Thousands of COVID-negative Beijing residents sent to quarantine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-covid-negative-beijing-residents-sent-to-quarantine
May 21, 2022, 6:32 AM
Thousands of COVID-negative Beijing residents were forcibly relocated to quarantine hotels overnight due to a handful of infections, as the capital begins to take more extreme control measures…
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North Korea reports 220,000 more fevers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-reports-more-fevers-as-kim-claims-virus-progress
May 21, 2022, 4:48 AM
North Korea said Saturday it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of…
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Not much wind and a lot of Will as Zalatoris leads at PGA
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/not-much-wind-and-a-lot-of-will-as-zalatoris-leads-at-pga
May 21, 2022, 2:22 AM
The Oklahoma wind came sweeping through Southern Hills and then swiftly left town in time for Will Zalatoris, Bubba Watson and yes, even Tiger Woods, to bring a…
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Australians vote for prime minister
https://japantoday.com/category/world/polling-stations-open-in-australian-elections
May 21, 2022, 5:15 AM
Polling stations opened across Australia on Saturday for voters to decide whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative government will defy odds and rule for a fourth three-year term.…
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Biden: S Korean chip plant a model for deeper ties to Asia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-s-korean-chip-plant-a-model-for-deeper-ties-to-asia
May 21, 2022, 5:28 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden opened his trip to Asia on Friday by touring a South Korean computer chip factory that will be the model for a plant in…
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Canada Halloween sword attacker found guilty of murders, assaults
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-halloween-sword-attacker-found-guilty-of-murders-assaults
May 20, 2022, 9:49 PM
A jury on Friday found a Canadian man guilty of two murders and five attempted murders in a Halloween night attack in Quebec City with a samurai sword…
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Migrants cross U.S.-Mexico border amid legal uncertainty on asylum rule
https://japantoday.com/category/world/migrants-cross-border-amid-legal-uncertainty-on-asylum-rule
May 20, 2022, 9:48 PM
As U.S. officials anxiously waited, many of the migrants crossing the border from Mexico on Friday were oblivious to a pending momentous court ruling on whether to maintain…
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U.S. removes 5 groups from terror blacklist; retains al-Qaida
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-removes-5-groups-from-terror-blacklist-retains-al-qaida
May 20, 2022, 9:49 PM
The United States has removed five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. In notices published in the Federal Register on…
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Woman storms Cannes red carpet to protest Ukraine rapes
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/woman-storms-cannes-red-carpet-to-protest-ukraine-rapes
May 20, 2022, 9:40 PM
A woman stripped off on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival to reveal her body painted in the colours of the Ukrainian flag with the words…
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IOC to take 'step by step' approach to fate of Russian athletes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-take-%27step-by-step%27-approach-to-fate-of-russian-athletes
May 20, 2022, 9:39 PM
The International Olympic Committee will reassess "step by step" the fate of Russian athletes excluded from most international competitions after the invasion of Ukraine, IOC president Thomas Bach…
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U.N. nuclear agency chief says Fukushima transparency important
https://japantoday.com/category/national/un-nuclear-agency-chief-fukushima-transparency-important
May 20, 2022, 9:35 PM
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency stressed the importance of transparency on Friday after visiting the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, where he observed preparations for…
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Prince Charles acknowledges Canada Indigenous suffering
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prince-charles-acknowledges-canada-indigenous-suffering
May 21, 2022, 2:26 AM
Prince Charles has acknowledged the suffering of Canada's Indigenous peoples during an official visit on behalf of the queen, earning praise Friday from Indigenous leaders.
But they would…
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George Carlin's comedic journey takes the stage in HBO doc
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/george-carlin%27s-comedic-journey-takes-the-stage-in-hbo-doc
May 20, 2022, 9:41 PM
For comedians of a certain age, there was one album that was worn out on the turntable, dutifully memorized and acted out. That was George Carlin's signature “Class…
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Naomi Osaka at French Open news conference: 'I think I'm OK'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/naomi-osaka-at-french-open-news-conference-%27i-think-i%27m-ok%27
May 20, 2022, 9:39 PM
Naomi Osaka cracked jokes at Roland Garros on Friday — and, yes, laughed at those jokes. She smiled after some reporters’ questions. She paused to contemplate, as is…
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Russia to cut Finland's natural gas in latest energy clash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/finland-says-russia-suspending-natural-gas-supplies
May 20, 2022, 9:48 PM
Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin's demand to pay in rubles,…
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2 Secret Service workers for Biden Asia trip sent home
https://japantoday.com/category/world/secret-service-workers-for-biden-asia-trip-sent-home
May 20, 2022, 9:48 PM
Two U.S. Secret Service employees in South Korea to prepare for President Joe Biden’s visit have been sent home after being involved in a confrontation with locals that…
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Yamaguchi bows out of badminton's Thailand Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yamaguchi-bows-out-of-badminton%27s-thailand-open
May 20, 2022, 9:39 PM
Top-ranked Akane Yamaguchi crashed out of the Thailand Open on Friday as Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu powered home in a three-game thriller to book herself a spot…
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Scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/monkeypox-spreads-in-west-baffling-african-scientists
May 20, 2022, 9:44 PM
Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America.
