Asian shares lower as strong data hit hopes for dovish Fed
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-lower-as-strong-data-hit-hopes-for-dovish-fed
December 6, 2022, 7:52 AM
Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the difficulty of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.…
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Mother of late 'Terrace House' star sues TV broadcaster
https://japantoday.com/category/national/mother-of-late-terrace-house-star-sues-tv-broadcaster
December 6, 2022, 7:36 AM
The mother of Hana Kimura, a former cast member of the popular reality show "Terrace House," said Tuesday she has filed a lawsuit against the program's Japanese broadcaster…
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Japan reports 137,193 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-137-193-new-coronavirus-cases
December 6, 2022, 10:08 AM
Japan on Tuesday reported 137,193 new coronavirus cases, up 89,572 from Monday. Tokyo reported 15,501 new cases, up 10,113 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Russia deploys defense missile system on Kuril island near Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-deploys-defence-missile-system-on-kuril-island-near-japan1
December 6, 2022, 10:07 AM
Russia's defense ministry has said it has deployed mobile coastal defense missile systems on a northern Kuril island - part of a strategically located chain of islands that…
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N Korea orders new artillery firings over South's drills
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-korea-orders-new-artillery-firings-over-south%27s-drills
December 6, 2022, 7:22 AM
North Korea’s military says it has ordered frontline units to conduct artillery firings into the sea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat response to South Korean…
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85-year-old woman found strangled to death at home in Nagano Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/85-year-old-woman-found-strangled-to-death-at-home-in-nagano-prefecture
December 6, 2022, 7:27 AM
Police in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, said an 85-year-old woman has been found strangled to death at her home.
Local media reported that the body of Kinuyo Hara, who…
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Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies of cancer at 71
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kirstie-alley-emmy-winning-%E2%80%98cheers%E2%80%99-star-dies-at-71
December 6, 2022, 2:16 AM
Kirstie Alley, who won an Emmy for her role on “Cheers” and starred in films including “Look Who's Talking,” died Monday. She was 71.
Alley died of cancer…
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New Zealand says self-identity enough for transgender athletes in community sport
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-zealand-says-self-identity-enough-for-transgender-athletes-in-community-sport
December 6, 2022, 9:55 AM
Transgender athletes will be able to participate in community sport in New Zealand in the gender they identify with and not need to prove or justify their identity,…
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Global survey: Workplace violence, harassment is widespread
https://japantoday.com/category/world/global-survey-workplace-violence-harassment-is-widespread
December 6, 2022, 4:05 AM
The first attempt to survey the extent of violence and harassment at work around the globe has found that workplace abuse is widespread, and particularly pronounced among young…
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'Only yes means yes': Swiss parliament eyes tightening rape law
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27only-yes-means-yes%27-swiss-parliament-eyes-tightening-rape-law
December 6, 2022, 1:34 AM
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament voted Monday to dramatically broaden the country's limited definition of rape to include all sex without consent, but a law-change is still…
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Neymar returns as Brazil brush aside S Korea 4-1 to reach quarters
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/neymar-returns-as-brazil-brush-aside-south-korea-to-reach-world-cup-quarters
December 5, 2022, 9:54 PM
Neymar returned from injury to help inspire Brazil to a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Monday as the favorites cruised through to the quarter-finals of the World…
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How tackling invasive species on land can spark 'stunning' improvements at sea
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/how-tackling-invasive-species-on-land-can-spark-%27stunning%27-improvements-at-sea
December 5, 2022, 9:27 PM
Restoring islands devastated by invasive species and helping coastal "connectors" like seabirds boosts nature on land and at sea -- and may be a new way to increase…
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Japan's last-16 exit reflects highs and lows under Moriyasu
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/soccer-japan%27s-last-16-exit-reflects-highs-and-lows-under-moriyasu
December 6, 2022, 7:37 AM
Japan's penalty shootout loss to Croatia in the round of 16 on Monday ended a World Cup campaign that was emblematic of the Blue Samurai's tumultuous journey under…
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Confusion over Iran's religious police as women drop hijab
https://japantoday.com/category/world/confusion-over-iran%27s-religious-police-as-women-drop-hijab
December 6, 2022, 1:07 AM
Confusion over the status of Iran’s religious police grew as state media cast doubt on reports the force had been shut down. Despite the uncertainty, it has appeared…
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Kershaw returning to Dodgers on $20 mil, 1-year deal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kershaw-returning-to-dodgers-on-20m-1-year-deal
December 5, 2022, 9:24 PM
Clayton Kershaw will pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023 after re-signing in a $20 million, one-year deal.
