Trump indicted on 7 counts in connection with classified documents probe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Trump-indicted-on-7-counts-in-connection-with-classified-documents-probe
June 9, 2023, 2:19 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was indicted for mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in…
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Italy to face Uruguay in Under-20 World Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italy-to-face-uruguay-in-under-20-world-cup-final
June 9, 2023, 1:33 AM
Italy and Uruguay will each be bidding for a first Under-20 World Cup title when the countries meet in the final on Sunday.
Italy knocked out South Korea…
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Koreans protest
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/koreans-protest-against-Fukushima-water-release
June 8, 2023, 10:02 PM
Members of civic groups hold signs during a rally to oppose the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, near a…
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After Saudi visit, Blinken raises Palestinian state with Israel PM
https://japantoday.com/category/world/after-saudi-visit-blinken-raises-palestinian-state-with-israel-pm
June 8, 2023, 9:56 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to undermine prospects for a Palestinian state, after talks in Saudi Arabia which…
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GM's electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla's vast charging network
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/gm-ceo-mary-barra-to-discuss-ev-charging-with-tesla-ceo-elon-musk
June 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla's extensive charging network beginning early next year under an agreement the two companies announced…
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Pat Robertson, who made Christian right a political force, dead at 93
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pat-robertson-who-made-christian-right-a-political-force-dead-at-93
June 8, 2023, 9:55 PM
Pat Robertson, the soft-spoken televangelist who helped make America's Christians a powerful political force while demonizing liberals, feminists and gays as sinners, died Thursday at the age of…
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Biden, Sunak sign new U.S.-UK agreement on clean energy, AI
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-sunak-sign-new-us-uk-agreement-on-clean-energy-ai
June 8, 2023, 9:55 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday agreed to deepen close economic ties between their countries, pledging to accelerate the clean energy transition…
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Messi mania sets off social media, ticketing boom
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/messi-mania-sets-off-social-media-ticketing-boom
June 8, 2023, 9:53 PM
Lionel Messi has yet to put pen to paper on his impending deal with Inter Miami but already massive interest in the Argentine's move is driving huge numbers…
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Four toddlers stabbed in France; gov't says suspect is Syrian refugee
https://japantoday.com/category/world/four-toddlers-stabbed-in-france-government-says-suspect-is-syrian-refugee2
June 8, 2023, 9:56 PM
Four toddlers and two pensioners were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy on Thursday and the government said the suspected assailant…
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U.S. suspends food aid to Ethiopia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-suspends-food-aid-to-ethiopia-says-it-is-not-reaching-needy
June 8, 2023, 9:55 PM
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need.
A…
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U.S. cities shrouded in toxic haze as reinforcements reach Canada wildfires
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-cities-shrouded-in-toxic-haze-as-reinforcements-reach-canada-wildfires1
June 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded U.S. cities in a noxious haze again Thursday, delaying flights and disrupting outdoor events in what President Joe Biden called a "stark reminder"…
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Glam rocker Simmons tells Northern Ireland parties: KISS and make up!
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/glam-rocker-simmons-tells-n.ireland-parties-kiss-and-make-up%21
June 8, 2023, 9:49 PM
KISS star Gene Simmons called Thursday for lawmakers in Northern Ireland to return to government, in an unlikely intervention in the UK province's dysfunctional politics.
Simmons, 73, the…
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Toyota to build $50 million lab in Michigan to test batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles
https://japantoday.com/category/business/toyota-to-build-50-million-lab-in-michigan-to-test-batteries-for-electric-and-hybrid-vehicles
June 8, 2023, 9:50 PM
Toyota says it will spend nearly $50 million to build a vehicle battery testing laboratory at its North American research center in Michigan.
