Long waits, high fees for cremation services in Beijing as COVID cases surge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/long-waits-high-fees-for-cremation-services-in-beijing-as-covid-cases-surge
December 21, 2022, 7:29 AM
Some residents in Beijing face waiting days to cremate relatives or paying steep fees to secure timely services, funeral home workers said, indicating a growing death toll as…
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Snow piles deep in northern Japan; 3 dead
https://japantoday.com/category/national/snow-piles-deep-in-northern-japan-strands-vehicles-3-dead
December 21, 2022, 10:21 AM
Heavy snow in northwestern Japan since the weekend has left at least three people dead, stranded hundreds of vehicles on highways, disrupted trains and left thousands of homes…
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Yen holds gains, markets bounce after Bank of Japan move
https://japantoday.com/category/business/yen-holds-gains-markets-bounce-after-bank-of-japan-move
December 21, 2022, 3:37 AM
The yen held onto gains Wednesday and equity markets rebounded from a plunge the day before fueled by the shock Bank of Japan decision to shift away from…
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Musk says he will step down as Twitter CEO once successor found
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/musk-says-will-step-down-as-twitter-ceo-once-successor-found
December 21, 2022, 12:19 PM
Elon Musk said Tuesday he would resign as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in apparent response to a poll he launched that suggested users…
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Japan reports 201,106 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-201-106-new-coronavirus-cases
December 21, 2022, 12:12 PM
Japan on Wednesday reported 201,106 new coronavirus cases, up 15,412 from Tuesday. Tokyo reported 21,186 new cases, up 673 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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M6.4 quake shakes northern California, leaves 2 dead, thousands without power
https://japantoday.com/category/world/magnitude-6.4-quake-shakes-northern-california-leaves-2-dead-thousands-without-power
December 21, 2022, 12:52 AM
A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads and water systems and leaving tens of thousands of…
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Man fatally stabbed at entrance to home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-fatally-stabbed-at-entrance-to-home
December 21, 2022, 7:34 AM
A 55-year-old man died after being stabbed after he opened the front door at his home in Chigasaki, Kanzawa Prefecture, on Tuesday, police said.
According to police, the…
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New Zealand announces changes to agricultural emissions scheme to help farmers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-announces-changes-to-agricultural-emissions-scheme-to-help-farmers
December 21, 2022, 3:40 AM
The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that having listened to concerns raised by farm groups it was making changes to its proposed plans to price agricultural long-lived…
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Taliban release two Americans detained in Afghanistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taliban-release-two-americans-detained-in-afghanistan-state-department
December 20, 2022, 10:08 PM
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Tuesday released two American nationals in what appeared to be a goodwill gesture, said State Department spokesperson Ned Price, who indicated that the militants…
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8 teen girls charged with murder in Toronto stabbing death
https://japantoday.com/category/world/8-teen-girls-charged-with-murder-in-toronto-stabbing-death
December 20, 2022, 10:07 PM
Eight teenage girls who apparently met on social media have been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 59-year-old man, Toronto police said Tuesday.
Investigators…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes witness stand in FTC case
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-takes-witness-stand-in-ftc-case
December 20, 2022, 10:02 PM
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook's parent company Meta, took the witness stand Tuesday in a trial over U.S. antitrust regulators' effort to stop the tech giant from…
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U.S. seizes enough fentanyl to kill all Americans in 2022
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-says-seizes-enough-fentanyl-to-kill-all-americans-in-2022
December 21, 2022, 6:42 AM
U.S. law enforcement seized more than enough fentanyl to kill all Americans in 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Tuesday, underscoring the deep threat of the deadly man-made…
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U.S. House committee will release redacted Trump tax filings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-house-democrats-meet-to-decide-whether-to-release-trump%27s-tax-filings
December 21, 2022, 5:23 AM
A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Tuesday to release partially redacted tax filings from former President Donald Trump, which could lead to more unwelcome scrutiny for…
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Zelenskiy visits frontline Ukraine city; Putin acknowledges 'difficult situation'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskiy-shows-up-stuttering-russian-offensive-by-visiting-frontline-city1
December 21, 2022, 5:23 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Tuesday that conditions in Russian-held areas of Ukraine were "extremely difficult" and Ukraine's leader showed up Russia's faltering war by visiting a…
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Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taliban-says-women-banned-from-universities-in-afghanistan
December 20, 2022, 10:07 PM
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women's rights and freedoms.
