Asian shares decline, echoing broad slump on Wall Street
https://japantoday.com/category/world/asian-shares-decline-echoing-broad-slump-on-wall-street
April 27, 2022, 6:31 AM
Asian shares mostly retreated on Wednesday, echoing a broad decline on Wall Street and driven by worries about how the war in Ukraine may push prices for oil…
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2032 Olympic organizers hold first board meeting in Brisbane
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/2032-olympic-organizers-hold-first-board-meeting-in-brisbane
April 27, 2022, 5:14 AM
The Brisbane 2032 organizing committee held its first board meeting on Wednesday, more than 10 years before the Australian east coast city is due to host the Olympics.…
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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison for corruption
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar-court-sentences-suu-kyi-to-5-years-for-corruption
April 27, 2022, 4:42 AM
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison Wednesday in the first…
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U.N. chief, Putin agree on key Ukraine evacuation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-and-russia%27s-putin-agree-on-key-ukraine-evacuation
April 27, 2022, 6:15 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin met one-on-one Tuesday for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the United Nations said they agreed on…
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Singapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore-executes-disabled-malaysian-convicted-in-drug-case
April 27, 2022, 3:48 AM
Singapore on Wednesday executed a mentally disabled Malaysian man condemned for a drug offense after a court dismissed a last-minute challenge from his mother and international pleas to…
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17-year-old boy arrested over sexual assault of junior high school girl
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/17-year-old-boy-arrested-over-sexual-assault-of-junior-high-school-girl
April 27, 2022, 7:48 AM
Police in Osaka have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of sexually assaulting a junior high school girl as she returned home from cram school at night earlier…
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Mali accuses France of spying after video of mass grave
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mali-accuses-france-of-spying-after-video-of-mass-grave
April 27, 2022, 12:51 AM
Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of "spying" and "subversion" when it used a drone to film what France alleged was mercenaries burying bodies near a military…
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Town in Yamaguchi sends everyone’s COVID-19 relief money to one person
https://japantoday.com/category/national/town-in-yamaguchi-accidentally-sends-everyone%E2%80%99s-covid-19-relief-money-to-one-person
April 27, 2022, 7:48 AM
Like in many countries, every once in a while the government sees fit to send out a bit of cash to Japanese households during the COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort…
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Toddler shot, killed in house in New Orleans' French Quarter
https://japantoday.com/category/world/toddler-shot-killed-in-house-in-new-orleans%27-french-quarter
April 27, 2022, 12:50 AM
A 3-year-old girl was fatally shot inside a house in New Orleans' French Quarter on Tuesday afternoon, and investigators were questioning her teenage brothers, police said.
Detectives don't…
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Tokyo reports 6,052 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 46,267
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-6-052-new-coronavirus-cases
April 27, 2022, 11:24 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 6,052 new coronavirus cases, up 1,004 from Tuesday and down 724 from last Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Syria says Israel attacked areas near the capital, Damascus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/syria-says-israel-attacked-areas-near-the-capital-damascus
April 26, 2022, 11:12 PM
Syrian air defenses were active early Wednesday as Israel carried out attacks near the capital, Damascus, state media reported. There was no immediate word on casualties.
State media…
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Videos show aftermath of film set shooting, Baldwin reaction
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/videos-show-aftermath-of-film-set-shooting-baldwin-reaction
April 26, 2022, 11:14 PM
The sheriff investigating the fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin described complacency, disorganization and neglected safety measures on the New Mexico set of the…
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Google parent suffers 1Q growth slowdown, profit decline
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-parent-suffers-1q-growth-slowdown-profit-decline
April 26, 2022, 10:15 PM
Google’s corporate parent on Tuesday posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2020, the latest sign that the huge gains enjoyed by technology companies during the pandemic are…
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Winning pair
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/winning-pair
April 26, 2022, 9:46 PM
Akira Koga, lying down, and Taichi Saito of Japan react after winning their men's doubles match against Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana of Indonesia at the Badminton…
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Champions League: Manchester City tops Madrid 4-3
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/champions-league-city-tops-madrid-4-3-in-breathless-1st-leg
April 26, 2022, 9:52 PM
Manchester City just couldn’t shake off Real Madrid.
