LeBron James breaks NBA all-time points-scoring record
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lebron-james-breaks-nba-all-time-points-scoring-record
February 8, 2023, 6:23 AM
LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be…
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Police seize enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-seize-enough-cocaine-to-supply-n.-zealand-for-30-years
February 8, 2023, 4:11 AM
Police said Wednesday they had seized enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years, after snaring a massive bundle of drugs floating in the Pacific Ocean.
New…
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4 more arrested over Tokyo Olympics bid rigging
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/4-more-arrested-over-Tokyo-Olympics-bid-rigging
February 8, 2023, 9:07 AM
Prosecutors arrested a former operations executive at the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee and three others on Wednesday over bid-rigging allegations, as yet another corruption scandal surfaces in the…
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Australia to expand rollout of fifth COVID vaccine shot
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-to-expand-rollout-of-fifth-covid-vaccine-shot1
February 8, 2023, 3:49 AM
Australia will roll out a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month to all citizens aged 18 and above who have not contracted coronavirus or been vaccinated…
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Japan's current account surplus halves to 8-year low in 2022
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update2-japan%27s-current-account-surplus-halves-to-8-yr-low-in-2022
February 8, 2023, 7:39 AM
Japan's current account surplus nearly halved in 2022 from a year earlier to 11.44 trillion yen, its lowest level in eight years, weighed down by a record trade…
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Japan reports 41,584 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-41-584-new-coronavirus-cases
February 8, 2023, 12:20 PM
Japan on Wednesday reported 41,584 new coronavirus cases, up 146 from Tuesday. Tokyo reported 2,612 new cases, down 519 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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40-year-old woman arrested for killing boyfriend, stashing his body in freezer
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/40-year-old-woman-arrested-for-killing-boyfriend-stashing-his-body-in-freezer
February 8, 2023, 7:37 AM
Police in Izumi, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of killing her 39-year-old boyfriend and stashing his body inside a freezer at her house.…
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Upbeat Biden urges U.S. unity and vows to restore blue-collar pride
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Upbeat-Biden-urges-U.S.-unity-and-vows-to-restore-blue-collar-pride
February 8, 2023, 10:00 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden touted America's "unbroken" democracy and resurgent economy in an optimistic State of the Union speech Tuesday -- as he sought to persuade skeptical voters…
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FA Cup dream over for Wrexham and its Hollywood owners
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fa-cup-dream-over-for-wrexham-and-its-hollywood-owners
February 7, 2023, 10:16 PM
For Wrexham’s Hollywood owners, the sequel proved to be a heartbreaker.
The Welsh soccer club owned by celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney lost its FA Cup replay…
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Do mention the reboot: 'Fawlty Towers' to return
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/do-mention-the-reboot-%27fawlty-towers%27-to-return
February 7, 2023, 9:52 PM
"Fawlty Towers", named Britain's greatest sitcom in a 2019 poll, is set to return with John Cleese reprising his role as the world's most irascible hotelier, U.S. producers…
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Delta raising pay as airlines cope with travel rebound
https://japantoday.com/category/business/delta-is-raising-pay-as-airlines-cope-with-travel-rebound
February 7, 2023, 9:55 PM
Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it will raise pay for its non-union employees by 5% on April 1 and increase a pool used for merit raises.
Among those…
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Russia asks Pink Floyd's Roger Waters to speak on Ukraine arms at U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/russia-asks-pink-floyd%27s-roger-waters-to-speak-on-ukraine-arms-at-un1
February 7, 2023, 9:52 PM
Russia has asked Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters to speak to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday at a meeting that Moscow requested to discuss the delivery of…
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22 killed in bus-car collision in Pakistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/22-people-killed-in-bus-car-collision-in-pakistan
February 7, 2023, 10:02 PM
A speeding bus collided with a car and plunged into a ravine in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 22 passengers and injuring 12 others, police said,…
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Navy divers begin pulling up Chinese spy balloon debris
https://japantoday.com/category/world/navy-releases-first-photos-of-chinese-balloon-recovery
February 8, 2023, 3:52 AM
Navy divers began pulling pieces of the downed Chinese spy balloon from the depths of the ocean floor on Tuesday, using sophisticated reconnaissance drones dubbed the Kingfish and the Swordfish…
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In the spirit: More alcohol ads to run during Super Bowl
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/in-the-spirit-more-alcohol-ads-to-run-during-super-bowl
February 7, 2023, 9:59 PM
A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year, now that Anheuser-Busch has ended its exclusive advertising sponsorship after more than 30…
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Death toll from Syria-Turkey quake nears 10,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Death-toll-from-Syria-Turkey-earthquake-nears-10-000
February 8, 2023, 9:48 AM
Families in southern Turkey and Syria spent a second night in the freezing cold on Wednesday as overwhelmed rescuers raced to pull people from the rubble two days…
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Ukraine says Russians endure deadliest day; Germany, allies to provide tanks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-says-russians-endure-deadliest-day-german-minister-in-kyiv-announces-tank-supplies
February 8, 2023, 4:21 AM
Ukraine said on Tuesday the last 24 hours were the deadliest of the war so far for Russian forces as Moscow pressed on with an intensifying winter assault…
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Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/aid-to-quake-hit-syria-slowed-by-sanctions-war%27s-divisions
February 7, 2023, 10:00 PM
Even before Monday’s devastating earthquake, getting aid to all parts of war-battered Syria was fraught with daunting political and logistical challenges.
