3 scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on tiny quantum dots
https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-scientists-win-Nobel-Prize-in-chemistry-for-their-work-on-tiny-quantum-dots
October 4, 2023, 10:12 AM
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on tiny quantum dots.
Moungi Bawendi, of MIT, Louis Brus, of Columbia University, and Alexei Ekimov, of Nanocrystals Technology…
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Russian journalist who staged TV war protest given 8 1/2-year jail term in absentia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-journalist-who-staged-tv-war-protest-handed-8-1-2-year-jail-term-in-absentia
October 4, 2023, 7:46 AM
A Russian court sentenced former state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who burst into a news broadcast with a placard that read "Stop the war" and "They're lying to…
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Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-indicts-2-communist-party-members-accused-of-colluding-with-china-to-influence-elections
October 4, 2023, 7:03 AM
Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island’s tiny Taiwan People’s Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year’s…
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Suspected Thai mall shooter suffered breakdown, used modified pistol, police say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspected-thai-mall-shooter-suffered-breakdown-used-modified-pistol-police-say
October 4, 2023, 7:13 AM
A Thai teenager suspected of killing two foreigners in a Bangkok mall shooting had suffered a psychological breakdown and had modified a handgun designed to fire blanks, police…
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At least four people shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, authorities say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/baltimore-police-say-multiple-people-have-been-shot-on-campus-of-morgan-state-university1
October 4, 2023, 4:06 AM
At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter…
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S Korean migrant's tale to open Asia's biggest film festival
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/s.-korean-migrant%27s-tale-to-open-asia%27s-biggest-film-festival1
October 4, 2023, 3:17 AM
A South Korean film about a disillusioned young woman who relocates to New Zealand will open Asia's largest film festival Wednesday as it looks to rally from a…
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Tokyo Takarazuka Theater cancels performances after death of actress
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-takarazuka-theater-cancels-performances-following-death-of-actress
October 4, 2023, 7:37 AM
The Takarazuka Revue, based in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, has cancelled its performance of “Singing Lovebirds” (“Oshidori Utagassen”) and “GRAND MIRAGE” at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater until Thursday.…
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U.S. Marine arrested for assaulting passerby on street in Kawasaki
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/u.s.-marine-arrested-for-assaulting-passerby-on-street-in-kawasaki
October 4, 2023, 7:37 AM
Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a U.S. Marine on suspicion of assaulting a passerby on a street in Kawasaki.
According to police, the 20-year-old suspect is based at…
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Japan quiet on possible yen-buying market intervention
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Dollar-at-lower-%C2%A5149-after-suspected-Japan-yen-buying-intervention
October 4, 2023, 7:33 AM
The Japanese government on Wednesday declined to comment on whether it intervened in the currency market to arrest the yen's decline against the U.S. dollar, after the Japanese…
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After 2 years in office, Kishida may call snap election soon
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-after-2-years-in-office-japan-pm-may-call-snap-election-soon
October 4, 2023, 7:37 AM
There is speculation among Japanese lawmakers that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may call a snap election in the near future to regain his political footing, as two years…
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At least 21 dead after Italian bus carrying tourists falls from Venice overpass
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-21-dead-after-italian-bus-carrying-tourists-falls-from-venice-overpass
October 3, 2023, 10:50 PM
At least 21 people died on Tuesday and 18 were injured after a bus carrying tourists to a campground crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy…
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Man Utd, Arsenal rocked in Champions League as Real Madrid edge Napoli
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd-arsenal-rocked-in-champions-league-as-real-madrid-edge-napoli
October 3, 2023, 10:59 PM
Manchester United crashed to a second successive Champions League defeat on Tuesday, losing 3-2 at home to Galatasaray, while Lens stunned Arsenal and Jude Bellingham once again inspired…
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Silver success
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/silver-success
October 3, 2023, 9:26 PM
Japan's Ririka Hironaka celebrates after winning the silver medal in the women's 5,000-meter final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday.
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Angels GM Perry Minasian says dismissed manager Phil Nevin not to blame for Halos' latest flop
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/angels-gm-perry-minasian-says-dismissed-manager-phil-nevin-not-to-blame-for-halos%27-latest-flop
October 3, 2023, 9:44 PM
Manager Phil Nevin wasn't the reason for the Los Angeles Angels' massively disappointing season, general manager Perry Minasian says.
Nevin was simply the face of their latest failure,…
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U.S. House ousts Kevin McCarthy as leader in historic vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-house-ousts-kevin-mccarthy-as-leader-in-historic-vote
October 4, 2023, 3:22 AM
A handful of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after…
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New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: 'We are at capacity'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-city-mayor-heads-to-latin-america-with-message-for-asylum-seekers-%27we-are-at-capacity%27
October 3, 2023, 9:48 PM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he will travel to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to…
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Japan edges rival China to win men's world gymnastics title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-edges-rival-china-to-win-men%27s-world-gymnastics-title-while-us-claims-first-medal-since-2014
October 4, 2023, 7:38 AM
Japan is back on top in men's gymnastics.
