Iran executes four men convicted of cooperating with Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-executes-four-men-convicted-of-cooperating-with-israel-state-media1
December 4, 2022, 9:49 AM
Iran on Sunday executed four men convicted of cooperating with Israel's spy agency Mossad, Iranian state media reported.
The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy Israel of carrying…
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Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano alert status raised to highest level
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia%27s-mount-semeru-volcano-alert-status-raised-to-highest-level-agency
December 4, 2022, 6:27 AM
Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted Sunday spewing hot ash clouds a mile into the sky, prompting authorities to raise the volcano's alert status to the highest level.
The eruption…
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Chinese cities announce further easing of COVID curbs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-cities-announce-further-easing-of-covid-curbs
December 4, 2022, 6:25 AM
More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday, as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less…
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Japan reports 89,566 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-89-566-new-coronavirus-cases
December 4, 2022, 11:54 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 89,566 new coronavirus cases, down 20,025 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 10,454 new cases, down 2,867 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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3 nursery school teachers arrested over abuse of children
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-japan-nursery-school-teachers-arrested-over-abuse-of-toddlers
December 4, 2022, 9:00 AM
Three female teachers who used to work at a nursery school in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, were arrested Sunday on suspicion of repeatedly abusing toddlers in their care.
The…
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56-year-old man found dead in apartment by doctor
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/56-year-old-man-found-dead-in-apartment-by-doctor
December 4, 2022, 7:41 AM
Police in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, are investigating the death of a 56-year-old man whose body was found by a doctor making a home visit.
According to police, the…
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Modric leading by example as Croatia prepare for Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/tireless-modric-leading-by-example-at-world-cup-as-croatia-face-japan
December 4, 2022, 7:42 AM
Croatia's squad features only a few of the players which led them to the World Cup final in 2018, runners-up to France, but Luka Modric is defying time…
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Fury dominates Chisora to retain WBC heavyweight title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fury-dominates-chisora-to-retain-wbc-heavyweight-title-and-eyes-usyk
December 4, 2022, 3:30 AM
Tyson Fury retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title with a decisive stoppage win over British rival Derek Chisora on Saturday before setting his sights on a blockbuster…
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Argentina beats Australia 2-1 to advance to quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/messi-scores-argentina-beats-australia-2-1-at-world-cup
December 3, 2022, 9:23 PM
Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup, leading Argentina into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win…
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Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gaza-militants-fire-rocket-into-israel-amid-west-bank-unrest
December 3, 2022, 9:33 PM
Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza into Israel Saturday without causing any casualties, the army said, as a surge in violence grips the occupied West Bank.
There…
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Springboks winger Nkosi reported missing for 3 weeks
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27grave-worry%27-for-missing-boks-winger-nkosi
December 3, 2022, 9:31 PM
Springboks winger Sbu Nkosi has been missing for three weeks, his South African club side Bulls said on Saturday, with police admitting "concerns about the player's safety".
Nkosi,…
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Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infection
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pele-responding-well-to-treatment-for-respiratory-infection
December 3, 2022, 9:32 PM
Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours, the Albert Einstein…
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Kilde holds off Odermatt to win 2nd straight downhill race
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kilde-holds-off-odermatt-to-win-2nd-straight-downhill-race
December 3, 2022, 9:32 PM
Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won his second straight World Cup downhill race to start the season, despite feeling under the weather.
Although dealing with an illness all week…
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South Africa win Dubai Sevens for 4th straight time
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/south-africa-win-dubai-sevens-for-4th-straight-time
December 3, 2022, 9:32 PM
South Africa won the Dubai Sevens a fourth straight time after putting away Ireland 21-5 in the final on Saturday.
The South Africans dominated possession in the first…
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Japan's super-sub Doan aims to sink Croatia
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/japan%27s-world-cup-super-sub-doan-aims-to-sink-croatia
December 4, 2022, 7:42 AM
World Cup super-sub Ritsu Doan believes the strength of Japan's bench could prove decisive as they prepare to face 2018 finalists Croatia in the last 16 on Monday.…
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Sweden extradites to Turkey man convicted of terror links
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-extradites-to-turkey-man-convicted-of-terror-links
December 3, 2022, 9:34 PM
Turkish authorities on Saturday arrested and jailed in Istanbul a convicted member of an outlawed militant group who was extradited from Sweden where he had fled, Turkey’s state-run…
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Netherlands knock U.S out of World Cup with 3-1 victory
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/netherlands-eliminates-us-in-round-of-16-at-world-cup
December 3, 2022, 9:24 PM
Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup…
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New 48-team World Cup format fails to impress Poland coach
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/new-48-team-world-cup-format-fails-to-impress-poland-coach
December 3, 2022, 9:24 PM
The high drama of split-screen tension during simultaneous matches in the final set of World Cup group games is now a thing of the past.
