World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind
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January 1, 2023, 6:59 AM
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in…
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56-year-old man arrested for attempted murder of stepson
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/56-year-old-man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-of-stepson
January 1, 2023, 7:31 AM
Police in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 56-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 41-year-old stepson on Saturday.
Katsumi Enomoto is accused of stabbing…
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Australia to require negative COVID tests for travelers from China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-to-require-negative-covid-tests-for-travellers-from-china
January 1, 2023, 5:55 AM
Australia said on Sunday that travelers from China will have to provide negative COVID-19 test results from Jan 5, joining a growing number of nations that have implemented…
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China accuses U.S. of distorting facts after aircraft clash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-accuses-u.s.-of-distorting-facts-after-aircraft-clash
January 1, 2023, 6:28 AM
A U.S. military plane involved in a confrontation with Chinese aircraft in disputed southern waters last week had violated international law and put the safety of Chinese pilots…
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Japan reports 86,924 new coronavirus cases
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January 1, 2023, 11:59 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 86,924 new coronavirus cases, down 20,541 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 9,186 new cases, down 2,003 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Emperor wishes 2023 to be year of hope amid pandemic, war
https://japantoday.com/category/national/emperor-wishes-2023-to-be-year-of-hope-amid-pandemic-war
January 1, 2023, 7:31 AM
Emperor Naruhito wished for a year where people will be able to lead their lives with hope after one marked by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the Russian…
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Kishida pledges that Japan will play leading role in diplomacy in 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-vows-to-play-leading-role-in-diplomacy-in-2023
January 1, 2023, 10:00 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged in his New Year's address Sunday that Japan will play a leading role in diplomacy in 2023 as the host of the Group…
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Canada to require COVID tests for passengers from China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-to-require-covid-tests-for-passengers-from-china
December 31, 2022, 11:56 PM
Canada plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada.
The requirement will apply to all…
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Suspect in Idaho killings plans to waive extradition hearing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspect-in-idaho-killings-plans-to-waive-extradition-hearing
December 31, 2022, 9:36 PM
A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive an extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho…
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Asia rings in New Year
https://japantoday.com/category/world/asia-rings-in-the-new-year-as-the-world-starts-ushering-out-2022
January 1, 2023, 4:21 AM
Australia celebrated its first restriction-free New Year's Eve after two years of COVID disruptions, as the world began bidding farewell to a year marked for many by the…
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Arsenal go seven points clear; Man City hopes damaged by Everton
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-title-bid-rocked-by-everton-draw-dropped-rashford-makes-his-point
December 31, 2022, 9:41 PM
Arsenal head into 2023 with a formidable seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League after a 4-2 win at Brighton, while Manchester City's title defense suffered…
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15 dead, 47 injured in Mexico bus crash
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December 31, 2022, 9:36 PM
Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a highway in Mexico’s Pacific coast state…
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Russian strikes intensify as Ukrainians return for holiday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/despite-war-some-ukrainian-families-reunite-for-new-year
January 1, 2023, 4:15 AM
Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others, in a sign that the pace of Russia…
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Lennon, Ono asked Japan to allow A-bomb film to be shown abroad
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/lennon-ono-asked-japan-to-allow-a-bomb-film-to-be-shown-abroad
January 1, 2023, 7:32 AM
Beatles musician John Lennon and his peace activist wife Yoko Ono asked Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1969 to permit overseas release of an unedited film on…
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Ronaldo Saudi move to signal likely end of elite club career
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ronaldo-saudi-move-to-signal-likely-end-of-elite-club-career
December 31, 2022, 9:42 PM
Less than two weeks after his great rival Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr and likely…
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UK problems won't go away in 2023, Sunak warns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-problems-won%27t-go-away-in-2023-sunak-warns
December 31, 2022, 9:35 PM
Britain has had a tough 12 months and its problems will not “go away” in 2023 — but the coronation of King Charles III will help bring the…
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Ioka-Franco unification bout ends in draw
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/boxing-ioka-franco-unification-bout-ends-in-draw
January 1, 2023, 7:33 AM
Japan's Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco of the United States fought to a draw in their world super flyweight boxing title unification match Saturday.
After 12 rounds of…
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Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95
https://japantoday.com/category/world/benedict-xvi-first-pope-to-resign-in-600-years-dies-at-95
December 31, 2022, 9:48 PM
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600…
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Cleansing of sins
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December 31, 2022, 9:18 PM
Shinto priests attend the Ohara ceremony, the annual ritual to cleanse people of their sins and purify them, on the last day of the year at Meiji Shrine…
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Nadal crashes in season-opening match as Swiatek cruises at United Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-crashes-in-season-opening-match-as-swiatek-cruises-at-united-cup
December 31, 2022, 9:41 PM
Rafael Nadal lost his opening match of the season Saturday in the countdown to the defense of his Australian Open title, but women's world number one Iga Swiatek…
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China censors COVID-related content online as New Year's Eve prompts reflection by some
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-censors-covid-related-content-online-as-new-year%27s-eve-prompts-reflection-by-some
December 31, 2022, 9:36 PM
New Year's Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online, some of it critical, about the strict zero-COVID policy the country adhered to for almost three years.…
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Another woman files sex abuse lawsuit against Cosby, NBC
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/another-woman-files-sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-cosby-nbc
December 31, 2022, 9:32 PM
A woman who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 sued the comedian-actor, NBCUniversal and other companies Friday in New York, where five other women…
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China's manufacturing activity drops despite lifted COVID restrictions
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china%27s-manufacturing-activity-drops-despite-lifted-covid-restrictions
December 31, 2022, 9:30 PM
China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing's loosening of COVID restrictions at the…
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Barbara Walters, television news trailblazer, dies at 93
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/barbara-walters-television-news-trailblazer-dies-at-93
December 31, 2022, 4:57 AM
Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who blazed the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable for…
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Japan reports 107,465 new coronavirus cases
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December 31, 2022, 12:11 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 107,465 new coronavirus cases, down 41,319 from Friday. Tokyo reported 11,189 new cases, down 3,336 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man fatally stabbed by acquaintance after drinking session in Osaka
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-fatally-stabbed-by-acquaintance-after-drinking-session-in-osaka
December 31, 2022, 7:31 AM
A 55-year-old man died after being stabbed by another man with whom he had been drinking in Osaka early Saturday.
According to police, the victim, Hiroyuki Niita, had…
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Elderly couple still missing after landslide in Yamagata
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-missing-in-landslide-in-northeastern-japan
January 1, 2023, 7:35 AM
A landslide occurred Saturday in northeastern Japan, destroying or damaging about 10 buildings and leaving an elderly couple missing, police and firefighters said.
Authorities have deployed heavy machinery…
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World readies to ring in 2023
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December 31, 2022, 7:05 AM
The world's eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel…
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53-year-old man arrested for beating 82-year-old mother to death with his fists
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/53-year-old-man-arrested-for-beating-82-year-old-mother-to-death-with-his-fists
December 31, 2022, 9:39 PM
Police in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, said Saturday they have arrested a 53-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 82-year-old mother by beating her with his fists.
Police…
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Faes' own goals hand Liverpool win; West Ham loses again
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/faes%27-own-goals-hand-liverpool-win-west-ham-loses-again
December 30, 2022, 11:47 PM
Leicester defender Wout Faes had an evening to forget as Liverpool ended the year by closing the gap to the Premier League's top four.
Faes became just the…
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