Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-impeachment-inquiry-authorized-by-house-republicans-despite-lack-of-evidence3
December 13, 2023, 11:52 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to formally authorize its ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, as Republicans unite behind the effort even though they…
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PSG, Porto into Champions League last 16 as Newcastle exit
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/psg-porto-into-champions-league-last-16-as-newcastle-exit
December 13, 2023, 11:49 PM
Paris Saint-Germain and Porto qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Newcastle bowed out of Europe after losing 2-1 at home to AC Milan.
PSG…
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Apple now requires court orders in U.S. to access push notification data
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-now-requires-court-orders-in-u.s.-to-access-push-notification-data
December 13, 2023, 9:52 PM
Apple is now requiring that U.S. law enforcement agencies obtain a court order for information on its customers' push notifications, the alerts that iPhone apps send users that…
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Ohtani goods popular
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/ohtani-goods-popular
December 13, 2023, 8:54 PM
Customers shop around for character goods of Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers at a sporting goods store Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Wednesday. Ohtani agreed to a…
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NFL expands overseas games and books Brazil contest in 2024
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nfl-expands-overseas-games-and-books-brazil-contest-in-2024
December 13, 2023, 9:54 PM
NFL team owners voted on Wednesday to stage a 2024 regular-season game in Brazil and approved boosting the number of international contests from four to eight starting in…
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Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-considers-new-border-and-asylum-restrictions-as-he-tries-to-reach-senate-deal-for-ukraine-aid
December 13, 2023, 9:57 PM
Top Biden administration officials were laboring on Wednesday to try to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for Ukraine by agreeing to Senate Republican demands to bolster…
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Yokohama advances to Asian Champions League round of 16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yokohama-advances-to-asian-champions-league-round-of-16-in-kevin-muscat%27s-last-game-as-coach
December 13, 2023, 9:54 PM
Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan reached the round of 16 in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Shandong Taishan of China.
Yokohama advanced…
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Ohtani to be introduced at Dodger Stadium on Thursday
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-to-be-introduced-at-dodger-stadium-on-thursday
December 13, 2023, 9:54 PM
The Los Angeles Dodgers called a Thursday news conference to introduce Shohei Ohtani, who has not answered questions from reporters in more than four months.
The two-time AL…
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Testimony ends in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, but verdict isn't expected until next month
https://japantoday.com/category/world/testimony-ends-in-donald-trump%27s-civil-fraud-trial-but-the-verdict-isn%27t-expected-until-next-month
December 13, 2023, 9:58 PM
After 10 weeks, 40 witnesses and bursts of courtroom fireworks, testimony wrapped up Wednesday in former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial. But a verdict is at…
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Tanker in Red Sea targeted by speedboat gunfire and missiles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tanker-in-red-sea-targeted-by-speedboat-gunfire-and-missiles-sources2
December 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
A tanker in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast was fired on by gunmen in a speedboat and targeted with missiles, maritime sources said on Wednesday, the latest…
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EU unblocks billions for Hungary even though its leader threatens to veto Ukraine aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-unblocks-billions-for-hungary-even-though-its-leader-threatens-to-veto-ukraine-aid
December 13, 2023, 9:58 PM
The European Union on Wednesday relented and granted Hungary access to billions of euros in frozen funds just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban appeared ready to defy his…
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Starbucks labor report — demanded by shareholders — calls for better training on union issues
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-labor-report-%E2%80%94-demanded-by-shareholders-%E2%80%94-calls-for-better-training-on-union-issues
December 13, 2023, 9:51 PM
Starbucks should better communicate its commitment to workers’ collective bargaining rights and train its employees to respect those rights, according to an independent assessment released Wednesday.
Starbucks’ shareholders…
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'People are going to suffer': Argentines grapple with austerity shock
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27people-are-going-to-suffer%27-argentines-grapple-with-austerity-shock
December 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
On the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentines were starting to grapple on Wednesday with how they will be impacted by major austerity measures and an over 50% devaluation…
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Strikes on Kyiv injure dozens as Ukraine pleads for aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/strikes-on-kyiv-wound-dozens-as-ukraine-pleads-for-aid
December 13, 2023, 9:57 PM
A volley of Russian missiles wounded dozens of people and damaged a children's hospital Wednesday, the worst attack on Kyiv in months, Ukrainian officials said, as the country…
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Kishida says he regrets funds scandal and will work on partial changes to his cabinet
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-says-he-regrets-a-ruling-party-funds-scandal-and-will-work-on-partial-changes-to-his-cabinet
December 13, 2023, 9:41 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to replace some of his cabinet ministers to address public criticism and distrust over his governing party’s widening slush…
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Jones named Japan rugby coach six weeks after Wallabies exit
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jones-named-japan-coach-six-weeks-after-wallabies-exit
December 13, 2023, 9:53 PM
Eddie Jones was named by Japan as their new head coach on Wednesday, six weeks after the Australian quit the Wallabies following their dismal showing at the Rugby…
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China seeks stable ties with Japan on Nanjing massacre anniversary
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-seeks-stable-ties-with-japan-on-nanjing-massacre-anniv.
