New Zealand beats Norway 1-0 in emotional Women's World Cup opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wilkinson%27s-goal-gives-new-zealand-a-1-0-win-over-norway-in-an-emotional-women%27s-world-cup-opener
July 20, 2023, 10:09 AM
Hannah Wilkinson scored to open the second half and New Zealand went on to beat Norway 1-0 on Thursday for its first-ever win at the Women's World Cup,…
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No stars? Comic-Con returns to roots as Hollywood strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/no-stars-comic-con-returns-to-roots-as-hollywood-strikes
July 20, 2023, 7:03 AM
A-listers are skipping this week's Comic-Con due to a historic Hollywood strike -- but while some ticketholders are disappointed, long-standing comic book fans are delighted to have their…
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Asian shares mixed as Japan reports weaker than expected trade data
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-mixed-as-japan-reports-weaker-than-expected-trade-data
July 20, 2023, 6:42 AM
Asian shares were mixed Thursday after Japan reported weaker than expected trade data for June, with imports falling nearly 13% from a year earlier.
Shares rose in Sydney…
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Mother served fresh warrant for claiming money by starving daughter
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/mother-served-fresh-warrant-for-claiming-money-by-starving-daughter
July 20, 2023, 10:01 AM
A 34-year-old mother in Osaka Prefecture has been served a fresh arrest warrant for allegedly swindling a cooperative out of mutual aid money by starving her child to…
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Japan 'left behind' as Women's World Cup glory becomes distant memory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-%27left-behind%27-as-women%27s-world-cup-glory-becomes-distant-memory
July 20, 2023, 6:05 AM
Japan won the World Cup in 2011 playing a free-flowing style that made them the envy of women's soccer, but they have fallen behind since then, sparking accusations…
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Still no word from North Korea on U.S. soldier who dashed across military border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/no-word-from-north-korea-on-us-soldier-who-dashed-across-military-border1
July 20, 2023, 5:35 AM
North Korea remained silent on Thursday about a U.S. soldier who split from a tour group and made a dash across the heavily fortified border two days earlier,…
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Angels finish sweep of Yankees with 7-3 win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/angels-finish-sweep-of-yankees-with-7-3-win-finishing-new-york%27s-1-5-trip
July 20, 2023, 3:18 AM
Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo hit two-run homers, Chase Silseth struck out a career-high 10 in his first big league outing in seven weeks and the Los Angeles…
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Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed; set alight over Koran burning
https://japantoday.com/category/world/swedish-embassy-in-baghdad-stormed-set-alight-over-koran-burning
July 20, 2023, 3:26 AM
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against…
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74-year-old man arrested for stabbing co-worker at apartment’s cleaning area
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/74-year-old-man-arrested-for-stabbing-co-worker-at-apartment%E2%80%99s-cleaning-area
July 20, 2023, 7:35 AM
Police in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 74-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed his 68-year-old co-worker at an apartment building on Wednesday.
According…
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3 dead, including gunman, 5 wounded in New Zealand shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-shooting-two-people-shooter-dead-in-auckland
July 20, 2023, 3:24 AM
At least two people and an armed attacker were killed and five others wounded in a shooting in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Thursday, hours ahead…
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'Oppenheimer' isn't opening in Japan this week, but the country has a long history of cinema about the war
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27oppenheimer%27-isn%27t-opening-in-japan-this-week-but-the-country-has-a-long-history-of-cinema-about-the-war
July 20, 2023, 7:36 AM
While Christopher Nolan’s new film "Oppenheimer" is opening in much of the world this week, a Japanese release date has not yet been announced.
