Thousands died in the Philippines' 'war on drugs.' An international probe will now go ahead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-died-in-the-philippines%27-%27war-on-drugs.%27-an-international-probe-will-now-go-ahead
July 18, 2023, 10:10 AM
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that an investigation into the Philippines' so-called “war on drugs” can resume, rejecting Manila’s objections to the case going…
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Asian shares extend losses after China reports lower growth than expected
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-extend-losses-after-china-reports-lower-growth-than-expected
July 18, 2023, 6:46 AM
Shares were mostly lower Tuesday in Asia as optimism over a Wall Street rally was countered by worries about the Chinese economy.
Shares rose in Tokyo but fell…
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Ohtani hits 35th homer as Angels beat Yankees 4-3 in 10 innings
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-ties-score-with-35th-homer-angels-beat-yankees-4-3-in-10-innings
July 18, 2023, 6:22 AM
Shohei Ohtani tied the score in the seventh inning with his major league-leading 35th home run and pinch-hitter Michael Stefanic had a game-ending single in the 10th to…
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Japan, France to hold first-ever joint fighter jet drill next week
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-france-to-hold-first-ever-joint-fighter-jet-drill-next-week-japan-air-force
July 18, 2023, 7:21 AM
Japan and France will hold their first-ever joint fighter jet drill from July 26-29, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) said on Tuesday.
The exercise, scheduled to take place…
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Kabuki actor Ennosuke charged again, this time over father's death
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/kabuki-actor-ennosuke-charged-again-this-time-over-father%27s-death
July 18, 2023, 7:21 AM
Popular Japanese kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke, 47, was served a fresh arrest Tuesday for allegedly helping his father take his own life in mid-May, police said, following an…
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Kyoto Animation memorial marks 4 years since attack as trial looms
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/kyoto-animation-memorial-marks-4-yrs-since-attack-as-trial-looms
July 18, 2023, 10:11 AM
A memorial for the 36 people killed in the 2019 arson attack on anime studio Kyoto Animation Co was held on Tuesday, ahead of the start of the…
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Kerry says climate cooperation could redefine U.S.-China ties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-envoy-kerry-says-climate-cooperation-could-redefine-us-china-ties
July 18, 2023, 6:31 AM
China and the United States could use climate cooperation to redefine their troubled relationship and lead the way in tackling global warming, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told…
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Backstreet stories: Small Kabukicho park has become a haven for hookers
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/backstreet-stories-small-kabukicho-park-has-become-a-haven-for-hookers
July 18, 2023, 1:44 AM
Kabukicho, Japan's largest entertainment zone in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, has been booming of late, with Tokyu Corporation having just opened a new 48-story high-rise complex on April 14.…
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Taylor Swift sets women's record for most number one albums
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/taylor-swift-sets-women%27s-record-for-most-number-one-albums1
July 18, 2023, 3:05 AM
Taylor Swift now has more number one albums than any other female artist in history following the recent release of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)," Billboard said Monday.
The…
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Georgia's top court rejects Trump attempt to thwart prosecutor in 2020 election investigation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/georgia%27s-top-court-rejects-trump-attempt-to-thwart-prosecutor-in-2020-election-investigation
July 18, 2023, 6:32 AM
Georgia’s highest court Monday rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to block a district attorney from prosecuting him for his actions in wake of the 2020…
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Blinken urges Congress to act on delayed ambassadorial nominations
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-urges-congress-to-act-on-delayed-ambassadorial-nominations
July 18, 2023, 11:47 AM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to move forward with votes on more than 60 diplomatic nominations, including 38 ambassadors, that have been stalled…
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U.S. sending fighter jets, warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-sending-fighter-jets-warship-to-gulf-region-to-protect-ships-from-iranian-seizures
July 17, 2023, 9:21 PM
The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts…
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How Benjamin Franklin laid groundwork for U.S. dollar by foiling early counterfeiters
https://japantoday.com/category/world/how-benjamin-franklin-laid-groundwork-for-the-us-dollar-by-foiling-early-counterfeiters
July 17, 2023, 9:23 PM
Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, diplomat and U.S. founding father that it’s easy to lose track of his accomplishments.
Add one more to the…
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Nike permanently ends sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nike-permanently-ends-sponsor-partnership-with-hockey-canada
July 17, 2023, 9:19 PM
Nike has permanently ended its sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada.
The sports apparel giant was one of several major partners that paused its sponsorship deal with Canada’s governing…
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Italian TV commentators face sanctions for racist, sexual remarks at swim worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italian-tv-commentators-face-sanctions-for-racist-and-sexual-remarks-at-swim-worlds
July 17, 2023, 9:19 PM
Two commentators for Italy’s state television face disciplinary procedures for making sexual and racist remarks live on air.
