New Zealand court rules against anti-vax parents of ill baby
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-court-rules-against-anti-vax-parents-of-ill-baby
December 7, 2022, 10:12 AM
A New Zealand court temporarily took away medical custody of a baby from his parents on Wednesday after they refused blood transfusions for him unless the blood came…
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Suspected suicide blast at Indonesian police station kills two
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-police-station-blast-kills-two-in-suspected-suicide-attack
December 7, 2022, 6:03 AM
Two people were killed and eight wounded in the Indonesian city of Bandung on Wednesday when a suspected Islamic militant who may have been angered by the country's…
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IOC postpones 2030 Winter Games host selection
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympics-ioc-postpones-2030-winter-games-host-selection
December 7, 2022, 8:59 AM
The International Olympic Committee decided Tuesday to postpone its final selection, scheduled for September-October 2023, of the host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics, citing concerns about the…
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Democrats capture Senate seat in Georgia runoff
https://japantoday.com/category/world/polls-close-in-georgia-runoff-senate-vote-a-new-test-for-biden
December 7, 2022, 6:54 AM
Joe Biden's party won a new U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with Democrat Raphael Warnock's victory in Georgia, according to television networks.
The incumbent senator defeated Republican Herschel…
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Japanese outfielder Yoshida to negotiate with MLB teams
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japanese-outfielder-yoshida-to-negotiate-with-mlb-teams
December 7, 2022, 4:00 AM
Outfielder Masataka Yoshida will be able to negotiate with Major League Baseball teams starting Wednesday under the posting system with the Japanese big leagues.
A member of Japan's…
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Japan reports 149,383 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-149-383-new-coronavirus-cases
December 7, 2022, 10:07 AM
Japan on Wednesday reported 149,383 new coronavirus cases, up 12,190 from Tuesday. Tokyo reported 14,496 new cases, down 1,005 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Wife, husband arrested in Naha for killing her mother, making it look like suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Wife-husband-arrested-in-Naha-for-killing-her-mother-making-it-look-like-suicide
December 7, 2022, 7:28 AM
Police in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, have arrested a 34-year-old woman and her 34-year-old husband on suspicion of killing the wife’s 58-year-old mother and trying to make it look…
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U.S., Australia invite Japan to step up troop rotations
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-australia-invite-japan-to-step-up-troop-rotations
December 7, 2022, 7:28 AM
The United States and Australia said Tuesday they would welcome Japanese troops into three-way rotations, vowing a united front in the face of China's rapid military advances.
Australia's…
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'Avatar 2' has world premiere in London
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27avatar-2%27-gets-world-premiere-in-london
December 6, 2022, 11:46 PM
One of the most delayed sequels in blockbuster history finally hit the big screen on Tuesday as "Avatar: The Way of Water" got its much-anticipated world premiere in…
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Trump Organization convicted in executive tax dodge scheme
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-organization-convicted-in-executive-tax-dodge-scheme
December 7, 2022, 6:54 AM
Donald Trump’s company was convicted of tax fraud on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney, a significant repudiation of financial practices at the former…
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Ramos bags hat-trick as Portugal crush Swiss 6-1 to reach quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/ramos-bags-hat-trick-as-portugal-crush-swiss-to-reach-world-cup-quarters
December 6, 2022, 9:59 PM
Goncalo Ramos justified the shock decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring a hat-trick on his full debut as Portugal demolished Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to power into…
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Indonesia bans sex outside marriage in new criminal code
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-bans-sex-outside-marriage-in-new-criminal-code2
December 7, 2022, 10:12 AM
Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday banned sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, despite worries the laws may scare away tourists from its…
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IOC warns Afghanistan over women's sports and Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-warns-afghanistan-over-women%27s-sports-and-olympics
December 6, 2022, 9:55 PM
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday warned that it could stop working with Afghanistan ahead of the next Olympics in 2024 if women are not allowed to play…
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UAW calls on automakers to move supply chain out of Xinjiang region
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uaw-calls-on-automakers-to-move-supply-chain-out-of-xinjiang-region1
December 6, 2022, 10:05 PM
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union called on automakers to shift their entire supply chain out of China's Xinjiang region after a new report on Tuesday suggests that…
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DOJ subpoenas election officials in states Trump disputed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/doj-subpoenas-state-election-officials-for-trump-documents
December 7, 2022, 6:54 AM
Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump, his 2020 campaign…
