Uruguay, South Korea reach Under-20 World Cup semifinal; USA and Nigeria out
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/uruguay-south-korea-reach-under-20-world-cup-semifinal-usa-and-nigeria-out
June 5, 2023, 12:22 AM
Uruguay and South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday.
The South Americans beat the United States 2-0 in Santiago del Estero, dominating…
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Ames outlasts Stricker, Kelly to win 3rd PGA Tour Champions title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ames-outlasts-stricker-kelly-to-win-3rd-pga-tour-champions-title
June 4, 2023, 11:13 PM
Stephen Ames birdied the 17th hole and closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a one-shot victory over Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly in the Principal Charity…
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Ohtani, Rengifo lifts Angels past Astros to avoid sweep
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-rengifo-lifts-angels-past-astros-to-avoid-sweep-2-1
June 5, 2023, 1:33 AM
Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a four-game series…
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Interceptor missile in position
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/interceptor-missile-in-position
June 4, 2023, 9:32 PM
A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Miyakojima base in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.
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Chinese warship passed in 'unsafe manner' near US destroyer in Taiwan Strait, military officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-warship-passed-in-%27unsafe-manner%27-near-us-destroyer-in-taiwan-strait-military-officials-say
June 4, 2023, 9:46 PM
A Chinese warship came within 150 yards (137 meters) of a U.S. destroyer in the Taiwan Strait in "an unsafe manner," U.S. military officials said, as China blamed…
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Netanyahu convenes Iran war drill; scorns U.N. nuclear watchdog
https://japantoday.com/category/world/netanyahu-convenes-iran-war-drill-scorns-un-nuclear-watchdog
June 4, 2023, 9:46 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, convening a rare cabinet war drill after he accused U.N. inspectors of failing…
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Fighting escalates in Sudan's capital after ceasefire expires
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fighting-escalates-in-sudan%27s-capital-after-ceasefire-expires
June 4, 2023, 9:46 PM
Fighting intensified in several areas of Khartoum on Sunday after a ceasefire deal expired, residents of Sudan's capital reported, and activists said a new outburst of violence in…
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8 dead in South Africa shooting at men's hostel near Durban
https://japantoday.com/category/world/8-dead-in-south-africa-shooting-at-men%27s-hostel-near-durban
June 4, 2023, 9:46 PM
Gunmen burst into a room at a men's hostel near the eastern South African city of Durban, killing eight people and leaving two others injured, police said Sunday,…
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Almost 80 schoolgirls poisoned, hospitalized in northern Afghanistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/official-almost-80-schoolgirls-poisoned-hospitalized-in-northern-afghanistan
June 4, 2023, 9:46 PM
Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said Sunday.
It is thought to…
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Hong Kong police detain more than 20 on Tiananmen anniversary
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong-police-detain-more-than-20-on-tiananmen-anniversary
June 4, 2023, 9:45 PM
Hong Kong police on Sunday detained more than 20 people, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as hundreds in…
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Gunmen kill dozens and kidnap children in northern Nigeria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-kill-dozens-and-kidnap-children-in-northern-nigeria
June 4, 2023, 9:46 PM
Gunmen in Nigeria have killed dozens of people and kidnapped a number of children in separate attacks in two northern states, police and residents said on Sunday, the…
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive $120.5 million opening
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27spider-man-across-the-spider-verse%27-swings-to-massive-120.5-million-opening
June 4, 2023, 9:42 PM
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the…
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Djokovic, Alcaraz into French Open quarterfinals as showdown looms
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-into-french-open-quarters-as-alcaraz-faces-musetti
June 4, 2023, 9:44 PM
Novak Djokovic swept into the French Open quarterfinals for the 14th straight year on Sunday as world number one Carlos Alcaraz breezed past Lorenzo Musetti to stay on…
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Verstappen wins Spanish GP from pole for 40th career victory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-wins-spanish-gp-from-pole-for-40th-career-victory
June 4, 2023, 9:45 PM
Max Verstappen had warned that his Red Bull team was good enough to win every single race of the Formula One season. On Sunday he took one more…
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7 shot, 1 fatally, in Chicago as gunfire erupts amid remembrance for man killed in car crash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/7-shot-1-fatally-in-chicago-when-gunfire-erupts-amid-remembrance-for-man-killed-in-car-crash
June 4, 2023, 9:47 PM
A 25-year-old woman was fatally shot and six other people were wounded early Sunday when gunfire erupted in Chicago during a remembrance for a man who died in…
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No breakthrough in NATO-Turkey talks about Sweden joining
https://japantoday.com/category/world/no-breakthrough-in-nato-turkey-talks-about-sweden-joining
