Taiwan struck by 2nd strong earthquake in as many days
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-struck-by-2nd-strong-earthquake-in-as-many-days
September 18, 2022, 10:52 AM
A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling at least one building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its…
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Royal lying in state rituals endure despite changing times
https://japantoday.com/category/world/royal-lying-in-state-rituals-endure-despite-changing-times
September 18, 2022, 7:32 AM
When Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V, died 86 years ago, many homes in Britain had little or no electricity and large parts of the population still…
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Japan reports 64,044 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-reports-xx-xxx-new-coronavirus-cases-16
September 18, 2022, 9:53 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 64,044 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 8,077 new cases, up 59 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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27 dead after bus overturns on highway in China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/27-dead-after-bus-overturns-on-highway-in-china
September 18, 2022, 6:19 AM
A bus overturned on an expressway in southwestern China on Sunday, leaving 27 people dead and injuring 20 others, police said.
The early morning accident was in Sandu…
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Do you plan to watch Queen Elizabeth's funeral on TV Monday night Japan time?
https://japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/do-you-plan-to-watch-queen-elizabeth%27s-funeral-on-tv-monday-night-japan-time
September 18, 2022, 5:07 AM

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Ohtani, Angels win 2-1, dropping Mariners in wild-card standings
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-angels-win-2-1-drop-mariners-in-wild-card-standings
September 18, 2022, 4:58 AM
Shohei Ohtani pitched seven scoreless innings, drove in one run and scored another as the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 2-1 Saturday night, dropping the Mariners in the…
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Thousands in shelters as powerful typhoon hits Kyushu
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Thousands-in-shelters-as-powerful-typhoon-hits-Kyushu
September 18, 2022, 10:54 AM
Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol pummeled the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to…
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Teacher arrested for putting bleach in school lunch
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/elementary-school-teacher-arrested-for-putting-bleach-in-school-lunch
September 18, 2022, 7:56 AM
Police in Fujimi, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 24-year-old elementary school teacher on suspicion of forcible disruption of business after she placed bleach in curry to be served…
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Springboks beat Argentina to set up last-round title shot
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/springboks-beat-argentina-to-set-up-last-round-title-shot
September 18, 2022, 12:18 AM
South Africa emerged from Buenos Aires as New Zealand's main rival for the Rugby Championship after Argentina was beaten by a comfortable-in-the-end 36-20 on Saturday.
All four teams…
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Ukraine searches for its dead at Russian occupation burial site
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-searches-for-its-dead-at-russian-occupation-burial-site
September 18, 2022, 6:10 AM
Dressed in white protective suits and wearing rubber gloves, Ukrainian emergency workers on Saturday dug up more bodies from a wooded burial site in territory recently recaptured from…
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Dutch beat Americans to finish top of Davis Cup Finals group
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dutch-beat-americans-to-finish-top-of-davis-cup-finals-group
September 17, 2022, 9:24 PM
Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor won their singles against Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul for the Netherlands to finish top of their Davis Cup Finals…
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Pelosi, other U.S. lawmakers visit Armenia as cease-fire holds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pelosi-other-us-lawmakers-visit-armenia-as-cease-fire-holds
September 17, 2022, 9:22 PM
A U.S. congressional delegation headed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrived Saturday in Armenia, where a cease-fire has held for three days after an outburst of…
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Police clash with right-wing protesters at LGBTQ march in Serbia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-clash-with-right-wing-protesters-at-lgbtq-march-in-serbia
September 17, 2022, 9:22 PM
Police clashed with right-wing protesters on Saturday as several thousand people joined an LGBTQ march in Serbia to mark the end of EuroPride week, an event staged in…
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Slick Man City go top as Son's treble fires Spurs
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-go-top-as-grealish-and-haaland-star-in-win-over-wolves
September 17, 2022, 9:24 PM
Manchester City powered to the top of the Premier League as Jack Grealish scored for the first time this season in a 3-0 win over Wolves, while Son…
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21 million Shiites mark Arbaeen in Iraq's Karbala
https://japantoday.com/category/world/21-million-shiites-mark-arbaeen-in-iraq%27s-karbala
September 17, 2022, 9:21 PM
Dressed in black, 21 million pilgrims from around the world massed in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday for the Arbaeen commemoration, against the backdrop of a…
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Queen's death triggers media bonanza in works for decades
https://japantoday.com/category/world/queen%27s-death-triggers-media-bonanza-in-works-for-decades
September 17, 2022, 9:20 PM
When word came that Queen Elizabeth II was close to her death, media organizations around the world sprang to life, dispatching reporters to a royal castle in Scotland…
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Germany's famed Oktoberfest opens after two-year pandemic hiatus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany%27s-famed-oktoberfest-opens-after-two-year-pandemic-hiatus
September 17, 2022, 9:21 PM
Oktoberfest, Germany's famed beer festival which draws millions of visitors from around the world, opened Saturday in Munich after a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In…
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France sends reprocessed nuclear fuel to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/france-sends-latest-nuclear-shipment-to-japan
September 17, 2022, 9:27 PM
Two ships carrying reprocessed nuclear fuel destined for Japan set sail Saturday morning from northern France, an AFP photographer said, despite criticism from environmental campaigners.
