
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Uniqlo is fed up with shoplifters, so itrCOs adding a new element to how itrCOll deal with thieves
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/uniqlo-is-fed-up-with-shoplifters-so-it%E2%80%99s-adding-a-new-element-to-how-it%E2%80%99ll-deal-with-thieves
July 11, 2025, 7:38 AM
A major factor in-aUniqlorCOs-asuccess is how broad the appeal of the chainrCOs inventory is. Men and women, kids and adults, the fashion-conscious and the budget-minded, just about anyonerCa
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Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs against U.S. if Trump follows through on 50% import taxes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-vows-retaliatory-tariffs-against-us-if-trump-follows-through-on-50-import-taxes
July 10, 2025, 9:42 PM
Brazilian President Luiz In|icio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledgerCa
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Tour de France: Healy wins hilly 6th stage, Van der Poel takes yellow jersey from Pogacar
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tour-de-france-healy-wins-hilly-6th-stage-van-der-poel-takes-yellow-jersey-from-pogacar
July 10, 2025, 9:43 PM
Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van der Poel took backrCa
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Rescuers save four more survivors from Houthi-struck ship in Red Sea; 10 still missing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rescuers-save-four-more-survivors-from-houthi-struck-ship-in-red-sea-10-still-missing-operator-says
July 10, 2025, 9:43 PM
Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank therCa
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Israeli strike kills 16 near Gaza clinic with no immediate truce in sight https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-strike-kills-children-near-gaza-clinic-with-no-immediate-truce-in-sight1
July 11, 2025, 3:14 AM
An Israeli airstrike hit Palestinians near a medical centre in Gaza on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged onrCa
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Djokovic cancels his Wimbledon practice session ahead of semifinal match against Sinner
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-cancels-his-wimbledon-practice-session-ahead-of-semifinal-match-against-sinner
July 10, 2025, 9:43 PM
Novak Djokovic canceled his afternoon practice session at Wimbledon on Thursday, a day after the seven-time champion had a rCLnastyrCY fall moments before clinching his quarterfinal victory.
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Thousands of first responders search for Texas survivors against long odds https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-first-responders-search-for-texas-survivors-against-long-odds
July 10, 2025, 9:43 PM
Thousands of first responders were still combing through piles of mud-covered debris in Texas Hill Country on Thursday, hoping against long odds to find survivors six days afterrCa
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Japan, U.S., Philippines reaffirm importance of navigation freedom https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-philippines-reaffirm-importance-of-navigation-freedom
July 11, 2025, 7:36 AM
The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and the Philippines on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of freedom of navigation as they discussed the situation in the EastrCa
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TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers https://japantoday.com/category/tech/tiktok-faces-fresh-european-privacy-investigation-over-china-data-transfers
July 10, 2025, 9:44 PM
TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday.
The Data Protection Commission opened the inquiry as a followrCa --------------------
Many Liberians take offense after Trump praises their leader's English https://japantoday.com/category/world/liberians-confused-and-angry-after-trump%27s-%27condescending%27-praise-for-boakai%27s-%27beautiful-english%27
July 11, 2025, 2:27 AM
U.S. President Donald TrumprCOs praise of the rCLbeautifulrCY English of LiberiarCOs President Joseph Boakai drew confusion Thursday in the English-speaking African country and umbrage over what many consideredrCa
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Russia bombards Kyiv before 'frank' talks with U.S. and aid pledges https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-bombards-kyiv-before-%27frank%27-talks-with-us-and-aid-pledges
July 11, 2025, 3:14 AM
Russia unleashed heavy airstrikes on Ukraine on Thursday before a conference in Rome at which Kyiv won billions of dollars in aid pledges, and U.S.-Russian talks at whichrCa
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Rubio says Asia might get 'better' tariffs than others https://japantoday.com/category/world/rubio-says-asia-might-get-%27better%27-tariffs-than-others
July 10, 2025, 9:42 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Asian nations might get "better" tariff rates than the rest of the world, as he attended ASEAN talks focusedrCa
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Duplantis unfazed by lateness of world championships in Tokyo https://japantoday.com/category/sports/duplantis-unfazed-by-late-world-champs-in-tokyo
July 10, 2025, 9:44 PM
Pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis insisted on Thursday he was unfazed by the lateness of the world championships in Tokyo, the September 13-21 event bringing the curtain downrCa
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Chinese fighter jet flies within 70 meters of SDF plane: Japan gov't https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-chinese-fighter-jet-flies-close-to-japan-sdf-plane-japan-gov%27t
July 11, 2025, 7:37 AM
A Chinese fighter jet flew close to a Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over international waters in the East China Sea, Japan's government said Thursday, in a moverCa
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Snap, crackle, sale: Nutella maker Ferrero plans to buy WK Kellogg for $3 billion
https://japantoday.com/category/business/nutella-maker-ferrero-taking-cereal-company-kellogg-private-in-a-deal-valued-at-about-3.1-billion
July 10, 2025, 9:40 PM
Italian confectioner Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, is buying the century-old U.S. cereal company WK Kellogg in an effort to expand its North American sales.rCa
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George Harrison's Beatles-era photos to be released in new book https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/george-harrison%27s-beatles-era-photos-to-be-released-in-new-book
July 10, 2025, 9:47 PM
A book of Beatles -era photographs taken by George Harrison, many of them never published, will be released next year.
Random House announced Thursday that rCLThe Third Eye,rCYrCa --------------------
Jane BirkinrCOs original Herm|?s bag sells to Japanese bidder at auction for whopping 8.6 million euros
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jane-birkin%E2%80%99s-original-hermes-bag-is-up-for-auction-in-paris
July 10, 2025, 9:46 PM
Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag rCo the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory rCo sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million),rCa
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EU unveils recommendations to rein in powerful AI models https://japantoday.com/category/tech/eu-unveils-recommendations-to-rein-in-powerful-ai-models
July 10, 2025, 9:44 PM
The EU unveiled on Thursday long-delayed recommendations to rein in the most advanced AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and help companies comply with the bloc's sweeping newrCa
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Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 without slowing down https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27quite-frightening%27-malaysia%27s-former-leader-mahathir-mohamad-turns-100-without-slowing-down
July 10, 2025, 9:43 PM
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad marked a historic milestone as he turned 100 on Thursday, calling the moment rCLquite frighteningrCY without showing signs of slowing down.
ArCa
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Swiatek swats Bencic aside to reach Wimbledon final against Anisimova https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sabalenka-targets-wimbledon-final-as-swiatek-showdown-looms
July 10, 2025, 9:43 PM
Iga Swiatek breezed into her first Wimbledon final on Thursday but hopes of a dream match-up with Aryna Sabalenka were dashed when the top seed was stunned byrCa
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New Hampshire judge pauses TrumprCOs birthright citizenship order nationwide via class action lawsuit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-hampshire-judge-to-hear-arguments-on-class-action-against-trump%E2%80%99s-birthright-citizenship-order
July 11, 2025, 2:21 AM
A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald TrumprCOs executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the U.S.
Judge JosephrCa
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'Monster' Inoue to defend titles against Akhmadaliev https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27monster%27-inoue-to-face-akhmadaliev-in-japan
July 10, 2025, 7:27 AM
Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue announced Thursday that he will defend his titles against Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya in September.
The unbeaten Inoue stopped AmericanrCa
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Fuji Media to implement steps to curb activist shareholder influence https://japantoday.com/category/business/fuji-media-to-implement-steps-to-curb-activist-shareholder-influence
July 11, 2025, 7:37 AM
Fuji Media Holdings Inc on Thursday said that it will implement measures to prevent activist shareholders from gaining control of the company.
