One way or another we’re all rats in a cage
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/one-way-or-another-we%E2%80%99re-all-rats-in-a-cage
October 13, 2022, 6:27 AM
Josei Seven (Oct 13) poses a beguiling question. Imagine a luxury hotel – gourmet dining, king-size bed, cocktail lounge, swimming pool, servants anticipating your every need, desire, caprice…
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Japan reports 45,690 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-45-690-new-coronavirus-cases
October 13, 2022, 11:57 AM
Japan on Thursday reported 45,690 new coronavirus cases, up 185 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 4,338 new cases, down 452 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Padres beat Dodgers 5-3 to tie NLDS
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/padres-pull-out-5-3-victory-over-dodgers-tie-nlds-1-all
October 13, 2022, 5:55 AM
Not many tabbed the San Diego Padres to beat the Mets in New York in the wild-card round. Even fewer picked them against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who…
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Flood warnings issued as southeast Australia lashed by heavy rain
https://japantoday.com/category/world/flood-warnings-as-southeast-australia-lashed-by-heavy-rain
October 13, 2022, 5:56 AM
Flood warnings were issued, thousands of homes lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday.
Rivers across Australia’s most populous states,…
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Japan to scrap current non-digital health insurance cards in 2024
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-to-scrap-current-non-digital-health-insurance-cards-in-2024
October 13, 2022, 11:58 AM
The Japanese government said Thursday it will scrap in principle health insurance cards in fall 2024 and integrate them into the "My Number" national identification system.
According to…
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Taiwan welcomes back visitors after ending COVID quarantine rules
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-welcomes-back-visitors-after-ending-covid-quarantine-rules
October 13, 2022, 5:25 AM
Taiwan began welcoming back visitors on Thursday after finally ending mandatory quarantines to control the spread of COVID-19, with gifts of cuddly toy black bears for the first…
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Woman found dead in car parked alongside river in Kyoto
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Woman-found-dead-in-car-parked-alongside-river-in-Kyoto
October 13, 2022, 7:32 AM
Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a 44-year-old woman was found inside a minicar parked alongside a river in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, on…
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Treasury probing Florida Gov DeSantis' migrant flights
https://japantoday.com/category/world/treasury-probing-florida-gov.-desantis%27-migrant-flights
October 13, 2022, 5:26 AM
The Treasury Department's internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard as part of his effort…
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North Korea test-fires long-range strategic cruise missiles: state media
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-test-fires-long-range-strategic-cruise-missiles-state-media
October 13, 2022, 1:27 AM
North Korea has test-fired a pair of long-range strategic cruise missiles, with leader Kim Jong Un hailing another successful display of the country's tactical nuclear strike capability, state…
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Australia upset Lavreysen-led Dutch for team sprint gold
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-upset-lavreysen-led-dutch-for-team-sprint-gold
October 12, 2022, 11:37 PM
Australia ended the Netherlands' run of four successive men's team sprint titles, winning gold at the track cycling world championships in France on Wednesday.
The trio of Leigh…
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Barca on brink after Inter draw; Salah scores fastest Champions League hat-trick
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/barca-on-brink-after-inter-draw-salah-scores-fastest-champions-league-hat-trick
October 12, 2022, 11:26 PM
Barcelona slipped closer to a second straight Champions League group-stage exit despite Robert Lewandowski's double in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Inter Milan on Wednesday, while Mohamed Salah…
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Luxury train travel
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/luxury-train-travel
October 13, 2022, 2:35 AM
Photo taken at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Wednesday shows a salon car newly created in the "Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury sleeping car excursion train operated…
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U.N. condemns Russia's move to annex parts of Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/united-nations-condemns-russia%27s-move-to-annex-parts-of-ukraine1
October 13, 2022, 5:26 AM
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and called on all countries not to recognize…
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G7 finance leaders pledge to intensify climate efforts despite war challenges
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g7-finance-leaders-pledge-to-intensify-climate-efforts-despite-war-challenges1
October 12, 2022, 10:23 PM
Finance leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies on Wednesday pledged to increase emissions reductions efforts and climate support for developing countries despite energy cost and security…
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Iranians keep up protests over Mahsa Amini death despite mounting fatalities
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iranians-keep-up-protests-over-mahsa-amini-death-despite-mounting-fatalities1
October 12, 2022, 9:56 PM
Iranians kept up anti-government protests on Wednesday despite an increasingly deadly state crackdown, social media reports showed, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the demonstrations as "scattered…
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'American Idol' finalist dies in vehicle crash
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27american-idol%27-finalist-dies-in-vehicle-crash
October 12, 2022, 10:04 PM
A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee.
