Japanese MSDF captain suspected of leaking state secret
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-msdf-captain-suspected-of-leaking-state-secret
December 24, 2022, 7:40 AM
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force captain is suspected of leaking information designated as a state secret, government sources said Saturday, the first time such a breach came to…
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Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID overwhelms Chinese towns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/packed-icus-crowded-crematoriums-covid-roils-chinese-towns1
December 24, 2022, 7:08 AM
Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID…
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Japan reports 177,622 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-177-622-new-coronavirus-cases
December 24, 2022, 2:02 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 177,622 new coronavirus cases, up 4,286 from Friday. Tokyo reported 18,731 new cases, up 1,399 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Inmate in his 60s dies after being found unconscious in Kyoto prison cell
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/inmate-in-his-60s-dies-after-being-found-unconscious-in-kyoto-prison-cell
December 24, 2022, 7:42 AM
An inmate in his 60s has died after being found unconscious in his cell in a prison in Kyoto.
According to prison officials, the inmate was found unresponsive…
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Rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, US jury finds
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rapper-tory-lanez-guilty-of-shooting-megan-thee-stallion-us-jury-finds
December 24, 2022, 1:53 AM
Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty Friday of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in an argument after a celebrity party near Hollywood in 2020.
A trial in Los Angeles…
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Online survey shows chicken remains top Christmas meal in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/online-survey-shows-chicken-remains-top-christmas-meal-in-japan
December 24, 2022, 7:41 AM
Over 80 percent of respondents to a recent online survey by a Japanese shopping information site operator said they plan to celebrate Christmas by eating chicken, with most…
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British tabloid The Sun 'regrets' publishing Meghan 'hate' article
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-tabloid-the-sun-%27regrets%27-publishing-meghan-%27hate%27-article
December 24, 2022, 1:54 AM
British tabloid The Sun on Friday said it regretted publishing a column by former "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson about Prince Harry's wife Meghan after a huge backlash.…
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White Golden Pavilion
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/white-golden-pavilion
December 23, 2022, 9:11 PM
Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, is dusted with snow on Friday.
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Djokovic hopes for warm welcome on Australian Open return
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-hopes-for-warm-welcome-on-australian-open-return
December 23, 2022, 9:35 PM
Novak Djokovic is hoping he will receive a warm welcome from the public when he returns to the Australian Open next month, now that the drama surrounding his…
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NORAD: COVID, bomb cyclone won't slow Santa's travels
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-officials-covid-cyclone-bomb-won%27t-slow-santa%27s-travels
December 24, 2022, 5:44 AM
The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “ bomb cyclone ” hitting North America…
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Judge kept FTX execs' plea deals secret to get founder to US
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-kept-ftx-execs%27-plea-deals-secret-to-get-founder-to-us
December 23, 2022, 9:41 PM
A judge kept secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s closest associates had turned against him so the cryptocurrency entrepreneur wouldn’t get spooked and fight extradition from the Bahamas,…
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Police investigate crowd trouble at Man City-Liverpool game
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/police-investigate-crowd-trouble-at-man-city-liverpool-game
December 23, 2022, 9:33 PM
Police are investigating crowd trouble that left a teenage girl injured at Manchester City's 3-2 win over Liverpool in the English League Cup at Etihad Stadium.
The 15-year-old…
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Musk tells investors he'll pause on Tesla stock sales
https://japantoday.com/category/business/elon-musk-tells-investors-he%27ll-pause-on-tesla-stock-sales
December 23, 2022, 9:31 PM
CEO Elon Musk says he won't sell any more shares in Tesla for 18 months or more, likely an attempt to comfort shareholders of the electric vehicle company…
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Military plugs gap as UK passport control staff strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/military-plugs-gap-as-uk-passport-control-staff-strike
December 23, 2022, 9:39 PM
Military personnel standing in for striking UK passport control staff appeared to minimize feared disruption on Friday, despite an escalating public sector fight for more pay.
