Japan rout Zambia 5-0 in Women's World Cup opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-hammer-zambia-5-0-in-women%27s-world-cup-lesson
July 22, 2023, 9:31 AM
Hinata Miyazawa scored twice as former champions Japan smashed Women's World Cup newcomers Zambia 5-0 in a rampant start to their campaign on Saturday.
Japan were a class…
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Ohtani allows 4 homers for first time in his major league career; still gets win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-allows-4-homers-for-the-first-time-in-his-major-league-career
July 22, 2023, 4:49 AM
Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in…
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U.S. beats Vietnam 3-0 in Women's World Cup opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/smith-scores-twice-as-holders-usa-ease-to-win-in-world-cup-opener
July 22, 2023, 3:37 AM
Sophia Smith scored twice and set up another as a new-look United States launched their bid to win a third Women's World Cup in a row with a…
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Messi makes magical start to Miami career with late winner on debut
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/messi-makes-magical-start-to-miami-career-with-late-winner-on-debut
July 22, 2023, 3:39 AM
Lionel Messi made a Hollywood start to his American adventure, scoring a last-second winner with a curling free-kick in his debut game for Inter Miami on Friday.
Deep…
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Japan to see price hikes on 35,000 food, drink items by end of 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-to-see-price-hikes-on-35-000-food-drink-items-by-end-of-2023
July 22, 2023, 7:37 AM
Japanese consumers will have seen price hikes on 30,009 food and beverage products by October as retailers pass on higher costs to protect their profits, according to a…
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North Korea fires cruise missiles; stays silent on U.S. soldier who crossed into country
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-fires-cruise-missiles-stays-mum-on-us-soldier-who-crossed-into-country
July 22, 2023, 3:00 AM
North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week apparently in protest of the docking…
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Musk gets new hearing on tweet about Tesla workers' stock amid UAW union effort
https://japantoday.com/category/business/threat-or-not-elon-musk-gets-new-hearing-on-tweet-about-tesla-workers%27-stock-amid-uaw-union-effort
July 21, 2023, 9:30 PM
A federal appeals court Friday said it will reconsider its March ruling that Tesla CEO Elon Muskunlawfully threatened to take away employees' stock options in a 2018 Twitter…
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A day at the beach
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/a-day-at-the-beach-5
July 21, 2023, 9:02 PM
Many beachgoers protect themselves from the intense heat of the sun under umbrellas and tents at Shirahama beach in Shizuoka Prefecture on Friday.
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DeSantis downplays Jan 6; says it wasn't an insurrection but a 'protest' that 'ended up devolving'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/desantis-downplays-jan.-6-says-it-wasn%27t-an-insurrection-but-a-%27protest%27-that-%27ended-up-devolving%27
July 22, 2023, 3:41 AM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday downplayed the deadly Jan 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, saying it was not an insurrection but rather a “protest” that…
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Alcaraz wins first match since Wimbledon triumph at Hopman Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-wins-first-match-since-wimbledon-triumph-with-singles-win-at-hopman-cup
July 21, 2023, 9:34 PM
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz won his first match since clinching a dramatic Wimbledon final by rallying to beat David Goffin of Belgium 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the Hopman Cup…
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Biden picks Lisa Franchetti as first woman admiral to lead U.S. Navy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-picks-lisa-franchetti-as-first-woman-admiral-to-lead-us-navy
July 22, 2023, 7:53 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced he will nominate Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the U.S. Navy, which would make her the first woman to hold the…
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Putin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-tells-poland-any-aggression-against-belarus-is-attack-on-russia3
July 22, 2023, 8:27 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia's neighbor and close…
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Drake: New 'For All the Dogs' album may drop in ‘a couple of weeks’
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/drake-new-%27for-all-the-dogs%27-album-may-drop-in-%E2%80%98a-couple-of-weeks%E2%80%99
July 21, 2023, 9:28 PM
Hip-hop’s top dog is readying a new album, and it could be here sooner than you think.
Drake told a capacity-filled Barclays Center crowd in Brooklyn Thursday night…
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Mohoric denies Asgreen in Tour de France photo finish
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mohoric-denies-asgreen-in-tour-de-france-photo-finish
July 21, 2023, 9:34 PM
Slovenian Matej Mohoric won a photo finish to take stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday and deny Dane Kasper Asgreen back-to-back stage wins.
