Nepal to send data recorder from crash to France
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nepal-to-send-data-recorder-from-crash-to-france
January 17, 2023, 7:30 AM
Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of victims of a flight that crashed Sunday, and said they were sending the aircraft's data recorder to…
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Asian shares mixed as China says economy slowed further
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Asian-shares-mixed-as-China-says-economy-slowed-further
January 17, 2023, 7:15 AM
Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after China reported its economy expanded at a 3% pace last year, less than half 2021's rate.
Investors are watching to see if Japan's central…
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Police say 13-year-old girl has admitted killing mother
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/13-yr-old-girl-suspected-in-mother%27s-fatal-stabbing-in-central-japan
January 17, 2023, 10:27 AM
A 13-year-old girl has admitted killing her mother in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, an investigative source said Tuesday.
Police said the woman in her 40s was attacked at home…
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Extreme heat halts play at Australian Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/extreme-heat-halts-play-at-australian-open1
January 17, 2023, 6:46 AM
Extreme heat forced play to be halted Tuesday on outside courts at the Australian Open, with the roofs closed on its three main stadiums -- Rod Laver Arena,…
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China’s population falls for first time since 1961; highlighting demographic crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%E2%80%99s-population-falls-for-first-time-since-1961-highlights-demographic-crisis
January 17, 2023, 4:35 AM
China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline…
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Australian Open bans flags from Russia, Belarus on site
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-open-bans-flags-from-russia-belarus-on-site
January 17, 2023, 7:54 AM
Flags from Russia and Belarus were banned from the site of the Australian Open on Tuesday after more than one was brought into the stands by spectators on Day 1 of the…
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Murray, Rublev advance at Australian Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Murray-Rublev-advance-at-Australian-Open
January 17, 2023, 10:16 AM
Metal hip, bloody knee and all, Andy Murray produced his biggest victory in years.
Murray built a huge lead, let it disappear completely, then needed to save a match point…
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Man fatally shot by police after car chase was on wanted list
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-fatally-shot-by-police-after-car-chase-was-on-wanted-list
January 17, 2023, 7:34 AM
A 41-year-old man who was fatally shot by two police officers after a car chase in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan 13, had been on a wanted list,…
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Japan reports 126,989 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-126-989-new-coronavirus-cases
January 17, 2023, 12:08 PM
Japan on Tuesday reported 126,989 new coronavirus cases, up 72,611 from Monday. Tokyo reported 11,120 new cases, up 6,687 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Kobe marks 28 years since deadly quake
https://japantoday.com/category/national/kobe-marks-28-years-since-deadly-quake-with-pre-pandemic-scale-event
January 17, 2023, 10:00 AM
The western Japan city of Kobe on Tuesday marked the 28th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that took 6,434 lives, with its first ceremony in three years…
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Japan is paying families ¥1 million to move to countryside – but it won’t make Tokyo any smaller
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/japan-is-paying-families-%C2%A51-million-to-move-to-countryside-%E2%80%93-but-it-won%E2%80%99t-make-tokyo-any-smaller
January 17, 2023, 7:35 AM
The Japanese government has announced a fresh round of incentives for people to move out of the Tokyo region. From April 2023, families seeking a new life in greener pastures…
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On Martin Luther King Jr's holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words
https://japantoday.com/category/world/on-king%27s-holiday-daughter-calls-for-bold-action-over-words
January 16, 2023, 9:56 PM
America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain…
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UK strikes to intensify as teachers and nurses announce walkouts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-strikes-to-intensify-as-teachers-and-nurses-announce-walkouts
January 16, 2023, 9:56 PM
Industrial action looked set to intensify Monday as Britain's largest teaching and nursing unions announced further walkouts over pay, while the government seeks to limit strikes with a…
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Ninth in series of California storms dumps more rain, snow
https://japantoday.com/category/world/last-in-series-of-california-storms-dumps-more-rain-snow
January 16, 2023, 9:57 PM
The ninth atmospheric river in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California on Monday, leaving mountain driving dangerous and flooding risk high near swollen…
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New York City mayor visits Texas border; blasts feds' migrant response
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nyc-mayor-visits-texas-border-blasts-feds%27-migrant-response
January 16, 2023, 9:58 PM
During a visit to the Texas border city of El Paso, New York Mayor Eric Adams offered up a blistering criticism of the federal government's response to the…
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Boris Johnson signs deal for memoir of turbulent premiership
https://japantoday.com/category/world/boris-johnson-signs-deal-for-memoir-of-turbulent-premiership
January 16, 2023, 9:57 PM
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office, which began with a vow to “get Brexit…
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Olympic triple jumper Ana José Tima suspended in doping case
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-triple-jumper-ana-jose-tima-suspended-in-doping-case
January 16, 2023, 9:54 PM
Two-time Olympic athlete Ana José Tima was provisionally suspended for two positive tests for doping substances, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said on Monday.
