Australia to provide more armoured vehicles to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-to-provide-more-armoured-vehicles-to-ukraine
June 26, 2023, 3:54 AM
The Australian government will provide a new A$110 million ($73.5 million) package to Ukraine including 70 military vehicles to defend against Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said…
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Montreal has worst air of any major city in world as wildfires rage: monitor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/montreal-has-worst-air-of-any-major-city-as-wildfires-rage-monitor1
June 26, 2023, 3:55 AM
Forest fires in Canada left Montreal blanketed with smog on Sunday, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a pollution…
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Sudan's RSF says it seized police base as fighting rages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sudan%27s-rsf-says-it-seized-police-base-as-fighting-rages
June 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police unit on Sunday as it sought an edge in its…
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Moto3 celebration
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/moto3-celebration
June 25, 2023, 8:56 PM
Spain's rider Jaume Masia, right, celebrates after winning the Moto3 race at the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of second placed Japan's Ayumu Sasaki in Assen, northern Netherlands, on…
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' slings back into box office top spot
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27spider-man-across-the-spider-verse%27-slings-back-into-box-office-top-spot-while-%27the-flash%27-drops
June 25, 2023, 9:26 PM
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” slung its webs back atop the box office ranks while “The Flash” saw a drop faster than the film’s speedy character.
The Spidey animated…
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Honduran president announces security measures after massacre of 11 in pool hall
https://japantoday.com/category/world/honduran-president-announces-security-measures-after-massacre-of-11-in-pool-hall
June 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced on Sunday security measures including raids, checkpoints and curfews in the north of the country to quell a wave of drug trafficking-linked violence…
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Russian mercenaries' revolt undermines Putin and could lead to further challenges to his rule
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-mercenaries%27-revolt-undermines-putin-and-could-lead-to-further-challenges-to-his-rule
June 26, 2023, 3:29 AM
For the first time in his more than 20-year rule, President Vladimir Putin’s power appeared to hang in the balance this weekend.
And even though the rebellious Russian…
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Cardinals rally for 7-5 win over the Cubs to split London series
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cardinals-rally-for-7-5-win-over-the-cubs-to-split-london-series
June 25, 2023, 9:30 PM
The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a poor first inning, and manager Oliver Marmol thinks they can still overcome a shaky start to the season.
They took a step…
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Koulibaly begins Chelsea exodus to Saudi Pro League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/koulibaly-begins-chelsea-exodus-to-saudi-pro-league
June 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly became the latest star name to head to Saudi Arabia on Sunday as he joined Al-Hilal from Chelsea, the Premier League club confirmed.
Koulibaly…
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Alexander Bublik stuns Andrey Rublev to win Halle Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alexander-bublik-stuns-andrey-rublev-to-win-halle-open
June 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik upset Andrey Rublev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the final of the Halle Open on Sunday ahead of Wimbledon.
Bublik, who had won eight of 27…
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Ostapenko beats Krejcikova in Birmingham Classic final for 2nd title on grass
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ostapenko-beats-krejcikova-in-birmingham-classic-final-for-2nd-title-on-grass
June 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
Jelena Ostapenko staved off a late comeback to beat top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova in the Birmingham Classic final on Sunday to win her second title on grass.
In a…
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Kvitová beats Vekić to win Berlin Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kvitova-beats-vekic-to-win-berlin-open-and-show-she%27s-ready-for-wimbledon
June 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová showed she’s ready to try for a third title on Sunday by beating Donna Vekić 6-2, 7-6 (6) to win the Berlin Open…
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Alcaraz wins Queen's Club final for 1st title on grass and reclaims top ranking ahead of Wimbledon
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-wins-queen%27s-club-final-for-1st-title-on-grass-and-reclaims-top-ranking-ahead-of-wimbledon
June 25, 2023, 9:29 PM
After picking up his first grass-court title on Sunday and reclaiming the top ranking, an increasingly confident Carlos Alcaraz says he sees himself as one of the favorites…
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Two dead, 12 hurt in shooting at Michigan street party promoted on social media
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-slain-dozen-wounded-during-shooting-at-social-media-promoted-street-party-in-michigan
June 25, 2023, 9:34 PM
A 51-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were slain and a dozen others wounded during a shooting at a large street party in Michigan that was promoted on…
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Incident with knives causes commotion on Tokyo Yamanote line train
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Man-reportedly-brandishes-knife-on-Tokyo-Yamanote-line-train
June 25, 2023, 10:51 PM
An emergency call was made Sunday by a staff member at JR Shinjuku Station, a major train terminal in Japan, reporting that a man was "brandishing a knife"…
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Bagnaia wins attritional Dutch MotoGP, heartache for Binder
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bagnaia-wins-attritional-dutch-motogp-heartache-for-binder
June 25, 2023, 9:30 PM
Francesco Bagnaia won the Dutch MotoGP at Assen on Sunday to extend his lead in the championship.
Pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi took second with Brad Binder in third only…
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Riders plunge from derailed roller coaster in Sweden, killing one and injuring several others
https://japantoday.com/category/world/roller-coaster-derails-in-amusement-park-in-sweden-killing-1-person-and-injuring-several-others
June 25, 2023, 9:34 PM
A roller coaster train derailed in Stockholm on Sunday, sending some passengers plunging to the ground in an amusement park accident that left one dead and nine injured,…
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G7 vows to narrow gender economic gaps
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g-7-vows-to-narrow-gender-economic-gaps-after-covid-19
June 25, 2023, 9:21 PM
The Group of Seven industrialized nations pledged Sunday to take measures to eliminate gender economic gaps by bolstering female empowerment, while acknowledging the negative impact of the COVID-19…
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When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?
https://japantoday.com/category/world/when-wealthy-adventurers-take-huge-risks-who-should-foot-the-bill-for-rescue-attempts
June 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
When millionaire Steve Fossett’s plane went missing over the Nevada range in 2007, the swashbuckling adventurer had already been the subject of two prior emergency rescue operations thousands…
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Belarus deal to take in leader of Russian rebellion puts him in an even more repressive nation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/repressive-belarus-an-awkward-landing-place-for-rebellious-russian-mercenary-boss
June 26, 2023, 3:29 AM
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was notorious for unbridled and profane challenges to authority even before the attempted rebellion that he mounted Saturday. The reported agreement for him…
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Japan deems export of lethal defense equipment feasible: source
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-deems-export-of-lethal-defense-equipment-feasible-source
June 25, 2023, 9:21 PM
The Japanese government explained to ruling parties that non-combat cars and vessels equipped with lethal arms can be exported under the nation's stringent regulations on weapons exports, a…
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Bauer earns 5th win as DeNA sweeps Hanshin, moves into 1st
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-bauer-earns-5th-win-as-dena-sweeps-hanshin-moves-into-1st
June 25, 2023, 9:30 PM
Troubled former Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer pitched into the seventh inning to earn his fifth win in Japan as the DeNA BayStars held on to beat…
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'Emotional' Elton John closes out Glastonbury festival
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/elton-john-to-close-out-glastonbury-with-final-uk-gig
June 26, 2023, 1:34 AM
Elton John launched the final concert at Britain's legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the annual spectacular with what could be his final UK…
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Taliban leader claims women are provided with a 'comfortable and prosperous life' in Afghanistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taliban-leader-claims-women-are-provided-with-a-%27comfortable-and-prosperous-life%27-in-afghanistan
June 25, 2023, 10:10 AM
The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women's lives in Afghanistan, where…
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In addition to the spread of community-acquired infections, there is a shortage of medical personnel due to infections, and hospital-acquired infections are putting pressure on medical care.
https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/In-addition-to-the-spread-of-community-acquired-infections-there-is-a-shortage-of-medical-personnel-due-to-infections-and-hospital-acquired-infections-are-putting-pressure-on-medical-care
June 25, 2023, 9:34 PM
Yoshihiro Takayama, a doctor at Okinawa Chubu Hospital's internal infectious diseases and community care department. The number of coronavirus infections has been on the rise across Japan again,…
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Woman killed in bus-car head-on collision in Aomori Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/woman-killed-in-bus-car-head-on-collision-in-aomori-prefecture
June 25, 2023, 9:24 PM
A 51-year-old woman was killed when the car she was driving collided head-on with a bus in Yokohama town, Aomori Prefecture, on Saturday night.
According to police, the…
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Female reporters preparing to take their trade to sumo dressing rooms
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/female-reporters-preparing-to-take-their-trade-to-sumo-dressing-rooms
June 25, 2023, 9:36 PM
On April 4, 2018, during a sumo jungyo (regional tour), Ryozo Tatami, the 66-year-old mayor of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, collapsed from a subarachnoid hemorrhage while greeting the audience.…
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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Vietnam
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-vietnam
June 25, 2023, 6:08 AM
A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Sunday, AFP journalists saw, weeks after Hanoi protested against Chinese vessels sailing in its waters.…
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Angels have a 13-run inning and set franchise records for runs and hits in 25-1 rout of Rockies
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/angels-have-a-13-run-inning-and-set-franchise-records-for-runs-and-hits-in-25-1-rout-of-rockies
June 25, 2023, 5:52 AM
The Los Angeles Angels got started early and then kept piling on the runs. The only question was how many they'd finish with.
Mike Trout, Brandon Drury and…
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Conservative New Democracy party wins landslide victory in Greek elections for second 4-year term
https://japantoday.com/category/world/greeks-vote-in-second-general-election-in-5-weeks-with-conservative-party-favored-to-win-majority
June 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
Greece's conservative New Democracy party won a landslide victory in the country's second election in five weeks Sunday, with partial official results showing it gaining a comfortable parliamentary…
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