3 dead, including 14-year-old girl, 21 wounded in shootings in Phoenix, Philadelphia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/1-dead-8-hurt-in-overnight-shooting-at-phoenix-strip-mall
June 5, 2022, 6:03 AM
A 14-year-old girl was killed and eight others were wounded early Saturday in a shooting amid a crowd of people at a strip mall northwest of downtown Phoenix,…
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Explosions rock Ukrainian capital Kyiv
https://japantoday.com/category/world/explosions-rock-ukrainian-capital-kyiv-mayor-says
June 5, 2022, 7:29 AM
Kyiv was rocked by several explosions early on Sunday, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said, a day after officials said its troops had recaptured a swath of…
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Australia says Chinese fighter jet intercepted surveillance craft in May
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-says-chinese-fighter-jet-intercepted-surveillance-craft-in-may2
June 5, 2022, 5:14 AM
A Chinese fighter aircraft dangerously intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May, Australia's defense department said on Sunday.
The Royal Australian…
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China launches mission to complete space station assembly
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-launches-mission-to-complete-space-station-assembly
June 5, 2022, 4:26 AM
China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station.
The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the…
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North Korea test-fires salvo of 8 short-range missiles
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-towards-sea-says-south-korea
June 5, 2022, 5:09 AM
North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations…
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Cordina KOs Ogawa to takes IBF super featherweight title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cordina-kos-ogawa-to-takes-ibf-super-featherweight-title
June 4, 2022, 11:57 PM
Joe Cordina knocked out Kenichi Ogawa in the second round to take the IBF super featherweight title from the Japanese boxer on Saturday.
Cordina thrilled the crowd in…
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Prince Charles pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27you-continue-to-make-history%27-prince-charles-pays-tribute-to-mum-queen-elizabeth
June 5, 2022, 4:18 AM
Prince Charles paid an emotional personal tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Saturday during celebrations to mark her Platinum Jubilee, praising the monarch for uniting the nation…
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27th Grand Slam wheelchair title
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/wheelchair-tennis-winner
June 4, 2022, 9:25 PM
Japan's Shingo Kunieda, right, holds the trophy after winning the men's wheelchair singles final against Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez, left, in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, at the French…
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England soccer players booed taking a knee at Hungary game
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-soccer-players-booed-taking-a-knee-at-hungary-game
June 4, 2022, 9:31 PM
England players were jeered while taking the knee ahead of a Nations League loss at Hungary where the crowd of 30,000 was mainly filled with children on Saturday.…
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Baby formula plant linked to U.S. shortage resumes production
https://japantoday.com/category/world/baby-formula-plant-linked-to-us-shortage-resumes-production1
June 5, 2022, 6:09 AM
Production resumed Saturday at an Abbott Nutrition baby formula plant in the U.S. whose closure helped fuel a crippling nationwide shortage.
The facility in Sturges, Michigan has met…
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Swiatek brushes aside Gauff to win second French Open title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-brushes-aside-gauff-to-win-second-french-open-title2
June 4, 2022, 9:31 PM
Iga Swiatek cruised to her second French Open title by dominating teenager Coco Gauff in the final on Saturday, as the world number one claimed her 35th successive…
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Epsom Derby favorite Desert Crown strolls to win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/epsom-derby-favorite-desert-crown-strolls-to-win
June 4, 2022, 9:31 PM
Desert Crown strolled to victory in the Epsom Derby and gave owner Michael Stoute his sixth win in the British Classic on Saturday.
Desert Crown was posted wide…
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Wildfire rages near Athens
https://japantoday.com/category/world/wildfire-rages-near-athens-damaging-homes1
June 4, 2022, 9:34 PM
A wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, damaging houses and cars, the Fire Department said.
Fanned by strong winds, the blaze quickly…
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Backed from frontlines, Ukraine tries to seal World Cup spot
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/backed-from-frontlines-ukraine-tries-to-seal-world-cup-spot
June 4, 2022, 9:31 PM
Far from battlefields and Russian invaders, the Ukrainian footballers exempted from military service are trying to complete the mission to lead their country to the World Cup.
