Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/millions-head-to-mecca-for-huge-hajj-in-saudi-heat
June 23, 2023, 4:25 AM
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching…
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Victor Wembanyama is No. 1 pick in NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/victor-wembanyama-is-the-no.-1-pick-in-the-nba-draft-with-expectations-of-stardom
June 23, 2023, 12:41 AM
Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation.
The selection of the 19-year-old…
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'Rust' weapons supervisor charged with dumping drugs on day of Alec Baldwin shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27rust%27-weapons-supervisor-charged-with-dumping-drugs-on-day-of-alec-baldwin-shooting
June 23, 2023, 12:38 AM
The weapons supervisor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” was charged Thursday…
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James Cameron says Titanic tourism submersible warnings 'went unheeded'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/james-cameron-says-titanic-sub-warnings-%27went-unheeded%271
June 23, 2023, 2:06 AM
"Titanic" director and renowned deep-sea explorer James Cameron said many warnings were ignored about the safety of the tourist submersible that imploded near the famous shipwreck, killing five…
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Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke settle longstanding legal battle over rape, defamation claims
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/pop-star-kesha-and-producer-dr.-luke-settle-longstanding-legal-battle-over-rape-defamation-claims
June 22, 2023, 9:22 PM
Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke have settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim…
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International Day of Yoga
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/international-day-of-yoga-1
June 22, 2023, 8:55 PM
People practice yoga during an event hosted by the Indian Embassy in Japan to mark the U.N.-designated International Day of Yoga on Thursday, at Tokyo's Tsukiji Honganji temple.
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Alcaraz reaches quarterfinals at Queen's
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-says-his-expectation-levels-are-changing-on-grass-after-reaching-quarterfinals-at-queen%27s
June 22, 2023, 9:30 PM
So much for Carlos Alcaraz being a novice on the grass.
The new big thing in men's tennis looked quite at home on the lush green surface at…
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Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland in blow to Russian supply route
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-hits-bridge-linking-crimea-to-mainland-in-blow-to-russian-supply-route1
June 23, 2023, 3:32 AM
Ukrainian missiles on Thursday struck one of the few bridges linking the Crimea Peninsula with the Ukrainian mainland, Russian-appointed officials said, cutting one of the main supply routes…
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60 bil euros pledged to help Ukraine rebuild
https://japantoday.com/category/world/60-bn-euros-pledged-to-help-ukraine-rebuild
June 22, 2023, 9:32 PM
Foreign donors have pledged 60 billion euros ($66 billion) of new financial support for Ukraine, the UK said Thursday, as an international conference aimed at funding the war-ravaged…
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Questions over LIV stars remain, 100 days before Ryder Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/questions-over-liv-stars-remain-100-days-before-ryder-cup
June 22, 2023, 9:31 PM
European captain Luke Donald believes "nothing has changed" regarding his selection process for the Ryder Cup despite LIV Golf's shock financial merger with the PGA and DP World…
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Olympic leader Bach criticizes Ukraine for blocking athletes from some Paris Games qualifiers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-leader-bach-criticizes-ukraine-for-blocking-athletes-from-some-paris-games-qualifiers
June 22, 2023, 9:31 PM
IOC president Thomas Bach criticized the Ukrainian government on Thursday for blocking some athletes from qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics that also included Russians and Belarusians.…
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Upset losses in 2nd round for Sabalenka and Gauff at the Berlin Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/upset-losses-in-2nd-round-for-sabalenka-and-gauff-at-the-berlin-open
June 22, 2023, 9:30 PM
Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and seventh-ranked Coco Gauff had upset losses to Russian players in the second round of the Berlin Open on Thursday.
Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion…
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Bolsonaro faces political ban as Brazil elections trial opens
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bolsonaro-faces-political-ban-as-brazil-trial-opens
June 22, 2023, 9:33 PM
Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro faced an eight-year ban on running for office as Brazil's top electoral court began trying the far-right leader Thursday over his unproven allegations against the…
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IOC guarantees boxing's place at Olympics despite ejecting IBA
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-guarantees-boxing%27s-place-at-olympics-despite-ejecting-iba
June 22, 2023, 9:29 PM
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body, the IBA, but said the sport would be on the program at the 2024 and…
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Japan boosts Ukraine embassy staff
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-boosts-ukraine-embassy-staff-amid-prolonged-russian-war
June 22, 2023, 9:23 PM
Japan has increased staff numbers in its embassy in Ukraine to cope with its growing workload to support the Eastern European country and also plans to strengthen the…
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Sudan warring parties trade blame as fighting rages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sudan-warring-parties-trade-blame-as-fighting-rages
June 22, 2023, 9:32 PM
Explosions rocked Khartoum on Thursday, more than two months after fighting broke out between rival Sudanese generals, with each side accusing the other of attacks on civilians.