The announcement of the anti-takeover stepsrCa
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Final 3 Mount Fuji trails open; -N4,000 fee charged for all climbers https://japantoday.com/category/national/Final-3-Mount-Fuji-trails-open-%C2%A54-000-fee-charged-for-all-climbers
July 10, 2025, 9:52 PM
The climbing season on Mount Fuji began in full on Thursday as all three trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side were opened, with all local authorities charging anrCa
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Wales look to future after ending 18-game losing run with Japan win https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wales-look-to-future-after-ending-18-game-losing-run-with-japan-win
July 12, 2025, 10:06 AM
Interim head coach Matt Sherratt said Wales's 31-22 win over Japan on Saturday "has got to be the start of something" after ending their record 18-game losing streak.rCa
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Giants send Dodgers to seventh straight loss, despite Ohtani homer https://japantoday.com/category/sports/willy-adames-jung-hoo-lee-each-drive-in-three-runs-as-giants-send-dodgers-to-seventh-straight-loss
July 12, 2025, 5:46 AM
Willy Adames homered in the second inning and hit a two-run triple in San Francisco's five-run fifth and the Giants sent the rival Los Angeles Dodgers to theirrCa
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German backpacker escapes Australian outback ordeal by 'sheer luck' https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-backpacker-escapes-australian-bush-ordeal-by-%27sheer-luck%27
July 12, 2025, 7:20 AM
German backpacker Carolina Wilga lost hope of rescue after 11 nights in the Australian bush, and only made it out by "sheer luck", police said Saturday.
The 26-year-oldrCa
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29-year-old man arrested after stabbing older brother at Kobe home https://japantoday.com/category/crime/29-year-old-man-arrested-after-stabbing-older-brother-at-kobe-home
July 12, 2025, 7:28 AM
Police in Kobe have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed his 47-year-old brother.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 1:30rCa --------------------
Sumo wrestler-sized wheelchair deployed ahead of Nagoya tournament https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sumo-wrestler-sized-wheelchair-deployed-ahead-of-nagoya-tournament
July 12, 2025, 7:27 AM
With the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament set to open Sunday, a medical center near the competition venue has taken possession of a heavy-duty wheelchair built to transport therCa
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Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement https://japantoday.com/category/world/air-india-crash-report-shows-pilot-confusion-over-engine-switch-movement
July 11, 2025, 10:59 PM
A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed, killing 260 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches almostrCa
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Rubio says no 'drama or division' in U.S. relations with Japan https://japantoday.com/category/politics/rubio-says-no-%27drama-or-division%27-in-us-relations-with-japan
July 12, 2025, 10:09 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday played down concerns about relations with key U.S. ally Japan, saying there is no "drama or division," despite the JapaneserCa
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LIV Golf tries again to get world ranking points https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liv-golf-tries-again-to-get-world-ranking-points
July 11, 2025, 8:41 PM
LIV Golf has applied again to be included in the Official World Golf Ranking, without any indication how it will operate differently from when their first application wasrCa
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Israeli officials signal they want U.N. to remain key Gaza aid channel https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-officials-signal-they-want-un-to-remain-key-gaza-aid-channel-says-senior-un-official
July 12, 2025, 2:59 AM
Israeli officials have signaled they want the United Nations to remain the key avenue for humanitarian deliveries in Gaza, the deputy head of the World Food Program saidrCa
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Djokovic says he definitely plans to play at Wimbledon at least one more time https://japantoday.com/category/sports/novak-djokovic-says-he-definitely-plans-to-play-at-wimbledon-at-least-one-more-time
July 11, 2025, 8:40 PM
Novak Djokovic wanted to make this much clear after losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday: This was not a farewell performance. Djokovic intends to competerCa
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Judge scolds Justice Department for 'refusal' to detail deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-scolds-justice-department-for-%27refusal%27-to-detail-deportation-plans-for-kilmar-abrego-garcia
July 12, 2025, 1:53 AM
A federal judge in Maryland scolded the Trump administration on Friday for its rCLutter refusalrCY to detail its deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, including where the governmentrCa
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Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government's disaster response https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-arrives-in-texas-to-survey-flood-damage-as-questions-over-response-swirl
July 12, 2025, 2:59 AM
President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region, where at leastrCa
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Bitcoin tops $118,000 for the first time, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bitcoin-tops-118-000-for-the-first-time-as-the-cryptocurrency-continues-to-climb-to-new-heights
July 11, 2025, 8:45 PM
Bitcoin-ahas reached yet another all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time on Friday rCo as a flood of money continues to move into spot bitcoin ETFs, allrCa
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Elon Musk's X platform investigated in France for alleged data tampering and fraud
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/elon-musk%27s-x-platform-investigated-in-france-for-alleged-data-tampering-and-fraud
July 11, 2025, 8:41 PM
French prosecutors have launched a police investigation into alleged data tampering and fraud involving X, Elon MuskrCOs social media platform.
The Paris prosecutor's office, in a statement Friday,rCa
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Rubio meets China's Wang amid trade tensions, says good chance of Trump-Xi talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rubio-meets-china%27s-wang-amid-trade-tensions-says-good-chance-of-trump-xi-talks1
July 12, 2025, 7:23 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday he had "positive and constructive" talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as the two major powers vied torCa
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Alcaraz to face Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon in rematch of French Open final https://japantoday.com/category/sports/two-time-defending-champion-carlos-alcaraz-beats-taylor-fritz-to-return-to-the-wimbledon-final
July 11, 2025, 8:40 PM
First, Carlos Alcaraz did his part to set up The Grand Slam Rematch The Tennis World Wanted, barely averting a fifth set and getting past Taylor Fritz 6-4,rCa
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Pogacar retakes Tour de France lead https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-pounces-to-retakes-tour-de-france-lead
July 11, 2025, 8:40 PM
Tadej Pogacar won stage 7 of the Tour de France on Friday to retake the overall lead with a trademark swoop up the short, steep slope of therCa
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PM warns Japan should not be underestimated, stoking tariff concern https://japantoday.com/category/politics/pm-warns-japan-should-not-be-underestimated-stoking-tariff-concern
July 12, 2025, 7:29 AM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's recent remark that Japan should not be "underestimated" by the United States is raising concerns among politicians and government officials at home about potentialrCa
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Aaron Judge moves into to second in MLB jersey sales, behind Shohei Ohtani https://japantoday.com/category/sports/aaron-judge-moves-into-to-second-in-mlb-jersey-sales-behind-shohei-ohtani
July 11, 2025, 8:41 PM
The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge has moved into second behind the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani in Major League Baseball jersey sales heading into the All-Star break.rCa
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State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/state-department-is-firing-over-1-300-employees-under-trump-administration-plan
July 12, 2025, 2:59 AM
The U.S. State Department said Friday it is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say willrCa
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Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to 2 further charges over London nightclub assault case
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/singer-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-to-2-further-charges-over-london-nightclub-assault-case
July 11, 2025, 8:42 PM
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a LondonrCa
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Trilateral aerial drill https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/trilateral-aerial-drill
July 11, 2025, 8:38 PM
U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers, center, South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter jets and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jets, right, fly in formation during a jointrCa
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Gunmen abduct, kill 9 passengers from 2 buses on Pakistan highway https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-abduct-and-kill-9-passengers-from-2-buses-on-a-southwestern-pakistan-highway
July 11, 2025, 10:07 AM
Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan abducted and killed nine people after stopping two passenger buses on a highway Thursday night, officials said.
The overnight attacks occurred in the ZhobrCa
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550 students caught taking voyeuristic images since 2023, police say https://japantoday.com/category/crime/550-students-caught-taking-voyeuristic-images-since-2023-police-say
July 12, 2025, 7:27 AM
A total of 550 junior high and high school students in Japan were found to have taken voyeuristic photos or videos of others over a period of nearlyrCa
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52-year-old man arrested over death of older brother https://japantoday.com/category/crime/52-year-old-man-arrested-over-death-of-older-brother
July 11, 2025, 7:36 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 52-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting his 57-year-old brother at their home.