For the second straight year, the Dodgers didn't extend…
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Carlos Alcaraz youngest year-end No. 1 in ATP rankings
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/carlos-alcaraz-youngest-year-end-no.-1-in-atp-rankings
December 5, 2022, 9:24 PM
Teenager Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest year-end No. 1 in the history of the ATP computerized rankings and joins fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal as the first players from…
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Dozens killed as mudslide swallows their bus in Colombia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dozens-killed-as-mudslide-swallows-their-bus-in-colombia
December 6, 2022, 1:08 AM
A mudslide unleashed by torrential rain buried a bus and two other vehicles in central Colombia, killing at least 27 people and leaving others trapped as rescuers tried…
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Croatia reach World Cup quarterfinals with penalty shoot-out victory over Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/croatia-reach-world-cup-quarters-with-shoot-out-victory-over-japan
December 6, 2022, 7:37 AM
Croatia reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1.
Mario Pasalic…
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'Let's open our eyes' to rising xenophobia, Macron warns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27let%27s-open-our-eyes%27-to-rising-xenophobia-macron-warns
December 6, 2022, 1:07 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron visited a camp in France where authorities rounded up Jews before and during World War II, and said Monday it’s time to “open our…
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England rugby coach Jones set to discover fate
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/coach-jones-set-to-discover-england-fate
December 5, 2022, 9:23 PM
England head coach Eddie Jones could find out within the next 48 hours if he still has a job following a Rugby Football Union (RFU) review into the…
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Threat shuts Christmas markets in Germany's Duesseldorf
https://japantoday.com/category/world/threat-shuts-christmas-markets-in-germany%27s-duesseldorf-police
December 6, 2022, 1:08 AM
The western German city of Duesseldorf closed Christmas markets in its historic city centre as a precaution on Monday after police received a threat against one of them,…
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Brussels bombing trial opens with strong emotions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brussels-bombing-trial-opens-with-strong-emotions
December 6, 2022, 1:07 AM
The largest trial in Belgian history kicked off on Monday with 10 men accused of involvement in a triple Islamist suicide attack in Brussels in 2016 that killed…
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Prince Harry says UK royal household plays 'dirty game' by leaking stories
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prince-harry-says-uk-royal-household-plays-%27dirty-game%27-by-leaking-stories1
December 6, 2022, 1:07 AM
Prince Harry said Britain's royal household regularly leak stories about each other, calling it "a dirty game" in a new trailer released on Monday for the much-anticipated Netflix…
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Missing Springbok Nkosi found at home of father
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/missing-springbok-nkosi-found-at-home-of-father
December 5, 2022, 9:24 PM
South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Sibusiso Nkosi, who had been missing for three weeks, was found on Monday at the home of his father, an official from…
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UK Labour Party vows to abolish House of Lords
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eyeing-power-uk-labour-party-vows-to-abolish-house-of-lords
December 6, 2022, 1:07 AM
Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Monday pledged to scrap Parliament’s unelected upper house if it wins government as part of a raft if policies intended to stake out…
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Japan eyes 56% increase in defense budget over five years
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-eyes-56-increase-in-defence-budget-over-five-years
December 6, 2022, 7:37 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers on Monday to boost the country's defense budget by 56 percent over the next five years to 43 trillion yen.
The…
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Russia hits Ukraine grid in latest fatal barrage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-oil-price-cap-will-not-stop-ukraine-offensive
December 6, 2022, 4:46 AM
Ukraine was targeted on Monday by a new wave of fatal Russian missiles, the latest attack to cause massive power disruptions across the country and pile pressure on…
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Drugmaker donates ¥1.9 bil of its shares to Kyoto University
https://japantoday.com/category/business/drugmaker-donates-1.9-bil.-yen-of-its-shares-to-kyoto-univ.
December 5, 2022, 9:23 PM
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co has donated company shares worth about 1.9 billion yen to Kyoto University in the first share donation by an enterprise to a public university in…
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Ex-Keidanren chief Sakakibara becomes Japanese baseball commissioner
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ex-keidanren-chief-sakakibara-becomes-japanese-baseball-commissioner
December 5, 2022, 9:23 PM
Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, assumed the post of professional baseball's commissioner on Monday.
His appointment as the 15th commissioner…
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U.S. college hoops game clashes with World Cup fever in London
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-college-hoops-game-clashes-with-world-cup-fever-in-london
December 5, 2022, 9:24 PM
Kentucky and Michigan finally played their London game, but organizers aren’t exactly running a fast break to get back to the British capital.
The Basketball Hall of Fame…
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