Australia, scarred by bushfires, on high alert for dangerous summer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-scarred-by-bushfires-on-high-alert-for-dangerous-summer
September 19, 2023, 6:33 AM
Four years since bushfires destroyed wide swathes of southeastern Australia, killing 33, the country is once again on high alert, bracing for what weather experts say will be…
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U.N. chief says people looking to leaders for action and a way out of current global 'mess'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-says-people-are-looking-to-leaders-for-action-and-a-way-out-of-the-current-global-%27mess%27
September 19, 2023, 6:34 AM
Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gather under one roof Tuesday to hear the U.N. chief summon them to take united action…
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Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of U.N. meeting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/atlantic-nations-commit-to-environmental-economic-cooperation-on-sidelines-of-un-meeting
September 19, 2023, 3:58 AM
More than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents committed Monday to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more, the White House said.
The adoption…
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2 men dead, 3 injured in Tokyo construction site accident
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-men-dead-3-injured-after-falling-at-tokyo-construction-site
September 19, 2023, 10:13 AM
Two workers died and three others were injured Tuesday while installing steel beams on the seventh floor of a building being constructed near JR Tokyo Station, according to…
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Kishida heads to New York for speech at U.N., summit with Iranian president
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida-heads-to-New-York-for-speech-at-UN-summit-with-Iranian-president
September 19, 2023, 7:45 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for New York on Tuesday to deliver an address at the U.N. General Assembly, against the backdrop of a shaken global order…
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Top Japan, U.S. diplomats affirm need for stability across Taiwan Strait
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/urgent-top-japan-u.s.-diplomats-affirm-need-for-peace-across-taiwan-strait
September 19, 2023, 7:41 AM
Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Monday agreed on the necessity of stability across the Taiwan Strait with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their first…
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Man, brother-in-law die in apparent murder-suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Man-brother-in-law-die-in-apparent-murder-suicide
September 19, 2023, 7:44 AM
A 74-year-old man and his 77-year-old brother-in-law died of stab wounds after an incident at a house in Kama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Monday, in what police believe was…
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Peru declares state of emergency in parts of capital after crime spike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/peru-declares-state-of-emergency-in-parts-of-capital-after-crime-spike
September 18, 2023, 9:30 PM
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said on Monday her government has declared a state of emergency in three districts hit by a spike in crime, a measure that allows…
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Rapper Travis Scott questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rapper-travis-scott-is-questioned-over-deadly-crowd-surge-at-texas-festival-in-wave-of-lawsuits
September 18, 2023, 9:32 PM
Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned on Monday in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over…
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Biden's son Hunter sues IRS, alleging unlawful release of his taxes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden%27s-son-hunter-sues-irs-alleges-unlawful-release-of-his-taxes2
September 18, 2023, 9:29 PM
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging unlawful disclosure of his taxes by whistleblowers who work for the U.S. tax…
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Senior surfer
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/senior-surfer
September 18, 2023, 9:02 PM
Seiichi Sano, 89, poses for a photo with his surf board at a wave machine facility in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday, which was Respect for the Aged…
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Hudson-Odoi saves Forest from defeat to Burnley
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hudson-odoi-saves-forest-from-defeat-to-burnley
September 18, 2023, 9:35 PM
Callum Hudson-Odoi's stunning strike salvaged a 1-1 draw for Nottingham Forest as Burnley were denied a first Premier League win of the season on Monday.
Zeki Amdouni scored…
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Blinken meets Chinese VP as U.S.-China contacts increase ahead of possible summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-meets-chinese-vp-as-us-china-contacts-increase-ahead-of-possible-summit
September 18, 2023, 9:28 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with China’s vice president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly as the Biden administration and Beijing step up…
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Canada expels Indian diplomat as it investigates India's possible link to Sikh activist's slaying
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-is-investigating-whether-india-is-linked-to-the-slaying-of-a-sikh-activist
September 18, 2023, 9:29 PM
Canada said it was expelling a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India’s government may have had links…
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M5.5 quake jolts wide area of northeastern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-m5.5-quake-jolts-wide-area-of-northeastern-japan
September 18, 2023, 9:31 PM
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 rocked a wide area in northeastern Japan early Tuesday, the weather agency said, adding there was no threat of a…
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Iran's president denies sending drones and other weapons to Russia; decries U.S. meddling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran%27s-president-denies-sending-drones-and-other-weapons-to-russia-and-decries-us-meddling
September 18, 2023, 9:29 PM
Iran’s president on Monday denied his country had sent drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, even as the United States accuses Iran of not…
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Man City begins Champions League title defense; Barcelona looks for winning start
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/matchday-man-city-begins-champions-league-title-defense.-barcelona-looks-for-winning-start
September 18, 2023, 9:35 PM
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Tuesday:
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Lazio vs. Atletico Madrid (Group E)
Diego Simeone brings his Atletico to the Stadio Olimpico and…
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Couple, 2 children and 3 dogs found shot to death in suburban Chicago home
https://japantoday.com/category/world/couple-2-children-and-3-dogs-found-shot-to-death-in-suburban-chicago-home
September 18, 2023, 9:30 PM
A couple, their two children and three dogs were found fatally shot Sunday in a suburban Chicago home.
