Injured Springbok Marx to miss Japanese club season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/injured-springbok-marx-to-miss-japanese-club-season
October 30, 2023, 7:17 AM
South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx will miss the upcoming Japanese club rugby season because of an injury that ruled him out of the World Cup, his team Kubota…
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U.S. military bulk buys Japanese seafood to counter China ban
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/exclusive-us-military-begins-japan-seafood-purchases-to-counter-china-ban
October 30, 2023, 11:21 AM
The United States has for the first time begun buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there, a response to China's ban on such products imposed after Tokyo…
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Model European Union event held in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/business/model-european-union-event-held-in-tokyo
October 30, 2023, 6:27 AM
The first ever Model European Union event in Japan was held at the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, over the weekend.
Funded by the EU, the Model European…
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Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 slips ahead of Fed interest rate decision
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-slip-after-s-p-500-slips-ahead-of-fed-interest-rate-decision
October 30, 2023, 6:50 AM
Asian shares were mixed on Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve decision this week on interest rates.
U.S. futures gained while oil prices fell more than $1 a…
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Toyota posts record global output, sales in April-Sept period
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Toyota-posts-record-global-output-sales-in-April-Sept-period
October 30, 2023, 10:07 AM
Toyota Motor Corp said Monday it posted record global production and sales figures for a fiscal half in the April-September period, as output picked up on the back…
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At China military forum, Russian defense minister accuses U.S. of fueling geopolitical tensions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-china-military-forum-russian-defense-minister-accuses-the-us-of-fueling-geopolitical-tensions
October 30, 2023, 11:16 AM
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “hegemony” and warned of the risk of confrontation between major countries.…
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Free trade deal between EU and Australia collapses
https://japantoday.com/category/world/free-trade-deal-between-eu-and-australia-collapses
October 30, 2023, 4:05 AM
A free trade deal between the European Union and Australia has unravelled despite early optimism, with Canberra saying Monday it could take years until negotiations resume.
Since 2018…
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Man whose wife, daughter were killed by elderly driver in Ikebukuro receives death threat
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Man-whose-wife-daughter-were-killed-by-elderly-driver-in-Ikebukuro-receives-death-threat
October 30, 2023, 7:38 AM
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department says it has received a phone call threatening to kill Takuya Matsunaga, 37, whose 31-year-old wife and 3-year-old daughter were killed when they…
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Verstappen claims record victory at Mexican Grand Prix to draw level with Prost
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-claims-record-victory-to-draw-level-with-prost
October 29, 2023, 11:19 PM
World champion Max Verstappen drew level with Alain Prost on 51 Formula One victories on Sunday when he claimed his record 16th triumph of the season at the…
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Fans flock to remember 'Friends' star Matthew Perry in New York
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/fans-flock-to-remember-%27friends%27-star-matthew-perry-in-new-york1
October 30, 2023, 7:40 AM
Matthew Perry was always their friend, too.
That was the feeling among fans of the American actor, known for his iconic role as Chandler Bing on the hit…
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Match postponed after Lyon team bus stoned in Marseille
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/match-postponed-after-lyon-team-bus-stoned-in-marseille-grosso-injured
October 29, 2023, 9:30 PM
The Marseille-Lyon Ligue 1 match was postponed after the away team's bus was stoned on Sunday as it entered the Stade Velodrome with Lyon coach Fabio Grosso and…
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Mexico throws troops, aid into Acapulco as hurricane death toll rises
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-throws-troops-aid-into-acapulco-as-hurricane-death-toll-rises1
October 29, 2023, 9:31 PM
Mexico's government on Sunday intensified efforts to get the stricken coastal city of Acapulco back on its feet as the toll of dead and missing from a record-breaking…
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Iran arrests rights lawyer after she attends funeral for girl injured in mysterious Metro incident
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-arrests-rights-lawyer-after-she-attended-funeral-for-girl-injured-in-mysterious-metro-incident
October 29, 2023, 9:32 PM
Iranian authorities arrested a leading human rights lawyer Sunday after she attended the funeral of a teenage girl who died after being injured weeks ago in a mysterious…
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6 teenagers shot at Louisiana house party; 4 shot near Atlanta college campus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/6-teenagers-shot-at-louisiana-house-party
October 29, 2023, 9:32 PM
Six teenagers were shot at a Louisiana house party Saturday night, leaving one in critical condition, local authorities said.
