Asian shares track Wall Street drop as inflation fears drag on
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-track-wall-st-drop-as-inflation-fears-drag-on
June 29, 2022, 7:21 AM
Shares skidded in Asia on Wednesday after another broad decline on Wall Street as markets remain gripped by uncertainty over inflation, rising interest rates and the potential for…
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Japan's heatwave continues; Kishida calls for ramp-up of nuclear power use
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-june-heatwave-sizzles-into-hottest-day-crunch-time-for-power-supply
June 29, 2022, 7:29 AM
Parts of Japan on Wednesday experienced their hottest day yet of a record-breaking June heatwave as fears grew about a shortage of electricity to keep air conditioners whirring.…
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Ohtani hits homer No. 17 but Angels bullpen collapses
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-ohtani-hits-homer-no.-17-but-angels-bullpen-collapses
June 29, 2022, 5:35 AM
Shohei Ohtani hit his 17th homer of the season on Tuesday but the Los Angeles Angels bullpen squandered an early three-run lead and the team eventually lost 11-4…
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Australia talks down prospect of having nuclear subs by 2030
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-talks-down-prospect-of-having-nuclear-subs-by-2030
June 29, 2022, 3:50 AM
Australia’s defense minister on Wednesday talked down the prospect of Australia acquiring U.S. nuclear-powered submarines by the end of the decade, describing such a timetable as “optimistic in…
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Rising prices key focus in election but no party has silver bullet
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-rising-prices-key-focus-in-election-but-no-party-has-silver-bullet
June 29, 2022, 7:26 AM
As prices of necessity goods such as food and electricity soar following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, political parties in Japan are struggling to present immediate solutions as they…
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Two gunmen killed, six officers wounded in shootout at Canadian bank
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-gunmen-killed-six-officers-wounded-in-shootout-at-canadian-bank
June 29, 2022, 2:18 AM
Canadian police shot dead two men and six officers were wounded during a gunfight at a bank in British Columbia on Tuesday, and nearby homes were evacuated after…
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Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/crypto-crash-threatens-north-korea%27s-stolen-funds-as-it-ramps-up-weapons-tests1
June 29, 2022, 4:50 AM
The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding…
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92-year-old man found dead at home in Sendai; son stabbed
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/92-year-old-man-found-dead-at-home-in-sendai-son-stabbed
June 29, 2022, 7:27 AM
Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, said a 92-year-old man was found dead at his home and his son was lying nearby, bleeding from a knife wound.
According to…
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Dozens missing after Russian missile strike on mall kills 18
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dozens-missing-after-russian-missile-strike-on-mall-kills-183
June 28, 2022, 11:24 PM
Firefighters on Tuesday searched the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk where authorities said 36 people were missing after a Russian missile…
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Cooperation by U.S., allies a step toward Asian NATO: N Korea media
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/cooperation-by-u.s.-and-allies-a-step-toward-%27asian-nato-%27-n.korea-media-says
June 29, 2022, 7:37 AM
Joint drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan have a "sinister aim" toward North Korea and are part of a dangerous prelude to the creation of…
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Higher fuel prices spark social unrest in South America
https://japantoday.com/category/world/higher-fuel-prices-spark-social-unrest-in-south-america
June 28, 2022, 10:20 PM
Police in Argentina blocked a major entry point to the capital’s center on Tuesday to keep a group of truckers from joining a downtown protest, adding traffic snarls…
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Restaurant breakfasts enjoying surge in popularity
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/restaurant-breakfasts-enjoying-surge-in-popularity
June 28, 2022, 10:15 PM
All of a sudden, the food and beverage trade has begun devoting attention to a long-ignored aspect of their business: breakfast.
"The food and beverage industry, due to…
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Misty for me
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/misty-for-me
June 28, 2022, 9:44 PM
A woman walks by a cooling mist spot in Tokyo on Tuesday. The capital region has been hit by sweltering heat for the past three days.
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Woody Allen says next movie may be his last in talk with Alec Baldwin
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/woody-allen-says-%27thrill-is-gone-%27-next-movie-may-be-his-last
June 28, 2022, 9:53 PM
In a rare interview on Tuesday, filmmaker Woody Allen did not rule out Tuesday that his next movie, to be shot in Paris, will be his last, saying…
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MLB suspends 12 for roles in Angels brawl with Mariners
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-suspends-12-for-roles-in-angels-brawl-with-mariners
June 29, 2022, 5:36 AM
Major League Baseball has announced suspensions for 12 people in the wake of Sunday's benches-clearing brawl between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners.