The bodies were found about 8:40 p.m. in Romeoville by…
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Speaker McCarthy running out of options to stop shutdown as conservatives balk at new plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/speaker-mccarthy-running-out-of-options-to-stop-a-shutdown-as-conservatives-balk-at-new-plan
September 19, 2023, 2:42 AM
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is running out of options as he races Monday to come up with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down as even…
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Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bill-maher-postpones-return-to-the-air-the-latest-tv-host-to-balk-at-working-during-writers-strike
September 18, 2023, 9:33 PM
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision that follows similar pauses over the weekend by…
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Ukraine says it breached Russian lines by recapturing two eastern villages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-says-it-breached-russian-lines-by-recapturing-two-eastern-villages
September 19, 2023, 3:03 AM
A top Ukrainian general hailed the recent recapture of two eastern villages as an important breakthrough on Monday, saying it had enabled Kyiv's troops to breach Russian lines…
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Okinawa governor tells U.N. that U.S. military base threatens peace
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/okinawa-governor-tells-u.n.-that-u.s.-military-base-threatens-peace
September 18, 2023, 9:33 PM
The governor of Japan's Okinawa sought international backing at a U.N. session Monday for his opposition to a plan to relocate a U.S. military base within the southern…
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Netanyahu talks to Elon Musk about antisemitism on X and artificial intelligence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/netanyahu-visits-elon-musk-in-california-with-plans-to-talk-about-artificial-intelligence
September 19, 2023, 11:40 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off a U.S. trip in California to talk to billionaire businessman Elon Musk about antisemitism on his social media platform X —…
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Hearings in $1 billion lawsuit filed by Carlos Ghosn against Nissan start in Beirut
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/hearings-in-1-billion-lawsuit-filed-by-auto-tycoon-carlos-ghosn-against-nissan-starts-in-beirut
September 19, 2023, 7:43 AM
Hearings in the $1 billion lawsuit filed by auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn against Nissan and other defendants started in Beirut on Monday with lawyers of both sides meeting…
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Strike by U.S. auto workers entering 4th day with no signs of breakthrough
https://japantoday.com/category/business/the-strike-by-auto-workers-is-entering-its-4th-day-with-no-signs-that-a-breakthrough-is-near
September 18, 2023, 9:34 PM
The auto workers' strike against Detroit's Big Three went into its fourth day with no signs of an early breakthrough and against the threat that the walkout could…
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Federal Reserve poised to leave rates unchanged as it tracks progress toward a 'soft landing'
https://japantoday.com/category/business/federal-reserve-is-poised-to-leave-rates-unchanged-as-it-tracks-progress-toward-a-%27soft-landing%27
September 18, 2023, 9:34 PM
Since Federal Reserve officials last met in July, the economy has moved in the direction they hoped to see: Inflation continues to ease, if more slowly than most…
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Italy approves new migrant detention as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-mulls-new-migrant-crackdown-as-talk-turns-to-naval-blockade-to-prevent-launching-of-boats
September 18, 2023, 9:29 PM
The Italian government approved new measures to crack down on migration Monday, after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed by a wave of arrivals setting off…
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New Zealand prop de Groot banned for 3 games for Rugby World Cup red card
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/new-zealand-prop-de-groot-banned-for-3-games-for-rugby-world-cup-red-card
September 18, 2023, 9:39 PM
New Zealand prop Ethan de Groot was suspended for three Rugby World Cup games on Monday for his red card against Namibia.
He will miss the All Blacks'…
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Flying Fiji lifts everyone's hopes at Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/flying-fiji-lifts-everyone%27s-hopes-at-rugby-world-cup.-eyes-now-on-big-ireland-south-africa-showdown
September 18, 2023, 9:39 PM
Every World Cup needs an underdog story. Not for the first time, it's the Pacific island of Fiji warming hearts at rugby's showpiece.
The Flying Fijians, as they…
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Reality bites for Wallabies coach Jones after Fiji nightmare at the Rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/reality-bites-for-wallabies-coach-jones-after-fiji-nightmare-at-the-rugby-world-cup
September 18, 2023, 9:39 PM
Monday rolled around and Australia coach Eddie Jones joked that he hoped Sunday had just been a mere nightmare.
A nightmare in which Fijians kept pickpocketing his Wallabies…
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