Australian bus driver released on bail after being charged over 10 passengers' deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-bus-driver-released-on-bail-after-being-charged-over-10-passengers%27-deaths
June 13, 2023, 3:20 AM
A bus driver was driving too fast when his 57-seat vehicle rolled on its side and hit a guard rail in heavy fog, killing 10 wedding guests and…
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Fox News tells ex-host Carlson to end Twitter show: reports
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fox-news-tells-ex-host-carlson-to-end-twitter-show-reports1
June 13, 2023, 1:35 AM
Fox News has warned Tucker Carlson, who was ousted in April from a primetime hosting slot on the right-wing station, that his new show on Twitter violates the…
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Woman declared dead in Ecuador revives during her wake
https://japantoday.com/category/world/woman-declared-dead-in-ecuador-revives-during-her-wake-health-authorities-investigate
June 12, 2023, 8:50 PM
A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, and the incident has prompted…
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Manchester weather fails to rain on Man City's treble parade
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/manchester-weather-fails-to-rain-on-man-city%27s-treble-parade
June 12, 2023, 8:32 PM
Manchester was bathed in blue on Monday as even a thunderstorm and torrential rain could not stop thousands of Manchester City fans celebrating a treble with their heroes.…
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Ukraine claims new gains in early phase of counteroffensive
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-claims-new-gains-in-early-phase-of-counteroffensive1
June 13, 2023, 2:18 AM
Ukraine said on Monday its troops had recaptured seven villages from Russian forces along an approximately 100-km front in the southeast since launching its long-anticipated counteroffensive last week.…
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Maryland police say man charged with murder in 3 shooting deaths and 3 injured
https://japantoday.com/category/world/maryland-police-say-man-charged-with-murder-in-3-shooting-deaths-and-3-injured
June 12, 2023, 8:39 PM
A man has been charged in a shooting that killed three men, including a father and son, and wounded three others in a dispute in his neighborhood in…
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Trump arrives in Florida to face charges; maintains lead in poll
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-arrives-in-florida-to-face-charges-maintains-lead-in-poll
June 13, 2023, 2:18 AM
Former President Donald Trump arrived in Miami on Monday to face federal criminal charges as a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found the case had not dented his reelection hopes.…
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Western Canada covered in smoke as wildfires loosen grip on Quebec
https://japantoday.com/category/world/western-canada-covered-in-smoke-as-wildfires-loosen-grip-on-quebec
June 12, 2023, 8:38 PM
Smoke shrouded western Canada on Monday as wildfires flared again in the main oil-producing province of Alberta, while firefighters in Quebec doused some of the worst early season…
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46 people, including children killed in attack in Congo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/46-including-children-killed-in-%27vile-attack%27-in-east-dr-congo
June 12, 2023, 8:39 PM
At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where civilians…
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Senator asks LIV Golf, PGA Tour leaders for records on merger
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/senator-asks-liv-golf-pga-tour-leaders-for-records-on-merger
June 12, 2023, 8:30 PM
The leader of a Senate subcommittee is demanding the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf present records about negotiations that led to their new agreement and plans…
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Turkey's president unwavering on two-state policy to resolve Cyprus' ethnic division
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey%27s-president-unwavering-on-two-state-policy-to-resolve-cyprus%27-ethnic-division
June 12, 2023, 8:39 PM
Turkey’s president said Monday that any deal resolving Cyprus’ nearly half-century ethnic division must be based on recognition of a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the island nation’s…
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What to know as the falls of Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon roil UK politics
https://japantoday.com/category/world/what-to-know-as-the-falls-of-boris-johnson-and-nicola-sturgeon-roil-uk-politics
June 12, 2023, 8:37 PM
Two very different British politicians who often clashed, Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon both led their parties to great heights — and both have had sudden and dramatic…
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Microsoft stakes Xbox video game sales on long-awaited space adventure Starfield
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-stakes-xbox-video-game-sales-on-long-awaited-space-adventure-starfield
June 12, 2023, 8:29 PM
One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its…
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2 killed, 2 wounded in Sweden shooting believed to be gang-related
https://japantoday.com/category/world/2-killed-2-wounded-in-sweden-shooting-believed-to-be-gang-related
June 12, 2023, 8:39 PM
A shooting outside Stockholm left two people dead and two others wounded, police said Monday, in what appears to be a feud between criminal gangs.
