Australians rally against U.S. overturning of key abortion ruling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australians-rally-against-u.s.-overturning-of-key-abortion-ruling
July 2, 2022, 7:29 AM
Thousands of Australians joined raucous protests across the country on Saturday against the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of women's constitutional right to abortion.
The Supreme Court last week…
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Tokyo reports 3,616 coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Tokyo-reports-3-616-coronavirus-cases
July 2, 2022, 7:57 AM
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 3,616 new coronavirus cases, up 70 from Friday and up 1,456 from last Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe…
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Man, woman found dead in Yokohama apartment in apparent murder-suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-woman-found-dead-in-yokohama-apartment-in-apparent-murder-suicide
July 2, 2022, 7:50 AM
A man and a woman were found dead in an apartment in Yokohama on Friday, in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
According to police, the bodies were…
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Trump social media firm subpoened by feds, stock regulators
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-social-media-firm-subpoened-by-feds-stock-regulators
July 2, 2022, 2:07 AM
Donald Trump's social media company and some of its employees received subpoenas from both a federal grand jury and securities regulators, according to a public disclosure Friday, possibly…
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au mobile customers across Japan hit by network troubles
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/au-mobile-customers-across-japan-hit-by-network-troubles
July 2, 2022, 7:48 AM
KDDI Corp, the operator of the au mobile brand, one of Japan's top three carriers, said Saturday its customers are facing difficulties making calls and connecting to the…
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MLB batting average, home runs down through June
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-batting-average-home-runs-down-through-june
July 2, 2022, 2:08 AM
The major league batting average was .242 in June, down from .245 in May, and home runs are down 9% from last season at this point, according to…
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Splish splash
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/splish-splash-5
July 1, 2022, 9:07 PM
Visitors react to water canons at Yomiuriland amusement park's outdoor swimming pool WAI, on its opening day for the summer, on Friday.
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Sudan security forces skirmish with demonstrators after protest deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sudan-security-forces-skirmish-with-demonstrators-after-protest-deaths1
July 1, 2022, 9:36 PM
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at protesters on Friday near the presidential palace in Khartoum, a day after nine people were reported killed during the largest anti-military…
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Biden discusses abortion access options with Democratic governors
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-discusses-abortion-access-options-with-dem-governors
July 1, 2022, 9:36 PM
President Joe Biden told Democratic governors Friday that he is “looking at all the alternatives” for protecting abortion access following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.…
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Brazil sets new six-month Amazon deforestation record
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-sets-new-six-month-amazon-deforestation-record
July 1, 2022, 9:36 PM
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022, the INPE national space agency said Friday.
The world's largest tropical rainforest lost…
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Wimbledon, Tour, cricket and rugby find COVID still in the air
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wimbledon-tour-cricket-and-rugby-find-covid-still-in-the-air
July 1, 2022, 9:32 PM
As fans again fill stadiums this summer, a string of COVID-19 cases in major events suggest it is too early to cheer pandemic-free sport.
After being cancelled in…
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EU prepares emergency plan to do without Russian energy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-prepares-emergency-plan-to-do-without-russian-energy
July 1, 2022, 9:35 PM
The European Union’s executive arm on Friday pledged to draft an emergency plan this month aimed at helping member countries do without Russian energy in the wake of…
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Rock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rock-star-randy-bachman-reunited-with-beloved-stolen-guitar
July 2, 2022, 7:50 AM
Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman’s long search came to an end Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a cherished guitar 45 years after it was stolen…
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Julian Assange appeals to UK court against extradition to U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/julian-assange-appeals-to-uk-court-against-extradition-to-us
July 1, 2022, 9:36 PM
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed against the British's government decision last month to order his extradition to the U.S.
The appeal was filed Friday at the High…
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Djokovic, Alcaraz close in on Wimbledon duel as women draw opens up
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-eyes-wimbledon-last-16-as-isner-targets-aces-record1
July 1, 2022, 9:32 PM
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz closed in on a Wimbledon generational clash on Friday as the women's draw was left with just four top-10 seeds standing.