Those hurdles have only multiplied in the…
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New areas under threat as Chile fires rage and mercury rises
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-areas-under-threat-as-chile-fires-rage-and-mercury-rises
February 7, 2023, 10:01 PM
Forest fires that have killed 26 people and left thousands homeless in south-central Chile in the past week threatened new regions as temperatures soared Tuesday.
Some 5,600 firefighters,…
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Big tech job cuts keep coming; Zoom latest to trim head count
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/big-tech-job-cuts-keep-coming-zoom-latest-to-trim-headcount
February 7, 2023, 9:56 PM
The tech industry started the year with a wave of job cuts, around 50,000 in January alone, and there doesn’t appear to be any let up this month.…
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At least 20 killed on second day of Somaliland clashes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-20-killed-in-second-day-of-somaliland-clashes
February 7, 2023, 10:02 PM
Heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at least 20 people dead as the UN urged a probe into…
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Tickets for Beyoncé’s 1st concert of world tour sell out
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tickets-for-beyonce%E2%80%99s-1st-concert-of-world-tour-sell-out
February 7, 2023, 9:53 PM
Tickets for the first concert of Beyoncé’s upcoming "Renaissance” world tour sold out Tuesday, and concert management group Live Nation said a second concert in Stockholm was added…
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LGBTQ groups demand Japan adopt equal rights law by G7 summit
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/lgbtq-groups-demand-japan-adopt-equal-rights-law-by-g-7
February 8, 2023, 7:38 AM
Japanese LGBTQ people and rights groups condemned a recent discriminatory remark by a senior aide of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, demanding his government enact laws to ban discrimination…
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Shiffrin rules out racing downhill; super-G next at worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shiffrin-rules-out-racing-downhill-super-g-next-at-worlds
February 7, 2023, 9:59 PM
Mikaela Shiffrin has ruled out skiing the downhill at the world championships — keeping to her pre-announced schedule of four events.
Shiffrin inspected the course before the opening…
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Manchester City's problems mount for manager Pep Guardiola
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/manchester-city%27s-problems-mount-for-manager-pep-guardiola
February 7, 2023, 9:58 PM
Pep Guardiola had enough to worry about even before Manchester City became embroiled in probably the biggest Premier League scandal of all time.
Off the field, City is…
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Third wave of French pension protests keeps pressure on Macron
https://japantoday.com/category/world/third-wave-of-french-pension-protests-keeps-pressure-on-macron
February 7, 2023, 10:22 PM
Public transport, schools and refinery supplies in France were disrupted on Tuesday as trade unions led a third wave of nationwide strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to…
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Florida mass shooting suspect killed during police pursuit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/florida-mass-shooting-suspect-killed-during-police-pursuit
February 7, 2023, 10:01 PM
A man suspected in a mass shooting in central Florida last month was fatally shot by a police officer following a long chase and a carjacking, authorities said.…
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UK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-police-officer-exposed-as-serial-rapist-jailed-for-life
February 7, 2023, 10:02 PM
A former London police officer was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years for raping and sexually assaulting a dozen women over…
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Paris mayor: No Russian team at 2024 Games if war continues
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paris-mayor-no-russian-team-at-2024-games-if-war-continues
February 7, 2023, 9:58 PM
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says there should be no Russian delegation allowed at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war against Ukraine.
Hidalgo previously said…
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UK leader Sunak shakes up gov't to focus on business, energy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-leader-sunak-shakes-up-govt-to-focus-on-business-energy
February 7, 2023, 10:01 PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook up his government on Tuesday, moving ministers and merging departments in a bid to assert control amid ethics scandals and sniping from…
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