UK working to stop China recruitment of ex-air force pilots
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-says-working-to-stop-china-recruitment-of-ex-airforce-pilots
October 18, 2022, 7:35 AM
The UK government said on Tuesday it was taking "decisive steps" against a Chinese recruitment effort to bring in former and serving British air force pilots to train…
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Yen inches up against dollar from 32-year low on intervention fears
https://japantoday.com/category/business/yen-inches-up-vs.-dollar-from-32-year-low-on-intervention-fears
October 18, 2022, 10:00 AM
The yen inched up against the U.S. dollar Tuesday in Tokyo from a new 32-year low in the 149 zone overnight, as investors remained jittery over a possible…
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Japan reports 42,294 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-42-294-new-coronavirus-cases
October 18, 2022, 7:37 AM
Japan on Tuesday reported 42,294 new coronavirus cases, up 29,171 from Monday. Tokyo reported 4,213 new cases, up 2,625 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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90 Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/group-of-90-japanese-lawmakers-visit-war-linked-yasukuni-shrine
October 18, 2022, 10:01 AM
A cross-party group of around 90 Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo for its fall festival, a move expected to irritate some Asian…
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Former Japan and Celtic star Nakamura to retire at 44
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/former-japan-and-celtic-star-nakamura-to-retire-at-44
October 18, 2022, 4:59 AM
Former Japan international and Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura will retire from soccer at the end of the season, his club said on Tuesday, bringing the curtain down on…
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France begins nationwide strikes amid soaring inflation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-braces-for-nationwide-strikes-amidst-soaring-inflation
October 18, 2022, 10:03 AM
Regional train traffic in France was cut by about half on Tuesday as several unions called a nationwide strike, seeking to capitalize on anger with decades-high inflation to…
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Australia reverses recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-reverses-recognition-of-jerusalem-as-israeli-capital
October 18, 2022, 3:43 AM
Australia said Tuesday it would no longer recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing a contentious decision by the previous conservative government.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the…
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Man arrested for assisting junior high school girl to commit suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assisting-junior-high-school-girl-to-commit-suicide
October 18, 2022, 7:36 AM
Kanagawa prefectural police have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of assisted suicide after a junior high school student jumped to her death from a bridge in Sagamihara…
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English rugby faces government on club financial crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/english-rugby-faces-government-on-club-financial-crisis
October 18, 2022, 1:10 AM
English rugby bosses are headed to a parliamentary hearing next month to address the game's financial crisis.
Wasps joined Worcester in administration on Monday, making 167 members of…
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Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lankan-author-shehan-karunatilaka-wins-booker-prize
October 17, 2022, 10:16 PM
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on Monday won Britain's Booker Prize for fiction for his work "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida", about a journalist murdered amid the…
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Koike looking for tourists
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/koike-looking-for-tourists
October 17, 2022, 9:42 PM
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike, surrounded by security guards and officials, arrives at a shopping street in Ueno to observe foreign tourists visiting the area.
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Benzema wins Ballon d'Or as Putellas retains women's prize
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/benzema-wins-ballon-d%27or-as-putellas-retains-women%27s-prize
October 17, 2022, 9:55 PM
Karim Benzema was rewarded for his remarkable success with Real Madrid by winning the Ballon d'Or at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday, while Spain's Alexia Putellas…
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Campaign signs Pennsylvania booby-trapped with razor blades
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-campaign-signs-found-booby-trapped-with-razor-blades
October 17, 2022, 10:05 PM
Political signs in southeastern Pennsylvania have been found booby-trapped with razor blades, which resulted in sliced fingers for one resident, police said.
Upper Makefield Township police said Sunday…
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Thousands protest in Haiti as U.N. to discuss troop request
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-protest-in-haiti-as-un-to-discuss-troop-request
October 17, 2022, 10:06 PM
Thousands across Haiti organized protests on Monday demanding the prime minister's resignation as the country commemorated the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a slave who became the leader of…
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Lawes will captain England in autumn rugby tests if fit
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lawes-will-captain-england-in-autumn-rugby-tests-if-fit
October 17, 2022, 9:56 PM
Owen Farrell was acclaimed as an "icon of the game” but Courtney Lawes will continue to captain England in their autumn rugby tests next month.
