Court says Trump must face New York civil fraud claims; tosses case against Ivanka
https://japantoday.com/category/world/court-says-trump-must-face-new-york-civil-fraud-claims-tosses-case-against-ivanka
June 28, 2023, 3:51 AM
A New York appeals court on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to end the state attorney general's lawsuit accusing him and his family business of "staggering" fraud, but…
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One in seven Britons faced hunger in 2022, says food bank charity
https://japantoday.com/category/world/one-in-seven-britons-faced-hunger-in-2022-says-food-bank-charity1
June 28, 2023, 4:30 AM
One in seven people in the United Kingdom faced hunger last year because they did not have enough money, according to a report published on Wednesday by food…
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Padres' Yu Darvish scratched from start against Pirates due to illness
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/padres%27-yu-darvish-scratched-from-start-against-pirates-due-to-illness
June 27, 2023, 11:35 PM
The San Diego Padres scratched starter Yu Darvish from Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates due to an illness.
Manager Bob Melvin said Darvish remained in San Diego…
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Former No. 4 Nishikori to end long ATP Tour layoff in Atlanta
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/former-no.4-nishikori-to-end-long-atp-tour-layoff-in-atlanta
June 28, 2023, 3:00 AM
Japan's Kei Nishikori, a former world number four and the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, will return to ATP Tour competition at next month's Atlanta Open, tournament officials said…
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Mercenary chief Prigozhin starts exile in Belarus; Putin praises Russian troops
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mercenary-chief-prigozhin-starts-exile-in-belarus-putin-praises-russian-troops3
June 28, 2023, 3:50 AM
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin flew into exile in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny by his fighters, as President Vladimir Putin praised…
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Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/actor-julian-sands-died-while-hiking-on-california-mountain-authorities-confirm
June 27, 2023, 9:26 PM
Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including “A Room With a View” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” was found dead…
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NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nascar-great-jimmie-johnson%27s-in-laws-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-oklahoma
June 27, 2023, 9:31 PM
Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday they are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.
The bodies of Jack Janway, 69; his…
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Sudan violence likely to push over 1 million refugees out by October, U.N. says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sudan-violence-likely-to-push-over-1-million-refugees-out-of-the-african-country-by-october-un-says
June 27, 2023, 9:32 PM
The United Nations said Tuesday the surging violence in Sudan is likely to drive more than 1 million refugees out of the African country by October, as the…
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Canada sees record CO2 emissions from fires so far this year
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-sees-record-co2-emissions-from-fires-so-far-this-year1
June 27, 2023, 9:32 PM
Wildfires raging across Canada, made more intense by global warming, have released more planet-warming carbon dioxide in the first six months of 2023 than in any full year…
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Haley says Trump did 'too little' about China threats; warns of global conflict if Ukraine falls
https://japantoday.com/category/world/haley-says-trump-did-%27too-little%27-about-china-threats-warns-of-global-conflict-if-ukraine-falls
June 28, 2023, 3:51 AM
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday criticized former President Donald Trump for being too friendly to China during his time in office, while also warning that…
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Caeleb Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at U.S. nationals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/caeleb-dressel-struggles-to-29th-in-100-freestyle-at-us-swimming-nationals
June 27, 2023, 9:31 PM
Caeleb Dressel dropped farther and farther behind, a far cry from the dominant swimmer he was at the last Olympics.
In his first major competition since a long…
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NHL, players unveil inclusion coalition they hope will help make hockey more diverse and welcoming
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nhl-players-unveil-inclusion-coalition-they-hope-will-help-make-hockey-more-diverse-and-welcoming
June 27, 2023, 9:31 PM
The NHL and NHLPA launched a new inclusion committee Tuesday that is made up of current and former men’s and women’s players, with minority and LGBTQ+ representation, aimed…
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Ford cutting several hundred white-collar jobs to reduce cost amid transition to electric vehicles
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ford-cutting-several-hundred-white-collar-jobs-to-reduce-cost-amid-transition-to-electric-vehicles
June 27, 2023, 9:27 PM
Ford Motor Co is going through another round of white-collar job cuts as the company continues to reduce costs amid a transition to electric vehicles.
