Harvest festival
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/harvest-festival
February 17, 2023, 8:51 PM
People perform a traditional dance in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Friday, the first day of the four-day annual Emburi festival for a good harvest.
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At least 53 killed Syria attack; Islamic State blamed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-53-killed-syria-attack-islamic-state-blamed-state-tv
February 17, 2023, 9:23 PM
At least 53 civilians were killed in an attack in Syria's central desert province of Homs, state media reported on Friday, blaming jihadist militant group Islamic State.
The…
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Dodgers' Kershaw says he won't play for Team USA in WBC
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dodgers%27-kershaw-says-he-won%27t-play-for-team-usa-in-wbc
February 17, 2023, 9:22 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw says he won’t be pitching for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic and called the situation “super disappointing.”
“Probably my last…
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Ukrainian troops holding Bakhmut line plead for weapons as world powers meet
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-troops-holding-bakhmut-line-demand-weapons-as-world-powers-meet
February 17, 2023, 9:23 PM
Ukrainian soldiers fighting to hold off a Russian push on the small eastern city of Bakhmut pleaded for more weapons from the outside world as senior Western leaders…
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Doctors Without Borders suspends operations in Burkina Faso
https://japantoday.com/category/world/doctors-without-borders-suspends-operations-in-burkina-faso
February 17, 2023, 9:25 PM
Aid group Doctors Without Borders said Friday it’s suspending non-emergency services in Burkina Faso after gunmen killed two of its staff there.
“This measure, necessary for the time…
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Hamilton and F1 stars warned there is time and place for free speech
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hamilton-and-f1-stars-warned-time-and-place-for-free-speech
February 17, 2023, 9:22 PM
Lewis Hamilton and his fellow F1 drivers were told on Friday they can still speak out on controversial issues -- as long as they choose the right time…
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Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/three-rescued-from-turkey-rubble-as-earthquake-death-toll-passes-45-000
February 17, 2023, 9:23 PM
Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left millions homeless,…
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Canada right to use emergency powers on truckers: probe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-right-to-use-emergency-powers-on-truckers-probe
February 17, 2023, 9:24 PM
A public inquiry on Friday found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government was right to use emergency powers to dislodge trucker-led protesters that jammed Canada's capital last year.
The…
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Trump lawyers try to ban 'Access Hollywood' tape from trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-lawyers-try-to-ban-%27access-hollywood%27-tape-from-trial
February 17, 2023, 9:24 PM
Attorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the “Access Hollywood” tape in which the former president boasts graphically about how celebrities can…
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Military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris
https://japantoday.com/category/world/military-finishes-recovering-chinese-balloon-debris
February 17, 2023, 9:24 PM
The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris…
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Gunmen wound Philippine governor, kill 4 of his bodyguards
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-wound-philippine-governor-kill-4-of-his-bodyguards
February 17, 2023, 9:26 PM
Gunmen wounded a provincial governor and killed four of his bodyguards in an attack on their convoy Friday in a southern Philippine region with a long history of…
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Bodies of 18 migrants found in abandoned truck in Bulgaria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/18-bodies-found-in-abandoned-truck-in-bulgaria
February 17, 2023, 9:25 PM
Police in Bulgaria on Friday discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants, who appeared to have suffocated to death inside a secret compartment under a…
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Ex-PMs of UK, Australia, Belgium urge tough action on China
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/ex-pms-of-uk-australia-belgium-urge-tough-action-on-china
February 17, 2023, 9:19 PM
Former leaders from Australia, Britain and Belgium called Friday for a tougher international approach to China to reduce the possibility of war over Taiwan and respond to human…
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UK embassy guard in Berlin gets prison for spying for Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-embassy-guard-in-berlin-gets-prison-for-spying-for-russia
February 17, 2023, 9:25 PM
A former security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin was sentenced Friday to more than 13 years in prison for putting UK diplomats at “maximum risk” by…
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TikTok plans 2 more European data centers amid privacy fears
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/tiktok-plans-2-more-european-data-centers-amid-privacy-fears
February 17, 2023, 9:21 PM
TikTok said Friday that it's planning two more European data centers, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its…
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Samurai Japan opens WBC training camp
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-samurai-japan-opens-its-wbc-training-camp-with-a-bang
February 17, 2023, 9:22 PM