For all his…
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After days of acrimony, Italy's Meloni and Berlusconi meet
https://japantoday.com/category/world/after-days-of-acrimony-italy%27s-meloni-and-berlusconi-meet
October 17, 2022, 10:08 PM
Italy’s presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, and former Premier Silvio Berlusconi sought to put days of acrimony behind them Monday by meeting privately and presenting a united front…
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Liverpool-Man City has become England's ugliest rivalry
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-man-city-has-become-england%27s-ugliest-rivalry
October 17, 2022, 10:08 PM
As the Manchester City team bus made its way out of Anfield, there came a parting shot.
An object, supposedly thrown by home fans after the bad-tempered 1-0…
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Scholz extends life of Germany's remaining nuclear plants
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scholz-extends-life-of-germany%27s-remaining-nuclear-plants
October 17, 2022, 9:56 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday ordered all three of Germany's remaining nuclear power plants to stay operational until mid-April, breaking an impasse that had caused a rift among…
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4 assailants apologize to ex-GSDF member over sexual harassment
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Assailants-apologize-to-ex-GSDF-member-over-sexual-harassment
October 18, 2022, 7:38 AM
A former Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) member who suffered sexual harassment while serving in the unit said Monday she has accepted apologies from four servicemen in a…
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U.S. government tells Arizona to remove border containers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-governments-tells-arizona-to-remove-border-containers
October 18, 2022, 3:21 AM
The federal government is demanding the state remove double-stacked shipping containers placed to fill gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying they are unauthorized and violate…
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3 U.N. peacekeepers killed in Mali roadside bomb attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-un-peacekeepers-die-in-mali-roadside-bomb-attack
October 17, 2022, 10:09 PM
Three U.N. peacekeepers from Chad have been killed in northern Mali after a roadside bomb exploded as the men approached on foot and several others were seriously wounded,…
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New UK finance minister Hunt reverses Truss's economic plan in dramatic U-turn
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-uk-finance-minister-hunt-reverses-truss%27s-economic-plan-in-dramatic-u-turn1
October 17, 2022, 10:26 PM
Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic plan and scaled back her vast energy support scheme on Monday, making a historic policy U-turn…
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World Cup ticket sales top 90% of stadium capacity in Qatar
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/world-cup-ticket-sales-top-90-of-stadium-capacity-in-qatar
October 17, 2022, 10:10 PM
Nearly 2.9 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA and organizers said Monday, leaving about 7% of seats still available.
People living in…
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Russian warplane crashes into Sea of Azov city, killing 4; suicide drones hit Kyiv
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-warplane-crashes-in-sea-of-azov-port
October 18, 2022, 4:54 AM
A Russian warplane crashed Monday into a residential area in a Russian city on the Sea of Azov after suffering engine failure, leaving at least four people dead,…
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Kevin Spacey testifies about sex abuse claims: 'Not true'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kevin-spacey-wins-partial-dismissal-of-anthony-rapp%27s-claims
October 17, 2022, 10:11 PM
Kevin Spacey testified in a New York courtroom Monday that he never made a sexual pass at the actor Anthony Rapp, who has sued, claiming the Academy Award-winning…
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Uber Eats, Leafly team up to deliver cannabis in Toronto
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uber-eats-leafly-team-up-to-deliver-cannabis-in-toronto
October 17, 2022, 10:13 PM
Food delivery app Uber Eats and Leafly have joined forces with local suppliers to offer cannabis delivery in Toronto starting Monday.
The companies say it's the first time…
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Bones found near Universal Studios Japan confirmed as man's
https://japantoday.com/category/national/bones-found-near-universal-studios-japan-confirmed-as-man%27s
October 17, 2022, 9:54 PM
Human bones found near Universal Studios Japan's premises in Osaka last week are those of a man aged between 60 to 79, police said Monday.
An autopsy found…
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'No conventional studio wanted my film': Oscar-winner Inarritu
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27no-conventional-studio-wanted-my-film%27-oscar-winner-inarritu
October 17, 2022, 9:54 PM
He was the first director in 60 years to win back-to-back Oscars, but Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu said he still struggled to generate interest in Hollywood for his return…
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Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kanye-west-to-buy-right-wing-friendly-parler
October 17, 2022, 9:54 PM
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts.…
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Slain teen parents hope U.S. gun control fight will continue, 30 years on
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/slain-teen-parents-hope-u.s.-gun-control-fight-to-remain-30-yrs-on
October 18, 2022, 7:37 AM
The parents of a 16-year-old Japanese high school student who was shot dead in Louisiana in 1992 hope the younger generation will carry on their decades-long fight for…
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