Australian Open chief tells Djokovic family: 'Be really careful'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-open-chief-tells-djokovic-family-%27be-really-careful%27
January 28, 2023, 11:43 AM
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley on Saturday advised Novak Djokovic's family to be "really careful" of people using the tournament's global exposure as a platform for "disruptive" purposes.…
--------------------
Search underway for radioactive capsule missing in Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/search-underway-for-radioactive-capsule-missing-in-australia1
January 28, 2023, 5:33 AM
Parts of Western Australia were under a radiation alert on Saturday after authorities said a radioactive capsule used in mining was lost en-route to the state's capital, Perth.…
--------------------
Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID curbs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/holiday-trips-within-china-surge-after-lifting-of-covid-curbs
January 28, 2023, 4:46 AM
The number of people making trips inside China over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday surged 74% from last year after authorities scrapped COVID-19 curbs that had stifled…
--------------------
Japan reports 54,782 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-54-782-new-coronavirus-cases
January 28, 2023, 11:44 AM
Japan on Saturday reported 54,782 new coronavirus cases, up 871 from Friday. Tokyo reported 4,515 new cases, up 218 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
--------------------
Big smile
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/big-smile
January 28, 2023, 3:58 AM
Yui Kamiji of Japan smiles with her trophy after losing the women's wheelchair final to Diede de Groot of the Netherlands at the Australian Open tennis championship in…
--------------------
Auckland starts clean-up after flash floods; 2 dead, 2 missing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand%27s-auckland-starts-clean-up-after-deadly-flash-floods
January 28, 2023, 4:45 AM
Authorities in New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland, began mopping up on Saturday after torrential rains brought flash flooding and evacuations, with at least two people confirmed dead and…
--------------------
Usain Bolt fires business manager over Jamaica fraud case
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/usain-bolt-fires-business-manager-over-jamaica-fraud-case
January 28, 2023, 12:49 AM
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7 million of his money has gone missing from a local private investment firm that…
--------------------
Ake strike lays down Man City marker on Arsenal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ake-strike-sees-man-city-lay-down-marker-on-arsenal
January 28, 2023, 2:36 AM
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal need to learn to be ruthless against Manchester City after Nathan Ake's goal earned Pep Guardiola's men a 1-0 win in the FA Cup…
--------------------
Pence: 'Mistakes were made' in classified records handling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pence-%27mistakes-were-made%27-in-classified-records-handling
January 28, 2023, 4:07 AM
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home.
In his first public comments since the…
--------------------
'20 Days in Mariupol' wins Sundance audience award
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%2720-days-in-mariupol%27-wins-sundance-audience-award
January 27, 2023, 9:20 PM
Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” a first-person account of the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, won the audience prize for world cinema documentary…
--------------------
Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/video-shows-struggle-for-hammer-during-pelosi-attack
January 28, 2023, 1:34 AM
Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting with his assailant for control of a hammer moments before he was struck…
--------------------
Fighting heats up in Ukraine's east and north after tank pledges
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-war-fighting-heats-up-in-east-and-north-after-tank-pledges
January 28, 2023, 4:07 AM
Ukraine on Friday battled Russian troops trying to pierce its lines in the east and northeast, and artillery bombardments intensified after Western allies promised the Kyiv government it…
--------------------
4 of NFL's best TEs on display in conference title games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/4-of-nfl%27s-best-tes-on-display-in-conference-title-games
January 27, 2023, 9:17 PM
When Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes headed up the tunnel inside Arrowhead Stadium to have X-rays taken on his sprained right ankle, and Chad Henne trotted onto the field…
--------------------
Dentsu officials admit to Tokyo Olympic test event bid rigging
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/dentsu-officials-admit-to-tokyo-olympic-test-event-bid-rigging
January 28, 2023, 7:28 AM
Several officials of Japanese ad giant Dentsu Inc have admitted to collusion over bid rigging for contracts related to test events for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games,…
--------------------
China, U.S. spar at WTO meeting over disputes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-u.s.-spar-at-wto-meeting-over-disputes
January 27, 2023, 9:14 PM
China and the United States exchanged sharp criticism at a World Trade Organization meeting on Friday, with Beijing calling Washington a "unilateral bully" and the U.S. accusing its…
--------------------
FDA eases rules again for gay men seeking to donate blood
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fda-eases-rules-again-for-gay-men-seeking-to-donate-blood
January 27, 2023, 9:15 PM
The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV.