A delay in naming a…
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Biggest Women's World Cup kicks off with host nations in spotlight
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/biggest-women%27s-world-cup-kicks-off-with-host-nations-in-spotlight
July 19, 2023, 9:39 PM
The first Women's World Cup to feature 32 teams kicks off on Thursday with New Zealand taking on former winners Norway in the opening game in Auckland before…
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Tesla's Q2 income jumps 20%, although shares stayed flat amid concerns about profits
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tesla%27s-q2-income-jumps-20-although-shares-stayed-flat-amid-concerns-about-profits
July 19, 2023, 9:35 PM
Elon Musk's big bet that Tesla price cuts could boost sales and profits amid increasing competition and poor economic sentiment appears to be yielding mixed results. The company…
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Netflix's 2Q subscriber growth surges in a sign that crackdown on password sharing is paying off
https://japantoday.com/category/business/netflix%27s-2q-subscriber-growth-surges-in-a-sign-that-crackdown-on-password-sharing-is-paying-off
July 19, 2023, 9:35 PM
Netflix enjoyed its biggest springtime spurt in subscribers since the early days of the pandemic three years ago, providing the latest sign that a recent crackdown on password…
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Pot sales approved for events in New York after farmers complain there are too few dispensaries
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pot-sales-approved-for-events-in-new-york-after-farmers-complain-there-are-too-few-dispensaries
July 19, 2023, 9:44 PM
Marijuana can legally be sold at festivals and other events in New York under a measure approved by state regulators Wednesday, after farmers complained that there are too…
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No drug test for 'Rust' movie armorer as her trial looms in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/no-drug-test-for-%27rust%27-movie-armorer-as-her-trail-looms-in-fatal-shooting-by-alec-baldwin
July 19, 2023, 10:52 PM
The former weapons supervisor on the set of the movie “Rust” won't have to take a drug test as she confronts felony charges of evidence tampering and involuntary…
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United Airlines says it made $1 billion in second quarter and sees strong remainder of 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/business/united-airlines-says-it-made-1-billion-in-the-second-quarter-and-sees-strong-remainder-of-2023
July 19, 2023, 9:35 PM
United Airlines said Wednesday it earned more than $1 billion in the second quarter despite canceling 3,800 flights in the last two weeks of June, when it struggled…
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Judge nixes Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in New York state court
https://japantoday.com/category/world/federal-judge-nixes-donald-trump%E2%80%99s-bid-to-move-hush-money-criminal-case-keeping-it-in-state-court
July 20, 2023, 3:16 AM
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump ’s bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that the former…
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Belarus Red Cross sparks outcry after its chief says it brought Ukrainian children to Belarus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/belarus-red-cross-sparks-outcry-after-its-chief-says-it-brought-ukrainian-children-to-belarus
July 19, 2023, 9:42 PM
The Belarus Red Cross has sparked international outrage after its chief told Belarusian state television that the organization is actively involved in bringing Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas…
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Putin accuses West of 'perverting' grain deal but leaves door open to return
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-accuses-west-of-%27perverting%27-grain-deal-but-leaves-door-open-to-return
July 20, 2023, 3:16 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Western countries of perverting the expired Black Sea grain deal for their own ends, but said Russia would immediately return to…
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Gunman who shot Fargo officers had 1,800 rounds, multiple guns, grenade in car, officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/officials-to-discuss-use-of-police-force-in-fargo-shooting-that-killed-gunman-who-fired-on-officers
July 19, 2023, 9:43 PM
The man who shot Fargo police officers — one fatally — last week had 1,800 rounds, multiple guns and a homemade hand grenade in his vehicle, officials said…
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McIlroy leads stellar field as golf's elite reunite at British Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mcilroy-leads-stellar-field-as-golf%27s-elite-reunite-at-british-open
July 19, 2023, 9:39 PM
The in-form Rory McIlroy and the world number one Scottie Scheffler lead the contenders at the 151st British Open as the world's best golfers are reunited at Hoylake…
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Israelis march on Jerusalem to protest judicial overhaul
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israelis-march-on-jerusalem-to-protest-judicial-overhaul
July 19, 2023, 9:43 PM
Hundreds of Israeli activists marched from Tel Aviv towards Jerusalem on Wednesday to protest against the hard-right government's planned judicial overhaul, which they fear threatens liberal democracy.
"It…
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Several reported shot as Kenya protesters, police clash in tax hikes unrest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/several-reported-shot-as-kenya-protesters-police-clash-in-tax-hikes-unrest
July 19, 2023, 9:44 PM
Several people were shot in Kenya, some possibly fatally, as security forces clashed with demonstrators across the country protesting high costs of living and tax hikes, a hospital…
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Vingegaard closer to Tour title after crushing Pogacar again
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/vingegaard-closer-to-tour-title-after-crushing-pogacar-again
July 19, 2023, 9:39 PM
Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the Tour de France on Wednesday as his main rival Tadej Pogacar lost almost six minutes on the toughest climb…
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Canadian government recruiting high-skilled foreigners in U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canadian-government-is-recruiting-high-skilled-foreigners-in-the-us-to-move-to-canada-instead
July 19, 2023, 9:44 PM
The Canadian government is recruiting high-skilled foreigners working in the United States to move to Canada instead, and the program has been so successful that it met its…
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Crime in Japan rises in 1st half of 2023 as COVID restrictions ease
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-crime-rises-in-1st-half-of-2023-as-covid-restrictions-ease
July 20, 2023, 7:36 AM
The number of crimes recorded in Japan in the first six months of 2023 increased by more than 20 percent compared to the same period the previous year,…
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Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-and-activision-extend-deadline-to-close-69-billion-deal-under-close-regulatory-scrutiny
July 19, 2023, 9:38 PM
The deadline for Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended as the companies seek to close a deal that has been challenged…
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Japan seeks experts' dialogue with China on Fukushima water release
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-seeks-experts%27-dialogue-with-china-on-fukushima-water-release
July 20, 2023, 7:34 AM
Japan has proposed to China setting up a dialogue involving nuclear experts from both countries to discuss Tokyo's plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima…
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Rodgers sounds warning after Yokohama F-Marinos beat Celtic 6-4
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/j-league-champions-yokohama-spoil-rodgers%27s-celtic-return
July 19, 2023, 9:39 PM
Brendan Rodgers said he was "assessing everything" about his Celtic squad after beginning his second stint at the club with a 6-4 pre-season defeat to J.League champions Yokohama…
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