According to police, Kazuhiro Takahashi is accused of kickingrCa --------------------
S Korea, U.S. and Japan urge N Korea to cease all unlawful activities https://japantoday.com/category/politics/S-Korea-U.S.-and-Japan-hold-aerial-drill-in-demonstration-of-strength-against-N-Korea
July 11, 2025, 8:47 PM
Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers urged North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations flew advanced warplanes for-aarCa
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Nissan raises -N860 bil in bond issuance to fund turnaround effort https://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan-raises-860-bil.-yen-in-bond-issuance-to-fund-turnaround-effort
July 12, 2025, 7:29 AM
Nissan Motor Co said Friday that it has raised about 860 billion yen through a bond issuance to repay debt and invest in electric vehicle development and otherrCa
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Australian basketball first as man charged over online racist abuse https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-basketball-first-as-man-charged-over-online-racist-abuse
July 11, 2025, 3:19 AM
A man has been charged with racially abusing a high-profile basketball player via social media in what officials said Friday was a first for the sport in Australia.rCa
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China to resume Japanese beef imports after 24-year hiatus https://japantoday.com/category/politics/China-to-resume-Japanese-beef-imports-after-24-year-hiatus
July 11, 2025, 8:46 PM
Japan's government said Friday China completed a key step toward resuming Japanese beef imports, paving the way for their restart after a 24-year hiatus.
China's completion of itsrCa
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Trump says CanadarCOs role in U.S. fentanyl crisis justifies 35% tariffs on Canadian goods
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-plans-to-hike-tariffs-on-canadian-goods-to-35
July 11, 2025, 5:44 AM
President Donald Trump said in a Thursday letter that he will raise taxes on imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countriesrCa
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73-year-old man found stabbed to death in his house in Ibaraki Prefecture https://japantoday.com/category/crime/73-year-old-man-found-stabbed-to-death-in-his-house-in-ibaraki-prefecture
July 13, 2025, 7:37 AM
The body of a 73-year-old man was found in his house in Kawachi town, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Saturday. Police said he had been stabbed to death.
According torCa
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New rules force companies in Japan to address heatstroke risks https://japantoday.com/category/business/new-rules-force-companies-in-japan-to-address-heatstroke-crisis
July 13, 2025, 7:39 AM
Companies in Japan are now required to take steps to protect their employees against heatstroke, with the government imposing new rules in response to the steadily increasing numberrCa
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Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, minister says https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-will-not-commit-troops-in-advance-to-any-conflict-minister-says
July 13, 2025, 7:35 AM
Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defense Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, responding to a report that the Pentagon has pressed itsrCa
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Ohtani, Conforto shine as Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 to end 7-game skid https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-conforto-shine-as-dodgers-beat-giants-2-1-to-end-7-game-skid
July 13, 2025, 2:15 AM
Michael Conforto had three hits and scored twice, Shohei Ohtani took another encouraging step back on the mound in his recovery from elbow surgery and the Los AngelesrCa
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Trump calls for MAGA base to end 'Epstein Files' obsession https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-calls-for-maga-base-to-end-%27epstein-files%27-obsession
July 13, 2025, 6:26 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump urged his political base on Saturday to stop attacking his administration over files related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a case that hasrCa
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England edges Argentina 22-17 with Van Poortvliet's last-minute try https://japantoday.com/category/sports/last-gasp-van-poortvliet-try-gives-england-series-win-over-pumas
July 13, 2025, 1:53 AM
Jack van Poortvliet's last-gasp try earned England a 22-17 win over Argentina and another test series victory in Pumas country on Saturday.
An England team without 15 BritishrCa
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Trump intensifies trade war with threat of 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-intensifies-trade-war-with-threat-of-30-tariffs-on-eu-mexico1
July 13, 2025, 4:01 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiationsrCa
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Gaza truce talks faltering over withdrawal; 17 reported killed in latest shooting near aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gaza-truce-talks-faltering-over-withdrawal-17-reported-killed-in-latest-shooting-near-aid1
July 13, 2025, 4:02 AM
Progress is stalling at talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, with the sides divided over the extent of Israeli forces' withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, PalestinianrCa
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Nothing can separate England and India as 3rd test gets heated at Lord's https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nothing-can-separate-england-and-india-as-3rd-test-gets-heated-at-lord%27s
July 12, 2025, 8:46 PM
Three days in and nothing can separate England and India in a tightly fought third test at LordrCOs.
Replying to EnglandrCOs 387 all out, India was dismissed forrCa --------------------
Springboks overcome Wiese red card to crush Italy https://japantoday.com/category/sports/springboks-overcome-wiese-red-card-to-crush-italy
July 12, 2025, 8:45 PM
Fired-up South Africa overcame a first-half red card for number 8 Jasper Wiese to beat Italy 45-0 in Gqeberha on Saturday and complete a 2-0 test series victory.rCa
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Milan wins baking Tour de France mass sprint as French denied again https://japantoday.com/category/sports/milan-wins-baking-tour-de-france-mass-sprint-as-french-denied-again
July 12, 2025, 8:45 PM
Jonathan Milan won stage eight of the Tour de France in a mass bunch sprint on Saturday ahead of Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves.
On a dayrCa
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Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/trump-threatens-to-revoke-rosie-o%27donnell%27s-u.s.-citizenship
July 13, 2025, 6:47 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he might revoke talk show host Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship after she criticized his administration's handling of weather forecasting agencies inrCa
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Iran says it will work with IAEA but inspections may be risky https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-says-it-will-work-with-iaea-but-inspections-may-be-risky
July 12, 2025, 8:44 PM
Iran plans to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog despite restrictions imposed by its parliament, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday, while stressing that access to itsrCa
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Blast in Yemen kills 5 children who were playing soccer https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-blast-in-yemen-kills-5-children-who-were-playing-soccer
July 12, 2025, 8:44 PM
Five children in southwestern Yemen died after an explosive device detonated in a residential area where they were playing soccer, rights groups and eye witnesses said Saturday.
TherCa
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Hokkaido's 1st bear warning issued in town after fatal attack https://japantoday.com/category/national/hokkaido%27s-1st-bear-warning-issued-in-town-after-fatal-attack
July 13, 2025, 7:38 AM
Hokkaido on Saturday issued a strong warning of brown bears across one of its towns following a fatal attack on a newspaper deliveryman there, making it the firstrCa
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Farrell makes tour debut as Lions thrash Australia-New Zealand XV https://japantoday.com/category/sports/farrell-makes-tour-debut-as-lions-thrash-australia-new-zealand-xv1
July 12, 2025, 8:45 PM
Owen Farrell made his tour debut from the bench and Duhan van der Merwe bagged a hat-trick of tries as a polished British and Irish Lions crushed arCa
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1 in 7 coaches of young athletes say teams targeted by voyeurism https://japantoday.com/category/sports/1-in-7-coaches-of-young-athletes-say-teams-targeted-by-voyeurism
July 13, 2025, 7:36 AM
Around one in seven coaches of track and field athletes believe their team members, including school students, have been targeted for voyeurism, a survey by a Japanese athleticsrCa
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Russia says foreign minister Lavrov met Kim Jong Un https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-foreign-minister-lavrov-met-kim-jong-un
July 12, 2025, 8:44 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the secretive country and key Moscow ally.
