Asian shares jump, boosted by a strong reading on U.S. retail
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-jump-boosted-by-a-strong-reading-on-us-retail
February 16, 2023, 7:43 AM
Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, cheered on by a stronger than expected reading on U.S. retail sales that set off a rally on Wall Street.
In the…
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South Korean prosecutors seek to arrest opposition leader in graft probe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korean-prosecutors-seek-to-arrest-opposition-leader-in-graft-probe1
February 16, 2023, 6:37 AM
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday requested an arrest warrant for the head of the main opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, in an investigation into development projects and bribery…
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Japan reports 21,347 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-21-347-new-coronavirus-cases
February 16, 2023, 11:51 AM
Japan on Thursday reported 21,347 new coronavirus cases, down 7,425 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 1,474 new cases, down 384 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Man indicted for shooting fireworks at Shibuya scramble crossing
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-indicted-for-shooting-fireworks-at-shibuya-scramble-crossing-last-year
February 16, 2023, 7:42 AM
A 35-year-old man who shot fireworks over a crowd at Tokyo’s famous Shibuya scramble crossing last year has been sent to prosecutors.
The man, who is a self-employed…
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1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-respond-to-reports-of-shooting-at-texas-mall
February 16, 2023, 11:59 AM
Police in El Paso, Texas, say one person was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday in a shopping mall.
One person has been…
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Japanese company opens first auto parts plant in Guatemala
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japanese-company-opens-first-auto-parts-plant-in-guatemala
February 16, 2023, 2:36 AM
A Japanese company opened the first auto parts plant in Guatemala on Wednesday as part of an effort to boost the region's economy and curb outmigration.
The plant…
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Tiger Woods had a tough time at Riviera even when healthy
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiger-woods-had-a-tough-time-at-riviera-even-when-healthy
February 15, 2023, 11:23 PM
Tiger Woods made it through 16 holes of his pro-am Wednesday at the Genesis Invitational on a bitterly cold morning with occasional 25 mph gusts that made the…
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Death toll rises to five after New Zealand cyclone
https://japantoday.com/category/world/death-toll-rises-to-five-after-new-zealand-cyclone
February 16, 2023, 3:00 AM
A fifth person has died in New Zealand in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, police said Thursday, amid fears the death toll could climb further.
More heavy rain…
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Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sharpton-to-desantis-stop-censoring-black-history
February 15, 2023, 11:28 PM
The Rev Al Sharpton led a march to the Florida Capitol on Wednesday to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis' rejection of a high school African American history course, accusing…
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Man City sink Arsenal 3-1 to seize top spot in title race
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/slick-man-city-sink-arsenal-to-seize-top-spot-in-title-race
February 15, 2023, 10:17 PM
Manchester City earned a crucial 3-1 win against title rivals Arsenal as the resurgent champions knocked the Gunners off the top of the Premier League on Wednesday.
Pep…
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Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hollywood-sex-symbol-raquel-welch-dies-at-82-1
February 15, 2023, 11:00 PM
Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout…
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China says U.S. balloons flew over Xinjiang, Tibet; warns of countermeasures
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-says-u.s.-balloons-flew-over-xinjiang-tibet-warns-of-countermeasures4
February 15, 2023, 9:54 PM
Diplomatic friction festered between the United States and China on Wednesday as Beijing charged that U.S. high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions and said…
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Serb nationalists pledge riots if Belgrade tries to improve ties with Kosovo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/serb-nationalists-pledge-riots-if-belgrade-tries-to-improve-ties-with-kosovo
February 15, 2023, 9:56 PM
Hundreds of hardline Serb nationalists and pro-Russia activists rallied in downtown Belgrade, threatening riots if Serbia accepts a Western-backed plan aimed at mending ties with Kosovo, its former…
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Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop 'war' on poultry
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bird-flu-spreads-to-new-countries-threatens-non-stop-war-on-poultry2
February 15, 2023, 9:55 PM
Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to…
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El Salvador extends special powers in fight against gangs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/el-salvador-extends-special-powers-in-fight-against-gangs
February 15, 2023, 9:55 PM
El Salvador’s congress has approved President Nayib Bukele’s request to extend the period of special powers for another month, meaning the country will go at least a full…
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Riots break out in Nigerian cities amid cash scarcity
https://japantoday.com/category/world/riots-break-out-in-nigerian-cities-amid-cash-scarcity
February 15, 2023, 9:55 PM
Rioters attacked bank ATMs and blocked roads in three Nigerian cities on Wednesday as anger spilled on the streets over a scarcity of cash, officials and local media…
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Canada moves to restrict research funding to protect intellectual property
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-moves-to-restrict-research-funding-to-protect-intellectual-property1
February 15, 2023, 9:56 PM
Canadian authorities on Tuesday announced new restrictions on research grants designed to block funding to projects that include researchers who are affiliated with institutions with ties to foreign…
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Sweden emerges as sudden front-runner to host 2030 Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sweden-emerges-as-sudden-front-runner-to-host-2030-olympics
February 15, 2023, 9:52 PM
Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is as much a surprise in Stockholm as elsewhere.