The company said Thursday that…
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AI, facial recognition tech front and center at China security expo
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ai-facial-recognition-tech-front-and-centre-at-china-security-expo1
June 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
AI tech that spots "undesirable" behavior and long-distance facial recognition software were on show Thursday at a Beijing expo attended by hundreds of companies -- many blacklisted by…
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Lawyer wraps up Prince Harry's phone hacking case by grilling ex-tabloid reporter
https://japantoday.com/category/world/lawyer-wraps-up-prince-harry%27s-phone-hacking-case-by-grilling-ex-tabloid-reporter
June 8, 2023, 9:56 PM
A lawyer for Prince Harry finished setting out the royal’s case against a newspaper publisher on Thursday, quizzing a former tabloid reporter about information inserted into stories by…
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Alcaraz and Djokovic demand attention at French Open; Ruud and Zverev are in the semis, too
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-and-djokovic-demand-attention-at-french-open-ruud-and-zverev-are-in-the-semis-too
June 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
As intriguing as Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic is — and it’s plenty intriguing — there are storylines worth following in the other French Open men’s semifinal, too.…
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Swiatek returns to French Open final as Muchova shocks Sabalenka
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-in-ominous-french-open-form-as-sabalenka-targets-final1
June 8, 2023, 9:53 PM
Reigning champion and world number one Iga Swiatek swept into the French Open final on Thursday after unheralded Karolina Muchova saved a match point before stunning second seed…
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Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
https://japantoday.com/category/world/here-comes-el-nino-it%27s-early-likely-to-be-big-sloppy-and-add-even-more-heat-to-a-warming-world
June 8, 2023, 9:55 PM
An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather worldwide and give an already warming Earth an extra kick of natural heat, meteorologists…
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Defaulted in doubles, Miyu Kato strikes back with mixed doubles title at French Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/defaulted-in-doubles-miyu-kato-of-japan-strikes-back-with-mixed-doubles-title-at-french-open
June 8, 2023, 9:53 PM
Miyu Kato left behind the disappointment of her controversial disqualification in doubles by claiming the mixed doubles title at the French Open on Thursday.
Playing with Tim Puetz…
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Japan to push child care, labor reforms to stem falling birthrate
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-push-child-care-labour-reforms-to-stem-falling-births-sources
June 8, 2023, 9:45 PM
Japan aims to reform labor law, easing the way for couples to work and share household chores, in a bid to avert an expected sharp fall in the…
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Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in French Alpine town
https://japantoday.com/category/world/knife-attacker-injures-several-people-including-children-in-french-alpine-town
June 8, 2023, 9:45 PM
An attacker with a knife stabbed several very young children and at least one adult, leaving some with life-threatening injuries, in a lakeside park in a town in…
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Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelenskyy visits area
https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskyy-visits-area-flooded-by-destroyed-dam-as-five-reported-dead-in-russian-occupied-town
June 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
Russian forces on Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city that was inundated in a catastrophic dam collapse, forcing a suspension of some rescue work hours after President Volodymyr…
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Three South Korean players fined for boozing at World Baseball Classic
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/three-south-korean-players-fined-for-boozing-at-baseball-classic
June 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
Three South Korean players have been fined and ordered to do community service for drinking during their failed World Baseball Classic campaign.
The Koreans went to Tokyo in…
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Springbok Kolbe heading to Japan's Suntory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/springbok-kolbe-heading-to-japan%27s-suntory
June 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
World Cup-winning Springbok winger Cheslin Kolbe will play for Japanese club Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath next year, the club announced Thursday.
Kolbe, 29, left French side Toulon at the…
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Japan protests Chinese navy ship entering Japanese waters
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-protests-chinese-navy-ship-entering-japanese-waters
June 8, 2023, 9:46 PM
Japan has conveyed "strong concern" and lodged a protest against China after the Chinese Navy entered Japan's waters near Yakushima Island on Thursday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno…
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WhatsApp debuts one-to-many broadcasting 'Channels'
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/whatsapp-debuts-one-to-many-broadcasting-%27channels%27
June 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
WhatsApp on Thursday began letting select organizations try a new feature called "Channels" that lets them broadcast to followers on the popular, Meta-owned messaging service.
The debut comes…
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Asian shares slip following technology selloff on Wall Street
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-slip-following-technology-selloff-on-wall-street
June 8, 2023, 7:22 AM
Asian shares fell Thursday after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on Wall Street.
Stocks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney but rose…
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Campaigners see hope in Japan same-sex union court rulings
https://japantoday.com/category/national/campaigners-see-hope-in-japan-same-sex-union-rulings1
June 8, 2023, 12:03 PM
A Japanese regional court on Thursday ruled the country's failure to recognize same-sex unions an "unconstitutional situation", offering hope to campaigners who have brought a series of lawsuits…
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Japan bus operator president, manager convicted over fatal 2016 crash
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-bus-operator-president-convicted-for-fatal-2016-crash
June 8, 2023, 9:47 PM
A Japanese court on Thursday found the president of a bus operator and a former operations manager guilty and handed them prison terms in connection with a crash…
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Malaysia, Singapore slam comedian for 'offensive' joke over MH370 plane disappearance
https://japantoday.com/category/world/malaysia-singapore-slam-comedian-for-%27offensive%27-joke-over-mh370-plane-disappearance
June 8, 2023, 9:56 PM
Malaysian officials on Thursday condemned a Singapore-born stand-up comedian who mocked Malaysia and made fun of the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 during a skit in…
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