Cases of the smallpox-related…
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G7 countries to provide $19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/report-g7-countries-set-to-approve-18-billion-for-ukraine
May 21, 2022, 6:32 AM
The Group of Seven leading economies agreed Friday to provide $19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to help keep tight finances from hindering its ability to defend…
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Trailblazing referee Yamashita proud of 'dream' World Cup role
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/trailblazing-referee-yamashita-proud-of-%27dream%27-world-cup-role
May 20, 2022, 9:38 PM
Yoshimi Yamashita said she felt "pride and responsibility" on Friday after being named one of three woman referees for Qatar, a first for the men's World Cup.
Soccer's…
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As Biden visits Asia, China launches South China Sea drills
https://japantoday.com/category/world/as-biden-visits-asia-china-launches-south-china-sea-drills
May 20, 2022, 9:49 PM
China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with U.S. President Joe Biden's visits to South Korea and Japan that are largely focused on countering the…
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Dazzling but empty stadiums a symbol of China's fading soccer dream
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dazzling-but-empty-stadiums-a-symbol-of-china%27s-fading-football-dream
May 20, 2022, 9:39 PM
Gleaming soccer stadiums built for the Asian Cup may turn into "white elephants" after China withdrew as hosts, experts say, with President Xi Jinping's World Cup dreams more…
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Japan to allow 20,000 daily international arrivals from June
https://japantoday.com/category/national/urgent-japan-to-allow-20-000-daily-int%27l-arrivals-from-june-source
May 20, 2022, 12:04 PM
Japan will double the cap on overseas arrivals to 20,000 people per day starting next month as it continues to ease border controls triggered by the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Kishida, Marcos agree to strengthen ties
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-kishida-philippines%27-next-leader-marcos-vow-to-beef-up-ties
May 20, 2022, 9:52 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr agreed Friday to work together to strengthen bilateral ties toward peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
The…
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Asian stocks rise after Wall Street slips closer to bear market
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-stocks-rise-after-wall-st-slips-closer-to-bear-market
May 20, 2022, 6:40 AM
Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street fell closer to bear territory, China cut a key interest rate and Japanese inflation edged higher.
Market benchmarks in Shanghai,…
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Ukraine orders end to defense of Mariupol
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-slams-russian-campaign-in-donbas-%27hell%27-us-readies-40-bn-in-aid
May 21, 2022, 5:28 AM
Ukraine on Friday ordered its last troops holed up in Mariupol's besieged Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms after nearly three months of desperate resistance against a…
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Hyundai announces $5.5 bil electric vehicle plant in Georgia
https://japantoday.com/category/business/announcement-expected-to-confirm-7b-auto-plant-in-georgia
May 20, 2022, 9:37 PM
Hyundai Motor Group officials confirmed Friday the company will spend $5.5 billion on a huge electric vehicle plant near Savannah that will employ thousands — a deal Georgia’s…
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Biden to highlight U.S. chip production — in South Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/biden-to-highlight-u.s.-chip-production-%E2%80%94-in-south-korea
May 20, 2022, 9:46 PM
President Joe Biden will open his trip to Asia with a focus on the U.S. tech sector, touring a Samsung computer chip plant on Friday that will serve…
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Seoul mates
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/seoul-mates-1
May 20, 2022, 9:42 PM
Environmental activists protest against the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday.…
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Japan to start 4th vaccine shots for elderly, at-risk groups from May 25
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-start-4th-vaccine-shots-for-elderly-at-risk-groups-from-wed.
May 20, 2022, 9:35 PM
Japan will begin offering fourth coronavirus vaccine shots next week to the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions, the health ministry said Friday.
People aged 60 and…
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