Argentina reaches Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after eliminating Japan with 39-27 win
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/Argentina-reaches-Rugby-World-Cup-quarterfinals-after-eliminating-Japan-with-39-27-win
October 8, 2023, 1:08 PM
Argentina secured its place in the quarterfinals and knocked out Japan from the Rugby World Cup after winger Mateo Carreras’ hat-trick of tries inspired a 39-27 win in…
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China finish Asian Games with record 201 golds; Japan 2nd with 52
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china-finish-home-asian-games-with-record-201-golds
October 8, 2023, 6:03 AM
Hosts China finished top of the Asian Games medals table with a record 201 golds, as Taiwan's Gu Shiau-shuang won the final event in Hangzhou on Sunday
Gu…
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Death toll from strong earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to over 2,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Death-toll-from-strong-earthquakes-that-shook-western-Afghanistan-rises-to-over-2-000
October 8, 2023, 8:42 AM
Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two…
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Israeli soldiers battle Hamas on second day of surprise attack; strikes level buildings in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-fighters-storm-israeli-towns-in-surprise-attack-israel-responds-with-deadly-strikes-on-gaza
October 8, 2023, 11:47 AM
Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday, a day after they broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and rampaged through nearby Israeli communities in an unprecedented…
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After years in opposition, Britain's Labour Party senses it's on verge of regaining power
https://japantoday.com/category/world/after-years-in-opposition-britain%27s-labour-party-senses-it%27s-on-the-verge-of-regaining-power
October 8, 2023, 6:01 AM
Members of Britain’s opposition Labour Party gather in Liverpool on Sunday for their annual conference with an unfamiliar feeling: optimism.
The party has been out of power for…
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Paris next for volleyballers
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/paris-next-for-volleyballers-1
October 7, 2023, 9:25 PM
The Japanese men's volleyball team and staff pose for a photo after the team qualified for the 2024 Olympics, by defeating Slovenia in a men's FIVB volleyball World…
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Ireland blitzes Scotland 36-14 to set up quarterfinal with New Zealand
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/ireland-blitzes-scotland-to-set-up-rugby-world-cup-quarterfinal-with-new-zealand
October 7, 2023, 9:43 PM
Top-ranked Ireland confirmed a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal after blitzing Scotland by six tries and 36-14 on Saturday.
Ireland topped Pool B ahead of defending champion South Africa,…
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New York City mayor wraps up Latin America trip with call for 'right to work' for migrants in U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-city-mayor-wraps-up-latin-america-trip-with-call-for-%27right-to-work%27-for-migrants-in-us
October 7, 2023, 9:27 PM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams capped off a four-day trip to Latin America on Saturday by calling for a “right to work” for migrants in the United…
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Israel vows 'mighty vengeance' after surprise attack by Hamas kills hundreds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-vows-%27mighty-vengeance%27-after-deadliest-day-for-50-years
October 8, 2023, 5:52 AM
Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday, killing at least 250 Israelis and escaping with dozens of hostages in by far the deadliest…
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Man United manager Ten Hag demands action after late win against Brentford; Spurs top Premier League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-manager-ten-hag-demands-action-after-late-win-against-brentford.-spurs-top-premier-league
October 7, 2023, 9:39 PM
There was relief, at last, for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United after a late 2-1 comeback win against Brentford on Saturday.
The wild celebrations that greeted the…
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England come from behind to edge inspired Samoa 18-17
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/england-come-from-behind-to-beat-inspired-samoa
October 7, 2023, 9:31 PM
England came back to edge Samoa 18-17 in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday after trailing by nine points with half an hour to play.
The 2003 winners…
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Days after deadly missile strike on Ukrainian cafe, grief and a search for answers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/days-after-deadly-missile-strike-on-ukrainian-cafe-grief-and-a-search-for-answers
October 8, 2023, 5:52 AM
U.N. and local investigators searched for answers on Saturday at the site of a Russian missile strike on a small Ukrainian village that days earlier turned its sole…
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Putin ally suggests postponing March presidential election, or excluding rivals
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-ally-suggests-postponing-march-presidential-election-or-excluding-rivals2
October 7, 2023, 9:27 PM
Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, proposed on Saturday that a presidential election due next March should either be postponed…
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At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in Congo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-15-people-are-killed-when-a-bomb-brought-home-by-children-explodes-in-eastern-congo
October 7, 2023, 9:27 PM
At least 15 people were killed in eastern Congo after a group of children brought home an explosive device that they had found while they were playing, a…
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Turkey says it killed 58 Kurdish militants in northern Syria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-says-it-killed-58-kurdish-militants-in-northern-syria
October 7, 2023, 9:27 PM
Turkish forces have killed 58 Kurdish militants in northern Syria in overnight attacks on militant targets, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday, as conflict in the region escalated…
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EU Mediterranean ministers call for more migrant repatriations and increased resources
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-mediterranean-ministers-call-for-more-migrant-repatriations-and-increased-resources
October 7, 2023, 9:26 PM
Migration and interior ministers from five European Union countries most affected by migration across the Mediterranean — Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain — hailed a new EU…
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Wales beat Georgia 43-19 to top Pool C
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/rees-zammit-grabs-hat-trick-as-wales-beat-georgia-to-top-world-cup-pool-c
October 7, 2023, 9:31 PM
Louis Rees-Zammit scored a second-half hat-trick of tries to help Wales to a 43-19 victory over Georgia in Nantes on Saturday to finish top of Pool C at…
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Max Verstappen says 3rd Formula One world championship title is his 'best one' so far
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/oscar-piastri-on-pole-position-for-sprint-race-in-qatar-as-max-verstappen-closes-on-f1-title
October 7, 2023, 9:40 PM
Max Verstappen believes his third Formula One title is his best yet.
