Asian shares mixed, oil steady ahead of July 4 holiday in U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mixed-oil-steady-ahead-of-july-4-holiday-in-us
July 4, 2022, 6:25 AM
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday while U.S. futures fell ahead of the July 4 holiday in the U.S.
Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney but…
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Typhoon expected to make landfall on southwest Japan on Tuesday
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Typhoon-expected-to-make-landfall-on-southwest-Japan-on-Tuesday
July 4, 2022, 7:49 AM
A slow-moving typhoon is expected to make landfall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, possibly causing landslides and flooding, the weather agency said Monday.
Typhoon…
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KDDI network disruptions continue to affect au mobile service
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/KDDI-network-disruptions-continue-to-affect-au-mobile-service
July 4, 2022, 7:49 AM
Users of Japanese telecom giant KDDI Corp mobile service continued to have problems making voice calls on Monday, two days after maintenance work disrupted up to 39 million…
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Coalition headed for election win; LDP seen gaining seats: poll
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-coalition-headed-for-election-win-ldp-seen-gaining-seats-poll
July 4, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japan's ruling coalition is headed for victory in a July 10 upper house election, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party likely to extend the number of seats…
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Macau launches more COVID testing as infections soar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macau-launches-more-covid-testing-as-infections-soar
July 4, 2022, 3:00 AM
Macau kicked off a new round of city-wide COVID-19 testing on Monday for its more than 600,000 residents, as officials raced to contain a spiraling number of cases…
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Tens of thousands of Sydney residents told to evacuate flooded suburbs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sydney-braces-for-more-heavy-rains-and-flash-floods-as-thousands-flee-homes
July 4, 2022, 5:53 AM
Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains triggered floods for the third time this year in some low-lying…
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Tokyo reports 2,772 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-2-772-coronavirus-cases
July 4, 2022, 8:02 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 2,772 new coronavirus cases, down 1,016 from Sunday and up 1,255 from last Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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LDP campaign speech
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/ldp-campaign-speech
July 3, 2022, 9:25 PM
Kentaro Asahi, a candidate for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, waves to the crowd Sunday in Tokyo's Ginza district during his campaign speech for the July 10 upper…
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Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany-ireland-slam-uk-move-toward-overriding-brexit-deal
July 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
Germany and Ireland have condemned the UK government’s move towards unilaterally rewriting parts of the post-Brexit deal with the European Union.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Irish…
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McLaughlin picks up IndyCar victory in front of his visiting parents
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mclaughlin-picks-up-victory-in-front-of-his-visiting-parents
July 3, 2022, 9:46 PM
Scott McLaughlin on Sunday picked up his second career IndyCar victory, which may go down as one of the most special wins of his career.
The New Zealander…
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Argentine president names economy chief after Guzman exit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/argentine-president-scrambles-to-replace-economy-chief-after-guzman-exit3
July 4, 2022, 2:31 AM
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez named economist and government official Silvina Batakis as the new economy minister late on Sunday after the abrupt resignation of long-standing minister Martin Guzman…
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Russia says its forces fully control Luhansk region in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-its-forces-fully-control-luhansk-region-in-ukraine
July 4, 2022, 5:45 AM
Russia said Sunday it had taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Sunday after capturing the final Ukrainian bastion of Lysychansk, the city where…
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Feds: R. Kelly remains on suicide watch 'for his own safety'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/feds-r.-kelly-remains-on-suicide-watch-%27for-his-own-safety
July 3, 2022, 9:43 PM
Federal authorities are pushing back on R. Kelly's claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment last week after a judge sentenced him…
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31 bodies, some decomposing, found at Indiana funeral home
https://japantoday.com/category/world/31-bodies-some-decomposing-found-at-indiana-funeral-home
July 3, 2022, 9:48 PM
Police are investigating after more than 30 bodies, some decomposing, were found inside a southern Indiana funeral home.
