Shares gain in Asia after China relaxes more COVID rules
https://japantoday.com/category/business/shares-gain-in-asia-after-china-relaxes-more-covid-rules
December 27, 2022, 7:13 AM
Shares advanced Tuesday in Asia after China announced it would relax more of its pandemic restrictions despite widespread outbreaks of COVID-19 that are straining its medical systems and…
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South Korea pardons jailed ex-president Lee
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-pardons-jailed-ex-president-lee
December 27, 2022, 5:14 AM
Jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
Lee was on…
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Japan to require negative COVID test upon arrival for travelers from China
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-require-negative-covid-test-upon-arrival-for-chinese-travellers-fnn
December 27, 2022, 12:00 PM
Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travelers from mainland China due to the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Prime Minister Fumio…
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Reconstruction minister quits over election law violation allegations
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Reconstruction-minister-quits-over-election-law-violation-allegations
December 27, 2022, 7:35 AM
Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, becoming the fourth minister to leave the cabinet appointed by Kishida in August.…
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North Korea's ruling party begins key annual meeting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea%27s-ruling-party-begins-key-annual-meeting
December 27, 2022, 4:30 AM
North Korea's ruling party has kicked off a major annual meeting with economic policy on the agenda, state media reported Tuesday.
Instead of a New Year's Day speech,…
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Man jumps to death after telling police he killed his wife
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-jumps-to-death-after-telling-police-he-killed-his-wife
December 27, 2022, 7:37 AM
A 31-year-old man apparently jumped to his death from an apartment building after calling police and telling them that he had killed his wife, in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture,…
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Japan reports 202,853 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-202-853-new-coronavirus-cases
December 27, 2022, 11:55 AM
Japan on Tuesday reported 202,853 new coronavirus cases, up 125,597 from Monday. Tokyo reported 22,063 new cases, up 13,635 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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10 people on bus killed by roadside bomb in Burkina Faso
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ten-civilians-killed-in-roadside-bomb-in-burkina-faso
December 26, 2022, 11:49 PM
Ten people were killed and several injured when their bus hit a roadside bomb in eastern Burkina Faso, the government said Monday.
The passenger minibus was traveling near…
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'Avatar' stays atop North America box office on storm-dampened weekend
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27avatar%27-stays-atop-n.america-box-office-on-storm-dampened-weekend
December 26, 2022, 11:55 PM
Pulling in an estimated $90 million, "Avatar: The Way of Water" has blown away the competition even as a massive storm kept millions at home over the four-day…
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U.S. to let MLB stars play for Cuba in World Baseball Classic
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-to-let-mlb-stars-play-for-cuba-in-world-baseball-classic
December 26, 2022, 9:56 PM
The United States will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic next year.
The decision announced in a…
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Red alert for COVID in Osaka
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/red-alert-for-covid-in-osaka
December 27, 2022, 11:55 AM
The Tower of the Sun is lit up in red at Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Monday night, as the prefecture's COVID-19 alert is…
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Iran reroutes plane carrying soccer star's wife; blames UK over unrest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-reroutes-plane-carrying-soccer-star%27s-wife-blames-uk-over-unrest
December 26, 2022, 9:58 PM
Iranian authorities rerouted a flight bound for Dubai on Monday and prevented the wife and daughter of former national soccer team captain Ali Daei, who has supported anti-government…
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Peru arrests six generals amid graft investigation of ex-President Castillo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/peru-arrests-six-generals-amid-graft-investigation-of-ex-president-castillo
December 26, 2022, 9:59 PM
The anti-corruption unit of Peru's attorney general's office on Monday detained six generals amid an investigation into allegations the government of ousted former President Pedro Castillo illegally promoted…
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China to scrap COVID-19 quarantine for incoming passengers
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/china-to-scrap-covid-19-quarantine-for-incoming-passengers
December 26, 2022, 9:46 PM
China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan 8, the National Health Commission announced Monday in the latest easing of the country’s…
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Kane bounces back for Spurs as Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool win on Premier League return
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/conte-hails-kane-newcastle-cruise-as-premier-league-returns
December 26, 2022, 11:53 PM
Harry Kane bounced back from his World Cup heartbreak to earn Tottenham a 2-2 draw at Brentford as Newcastle climbed to second place in the Premier League with…