Lavrov "wasrCa
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Hundreds of Myanmar troops, civilians flee across Thai border https://japantoday.com/category/world/hundreds-of-myanmar-troops-civilians-flee-across-thai-border
July 12, 2025, 8:44 PM
More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand on Saturday after an assault by ethnic fighters on a military base, the ThairCa
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U.S. demands clarity from Japan, Australia on their role in potential war over Taiwan, FT reports
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-demands-clarity-from-allies-on-their-role-in-potential-war-over-taiwan-ft-reports1
July 13, 2025, 9:43 AM
The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the U.S. and China went to war over Taiwan, the Financial Times reportedrCa
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Sparkling Fiji score four tries beat error-prone Scotland 29-14 https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sparkling-fiji-score-four-tries-beat-error-prone-scotland-29-14
July 12, 2025, 8:45 PM
Brilliant Fiji capitalised on a red card to wing Darcy Graham to beat Scotland 29-14 in Suva on Saturday, their first win over the tourists in eight years.rCa
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Six killed in massive Russian drone, missile attack across Ukraine https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-says-four-killed-in-massive-russian-drone-missile-attack
July 13, 2025, 7:42 AM
Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight, killing at least six people in the latest wave of strikes, Ukraine said Saturday, adding that it wasrCa
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Wales look to future after ending 18-game losing run with Japan win https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wales-look-to-future-after-ending-18-game-losing-run-with-japan-win
July 12, 2025, 10:06 AM
Interim head coach Matt Sherratt said Wales's 31-22 win over Japan on Saturday "has got to be the start of something" after ending their record 18-game losing streak.rCa
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All Blacks score six tries to hammer under-strength France https://japantoday.com/category/sports/all-blacks-score-six-tries-to-hammer-under-strength-france
July 12, 2025, 8:45 PM
New Zealand crushed an under-strength France 43-17 in the second test in Wellington on Saturday, scoring six tries to clinch the three-match series.
The All Blacks bounced backrCa
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Russia warns U.S., S Korea and Japan against security alliance targeting N Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-warns-us-south-korea-and-japan-against-forming-security-alliance-targeting-north-korea
July 13, 2025, 9:43 AM
RussiarCOs foreign minister warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea as he visited his country's ally for talks on furtherrCa
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Swiatek routs Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title https://japantoday.com/category/sports/american-amanda-anisimova-faces-poland%27s-iga-swiatek-in-the-wimbledon-women%27s-final
July 12, 2025, 8:45 PM
For years, Iga Swiatek never quite felt comfortable on Wimbledon's grass courts, never thought she could add a trophy there to her other Grand Slam triumphs. Oh, didrCa
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LDP lawmaker to quit upper house panel post over quake gaffe https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japanese-ldp-lawmaker-to-quit-upper-house-panel-post-over-quake-gaffe
July 12, 2025, 8:46 PM
A senior ruling party lawmaker plans to step down from a key post in the upper house after coming under fire for describing last year's massive earthquake inrCa
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Giants send Dodgers to seventh straight loss, despite Ohtani homer https://japantoday.com/category/sports/willy-adames-jung-hoo-lee-each-drive-in-three-runs-as-giants-send-dodgers-to-seventh-straight-loss
July 12, 2025, 5:46 AM
Willy Adames homered in the second inning and hit a two-run triple in San Francisco's five-run fifth and the Giants sent the rival Los Angeles Dodgers to theirrCa
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German backpacker escapes Australian outback ordeal by 'sheer luck' https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-backpacker-escapes-australian-bush-ordeal-by-%27sheer-luck%27
July 12, 2025, 7:20 AM
German backpacker Carolina Wilga lost hope of rescue after 11 nights in the Australian bush, and only made it out by "sheer luck", police said Saturday.
The 26-year-oldrCa
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Woman assaulted, robbed while walking home in Kochi https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-assaulted-robbed-while-walking-home-in-kochi
July 12, 2025, 8:49 PM
A woman in her 20s was assaulted and robbed while walking home in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, on Saturday.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 12:15rCa --------------------

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Trump says U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-us-will-send-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine1
July 14, 2025, 6:46 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, saying they are necessary to defend the country because Russian President VladimirrCa
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Trump indicates Japan 'very rapidly' softening stance in tariff talks https://japantoday.com/category/politics/trump-indicates-japan-very-rapidly-softening-stance-in-tariff-talks
July 14, 2025, 7:33 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Japan and other major trading partners are changing their approach to tariff negotiations "very, very rapidly," indicating he believes there mayrCa
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Military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/largest-ever-warfighting-drills-in-australia-exercise-talisman-sabre-is-underway
July 14, 2025, 5:04 AM
The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, is underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships.
Talisman Sabre began in 2005 asrCa
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Typhoon heading to Tokyo region; landslide warning issued https://japantoday.com/category/national/typhoon-nari-heading-to-tokyo-region-landslide-warning-issued
July 14, 2025, 7:33 AM
Typhoon Nari is expected to approach areas near Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Monday, with the weather agency warning of strong winds, high waves and landslides.
The fifthrCa
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Diving instructor dies in sea off Wakayama coast https://japantoday.com/category/national/instructor-dies-while-diving-in-wakayama
July 14, 2025, 7:35 AM
A 39-year-old man, who was a diving instructor, died after getting into difficulties in the sea in Tanabe Bay in Wakayama Prefecture, on Sunday.
According to police, YukirCa
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Woman's body found in Kawasaki apartment; man with whom she lived arrested https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman%27s-body-found-in-kawasaki-apartment-man-with-whom-she-lived-arrested
July 14, 2025, 7:35 AM
Police in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 78-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 68-year-old woman who lived with him at their apartment.
According to police, KazuorCa
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King Charles to host Trump in September for state visit to Britain, palace says https://japantoday.com/category/world/king-charles-to-host-trump-in-september-for-state-visit-to-britain-palace-says
July 14, 2025, 3:22 AM
Britain's King Charles will host U.S. President Donald Trump in September for his unprecedented second state visit to Britain, Buckingham Palace said on Monday.
The visit will takerCa
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New Zealand aims to double foreign international education market by 2034 https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-aims-to-double-foreign-international-education-market-by-2034
July 13, 2025, 11:28 PM
New ZealandrCOs government on Monday released a plan aimed at doubling its international education market to NZ$7.2 billion ($4.32 billion) by 2034, which includes relaxing rules around internationalrCa
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Oda beats defending champion Hewett to win 2nd Wimbledon title in wheelchair singles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/oda-beats-defending-champion-hewett-to-win-2nd-wimbledon-title-in-wheelchair-singles
July 13, 2025, 9:45 PM
Tokito Oda of Japan won his second-aWimbledon-atitle by beating his biggest rival and defending champion Alfie Hewett of Britain 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Sunday in the men's wheelchair singlesrCa
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Mitama Festival at Yasukuni Shrine https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/mitama-festival-at-yasukuni-shrine-1
July 13, 2025, 9:26 PM
Visitors are silhouetted in front of lanterns during the annual Mitama Festival at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Sunday night. About 30,000 lanterns light up the shrine,rCa
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Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 for Club World Cup title as Palmer scores twice and sets up third goal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-beats-psg-3-0-for-club-world-cup-title-as-palmer-scores-twice-and-sets-up-third-goal1
July 13, 2025, 9:46 PM
Cole Palmer scored twice and fed Jo|uo Pedro for a goal as Chelsea overwhelmed Paris Saint-Germain in the first half and beat the European champions 3-0 on SundayrCa
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Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water; IDF blames malfunction https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-missile-hits-gaza-children-collecting-water-idf-blames-malfunction3
July 14, 2025, 3:22 AM
At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed and more than a dozen were wounded in central Gaza when they went to collect water on Sunday,rCa
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ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours notice, memo says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ice-may-deport-migrants-to-countries-other-than-their-own-with-just-six-hours-notice-memo-says
July 14, 2025, 3:11 AM
U.S. immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with as little as six hours' notice, a top Trump administration official said in arCa
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South African president suspends police minister and launches probe into alleged links to criminals
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-african-president-suspends-police-minister-and-launches-probe-into-alleged-links-to-criminals
July 13, 2025, 9:35 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday suspended the country's police minister and announced an investigation into allegations he has been colluding with criminal syndicates.