Willie Spence, 23, died Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer that was stopped…
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Anita Kerr, a key voice in the Nashville Sound, dies at 94
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/anita-kerr-a-key-voice-in-the-nashville-sound-dies-at-94
October 12, 2022, 10:06 PM
Grammy-winning singer and composer Anita Kerr, whose vocal group the Anita Kerr Singers provided the lush backdrop to the Nashville Sound, has died. She was 94.
Her daughter,…
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Postecoglou expects Japan star Maeda to end Celtic goal drought
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/postecoglou-expects-japan-star-maeda-to-end-celtic-goal-drought
October 12, 2022, 9:55 PM
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has backed Daizen Maeda to end his goal drought after the Japan forward's misses played a major role in his side's Champions League exit.…
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Russia protests over Japan's firing of HIMARS in exercise with U.S
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-protests-over-japan%27s-firing-of-himars-in-exercise-with-u.s
October 13, 2022, 7:30 AM
Russia said it had protested to the Japanese embassy on Wednesday over joint Japan-U.S. military exercises this week in which it said HIMARS rocket systems were fired close…
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Striking French refinery workers defy government threats
https://japantoday.com/category/world/striking-french-refinery-workers-defy-government-threats
October 12, 2022, 10:19 PM
Striking French oil refinery employees voted Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week, despite a government order for some of them to return to work in…
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Possible human bones found near Universal Studios Japan theme park
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-possible-human-bones-found-near-universal-studios-japan-theme-park
October 12, 2022, 9:50 PM
A Universal Studios Japan worker found what appeared to be human bones near the amusement park's premises in Osaka on Wednesday, police said.
The remains, including what could…
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Fans warned to be ready for World Cup queues
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/fans-warned-to-be-ready-for-world-cup-queues
October 12, 2022, 10:29 PM
Qatar World Cup organizers on Wednesday warned fans to brace for "congestion" in the first two weeks of the tournament when the peak number of supporters will be…
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Alex-Jones-ordered-to-pay-965-million-for-Sandy-Hook-lies
October 13, 2022, 5:26 AM
The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, a…
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Japan, Germany to hold 2nd ministerial security talks in early November
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-germany-to-hold-2nd-ministerial-security-talks-in-early-nov.
October 12, 2022, 9:49 PM
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Germany plan to hold a second round of security talks in early November in Germany, Japanese government sources said Wednesday.…
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World's 1st space tourist signs up for flight around moon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/world%27s-1st-space-tourist-signs-up-for-flight-around-moon
October 12, 2022, 10:12 PM
The world's first space tourist wants to go back — only this time, he’s signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship.
For Dennis…
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Gov't mulls clarifying Abe's legacies in revised security guideline
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-mulls-clarifying-abe%27s-legacies-in-revised-security-guideline
October 13, 2022, 7:28 AM
The Japanese government is planning to highlight diplomatic initiatives advocated by assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in its long-term security policy guideline slated to be updated by…
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Toyota begins making cars in Myanmar after delay due to coup
https://japantoday.com/category/business/toyota-begins-making-cars-in-myanmar-after-delay-due-to-coup
October 12, 2022, 9:53 PM
Toyota Motor Corp has begun assembling autos in Myanmar after a more than yearlong delay following a military takeover in February 2021.
The factory in the Thilawa Special…
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West to bolster Ukraine air defense; nuclear plant loses power
https://japantoday.com/category/world/West-to-bolster-Ukraine-air-defense-nuclear-plant-loses-power
October 13, 2022, 7:50 AM
Unbowed Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defense systems following a furious barrage of retaliatory Russian missile strikes, including one that temporarily knocked Europe's biggest nuclear…
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Myanmar court hands Japanese journalist 3 more years in jail
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/myanmar-court-hands-japanese-journalist-3-more-years-in-jail
October 13, 2022, 7:30 AM
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday convicted a Japanese journalist of violating immigration law, adding three years to the seven-year prison sentence he was handed last week…
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Japan to mandate safety devices in 44,000 buses after child's death
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-mandate-safety-devices-in-44-000-buses-after-kid%27s-death
October 12, 2022, 9:51 PM
The Japanese government decided Wednesday to make it mandatory from next April to install safety devices in approximately 44,000 buses used by kindergartens and child care facilities nationwide…
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