Asian shares decline after retreats on Wall Street, Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-decline-after-retreats-on-wall-street-europe
December 16, 2022, 6:41 AM
Asian shares followed Wall Street and Europe lower on Friday, with markets jittery over the risk that the Federal Reserve and other central banks may end up bringing…
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Indian javelin ace Chopra displaces Bolt in global interest charts
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/indian-javelin-ace-chopra-displaces-bolt-in-global-interest-charts
December 16, 2022, 5:52 AM
Usain Bolt has failed to top the list of the most written about athletes for the first time in years in a sign that track and field is…
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Japan starts alert system for quakes off northern Pacific coast
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-starts-alert-system-for-quakes-off-northern-pacific-coast
December 16, 2022, 7:33 AM
The Japanese government implemented Friday a new alert system in seven coastal prefectures from Chiba to Hokkaido to warn against subsequent earthquakes should a quake of magnitude 7.0…
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Japan ruling bloc OKs tax hike plan for more defense spending
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-ruling-bloc-oks-tax-hike-plan-for-more-defense-spending
December 16, 2022, 7:34 AM
Japan's ruling parties endorsed Friday a plan to raise taxes to fund a substantial increase in defense spending but postponed deciding when to do so amid turmoil caused…
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North Korea performs key test to build more agile ICBM
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-performs-key-test-to-build-more-agile-icbm
December 16, 2022, 4:05 AM
North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” as a key step toward building a new strategic weapons system, state media reported Friday, as the country pushes to…
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Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Elon Musk
https://japantoday.com/category/world/twitter-suspends-journalists-who-wrote-about-elon-musk
December 16, 2022, 7:53 AM
Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, including reporters working for The New York Times,…
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Japan reports 153,602 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-153-602-new-coronavirus-cases
December 16, 2022, 11:54 AM
Japan on Friday reported 153,602 new coronavirus cases, down 14,889 from Thursday. Tokyo reported 16,273 new cases, down 1,414 from Thursday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Landslide at Malaysia campground leaves 16 dead, 17 missing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Landslide-at-Malaysia-campground-leaves-16-dead-17-missing
December 16, 2022, 6:13 AM
A landslide Friday at a tourist campground in Malaysia left 16 people dead and authorities said 17 others were feared buried at the site on an organic farm…
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Prosecutors decide not to indict woman who set fire to hotel room in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/prosecutors-decide-not-to-indict-woman-who-set-fire-to-hotel-room-in-tokyo
December 16, 2022, 7:35 AM
Prosecutors in Tokyo have decided not to indict a 31-year-old woman who set fire to her room at a hotel in Tokyo’s Shibuya district in August.
The woman…
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New trove of Kennedy assassination files made public
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-trove-of-kennedy-assassination-files-made-public
December 15, 2022, 9:56 PM
A new trove of files related to the November 1963 assassination of U.S. President John F Kennedy was released Thursday, but the White House held some documents back,…
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Red Sox sign Japanese batting champ Masataka Yoshida
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/red-sox-sign-japanese-batting-champ-masataka-yoshida
December 16, 2022, 12:33 AM
Former Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka passed along some advice to Masataka Yoshida, another Japanese star who came over to play for the Red Sox.
"His advice to me:…
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Andy Murray's Ukraine pledge nets $630,000
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/andy-murray%27s-ukraine-pledge-nets-630-000
December 15, 2022, 9:55 PM
Former tennis world number one Andy Murray said Thursday his pledge to donate all of his season's prize money to humanitarian relief in war-ravaged Ukraine netted $630,000.
Three-time…
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Netanyahu, set to return to office, eyes deal with Saudis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/netanyahu-set-to-return-to-office-eyes-deal-with-saudis
December 15, 2022, 9:56 PM
Israel’s designated prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday vowed to seek full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia once he takes office, claiming that doing so would also promote…
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Jan 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jan.-6-committee-to-vote-monday-on-riot-criminal-referrals
December 16, 2022, 4:23 AM
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes.
