Asian shares mostly lower after tech-led fall on Wall Street
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mostly-lower-after-tech-led-fall-on-wall-street
December 28, 2022, 7:08 AM
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after a post-holiday retreat on Wall Street, as markets count down to the end of a painful year for investors.…
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Kyrgios pulls out of United Cup as Nadal tips him for Grand Slam breakthrough
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kyrgios-pulls-out-of-united-cup-as-nadal-tips-him-for-slam-breakthrough
December 28, 2022, 6:54 AM
Nick Kyrgios stunned his teammates by pulling out of the United Cup Wednesday on the eve of the tournament, soon after Rafael Nadal said the Australian had "all…
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Many gov't offices, companies mark last business day of 2022 amid virus woes, scandals
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-marks-last-business-day-of-2022-amid-virus-woes-scandals
December 28, 2022, 7:47 AM
Japan's government offices and many companies marked their final business day of 2022 on Wednesday, with public health centers declaring a "desperate situation" amid an eighth wave of…
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Man fakes attempted murder of himself after ‘feeling exhausted from work’
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-fakes-attempted-murder-of-himself-after-%E2%80%98feeling-exhausted-from-work%E2%80%99
December 28, 2022, 7:48 AM
Police in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 50-year-old man who claimed he was stabbed by a stranger on Dec 20, but who actually stabbed himself to make…
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Chinese hospitals 'extremely busy' as COVID spreads unchecked
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-hospitals-%27extremely-busy%27-as-covid-spreads-unchecked1
December 28, 2022, 6:55 AM
Chinese hospitals were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surge of COVID-19 infections strained resources in the last major country to move towards treating the virus as…
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North Korea's Kim lays out key goals to boost military power
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea%27s-kim-lays-out-key-goals-to-boost-military-power
December 28, 2022, 4:43 AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented unspecified goals to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media reported Wednesday,…
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Republican lawmaker-elect admits fabricating resume
https://japantoday.com/category/world/republican-us-lawmaker-elect-admits-fabricating-resume
December 28, 2022, 7:06 AM
A Republican elected to Congress in November was facing a growing clamor for his resignation Tuesday after admitting that he made up large parts of his biography --…
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Japan, U.S. arranging summit meeting in Washington on Jan 13: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-us-arranging-summit-meeting-in-washington-on-jan-13-yomiuri
December 28, 2022, 7:47 AM
The United States and Japan have begun making arrangements for a summit meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Jan 13, the…
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Japan reports 216,209 new coronavirus cases; record high 415 deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-216-209-new-coronavirus-cases
December 28, 2022, 12:04 PM
Japan on Wednesday reported 216,209 new coronavirus cases, up 13,356 from Tuesday. Tokyo reported 20,243 new cases, down 1,820 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Rashford scores again as United beats Nottingham Forest 3-0
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rashford-scores-again-as-united-beats-nottingham-forest-3-0
December 27, 2022, 10:53 PM
Marcus Rashford scored his 10th goal of the season to help Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday.
The England international also set up Anthony Martial's goal…
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Zelda isn’t Nintendo anime adaptation Japanese fans want to see most, survey says
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/zelda-isn%E2%80%99t-the-nintendo-anime-adaptation-japanese-fans-want-to-see-most-survey-says
December 27, 2022, 9:47 PM
For as gigantic a Japanese pop cultural force as Nintendo is, it’s sort of strange that there’s so little in the way of anime adaptations of the company’s video games.…
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U.S. Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely
https://japantoday.com/category/world/supreme-court-keeps-immigration-limits-in-place-indefinitely
December 28, 2022, 3:27 AM
The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week.
In a ruling…
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Plant on fire
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/plant-on-fire-1
December 27, 2022, 11:37 PM
Flames and smoke rise from a burning building after a large fire erupted at a two-story chemical plant in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Tuesday. The fire spread to…
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Chelsea beats Bournemouth 2-0 to end losing streak
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-beats-bournemouth-2-0-to-end-losing-streak
December 27, 2022, 9:49 PM
Chelsea ended a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 win against Bournemouth on Tuesday.
Goals from Kai Havertz and Mason Mount in the first half at Stamford Bridge…
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No immediate surge of Chinese tourists expected after re-opening
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/no-immediate-surge-of-chinese-tourists-expected-after-re-opening3
December 27, 2022, 9:15 PM
China's relaxation of COVID-19 rules for international arrivals has raised hopes that its multi-billion dollar travel business will soon flourish again but countries longing for the return of…
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Wisconsin waitress gets $1,000 tip from Christmas customer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/wisconsin-waitress-gets-1-000-tip-from-christmas-customer
December 27, 2022, 9:51 PM
A Wisconsin waitress got a Christmas morning surprise from a customer — a $1,000 tip.