The year started with Sweden…
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Russia declares battlefield gains as NATO ramps up military equipment for Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-declares-battlefield-gains-as-ukraine-urges-faster-military-aid4
February 16, 2023, 6:00 AM
Russia said it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east of the country, while Western countries announced more military spending on Ukraine, including…
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Jane Fonda to attend Vienna Opera Ball with 90-year-old date
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jane-fonda-to-attend-vienna-opera-ball-with-90-year-old-date
February 15, 2023, 9:50 PM
American actor Jane Fonda said Wednesday she accepted an Austrian building tycoon's invitation to attend the Vienna Opera Ball because he offered to “pay me quite a bit…
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Three women, two children pulled from rubble in Turkey; some aid reaches Syria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/three-women-two-children-pulled-from-rubble-in-turkey-some-aid-reaches-syria
February 15, 2023, 9:54 PM
Two women were pulled from the rubble in Turkey's southern city of Kahramanmaras and a mother and two children were rescued from the city of Antakya on Wednesday,…
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At least 39 migrants dead in bus crash in Panama
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-39-migrants-dead-in-bus-crash-in-panama
February 15, 2023, 9:55 PM
At least 39 migrants were killed and about 20 were injured early Wednesday when the bus they were riding in western Panama tumbled off a cliff, authorities said.…
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Self-drilling seed carriers break new ground
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/self-drilling-seed-carriers-break-new-ground
February 15, 2023, 9:51 PM
Dropped over their target by drone, dozens of tiny wooden "robots" twirl through the air in a balletic freefall before hitting the ground, where the work begins for…
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Soccer captain from Thai cave rescue dies in UK at 17
https://japantoday.com/category/world/football-captain-from-thai-cave-rescue-dies-in-uk1
February 15, 2023, 9:56 PM
One of 12 boys dramatically rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died in Britain while studying on a soccer scholarship, authorities said on Wednesday.
Duangpetch Promthep,…
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Video of Sri Lankan who died in detention to be shown in court
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/video-of-sri-lankan-who-died-in-japan-detention-to-be-shown-in-court
February 16, 2023, 7:42 AM
A court plans to show footage of a Sri Lankan woman who died in detention during proceedings for a damages suit filed by her bereaved family, a lawyer…
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U.S. envoy confident Japan will ban LGBTQ discrimination
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-envoy-confident-japan-will-ban-lgbtq-discrimination
February 16, 2023, 4:04 AM
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he has "full confidence" that the Japanese government will take the necessary steps to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people.
LGBTQ…
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Barcelona and Man United add glamor to Europa League playoff
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/barcelona-and-man-united-add-glamor-to-europa-league-playoff
February 15, 2023, 9:52 PM
They’re two members of European soccer’s aristocracy who, not so long ago, were meeting in Champions League finals.
Now Barcelona and Manchester United are going head-to-head in the…
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Japan's major auto unions demand highest-level wage raises
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-major-auto-unions-demand-highest-level-wage-raises
February 15, 2023, 9:50 PM
Labor unions representing workers at Japan's eight major automakers pressed for the highest-level wage raises in years on Wednesday, eyeing significant pay hikes to offset the impact of…
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Scotland's Sturgeon quits; says she is too divisive to win independence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scotland%27s-sturgeon-quits-says-she-is-too-divisive-to-win-independence
February 15, 2023, 9:55 PM
Nicola Sturgeon quit as Scottish first minister on Wednesday, saying her dominance over her party and the country was no longer the asset it once was in the…
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U.N. says 73 migrants presumed dead in shipwreck off Libya
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-says-73-migrants-presumed-dead-in-shipwreck-off-libya
February 15, 2023, 9:56 PM
At least 73 Europe-bound migrants are missing and presumed dead in a shipwreck off Libya, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday.
The U.N. International Organization for Migration…
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