The fuel was…
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Man arrested after 'disturbance' as line to see queen swells
https://japantoday.com/category/world/man-arrested-after-%27disturbance%27-as-line-to-see-queen-swells
September 17, 2022, 10:07 AM
Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face…
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Fiji PM 'disturbed' by son's Australian assault trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fiji-pm-%27disturbed%27-by-son%27s-australian-assault-trial
September 17, 2022, 9:23 PM
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama expressed concern Saturday that his son faces multiple domestic violence charges in Australia.
Ratu Meli Bainimarama, 36, appeared in court on Thursday to…
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Projection mapping tournament
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September 17, 2022, 9:12 PM
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is cosponsoring “TOKYO LIGHTS 2022,” one of the world’s largest international projection mapping tournaments, this weekend until Monday night. The event is a showcase of…
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Royal fans give London tourism a bump amid UK economic woes
https://japantoday.com/category/business/royal-fans-give-london-tourism-a-bump-amid-uk-economic-woes
September 17, 2022, 9:26 PM
Royal fans have poured into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and, above all, brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to…
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Trout homers for 8th time in 10 games as Angels beat Mariners 8-7
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/trout-homers-for-8th-time-in-10-games-angels-beat-m%27s-8-7
September 17, 2022, 7:27 AM
Mike Trout homered for the eighth time in 10 games and the Los Angeles Angels tripped up the Seattle Mariners’ AL wild-card run with an 8-7 victory Friday…
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'Unprecedented' super typhoon approaches southern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-poised-to-issue-special-typhoon-warning-for-kyushu-region
September 18, 2022, 10:54 AM
The Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents to evacuate parts of the southern island of Kyushu on Saturday, ahead of a large and powerful typhoon expected to bring up to half…
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Queen's 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffin
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Queen%27s-8-grandchildren-hold-silent-vigil-beside-her-coffin
September 17, 2022, 9:19 PM
All eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin Saturday, capping another huge day in which thousands came to pay their respects. Mourners…
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20-year-old man apparently commits suicide after stabbing 15-year-old brother
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/20-year-old-man-apparently-commits-suicide-after-stabbing-15-year-old-brother
September 18, 2022, 4:54 AM
A 20-year-old man apparently committed suicide after stabbing his 15-year-old brother at their home in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Friday night, police said Saturday.
According to police, the…
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Japan reports 70,975 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-8-018-new-coronavirus-cases
September 17, 2022, 12:00 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 70,975 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 8,018 new cases, down 618 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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92-year-old resident of nursing home beaten to death
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/92-year-old-resident-of-nursing-home-beaten-to-death
September 17, 2022, 9:29 PM
A 92-year-old woman died after being beaten in the nursing home where she lived in Tokyo, police said Saturday, adding they are looking for a male employee of…
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Obama to skip Abe's state funeral; Hagerty to attend
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Obama-to-skip-Abe%27s-state-funeral-Hagerty-to-attend
September 18, 2022, 9:54 AM
Former U.S. President Barack Obama is no longer expected to attend the state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be held later this month,…
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Man arrested on suspicion of killing wife by giving her methanol
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-killing-wife-by-giving-her-methanol
September 17, 2022, 7:51 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 40-year-old wife in January by poisoning her with methanol.
According to police, Keisuke Yoshida, who…
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