Courtesy call
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/courtesy-call-8
February 9, 2023, 9:14 PM
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, second left, and his wife Louise Araneta-Marcos pose for a photo with Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace in…
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Toyota reports 3rd-quarter net profit drop but keeps full-year forecasts
https://japantoday.com/category/business/toyota-third-quarter-net-profit-drops-but-keeps-full-year-forecasts
February 9, 2023, 7:35 AM
Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday its net profit for the third quarter fell eight percent, but it left its full-year forecasts unchanged as the cheaper yen offsets the…
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North Korea shows off largest-ever number of nuclear missiles at nighttime parade
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-shows-off-largest-ever-number-of-nuclear-missiles-at-nighttime-parade
February 9, 2023, 5:44 AM
Nuclear-armed North Korea showcased its missile production muscle during a nighttime parade, state media reported on Thursday, displaying more intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) than ever before and hinting…
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Australian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-defense-department-to-remove-chinese-made-cameras
February 9, 2023, 5:44 AM
Australia’s Defense Department will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese Communist Party-linked companies from its buildings, the government said Thursday after the U.S. and Britain made similar moves.…
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Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-service-stumbles-as-paying-users-get-more-room
February 9, 2023, 1:47 AM
Thousands of Twitter users on Wednesday reported problems using the platform as the Elon Musk-owned social network began letting paying users post tweets as long as 4,000 characters.…
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Japan to ease COVID-19 border controls on travelers from China
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-to-ease-COVID-19-border-controls-on-travelers-from-China
February 9, 2023, 10:00 AM
Japan is considering easing COVID-19 border controls on travelers arriving from China by the end of this month, a government source said Thursday, with the rate of arrivals…
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Japan reports 32,969 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-32-969-new-coronavirus-cases
February 9, 2023, 11:54 AM
Japan on Thursday reported 32,969 new coronavirus cases, down 8,615 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 2,173 new cases, down 439 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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57-year-old woman arrested over death of mother
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/57-year-old-woman-arrested-over-death-of-mother
February 9, 2023, 7:38 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 57-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her mother, who was in her 80s, at their home.
According to police, Akemi Yoshida has…
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Man United stages fightback to draw 2-2 with Leeds in EPL
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-stages-fightback-to-draw-2-2-with-leeds-in-epl
February 8, 2023, 11:18 PM
Manchester United fought back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 with Leeds in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Substitute Jadon Sancho rescued a point for Erik ten…
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Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline
https://japantoday.com/category/business/disney-lays-off-7-000-as-streaming-subscribers-decline
February 8, 2023, 11:25 PM
Entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday it was laying off 7,000 employees, in CEO Bob Iger's first major decision since he was asked back to lead the company late…
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White House says blog post on Nord Stream explosion 'utterly false'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/white-house-says-blog-post-on-nord-stream-explosion-%27utterly-false%272
February 9, 2023, 12:14 PM
The White House on Wednesday dismissed a blog post by a U.S. investigative journalist alleging the United States was behind explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as…
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Real Madrid ease past Al Ahly to reach Club World Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/real-madrid-ease-past-al-ahly-to-reach-club-world-cup-final
February 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
Real Madrid reached the Club World Cup final with a 4-1 win over Egypt's Al Ahly on Wednesday in Morocco, thanks to Vinicius Junior, Fede Valverde, Rodrygo and…
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Another $237 mil granted to Honda battery plant project in Ohio
https://japantoday.com/category/business/another-237m-granted-to-honda-battery-plant-project-in-ohio
February 8, 2023, 9:48 PM
Ohio's privatized economic development office has finalized an agreement with Honda to infuse another $237 million into development of a massive battery plant project that the Japanese automaker plans to…
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Overturned pickup truck with 14 bodies found in Mexico canal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/overturned-pickup-truck-with-14-bodies-found-in-mexico-canal
February 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
Authorities in northern Mexico say they have found the bodies of 14 people in an overturned pickup truck submerged in a canal.