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Ukraine appears to expose Russian air defense gaps with long-range strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-appears-to-expose-russian-air-defence-gaps-with-long-range-strikes2
December 7, 2022, 6:54 AM
A third Russian airfield was ablaze on Tuesday from a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometers deep into…
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Pandemic treaty plans thrashed out at WHO
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/pandemic-treaty-plans-thrashed-out-at-who
December 7, 2022, 6:22 AM
Negotiators are meeting in Geneva this week to thrash out a pandemic treaty aimed at ensuring the flaws that turned COVID-19 into a global crisis could never happen…
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Apple announces biggest upgrade to App Store pricing, adding 700 new price points
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/Apple-announces-biggest-upgrade-to-App-Store-pricing-adding-700-new-price-points
December 6, 2022, 10:03 PM
Apple on Tuesday announced the most comprehensive upgrade to pricing capabilities since the App Store first launched, providing developers with 700 additional price points and new pricing tools…
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Dutch king orders investigation into the royals' colonial past
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dutch-king-orders-investigation-into-the-royals%27-colonial-past
December 6, 2022, 10:06 PM
Dutch King Willem-Alexander has commissioned an independent research into the role of the royal family in the colonial past of the Netherlands, the Dutch government's information service (RVD)…
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Morocco beats Spain on penalties to advance to quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/morocco-and-spain-go-to-extra-time-at-world-cup
December 6, 2022, 9:59 PM
Morocco became the first Arab nation and only the fourth African nation to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, beating Spain 3-0 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday.…
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Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández gets 6 years for fraud
https://japantoday.com/category/world/argentina-awaits-vp-cristina-fernandez-corruption-verdict
December 6, 2022, 9:56 PM
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud…
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Somalia forces recapture key town from jihadists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/somalia-forces-recapture-key-town-from-jihadists-somali-forces-recapture-key-town
December 6, 2022, 9:56 PM
Somali government forces and allied militias have recaptured a strategic town held by Al-Shabaab jihadists since 2016, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Tuesday.
The army and local…
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Record 34% Japanese gov't male employees take paternity leave in FY2021
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-record-34-japanese-gov%27t-male-employees-take-paternity-leave-in-fy-2021
December 6, 2022, 9:50 PM
A record 34 percent of Japanese central government male employees took paternity leave in fiscal 2021, up 5 points from a year earlier and topping the 30 percent…
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AFC teams 'getting closer' despite World Cup knockout blows
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/asian-teams-%27getting-closer%27-despite-world-cup-knockout-blows
December 6, 2022, 10:00 PM
Asian Football Confederation teams came crashing back down to earth in the World Cup last 16 but the region still enjoyed its best-ever tournament to suggest it is…
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England fire Eddie Jones nine months from Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ruthless-england-sack-jones-nine-months-from-rugby-world-cup
December 6, 2022, 9:55 PM
England were left looking for a new head coach nine months out from next year's World Cup after the Rugby Football Union announced Tuesday that Eddie Jones had…
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Airlines to return to profit in 2023: IATA
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/airlines-to-return-to-profit-in-2023-iata
December 6, 2022, 9:58 PM
Airlines are expected to return to profit next year for the first time since 2019 despite slowing global growth as they recover from a COVID-induced crisis, an industry…
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Meta oversight board urges changes to VIP moderation system
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-oversight-board-urges-changes-to-vip-moderation-system
December 6, 2022, 9:53 PM
Facebook parent Meta's quasi-independent oversight board said Tuesday that an internal system that exempted high-profile users, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, from some or all of its…
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Nadal, Alcaraz to meet in exhibition at Las Vegas in March
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-alcaraz-to-meet-in-exhibition-at-las-vegas-in-march
December 6, 2022, 9:55 PM
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will resume their rivalry for the ages in an exhibition match in Las Vegas on March 5.
Nadal, who is 36, owns a…
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Japan's World Cup performance to bring ¥16.3 bil in economic effects
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-world-cup-performance-to-bring-120-mil.-in-economic-effects
December 7, 2022, 7:29 AM
Japan's memorable performance at the World Cup in Qatar will generate up to 16.3 billion yen in economic effects, according to a recent think-tank estimate, with the country's…
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German 'babysitter' on trial in huge child sexual abuse case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-%27babysitter%27-on-trial-in-huge-child-sexual-abuse-case
December 6, 2022, 9:56 PM
A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online went on trial Tuesday in the western city of Cologne accused of almost 100 counts of child sexual…
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