Ramaphosa's actions followrCa
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Chris Gotterup outlasts Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open and head to Portrush https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chris-gotterup-outlasts-rory-mcilroy-to-win-scottish-open-and-head-to-portrush
July 13, 2025, 9:46 PM
Chris Gotterup had a plane ticket for California to play an opposite-field event in Lake Tahoe. The only change in itinerary would be to take down Rory McIlroyrCa
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Two women killed in Kentucky church shooting after trooper shot; suspect killed https://japantoday.com/category/world/multiple-people-hurt-in-kentucky-church-shooting-suspect-killed-police-say
July 14, 2025, 1:31 AM
Two women died Sunday at a church in Lexington, Kentucky, in a shooting rampage that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, policerCa
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French President Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in next two years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-president-macron-announces-6.5-billion-euros-in-extra-military-spending-in-next-two-years
July 13, 2025, 9:35 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in extra military spending in the next two years because of new and unprecedented threats, rangingrCa
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India collapses as third test against England heads for thrilling finish https://japantoday.com/category/sports/india-collapse-as-third-test-against-england-heads-for-thrilling-finish
July 13, 2025, 9:47 PM
India suffered a dramatic top-order slump to set up a thrilling finale to the third test against England at Lord's on Sunday.
The tourists had the upper handrCa
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Trump demands more concessions as EU holds off on U.S. tariff countermeasures https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-demands-more-concessions-as-eu-holds-off-on-us-tariff-countermeasures
July 14, 2025, 6:49 AM
The European Union said on Sunday it would extend its suspension of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs until early August and continue to press for a negotiated settlement asrCa
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'Superman' soars to top of North American box office https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27superman%27-soars-to-top-of-n.american-box-office
July 13, 2025, 9:49 PM
"Superman" the latest big-budget action film featuring the iconic DC superhero, powered to the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend with $122 millionrCa
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Merlier doubles up as Van der Poel denied epic win at Tour de France https://japantoday.com/category/sports/merlier-doubles-up-as-van-der-poel-denied-epic-win-at-tour-de-france
July 13, 2025, 9:46 PM
Tim Merlier won stage nine of the Tour de France at Chateauroux on Sunday after a heroic long-range escape from Mathieu van der Poel was caught in therCa
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Liverpool honors 'champion' Jota in return to action at Preston https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-honour-%27champion%27-jota-in-return-to-action-at-preston
July 13, 2025, 9:46 PM
Diogo Jota was hailed "a champion" on Sunday by Liverpool manager Arne Slot as the Reds returned to the field for the first time since the Portuguese's deathrCa
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Emperor, empress describe trip to Mongolia as 'truly memorable' https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-emperor-empress-describe-trip-to-mongolia-as-truly-memorable
July 13, 2025, 9:54 PM
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Sunday described their visit to Mongolia as "truly memorable" as they concluded a trip aimed at affirming the two nations' enduring friendshiprCa
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North Korea's Kim, hosting Lavrov, says he will support Russia to resolve Ukraine war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea%27s-kim-hosting-lavrov-says-he-will-support-russia-to-resolve-ukraine-war
July 13, 2025, 9:35 PM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to "unconditionally support" Moscow's every effort to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, state mediarCa
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FIFA says it has an agreement with soccer players' unions for minimum rest standards
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-says-it-has-an-agreement-with-soccer-players%27-unions-for-minimum-rest-standards
July 13, 2025, 9:46 PM
FIFA says players' representatives and the sport's governing body have reached a consensus on the need for a period of rest of 72 hours between matches, and agreedrCa
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Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Sinner-beats-2-time-defending-champion-Alcaraz-to-win-his-first-Wimbledon-title
July 13, 2025, 9:46 PM
Jannik Sinner insisted early on at Wimbledon that he put an excruciating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in their epic French Open final behind him. Sinner was sure thatrCa
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New tax break for auto loans could save some U.S. buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?
https://japantoday.com/category/business/new-tax-break-for-auto-loans-could-save-some-buyers-thousands-of-dollars.-but-will-it-boost-sales
July 13, 2025, 9:50 PM
Millions of people receive a federal tax deduction for the interest they pay on home loans. Under President Donald TrumprCOs new tax-cut law, many people for the firstrCa
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Osaka expo welcomes 10 millionth visitor at halfway stage https://japantoday.com/category/national/osaka-expo-welcomes-10-millionth-visitor-at-halfway-stage
July 14, 2025, 7:35 AM
The number of visitors to the World Exposition in Osaka has topped 10 million, reaching the milestone at the halfway point of the six-month event, the Japanese exporCa
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Man arrested for threatening to kill 29-year-old son with knife https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-threatening-to-kill-29-year-old-son-with-knife
July 13, 2025, 9:49 PM
Police in Honbetsu town, Hokkaido, have arrested a 54-year-old man on suspicion of threatening to kill his 29-year-old son with a knife.
According to police, the incident occurredrCa
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Man arrested for stealing cash from shrine offering box, using tape attached to stick
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-stealing-cash-from-shrine-offering-box-using-tape-attached-to-stick
July 13, 2025, 11:37 PM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 44-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of-astealing cash from a shrine offering box in Shibuya Ward.
According to police, Toshio Ogawa, of norCa
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Asian shares mostly finish higher although worries continue over Trump's tariffs
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mostly-finish-higher-although-worries-continue-over-trump%27s-tariffs
July 15, 2025, 7:40 AM
Asian shares were mostly higher in Tuesday trading, despite lingering worries about President Donald TrumprCOs latest updates to his tariffs that weighed on investor sentiments.
Japan's benchmark NikkeirCa
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Australia and China call for more dialogue, cooperation at leaders' meeting https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-and-china-call-for-more-dialogue-cooperation-at-leaders%27-meeting
July 15, 2025, 5:35 AM
By Lewis Jackson
BEIJING (Reuters) -China is ready to work with Australia to deepen bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister AnthonyrCa
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Japan warns of China's military moves as biggest strategic challenge https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-warns-of-China%27s-military-moves-as-biggest-strategic-challenge
July 15, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japan raised strong caution against ChinarCOs rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves as the biggest strategicrCa
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Ishiba eyes tighter oversight of foreign residents via new office https://japantoday.com/category/politics/government-opens-office-to-address-japan%27s-foreign-resident-issues
July 15, 2025, 7:35 AM
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with reviewing and reworking government responses to perceived issues linked to Japan's growingrCa
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Japan PM to meet Bessent on Friday, Yomiuri says https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-to-meet-bessent-on-friday-yomiuri-says
July 15, 2025, 7:33 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Friday, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, ahead of an AugustrCa
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Ohtani to hit leadoff for NL in All-Star Game, followed by Ronald Acu|#a Jr. of host Braves
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-to-hit-leadoff-for-nl-in-all-star-game-followed-by-ronald-acuna-jr.-of-host-braves
July 14, 2025, 10:13 PM
Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game at Truist Park, and the Los Angeles Dodgers star willrCa
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Air India CEO says investigation into Ahmedabad crash raises new questions https://japantoday.com/category/world/air-india-ceo-says-investigation-into-ahmedabad-crash-raises-new-questions2
July 14, 2025, 10:12 PM
A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India passenger jet last month that killed 260 people raises additional questions about the incident and the investigation isrCa
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Musk's xAI signs Pentagon deal for contentious Grok chatbot https://japantoday.com/category/tech/elon-musk%27s-xai-inks-pentagon-deal-for-contentious-grok-chatbot
July 14, 2025, 9:29 PM
Elon Musk's xAI, which features a large language model that has spewed Hitler-supporting rhetoric and antisemitic tropes, said Monday it has signed a deal to provide its servicesrCa
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U.S. men will play Ecuador and Australia in October friendlies to prepare for the World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-men-will-play-ecuador-and-australia-in-october-friendlies-to-prepare-for-the-world-cup
July 14, 2025, 9:29 PM
The United States will play Ecuador and Australia in October friendlies as preparation for next year's World Cup.
The No. 15 Americans will meet No. 25 Ecuador onrCa
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U.S. ice cream makers to scoop out synthetic dyes under RFK Jr push https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/us-ice-cream-makers-to-scoop-out-synthetic-dyes-under-rfk-jr.-push
July 15, 2025, 7:49 AM
Major U.S. ice cream makers on Monday announced plans to phase out their use of artificial dyes following pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to eliminaterCa
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Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
https://japantoday.com/category/world/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-lay-off-nearly-1-400-education-department-employees
July 15, 2025, 3:02 AM
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track rCo and to go through with laying offrCa
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Tempers flare in England-India test series but captains downplay tensions https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tempers-flare-in-england-india-test-series-but-captains-downplay-tensions
July 14, 2025, 9:29 PM
Captains Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill downplayed the tensions between their England and India teams and regarded them as a normal part of big series.