The Bahrain…
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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tony-bennett-masterful-stylist-of-american-musical-standards-dies-at-961
July 21, 2023, 9:26 PM
Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards graced a decades-long career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra…
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Doctors Without Borders says its aid workers attacked in Sudan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/doctors-without-borders-says-its-aid-workers-attacked-in-sudan
July 21, 2023, 9:39 PM
Armed men attacked a Doctors Without Borders group in Sudan as the aid workers delivered medical supplies to a hospital in the capital city, the medical charity said…
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Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake to build a big lead
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/harman-matches-british-open-records-at-hoylake-to-build-a-big-lead
July 21, 2023, 9:33 PM
Brian Harman found himself in elite company through two rounds at Royal Liverpool, tying the 36-hole record also held by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even better was…
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Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump's classified documents case in Florida
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-sets-a-trial-date-for-next-may-in-trump%27s-classified-documents-case-in-florida
July 22, 2023, 3:41 AM
A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of…
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Russia arrests hard-line nationalist who accused Putin of weakness in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-authorities-detain-a-hard-liner-who-accused-putin-of-weakness-in-ukraine
July 21, 2023, 9:38 PM
A prominent hard-line nationalist who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was arrested Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has…
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England take 4 Australia wickets in push for Ashes-leveling victory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-extends-lead-over-australia-to-189-runs-in-4th-ashes-test
July 21, 2023, 9:35 PM
England grabbed four Australia wickets to press closer to an Ashes-series leveling victory on day three of the fourth test on Friday.
After posting a rapidfire 592 for…
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Iraq, Iran act against Sweden after Koran protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraqis-iranians-rally-as-swedish-diplomats-leave-baghdad-in-koran-row
July 21, 2023, 9:36 PM
Demonstrators marched in the Iraqi and Iranian capitals Friday to denounce Sweden's permission for protests that desecrate the Koran, as Stockholm withdrew staff from its Baghdad embassy.
Hundreds…
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3 schoolgirls drown in Fukuoka river on 1st day of summer vacation
https://japantoday.com/category/national/3-schoolgirls-drown-in-japan-river-on-1st-day-of-summer-vacation
July 22, 2023, 9:32 AM
Three schoolgirls drowned in a river in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Friday while swimming on the first day of their summer vacation, local authorities said.
The local…
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Titmus 'raring to go' as world swimming showdown looms
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/titmus-%27raring-to-go%27-as-world-swimming-showdown-looms
July 21, 2023, 9:34 PM
Australian swim star Ariarne Titmus said Friday that she was "feeling the buzz" for the first time since winning double Olympic gold in 2021 as she prepares for…
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Extreme heatwaves to continue through August, WMO adviser says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/extreme-heatwaves-to-continue-through-august-wmo-adviser-says
July 21, 2023, 9:37 PM
Heatwaves are expected to persist in a large part of the world throughout August, an adviser on extreme heat said on Friday, following on from record temperatures in…
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Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-google-meta-microsoft-and-other-tech-firms-agree-to-ai-safeguards-set-by-the-white-house
July 21, 2023, 9:31 PM
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology have agreed to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by President…
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Number of COVID patients in Japan rises for 9th straight week
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-sees-covid-patients-rising-for-9th-straight-week
July 22, 2023, 8:56 AM
The average number of COVID-19 patients among designated hospitals across Japan has been rising for nine consecutive weeks since the coronavirus was downgraded to the same category as…
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Russia targets Ukraine's farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-aims-missiles-at-ukraine%27s-farm-storage-after-days-of-hitting-port-facilities
July 22, 2023, 3:41 AM
Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine's Odesa region on Friday, while also…
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Prosecutors seek 25-year jail term for Halloween train attacker
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/prosecutors-seek-25-yr-jail-term-for-tokyo-joker-train-attacker
July 22, 2023, 7:37 AM
Prosecutors have sought a 25-year jail sentence for a man charged with attempted murder and arson while dressed in a Joker costume on a Tokyo train in 2021.…
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Waived indictment allegedly offered to ex-assembly member in vote-buying scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/waived-indictment-allegedly-offered-to-vote-bought-ex-assembly-member
July 22, 2023, 7:39 AM
A prosecutor allegedly encouraged a former assembly member to make a confession by telling him his indictment would be waived in a bid to build a case against…
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Asian shares mixed as investors weigh weakness in the tech sector
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-mixed-as-investors-weigh-weakness-in-the-tech-sector
July 21, 2023, 7:58 AM
Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after the latest rally on Wall Street fizzled, with big declines for Tesla, Netflix and other big tech-oriented stocks.
Hong Kong, Seoul…
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