December 13, 2023, 9:42 PM
China called for more stable ties with Japan on Wednesday as the country commemorated the 86th anniversary of the 1937 massacre in Nanjing committed by Japanese troops.
Li…
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Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective system that monitors drivers using Autopilot
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tesla-recalls-over-2-million-vehicles-to-fix-defective-system-that-monitors-drivers-using-autopilot
December 13, 2023, 9:50 PM
Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use…
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Coming home, staying home: 'Apollo 13' and 'Home Alone' among 25 films picked for national registry
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/coming-home-staying-home-%27apollo-13%27-and-%27home-alone%27-among-25-films-picked-for-national-registry
December 13, 2023, 9:49 PM
Houston, we have a problem: Where's Kevin?
Perhaps the ultimate coming-home movie, “Apollo 13,” and the ultimate staying-home one, “Home Alone,” are both being honored this year, selected…
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Japan confirms 1st death from mpox in the country
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-confirms-1st-death-from-mpox-in-country
December 13, 2023, 9:48 PM
Japan's health ministry said Wednesday that a man in his 30s who was living in Saitama Prefecture has died of mpox, the first such death in the country.…
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9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ambush-kills-7-israeli-soldiers-in-gaza-city-where-battles-rage-weeks-into-devastating-offensive
December 13, 2023, 9:56 PM
Palestinian militants carried out one of the deadliest single attacks on Israeli soldiers since the Gaza invasion began, killing at least nine in an urban ambush, the military…
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Eight years of conservative rule in Poland end as Donald Tusk becomes prime minister
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-polish-prime-minister-donald-tusk-is-sworn-in-with-his-government
December 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk, and his cabinet members took office Wednesday after they were sworn in by the president, marking the end of eight tumultuous years…
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Hunters who seek to dispose of bears reviled by protesters defending bear rights
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/hunters-who-seek-to-dispose-of-bears-reviled-by-protesters-defending-bear-rights
December 13, 2023, 9:00 PM
Bears are marvelous creatures. They possess a graceless grace, a lumbering elegance, that is all their own. Their trained frolics are a circus delight. They balance on balls,…
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Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27i-feel-trapped%27-scores-of-underage-rohingya-girls-forced-into-abusive-marriages-in-malaysia1
December 13, 2023, 7:58 AM
In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes away tears as she sits cross-legged on the concrete floor. It is here, she…
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Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economy, as inflation abates
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bank-of-japan-survey-shows-manufacturers-optimistic-about-economy-as-inflation-abates
December 13, 2023, 9:45 PM
The Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey on business sentiment shows large Japanese manufacturers have grown more optimistic in the past several months, the third straight quarter of improvement…
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Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/millions-infected-with-dengue-this-year-in-new-record-as-hotter-temperatures-cause-virus-to-flare
December 13, 2023, 9:56 PM
Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization…
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Netflix releases vast viewing data for first time
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/netflix-releases-vast-viewing-data-for-first-time
December 13, 2023, 9:49 PM
Netflix for the first time published detailed viewing figures about thousands of its shows and movies Tuesday, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the world-leading streaming platform's top hits…
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Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer's therapy to cost ¥2.98 mil per year
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/update1-eisai-biogen-alzheimer%27s-therapy-to-cost-2.98-mil.-yen-per-year
December 13, 2023, 9:44 PM
A single course of treatment with an Alzheimer's drug developed by Japanese company Eisai Co and U.S. firm Biogen Inc will cost around 2.98 million yen per year…
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Ex-SDF member says high-profile sex assault case fight was not a waste
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/ex-sdf-woman-says-high-profile-sex-assault-case-fight-was-not-waste
December 13, 2023, 7:33 AM
A woman who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force said Wednesday that her fight to get justice was "not a waste," a day after…
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Law enacted to monitor asset shielding by religious corporations
https://japantoday.com/category/national/law-enacted-to-monitor-asset-shielding-by-religious-corporations
December 13, 2023, 9:47 PM
Japan's parliament enacted a law on Wednesday to strengthen monitoring of movements of religious corporation assets possibly subject to legal claims, as the nation moves to protect people…
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