Their five-match seriesrCa
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Healy becomes first Irishman in 38 years to lead Tour de France https://japantoday.com/category/sports/healy-becomes-first-irishman-in-38-years-to-lead-the-tour-de-france
July 14, 2025, 10:14 PM
Ben Healy became the first Irishman since Stephen Roche in 1987 to take the overall lead on the Tour de France on Monday with a relentless attack acrossrCa
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Take a first look at the new Harry Potter as HBO begins filming series https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/take-a-first-look-at-the-new-harry-potter-as-hbo-begins-filming-series
July 15, 2025, 7:42 AM
HBO has officially started production on the highly anticipated rCLHarry PotterrCY TV series adaption, the network announced Monday, also revealing a first look at the titular character.
TherCa
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EU threatens countermeasures over U.S. tariffs; Trump says he is open to talks https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-threatens-countermeasures-over-us-tariffs-trump-says-he-is-open-to-talks
July 15, 2025, 3:48 AM
The European Union on Monday accused the U.S. of resisting efforts to strike a trade deal and warned of countermeasures if no agreement is reached to avoid therCa
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McIlroy confident of handling emotional British Open on home turf https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mcilroy-confident-of-handling-emotional-british-open-on-home-turf
July 14, 2025, 9:28 PM
Rory McIlroy insists the emotion of his return to Royal Portrush for this week's British Open will not distract him from challenging for the title.
It will berCa
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Martin Cruz Smith, acclaimed author of 'Gorky Park,' dies at 82 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/martin-cruz-smith-acclaimed-author-of-%27gorky-park-%27-dies-at-82
July 14, 2025, 9:36 PM
Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with rCLGorky ParkrCY and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82.rCa
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China steps in as U.S. pulls back from diplomacy, report says https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-steps-in-as-us-pulls-back-from-diplomacy-report-says
July 14, 2025, 9:27 PM
China is increasing its diplomatic reach as President Donald Trump's administration pares back America's international presence, Democrats from the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a reportrCa
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What to Stream: Dragons, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Roddy Ricch and 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/what-to-stream-dragons-donkey-kong-pac-man-roddy-ricch-and-%27the-summer-i-turned-pretty%27
July 14, 2025, 9:36 PM
The live-action remake of the animated film rCLHow to Train Your DragonrCY and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new television, films, musicrCa
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Emperor Emeritus Akihito hospitalized to adjust his heart medication https://japantoday.com/category/national/Emperor-Emeritus-Akihito-hospitalized-to-adjust-his-heart-medication
July 15, 2025, 7:34 AM
Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91,-awas hospitalized Monday to adjust his heart medication, palace officials said.
Akihito was diagnosed in May with myocardial ischemia, an asymptomatic heart condition of reducedrCa
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Bitcoin soars to new all-time high as U.S. lawmakers focus on pro-crypto legislation
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bitcoin-soars-to-new-all-time-high-as-us-lawmakers-focus-on-pro-crypto-legislation
July 14, 2025, 9:37 PM
Bitcoin continued its rapid climb and hit another all-time high Monday as U.S. lawmakers begin a week focused on passing pro-crypto legislation.
Data from CoinMarketCap showed bitcoin climbedrCa
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Former top-tier sumo wrestler Amuru arrested for sexual assault, robbery https://japantoday.com/category/crime/ex-sumo-top-tier-wrestler-amuru-arrested-for-sexual-assault-robbery
July 15, 2025, 7:34 AM
Former top-division sumo wrestler Amuru from Russia was arrested Sunday along with a man from Uzbekistan for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and robbing her in Tokyo inrCa
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Israeli strikes kill at least 31 in Gaza as U.N. agencies warn of fuel crisis https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-strikes-kill-30-in-gaza-health-officials-say
July 15, 2025, 4:41 AM
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 31 people, according to local hospitals, as U.N. agencies warned on Monday that critical fuel shortages put hospitalsrCa
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Honda, Nissan in talks on sharing common auto software https://japantoday.com/category/business/honda-nissan-in-talks-on-sharing-common-auto-software
July 14, 2025, 9:36 PM
Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co are in talks on sharing common basic software for advanced vehicle control in a bid to catch up with U.S. andrCa
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Japan's World Barber Classic tries to bring back business https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-world-barber-classic-tries-to-bring-back-business
July 14, 2025, 9:33 PM
Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing -- except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers.
A dozenrCa
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2 dead, 12 injured after bus-truck head-on collision in Tokushima https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-dead-12-injured-after-bus-truck-head-on-crash-in-western-japan
July 14, 2025, 9:35 PM
Two people were killed and 12 others injured Monday in an accident involving a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on a highway in Tokushima Prefecture,rCa
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Japan ruling party support plunges ahead of national election in NHK poll https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ruling-party-support-plunges-ahead-of-national-election-in-nhk-poll
July 15, 2025, 7:34 AM
Japan's ruling LDP party received its lowest score in an opinion poll since returning to power in 2012 in a survey by public broadcaster NHK on Monday, underliningrCa
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More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding
https://japantoday.com/category/world/boys-and-girls-club-programs-threatened-by-trump-grant-freeze-serve-thousands-of-families
July 15, 2025, 3:02 AM
More than 20 states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more.
Some ofrCa
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Sinner wanted to win Wimbledon but he really needed to beat Alcaraz https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jannik-sinner-wanted-to-win-wimbledon-but-he-really-needed-to-beat-carlos-alcaraz
July 14, 2025, 9:28 PM
Jannik Sinner needed this victory.
He wanted to win Wimbledon, of course, and it would have meant a lot to him no matter who the opponent was inrCa
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Trump threatens Russia with 100% tariffs if war on Ukraine isn't resolved within 50 days
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-envoy-arrives-in-kyiv-as-us-pledges-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine
July 15, 2025, 3:42 AM
President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, the latest examplerCa
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Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60 https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraq-shopping-mall-fire-kills-more-than-60
July 17, 2025, 10:08 AM
A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday, as grief-stricken familiesrCa
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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours https://japantoday.com/category/world/heavy-monsoon-rains-in-pakistan-kill-54-people-in-24-hours
July 17, 2025, 10:01 AM
Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past threerCa
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South Korea lashed by heavy rain; two dead and more than 1,000 evacuated https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-lashed-by-heavy-rain-two-dead-and-more-than-1-000-evacuated1
July 17, 2025, 7:07 AM
Two people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said.
AsrCa
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Japan racks up trade deficit amid threat from Trump's tariffs https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-racks-up-trade-deficit-amid-threat-from-trump%27s-tariffs
July 17, 2025, 7:14 AM
Japan sank into a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year, according to government data released Thursday, as exportsrCa
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How could Japan's election affect economic policy? https://japantoday.com/category/politics/factbox-how-could-japan%27s-election-affect-economic-policy
July 17, 2025, 7:13 AM
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party ruling coalition may lose its majority in the upper house in an election on Sunday, which could heighten calls for the government to boostrCa
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Hokkaido town residents gird for battle against 'China Village' https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/hokkaido-town-residents-gird-for-battle-against-china-village
July 17, 2025, 12:10 AM
The town of Kutchan,-alocated-aabout two hours southwest of Sapporo City, lies-aat-athe foot of 1,898 meter-high-aMount Yotei.-aKnown as the "Ezo Fuji"-a(Fuji of Hokkaido)-abecause of its resemblance to Mount Fuji,rCa
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All Blacks make 10 changes to starting lineup for third rugby test against France
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/all-blacks-make-10-changes-to-the-starting-lineup-for-the-third-rugby-test-against-france
July 17, 2025, 12:20 AM
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has made 10 changes to his starting lineup for SaturdayrCOs third rugby test against France, naming hooker Brodie McAlister to make hisrCa
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Couche-Tard drops $47 bil bid to buy 7-Eleven parent company https://japantoday.com/category/business/urgent-couche-tard-has-withdrawn-proposal-to-acquire-7-eleven-parent-company
July 17, 2025, 7:10 AM
Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Thursday it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co. due to "a lack ofrCa
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Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director
https://japantoday.com/category/world/justice-department-fires-maurene-comey-prosecutor-on-epstein-case-and-daughter-of-ex-fbi-director
July 17, 2025, 3:09 AM
The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against-aSean rCLDiddyrCYrCa
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Two students at Fukushima junior high school stabbed; 15-year-old boy arrested https://japantoday.com/category/crime/two-students-at-fukushima-junior-high-school-stabbed-15-year-old-boy-arrested
July 17, 2025, 7:15 AM
Police in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, have arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed two students on Wednesday.