The Food and…
--------------------
Canada's Supreme Court gives mixed rulings on gun crime penalties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada%27s-supreme-court-gives-mixed-rulings-on-gun-crime-penalties
January 27, 2023, 9:14 PM
Canada's Supreme Court found one mandatory minimum sentence for a firearm offense unconstitutional and upheld two others in a pair of decisions published on Friday.
Two of the…
--------------------
Biden taps Zients as White House chief of staff
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-taps-zients-as-white-house-chief-of-staff
January 27, 2023, 9:14 PM
President Joe Biden announced Jeff Zients on Friday as his next White House chief of staff, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration's response to the COVID-19…
--------------------
20 killed in bus crash in Chad
https://japantoday.com/category/world/twenty-killed-in-bus-crash-in-chad
January 27, 2023, 9:15 PM
Twenty people were killed on Thursday night when a passenger bus in Chad crashed into a truck that was broken down on the roadway, the government said on…
--------------------
Foreign entries into Japan surge 12-fold in 2022
https://japantoday.com/category/national/foreign-entries-into-japan-surge-12-fold-in-2022-on-eased-covid-steps
January 28, 2023, 9:51 AM
The number of foreigners entering Japan surged nearly 12-fold to 4.20 million people in 2022, as COVID-19 border control measures were eased gradually and the number of inbound…
--------------------
Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protests-across-the-middle-east-against-quran-burning
January 27, 2023, 9:14 PM
Protests were held on Friday in several predominantly Muslim countries to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands.
The…
--------------------
Japan to decide on abortion pill after panel's agreement
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-decide-on-abortion-pill-after-panel%27s-agreement
January 28, 2023, 7:30 AM
Japan's health ministry will soon decide whether to make abortion pills available for the first time after the proposal cleared a major hurdle with endorsement by a government…
--------------------
French rugby president Laporte resigns ahead of World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-rugby-president-laporte-resigns-ahead-of-world-cup
January 27, 2023, 9:15 PM
With the rugby World Cup in France looming, French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte resigned from his position Friday after he was convicted in a corruption case last…
--------------------
Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Palestinian-gunman-kills-7-near-Jerusalem-synagogue
January 27, 2023, 9:14 PM
A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before police shot and killed…
--------------------
Elton John concert canceled due to wild New Zealand weather
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/elton-john-concert-canceled-due-to-wild-new-zealand-weather
January 27, 2023, 9:20 PM
Torrential rain and wild weather in Auckland on Friday caused disruptions throughout the city and an Elton John concert to be canceled just before it was due to…
--------------------
Japanese judge ordered to pay damages over social media posts
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-court-judge-ordered-to-pay-damages-over-social-media-posts
January 28, 2023, 7:29 AM
A Japanese court has ordered a high court judge to pay 440,000 yen in damages after posting messages on social media that the bereaved family of a high…
--------------------
Asian shares edge higher, tracking Wall Street rally
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-edge-higher-tracking-wall-street-rally
January 27, 2023, 8:05 AM
Asian shares advanced Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street following reports suggesting the economy and corporate profits may be doing better than feared.
In Tokyo, data showed…
--------------------
EU official says Russia shifting war focus to NATO and the West
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/eu-official-russia-shifts-war-focus-to-%27nato-and-the-west%27
January 27, 2023, 9:19 PM
A senior EU official said Friday that Russia has taken its war against Ukraine to "a different stage" by making indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets, while…
--------------------
Djokovic tops Paul to set up final clash with Tsitsipas in Australian Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tsitsipas-beats-khachanov-to-reach-1st-australian-open-final
January 27, 2023, 9:15 PM
Of all of his considerable talents, Novak Djokovic’s ability to cast aside whatever appears to stand in his way might be the most valuable.
So forget about the…
--------------------
Djokovic's father won't attend semifinal after Russia flag controversy
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic%27s-father-won%27t-attend-semi-final-after-russia-flag-controversy
January 27, 2023, 6:15 AM
Novak Djokovic's father Srdjan said on Friday he would not attend his son's Australian Open semifinal and would instead "watch from home", after a video emerged showing him…
--------------------