An unidentified foreign…
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Japan ruling party official sees no reason for no-confidence vote in Kishida cabinet
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ruling-party-official-sees-no-reason-for-no-confidence-vote-in-kishida-cabinet
June 12, 2023, 8:28 PM
Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday he could think of no reason why the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida deserved…
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NATO air exercise involving Japan begins amid Russian war in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/national/nato-air-exercise-involving-japan-begins-amid-russian-war-in-ukraine
June 12, 2023, 8:23 PM
A large-scale air exercise by NATO members started Monday in Germany with Japan joining as an observer as the organization seeks to demonstrate solidarity amid Russia's ongoing war…
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Novak Djokovic has 23 Slams, so is he the ‘GOAT’? He leaves that debate to others
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/analysis-novak-djokovic-has-23-slams-so-is-he-the-%E2%80%98goat%E2%80%99-he-leaves-that-debate-to-others
June 12, 2023, 8:30 PM
The query was swift and direct. Novak Djokovic’s reply was slow, thoughtful and revelatory, delivered in paragraphs.
“How does it feel,” a reporter wanted to know, “to be…
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Fukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/fukushima-nuclear-plant-begins-tests-of-wastewater-release-plan-fishing-officials-remain-opposed
June 12, 2023, 8:23 PM
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began tests on Monday of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a plan strongly opposed…
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Wrestling giants
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/Wrestling-giants
June 12, 2023, 8:39 PM
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tomohiro Ishii, left, competes with Pro Wrestling Noah’s Yoshiki Inamura at an All Together Again Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo on June 9. U.S. wrestling start-up…
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U.S. decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-decides-to-rejoin-unesco-and-pay-back-dues-to-counter-chinese-influence
June 12, 2023, 8:37 PM
U.N. cultural and scientific agency UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin — and pay more than $600 million in back dues — after a…
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Homework will 'never be the same,' says ChatGPT founder
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/homework-will-%27never-be-the-same%27-says-chatgpt-founder
June 12, 2023, 8:24 PM
Artificial intelligence tools will revolutionize education like calculators did, but will not supplant learning, ChatGPT's founder Sam Altman told students in Tokyo on Monday, defending the new technology.…
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Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86, according to his TV network
https://japantoday.com/category/world/silvio-berlusconi-scandal-scarred-ex-italian-leader-dies-at-86
June 12, 2023, 9:56 AM
Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television…
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BTS is 10 years old: Seoul landmarks to be lit up in purple to celebrate K-pop band's anniversary
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bts-is-10-years-old-seoul-landmarks-to-be-lit-up-in-purple-to-celebrate-k-pop-band%27s-anniversary
June 12, 2023, 8:28 PM
Skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks in South Korea’s capital will be lit up in purple on Monday as the country begins celebrating the 10th anniversary of K-pop band…
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Johnny's says its investigation won't address monetary or criminality questions
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/japan-entertainment-company-launches-probe-into-sexual-abuse-allegations-against-founder
June 12, 2023, 8:24 PM
An investigation by a major Japanese talent agency into sexual abuse allegations against its founder won’t address monetary or criminality questions but rather aims to prevent such cases…
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UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ubs-completes-takeover-of-credit-suisse-in-deal-meant-to-stem-global-financial-turmoil1
June 12, 2023, 8:29 PM
UBS said Monday that it has completed its takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse, nearly three months after the Swiss government hastily arranged a rescue deal to combine…
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Suspicious box delivery halts court preparations to try Abe shooter
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-suspicious-item-sent-to-japan-court-due-to-try-abe-shooter
June 12, 2023, 8:24 PM
A suspicious box was delivered Monday to a Nara court scheduled to try the man indicted for murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, prompting visitors to evacuate and…
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Food prices are squeezing Europe. Now Italians are calling for a pasta protest
https://japantoday.com/category/business/food-prices-are-squeezing-europe.-now-italians-are-calling-for-a-pasta-protest
June 12, 2023, 8:29 PM
When it comes to skyrocketing pasta prices, Italians are crying: Basta!
They have had enough after the cost of the staple of every Italian table soared by twice…
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Chinese aircraft monitored naval drill by U.S., France, Canada, Japan: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/chinese-aircraft-monitored-us-france-canada-japan-naval-drill-global-times
June 12, 2023, 10:05 AM
China deployed a reconnaissance plane over Pacific waters east of Taiwan last week that Chinese media said monitored and gathered intelligence on an exercise involving the navies of…
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Kishida pledges ministerial meeting on child sex abuse after Johnny's allegations
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/japan-pm-vows-meeting-on-sex-abuse-amid-johnny%27s-talent-agency-claims
June 12, 2023, 7:33 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Monday to hold a ministerial meeting to address the issue of child sexual abuse following allegations made against the late founder of Japan's…
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Asian shares mixed as investors await Fed policy decision, price data
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-mixed-as-investors-await-fed-policy-decision-price-data
June 12, 2023, 7:03 AM
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after the S&P 500 logged its fourth winning week in a row, while investors await another decision by the Federal Reserve on interest…
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