In a wild Champions League match that resembled a basketball game at times, City beat Madrid 4-3 in the first…
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Kim Kardashian testifies; causes stir at 'Blac Chyna' trial
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kim-kardashian-testifies-causes-stir-at-%27blac-chyna%27-trial
April 26, 2022, 9:58 PM
Kim Kardashian testified Tuesday that she had no memory of making any attempt to kill the reality show that starred her brother Rob Kardashian and his former fiancée…
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Russia suspending gas supplies to Poland, Bulgari
https://japantoday.com/category/world/polish-officials-russia-suspending-gas-supplies-over-rubles
April 26, 2022, 10:00 PM
Officials in Poland and Bulgaria said Tuesday that Russia is suspending their countries' natural gas deliveries after they refused to pay for their supplies in Russian rubles.
The governments…
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Chinese navy ship enters Japan waters near Kagoshima Pref islands
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Chinese-navy-ship-enters-Japan-waters-near-Kagoshima-Pref-islands
April 26, 2022, 9:49 PM
A Chinese navy vessel has been spotted in Japan's territorial waters near islands of the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
A survey ship entered…
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Psychologist hired by Depp testifies about Heard's health
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/psychologist-hired-by-depp-testifies-about-heard%27s-health
April 26, 2022, 10:21 PM
A forensic psychologist testified Tuesday that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, as the civil lawsuit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp…
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'Titane' actor Vincent Lindon to lead Cannes jury
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27titane%27-actor-vincent-lindon-to-lead-cannes-jury
April 26, 2022, 10:22 PM
A year after starring in the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner “Titane,” French actor Vincent Lindon will preside over the jury deciding the top prize at this…
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Delta to begin paying flight attendants during boarding
https://japantoday.com/category/business/delta-to-begin-paying-flight-attendants-during-boarding
April 26, 2022, 10:23 PM
Delta Air Lines, which is facing another attempt to unionize its flight attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding, a first for a major U.S. airline.
Across…
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Harris positive for COVID-19; Biden not 'close contact'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/harris-positive-for-covid-19-biden-not-%27close-contact%27
April 26, 2022, 10:00 PM
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases…
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U.N. takes step to put veto users under global spotlight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-takes-step-to-put-un-veto-users-under-global-spotlight
April 26, 2022, 10:01 PM
The U.N. General Assembly took a first step to put the five permanent members of the Security Council under a global spotlight Tuesday when they use their veto…
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Prince Charles to reflect on Indigenous abuse on Canada visit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prince-charles-to-reflect-on-indigenous-abuse-on-canada-visit
April 26, 2022, 10:30 PM
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are to acknowledge the abuse of thousands of Indigenous children by Canada's school system during a visit next month, his office said…
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Russia removed as host of 2023 worlds in men's ice hockey
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russia-removed-as-host-of-2023-worlds-in-men%27s-ice-hockey
April 26, 2022, 9:52 PM
Russia was removed Tuesday as host of the 2023 world championship in men’s ice hockey that was to be played in Vladimir Putin’s home city St. Petersburg.
Citing…
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Erdogan plans visit to Saudi Arabia, mending strained ties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/erdogan-plans-visit-to-saudi-arabia-mending-strained-ties
April 26, 2022, 10:31 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to fly to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, mending a rift between the Suni powers caused by the murder of Riyadh critic…
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BayStars rally to beat Giants 6-4 and snap losing streak
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-baseball-baystars-rally-back-to-beat-giants-snap-losing-streak
April 26, 2022, 9:50 PM
Keita Sano delivered a two-RBI double, and Shugo Maki followed with a two-run homer as the DeNA BayStars rallied back to beat the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants 6-4…
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Human skull pieces found near campsite where 7-year-old girl disappeared in 2019
https://japantoday.com/category/national/human-bones-found-near-japan-campsite-where-girl-disappeared-in-2019
April 27, 2022, 7:48 AM
Parts of a human skull has been found near a mountainside campsite in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, where a 9-year-old girl went missing over two and a…
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Japan to provide food, medicine to Ukraine, Kishida tells Zelenskyy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-to-provide-food-medicine-to-Ukraine-Kishida-tells-Zelenskyy
April 26, 2022, 9:48 PM
Japan will provide food and medicine to war-torn Ukraine as additional relief supplies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday after speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone.…
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Kishida says Japan, South Korea should quickly improve ties
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-says-japan-south-korea-should-quickly-improve-ties
April 26, 2022, 9:48 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida indicated his willingness Tuesday to mend badly strained ties with South Korea, saying relations between the two U.S. allies are crucial when the…
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