Yu Darvish and Samurai Japan's 26 domestically based players gave the more than 18,000 fans on hand something to cheer about as the national team's training camp was…
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Finnish parliament sets Feb 28 for date to vote on NATO ratification
https://japantoday.com/category/world/finnish-parliament-sets-feb-28-for-date-to-vote-on-nato-ratification
February 17, 2023, 9:24 PM
Finland's parliament will vote on Feb 28 to approve the necessary legislation to allow the country to eventually become a member of NATO, the head of its foreign…
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Kishida apologizes to LGBTQ activists over ex-aide's remark
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-apologizes-to-lgbtq-activists-over-ex-aide%27s-remark
February 17, 2023, 9:14 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with representatives of LGBTQ groups Friday and offered an apology over discriminatory remarks made by his former aide that sparked nationwide outrage…
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Britain's Sunak tells Northern Ireland parties' no EU protocol deal yet
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain%27s-sunak-tells-northern-ireland-parties%27-no-eu-protocol-deal-yet
February 17, 2023, 9:24 PM
Britain's Prime Minister told Northern Ireland politicians on Friday that a deal to improve the province's post-Brexit trading arrangements was not done yet, as a flurry of diplomacy…
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Saudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor
https://japantoday.com/category/business/saudi-wealth-fund-becomes-biggest-outside-nintendo-investor
February 17, 2023, 9:17 PM
A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making it the largest outside investor in the Japanese gaming outfit,…
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Thousands of flights canceled as German airport staff strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-flights-canceled-as-german-airport-staff-strike
February 17, 2023, 9:24 PM
Thousands of flights to and from German airports were canceled Friday as workers walked out to press their demands for inflation-busting pay increases.
The strikes at seven German…
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Japan weighs lifting age of consent from 13
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-weighs-finally-lifting-age-of-consent-from-13
February 17, 2023, 9:11 PM
A Japanese justice ministry panel on Friday proposed raising the country's age of consent, currently among the world's lowest at just 13, as part of a major overhaul…
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Gov't says drones included in eased rules for downing flying objects
https://japantoday.com/category/national/urgent-japan-says-drones-included-in-eased-rules-for-downing-flying-objects
February 17, 2023, 9:15 PM
Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Friday that drones will be included as conceivable targets once the government eases rules for weapon use by the Self-Defense Forces against…
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Asian shares skid after inflation report thumps Wall Street
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-skid-after-inflation-report-thumps-wall-street
February 17, 2023, 6:45 AM
Shares slipped in Asia on Friday after benchmarks on Wall Street had their biggest drop in four weeks as investors registered disappointment over an inflation reading that came…
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Climate change could force 'decoupling' of long-distance athletics events: Coe
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/climate-change-could-force-%27decoupling%27-of-long-distance-athletics-events-coe
February 17, 2023, 9:22 PM
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Friday long-distance events could be "decoupled" from major championships due to climate change as concerns mount about competitor welfare in soaring heat.…
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Ex-ad agency chief admits guilt as Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/tokyo-olympic-bribery-trial-opens-accused-accepts-guilt
February 17, 2023, 7:33 AM
A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges.
Shinichi…
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Japan establishes simplified visa track for skilled foreigners
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-establishes-new-simplified-visa-track-for-skilled-foreigners
February 17, 2023, 9:20 PM
The Japanese government decided Friday to establish a new, simplified track for granting highly skilled professional visas to foreigners with preferential treatment in an effort to woo foreign…
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2-year-old among dead as New Zealand storm toll mounts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/toddler-among-dead-as-new-zealand-storm-toll-mounts
February 17, 2023, 6:02 AM
A New Zealand mother has recounted the heartbreak of watching her two-year-old daughter being swept away in floodwaters unleashed by Cyclone Gabrielle, whose death toll rose to eight…
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Japan aborts launch of 1st H3 rocket after booster engines fail to ignite
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-aborts-launch-of-1st-h3-rocket-carrying-defense-censor
February 17, 2023, 10:21 AM
The launch of a new flagship series H3 rocket carrying an observation satellite and an experimental infrared sensor that could detect missile launches was aborted Friday after its…
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North Korea threatens unprecedented action over allied military drills
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-threatens-unprecedented-action-over-allied-military-drills
February 17, 2023, 6:04 AM
North Korea threatened on Friday an "unprecedentedly persistent, strong" response as South Korea and the United States gear up for annual military exercises as part of efforts to…
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