Myanmar military threatens jail for online 'likes' for opponents
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar-military-threatens-jail-for-online-%27likes%27-for-opponents1
September 20, 2022, 9:57 AM
Myanmar's ruling junta on Tuesday warned the public against showing moral support for a "terrorist" resistance movement, threatening jail terms of up to 10 years just for liking…
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14-year-old boy arrested for robbing convenience store after threatening manager with metal bat
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/14-year-old-boy-arrested-for-robbing-convenience-store-after-threatening-manager-with-metal-bat
September 20, 2022, 8:04 AM
Police in Akishima, Tokyo, have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of robbing a convenience store.
According to police, the boy entered the store at around 3:40 a.m.…
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Japan reports 31,747 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-3-794-new-coronavirus-cases
September 20, 2022, 12:00 PM
Japan on Tuesday reported 31,747 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 3,794 new cases, down 275 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Storm damages space center in Japan; 130,000 homes in Kyushu still lack power
https://japantoday.com/category/national/storm-damages-space-center-in-japan-130k-still-lack-power
September 20, 2022, 8:03 AM
A tropical storm that dumped heavy rain as it cut across Japan moved into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after killing two and injuring more than 100, paralyzing…
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Kishida leaves for New York to deliver speech at U.N. General Assembly
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-leaves-for-n.y.-to-deliver-speech-at-u.n.
September 20, 2022, 10:11 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for New York on Tuesday to deliver an address at the U.N. General Assembly, with Japan calling for a rules-based international order amid…
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2-year-old boy dies after being hit by runaway go-kart in Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-year-old-boy-dies-after-being-hit-by-runaway-go-kart-in-Hokkaido
September 20, 2022, 5:02 AM
A go-kart operated by an 11-year-old girl went off the course and crashed into onlookers in the town of Mori, Hokkaido, on Sunday. Police said one of the…
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Ohtani gets 2 hits but Santana homers twice as Mariners slam Angels 9-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/santana-homers-twice-drives-in-5-mariners-slam-angels-9-1
September 20, 2022, 5:57 AM
Carlos Santana not only delivered a huge birthday present to his mother on Monday, he helped get the Seattle Mariners back on track in their bid to make…
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Britain's Truss faces whirlwind week as politics resumes after queen's funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain%27s-truss-faces-whirlwind-week-as-politics-resumes-after-queen-funeral
September 20, 2022, 4:10 AM
British politics returns to center stage on Tuesday after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, with Prime Minister Liz Truss signaling her priorities by flying to her first major…
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Blinken to host 'Blue Pacific' event amid competition with China
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/blinken-to-host-%27blue-pacific%27-event-amid-competition-with-china
September 19, 2022, 10:26 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) countries on Thursday with the aim of better coordinating assistance to the region…
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Condolences
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/Condolences
September 19, 2022, 10:52 PM
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sign a book of condolences at Church House in London, following the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
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Russian pop star's war criticism stirs vigorous debate
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/russian-pop-star%27s-war-criticism-stirs-vigorous-debate
September 19, 2022, 10:06 PM
A Russian mega-pop star’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has set off intense reactions on social media, posing a critical question: Will the iconic singer’s…
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Moscow summons Canada envoy over Russian embassy attacks in Ottawa
https://japantoday.com/category/world/moscow-summons-canada-envoy-over-russian-embassy-attacks-in-ottawa1
September 19, 2022, 10:28 PM
Russia's foreign ministry has summoned the Canadian ambassador and issued a protest over attacks on the Russian embassy in Ottawa, the ministry said on Monday.
