Asia shares trading mixed, China markets closed for holidays
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asia-shares-trading-mixed-china-markets-closed-for-holidays
January 25, 2023, 7:27 AM
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street indexes finished little changed as investors awaited earnings results from major global companies.
Shares rose in Tokyo and Seoul, but…
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Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away
https://japantoday.com/category/world/asia-travel-hotspots-quiet-as-chinese-tourists-stay-away
January 25, 2023, 5:32 AM
Just a handful of Chinese visitors were posing for photos and basking in the sun this week in the market and plazas near Chiang Mai’s ancient Tha Phae…
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Paris Hilton announces birth of first child
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/paris-hilton-announces-birth-of-first-child
January 25, 2023, 6:22 AM
Media personality and hotel heiress Paris Hilton announced Tuesday that she and husband Carter Reum had welcomed their first child.
Hilton posted a photo on Instagram of what…
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Heavy snow continues across much of Japan as cold snap maintains grip
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-heavy-snow-continues-across-much-of-japan-as-cold-snap-maintains-grip
January 25, 2023, 10:12 AM
Heavy snow continued Wednesday across much of Japan as the country grapples with the most severe cold snap of the season so far, with trains and vehicles stranded…
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North Korea locks down Pyongyang over 'respiratory illness' - report
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-locks-down-capital-city-over-%27respiratory-illness%27-report
January 25, 2023, 7:27 AM
Authorities in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness, Seoul-based NK News reported on Wednesday, citing…
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Linette advances to Australian Open semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/linette-keeps-getting-better-into-australian-open-semis
January 25, 2023, 5:30 AM
Two days after advancing to her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal, unseeded Magda Linette has gone one better and is into the Australian Open semifinals.
The 30-year-old Linette…
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Japan reports 79,354 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-79-354-new-coronavirus-cases
January 25, 2023, 12:19 PM
Japan on Wednesday reported 79,354 new coronavirus cases, down 2,181 from Tuesday. Tokyo reported 5,934 new cases, down 1,372 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Two 14-year-old boys arrested for robbing jewelry store, assaulting owner
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/two-14-year-old-boys-arrested-after-assaulting-jewelry-store-owner-in-hiroshima-prefecture
January 25, 2023, 7:45 AM
Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 62-year-old jewelry store owner after he came out of the store when they smashed his shop display…
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Cargo ship sinks between S Korea and Japan; 2 crew dead; 6 unconscious, 8 missing
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Ship-capsizes-off-Nagasaki
January 25, 2023, 12:35 PM
Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo ship that sank early…
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Louisiana student fatally hit by a car was raped first, police say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/lsu-student-fatally-hit-by-a-car-was-raped-first-police-say
January 24, 2023, 11:45 PM
Four people have been charged in the alleged rape of a Louisiana State University student who authorities say was assaulted, then left in an Baton Rouge sub-division near…
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Saudi-owned Newcastle beats Southampton; closes in on cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/saudi-owned-newcastle-beats-southampton-closes-on-cup-final
January 24, 2023, 11:11 PM
Newcastle is close to reaching a first cup final since being bought by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.
Joelinton scored a 73rd-minute winner as Newcastle beat Southampton 1-0…
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One way to keep warm
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/one-way-to-keep-warm
January 24, 2023, 9:21 PM
Japanese monkeys snuggle to keep warm at a zoo in Tonosho in Kagawa Prefecture on Tuesday.
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Biden to meet with Democratic leaders as debt showdown looms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-to-meet-with-democratic-leaders-as-debt-showdown-looms
January 25, 2023, 3:40 AM
President Joe Biden is hosting the Democratic congressional leaders Tuesday at the White House as they face a new era of divided government in Washington, staring down a…
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Two British aid workers killed during Ukraine evacuation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-british-aid-workers-were-killed-during-ukraine-evacuation
January 24, 2023, 9:50 PM
British voluntary aid workers Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw were killed during an attempted humanitarian evacuation in eastern Ukraine, Parry's family said on Tuesday, weeks after they were…
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G7, partners vow to support Ukraine's energy sector
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g7-partners-vow-to-support-ukraine%27s-energy-sector-u.s.-says
January 24, 2023, 9:54 PM
G7 and other partner countries on Tuesday pledged to maintain their support for Ukraine's energy sector, including delivering equipment and other humanitarian aid during winter, the U.S. State…
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Paris rushing to finish 2024 Olympics construction work
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paris-rushing-to-finish-2024-olympics-construction-work
January 24, 2023, 9:59 PM
Paris is rushing to finish construction work in time for the 2024 Olympics, with just 18 months to go.
