Webinar: How to rent an apartment in Japan + renting in Osaka and Kyoto
https://japantoday.com/category/features/events/webinar-how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-japan-renting-in-osaka-and-kyoto
December 4, 2023, 10:53 PM
GaijinPot and Real Estate Japan are pleased to present our webinar on learning the basics of renting in Japan through our newest service, Japan Room Finder. Shuichi Amano, a…
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Canada's public broadcaster to cut 10% of workforce
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada%27s-public-broadcaster-to-cut-10-of-workforce
December 4, 2023, 11:08 PM
Canada's public broadcaster on Monday announced it would cut 600 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, as it confronts financial challenges sparked by a drop in television…
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Follow the Red Brick road
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/follow-the-red-brick-road-1
December 4, 2023, 9:19 PM
Crowds visit the Christmas Market at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse on Sunday night. The German-themed market will run until Dec 25.
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Premier League sells domestic TV rights for record $8.45 bil in next 4-year cycle
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/epl-sells-domestic-tv-rights-for-record-8.45b-in-next-4-year-cycle
December 4, 2023, 9:30 PM
The Premier League sold its domestic TV rights for 6.7 billion pounds ($8.4 billion) for the next four-year cycle, for what the competition said on Monday was the…
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Bodies of 5 university students found in car in violence-wracked city in Mexico
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-bodies-of-5-young-men-are-found-in-a-car-in-a-violence-wracked-city-in-mexico
December 4, 2023, 9:42 PM
The bodies of five university students were found stuffed in a vehicle on a dirt road in north-central Mexico, authorities said Monday.
Diego Sinhue Rodríguez, the governor of…
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Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phaseout at COP28
https://japantoday.com/category/world/saudi-arabia-says-%27absolutely-not%27-to-oil-phaseout-at-cop28
December 4, 2023, 9:24 PM
Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut on agreeing to phase out fossil fuels at the U.N.'s COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations…
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Unintended consequences: Friction at COP28 over green trade
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27unintended-consequences%27-friction-at-cop28-over-green-trade
December 4, 2023, 9:34 PM
Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with…
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U.S. charges ex-ambassador with spying for Cuba over decades
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-charges-ex-ambassador-with-spying-for-cuba-over-decades1
December 4, 2023, 9:26 PM
The United States on Monday charged a former ambassador to Bolivia with spying for Cuba for over 40 years, in what the Justice Department described as one of…
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Bitcoin surpasses $41,000 for first time since April 2022
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bitcoin-has-surpassed-41-000-for-the-first-time-since-april-2022.-what%27s-behind-the-price-surge
December 4, 2023, 9:34 PM
Bitcoin is once again having a moment. On Monday, the world's largest cryptocurrency soared past $41,000 for the first time in over a year and a half —…
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UK unveils tough new rules designed to cut immigrant numbers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-unveils-tough-new-rules-designed-to-cut-immigrant-numbers
December 4, 2023, 9:24 PM
The British government announced tough new immigration rules Monday that it says will reduce the number of people able to move to the UK each year by hundreds…
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Nadal lowering own expectations in 'unexplored terrain' when he returns to tour in January
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-lowering-own-expectations-in-%27unexplored-terrain%27-when-he-returns-to-tour-in-january
December 4, 2023, 9:31 PM
Rafael Nadal has lower expectations for when he returns to the tour in January after a year out.
Nadal announced on Friday he will play at the Brisbane…
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Hungary's Orban demands Ukraine's EU membership be taken off the agenda at bloc summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hungary%27s-orban-demands-ukraine%27s-eu-membership-be-taken-off-the-agenda-at-a-bloc-summit
December 4, 2023, 9:26 PM
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban demanded on Monday that Ukraine’s membership in the European Union and billions of euros in funding meant for the war-torn country be taken…
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NHL reaches new golden age of brotherly love with 20 sets of siblings playing this season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nhl-reaches-new-golden-age-of-brotherly-love-with-20-sets-of-siblings-playing-this-season
December 4, 2023, 9:31 PM
Before facing off in a game this season, brothers William and Alexander Nylander posed at center ice. While the snapshot captured a nice family moment, the video was…
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Man City charged by English FA after Haaland and others surrounded ref during Tottenham draw
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-charged-by-english-fa-after-haaland-and-others-surrounded-ref-during-tottenham-draw
December 4, 2023, 9:31 PM
Manchester City was charged on Monday after Erling Haaland and other players surrounded the referee because the match official failed to play advantage for a potential scoring chance…
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David Mamet screams at clouds in new collection of grievances about Hollywood
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/book-review-david-mamet-screams-at-clouds-in-new-collection-of-grievances-about-hollywood
December 4, 2023, 9:32 PM
Just in time for Christmas, when you need a gift for that weird old uncle who is upset that everyone gets a trophy in youth soccer, comes a…
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Djokovic finishes at No. 1 in ATP rankings for record-extending eighth time
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/novak-djokovic-finishes-at-no.-1-in-the-atp-rankings-for-a-record-extending-eighth-time
December 4, 2023, 9:30 PM
Novak Djokovic earned the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the eighth time on Monday, adding to a record he already held.