Italy’s RAI state television received numerous complaints from viewers following…
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Mother says man who killed 4 people in Georgia needed mental help for years but refused treatment
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mother-says-man-who-shot-four-in-31st-mass-killing-this-year-needed-mental-help-for-nearly-a-decade
July 17, 2023, 9:22 PM
The 40-year-old man who shot four people in the country's 31st mass killing this year needed mental help for nearly a decade but his family and officials couldn't…
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Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hollywood-plunges-into-all-out-war-on-the-heels-of-pandemic-and-a-streaming-revolution
July 17, 2023, 9:28 PM
To get a sense of just how much animosity is flying around Hollywood these days, watch how Ron Perlman responded to a report that the studios aimed to…
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Microsoft and UK regulators win more time to resolve blocked $69 billion Activision deal
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-and-uk-regulators-want-more-time-to-work-on-69-billion-activision-deal
July 17, 2023, 9:16 PM
Microsoft and British regulators won more time from a court Monday as the U.S. tech company uses a rare second chance to overcome opposition to its $69 billion…
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Pogacar says he understands speed of Tour raises doping suspicions
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-says-he-understands-speed-of-tour-raises-doping-suspicions
July 17, 2023, 9:19 PM
Tadej Pogacar on Monday echoed his Tour de France rival Jonas Vingegaard on the question of doping, saying he understood "people asking the question" because "we ride fast."…
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Leader of winning Thai party, rebuffed last week, to try once more to become prime minister
https://japantoday.com/category/world/leader-of-winning-thai-party-rebuffed-last-week-to-try-once-more-to-become-prime-minister
July 17, 2023, 9:22 PM
The leader of the progressive party that won a surprise victory in Thailand's May elections said Monday he will make a second bid to become prime minister after…
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Japan to host high-level meeting on N Korea with U.S., S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-to-host-high-level-meeting-on-n.-korea-with-u.s.-s.-korea
July 17, 2023, 9:20 PM
Japan will host a meeting on North Korea later this week with senior officials from the United States and South Korea in the wake of Pyongyang's recent launch…
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Second Alzheimer's drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety risk
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/second-alzheimer%27s-drug-in-the-pipeline-promises-to-slow-worsening-but-with-safety-concern
July 17, 2023, 9:26 PM
Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug can modestly slow patients’ inevitable worsening — by about four to seven months, researchers reported Monday.
Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking Food and…
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Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pod-of-55-pilot-whales-die-after-being-stranded-on-a-beach-in-scotland
July 17, 2023, 9:22 PM
A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland in the worst mass whale stranding in the area,…
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Singapore's prime minister says Parliament speaker and lawmaker quit over extramarital affair
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore%27s-prime-minister-says-parliament-speaker-and-lawmaker-quit-over-extramarital-affair
July 17, 2023, 9:23 PM
Singapore's speaker of parliament and another lawmaker from the ruling party have resigned over their yearslong extramarital affair, the country’s prime minister said Monday. The pair had refused…
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Clean energy on agenda of Kishida's talks in UAE ahead of COP28
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-in-uae-to-pitch-green-technology-ahead-of-cop281
July 18, 2023, 7:22 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday discussed clean energy cooperation with top officials during a visit to the UAE, host of this year's U.N. climate talks.
Kishida's…
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Japan, China defense officers resume exchange after COVID hiatus
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-china-defense-officers-resume-exchange-after-covid-hiatus
July 17, 2023, 9:15 PM
Senior defense officers of Japan and China met Monday in Beijing, restarting in-person exchanges that had been suspended since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the program…
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China wins more diving gold at world swimming championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china-wins-more-diving-gold-at-world-championships
July 17, 2023, 9:18 PM
Chinese divers continued their dominance at the world championships in Japan on Monday, winning another two gold medals to make it seven out of seven so far.
Chang…
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Elton John testifies for the defense in Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/elton-john-testifies-for-the-defense-in-kevin-spacey%27s-sexual-assault-trial
July 17, 2023, 9:28 PM
Elton John testified Monday for the defense at Kevin Spacey 's sexual assault trial as the actor's lawyer attempted to discredit a man who claimed the Oscar winner…
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Alcaraz attempts to keep lid on great expectations
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-attempts-to-keep-lid-on-great-expectations
July 17, 2023, 9:17 PM
Carlos Alcaraz is determined to quash any suggestions that his epic Wimbledon final win over Novak Djokovic represents the dawn of a new era despite all indications that…
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Russia halts wartime deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-halts-wartime-deal-that-allows-ukraine-to-ship-grain-in-a-hit-to-global-food-security
July 18, 2023, 2:26 AM
Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a…
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