Three-time defending…
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Australia and France make 'new start' after submarine row
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-and-france-make-%27new-start%27-after-submarine-row
July 1, 2022, 9:35 PM
Australia and France opened a “new chapter” in their relations Friday as the new Australian prime minister seeks to heal wounds from a secret submarine contract that infuriated…
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Japan eases travel advisory for 34 nations, including China, S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-eases-travel-advisory-for-34-nations-including-china-s.-korea
July 2, 2022, 7:51 AM
Japan's government on Friday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for 34 countries, including China, South Korea and India, and is no longer requesting that residents…
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Lampaert wins first Tour de France stage in the rain
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/central-copenhagen-braces-for-start-of-tour-de-france
July 1, 2022, 9:33 PM
Although Belgian rider Yves Lampaert caused a surprise by winning the Tour de France opening stage, two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar wouldn't have been bothered at finishing third…
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COVID cases up by more than 30% in Britain last week
https://japantoday.com/category/world/covid-cases-up-by-more-than-30-in-britain-last-week
July 1, 2022, 9:34 PM
The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, new data showed Friday, with cases largely driven by the…
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UK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-government-faces-new-boozy-scandal-as-deputy-whip-quits
July 1, 2022, 9:36 PM
Britain's government is facing another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post following a drunken incident this week, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing…
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Japan examining impact of Russia Sakhalin-2 gas project decree
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-warns-on-%27interests%27-after-russia-gas-project-decree
July 1, 2022, 9:30 PM
Japan's energy "interests must not be undermined", Tokyo said Friday, after Moscow issued a decree transferring operations of a key oil and gas project to a new Russian…
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FIFA to use new high-tech for offside calls at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-to-use-new-high-tech-for-offside-calls-at-world-cup
July 1, 2022, 10:03 AM
FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system.
FIFA said Friday it is ready…
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Asian shares mostly lower after pessimistic 'tankan' survey
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mostly-lower-after-pessimistic-%27tankan%27-survey
July 1, 2022, 7:21 AM
Asian benchmarks were mostly lower on Friday, echoing a decline on Wall Street, after a quarterly report by Japan’s central bank rekindled worries about the world’s third largest…
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'Stop interfering in Afghanistan', says Taliban leader in rare appearance
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taliban%27s-reclusive-supreme-leader-attends-afghan-clerics%27-meeting
July 1, 2022, 9:34 PM
The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called Friday for the world to stop telling them how to run Afghanistan, insisting sharia law was the only model for…
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WNBA's Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trial-for-us-basketball-star-begins-in-moscow-area-court
July 1, 2022, 9:35 PM
American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian…
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Russian missiles kill at least 21 in Ukraine's Odesa region
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-missile-attack-hits-residential-buildings-in-odesa
July 2, 2022, 5:36 AM
A Russian airstrike on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after the withdrawal of Moscow's…
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China accuses New Zealand of 'misguided' accusations
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-accuses-new-zealand-of-%27misguided%27-accusations
July 1, 2022, 6:07 AM
China accused New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday of making "wrong and thus regrettable" statements that were unhelpful for keeping the two countries' relationship "on the…
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China's Xi: No reason to change Hong Kong's 'one country, two systems' formula
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-xi-no-reason-to-change-hong-kong%27s-%27one-country-two-systems%27-formula
July 1, 2022, 6:53 AM
There is no reason to change Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" formula of governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on a rare visit to the global financial…
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Australian, French leaders meet to mend frayed ties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-french-leaders-meet-to-mend-frayed-ties
July 1, 2022, 3:58 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Friday in Paris with Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, seeking to repair ties badly damaged by the ditching of a…
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Japan's May jobless rate 2.6%; 1st rise in 4 months
https://japantoday.com/category/business/refiling-update1-japan%27s-may-jobless-rate-at-2.6-1st-rise-in-4-months
July 1, 2022, 7:50 AM
Japan's unemployment rate rose to 2.6 percent in May from 2.5 percent in April, marking the first increase in four months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday, as…
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