The five-man group led by reigning world and Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto edged rival China in the team finals at…
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U.S. takes action against Chinese companies, people tied to fentanyl
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-takes-action-against-chinese-companies-people-tied-to-fentanyl3
October 3, 2023, 9:48 PM
The United States on Tuesday announced actions against Chinese companies and people as President Joe Biden's administration targets trafficking of the deadly drug fentanyl, unsealing indictments and imposing…
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Judge in Trump fraud trial imposes gag order after Trump lashes out at clerk
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-in-trump-fraud-trial-imposes-gag-order-after-trump-lashes-out-at-clerk
October 4, 2023, 3:27 AM
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial on Tuesday imposed a gag order - promising sanctions for any violations - after the former U.S. president used social…
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United Airlines makes 2nd large order for new planes in less than a year as it renews its fleet
https://japantoday.com/category/business/united-airlines-makes-2nd-massive-order-for-new-planes-in-less-than-a-year-as-it-renews-its-fleet
October 3, 2023, 9:47 PM
United Airlines is making its second large order of new planes in less than a year, more than 100 in all, as the carrier renews its fleet.
The…
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Biden tells Japan, European allies Ukraine support will continue after Republicans block funding
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/biden-tells-allies-ukraine-support-will-continue-after-republicans-block-funding1
October 4, 2023, 7:37 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of allied countries, the European Union and the NATO military alliance on Tuesday, reiterating America's support for Ukraine and warning…
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Jews spitting on ground beside Christian pilgrims in Holy Land sparks outrage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jews-spitting-on-the-ground-beside-christian-pilgrims-in-the-holy-land-sparks-outrage
October 3, 2023, 9:49 PM
A video that shows ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting on the ground beside a procession of foreign Christian worshipers carrying a wooden cross in the holy city of Jerusalem has…
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Referees governing body announces changes to VAR protocols after fallout from Diaz's disallowed goal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/referees-governing-body-announces-changes-to-var-protocols-after-fallout-from-diaz%27s-disallowed-goal
October 3, 2023, 9:44 PM
The governing body for England's referees will introduce changes to VAR following the errors that led to Luiz Diaz's disallowed goal for Liverpool against Tottenham last weekend.
The…
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Azerbaijan arrests several former top separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh
https://japantoday.com/category/world/azerbaijan-arrests-several-former-top-separatist-leaders-of-nagorno-karabakh
October 3, 2023, 9:49 PM
Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested several former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday after reclaiming control of the Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation last month, a…
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Schumer to lead bipartisan delegation of senators to China, S Korea and Japan next week
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/schumer-to-lead-a-bipartisan-delegation-of-senators-to-china-south-korea-and-japan-next-week
October 4, 2023, 2:02 AM
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to China, South Korea and Japan next week.
Schumer, along with Republican Sen Mike Crapo of Idaho,…
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Canada wants private talks with India to resolve diplomatic spat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-wants-private-talks-with-india-to-resolve-diplomatic-spat
October 3, 2023, 10:01 PM
Canada wants private talks with India to resolve a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Tuesday, after a…
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Teenage gunman arrested after two killed in Bangkok mall shooting spree
https://japantoday.com/category/world/teenage-gunman-arrested-after-two-killed-in-thai-mall-shooting-spree
October 3, 2023, 9:48 PM
Thai police arrested a teenage gunman suspected of killing two foreigners and wounding five people on Tuesday in a shooting spree at a luxury Bangkok mall, the latest…
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Argentina 'very hungry' to reach World Cup knock-outs, says Cheika
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/argentina-%27very-hungry%27-to-reach-world-cup-knock-outs-says-cheika
October 3, 2023, 9:52 PM
Argentina are "very hungry" to get back into the Rugby World Cup knock-out stages after missing out four years ago, head coach Michael Cheika said on Tuesday.
The…
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Japan to face North Korea in women's soccer final at Asian Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-set-up-north-korea-showdown-runner-wins-again-after-ban
October 3, 2023, 9:43 PM
Reigning champions Japan held off a spirited fightback from hosts China on Tuesday to set up an Asian Games women's soccer final against North Korea.
Japan silenced the…
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Alcaraz collapse sends Sinner to China Open final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/medvedev-eases-into-china-open-final-sabalenka-goes-through
October 3, 2023, 9:59 PM
Carlos Alcaraz said he went "out of my mind" during the second-set collapse that cost him his place at the China Open on Tuesday and handed Italy's Jannik…
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