According to police, the incidentrCa
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Trump's approval on immigration falls to lowest level of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump%27s-approval-on-immigration-falls-to-lowest-level-of-his-term-reuters-ipsos-poll-finds
July 17, 2025, 4:09 AM
President Donald Trump's public approval rating on immigration fell in recent weeks to 41%, the lowest since his return to the White House, as Americans took a dourrCa
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Japan-China battle https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/japan-china-battle
July 16, 2025, 9:24 PM
China's Li Mengwen, right, fights for the ball against Japan's Yoshino Nakashima at the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championship at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon,rCa
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U.S. judge fails to rule on status of returned deportee Abrego; future of smuggling case uncertain
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-judge-fails-to-rule-on-status-of-returned-deportee-abrego-future-of-smuggling-case-uncertain
July 16, 2025, 9:51 PM
A federal judge in Tennessee failed to rule on Wednesday on the legal status of Kilmar Abrego, the migrant returned to the U.S. after being wrongly deported torCa
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Zelenskyy says he wants half of Ukraine's weapons to be produced domestically https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskiy-says-he-wants-half-ukraine%27s-weapons-to-be-produced-domestically
July 17, 2025, 4:09 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that he was counting on his new incoming government to take measures to boost the proportion of weapons made at homerCa
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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-launches-heavy-airstrikes-in-damascus-vowing-to-protect-druze6
July 17, 2025, 4:09 AM
Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defense ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forcesrCa
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Trump says supporters questioning Jeffrey Epstein case are 'weaklings' https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-supporters-questioning-jeffrey-epstein-case-are-%27weaklings%27
July 17, 2025, 3:09 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked fellow Republicans critical of his administration's handling of the case of dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
On social media and inrCa
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Trump says he's 'highly unlikely' to fire Fed's Powell after floating that idea in private
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he%27s-%27highly-unlikely%27-to-fire-fed%27s-powell-after-floating-that-idea-in-private
July 16, 2025, 9:33 PM
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was rCLhighly unlikelyrCY to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting inrCa
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Trump suggests trade deal with Japan by Aug 1 deadline will be difficult https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-trump-hints-at-no-trade-deal-with-japan-by-aug.-1-deadline
July 17, 2025, 7:16 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that striking a trade deal with Japan by the Aug 1 deadline he has set to wrap up bilateral talks will berCa
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Drone attacks on oil fields in Iraq's Kurdish region shut down facilities https://japantoday.com/category/world/drone-attacks-on-oil-fields-in-iraq%27s-kurdish-region-shut-down-facilities
July 16, 2025, 9:33 PM
Drones targeted oil fields in IraqrCOs semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks in recent days that have put several oil facilities outrCa
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'Smurfs' has Rihanna but not much else https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/movie-review-%27smurfs%27-has-rihanna-but-not-much-else
July 16, 2025, 9:36 PM
Justin Timberlake had rCLTrolls.rCY Rihanna has rCLSmurfs.rCY Now, we patiently await a rCLGummi BearsrCY with the Biebs.
But first we have rCLSmurfs,rCY which, like rCLTrolls,rCY gets as muchrCa --------------------
Largest piece of Mars found on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction
https://japantoday.com/category/world/largest-piece-of-mars-on-earth-fetches-meteoric-5.3-million-at-new-york-auction
July 16, 2025, 9:34 PM
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New YorkrCa
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The British Open, golf's oldest major, is always a new experience https://japantoday.com/category/sports/the-british-open-golf%27s-oldest-major-is-always-a-new-experience
July 16, 2025, 9:37 PM
The crowds following Rory McIlroy for three days at Royal Portrush have been enormous, a reminder of the expectations. On banners and flags and buntings of grandstands thererCa
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Europol-coordinated global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network https://japantoday.com/category/world/europol-coordinated-global-operation-takes-down-pro-russian-cybercrime-network
July 16, 2025, 9:33 PM
A coordinated international operation has hit the infrastructure of a pro-Russian cybercrime network linked to a string of denial of service attacks targeting Ukraine and its allies, therCa
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ICC judges reject Israel's request to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant https://japantoday.com/category/world/icc-judges-reject-israel%27s-request-to-withdraw-netanyahu-arrest-warrant
July 16, 2025, 9:33 PM
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday rejected Israel's request to withdraw-aarrest warrants-aagainst its prime minister and former defense minister while the ICC reviews Israeli challengesrCa
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Pogacar crashes and Abrahamsen wins stage in Tour de France https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-crashes-and-abrahamsen-wins-stage-in-tour-de-france
July 16, 2025, 9:37 PM
Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen attacked from the start and won the 11th stage of the Tour de France while race favorite Tadej Pogacar crashed near the finish onrCa
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Violence erupts at Bangladesh youth rally; media report four killed https://japantoday.com/category/world/violence-erupts-at-bangladesh-youth-rally-media-report-four-killed
July 16, 2025, 9:34 PM
Violence erupted on Wednesday at a rally of Bangladesh's youth-led National Citizen Party in the southern town of Gopalganj, with four people killed and more injured according torCa
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Eswatini says it is holding U.S. deportees in prisons, aims to repatriate them https://japantoday.com/category/world/eswatini-says-it-is-holding-u.s.-deportees-in-prisons-aims-to-repatriate-them
July 16, 2025, 9:33 PM
Eswatini's government said on Wednesday that it was holding five third-country nationals deported from the United States in isolated prison units under a deal with President Donald Trump'srCa
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Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-may-release-up-10-000-people-from-prison-to-ease-overcrowding
July 16, 2025, 9:34 PM
Italy may release up to around 10,000 people from prison, or about 15% of the total population of inmates, to ease overcrowding, the Justice Ministry has announced.
