Asian shares rise; track Wall St gains as earnings ramp up
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-rise-track-wall-st-gains-as-earnings-ramp-up
January 24, 2023, 6:32 AM
Stocks were higher in Asia on Tuesday after a tech-led rally on Wall Street as investors bet the Federal Reserve will trim its rate hikes to tamp down…
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FAO: Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fao-rising-prices-food-insecurity-add-to-ranks-of-hungry
January 24, 2023, 4:34 AM
Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a report released Tuesday by the…
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Ardern makes final appearance as New Zealand leader
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jacinda-ardern-makes-final-appearance-as-new-zealand-leader
January 24, 2023, 10:56 AM
Jacinda Ardern made her final public appearance as New Zealand's prime minister Tuesday, saying the thing she would miss most was the people, because they had been the…
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Heavy snow warnings issued for parts of Japan; flights canceled
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Heavy-snow-warnings-issued-for-parts-of-Japan-flights-canceled
January 24, 2023, 10:35 AM
Heavy snow fell in parts of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan as a cold air mass blew into the archipelago Tuesday, with flights canceled…
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Bomb threats sent by fax to colleges in Yamanashi, Ibaraki, Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Bomb-threats-sent-by-fax-to-universities-in-Yamanashi-Ibaraki
January 24, 2023, 7:08 AM
Police in Yamanashi, Ibaraki and Hokkaido prefectures are investigating bomb threats sent to universities and an institute on Monday.
According to police, Tsuru University in Yamanashi Prefecture received…
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Japan reports 81,535 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-81-535-new-coronavirus-cases
January 24, 2023, 12:38 PM
Japan on Tuesday reported 81,535 new coronavirus cases, up 48,964 from Monday. Tokyo reported 7,306 new cases, up 4,629 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Brazil police say gang leader likely ordered killing of British journalist, Amazon expert
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-police-say-gang-leader-likely-ordered-killing-of-british-journalist-amazon-expert1
January 24, 2023, 1:13 AM
Brazil's federal police said on Monday they had a "strong conviction" a gang leader known as "Colombia" ordered the brutal murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous…
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Ghislaine Maxwell claims Jeffrey Epstein was murdered in jail
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ghislaine-maxwell-says-jeffrey-epstein-was-murdered-in-us-jail
January 24, 2023, 1:19 AM
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed the disgraced late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein was murdered in prison, in an interview with a British broadcaster that aired on…
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Kane becomes Tottenham's joint-leading scorer with winner
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kane-becomes-tottenham%27s-joint-leading-scorer-with-winner
January 23, 2023, 11:23 PM
Harry Kane became Tottenham’s joint-leading scorer of all time by netting in a 1-0 win over Fulham that moved his team three points off the Premier League’s top…
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Lakers acquire Rui Hachimura from Wizards
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lakers-said-to-be-acquiring-rui-hachimura-from-wizards
January 24, 2023, 5:06 AM
The Los Angeles Lakers acquired former lottery pick Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards on Monday in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and a package of second-round draft picks.…
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Nagasaki Lantern Festival
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/nagasaki-lantern-festival-1
January 23, 2023, 9:20 PM
Colorful lanterns and large works of art adorn the city of Nagasaki as part of the Nagasaki Lantern Festival being held to coincide with the Chinese Lunar New…
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New shootings rock California as police probe dance hall killings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/california-mass-shooter-was-a-dance-studio-regular
January 24, 2023, 4:38 AM
Seven people were killed as two new shootings rocked California Monday, less than 48 hours after a 72-year-old man shot dead 11 people at a Lunar New Year…
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Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan 6 seditious conspiracy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/four-oath-keepers-convicted-of-jan.-6-seditious-conspiracy
January 24, 2023, 4:38 AM
Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting…
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Six Nations rivals expect revivals from Gatland, Borthwick
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/six-nations-rivals-expect-revivals-from-gatland-borthwick
January 23, 2023, 9:55 PM
Six Nations opponents expect new coaches Warren Gatland and Steve Borthwick to give their struggling sides a massive shot in the arm going into the tournament.