When…
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Mariah Carey sued for $20 mil over Christmas smash hit
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/mariah-carey-sued-for-20-mn-over-christmas-smash-hit
June 4, 2022, 9:33 PM
Mariah Carey has been sued in the United States for alleged copyright infringement over her global hit 1994 song "All I Want for Christmas Is You," court documents…
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At least 10 killed in India factory explosion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-10-people-killed-in-india-factory-explosion
June 4, 2022, 9:34 PM
At least 10 people were killed and 22 injured in a chemicals explosion at an electronics factory in northern India's Hapur district on Saturday, a police official said.…
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Campaigning for upper house election to begin June 22: LDP exec
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/campaigning-for-japan-upper-house-poll-to-begin-june-22-ldp-exec
June 4, 2022, 9:35 PM
The official campaign period for Japan's House of Councillors election will start on June 22, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi said Saturday.
"There is no doubt…
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Hong Kong police make multiple arrests as Tiananmen gatherings banned
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong-police-make-multiple-arrests-as-tiananmen-gatherings-banned
June 4, 2022, 9:34 PM
Hong Kong authorities on Saturday detained multiple people as they pounced on any attempt at public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, as China vies…
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740,000 Moderna doses scrapped due to expiration in 27 Japanese cities
https://japantoday.com/category/national/740-000-moderna-doses-scrapped-due-to-expiration-in-27-japan-cities
June 5, 2022, 5:05 AM
About 740,000 COVID-19 booster vaccine doses made by Moderna Inc have been discarded or are expected to be discarded in 27 major cities in Japan due to expiration,…
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Russia puts more strength behind Ukraine advance
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-puts-more-strength-behind-%27creeping%27-ukraine-advance
June 5, 2022, 6:03 AM
Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities…
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S Korea, U.S. stage rare drills with air carrier
https://japantoday.com/category/world/s.korea-u.s.-stage-rare-drills-with-air-carrier1
June 4, 2022, 9:34 PM
South Korea and the United States staged their first combined military exercises involving an American aircraft carrier in more than four years, Seoul's military said on Saturday, amid…
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Tokyo reports 2,071 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 18,252
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-2-071-coronavirus-cases
June 4, 2022, 12:04 PM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 2,071 new coronavirus cases, down 40 from Friday and down 478 from last Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Kishida planning to attend NATO summit in late June; 1st time for Japanese PM
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-kishida-eyes-attending-nato-summit-in-late-june-1st-time-for-japan
June 4, 2022, 12:01 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to attend a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization slated for late June in Spain, which would make him the first…
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Teenager sent to family court over 3-year-old sister’s death in Okinawa
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/teenager-sent-to-family-court-over-3-year-old-sister%E2%80%99s-death-in-okinawa
June 4, 2022, 9:36 PM
Prosecutors in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, have decided to send a boy in his late teens, who was arrested in February on suspicion of killing his 3-year-old sister, to…
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China, Hong Kong scrub Tiananmen memories on anniversary
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-hong-kong-scrub-tiananmen-memories-on-anniversary
June 4, 2022, 2:30 AM
There was heightened security around Beijing's Tiananmen Square Saturday, the anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown, while police in Hong Kong warned people not to gather as China…
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Intruders steal ¥30 mil from elderly man’s safe at home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/intruders-steal-%C2%A530-mil-from-elderly-man%E2%80%99s-safe-at-home
June 5, 2022, 4:46 AM
Police in Koga, Ibaraki, said two men broke into the house of an elderly man on Friday night and stole about 30 million yen in cash from his…
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Pharmaceutical company tests medicine vending machine in train station
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-drugmaker-tests-medicine-vending-machine-in-train-station
June 4, 2022, 9:35 PM
A Japanese pharmaceutical company has started a trial sale of cold medicine, painkillers and other drugs via a vending machine it installed at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo,…
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Man stabs 3 medical staffers at Southern California hospital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/man-stabs-3-medical-staffers-at-southern-california-hospital
June 4, 2022, 1:16 AM
A man stabbed and critically injured three people inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward on Friday and remained inside as police tried to talk him into surrendering,…
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Brazil arrives
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/brazil-arrives
June 3, 2022, 9:13 PM
Brazil's soccer team members walk past autograph seekers after arriving at Narita international airport on Friday. Brazil will play a friendly soccer match against Japan on Monday.
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Ruud sets up French Open final against Nadal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ruud-sets-up-french-open-final-against-%27idol%27-nadal
June 3, 2022, 9:40 PM
Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam final on Friday when he set up a French Open title clash with 13-time champion Rafael…
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