Flying by
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December 15, 2023, 8:36 PM
Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan competes during the second training jump of the men's Ski Jumping World Cup competition at the Gross-Titlis Schanze in Engelberg, Switzerland, on Friday.
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Shohei Ohtani's contract with Dodgers could come with bonus of mostly avoiding California taxes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani%27s-contract-with-the-dodgers-could-come-with-bonus-of-mostly-avoiding-california-taxes
December 15, 2023, 9:09 PM
If $700 million wasn't enough, Shohei Ohtani's record-setting contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers could also include a bonus: skipping most of California's famously high income taxes.
Not…
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UK teen missing for years to return home this weekend from France
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-teen-missing-for-years-to-return-home-this-weekend-from-france
December 15, 2023, 9:08 PM
A British 17-year-old found in France six years after going missing in Spain is to return home to England this weekend, a French deputy prosecutor said on Friday.…
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Manchester City to face Urawa at Club World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/manchester-city-to-face-urawa-at-club-world-cup-after-asian-champion-beats-mexico%27s-leon
December 15, 2023, 9:08 PM
Manchester City will play Urawa Red Diamonds in the Club World Cup semifinals after the Asian champion beat León of Mexico 1-0 on Friday.
Saudi Arabian champion Al-Ittihad,…
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EU look for ways for Ukraine to get aid despite veto by Hungary's Orban
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-vows-ukraine-to-get-aid-despite-veto-by-hungary%27s-orban
December 15, 2023, 9:07 PM
European Union leaders expressed confidence on Friday that they would clear a large package of aid for Ukraine early in 2024, despite a veto by Hungarian Prime Minister…
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Coal use hits record in 2023, Earth's hottest year
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/coal-use-hits-record-in-2023-earth%27s-hottest-year
December 15, 2023, 9:06 PM
Global consumption of coal reached an all-time high in 2023, the IEA energy watchdog said Friday, as Earth experienced its hottest recorded year.
The International Energy Agency reported…
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Moldova and Georgia celebrate as their aspirations for EU membership take crucial steps forward
https://japantoday.com/category/world/moldova-and-georgia-celebrate-as-their-aspirations-for-eu-membership-take-crucial-steps-forward
December 15, 2023, 9:07 PM
Moldova and Georgia celebrated after European Union leaders buoyed their aspirations to join the 27 member nation bloc by removing key hurdles on their long path toward membership.…
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami add Japan stop to preseason tour
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lionel-messi-and-inter-miami-add-japan-stop-to-preseason-tour
December 15, 2023, 9:08 PM
The preseason tour for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami keeps growing, with the team revealing Friday that a stop in Japan has now been added to the schedule.…
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EU struggles to unify around Gaza cease-fire call but work on peace moves continues
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-eu-struggles-to-unify-around-a-gaza-cease-fire-call-but-work-on-peace-moves-continues
December 15, 2023, 9:07 PM
As the civilian death toll in Gaza continues to mount, a number of European Union leaders sought on Friday to use growing concern about Israel’s military offensive against…
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Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 in Val Gardena super-G with Odermatt third
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kriechmayr-leads-austrian-1-2-in-val-gardena-super-g-with-odermatt-third
December 15, 2023, 9:09 PM
Former world champion Vincent Kriechmayr led a strong Austrian showing to win a high-speed super-G in Val Gardena on Friday.
For his 17th career World Cup win —…
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Japan's flu cases surge to warning level at fastest pace in 10 years
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-flu-cases-surge-to-warning-level-at-fastest-pace-in-10-years
December 15, 2023, 9:12 PM
The Japanese government on Friday said the average number of influenza patients at thousands of designated medical institutions nationwide had hit warning levels at their fastest pace in…
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Prince Harry wins phone hacking lawsuit against British tabloid publisher; awarded 140,000 pounds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prince-harry-wins-phone-hacking-lawsuit-against-british-tabloid-publisher-awarded-140-000-pounds
December 15, 2023, 9:08 PM
Prince Harry won his phone hacking lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mirror and was awarded over 140,000 pounds ($180,000) in the first of his several…
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Japanese university to disband scandal-hit American Football club
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-university-to-disband-scandal-hit-american-football-club
December 15, 2023, 9:13 PM
A Japanese university has moved to disband its renowned American football team after some members were arrested over possession or purchase of illegal drugs, a source with knowledge…
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Can Kishida weather yet another scandal?
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/explainer-can-japanese-leader-kishida-weather-yet-another-scandal
December 15, 2023, 9:11 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has seen his public support drop to levels that typically marked the end for some of his predecessors. Yet the 66-year-old former banker…
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Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-envoy-to-meet-with-abbas-as-the-us-floats-a-possible-palestinian-security-role-in-postwar-gaza
December 15, 2023, 9:07 PM
The Israeli military on Friday mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, military officials said.