The punishments imposed included…
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Japan to host G7 summit in Hiroshima on May 19-21 next year
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update3-japan-to-host-g-7-summit-in-hiroshima-on-may-19-21-next-year
June 29, 2022, 7:27 AM
Japan will host a Group of Seven summit under its presidency in Hiroshima between May 19 and 21 next year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday in Germany.…
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DeBose, Kotsur, Eilish among 397 invited to film Academy
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/debose-kotsur-eilish-among-397-invited-to-film-academy
June 28, 2022, 9:54 PM
Recent Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur and Billie Eilish are among the 397 individuals who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
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Trump lunged at driver to try to join Capitol riot: aide
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-tried-to-force-limo-to-capitol-on-day-of-riot-wh-aide
June 29, 2022, 4:19 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump angrily lunged at his Secret Service driver and grabbed at the steering wheel of his limousine in a bid to join the crowd…
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Bulgaria expels 70 Russian diplomatic staff over espionage concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bulgaria-expels-70-russian-diplomatic-staff-over-espionage-concerns
June 28, 2022, 10:03 PM
Bulgaria said on Tuesday it was expelling 70 Russian diplomatic staff over espionage concerns and had set a cap on the size of Moscow's representation as tensions between…
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Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in Tajikistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-working-on-taliban-ties-putin-says-in-tajikistan
June 28, 2022, 10:26 PM
President Vladimir Putin says Russia is trying to build relations with the Taliban and that Russia wants to see all the ethnic groups in Afghanistan take part in…
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Minamino leaves Liverpool for Ligue 1 club Monaco
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/minamino-leaves-liverpool-for-ligue-1-club-monaco
June 28, 2022, 9:59 PM
Japan forward Takumi Minamino has completed his move from Liverpool to Monaco, the two clubs announced on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old has signed a four-year deal with the principality…
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Scotland sets October 2023 for new independence vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scotland-sets-october-2023-for-new-independence-vote
June 28, 2022, 10:02 PM
Scotland's government on Tuesday drew the battle lines for a historic tussle with London as it announced plans to hold a second independence referendum on October 19, 2023.…
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Spitting mad Kyrgios blasts fans' 'disrespect', '90-year-old' officials
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kyrgios-wins-and-tells-wimbledon-critics-%27that%27s-for-you%27
June 28, 2022, 9:59 PM
Nick Kyrgios came out on top in a fiery Wimbledon five-setter on Tuesday and blasted fans' "disrespect" as well as "90-year-old" officials before admitting he spat towards one…
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Nissan recalls about 323K SUVs in U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan-recalls-about-323k-suvs-hoods-can-open-unexpectedly
June 28, 2022, 10:27 PM
Nissan is recalling nearly 323,000 Pathfinder SUVs in the U.S. because the hoods can unexpectedly fly open and block the driver's view.
The recall covers Pathfinders from the…
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G7 water down key pledge on ending fossil fuel financing abroad
https://japantoday.com/category/world/g7-disappoints-with-fossil-fuel-%27loophole%27
June 28, 2022, 10:02 PM
Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations on Tuesday watered down a key pledge on ending fossil fuel financing abroad, as the need to tackle global warming…
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Iran applies to join China and Russia in BRICS club
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-applies-to-join-china-and-russia-in-brics-club1
June 28, 2022, 10:02 PM
Iran, which holds the world's second largest gas reserves, has applied to join the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that Beijing and Moscow…
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Biden to beef up U.S. military presence in Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-arrives-in-spain-looking-to-buck-up-weary-nato-allies
June 28, 2022, 11:29 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden opened his three-day visit to a NATO summit Tuesday by pledging to beef up the American military presence in Europe as he denounced Russia’s…
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Japan to extend additional $100 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-to-extend-additional-100-million-in-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine
June 29, 2022, 7:26 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Germany to attend the Group of Seven leaders summit, said on Tuesday that Japan will extend an additional $100 million in humanitarian…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to visit Japan July 12-13
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-u.s.-treasury-secretary-yellen-to-visit-japan-on-july-12-13
June 28, 2022, 9:55 PM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will make a two-day visit to Japan from July 12 to discuss sanctions that have been imposed on Russia in the wake of…
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Fire kills 51 after apparent riot attempt at Colombia prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fire-kills-49-following-riot-at-prison-in-colombia
June 28, 2022, 10:29 PM
A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday.
The director of the national…
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