1 dead, 2 injured in shooting incident at SDF firing range in Gifu
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/18-year-old-SDF-member-arrested-after-shooting-at-Gifu-range
June 14, 2023, 3:19 AM
A Self-Defense Forces member died and two others were injured after being shot by another member with a rifle at an SDF firing range in Gifu, central Japan,…
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Prosecutors accuse weapons expert in Baldwin case of drinking, smoking
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/prosecutors-accuse-weapons-expert-in-baldwin-case-of-drinking-smoking
June 14, 2023, 2:09 AM
The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,”…
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Koepka blocks out the chaos as he chases another US Open title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27big-game-brooks%27-koepka-blocks-out-the-chaos-as-he-chases-another-us-open-title
June 13, 2023, 10:18 PM
Brooks Koepka is at a major and feeling as good as ever. His health. His trophy count. His mood.
Especially his mood.
Koepka all but shrugged at the…
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Umbrella manners
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/umbrella-manners
June 13, 2023, 9:46 PM
A manner poster on the wall of a subway station in Tokyo asks commuters to be careful with umbrellas.
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Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-pleads-not-guilty-in-federal-documents-case2
June 14, 2023, 3:54 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials…
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Cormac McCarthy, revered American novelist, dies at 89
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cormac-mccarthy-revered-american-novelist-dies-at-891
June 13, 2023, 10:03 PM
Celebrated author Cormac McCarthy, an unflinching chronicler of America's bleak frontiers and grim underbelly, died on Tuesday aged 89, his publisher said.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote…
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Canadian Mounties probing China's alleged targeting of lawmaker
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canadian-mounties-probing-china%27s-alleged-targeting-of-lawmaker
June 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating allegations China tried to intimidate a federal legislator, one of more than 100 inquiries into foreign meddling, the RCMP commander said…
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Nick Kyrgios loses to Wu Yibing on Stuttgart comeback from knee surgery
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nick-kyrgios-loses-to-wu-yibing-on-stuttgart-comeback-from-knee-surgery
June 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
Nick Kyrgios lost on his comeback from knee surgery 7-5, 6-3 to Chinese player Wu Yibing in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday.
The 2022…
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Grammys add new categories, including for pop dance recording and African music performance
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/grammys-add-new-categories-including-for-pop-dance-recording-and-african-music-performance
June 13, 2023, 9:56 PM
More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show in 2024: best pop dance…
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UK police arrest murder suspect after three bodies found on Nottingham streets
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-police-arrest-murder-suspect-after-three-bodies-found-on-nottingham-streets1
June 13, 2023, 10:01 PM
British police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the central English city of Nottingham…
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Northern European nations pledge to step up protection of undersea, offshore infrastructure
https://japantoday.com/category/world/northern-european-nations-pledge-to-step-up-protection-of-undersea-offshore-infrastructure
June 13, 2023, 10:01 PM
An alliance of northern European nations pledged Tuesday to do more to protect critical undersea and offshore infrastructure in the face of shared challenges, including what they alleged…
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Minibus slams into parked pickup truck killing 15 in southern Egypt
https://japantoday.com/category/world/minibus-slams-into-parked-pickup-truck-killing-15-in-southern-egypt
June 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
A speeding minibus slammed into a pickup truck parked on the side of a desert road in southern Egypt on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, authorities said.…
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About 100 people returning from wedding killed after boat capsizes in northern Nigeria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-say-at-least-100-killed-when-boat-capsizes-in-northern-nigeria
June 13, 2023, 10:01 PM
A boat carrying residents returning from a wedding capsized in northern Nigeria killing about 100 people, police and local residents said Tuesday, as a search for survivors intensified.…
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India says Dorsey claim it threatened Twitter shutdown a 'lie'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/india-says-dorsey-claim-it-threatened-twitter-shutdown-a-%27lie%27
June 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
India threatened to shut down Twitter in the country unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts critical of the handling of farmer protests, its co-founder Jack Dorsey…
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JOC to approve Sapporo as candidate if it pushes back Olympic bid
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/joc-to-approve-sapporo-as-candidate-if-it-pushes-back-olympic-bid
June 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to approve Sapporo as a candidate to host the Winter Olympics if the city aims to do so in 2034 or later, instead…
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Kishida unveils new measures to reverse declining birthrate amid election rumors
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-kishida-unveils-new-child-care-plan-amid-election-rumours
June 13, 2023, 9:47 PM
-Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday unveiled a package of wide-ranging measures to reverse a dwindling birthrate, saying the problem needed to be tackled as an aging…