Calcasieu Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported shooting…
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Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/crowd-storms-russian-airport-to-protest-flight-from-israel
October 30, 2023, 5:08 AM
Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight…
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UAW escalates strike against lone holdout GM after landing tentative pacts with Stellantis and Ford
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uaw-escalates-strike-against-lone-holdout-gm-after-landing-tentative-pacts-with-stellantis-and-ford
October 29, 2023, 9:29 PM
The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep…
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Eddie Jones resigns as Australia head coach after Rugby World Cup disaster
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/eddie-jones-resigns-as-australia-head-coach-after-rugby-world-cup-disaster
October 30, 2023, 3:26 AM
Eddie Jones has quit as Australia head coach only 10 months into a five-year contract after the Wallabies’ worst-ever performance at a Rugby World Cup.
The Wallabies failed to…
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Sinner edges out Medvedev for Vienna title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sinner-edges-out-medvedev-for-vienna-title
October 29, 2023, 9:30 PM
Italy's Jannik Sinner won his fourth ATP title of the season on Sunday after beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (9/7), 4-6, 6-3 in the final in Vienna.
Sinner defeated…
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As Rugby World Cup ends, new eras beckon everywhere
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/south-africa-stands-alone-at-rugby-world-cup-summit-as-new-eras-beckon-everywhere
October 29, 2023, 9:24 PM
Give the Springboks a few days to revel in their record-breaking Rugby World Cup success. Give losing finalist New Zealand a little time to grieve.
But before long,…
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Man City beat Man Utd as Liverpool show support for absent Diaz
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-thump-forest-as-villa-extend-premier-league-home-run
October 29, 2023, 9:30 PM
Manchester City underlined the vast gulf in quality between themselves and Manchester United on Sunday as Liverpool showed their support for absent teammate Luis Diaz, whose parents were…
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Shami stars as India hammer woeful England at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shami-stars-as-india-hammer-woeful-england-at-world-cup
October 29, 2023, 9:30 PM
Mohammed Shami led an inspired bowling display as India hammered England by 100 runs on Sunday to stay unbeaten in the World Cup and all but push the…
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Video game adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130 million global debut
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/video-game-adaptation-%E2%80%98five-nights-at-freddy%E2%80%99s%E2%80%99-notches-130-million-global-debut
October 29, 2023, 9:28 PM
It hardly mattered that “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see…
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Macron vows to enshrine women's rights to abortion in French Constitution in 2024
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron-vows-to-enshrine-women%27s-rights-to-abortion-in-french-constitution-in-2024
October 29, 2023, 9:31 PM
President Emmanuel Macron promised on Sunday to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution by next year.
The president said on X that a…
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New Hampshire's presidential primary ballots will have 24 Republicans and 21 Democrats, but no Biden
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-hampshire%27s-presidential-primary-ballots-will-have-24-republicans-and-21-democrats-but-no-biden
October 30, 2023, 5:22 AM
A presidential primary filing period marked by lights, cameras and (in)action has come to a close at the New Hampshire secretary of state's office.
Two weeks before he…
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Buffaloes rout Tigers 8-0 to even Japan Series at 1-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-baseball-miyagi-pitches-buffaloes-past-tigers-to-tie-japan-series
October 29, 2023, 9:30 PM
Hiroya Miyagi threw six scoreless innings Sunday as the Orix Buffaloes evened the best-of-seven Japan Series at one win apiece with an 8-0 Game 2 victory over the…
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Kazakhstan mine fire death roll rises to 42
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kazakhstan-mine-fire-death-roll-rises-to-42
October 29, 2023, 9:32 PM
The death toll from a fire at a coal mine in Kazakhstan rose to 42 on Sunday, with four people still missing, the press service of Kazakhstan's Ministry…
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Biden says Mideast leaders must consider two-state solution after the war ends
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mission-impossible-biden-says-mideast-leaders-must-consider-a-two-state-solution-after-the-war-ends
October 30, 2023, 5:04 AM
As the 3-week-old Israel-Hamas war enters what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says could be a “long and difficult” new stage, U.S. President Joe Biden is calling on…
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Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-it-shot-down-36-ukrainian-drones-as-fighting-grinds-on-in-ukraine%E2%80%99s-east
October 30, 2023, 5:04 AM
Russian air defense shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday.
“The air defense systems…
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Families hold mass commemoration for Seoul 2022 Halloween crush victims
https://japantoday.com/category/world/families-hold-mass-commemoration-for-seoul-2022-crush-victims
October 29, 2023, 10:19 AM
Thousands of people, including victims' families, survivors and activists, held a mass commemoration in Seoul on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the deadly crush that killed…
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Ecstatic South Africans celebrate Rugby World Cup glory
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/ecstatic-south-africans-celebrate-rugby-world-cup-glory
October 29, 2023, 9:25 PM
Ecstatic South Africans celebrated well into Sunday after the Springboks claimed a record fourth title by defeating New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final in Paris.
Supporters…
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