Delays are being experienced in part because of the…
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U.S. Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/justice-dept.-sue-google-over-digital-advertising-dominance
January 24, 2023, 9:59 PM
The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as…
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Woman files suit accusing Mike Tyson of rape in early '90s
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/woman-files-suit-accusing-mike-tyson-of-rape-in-early-%2790s
January 24, 2023, 10:00 PM
A woman has accused former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson of raping her sometime in the early 1990s in a lawsuit filed in Albany, New York, this month.…
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Gang violence out of control in Haiti: U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gang-violence-out-of-control-in-haiti-un
January 24, 2023, 9:51 PM
Gang violence is spiraling out of control in Haiti, the U.N. envoy to that country said Tuesday as she appealed again for the creation of an international force…
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New year brings a grim wave of mass killings across America
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-year-brings-a-grim-wave-of-mass-killings-across-america
January 24, 2023, 9:50 PM
Eleven people killed as they welcomed the Lunar New Year at a dance hall popular with older Asian Americans. Seven Chinese and Latino farmworkers killed amid the serene…
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Premier League clubs set new record for January spending
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-clubs-set-new-record-for-january-spending
January 24, 2023, 10:00 PM
Premier League clubs have broken the record for transfer spending during the January window with a £440 million ($542 million) spree, according to sports finance experts Deloitte.
By…
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Ticketmaster blames cyberattack for Taylor Swift tour debacle
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ticketmaster-blames-cyberattack-for-taylor-swift-tour-debacle
January 24, 2023, 9:57 PM
U.S. concert booking website Ticketmaster was hit by a cyberattack last year that led to it botching sales for Taylor Swift's U.S. tour, it told lawmakers on Tuesday…
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Classified documents found at Mike Pence's home, lawyer says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/classified-documents-found-at-mike-pence%27s-home-lawyer-says
January 25, 2023, 3:40 AM
Documents with classified markings were discovered in former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana residence last week, his lawyer says, the latest in a string of recoveries of confidential information…
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Musk defiantly defends himself in Tesla tweet trial
https://japantoday.com/category/business/elon-musk-%27i-had-no-ill-motive%27-in-tweet-about-tesla-buyout
January 24, 2023, 9:59 PM
Elon Musk returned to federal court to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit that alleges he misled Tesla shareholders with a tweet about an aborted buyout that the…
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Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200 million
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/justin-bieber-sells-music-rights-for-200-mn
January 24, 2023, 9:57 PM
Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million, the company said Tuesday -- marking…
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WHO investigating links between cough syrup deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/who-investigating-links-between-cough-syrup-deaths-considers-advice-for-parents2
January 24, 2023, 10:04 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300…
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Twitter faces lawsuits over unpaid rent for HQ offices in U.S., UK
https://japantoday.com/category/business/twitter-faces-lawsuits-over-unpaid-rent-for-us-hq-uk-office
January 24, 2023, 10:03 PM
More landlords are taking Twitter to court over unpaid rent, this time at the social media company’s headquarters in San Francisco and its British offices — the latest…
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Busy Paris rail station shut after arsonists wreck cables
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cable-sabotage-cuts-all-traffic-from-busy-paris-station
January 24, 2023, 9:50 PM
A busy railway hub in Paris suffered a near-total traffic shutdown Tuesday after unidentified vandals triggered a crippling signal malfunction by setting cables on fire in a mysterious…
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Gov't to open women's support office for abuse, poverty sufferers
https://japantoday.com/category/national/gov%27t-to-open-women%27s-support-office-for-abuse-poverty-sufferers
January 24, 2023, 9:55 PM
Japan's welfare ministry will open a new women's support office in April for victims of domestic and sexual violence as well as sufferers of financial hardship and other…
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Japan defense buildup helps triple primary deficit projection
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-defense-buildup-to-triple-primary-deficit-projection
January 24, 2023, 9:53 PM
Japan's primary deficit will triple from its earlier projection to 1.5 trillion yen in fiscal 2025, the target year when the government aims to turn a surplus, due…
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