The AIU said…
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London police officer pleads guilty to 24 counts of rape
https://japantoday.com/category/world/london-police-officer-pleads-guilty-to-24-counts-of-rape
January 17, 2023, 1:27 AM
A serving London police officer has admitted carrying out 24 counts of rape in a near two decade-long campaign of abuse against women, making him one of Britain's…
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Baby, teen mom among 6 killed in shooting at California home
https://japantoday.com/category/world/baby-teen-mom-among-6-killed-in-shooting-at-california-home
January 17, 2023, 4:04 AM
Six people — including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby — were killed in a shooting early Monday at a home in central California, and authorities are…
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EU seeking to offset Biden's green plans with own subsidies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-seeking-to-offset-biden%27s-green-plans-with-own-subsidies
January 16, 2023, 9:57 PM
From Paris to Stockholm and Brussels, European Union leaders and member nations were putting forward moves Monday to ensure the 27-nation bloc would not be left behind by…
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Scientists use laser to guide lightning bolt for first time
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/scientists-use-laser-to-guide-lightning-bolt-for-first-time
January 16, 2023, 9:53 PM
Scientists said Monday they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help protect against deadly bolts -- and one…
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Embattled actor Kevin Spacey in Italy to receive award
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/embattled-actor-kevin-spacey-in-italy-to-receive-award
January 16, 2023, 9:52 PM
Actor Kevin Spacey, who faces a dozen sex offense charges in Britain, was in the northern Italian city of Turin Monday to receive a lifetime achievement award, teach…
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Olympics on free-to-air TV in Europe 2026-2032
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympics-on-free-to-air-tv-in-europe-2026-2032
January 16, 2023, 9:54 PM
The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that the four Olympic Games between 2026 and 2032 will be broadcast on free-to-air television in Europe.
The IOC said that all…
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Somali forces capture strategic town from Al-Shabaab
https://japantoday.com/category/world/somali-forces-capture-strategic-town-from-al-shabaab
January 16, 2023, 9:58 PM
Somalia's armed forces on Monday captured a strategic coastal town that Al-Shabaab jihadists had held for more than a decade, top officials said.
Government forces, which have been…
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Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 'terrorists' to Turkey for NATO bid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-finland-must-send-up-to-130-terrorists-to-turkey-for-nato-bid1
January 16, 2023, 9:57 PM
Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to join NATO, President Tayyip Erdogan said.…
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UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda faces new court challenge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda-faces-new-court-challenge
January 16, 2023, 9:58 PM
British judges gave the go-ahead on Monday for the Court of Appeal to consider challenges to the UK government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip…
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Elon Musk's next drama: A trial over his tweets about Tesla
https://japantoday.com/category/business/elon-musk%27s-next-drama-a-trial-over-his-tweets-about-tesla
January 16, 2023, 9:49 PM
While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he didn't.
Long…
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Eddie Jones' second chance -- can he deliver for Australia?
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/eddie-jones%27s-second-chance-can-he-deliver-for-australia
January 16, 2023, 9:54 PM
The return of former England coach Eddie Jones to take the reins of the Wallabies represents a gamble by Australian rugby chiefs.
They believe that later this year…
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Liverpool's season hits new low amid off-field uncertainty
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool%27s-season-hits-new-low-amid-off-field-uncertainty
January 16, 2023, 9:54 PM
All Jurgen Klopp could do was ask for forgiveness.
The final whistle had just been blown on what the Liverpool manager would later describe as the worst ever…
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Woman stabbed in Fukuoka told police she had issues with ex-boyfriend
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-fatally-stabbed-on-fukuoka-street-armed-suspect-still-at-large
January 17, 2023, 7:34 AM
The woman fatally stabbed on a street in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka had told police several times before the incident that she had issues with her…
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