Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain-braces-for-winter-of-strike-action-as-nurses-walk-out
December 12, 2022, 7:23 AM
British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking up pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to quell the biggest wave of industrial…
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Character meaning war (戦) picked as kanji of 2022
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Character-meaning-war-picked-as-kanji-of-2022
December 12, 2022, 9:55 AM
The kanji for sen (戦), meaning war or battle, was picked as the single most representative Chinese character corresponding to the social mood in Japan this year, a…
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Bali governor says new laws pose no risk to tourists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bali-governor-says-new-indonesia-laws-pose-no-risk-to-tourists
December 12, 2022, 5:24 AM
Visitors to Bali will not be put at risk by Indonesia's newly ratified criminal code, the island's governor said, dismissing concerns that revised laws which include articles criminalizing…
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Court rejects aid claims for Nagasaki A-bomb survivors' children
https://japantoday.com/category/national/court-rejects-aid-claims-for-nagasaki-a-bomb-survivors%27-children
December 12, 2022, 7:35 AM
A Japanese court rejected Monday a damages suit filed by the children of Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors seeking eligibility for financial support from the government.
The Nagasaki District…
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U.S. says it is working on 'next steps' to secure release of Whelan from Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-says-working-on-%27next-steps%27-to-secure-release-of-whelan-from-russia
December 12, 2022, 10:01 AM
Biden administration officials will meet early Monday to discuss next steps in securing the release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was jailed in Russia in 2020…
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Japan reports 62,336 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-62-336-new-coronavirus-cases
December 12, 2022, 12:00 PM
Japan on Monday reported 62,336 new coronavirus cases, down 56,838 from Sunday. Tokyo reported 7,044 new cases, down 5,119 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man douses himself with kerosene, threatens to kill himself and burn down girlfriend’s home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-douses-himself-with-kerosene-threatens-to-kill-himself-and-burn-down-girlfriend%E2%80%99s-home
December 12, 2022, 7:37 AM
Police in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of threatening to commit arson after he poured kerosene on himself and threatened to kill himself…
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NFL-best Eagles grab playoff spot while Lions upset Vikings
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nfl-best-eagles-grab-playoff-spot-while-lions-upset-vikings
December 12, 2022, 12:07 AM
Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for another on Sunday as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants 48-22 and became the NFL's first playoff…
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Blue Impulse
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/blue-impulse-5
December 11, 2022, 9:22 PM
People watch the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team fly over Miyako island in Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday, marking the 50th anniversary of an ASDF base…
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Scientists say eruption of Hawaii volcano continues to ease
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scientists-say-eruption-of-hawaii-volcano-continues-to-ease
December 11, 2022, 9:54 PM
The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, reinforcing an earlier pronouncement that the mountain’s first flare-up in nearly…
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Democratic lawmakers visit Havana, meet with Cuban president
https://japantoday.com/category/world/democratic-lawmakers-visit-havana-meet-with-cuban-president
December 11, 2022, 9:53 PM
A delegation of at least three U.S. lawmakers visited Havana and met with Cuba’s government this week, American and Cuban officials confirmed.
Reps. James McGovern (D-MA), Mark Pocan…
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Samoa triumph in the rain in Cape Town Sevens
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/samoa-triumph-in-the-rain-in-cape-town-sevens
December 11, 2022, 9:52 PM
Samoa defeated New Zealand 12-7 in teeming rain to win the men's final of the Cape Town leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday.
There was…
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Italian PM Meloni pays tribute to victims after gunman kills three women
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italian-pm-meloni-pays-tribute-to-victims-after-gunman-kills-three-women
December 11, 2022, 9:53 PM
Three women including a friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting…
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Six Pakistanis, one Afghan soldier killed in cross-border clash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/six-pakistanis-one-afghan-soldier-killed-in-cross-border-clash
December 11, 2022, 9:54 PM
Six Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier were killed on Sunday in cross border shelling and gunfire, according to officials on both sides of the frontier.