Witnesses…
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European airlines hit by 'greenwashing' complaint
https://japantoday.com/category/business/european-airlines-hit-by-%27greenwashing%27-complaint
June 22, 2023, 9:28 PM
European airlines have been hit by a consumer complaint filed with the EU's executive arm accusing the 17 companies of greenwashing, the practice of making misleading climate-related claims.…
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Beijing records hottest June day as extreme heat sears northern China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/beijing-temperatures-near-record-as-extreme-heat-sweeps-northern-china
June 22, 2023, 9:32 PM
Beijing logged its hottest June day since records began on Thursday, the national weather service said, as swathes of northern China sweltered in 40-degree heat.
Scientists say rising…
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Musk and Zuckerberg call out each other for cage fight
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/musk-and-zuckerberg-call-out-each-other-for-cage-fight
June 22, 2023, 9:28 PM
Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a playground spat, with the two men offering to fight…
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First Olympic Esports Week kicks off
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/first-olympic-esports-week-kicks-off
June 22, 2023, 9:29 PM
The first-ever Olympic-organised Esports Week kicked off in Singapore on Thursday, but an IOC official said there is currently no plan to include video games in the Olympic…
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Court partly overturns damages for hecklers removed from Abe speech
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/court-partly-overturns-damages-for-hecklers-removed-from-abe-speech
June 22, 2023, 9:18 PM
The Sapporo High Court on Thursday partially overturned a lower court ruling for the Hokkaido government to pay two hecklers damages over their removal by police from the…
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Japan to host England in a rugby test for first time next year
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-to-host-england-in-a-rugby-test-for-the-first-time-next-year
June 22, 2023, 9:30 PM
Japan will host England in a rugby test match for the first time next year.
The match was announced on Thursday — exactly a year before it takes…
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Biden promotes human rights as Modi says 'absolutely no space for discrimination' during state visit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Biden-promotes-human-rights-as-Modi-says-%27absolutely-no-space-for-discrimination%27-during-state-visit
June 22, 2023, 9:32 PM
President Joe Biden on Thursday pronounced the U.S.-India relationship never stronger and rolled out new business deals with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as human rights activists and…
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Revised immigration law will freeze a welcome already cold by international democratic standards
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/revised-immigration-law-will-freeze-a-welcome-already-cold-by-international-democratic-standards
June 22, 2023, 9:34 PM
It’s a world in turmoil, with an island of calm here and there. Japan is an island of calm. Naturally, it draws the dislocated and dispossessed. Seen as…
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Japanese schools to ban students from using generative AI in exams
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-schools-to-ban-students-from-using-generative-ai-in-exams
June 22, 2023, 7:05 AM
Japan's education ministry plans to implement new guidelines instructing elementary, junior high and high schools to ban students from using generative artificial intelligence like chatbot ChatGPT in exams,…
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Netflix CEO says $2.5 bil investment an 'opportunity' for S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/netflix-ceo-says-2.5-bn-investment-an-%27opportunity%27-for-s.korea
June 22, 2023, 9:21 PM
Netflix's $2.5 billion investment in South Korea is an "opportunity" for local business, the streaming giant's CEO said Thursday, as he played down a dispute with local internet…
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Mother, boyfriend who filmed themselves abusing her 3-year-old son before his death go on trial
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/mother-boyfriend-who-filmed-themselves-abusing-her-3-year-old-son-before-his-death-go-on-trial
June 22, 2023, 11:36 PM
A 24-year-old woman and her 25-year-old boyfriend went on trial Thursday, charged with fatally abusing her three-year-old son in August 2021 at their home in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture.…
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Fans hail 'dark' storyline as new 'Final Fantasy' title released
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/fans-hail-%27dark%27-storyline-as-new-final-fantasy-title-released1
June 22, 2023, 7:05 AM
The eagerly awaited new game in the best-selling "Final Fantasy" franchise came out on Thursday, with fans hailing its high-spec action graphics and grown-up storyline.
"Final Fantasy XVI",…
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Cosmo investors OK 'poison pill' to prevent takeover
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-cosmo-investors-oks-anti-takeover-step-amid-activist-pressure
June 22, 2023, 9:25 PM
Shareholders of Japanese oil wholesaler Cosmo Energy Holdings Co on Thursday approved a company proposal to implement an anti-takeover measure in the face of a large-scale share purchase…
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New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-debates-whether-ethnicity-should-be-a-factor-for-surgery-waitlists
June 22, 2023, 5:39 AM
New Zealanders this week were debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery.
It turns out that…
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