Despite initially promising a…
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How Congress is changing electoral law in response to Jan 6
https://japantoday.com/category/world/how-congress-is-changing-electoral-law-in-response-to-jan.-6
December 20, 2022, 10:07 PM
In one of the last acts of the Democratic-led Congress, the House and the Senate are set to pass an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act, the arcane…
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F1 drivers barred from political statements unless approved
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/motor-racing-f1-drivers-barred-from-political-statements-unless-approved
December 20, 2022, 10:05 PM
Formula One drivers will need prior written permission from the sport's governing body to make 'political statements' from next season following an update of the International Sporting Code.…
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Kipyokei loses Boston Marathon title as more Kenyans banned for doping
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kipyokei-loses-boston-marathon-title-as-more-kenyans-banned-for-doping
December 20, 2022, 10:05 PM
Last year's Boston Marathon winner Diana Chemtai Kipyokei has been disqualified from the race after becoming the latest Kenyan athlete to be sanctioned for doping, the Athletics Integrity…
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Krasinski's 'Jack Ryan' returns to TV after 3-year wait
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/krasinski%27s-%27jack-ryan%27-returns-to-tv-after-3-year-wait
December 20, 2022, 9:59 PM
Season three of “ Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan," starring John Krasinski, returns to Amazon Prime Video with a storyline that may feel familiar.
We meet Ryan, now stationed…
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Yen surges to 4-month high on surprise Bank of Japan policy move
https://japantoday.com/category/business/yen-surges-on-surprise-bank-of-japan-policy-move
December 21, 2022, 3:37 AM
The yen soared to a four-month high against the dollar Tuesday after a surprise tweak to monetary policy by the Bank of Japan, which decided against hiking interest…
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French federation to go after abusers of World Cup players
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-federation-to-go-after-abusers-of-world-cup-players
December 20, 2022, 10:04 PM
The French soccer federation wants to go after social media users who targeted some of the national team's players with racist comments following France's loss to Argentina in…
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Turkey fumes at Sweden in NATO membership dispute
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-fumes-at-sweden-in-nato-membership-dispute
December 20, 2022, 10:08 PM
Turkey on Tuesday lashed out at Sweden's refusal to extradite a top reporter that Ankara has demanded in exchange for its ratification of Stockholm's NATO membership bid.
President…
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Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-kill-38-villagers-in-northern-nigeria%27s-kaduna-state
December 20, 2022, 10:08 PM
Gunmen killed at least 38 villagers in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state, residents and a local community group said on Tuesday, a region chronically marred by armed violence.
During…
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All hostages freed and captors killed as Pakistan police siege ends
https://japantoday.com/category/world/all-hostages-freed-and-captors-killed-as-pakistan-police-siege-ends
December 20, 2022, 10:09 PM
All 33 suspected militant prisoners who seized a Pakistan police station over the weekend were killed and their hostages freed in a clearance operation by special forces on…
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Sapporo mayor to halt 2030 Winter Olympics bid promotion
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sapporo-mayor-to-halt-2030-olympic-bid-promotion-reconsider-tactics
December 20, 2022, 10:03 PM
The mayor of 2030 Winter Olympic candidate city Sapporo said Tuesday his city would halt the aggressive momentum of its bid promotion efforts in the wake of scandals…
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Court rejects residents' calls to halt Kansai Electric's aging nuclear reactor
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-court-says-45-year-old-nuclear-reactor-can-operate
December 20, 2022, 9:56 PM
A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that a 45-year-old nuclear reactor in Fukui Prefecture can continue to operate, rejecting demands by residents that it be suspended because of safety…
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UK gov't refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-govt-refuses-to-give-way-on-pay-as-nurses-medics-strike
December 20, 2022, 10:06 PM
The British government said Tuesday it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end strikes that are piling pressure on an already overstretched health…
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Japan, Sweden sign defense equipment transfer pact
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-sweden-sign-defense-equipment-transfer-pact-amid-ukraine-war
December 20, 2022, 10:00 PM
Japan and Sweden have signed a bilateral deal on defense equipment and technology transfer, the Japanese government said Tuesday, in a bid to beef up their security ties…
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Biden considering visit to Nagasaki in May: reports
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/biden-weighs-visit-to-japan%27s-nagasaki-during-g-7-summit-in-may-reports
December 21, 2022, 7:34 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden is considering a trip to the city of Nagasaki with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a G7 summit visit next year, media reported on…
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Japan's births set to hit new all-time low below 800,000 in 2022
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-births-set-to-hit-new-all-time-low-below-800-000-in-2022
December 20, 2022, 9:55 PM
The number of babies born in Japan is set to drop to a record low for seven straight years in 2022, falling below 800,000 for the first time…
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