Asian shares extend losses after Wall Street decline
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-extend-losses-after-wall-street-decline
December 29, 2022, 6:47 AM
Shares slipped in Asia on Thursday after benchmarks fell more than 1% on Wall Street in the middle of a mostly quiet and holiday-shortened week.
U.S. futures were…
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Afghan women determined, frustrated after Taliban NGO ban
https://japantoday.com/category/world/afghan-women-determined-frustrated-after-taliban-ngo-ban
December 29, 2022, 6:20 AM
Even before the Taliban barred Afghan women from working at non-governmental groups, their forces visited the office of one local organization in the capital Kabul several times to…
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Asia's tourist hotspots prepare for boom as China relaxes COVID rules
https://japantoday.com/category/world/asia%27s-tourist-hotspots-prepare-for-boom-as-china-relaxes-covid-rules
December 29, 2022, 7:40 AM
Asian countries are bracing for an influx of Chinese tourists as COVID restrictions are dismantled, and while some are wary, operators in others are preparing packages such as…
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Twitter outages hit thousands of users worldwide
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-outages-hit-thousands-of-users-worldwide
December 29, 2022, 6:18 AM
Twitter users around the world reported errors accessing it for several hours, web monitors said Wednesday, in one of the biggest outages since Elon Musk bought the platform.…
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10 killed, 30 injured in huge hotel-casino fire on Cambodia-Thailand border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ten-killed-30-injured-in-huge-hotel-casino-fire-on-cambodian-border
December 29, 2022, 6:19 AM
As many as 10 people have died in a fire at a Cambodian hotel-casino on the border of Thailand, with photos showing groups desperately huddled on ledges as…
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Travelers on New Year's holidays flood planes, trains in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/travelers-on-new-year%27s-holidays-flood-planes-trains-in-japan
December 29, 2022, 10:12 AM
Travelers on New Year's holidays flooded planes and trains on Thursday even though the coronavirus pandemic continues, with the exodus peaking in many modes of public transportation in…
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Japan reports 192,063 new coronavirus cases; 420 deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-192-603-new-coronavirus-cases-420-deaths
December 29, 2022, 12:33 PM
Japan on Thursday reported 192,063 new coronavirus cases, down 24,146 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 18,372 new cases, down 1,871 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Australia approves extradition request for former U.S. Marine pilot over China military training
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-approves-extradition-request-for-former-u.s.-marines-pilot-over-china-military-training
December 29, 2022, 3:17 AM
Australia has approved a request to extradite former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to the United States where he faces charges of money laundering and breaking U.S.…
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Haaland sets scoring record in City's 3-1 win over Leeds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/haaland-sets-scoring-record-in-city%27s-3-1-win-over-leeds
December 29, 2022, 12:06 AM
Erling Haaland set a Premier League scoring record in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Leeds on Wednesday.
At this pace, it won't be his last.
Haaland scored twice…
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Man arrested over hit-and-run death of 2 night street patrollers in Osaka Pref
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-hit-and-run-death-of-2-night-street-patrollers-in-osaka-pref
December 29, 2022, 10:21 AM
Police in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death and injury after the car he was driving hit four…
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California police make hate-crime arrest over anti-Asian rant
https://japantoday.com/category/world/california-police-make-hate-crime-arrest-in-anti-asian-rant
December 29, 2022, 6:05 AM
A Colorado man was arrested for investigation of committing hate crimes in California after two young adults of Asian descent were targeted with racist and homophobic comments as…
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U.S. will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-will-require-covid-19-testing-for-travelers-from-china
December 28, 2022, 10:37 PM
The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections.
The increase in cases…
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Blazing charms
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/blazing-charms-1
December 28, 2022, 9:07 PM
A year-end otakiage ritual, in which monks throw charms and amulets onto a fire in appreciation for the granting of worshipers' wishes, is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple…
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Canada, Britain, Sweden, Ukraine seek formal arbitration with Iran over downed jet
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-others-seek-formal-arbitration-with-iran-over-downed-jet
December 28, 2022, 9:51 PM
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Wednesday called on Tehran to settle a dispute over accountability and reparations for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces nearly…
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Rocky ride: Tesla stock on pace for worst year ever
https://japantoday.com/category/business/rocky-ride-tesla-stock-on-pace-for-worst-year-ever
December 28, 2022, 9:48 PM
Owning Tesla stock this year has been anything but a smooth ride for investors.