The…
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EU leaders agree on more Russia sanctions, funds for Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-leaders-agree-more-russia-sanctions-funds-for-ukraine
December 16, 2022, 6:33 AM
European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of 2022 with an agreement to provide 18 billion euros in financing to Ukraine next year and slap more sanctions…
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Croatia, Morocco target third-place medal at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/croatia-morocco-target-third-place-medal-at-world-cup
December 15, 2022, 10:00 PM
The chances of the winning the World Cup might have gone for Croatia and Morocco, but “immortality” is at stake when the two teams meet in Saturday’s third-place…
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Irish soldier killed on U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/irish-soldier-killed-on-u.n.-peacekeeping-mission-in-lebanon5
December 15, 2022, 10:04 PM
An Irish soldier was shot and killed on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and a second was in a critical condition after a hostile crowd surrounded their…
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Peru diplomatic spat grows as envoys in Mexico, Argentina summoned home
https://japantoday.com/category/world/peru-diplomatic-spat-grows-as-envoys-in-mexico-argentina-summoned-home
December 15, 2022, 10:05 PM
A diplomatic spat over Peru deepened on Thursday as the new foreign minister formally summoned ambassadors home from countries including Mexico and Argentina, which have criticized the recent…
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Ukraine general says Russia digging in for long war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-general-says-russia-digging-in-for-long-war
December 16, 2022, 6:32 AM
A Ukrainian general said on Thursday that Moscow was digging in for a long war and still wanted to conquer the whole of Ukraine, as Russian forces pounded…
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Kosovo submits formal request to join the EU, angering Serbia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kosovo-submits-formal-request-to-join-the-eu-serbia-angry
December 15, 2022, 9:56 PM
Kosovo’s prime minister on Thursday formally tabled his country’s application to be granted candidacy status for membership in the European Union, a first step in what looks set…
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Russian space capsule leak likely caused by micrometeorite
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-space-capsule-leak-likely-caused-by-micrometeorite
December 15, 2022, 9:57 PM
A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station was likely caused by a micrometeorite strike, a Russian space official said Thursday.
Russia's…
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GSDF probe finds over 100 sexual harassment cases; 5 members fired
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-military-probe-finds-over-100-sexual-harassment-cases
December 16, 2022, 7:38 AM
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Forces on Thursday fired five servicemen and punished four others in a sexual assault case brought by a former soldier, prompting a rare investigation across…
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Iga Swiatek, Rafael Nadal honored as ITF World Champions
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/iga-swiatek-rafael-nadal-honored-as-itf-world-champions
December 15, 2022, 9:55 PM
Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal were honored by the International Tennis Federation as its 2022 ITF World Champions on Thursday after each claimed two Grand Slam titles this…
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5 banks to lend ¥1.2 trillion to help Japanese fund buy out Toshiba
https://japantoday.com/category/business/5-banks-to-lend-1.2-tril.-yen-to-help-japanese-fund-buy-out-toshiba
December 15, 2022, 9:53 PM
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and four other Japanese banks plan to lend a total of roughly 1.2 trillion yen to a domestic investment fund to help it buy…
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Int'l cruise ship operations resume in Japan after almost 3 years
https://japantoday.com/category/national/int%27l-cruise-ship-operations-resume-in-japan-after-pandemic-hiatus
December 16, 2022, 7:36 AM
International cruise ship operations resumed in Japan on Thursday after an almost three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a ship operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Lines…
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Formidable France in familiar territory in World Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/formidable-france-in-familiar-territory-in-world-cup-final
December 15, 2022, 10:00 PM
The inspirational leadership of Didier Deschamps and a deep pool of talent have turned France into the most formidable force in international soccer as they prepare to face…
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Harry accuses Prince William of screaming at him, his aides of leaking stories
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/harry-accuses-prince-william-of-screaming-at-him-his-aides-of-leaking-stories
December 15, 2022, 9:51 PM
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan piled fresh criticism on the British royal family in new episodes of their Netflix documentary series released on Thursday, accusing his elder…
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In a first, Turkish court arrests journalist under 'disinformation' law
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-a-first-turkish-court-arrests-journalist-under-%27disinformation%27-law2
December 15, 2022, 9:57 PM
A court ordered the arrest of a journalist in southeast Turkey for allegedly spreading "disinformation", his lawyer said on Thursday, marking the first pre-trial detention under a new…
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LDP panel agrees on tax hikes to beef up defense, with delay
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ruling-party-tax-panel-agrees-on-tax-hikes-to-beef-up-defence
December 16, 2022, 7:34 AM
A tax panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday agreed to raise the country's key taxes to pay for the defense budget, but stiff opposition…
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Tokyo court rejects suit over Olympic village's delayed condo use
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tokyo-court-rejects-suit-over-olympic-village%27s-delayed-condo-use
December 15, 2022, 9:55 PM
A Tokyo court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by purchasers of condominiums converted from the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village who demanded compensation from developers over an expected…
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