British PM Truss fires finance minister as economic plan in tatters
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-finance-chief-rushes-home-to-face-budget-storm
October 14, 2022, 12:20 PM
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive…
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Truck maker Hino sued by Australian customers over data fraud
https://japantoday.com/category/business/toyota-truck-arm-hino-sued-by-australian-customers-over-data-fraud
October 14, 2022, 7:45 AM
Toyota Motor Corp's truck arm Hino Motors Ltd said Friday customers in Australia have filed a class action lawsuit against the subsidiary over a fraudulent emission data reporting…
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Yen in 147 zone against dollar in Tokyo after hitting 32-year low
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Yen-in-147-zone-against-dollar-in-Tokyo-after-hitting-32-year-low
October 14, 2022, 9:42 AM
The yen remained weak mostly in the lower 147 zone against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo on Friday after hitting a 32-year low overnight as U.S. inflation data…
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Flood waters swamp Melbourne as heavy rains slam three Australian states
https://japantoday.com/category/world/flood-waters-swamp-melbourne-as-heavy-rains-slam-three-australian-states1
October 14, 2022, 4:56 AM
Thousands of people across Australia's southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb of Melbourne, after two days of incessant rains…
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Japan reports 36,605 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-36-605-new-coronavirus-cases
October 14, 2022, 12:08 PM
Japan on Friday reported 36,605 new coronavirus cases, down 9,085 from Thursday. Tokyo reported 3,495 new cases, down 843 from Thursday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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5 killed in North Carolina shooting; gunman arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/world/5-killed-in-North-Carolina-shooting
October 14, 2022, 7:46 AM
Five people were killed by a shooter who opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina’s capital city on Thursday and eluded officers for hours before he…
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Canadian visitor
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/canadian-visitor
October 13, 2022, 9:49 PM
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Kishida's official residence in Tokyo on Thursday. Japan and Canada have agreed to begin negotiations…
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Meta hits back in fight with FTC over VR company acquisition
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-hits-back-in-fight-with-ftc-over-vr-company-acquisition
October 13, 2022, 9:57 PM
Federal regulators and Facebook parent Meta are battling over Meta’s proposed acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural.
In a landmark legal challenge to…
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Mexico says lives saved as U.S. pledges more action on gun smuggling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-says-lives-saved-as-us-pledges-more-action-on-gun-smuggling
October 14, 2022, 9:54 AM
The United States promised Thursday to do more to combat arms smuggling with Mexico, which said that early efforts have succeeded in denting the country's long dire homicide…
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Netflix sets $7 monthly price for its ad-supported service
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/netflix-sets-7-monthly-price-for-its-ad-supported-service
October 13, 2022, 9:55 PM
Netflix next month will unveil the first version of its video streaming service with ads, giving cost-conscious viewers a chance to watch most of its shows at a…
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Dutch sprint star Lavreysen clinches 10th world track title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/belgium%27s-kopecky-wins-third-world-track-title
October 13, 2022, 9:58 PM
The Netherlands' Harrie Lavreysen stormed to his 10th world track cycling championship gold medal in France on Thursday with a third consecutive men's keirin title.
The 25-year-old bounced…
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Arsenal win in Europa League as McTominay rescues Man Utd
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/saka-earns-win-for-arsenal-at-bodo-glimt-in-europa-league
October 13, 2022, 9:58 PM
Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the Europa League as Bukayo Saka's goal clinched a 1-0 win at Bodo/Glimt, while Manchester United left it late to beat Omonia…
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U.N. chief urges Yemen's warring parties to extend truce
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-urges-yemen%27s-warring-parties-to-extend-truce
October 13, 2022, 10:00 PM
The U.N. special envoy for Yemen blamed Houthi rebels for the failure to renew a six-month-long truce and called on the warring parties to demonstrate “leadership, compromise and…
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Italy parliament in rocky step towards new government
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-parliament-in-rocky-step-towards-new-government
October 13, 2022, 10:00 PM
Italy's parliament met for the first time Thursday since the far-right won elections last month, a rocky first step in the process of forming a government, with tensions…
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New glimpse into Bob Dylan book see artist riff on songwriting
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/new-glimpse-into-bob-dylan-book-see-artist-riff-on-songwriting
October 13, 2022, 9:55 PM
Bob Dylan fans on Thursday got a glimpse into the nobel laureate and folk-rock legend's new book, "The Philosophy of Modern Song," set for publication next month.