The company confirmed…
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Russia strike kills at least 6 al-Qaida militants in Syria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-strike-kills-at-least-6-al-qaida-militants-in-syria-medical-officials-war-monitor-say
June 27, 2023, 9:32 PM
A Russian airstrike Tuesday targeted a military post of a group linked to al-Qaida in northwest Syria killing at least six militants, medical officials and a war monitor…
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If you grow your own cutting garden, you'll have beautiful flower bouquets all season long
https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/if-you-grow-your-own-cutting-garden-you%27ll-have-beautiful-flower-bouquets-all-season-long
June 27, 2023, 9:10 PM
Every spring, I cut fragrant lilac stems from the two bushes flanking my front gate and set them in a vase indoors, where their fragrance perfumes the entire…
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Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/still-hiring-big-tech-layoffs-give-other-sectors-an-opening
June 27, 2023, 9:28 PM
For the thousands of workers who'd never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a…
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Man Utd expect record revenue despite takeover saga
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd-expect-record-revenue-despite-takeover-saga
June 27, 2023, 9:30 PM
Manchester United on Tuesday projected record annual revenue of up to £640 million ($815 million) in its financial year to the end of June even as a distracting…
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Mori hits walk-off HR for Orix after Miyagi-Sasaki duel
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-baseball-mori-hits-walk-off-hr-for-orix-after-miyagi-sasaki-duel
June 27, 2023, 9:30 PM
Tomoya Mori hit a walk-off solo home run to give the Orix Buffaloes a 2-1 win Tuesday over the Lotte Marines after a great pitching duel between World…
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Netanyahu says China has invited him for a state visit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/netanyahu-says-china-has-invited-him-for-a-state-visit
June 27, 2023, 9:32 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he has received an invitation for an official visit to China, but did not disclose whether or when the trip…
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Pompeii fresco shows pizza precursor -- but hold the cheese
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pompeii-fresco-shows-pizza-precursor-but-hold-the-cheese
June 27, 2023, 9:33 PM
Even the ancient Romans liked their pizza.
Archaeologists in Pompeii said Tuesday they had found depicted on an ancient fresco the precursor to the modern-day pizza -- but…
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Beer factory leak turns Okinawa port red
https://japantoday.com/category/national/beer-factory-leak-turns-japanese-port-red
June 27, 2023, 9:20 PM
Officials were left red-faced at a beer factory in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, after a mishap turned a large body of water a sinister shade of scarlet.
A…
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Nissan investors OK new management with reduced Renault influence
https://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan-investors-ok-new-management-with-reduced-renault-influence
June 27, 2023, 9:27 PM
Shareholders of Nissan Motor Co on Tuesday approved a revamped management that diminishes the influence of its biggest shareholder and alliance partner, Renault SA, as the Japanese automaker…
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Kishida to visit Europe for NATO, EU summits, Middle East in July
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida-to-visit-Europe-for-NATO-EU-summits-Middle-East-in-July
June 27, 2023, 9:23 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he will make a four-day trip from July 11 to Lithuania to participate in a NATO summit and Belgium for talks…
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3 universities short-listed for Japan gov't research institute grant
https://japantoday.com/category/national/3-universities-short-listed-for-japan-gov%27t-research-institute-grant
June 27, 2023, 9:21 PM
The University of Tokyo and two other national universities were chosen as candidates to be designated as world-class research institutes eligible for substantial backing from a government fund,…
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Tanabata festival
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/tanabata-festival-2
June 27, 2023, 9:33 PM
A visitor attaches a paper strip with her wish written on it for the Star Festival or tanabata to a bamboo branch at a shop on a street…
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Women's World Cup opener sold out with 80,000 fans to attend: tournament boss
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/women%27s-world-cup-opener-sold-out-tournament-boss
June 27, 2023, 9:30 PM
Co-hosts Australia will play their opening game of next month's Women's World Cup in front of a full house, a senior FIFA official told AFP Tuesday.
Dave Beeche,…
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South Korea to return to Japan's 'white list' for exports on July 21
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea-to-return-to-japan%27s-%27white-list%27-for-exports-on-july-21
June 27, 2023, 7:30 AM
Japan will reinstate South Korea to its "white list" for exports with fast-track trade status effective July 21, Japanese trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Tuesday, a crucial…
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Ohtani regains sole MLB home run lead in Angels' win over White Sox
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Ohtani-regains-sole-MLB-home-run-lead
June 27, 2023, 7:31 AM
Shohei Ohtani's MLB-leading 26th home run brought the Los Angeles Angels from behind and paved the way for a 2-1 walk-off win Monday over the Chicago White Sox.…
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Japan ruling parties agree on election cooperation to avoid friction
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ruling-parties-agree-on-election-cooperation-to-avoid-friction
June 27, 2023, 9:24 PM
Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to cooperate in all constituencies except those in Tokyo for the next general election, brushing aside concerns that they may end their decades-long…
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China calls West's economic 'de-risking' a false proposition
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-calls-west%27s-economic-de-risking-a-%27false-proposition%27
June 27, 2023, 9:27 PM
Chinese Premier Li Qiang slammed efforts in the West to "de-risk" their economies as a "false proposition" on Tuesday, hitting back against U.S. and EU policy aimed at…
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