Sky high
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/sky-high-5
February 12, 2023, 9:14 PM
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi soars during his first-round jump in the men's World Cup ski jumping competition at Lake Placid, New York, on Sunday.
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Higher prices test Valentine's Day chocolate-buying Japan consumers
https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-higher-prices-test-valentine%27s-day-chocolate-buying-japan-consumers
February 12, 2023, 10:00 AM
The rising cost of everyday items in Japan is making many consumers anxious amid stagnant wage growth. But chocolates may be an exception as Valentine's Day approaches.
Like…
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Japan reports 13,740 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-13-740-new-coronavirus-cases
February 12, 2023, 11:55 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 13,740 new coronavirus cases, down 13,631 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 799 new cases, down 953 from Saturday, the first time the number has been…
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Man arrested for sexually molesting teenage girl claims she gave her consent
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-sexually-molesting-teenage-girl-claims-she-gave-her-consent
February 12, 2023, 7:41 AM
A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually molesting a teenage girl in a park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, last September.
Police said the suspect, Nobutaka Miura,…
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Chinese navy vessel enters waters near Kagoshima Prefecture islands
https://japantoday.com/category/national/chinese-navy-vessel-enters-japan-waters-near-kagoshima-pref.-islands
February 12, 2023, 7:43 AM
A Chinese navy survey vessel on Sunday entered Japan's territorial waters near islands close to the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, the latest confirmed sighting of Chinese ships in…
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Miura and Kihara win Four Continents skating championship
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/miura-and-kihara-win-four-continents-skating-championship
February 12, 2023, 7:41 AM
It was a memorable night for Japan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first pairs skaters from their nation to…
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Trudeau: U.S. fighter shot down object over northern Canada
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trudeau-warplane-shot-down-object-over-northern-canada
February 12, 2023, 2:33 AM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” that was flying high over the Yukon, acting…
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Harley-Davidson from 1908 becomes priciest bike at auction
https://japantoday.com/category/business/harley-davidson-from-1908-becomes-priciest-bike-at-auction
February 11, 2023, 9:40 PM
A rare Harley-Davidson motorcycle built in 1908 has become the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction, according to data compiled by a website that tracks vintage motorcycle…
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Fun in the snow
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/fun-in-the-snow-3
February 11, 2023, 9:05 PM
Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, frolic on a feeding ground near the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, on Saturday.
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Tens of thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tens-of-thousands-of-israelis-join-anti-government-protests
February 11, 2023, 9:27 PM
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the street in several cities across the country Saturday, protesting judicial overhaul plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
Critics say measures introduced…
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Cracks appearing in leader Arsenal's EPL title bid
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cracks-appearing-in-leader-arsenal%27s-epl-title-bid
February 11, 2023, 9:22 PM
The first cracks are appearing in Arsenal's English Premier League title bid, right before the team's biggest match of the season.
A 1-1 draw at home to Brentford…
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Scotland routs Wales 35-7 for back-to-back wins
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/six-nations-scotland-routs-wales-35-7-for-back-to-back-wins
February 11, 2023, 9:23 PM
Scotland has opened with back-to-back wins for the first time in the Six Nations era.
The boys in blue might even be ready for a title bid after…
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Argentina issues health warnings amid record heat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/argentina-issues-health-warnings-amid-record-heat
February 11, 2023, 9:28 PM
Suffering under the worst heat wave in more than six decades, Argentina has issued health warnings to nine southern and central provinces, the National Meteorological Service, said Saturday.…
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New pension protests hit France
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-pension-protests-in-france-unions-vow-to-ramp-up-strikes
February 11, 2023, 9:27 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in France on Saturday in a fourth day of action against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with unions warning…
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Protest outside UK asylum-seeker hotel ends in 15 arrests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/15-arrests-after-violent-protests-against-refugees-in-uk
February 11, 2023, 9:27 PM
An anti-migration protest outside a hotel housing asylum-seekers in northwest England turned violent and resulted in the arrests of 15 people, local police said Saturday.