The…
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N Korea fires another missile; flies warplanes near border with S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/n.-korea-flies-warplanes-near-border-after-missile-launches
October 14, 2022, 4:36 AM
North Korea early Friday fired an additional ballistic missile and 170 rounds of artillery shells toward the sea and flew warplanes near the tense border with South Korea,…
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FBI back at FIFA, teaming up to protect the World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/fbi-back-at-fifa-teaming-up-to-protect-the-world-cup
October 13, 2022, 10:05 PM
The FBI has been back at FIFA this week, working with soccer’s governing body to protect the World Cup in Qatar from potential crime including match-fixing.
Federal investigators…
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Indonesia launches its first home-grown COVID-19 vaccines
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-launches-its-first-home-grown-covid-19-vaccines
October 13, 2022, 10:00 PM
Indonesia's leader launched the country’s first home-grown COVID-19 shot Thursday to help reduce the world’s fourth most populous nation’s dependency on imported vaccines.
President Joko Widodo announced the…
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Suspect in Sapporo woman's death says she asked him to kill her
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-suspect-in-sapporo-woman%27s-death-says-she-asked-him-to-kill-her
October 14, 2022, 7:46 AM
A 53-year-old man suspected of abandoning the body of a female university student in his apartment in Sapporo, has told police she asked him to kill her, investigative…
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Florida school shooter gets life sentence for killing 17
https://japantoday.com/category/world/parkland-massacre-jurors-begin-2nd-day-of-deliberations
October 14, 2022, 9:45 AM
A jury spared Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty Thursday for killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018, sending him to prison…
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FIFA open to compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/fifa-open-to-compensation-fund-for-migrant-workers-in-qatar
October 13, 2022, 10:05 PM
FIFA wants to help workers in Qatar get compensation for being injured while building projects for the World Cup, one of the soccer body’s top officials told European…
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Qatar emir thanks Putin for support in organizing World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/qatar-emir-thanks-putin-for-support-in-organizing-world-cup
October 13, 2022, 10:05 PM
Qatar's emir thanked Vladimir Putin on Thursday for what he said was Russia's support organizing the upcoming World Cup.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also lauded Russia's…
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It's time to take Kim Jong Un and his nuclear threats seriously
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/it%27s-time-to-take-kim-jong-un-and-his-nuclear-threats-seriously
October 14, 2022, 7:44 AM
As the West frets over the possibility of Vladimir Putin turning to nuclear weapons in Ukraine, there is a risk that similar threats posed by another pariah leader…
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Japan to encourage online medical care as COVID, flu spread in winter
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-encourage-online-medical-care-as-covid-flu-spread-in-winter
October 14, 2022, 7:49 AM
Japan's health ministry said Thursday those at low risk of developing serious coronavirus symptoms will be encouraged to use at-home test kits and online medical services this winter,…
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China accuses U.S. of 'Cold War thinking' in security strategy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-accuses-us-of-%27cold-war-thinking%27-in-security-strategy
October 13, 2022, 9:59 PM
The Chinese government on Thursday accused Washington of “Cold War thinking” and appealed for efforts to repair strained relations after President Joe Biden released a national security strategy…
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Matsuyama struggles to 71 in soggy defense of Zozo Championship
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/matsuyama-struggles-to-71-in-soggy-defence-of-zozo-championship
October 14, 2022, 9:35 AM
Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama struggled to a one-over 71 in the first round of the U.S. PGA Tour's Zozo Championship in Japan on Thursday as Xander Schauffele carded…
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Inoue to fight Butler for undisputed bantamweight crown in December
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/inoue-to-fight-butler-for-undisputed-bantamweight-crown-in-december
October 13, 2022, 9:57 PM
Japan's Naoya Inoue announced Thursday that he will fight Britain's Paul Butler in December when all four bantamweight world championship belts will be at stake.
The 29-year-old Inoue,…
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Asia's top film festival roots for regional talent
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/asia%27s-top-film-festival-roots-for-regional-talent
October 13, 2022, 9:55 PM
From a Singaporean widow on a K-drama voyage of self-discovery to teenagers seeking revenge on a bully, the movies vying for the key prize at the Busan International…
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Canada's love of ice hockey wavers over sexual assault scandals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/canada%27s-love-of-hockey-wavers-over-sexual-assault-scandals
October 13, 2022, 9:58 PM
After months of scrutiny and scandal plaguing Canadian ice hockey over sexual assault accusations, some fans may finally be losing faith in the country's favorite sport.
The furor…
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Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $8.8 billion
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/taiwan-chipmaker-tsmc-says-quarterly-profit-8.8-billion
October 13, 2022, 9:57 PM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday that its quarterly profit rose 79.7% over a year earlier…
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