Clinching the championship in a sprint race Saturday in Qatar didn't pack the emotional impact of…
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Rebeca Andrade wins vault's world title, denying Biles another gold medal at world championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rebeca-andrade-wins-vault%27s-world-title-denies-biles-another-gold-medal-at-world-championships
October 7, 2023, 9:40 PM
The acrobatics that Simone Biles tries are so extreme and difficult that even when she does not execute to perfection, she still ends up on a world podium.…
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Top seeds Alcaraz, Medvedev make strong Shanghai Masters start
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/top-seeds-alcaraz-medvedev-make-strong-shanghai-masters-start
October 7, 2023, 9:39 PM
Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev made strong starts to the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, both winning in straight sets to sail through to the third round.…
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Car hits pedestrians near Tokyo's Shibuya scramble crossing; driver arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/car-hits-pedestrians-near-tokyo%27s-shibuya-scramble-crossing
October 8, 2023, 7:36 AM
A car hit several pedestrians near the famous Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo on Saturday evening, leaving at least seven people with minor injuries, police said.
Tokyo police…
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Swiatek ends Gauff win streak to reach China Open final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-ends-gauff-win-streak-to-reach-china-open-final1
October 7, 2023, 9:40 PM
World number two Iga Swiatek breezed into the China Open women's final with a one-sided victory over Coco Gauff in Beijing on Saturday, handing the American her first…
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Chinese tourists in Japan eat sushi despite Beijing's seafood import ban
https://japantoday.com/category/national/chinese-tourists-in-japan-eat-sushi-amid-beijing%27s-seafood-import-ban
October 8, 2023, 7:34 AM
Chinese holidaymakers visiting Japan have said they are enjoying eating sushi amid Beijing's ban on Japanese seafood imports, imposed following the release of treated radioactive water from the…
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Rugby-mad Fiji dreams of World Cup knock-out glory
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/rugby-mad-fiji-dreams-of-world-cup-knock-out-glory
October 7, 2023, 9:32 PM
Fiji's fairytale World Cup campaign has captured the imagination of the rugby-mad Pacific nation, where fans are willing their fleet-footed rugby heroes into the knock-out stages.
An upset…
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Kabaddi kerfuffle overshadows Asian Games as S Korea retains soccercrown
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/india-celebrate-milestone-but-yao-ming-lambasts-china-%27slackers%27
October 7, 2023, 9:39 PM
The penultimate day of the Asian Games was overshadowed by a controversial kabaddi final that was suspended for an hour on Saturday, as South Korea won a third…
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U.S. Senate leader raises trade and fentanyl at start of 1st congressional visit to China since 2019
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/u.s.-lawmakers-led-by-senate-majority-leader-schumer-arrive-in-china-on-first-such-visit-since-2019
October 7, 2023, 9:32 PM
A senior American lawmaker, leading the first congressional trip to China in four years, said Saturday that the U.S. does not want to cut economic ties with the…
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Hamas launches surprise attack with rockets as gunmen enter Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-launches-surprise-attack-as-gunmen-enter-israel
October 7, 2023, 10:02 AM
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing more than 20 people in a surprise assault that combined gunmen penetrating…
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Outside team to investigate death of Takarazuka musical theater actress
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/probe-team-set-up-over-death-of-takarazuka-musical-theater-actress
October 7, 2023, 7:34 AM
Japan's all-female musical theater group Takarazuka Revue said Saturday it has set up an outside team to investigate the cause of the recent death of one of its…
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U.S. fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-fears-canada-india-row-over-sikh-activist%27s-killing-could-upend-strategy-for-countering-china
October 7, 2023, 5:01 AM
The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed…
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China's flagging economy gets a temporary boost as holiday travel returns to pre-pandemic levels
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china%27s-flagging-economy-gets-a-temporary-boost-as-holiday-travel-returns-to-pre-pandemic-levels
October 7, 2023, 9:38 PM
Tourism in China bounced back to pre-pandemic levels during a recent eight-day national holiday, giving a temporary boost to the nation's flagging economy.
The government said that tourism…
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