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U.S. holiday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation
https://japantoday.com/category/business/holiday-sales-up-7.6-despite-the-squeeze-of-inflation
December 26, 2022, 9:53 PM
Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure.…
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Suspect charged with deadly shooting of Kurds in Paris
https://japantoday.com/category/world/paris-shooting-suspect-to-appear-before-judge1
December 26, 2022, 9:58 PM
France charged a suspected gunman on Monday with last week's killing of three Kurds in Paris, as hundreds of people marched in the French capital to pay tribute…
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NATO investigating shooting incident in tense Kosovo north
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nato-probing-shooting-incident-in-tense-kosovo-north
December 26, 2022, 9:59 PM
NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo said Monday they were investigating a shooting incident in a tense northern region, urging calm as Serbia's top military officials inspected their troops on…
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U.N. official, Taliban minister meet on Afghan women NGO ban
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-official-taliban-minister-meet-on-afghan-women-ngo-ban
December 26, 2022, 9:58 PM
The top U.N. official in Kabul met with a Taliban government minister in Afghanistan's capital on Monday, following a decision by the country’s new rulers to bar women…
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Decision not to indict over Sri Lanka detainee's death unjust: panel
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/decision-not-to-indict-over-sri-lanka-detainee%27s-death-unjust-panel
December 26, 2022, 9:50 PM
An independent judicial panel has ruled an earlier prosecutors' decision not to indict officials at an immigration center in Nagoya over the 2021 death of a Sri Lankan…
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Russia says it shot down Ukrainian drone near airbase
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-shoots-down-ukrainian-drone-near-its-engels-airbase
December 27, 2022, 5:11 AM
The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an airbase deep inside Russia, the second time the facility has been targeted this month…
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S Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones cross border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/s.-korea-fires-warning-shots-after-north-drones-cross-border
December 27, 2022, 4:30 AM
South Korea's military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated…
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Ex-Tokyo Olympics official Takahashi granted ¥80 million bail in bribery case
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/ex-tokyo-olympics-official-takahashi-granted-bail-in-bribery-case-nhk
December 27, 2022, 7:37 AM
A former Tokyo Olympics official arrested on bribery charges was granted bail on Monday. The Tokyo District court set bail for Haruyuki Takahashi at 80 million yen, NHK…
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Kishida to replace reconstruction minister Akiba; 4th minister from cabinet to be fired
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-to-replace-reconstruction-minister-akiba-nhk
December 26, 2022, 10:08 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is battling low approval ratings, will replace a government minister for the fourth time since he created his current cabinet in August,…
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MSDF captain fired for allegedly leaking state secret
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/MSDF-captain-fired-for-allegedly-leaking-state-secret
December 26, 2022, 9:52 PM
Japan's Defense Ministry on Monday dismissed a Maritime Self-Defense Force captain over the alleged leak of state secrets to someone without security clearance, making it the first case…
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Toyota global output record high for November as supply crunch eases
https://japantoday.com/category/business/toyota-global-output-record-high-for-november-as-supply-crunch-eases
December 26, 2022, 9:53 PM
Toyota Motor Corp said Monday that its global output for November rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier to 833,104 vehicles, hitting a record high for that month.…
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Beijing, Shanghai residents go back to work as China limps toward living with COVID
https://japantoday.com/category/world/beijing-shanghai-residents-back-to-work-as-china-limps-towards-living-with-covid
December 26, 2022, 12:07 PM
Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday, with China's two biggest cities edging closer to living with COVID-19, as millions have been infected with the…
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Western New York death toll rises to 27 from cold, storm chaos
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Western-New-York-death-toll-rises-to-27-from-cold-storm-chaos
December 26, 2022, 9:57 PM
The death toll from a Buffalo-area blizzard rose to 27 in western New York, authorities said Monday, as the region reeled from one of the worst weather-related disasters…
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Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, more than 90 injured
https://japantoday.com/category/national/heavy-snow-in-japan-leaves-17-dead-dozens-injured
December 26, 2022, 7:32 AM
Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday.…
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Action-packed start to Sydney to Hobart race
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/action-packed-start-to-sydney-to-hobart-race
December 26, 2022, 5:02 AM
Several near collisions and two of the race favorite super maxis making penalty turns marked a dramatic start to the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Monday.
Watched…
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