June 4, 2023, 9:45 PM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made no breakthrough on Sunday in talks about Sweden’s membership in the military organization with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with officials from the…
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India rescue work ends as focus turns to cause of train crash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/india-rescue-work-ends-as-focus-turns-to-cause-of-worst-train-crash-in-decades
June 4, 2023, 9:46 PM
Indian rescue workers completed operations on Sunday after the country's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades, with signal failure emerging as the likely cause of an…
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French Open doubles player Miyu Kato of Japan disqualified for accidentally hitting a ball girl
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-open-doubles-player-miyu-kato-of-japan-disqualified-for-accidentally-hitting-a-ball-girl
June 4, 2023, 9:45 PM
French Open doubles player Miyu Kato and her partner were forced to forfeit a match when Kato accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball…
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13% of students in Japan prone to depression due to pandemic: study
https://japantoday.com/category/national/13-of-students-prone-to-depression-due-to-pandemic-japan-study
June 4, 2023, 9:41 PM
Thirteen percent of elementary to high school students in Japan had depressive tendencies warranting medical attention last October due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a recent…
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Saudi Arabia slashes output further to boost oil price
https://japantoday.com/category/business/opec-weighs-fresh-output-cuts-to-boost-oil-price
June 4, 2023, 11:27 PM
Riyadh on Sunday announced a fresh oil output cut following a meeting of major producers aiming to prop up prices despite fears of a recession.
The meeting of…
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DeSantis hits Trump from the right while the ex-president looks ahead to the general election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/while-desantis-hits-trump-from-the-right-the-ex-president-is-looking-ahead-to-the-general-election
June 4, 2023, 9:45 PM
In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump, from the right.
“This is…
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Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy arrested upon return to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update4-ex-lawmaker-internet-personality-gaasyy-arrested
June 4, 2023, 9:40 PM
Japanese former lawmaker and social media personality GaaSyy was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening to defame some individuals, including a celebrity, after returning to Japan from the United…
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Russia says it thwarted large Ukrainian attack in Donetsk
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-president-says-at-least-500-children-killed-by-war
June 5, 2023, 2:11 AM
Russia's Defense Ministry announced early Monday its forces had thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it's unclear if this was the start…
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Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-is-expected-to-unveil-sleek-headset-aimed-at-thrusting-the-masses-into-alternate-realities
June 4, 2023, 9:43 PM
Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize…
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Man United in limbo as uncertainty over sale of club affects Ten Hag's planning
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-in-limbo-as-uncertainty-over-sale-of-club-affects-ten-hag%27s-planning
June 4, 2023, 9:44 PM
Deep in the bowels of Wembley Stadium, Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer strode past a group of reporters seeking an update — in fact, just any news —…
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With oil prices slumping, OPEC+ producers weigh more production cuts
https://japantoday.com/category/business/with-oil-prices-slumping-opec-producers-weigh-more-production-cuts
June 4, 2023, 7:26 AM
The major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are wrestling with whether to make another cut in supply to the global economy as the OPEC+ alliance…
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Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-keeps-up-pressure-following-russian-declaration-of-victory-in-bakhmut
June 5, 2023, 2:12 AM
Watching imagery from a drone camera overhead, Ukrainian battalion commander Oleg Shiryaev on Sunday warned his men in nearby trenches that Russian forces were advancing across a field…
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Japan, South Korea to speed up talks over pending military issues
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-south-korea-to-speed-up-talks-over-pending-military-issues2
June 4, 2023, 9:54 AM
Japan and South Korea agreed on Sunday to quickly resolve disputes over past military encounters that stand in the way of closer security cooperation, Japan's defense minister said…
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Man arrested for assaulting acquaintance with beer stein
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assaulting-acquaintance-with-a-beer-mug
June 4, 2023, 9:42 PM
Police in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 23-year-old male acquaintance by hitting him on the head with a beer stein…
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4 arrested over man’s death after street fight in Fukuoka
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/4-arrested-over-man%E2%80%99s-death-after-street-fight-in-fukuoka
June 4, 2023, 7:34 AM
Police in Fukuoka said Sunday they have arrested four men over the death of a 43 year-old-man after a fight between several people on Saturday.
A witness called…
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