SomerCa
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Stellantis pulls plug on hydrogen fuel cell vans https://japantoday.com/category/business/stellantis-pulls-plug-on-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vans
July 16, 2025, 9:40 PM
Jeep-maker Stellantis said Wednesday it was pulling the plug on plans to build light vans using hydrogen fuel cells, saying it saw no prospects for it to berCa
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How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar https://japantoday.com/category/sports/how-climate-change-could-force-fifa-to-rethink-the-world-cup-calendar
July 16, 2025, 9:36 PM
Soccer had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States rCo a sweltering preview of what players and fansrCa
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Court acquits man in retrial of 1986 schoolgirl's murder https://japantoday.com/category/crime/urgent-japan-court-acquits-man-in-retrial-of-1986-schoolgirl-murder
July 18, 2025, 10:15 AM
A man who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student was acquitted Friday at the conclusion of a retrial, withrCa
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Syria's Druze find bodies in streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/syria%27s-druze-find-bodies-in-the-streets-while-searching-for-loved-ones-after-days-of-clashes
July 18, 2025, 6:18 AM
A Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in southern Syria as clashes ragedrCa
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China's spy agency attacks foreign efforts to 'steal' rare earths https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-spy-agency-attacks-foreign-efforts-to-%27steal%27-rare-earths
July 18, 2025, 5:48 AM
China's Ministry of State Security on Friday said foreign spy agencies had tried to "steal" rare earths and pledged to crack down on infiltration and espionage targeted atrCa
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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026 https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/stephen-colbert%27s-%27late-show%27-canceled-by-cbs-ends-may-2026
July 18, 2025, 4:57 AM
CBS is canceling rCLThe Late Show With Stephen ColbertrCY next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of PresidentrCa
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Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-rice-prices-double-raising-pressure-on-pm
July 18, 2025, 7:32 AM
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
TherCa
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18-year-old student arrested after assaulting two women with hammer at Chiba Station
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/18-year-old-student-arrested-after-assaulting-two-women-with-hammer-at-chiba-station
July 18, 2025, 7:34 AM
Police in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested an 18-year-old high school student on suspicion of attempted murder after he attacked two women in their 40s and 50srCa
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Cooling off
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cooling-off-18
July 17, 2025, 9:37 PM
A woman uses a battery-operated portable fan to cool herself in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Slovakia to allow approval of new EU sanctions on Russia on Friday, PM Fico says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/slovakia-to-allow-approval-of-new-eu-sanctions-on-russia-on-friday-pm-fico-says
July 17, 2025, 9:49 PM
Slovakia will stop blocking the approval of the 18th package of European Union sanctions against Russia on Friday, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
Fico said on Thursday SlovakiarCa
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U.S. eyes 'back to basics' revamp of G20 when it assumes presidency next year https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-eyes-%27back-to-basics%27-revamp-of-g20-when-it-assumes-presidency-next-year
July 17, 2025, 9:49 PM
The United States aims to pare the Group of 20 major economies back to its financial roots next year when it takes over the rotating presidency from SouthrCa
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U.S. says it did not support Israel's Syria strikes; Sharaa vows to protect Druze
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-says-did-not-support-israel%27s-syria-strikes-sharaa-vows-to-protect-druze
July 18, 2025, 6:18 AM
The United States said on Thursday it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused IsraelrCa
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Trump diagnosed with vein condition causing leg swelling, White House says https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-diagnosed-with-vein-condition-causing-leg-swelling-white-house-says2
July 18, 2025, 3:21 AM
The White House said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing swelling in his lower legs and bruising on his right hand, after photographs emerged ofrCa
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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/emails-show-desantis-administration-blindsided-county-officials-with-plans-for-%27alligator-alcatraz%27
July 17, 2025, 9:49 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtainedrCa
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British Open has 5-way tie for lead in fickle weather https://japantoday.com/category/sports/British-Open-has-5-way-tie-for-the-lead-in-fickle-weather-with-Scottie-Scheffler-in-the-mix
July 17, 2025, 11:46 PM
Sunlight streaked through a few low-hanging clouds when Padraig Harrington opened the-aBritish Open-awith a piercing 3-iron into the wind. Darkness began covering Royal Portrush nearly 16 hours laterrCa
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Trump to visit Scotland, where his family has golf courses, and talk trade with Starmer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-will-visit-scotland-where-his-family-has-golf-courses-and-will-talk-trade-with-starmer
July 18, 2025, 4:11 AM
President Donald Trump will head to Scotland next week, visiting areas where his family owns two golf courses and is opening a third, and will meet with BritishrCa
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Lula says he won't take orders from Trump; calls tariffs blackmail https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%27s-lula-says-he-won%27t-take-orders-from-%27gringo%27-trump
July 18, 2025, 1:50 AM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he would not take orders over tariffs from a foreigner, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, and laterrCa
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Russia says Trump's new weapons pledge a signal for Ukraine to abandon peace efforts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-trump%27s-new-weapons-pledge-a-signal-for-ukraine-to-abandon-peace-efforts
July 18, 2025, 4:11 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to ramp up arms shipments to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv to abandon peace efforts, Russia said on Thursday, vowing it wouldrCa
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Pogacar powers to big Pyrenees win to reclaim Tour de France yellow jersey https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-powers-to-big-pyrenees-win-to-reclaim-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey
July 17, 2025, 9:48 PM
Tadej Pogacar powered to an impressive stage win on the first day in the Pyrenees to take back the Tour de France yellow jersey on Thursday.
On arCa
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Why the U.S. might finally start calling soccer 'football' https://japantoday.com/category/sports/why-the-us-might-finally-start-calling-soccer-%27football%27
July 18, 2025, 4:35 AM
It is the world's most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called.
Is it football or soccer?
U.S. President DonaldrCa
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U.S. retail sales bounce around in a whipsaw trade environment https://japantoday.com/category/business/retail-sales-up-a-surprising-0.6-in-june-after-a-may-pullback-by-consumers
July 17, 2025, 9:45 PM
Consumers picked up their spending in June after an earlier pullback, despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy.
Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6%rCa
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'Demon Slayer' manga series tops 200 million copies sold worldwide https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/demon-slayer-manga-series-tops-200-million-copies-sold-worldwide
July 17, 2025, 9:43 PM
Popular Japanese manga "Demon Slayer" has sold over 200 million copies across all 23 volumes worldwide, its publisher said Thursday, a feat achieved by only a handful ofrCa
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Connie Francis, whose hit songs included 'Who's Sorry Now?' and 'Pretty Little Baby,' dies at 87
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/star-crossed-singer-connie-francis-whose-hits-included-%27pretty-little-baby%27-dead-at-87
July 17, 2025, 9:44 PM
Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and rCy60s whose hits included rCLPretty Little BabyrCY and rCLWhorCOs Sorry Now?rCY rCo the latter would serve as anrCa
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No Welsh players in a British and Irish Lions test team for first time in 129 years
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/no-welsh-players-in-a-british-and-irish-lions-test-team-for-the-first-time-in-129-years
July 17, 2025, 9:48 PM
An important element in the great tradition of uniting players from Britain and Ireland to form the Lions will be missing Saturday when there's no Welshman in therCa
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Japan temple's foreign tourist-only entrance fees spark debate, criticism https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-temple%27s-foreigner-only-entrance-fees-spark-debate-criticism
July 18, 2025, 7:33 AM
A temple in southwestern Japan is drawing controversy and criticism for its recent decision to charge admission only to foreign tourists, at a time when issues related torCa
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Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60 https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraq-shopping-mall-fire-kills-more-than-60
July 17, 2025, 10:08 AM
A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday, as grief-stricken familiesrCa
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UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-to-lower-voting-age-to-16-in-landmark-electoral-reform
July 17, 2025, 9:49 PM
Britain moved on Thursday to lower the voting age by two years to 16 in all UK elections, a major overhaul of the country's democratic system that immediatelyrCa
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Central Tokyo condo price hits record -N130 million in January-June https://japantoday.com/category/national/central-tokyo-condo-price-hits-record-130-million-yen-in-january-june
July 18, 2025, 7:33 AM
The average price of a new condominium in central Tokyo in the first six months of 2025 hit a record high of 130.64 million yen, a research instituterCa
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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours https://japantoday.com/category/world/heavy-monsoon-rains-in-pakistan-kill-54-people-in-24-hours
July 17, 2025, 10:01 AM
Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past threerCa
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Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-parish-priest-and-several-injured-as-airstrikes-hit-a-gaza-church
July 17, 2025, 9:49 PM
An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parishrCa
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12-year-old Yu Zidi of China takes stunning times to world swimming championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/12-year-old-yu-zidi-of-china-takes-stunning-times-to-the-world-swimming-championships
July 17, 2025, 9:48 PM
Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and will race at the world swimming championships later this month in Singapore.
That's amazing.
But her age isrCa
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar gain home advantage in next Asia qualifiers for 2026 World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/saudi-arabia-and-qatar-gain-home-advantage-in-next-asia-qualifiers-for-2026-world-cup
July 17, 2025, 9:48 PM
Saudi Arabia and Qatar drew home advantage in the fourth round of Asia qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday.
In October, Qatar will host Group ArCa
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