Shares in the electric vehicle maker are down nearly 70% since the start of…
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Fences could be erected at Wembley in response to Euro final chaos
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fences-could-be-erected-at-wembley-in-response-to-euro-final-chaos
December 28, 2022, 9:41 PM
New gated perimeter fencing could be erected at Wembley as part of the Football Association's response to the chaotic scenes at the Euro 2020 final.
A review conducted…
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Russia steps up artillery attacks on liberated Kherson and eastern Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-steps-up-artillery-attacks-on-liberated-kherson-and-eastern-ukraine
December 29, 2022, 3:17 AM
Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine's military said, while also exerting pressure along…
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Pele nears 1 month in hospital with no sign of improvement
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pele-nears-1-month-in-hospital-with-no-sign-of-improvement
December 28, 2022, 9:41 PM
One of Pele's daughters said Wednesday she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great's hospitalization nears one month.
The…
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Cameraman hurt on New Mexico film set gets $66 mil in lawsuit
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cameraman-hurt-on-new-mexico-film-set-gets-66m-in-lawsuit
December 28, 2022, 9:47 PM
A Los Angeles cameraman who suffered a spinal cord injury while on a New Mexico movie set has been awarded more than $66 million in a lawsuit, among…
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Mexico draws more asylum-seekers despite grisly violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-draws-more-asylum-seekers-despite-grisly-violence
December 28, 2022, 9:51 PM
Albert Rivera knows well how dangerous Mexico can be: He sometimes wears a bulletproof vest around the compound of bright yellow buildings that he built into one of…
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2 German teenagers dead in Austria skiing accident
https://japantoday.com/category/world/austria-2-german-teenagers-dead-in-skiing-accident
December 28, 2022, 9:52 PM
Two German teenagers died after skiing off the edge of a slope in Austria on Wednesday and falling up to 60 meters, police said.
Witnesses saw the 17-year-old…
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2022 set to be UK's hottest year on record
https://japantoday.com/category/world/2022-set-to-be-uk%27s-hottest-year-on-record1
December 28, 2022, 9:50 PM
British experts on Wednesday said 2022 was set to be the UK's warmest on record after a year of heatwaves and minimal rainfall.
The findings come as communities…
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Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
https://japantoday.com/category/world/southwest-airlines-flight-cancellations-continue-to-snowball
December 28, 2022, 9:52 PM
Travelers who counted on Southwest Airlines to get them home suffered another wave of canceled flights Wednesday, and pressure grew on the federal government to help customers get…
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Turkish, Syrian, Russian defense chiefs hold surprise talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkish-syrian-russian-defense-chiefs-hold-surprise-talks
December 28, 2022, 9:51 PM
The Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers have held previously unannounced talks in Moscow, the Turkish and Russian defense ministries said on Wednesday. It was the first ministerial…
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Shiffrin lands giant slalom double for 79th World Cup win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27nervous%27-shiffrin-lands-giant-slalom-double-for-79th-world-cup-win
December 28, 2022, 9:42 PM
Mikaela Shiffrin overcame her nerves to complete an outstanding double as she won her second giant slalom in successive days in Semmering on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old American, who…
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Tension soars as main Kosovo border crossing with Serbia closed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tension-soars-as-kosovo-shuts-main-border-crossing-with-serbia
December 28, 2022, 9:51 PM
Kosovo's biggest border crossing with Serbia was closed on Wednesday as months of tensions again flared, prompting Washington and Brussels to urge an immediate de-escalation of tensions.
Kosovo…
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Retired pope's ailing health raises questions of what's next
https://japantoday.com/category/world/retired-pope%27s-ailing-health-raises-questions-of-what%27s-next
December 28, 2022, 9:52 PM
The Vatican has detailed rituals and procedures to follow when a pope dies, but it has not published such rules for a pope emeritus. As a result, official…
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Temple University saddened by murder of board member, family
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/temple-univ.-saddened-by-death-of-board-member-in-murder-near-tokyo
December 29, 2022, 5:58 AM
Temple University Japan has expressed shock and deep sadness at the death of board member William Bishop, a 69-year-old U.S. national who was murdered with his wife and…
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At least 57 killed, many hurt in South Sudan ethnic violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-57-killed-many-hurt-in-south-sudan-ethnic-violence
December 28, 2022, 9:52 PM
At least 57 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured during recent ethnic violence in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei region, a local official said Wednesday.…
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Mega Millions jackpot now up to $640 mil
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mega-millions-jackpot-up-to-640m-after-no-big-winner
December 28, 2022, 9:50 PM
A giant Mega Millions jackpot grew larger Wednesday to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner.
No one won the lottery game's top prize Tuesday…
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