Around a…
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Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/title-42-border-rules-confound-washington-migrants-alike
December 23, 2022, 9:40 PM
The drawn-out saga of Title 42, the set of emergency powers that allows border officials to quickly turn away migrants, has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border. In…
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House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/house-tees-up-final-vote-for-1.7-trillion-spending-bill
December 24, 2022, 4:46 AM
A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish…
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Kishida eyes visit to Britain, France, Italy in January
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-kishida-eyes-visit-to-britain-france-italy-in-january
December 23, 2022, 9:36 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is arranging to visit Britain, France and Italy in the first half of January, hoping to lay the groundwork for a successful Group…
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Quarter of trainees in Japan told to return home if pregnant: survey
https://japantoday.com/category/national/quarter-of-trainees-in-japan-told-to-return-home-if-pregnant-survey
December 24, 2022, 7:42 AM
Around a quarter of responding female foreign trainees in Japan said they were told to quit their job and return to their home country if they became pregnant,…
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Massive winter storm in U.S. brings rolling blackouts, power outages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/massive-winter-storm-brings-frigid-temps-snow-and-ice-to-us
December 24, 2022, 2:12 PM
Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in…
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3 dead in Kurdish center shooting in Paris; suspect arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/world/paris-shooting-leaves-multiple-people-wounded-1-arrested
December 23, 2022, 9:42 PM
A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in a bustling Paris neighborhood Friday left three people dead and three others wounded, authorities said. A 69-year-old suspect was wounded…
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Ukraine president back in Kyiv; Russia keeps up attacks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-president-back-in-kyiv-russia-keeps-up-attacks
December 24, 2022, 5:42 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation’s capital Friday following his wartime visit to the United States, saying his forces are…
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Tomahawks part of Japan's record defense spending next year
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/tomahawks-part-of-japan%27s-record-defense-spending-next-year
December 24, 2022, 7:42 AM
Japan's defense spending will jump 20% to a record 6.8 trillion yen next year as the country prepares to deploy U.S.-made Tomahawks and other long-range cruise missiles that…
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N Korea fires ballistic missiles days after U.S.-S Korea drills
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-days-after-us-s-korea-drills
December 23, 2022, 9:41 PM
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Friday, its latest weapons demonstration that came days after U.S. and South Korean warplanes conducted joint…
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Australian soccer club sanctioned after pitch invasion
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-soccer-club-sanctioned-after-pitch-invasion
December 23, 2022, 9:35 PM
The Melbourne Victory soccer club has been prevented from selling tickets to home games and fans cannot attend away matches under Football Australia’s preliminary sanctions for a violent…
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Jones says it would be difficult to coach another team at rugby World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jones-says-%27difficult%27-to-coach-another-team-at-world-cup
December 23, 2022, 9:34 PM
Sacked England rugby coach Eddie Jones said on Friday the last three years had taken a toll and it would be "difficult" to bounce back and coach another…
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China's ByteDance admits using TikTok data to track journalists
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/china%27s-bytedance-admits-using-tiktok-data-to-track-journalists
December 23, 2022, 9:32 PM
Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in a bid to identify the source of leaks to the…
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China's stretched health system braces for peak in COVID infections
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-stretched-health-system-braces-for-peak-in-covid-infections2
December 23, 2022, 6:01 AM
China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra strain on the country's health system even as they…
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Heavy snow blankets parts of Japan; some western cities renew records
https://japantoday.com/category/national/heavy-snow-across-parts-of-japan-some-western-cities-renew-records
December 23, 2022, 10:01 AM
Heavy snow blanketed many parts of Japan on Friday, with some western cities renewing records of snowfall due to the country being subjected to winter pressure patterns, with…
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Kishida to revise ocean policy guidelines in May
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-vows-to-revise-ocean-policy-guidelines-in-may
December 23, 2022, 9:38 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Friday to update Japan's ocean policy guidelines around May, centering on maritime security and a sustainable environmental system at sea.
The promise comes…
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Jan 6 panel unveils final report; describes Trump 'conspiracy'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jan.-6-panel-unveils-report-describes-trump-%27conspiracy%27
December 23, 2022, 7:18 AM
The House Jan 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and…
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