It said an…
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Strong earthquake shakes Mexico´s Pacific coast
https://japantoday.com/category/world/strong-earthquake-shakes-mexico%C2%B4s-pacific-coast
September 19, 2022, 9:51 PM
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.…
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Witnesses: Myanmar air attack kills 13, including 7 children
https://japantoday.com/category/world/witnesses-myanmar-air-attack-kills-13-including-7-children
September 19, 2022, 10:09 PM
Government helicopters have attacked a school and village in north-central Myanmar, killing at least 13 people including seven children, a school administrator and an aid worker said Monday.…
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Everything stacked in U.S. favor at another Presidents Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/everything-stacked-in-us-favor-at-another-presidents-cup
September 19, 2022, 10:11 PM
The last Presidents Cup was so close the International team walked away with renewed hope that it had enough game and enough fight to conquer the mighty Americans.…
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Court orders charges against ex Pakistani PM Khan dropped
https://japantoday.com/category/world/court-orders-charges-against-ex-pakistani-pm-khan-dropped
September 19, 2022, 10:12 PM
A Pakistani judge Monday ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former prime minister Imran Khan for verbally threatening police officers and a female judge at a political…
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2 dead, over 70 injured after typhoon slams southwestern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-2-dead-over-70-injured-as-typhoon-slams-southwestern-japan
September 20, 2022, 2:58 AM
A large and powerful typhoon moved across Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu on Monday with record-breaking wind and rainfall, leaving at least two people dead, one missing and…
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Tropical storm leads to closed roof at Pan Pacific Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/typhoon-nanmadol-leads-to-closed-roof-at-pan-pacific-open
September 19, 2022, 9:49 PM
Elise Mertens won the first three games before a tropical storm forced the match to be halted, and then won the next three when they resumed in a…
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Emperor, empress attend queen's funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/emperor-empress-attend-queen%27s-funeral
September 19, 2022, 11:58 AM
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan, and the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his wife, behind, arrive for the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth…
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Queen Elizabeth's coffin starts journey to final resting place
https://japantoday.com/category/world/queen-elizabeth%27s-coffin-starts-journey-to-final-resting-place
September 19, 2022, 12:08 PM
King Charles, his sons William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin through the silent streets of London on Monday, following…
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China says Biden's Taiwan remarks 'severely violate' U.S. policy over island
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-says-biden%27s-taiwan-remarks-%27severely-violate%27-us-policy-over-island
September 19, 2022, 9:51 PM
Beijing on Monday said President Joe Biden's latest comments that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion "severely violate" Washington's policy towards the island.
Washington…
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Bill Clinton: 'The world's on fire,' but teamwork can help
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bill-clinton-%27the-world%27s-on-fire-%27-but-teamwork-can-help
September 19, 2022, 10:01 PM
Former President Bill Clinton is calling on governments, businesses, philanthropies and other prominent institutions to draw together and help a world that is “on fire" as he reconvenes…
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Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-says-russian-missile-struck-close-from-nuclear-plant
September 20, 2022, 4:26 AM
A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors. Ukrainian…
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62 and 700: Judge, Pujols closing in on home run milestones
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/62-and-700-judge-pujols-closing-in-on-home-run-milestones
September 19, 2022, 7:03 AM
Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols could make this a milestone week for home runs.
Judge hit two more Sunday, raising his season total to 59, two shy of…
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Australia writes to World Rugby over refereeing concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wounded-australia-write-to-world-rugby-over-refereeing-concerns
September 19, 2022, 9:50 PM
Rugby Australia has written to the sport's governing body about "overbearing officials", after the Wallabies were denied victory against New Zealand by a controversial refereeing decision.
French referee…
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Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Queen-Elizabeth-II-mourned-by-Britain-and-world-at-funeral
September 19, 2022, 9:51 PM
The United Kingdom and the world bade farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers —…
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Struggling Osaka aiming to break slump as Pan Pacific Open returns
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/struggling-osaka-aiming-to-break-slump-as-pan-pacific-open-returns
September 19, 2022, 11:47 AM
Struggling Naomi Osaka admitted Monday that she had gone through "more down than up" this year as she tries to break out of her slump at her home…
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Kishida delays departure for New York to monitor typhoon damage
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-pm-delays-departure-for-new-york-to-monitor-typhoon-damage
September 19, 2022, 7:52 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will depart for New York on Tuesday, postponing his trip by one day so he can monitor the damage caused by a strong…
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World leaders invited to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/world/factbox-world-leaders-to-attend-queen-elizabeth%27s-funeral6
September 19, 2022, 5:15 AM
Queen Elizabeth's state funeral will take place in London on Monday and a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will attend.
The following are some of…
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Evacuation warnings after typhoon pounds southern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/evacuation-warnings-after-typhoon-makes-landfall-in-japan
September 19, 2022, 7:52 AM
Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making…
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