The civil defense office in the…
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Chilean wildfires spread overnight, burning up hundreds of homes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chilean-wildfires-spread-overnight-burning-up-hundreds-of-homes
February 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
Forest fires across south-central Chile that have left 24 people dead, swallowed up hundreds of houses and left thousands injured in their wake spread into new areas on…
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U.S. says China balloon fleet global as NATO joins concern
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-says-china-balloon-%27fleet%27-is-global-as-nato-joins-concern
February 9, 2023, 4:48 AM
The United States said Wednesday that suspected Chinese spy balloons like the one it shot down were part of a "fleet" that has spanned five continents, as NATO…
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Ukraine's Zelenskyiy calls for fighter jets on trip to Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-zelenskiy-calls-for-%27wings-for-freedom%27-fighter-jets-on-trip-to-europe3
February 9, 2023, 4:48 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to two European capitals on Wednesday in search of better aerial firepower to turn the war against Russia, winning a British pledge to…
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MSF suspends operations in northwest Burkina Faso after gunmen kill two staff
https://japantoday.com/category/world/msf-suspends-operations-in-northwest-burkina-faso-after-gunmen-kill-two-staff1
February 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has suspended its operations in an area of northwest Burkina Faso where armed assailants killed two of its employees on Wednesday, the medical charity…
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Michael Jackson estate eyes near $1 billion sale of music rights: report
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/michael-jackson-estate-eyeing-near-1bn-sale-of-music-rights-report
February 8, 2023, 9:47 PM
The estate of Michael Jackson is closing in on a deal to sell half its interests in the megastar's music catalogue, in a deal worth up to $900…
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Wish You Were (not) Here: Pink Floyd's Waters slammed for U.N. speech on Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/wish-you-were-(not)-here-pink-floyd%27s-waters-slammed-for-un-speech
February 9, 2023, 11:55 AM
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters was denounced by Ukraine Wednesday after he told the United Nations Security Council that Russia's invasion of its neighbor was "not unprovoked."
The…
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Probe into U.S. Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/probe-into-us-olympic-failings-stunted-by-red-tape-in-dc
February 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
More than 27 months since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to investigate the inner workings of the U.S. Olympic structure has yet to conduct a…
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Philippines deports remaining 2 robbery suspects to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-philippines-deports-remaining-2-robbery-suspects-to-japan
February 9, 2023, 7:38 AM
Two men suspected of being behind a string of robberies across Japan were taken into police custody en route to Tokyo on Thursday following their deportation from the…
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FIFA rules panel to debate more stoppage time in games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-rules-panel-to-debate-more-stoppage-time-in-games
February 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
The 10-plus minutes of stoppage time that were a regular feature of games at the World Cup in Qatar are back on soccer’s agenda.
FIFA’s rule-making panel known…
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Day care center in Canada struck by bus; 2 children dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bus-crashes-into-canadian-day-care-at-least-8-hurt
February 8, 2023, 9:55 PM
A city bus crashed into a day care center north of Montreal on Wednesday, killing two children and injuring six, authorities said. The driver was arrested and charged…
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IOC responds to Paris mayor on Olympic plan for Russians
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-responds-to-paris-mayor-on-olympic-plan-for-russians
February 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
The International Olympic Committee pushed back against the mayor of Paris on Wednesday, insisting there were no plans for "a Russian or Belarusian delegation” at the 2024 Games…
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Sweden considering bid for 2030 Winter Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sweden-mulling-bid-for-2030-winter-olympics
February 8, 2023, 9:51 PM
After losing out to Milan to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, Sweden is now considering a bid for the 2030 Games, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) announced on…
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Man charged with murder of ex-girlfriend in Fukuoka
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-charged-with-murder-for-fatally-stabbing-ex-girlfriend-in-fukuoka
February 8, 2023, 9:52 PM
A man was charged Wednesday with murder and violating the weapons control law for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend on a street in Fukuoka last month.
Fukuoka prosecutors concluded…
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Japan plans more aid as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 15,000
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-japan-plans-more-aid-as-turkey-quake-death-toll-climbs-to-over-10-000
February 9, 2023, 7:38 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday the government plans to provide additional support to areas hit by a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey as the death toll…
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Sakurajima volcano erupts
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/sakurajima-volcano-in-southwestern-japan-erupts
February 8, 2023, 9:25 PM
Photo taken from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Sakurajima volcano on Wednesday. It was the first explosive eruption since April 2018…
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MH17 probe: 'Strong indications' Putin OK'd missile supply
https://japantoday.com/category/world/international-team-to-present-update-on-mh17-investigation
February 8, 2023, 9:54 PM
An international team of investigators said Wednesday it found “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot…
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