Callie Blue, 29, was waiting tables at Gus's Diner in Sun Prairie, just…
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Nearly 200 starving Rohingya reach Indonesia after month at sea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nearly-200-starving-rohingya-reach-indonesia-after-month-at-sea
December 27, 2022, 9:50 PM
Some died of sickness. Others of dehydration.
But after more than a month adrift on the Andaman Sea without much food, medicine or a working engine, nearly 200…
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Russia bans oil sales to countries that accept price cap
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-bans-oil-sales-to-countries-that-accept-price-cap
December 28, 2022, 5:29 AM
Russia announced on Tuesday it would ban oil sales to countries that abide by a price cap imposed this month by the West, giving its long-awaited response to…
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No-nonsense judge takes over FTX-Bankman-Fried criminal case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/no-nonsense-judge-takes-over-ftx-bankman-fried-criminal-case
December 27, 2022, 9:50 PM
A Manhattan federal judge known for swift decisions and a no-nonsense demeanor during three decades of overseeing numerous high-profile cases was assigned Tuesday to Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency case.…
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Irish tourist dies in fall from train in Thailand
https://japantoday.com/category/world/irish-tourist-dies-in-fall-from-train-in-thailand
December 27, 2022, 9:51 PM
An Irish national taking a tour in western Thailand died Tuesday after falling out of a moving train, police said.
The man was identified as 45-year-old Patrick Ward,…
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Germany's governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany%27s-governing-coalition-argues-over-covid-restrictions
December 27, 2022, 9:50 PM
Germany's governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining COVID-19 restrictions should be dropped after one of the country's top virologists was quoted as saying that the pandemic is…
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Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-snow-in-store-for-buffalo-after-blizzard-%27for-the-ages%27
December 27, 2022, 9:50 PM
State and military police were sent Tuesday to keep people off Buffalo’s snow-choked roads, and officials kept counting fatalities three days after western New York’s deadliest storm in…
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U.S. intelligence included in state secrets leaked by MSDF captain
https://japantoday.com/category/national/u.s.-intelligence-included-in-state-secrets-leaked-by-msdf-captain
December 27, 2022, 9:46 PM
Intelligence gathered by U.S. forces, believed to be related to the movements of foreign militaries, was included in state secrets leaked by a Maritime Self-Defense Force captain recently…
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Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/abduction-torture-rape-conflict-in-congo-worsens-says-un
December 27, 2022, 9:50 PM
The accounts are haunting. Abductions, torture, rapes. Scores of civilians including women and children have been killed by the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to a U.N.…
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Japan to deploy missile defense unit on Yonaguni: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-to-deploy-missile-defence-unit-in-yonaguni-near-taiwan-jiji
December 28, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japan's Ministry of Defense will deploy a surface-to-air missile defense unit on Yonaguni Island, the country's westernmost island, near Taiwan, Jiji news reported on Tuesday.
The installment of…
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Co-leader of Michigan governor kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sentence-next-for-%27driving-force%27-behind-whitmer-kidnap-plot
December 28, 2022, 12:06 PM
The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up…
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Shares gain in Asia after China relaxes more COVID rules
https://japantoday.com/category/business/shares-gain-in-asia-after-china-relaxes-more-covid-rules
December 27, 2022, 7:13 AM
Shares advanced Tuesday in Asia after China announced it would relax more of its pandemic restrictions despite widespread outbreaks of COVID-19 that are straining its medical systems and…
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Super maxi Andoo Comanche wins line honors at Sydney-Hobart race
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/leaders-enjoy-favorable-conditions-in-sydney-to-hobart-race
December 27, 2022, 9:49 PM
Andoo Comanche won line honors in the 77th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, marking a triumphant return for the super maxi.
The 100-foot yacht crossed…
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Japan, Saudi Arabia to cooperate in carbon recycling, hydrogen energy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-saudi-arabia-to-cooperate-in-carbon-recycle-hydrogen-energy
December 27, 2022, 9:45 PM
Japan and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the energy sector, including carbon recycling technology and the use of hydrogen and ammonia as a clean…
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Man sent to prosecutors over murder of 3 family members
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-sent-to-prosecutors-after-3-found-dead-near-tokyo
December 28, 2022, 7:49 AM
Police sent a 40-year-old man to prosecutors on a murder charge Tuesday after three people were found dead with blunt trauma injuries in Saitama Prefecture.
Jun Saito is…
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