The army’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel…
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2 attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike container ships in vital Red Sea corridor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/liberian-flagged-cargo-ship-hit-by-projectile-from-rebel-controlled-yemen-set-ablaze-official-says
December 15, 2023, 9:07 PM
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following another attack only…
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Asian markets churn upward after Dow ticks to another record high
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-markets-churn-upward-after-the-dow-ticks-to-another-record-high
December 15, 2023, 7:40 AM
Asian shares powered higher on Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to another record on excitement that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates several times…
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect
https://japantoday.com/category/world/her-6-year-old-son-shot-his-teacher-now-a-virginia-woman-faces-sentencing-for-child-neglect
December 15, 2023, 9:08 PM
The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her…
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Japan adds 79 targets to asset freeze list over Russia's Ukraine war
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-adds-79-targets-to-asset-freeze-list-over-russia%27s-ukraine-war
December 15, 2023, 9:12 PM
The Japanese government on Friday added 35 individuals and 44 groups linked to Russia to its list for asset freeze sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The government…
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Man Utd face daunting test against Premier League leaders Liverpool
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd-face-daunting-test-at-premier-league-leaders-liverpool
December 15, 2023, 9:09 PM
Manchester United travel to the home of bitter rivals Liverpool this weekend desperate to avoid another humiliation but with all the signs pointing to a tough afternoon at…
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China pressures Taiwan with trade accusations and warplanes month before election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-pressures-taiwan-with-trade-accusations-and-warplanes-month-before-election
December 15, 2023, 4:47 AM
China on Friday pressured Taiwan with a trade barrier probe and warplanes in the Taiwan Strait a month before the island holds key elections, as Taipei called on…
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Japan, U.S. craft measures to step up cooperation in education
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-u.s.-craft-measures-to-step-up-cooperation-in-education
December 15, 2023, 9:13 PM
Japan and the United States have agreed to help increase the number of licensed Japanese language teachers and roll out various measures to step up education cooperation, officials…
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EU grants Ukraine membership talks but Hungary holds up financial aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-grants-ukraine-membership-talks-but-can%27t-agree-financial-aid
December 15, 2023, 7:52 AM
European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Ukraine even as it continues to fight Russia's invasion, but they could not agree on a 50 billion euro…
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22-year-old man gets 23 years in prison for murder of sex worker at hotel
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/22-year-old-man-gets-23-years-in-prison-for-murder-of-sex-worker-at-hotel
December 15, 2023, 7:37 AM
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted of killing a 31-year-old sex worker at a hotel in Tachikawa, Tokyo, in 2021.…
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Rocket Lab launches Japanese satellite from space company's complex in New Zealand
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/rocket-lab-plans-to-launch-a-japanese-satellite-from-the-space-company%27s-complex-in-new-zealand
December 15, 2023, 7:35 AM
California-based Rocket Lab, which specializes in putting small satellites into orbit, launched a Japanese satellite on Friday from the space company's complex on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.
The…
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The focus now will be how long the Kishida administration can last. Kishida has no strength to carry out anything that would drastically alter the status quo on policy.
https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/The-focus-now-will-be-how-long-the-Kishida-administration-can-last-Kishida-has-no-strength-to-carry-out-anything-that-would-drastically-alter-the-status-quo-on-policy
December 15, 2023, 9:04 PM
Political analyst Atsuo Ito, commenting after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida replaced four cabinet ministers as he seeks to stem the fallout from a fundraising scandal that has further…
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86-year-old man arrested over death of ailing 81-year-old wife
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/86-year-old-man-arrested-over-death-of-ailing-81-year-old-wife
December 15, 2023, 9:13 PM
Police in Tokyo have arrested an 86-year-old man on suspicion of killing his ailing 81-year-old wife at their home.
According to police, Haruo Yoshida called 119 at around…
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Brazil Congress overturns Lula veto on limit to Indigenous land claims
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-congress-overturns-lula-veto-on-limit-to-indigenous-land-claims3
December 14, 2023, 9:33 PM
Brazil's Congress on Thursday overturned a presidential veto that had struck down the core of a bill to limit Indigenous land claims, setting up a likely clash at…
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Liverpool lose in Belgium, Villarreal reach Europa League last 16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-lose-in-belgium-villarreal-reach-europa-league-last-16
December 14, 2023, 9:39 PM
A youthful Liverpool side lost 2-1 at Union Saint-Gilloise in their final Europa League group game on Thursday, while Villarreal snatched a place in the last 16 from…
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Stage version of Netflix hit 'Stranger Things' opens in London
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/stage-version-of-netflix-hit-%27stranger-things%27-opens-in-london
December 14, 2023, 9:37 PM
After proving to be one of Netflix's most popular shows, the makers of "Stranger Things" are hoping for similar success with a stage adaptation of the science-fiction–horror series,…
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