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Leader of Belarus says he wouldn't hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression
https://japantoday.com/category/world/leader-of-belarus-says-he-wouldn%27t-hesitate-to-use-russian-nuclear-weapons-to-repel-aggression
June 13, 2023, 10:18 PM
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared Tuesday that his country had already has received some of Russia's tactical nuclear weapons and warned that he wouldn’t hesitate to order their…
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Tokyo metropolitan gov't to start using ChatGPT from August
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/tokyo-gov%27t-to-start-using-chatgpt-from-aug
June 13, 2023, 10:09 PM
The Tokyo metropolitan government will begin using the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT for writing texts and carrying out other clerical work in all of its offices from August,…
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NATO to use liaison office in Tokyo as regional hub: Nikkei
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/nato-to-set-up-liaison-office-in-tokyo-beef-up-regional-ties-nikkei
June 13, 2023, 9:47 PM
NATO will set up a liaison office in Tokyo in 2024 and use it as a hub for co-operation with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, the…
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Once a reliable cash cow, Amazon's cloud business slows as companies pull back on service
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/once-a-reliable-cash-cow-amazon%27s-cloud-business-slows-as-companies-pull-back-on-service
June 13, 2023, 9:58 PM
When the pandemic hit three years ago, Amazon was one of the few businesses that thrived.
Customers flocked to the online commerce site amid global lockdowns. But even…
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'Final Beatles record' out this year aided by AI: McCartney
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27final-beatles-record%27-out-this-year-aided-by-ai-mccartney
June 13, 2023, 9:55 PM
A "final Beatles record", created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released later this year, Paul McCartney told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Tuesday.…
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Japanese officials call for Mount Fuji crowd control
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-officials-call-for-mount-fuji-crowd-control1
June 13, 2023, 9:47 PM
A surge in demand for rest cabins on Mount Fuji has led Japanese officials to call for crowd control measures including potential entry restrictions during this summer's climbing…
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Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing chip tech for China factory
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ex-samsung-exec-charged-with-stealing-chip-tech-for-china-factory
June 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
South Korea has charged a former Samsung executive accused of stealing company secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars to set up a copycat chip factory in China,…
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Almost half of Japan's Women's World Cup squad from abroad but Iwabuchi misses out
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-names-23-player-women%27s-world-cup-team-with-focus-on-talent-in-leagues-abroad
June 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
Almost half of the players Japan summoned for its 23-player Women's World Cup on Tuesday are displaying their skills in leagues abroad.
Players were selected from leagues outside…
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UK wages rise sharply in April, set to bolster expectations of another rate hike next week
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uk-unemployment-rate-edges-down-unexpectedly-as-number-in-work-hits-record-high
June 13, 2023, 9:57 PM
Wages in the UK spiked sharply in April, official figures showed Tuesday, a development that is set to cement expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest…
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Asian stock markets higher ahead of U.S. inflation, Fed rates decision
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asia-markets-higher-ahead-of-us-inflation-fed-rates-decision
June 13, 2023, 6:47 AM
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a U.S. inflation update and a Federal Reserve decision on another possible interest rate hike.
Shanghai declined while Tokyo…
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Japan to boost funding to private sector to spur space industry
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-to-boost-funding-to-private-sector-to-spur-space-industry
June 13, 2023, 9:57 PM
Japan decided Tuesday to boost funding to private companies and universities via the government-backed Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in a bid to stimulate the space industry.
The decision,…
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'Hair,' 'Everwood' actor Treat Williams killed in Vermont motorcycle crash
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27hair-%27-%27everwood%27-actor-treat-williams-killed-in-vermont-motorcycle-crash
June 13, 2023, 6:08 AM
Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state…
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Man arrested after Nagasaki A-bomb park paper cranes found burned
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-after-nagasaki-a-bomb-park-paper-cranes-found-burned
June 13, 2023, 9:48 PM
A Nagasaki prefectural government official was arrested Tuesday after paper cranes symbolizing peace were found burned at a Nagasaki park commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing of…
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Putin says he might try to seize nearby territory in Ukraine to prevent cross-border strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Putin-says-he-might-try-to-seize-nearby-territory-in-Ukraine-to-prevent-cross-border-strikes
June 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Tuesday that he could order his troops to try to seize more land in Ukraine to protect Russian territory on the border and…
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