Police in the Louisville suburb of Jeffersonville responded to Lankford…
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3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall
https://japantoday.com/category/world/several-people-shot-at-copenhagen-shopping-mall-police-say
July 4, 2022, 12:48 AM
Danish police say three people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a shooting rampage Sunday at a shopping mall in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen police inspector…
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Ricky Martin's camp denies restraining order allegations
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ricky-martin%27s-camp-denies-restraining-order-allegations
July 3, 2022, 9:43 PM
Representatives for Ricky Martin have denied allegations that led to a restraining order against the Puerto Rican superstar, who has not been charged with any crime.
Police said…
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Sainz wins 1st career F1 race with British GP victory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sainz-jr.-wins-1st-career-f1-race-with-british-gp-victory
July 3, 2022, 9:45 PM
Carlos Sainz Jr won his first career Formula One race on Sunday with a victory at the British Grand Prix — the most dramatic race so far this…
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Groenewegen pips Van Aert to win Tour de France stage 3 in photo finish
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/groenewegen-pips-van-aert-to-win-tdf-stage-3-in-photo-finish
July 3, 2022, 9:46 PM
Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen overtook Wout van Aert and Peter Sagan at the line to win the third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish while…
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Australia will ban Russian gold imports, give Ukraine more armoured vehicles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-will-ban-russian-gold-imports-give-ukraine-more-armoured-vehicles-pm
July 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
Australia will provide 34 additional armoured vehicles to Ukraine and prohibit Russian gold imports, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Kyiv on Sunday.
Speaking at a press…
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Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers in Italy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/4-reported-dead-after-alpine-glacier-chunk-strikes-hikers
July 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a…
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Russian diplomats depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-diplomats-to-depart-bulgaria-amid-soaring-tensions
July 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
Two Russian airplanes departed Bulgaria on Sunday with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a mass expulsion that has sent tensions soaring between the historically…
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With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/with-no-fuel-and-no-cash-sri-lanka-keeps-schools-closed
July 3, 2022, 9:47 PM
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday extended school closures for one week because there isn't enough fuel for teachers and parents to get children to classrooms, and the energy…
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Alcaraz defeat clears way for Djokovic at Wimbledon as Federer eyes return
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-happy-to-put-on-sunday-best-after-kyrgios-fireworks
July 3, 2022, 9:44 PM
Novak Djokovic's path to a seventh Wimbledon title opened up on Sunday when Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Jannik Sinner as Roger Federer revealed his desire to…
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Visionary British theater director Peter Brook dies at 97
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/visionary-british-theatre-director-peter-brook-dies-aged-97
July 3, 2022, 9:43 PM
Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theatre directors who perfected the art of staging powerful drama in bizarre venues, has died aged 97, his publisher said…
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Momota thrashed by Axelsen in Malaysia final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/momota-thrashed-by-axelsen-in-malaysia-final
July 3, 2022, 9:46 PM
Japan's Kento Momota suffered a heavy defeat in the Malaysia Open final Sunday against world number one Viktor Axelsen, the latest disappointing performance from the once undisputed king…
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Scottish voters remain split over independence after fresh referendum bid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scottish-voters-remain-split-over-independence-after-fresh-referendum-bid
July 3, 2022, 9:48 PM
Voters in Scotland remain evenly split over whether or not they support independence from the rest of Britain, a poll published by the Sunday Times showed, days after…
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Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/heavy-rains-floods-prompt-evacuations-of-sydney-suburbs
July 3, 2022, 10:26 AM
Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow in what authorities…
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Far from war, Ukraine sumo team trains for global glory in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/far-from-war-ukraine-sumo-team-train-for-global-glory-in-japan
July 3, 2022, 9:45 PM
A team of Ukrainian sumo wrestlers whose training was interrupted by Russia's invasion are aiming for global glory after a month-long camp in the home of the ancient…
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Price cap on Russian oil to be about half of current price: Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/price-cap-on-russian-oil-to-be-about-half-of-current-price-japan-pm
July 3, 2022, 9:38 PM
The price cap to be imposed on Russian oil to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine is expected to be around half the current purchase price, Japanese…
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Bus falls into ravine in Pakistan, killing 19
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bus-falls-into-deep-ravine-in-southwest-pakistan-killing-19
July 3, 2022, 8:28 AM
A passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine in heavy rain in southwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing 19 people and injuring 12…
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