Djokovic won three…
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Match official in Rugby World Cup final steps away from international game because of online abuse
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/match-official-in-rugby-world-cup-final-steps-away-from-international-game-because-of-online-abuse
December 4, 2023, 9:31 PM
The television match official from the Rugby World Cup final stepped away from the international game "for the foreseeable future" on Monday, blaming a “torrent of criticism and…
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Japan's possibly oldest molds for bronze relics found at Saga ruins
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-possibly-oldest-molds-for-bronze-relics-found-at-saga-ruins
December 4, 2023, 9:35 PM
Relics including stone casting molds for bronze artifacts, potentially the oldest of their kind in Japan, have been discovered at an archaeological site in the western prefecture of…
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Spotify cuts 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year
https://japantoday.com/category/business/spotify-axes-17-of-workforce-in-third-round-of-layoffs-this-year
December 4, 2023, 9:35 PM
Spotify says it's axing 17% of its global workforce, the music streaming service's third round of layoffs this year as it moves to slash costs while focusing on…
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Outgoing Japan envoy to China regrets not being able to free detained man
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/outgoing-japan-envoy-regrets-not-being-able-to-rescue-detained-man
December 4, 2023, 9:28 PM
Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi expressed regret Monday for failing to help realize the release of a senior Astellas Pharma Inc. employee whom Beijing authorities have…
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U.S. running out of money for Ukraine and that could hinder fight against Russia, White House warns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/white-house-warns-congress-the-us-is-out-of-money-nearly-out-of-time-to-avoid-%27kneecap%27-to-ukraine
December 4, 2023, 9:25 PM
The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying…
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Global warming could cost poor countries trillions
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/global-warming-could-cost-poor-countries-trillions.-they%27ve-urged-the-un-climate-summit-to-help
December 4, 2023, 9:24 PM
A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate change said Monday that global taxes on the financial services, oil and gas, and shipping industries could drum up…
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Nvidia to work with SoftBank, other Japan firms to push AI research
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/nvidia-to-work-with-softbank-other-japan-firms-to-push-ai-research
December 4, 2023, 9:30 PM
U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp will join Japanese companies such as SoftBank Corp in accelerating research into generative artificial intelligence, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Monday after meeting…
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Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-orders-mass-evacuations-as-it-widens-offensive-palestinians-are-running-out-of-places-to-go
December 4, 2023, 9:24 PM
Israeli warplanes heavily bombarded an area around Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Monday as the military ordered mass evacuations from the town in the face of a…
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Divers find wreckage, bodies from U.S. Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/5-bodies-reportedly-spotted-in-search-for-missing-U.S.-Osprey-crew
December 4, 2023, 9:36 PM
U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan,…
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Europe's world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/europe%27s-world-leading-artificial-intelligence-rules-are-facing-a-do-or-die-moment
December 4, 2023, 9:29 PM
Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break moment as negotiators try to hammer out the final details this week — talks…
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Aboriginal group calls for Sandfire CEO to step down after heritage site damage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/aboriginal-group-calls-for-sandfire-ceo-to-step-down-after-heritage-damage1
December 4, 2023, 5:54 AM
An Aboriginal group on Monday called for the chief executive of Sandfire to step down for the miner's failure to address heritage damage at a copper mine in…
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Japan to introduce electronic arrest warrants, interrogation records
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-to-introduce-electronic-arrest-warrants-interrogation-records
December 4, 2023, 9:28 PM
Japan's Justice Ministry plans to introduce electronic arrest warrants and interrogation records as the country seeks to promote the digitalization of its criminal procedures, ministry officials said Monday.…
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China's Evergrande liquidation case adjourned until January
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china%27s-evergrande-liquidation-case-adjourned-until-january-hk-court
December 4, 2023, 9:35 PM
Heavily indebted Chinese property giant Evergrande has until late January to put together a restructuring plan, a Hong Kong court ruled Monday, extending a deadline that could lead…
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Japan gets 'fossil' award again as climate action slammed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-gets-fossil-award-again-as-climate-action-slammed
December 4, 2023, 7:38 AM
An international environmental group gave Japan the thumbs down with its "fossil" award again on Sunday, criticizing the country for placing emphasis on coal-fired power despite its pledge…
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