Gatland and…
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Lula floats shared 'trading currency' during Argentina trip
https://japantoday.com/category/world/lula-floats-shared-%27trading-currency%27-during-argentina-trip
January 23, 2023, 9:57 PM
Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit of value for bilateral trade to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio…
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Musk testifies in 2nd day of Tesla tweet trial
https://japantoday.com/category/business/elon-musk-testifies-in-2nd-day-of-tesla-tweet-trial
January 23, 2023, 9:45 PM
Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco, testifying that he believed he had locked up financial backing to take Tesla private during 2018 meetings with…
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Turkey's president says no support for Sweden's NATO bid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey%27s-president-says-no-support-for-sweden%27s-nato-bid
January 23, 2023, 9:56 PM
Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on NATO's expansion Monday after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid for membership into the military alliance following weekend protests…
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Marcos seeks foreign minister talks with China on sea feuds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/marcos-seeks-foreign-minister-talks-with-china-on-sea-feuds
January 23, 2023, 9:57 PM
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday he has proposed to China that the two countries hold talks between their foreign ministers to quickly resolve any new conflicts…
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Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat: WHO
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/billions-still-exposed-to-toxic-trans-fat-who
January 23, 2023, 9:59 PM
Five billion people are exposed to higher heart disease risks through trans fat, the World Health Organization said Monday, calling out countries that have failed to act against…
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Sean Penn Ukraine documentary to premiere at Berlin film festival
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/sean-penn-ukraine-doc-to-premiere-at-berlin-film-fest1
January 23, 2023, 9:48 PM
U.S. actor and director Sean Penn will premiere a documentary he filmed in Kyiv featuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at next month's Berlin film festival, organizers said when…
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Microsoft invests billions in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-invests-billions-in-chatgpt-maker-openai
January 23, 2023, 9:47 PM
Microsoft says it is making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in the artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and other tools that can write readable text and…
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Suspected Islamists kill 23 in Congo attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspected-islamists-kill-23-in-east-dr-congo-attack
January 23, 2023, 9:56 PM
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters have killed at least 23 people in eastern Congo, local officials said Monday, in the latest violence in the turbulent region claimed by…
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Japan planning to establish zones to give vacant homes new life
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-planning-to-establish-zones-to-give-vacant-homes-new-life
January 24, 2023, 10:50 AM
Japan plans to establish zones that will simplify procedures for repurposing vacant homes into cafes and lodging facilities in an effort to utilize the growing number of uninhabited…
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Norway detains former top Wagner Group member seeking asylum
https://japantoday.com/category/world/norway-arrests-former-top-wagner-group-member-seeking-asylum
January 23, 2023, 9:56 PM
A former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group seeking asylum in Norway is in custody on suspicion of entering the Scandinavian country illegally, authorities…
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South Africa defends planned military drills with Russia and China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-africa-defends-planned-military-drills-with-russia-and-china1
January 23, 2023, 9:56 PM
South Africa's foreign minister on Monday deflected criticism of joint military drills planned with Russia and China, saying that hosting such exercises with "friends" was the "natural course…
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Spotify latest tech name to cut jobs, laying off 6% of workforce
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/spotify-latest-tech-name-to-cut-jobs-axes-6-of-workforce
January 23, 2023, 9:46 PM
Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it's cutting 6% of its global workforce, or about 600 jobs, becoming yet another tech company forced to rethink its pandemic-era expansion…
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Gov't warns Unification Church over murky child adoption practice
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-warns-unification-church-over-murky-child-adoption-practice
January 24, 2023, 7:08 AM
The Japanese government on Monday issued an administrative guidance to the Unification Church demanding it comply with the law amid allegations that it has arranged for child adoption…
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France 'very sexist,' watchdog body says, sounding alarm
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-is-very-sexist-watchdog-body-says-sounding-alarm
January 23, 2023, 9:56 PM
Five years into the #MeToo movement, French society "remains very sexist in all of its spheres,” a government-created equality watchdog said in an annual report Monday that also…
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Chinese gamers bid sad farewell to 'World of Warcraft'
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/chinese-gamers-bid-sad-farewell-to-%27world-of-warcraft%27
January 23, 2023, 9:47 PM
Chinese players of roleplaying epic "World of Warcraft" bade a sad farewell to the land of Azeroth on Monday, with the game set to go offline after a…
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Defense still wins in the NFL playoffs
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/analysis-defense-still-wins-in-the-nfl-playoffs
January 23, 2023, 9:55 PM
Defense stills wins in the playoffs.
The San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals advanced to the conference championship games with excellent defensive performances on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Eagles…
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