The Merseyside Police…
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Ireland beats France 32-19 in Six Nations thriller
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ireland-beats-france-32-19-in-six-nations-thriller
February 11, 2023, 9:22 PM
Ireland ended France’s 14-match winning run with a 32-19 bonus-point victory over its biggest rival for the Six Nations title in a breathless game between the world’s top…
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In Pakistan, angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-pakistan-angry-mob-lynches-man-accused-of-blasphemy
February 11, 2023, 9:27 PM
Hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Saturday, snatched a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him,…
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Swiss skier Flury takes downhill gold as favorites falter
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiss-skier-flury-takes-downhill-gold-as-favorites-falter
February 11, 2023, 9:23 PM
Swiss skier Jasmine Flury won gold in the women’s downhill at the world championships Saturday on a rough day for the pre-race favorites.
Flury edged Austrian skier Nina…
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Iran marks anniversary of Islamic Revolution amid protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-marks-anniversary-of-islamic-revolution-amid-protests
February 11, 2023, 9:27 PM
Iran on Saturday celebrated the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West.
Thousands of Iranians marched through major…
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Survivors still being found as quake death toll tops 28,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Survivors-still-being-found-as-quake-death-toll-tops-25-000
February 12, 2023, 7:44 AM
Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the massive earthquake…
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Wagner owner says war in Ukraine could drag on for years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/wagner-owner-says-war-in-ukraine-will-drag-on-for-years
February 12, 2023, 7:34 AM
The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years.
Yevgeny…
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Chinese woman's 'purchase' of uninhabited Okinawa island causes stir
https://japantoday.com/category/national/chinese-woman%27s-purchase-of-uninhabited-okinawa-island-causes-stir
February 11, 2023, 9:20 PM
A recent social media post by a Chinese woman in which she claims to have purchased an uninhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture has caused a stir online, with…
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Hirano, Ono win snowboarding halfpipe World Cup titles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/snowboarding-hirano-ono-win-3rd-straight-wc-halfpipe-events-season
February 11, 2023, 7:25 AM
Japan's Ruka Hirano and Mitsuki Ono both won their third straight snowboarding halfpipe World Cup events Friday, wrapping up the season by respectively claiming their maiden men's and…
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Kishida says sinus surgery went smoothly
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-pm-kishida-undergoes-sinus-surgery
February 11, 2023, 9:19 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had sinus surgery at a Tokyo hospital on Saturday to treat chronic sinusitis that has caused him to have a stuffy nose since…
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Kishida's reported pick for new BOJ chief a calculated surprise
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan-pm%27s-pick-for-new-boj-chief-a-calculated-surprise
February 12, 2023, 7:41 AM
The choice of former Bank of Japan board member Kazuo Ueda for the next central bank governor is a well-calibrated decision by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at one…
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U.S. blacklists 6 Chinese entities over balloon program
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-blacklists-6-chinese-entities-over-balloon-program
February 11, 2023, 12:02 PM
The United States on Friday blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing's aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon…
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Japan reports 27,371 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-27-371-new-coronavirus-cases
February 11, 2023, 12:02 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 27,371 new coronavirus cases, down 1,244 from Friday. Tokyo reported 1,752 new cases, down 170 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man arrested for assaulting man who dropped litter outside train station
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assaulting-man-who-dropped-litter-outside-train-station
February 12, 2023, 7:42 AM
Police in Munataka, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a man in his 30s after he dropped litter on the ground outside a…
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Man robs 1 convenience store, tries to rob 3 others in same area of Osaka
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-robs-1-convenience-store-tries-to-rob-3-others-in-same-area-of-osaka
February 11, 2023, 9:26 PM
Police in Osaka said a man robbed one convenience store and attempted to rob three others within a 25-minute time span on Saturday morning.
According to police, the…
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Toronto mayor steps down after affair with ex-staffer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/toronto-mayor-steps-down-after-affair-with-ex-staffer
February 11, 2023, 3:41 AM
The mayor of Canada’s largest city has stepped down after acknowledging he had an affair with a former staffer.
Toronto Mayor John Tory said at a late Friday…
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