The next tournament…
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El Salvador deploys 10,000 troops to gang-run capital suburb
https://japantoday.com/category/world/el-salvador-deploys-10-000-troops-to-gang-run-capital-suburb
December 3, 2022, 9:34 PM
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday the deployment of 10,000 security forces to a suburb of San Salvador known to be a stronghold for gangs.
The move…
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UK arrests wealthy Russian as police target Putin enablers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-arrests-wealthy-russian-as-police-target-putin-enablers
December 3, 2022, 9:33 PM
British authorities have arrested a wealthy Russian businessman on suspicion of money laundering, amid efforts to disrupt potential criminal activity by oligarchs and others linked to Russian President…
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Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil; warns of cutoffs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-urges-tougher-western-squeeze-on-russian-oil-prices
December 4, 2022, 3:45 AM
Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.
Australia, Britain,…
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Iowa caucuses, built on myth, lose place at head of the line
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iowa-caucuses-built-on-myth-lose-place-at-head-of-the-line
December 4, 2022, 3:53 AM
The Hy-Vee Hall ballroom in Des Moines erupted in cheers in 2008 when the youthful Illinois senator hinted at the improbable possibility of the feat ahead: “Our time…
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Japan pledges $27 mil in fresh aid to Ukraine neighbor Moldova
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pledges-27-mil.-in-fresh-aid-to-ukraine-neighbor-moldova
December 3, 2022, 9:36 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday pledged $27 million in fresh aid to Moldova as he thanked the country for accepting evacuees from war-hit Ukraine, the Japanese Foreign…
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Adam Scott, Jiyai Shin lead respective Australian Opens
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/adam-scott-jiyai-shin-lead-respective-australian-opens
December 4, 2022, 7:16 AM
Adam Scott and Jiyai Shin led the men's and women's Australian Opens after three rounds at Victoria Golf Club, Three is plenty of nearby company to challenge them…
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Japan to expand Okinawa-based ground force unit
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-expand-okinawa-based-ground-force-unit-amid-china-threat
December 4, 2022, 7:41 AM
Japan is considering expanding an Okinawa-based ground force unit to defend remote southwestern islands and prepare for a contingency involving Taiwan in the face of China's increasing assertiveness,…
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Thousands protest in South Korea in support of truckers
https://japantoday.com/category/business/thousands-protest-in-south-korea-in-support-of-truckers
December 3, 2022, 9:28 PM
Thousands of demonstrators representing organized labor marched in South Korea’s capital on Saturday denouncing government attempts to force thousands of striking truckers back to work after they walked…
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Australian MPs delegation to visit Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-mps-delegation-to-visit-taiwan
December 3, 2022, 9:28 AM
A group of Australian MPs will leave Sunday for a five-day visit to Taiwan, a spokesman for one of the politicians said Saturday, risking China's ire just as…
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U.S. rail workers say deal won't resolve quality-of-life concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/business/rail-workers-say-deal-won%27t-resolve-quality-of-life-concerns
December 3, 2022, 9:29 PM
When BNSF railroad conductor Justin Schaaf needed to take time off from work in the summer, he had to make a choice: go to the dentist to get…
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Kishida says he will include women's views in policymaking
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-vows-to-include-women%27s-views-in-policymaking-at-int%27l-confab
December 3, 2022, 10:03 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday he will include more women's perspectives in policymaking to help enrich the lives of all people in society, while voicing concern…
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Guns N' Roses sues online gun shop for appropriating name
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/guns-n%27-roses-sues-online-gun-shop-for-appropriating-name
December 3, 2022, 9:27 PM
U.S. rock band Guns N' Roses has sued a company that runs an online gun store named Texas Guns and Roses, charging in federal court that the business…
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