The Pakistan…
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With box office bare, 'Black Panther' makes it 5 in a row
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/with-box-office-bare-%27black-panther%27-makes-it-5-in-a-row
December 11, 2022, 9:50 PM
On one of the quietest weekends of the year in movie theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” topped the North American box office for the fifth straight weekend, according…
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Croatia's mental strength has deep roots, says World Cup hero Petkovic
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/croatia%27s-mental-strength-has-deep-roots-says-world-cup-hero-petkovic
December 11, 2022, 9:44 PM
Croatia striker Bruno Petkovic says the team's mental strength that has propelled them to two penalty shoot-out wins at the World Cup has deep roots in the country's…
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Erdogan discusses Black Sea grain deal with Putin, Zelenskiy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/erdogan-discusses-black-sea-grain-deal-with-putin-zelenskiy
December 11, 2022, 9:53 PM
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Black Sea grain export agreement on Sunday with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, as both sides seek changes that would boost…
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Alleged Lockerbie bombmaker in U.S. custody
https://japantoday.com/category/world/alleged-lockerbie-bombmaker-in-us-custody-scotland
December 11, 2022, 9:53 PM
A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, has been taken into U.S. custody,…
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Canada prepares to expand assisted death amid debate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-prepares-to-expand-assisted-death-amid-debate
December 11, 2022, 9:59 PM
Canada is preparing to expand its medically assisted death framework to become one of the broadest in the world, a change some want to delay due to concerns…
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Axelsen and Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/axelsen-and-yamaguchi-win-badminton-world-tour-finals
December 11, 2022, 9:51 PM
Men's badminton world number one Viktor Axelsen regained his mojo to claim his eighth title for 2022, steamrolling Indonesian ace Anthony Ginting at the season-ending World Tour Finals…
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Ukraine attacks occupied Melitopol
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-attacks-occupied-melitopol-russian-side-says-two-killed1
December 12, 2022, 5:25 AM
Ukraine attacked occupied Melitopol in the country's southeast on Saturday evening, the Russian-installed and exiled Ukrainian authorities of the strategically located city said Sunday.
The pro-Moscow authorities said…
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Tensions run high in north Kosovo as Serbs block roads
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tense-overnight-violence-in-north-kosovo-serbs-block-roads
December 11, 2022, 9:53 PM
Tensions were high in northern Kosovo on Sunday, with Serbs blocking roads as shots and explosions rang out and the Serbian president warned that Serbian troops are ready…
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Portugal prepares for post-Ronaldo era after World Cup exit
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/portugal-prepares-for-post-ronaldo-era-after-world-cup-exit
December 11, 2022, 9:44 PM
The fortunes of Portugal’s national team have been inextricably linked with Cristiano Ronaldo for nearly two decades.
Is a new era upon us?
Ronaldo was in tears as…
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Former Japan defense chief Kishi not to run in next election
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/former-japan-defense-chief-kishi-not-to-run-in-next-election
December 11, 2022, 9:51 PM
Former Japanese defense chief Nobuo Kishi will not run in the next lower house election, with his eldest son hoping to follow in his father's footsteps, a source…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto releases stream of 'last' concert as he battles cancer
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ryuichi-sakamoto-releases-last-concert-amid-cancer-battle
December 11, 2022, 9:58 AM
Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto released a stream of an audience-less, pre-recorded concert on Sunday that he has said "may be my last" due to his ongoing…
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Japanese company's lander heads toward moon with UAE rover
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japanese-company%27s-lander-rockets-toward-moon-with-uae-rover
December 12, 2022, 7:37 AM
A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and…
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Mets sign Japanese pitcher Senga for $75 mil
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mets-add-latest-pricey-arm-land-japanese-ace-senga-for-75m
December 11, 2022, 9:51 PM
Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga and the New York Mets have agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
The person spoke…
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Man arrested for setting fire to dry cleaning shop
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-setting-fire-to-dry-cleaning-shop
December 11, 2022, 7:35 AM
Police in Chiba city have arrested a 42-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of setting fire to a dry cleaning shop.
According to police, the fire occurred at around…
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Man arrested for keeping body of 87-year-old father at home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-keeping-body-of-87-year-old-father-at-home
December 12, 2022, 7:35 AM
Police in Osaka have arrested at 53-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of abandoning a body after he failed to report the death of his 87-year-old father, and kept…
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Facing COVID surge, China expands hospitals, ICUs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/facing-covid-surge-china-expanding-hospitals-icus
December 11, 2022, 12:05 PM
Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions…
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