Welbeck salvages draw for Brighton at Crystal Palace
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/welbeck-salvages-draw-for-brighton-at-crystal-palace
December 21, 2023, 10:20 PM
Danny Welbeck's late equaliser denied Crystal Palace a first Premier League win in seven games as Brighton salvaged a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park on Thursday.
Jordan Ayew…
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Vlhova overhauls Shiffrin to pinch Courchevel slalom win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/vlhova-overhauls-shiffrin-to-pinch-courchevel-slalom-win
December 21, 2023, 10:21 PM
Olympic champion Petra Vlhova clinched her 30th World Cup win on Thursday with a scorching second run to beat Mikaela Shiffrin in the slalom under the lights at…
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Enter the dragon
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/enter-the-dragon-4
December 21, 2023, 9:00 PM
A huge image of a dragon, made of pine cones and Kochia, is seen from a Ferris wheel in Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Thursday.…
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Eurotunnel unions call off strike after massive disruption to cross-Channel train traffic
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eurotunnel-unions-call-off-strike-after-massive-disruption-to-cross-channel-train-traffic
December 21, 2023, 9:13 PM
Eurotunnel unions called off their strike and said rail traffic would resume Thursday night, French BFM TV reported, after an unexpected strike by French workers interrupted traffic on…
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Can Arsenal, Liverpool or Aston Villa end Man City's Premier League dominance?
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/can-arsenal-liverpool-or-aston-villa-end-man-city%27s-premier-league-dominance
December 21, 2023, 9:14 PM
While Manchester City is away, its Premier League title rivals have been getting into position to try to end the three-time defending champions' domestic dominance.
Pep Guardiola has…
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Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/oscars-shortlists-revealed-here-are-the-films-one-step-closer-to-a-nomination
December 21, 2023, 9:21 PM
The “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” and AP and Frontline’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of…
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MLB widening runner's lane to first, changing a rule that has caused World Series controversy
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-is-widening-the-runner%27s-lane-to-first-changing-a-rule-that-has-caused-world-series-controversy
December 21, 2023, 9:14 PM
Major League Baseball is widening the runner's lane approaching first base to include a portion of fair territory, changing a more than century-old rule that caused World Series…
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Man accused of texting death threats to Ramaswamy faces similar charges involving 2 more candidates
https://japantoday.com/category/world/man-accused-of-texting-death-threats-to-ramaswamy-faces-similar-charges-involving-2-more-candidates
December 21, 2023, 9:13 PM
A New Hampshire man who was released from jail after he was accused of sending text messages threatening to kill a presidential candidate now faces two more charges…
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4 Indian soldiers killed and 3 wounded in an ambush by rebels in disputed Kashmir
https://japantoday.com/category/world/4-indian-soldiers-killed-and-3-wounded-in-an-ambush-by-rebels-in-disputed-kashmir
December 21, 2023, 9:13 PM
Four Indian soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in an ambush by militants fighting against New Delhi’s rule in disputed Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.
The…
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Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rudy-giuliani-files-for-bankruptcy-days-after-being-ordered-to-pay-148-million-in-defamation-case
December 21, 2023, 9:12 PM
Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, acknowledging severe financial strain exacerbated by his pursuit of Donald Trump false 2020 election claims and a jury's award of $148…
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Apple loses latest bid to thwart patent dispute threatening to stop U.S. sales of two watch models
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-loses-latest-bid-to-thwart-patent-dispute-threatening-to-stop-u.s.-sales-of-two-watch-models
December 21, 2023, 9:16 PM
Apple has been rebuffed in its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that is pushing the company into suspending sales of two popular Apple Watch models as…
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U.N. says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-report-says-more-than-570-000-people-in-gaza-are-now-%27starving%27-due-to-fallout-from-war
December 21, 2023, 9:12 PM
More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies…
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Honda recalls over 2.5 million cars in U.S. due to fuel pump defect
https://japantoday.com/category/business/drive-a-honda-or-acura-over-2.5-million-cars-are-under-recall-due-to-fuel-pump-defect
December 21, 2023, 10:41 PM
Honda Motor's American arm is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel pump defect that can increase risks of engine failure or…
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Myanmar's military should be investigated for war crimes, Amnesty International says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar%27s-military-should-be-investigated-for-war-crimes-amnesty-international-says
December 21, 2023, 9:12 PM
The human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings, detaining civilians, and using air-dropped cluster munitions in response to an insurgency in…
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Gunman opens fire at Prague university, killing 15 people and injuring 24
https://japantoday.com/category/world/czech-police-say-people-have-been-killed-in-a-shooting-in-downtown-prague
December 21, 2023, 9:11 PM
A lone gunman opened fire Thursday in a university building in downtown Prague, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst…
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French court upholds 28 years in prison for Chilean convicted of killing Japanese ex-girlfriend
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/french-appeals-court-jails-chilean-for-murder-of-japanese-student
December 21, 2023, 9:15 PM
A French appeals court on Thursday jailed a Chilean man for the murder of his Japanese ex-girlfriend in 2016.
Having lost in the lower and the appeal court,…
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Top U.S. military officer speaks with Chinese counterpart
https://japantoday.com/category/world/top-us-military-officer-speaks-with-chinese-counterpart-as-us-aims-to-warm-relations-with-beijing
December 21, 2023, 9:12 PM
Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, in the first of what officials said will be renewed talks…
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Russia has fired 7,400 missiles, 3,700 Shahed drones in war so far, Kyiv says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-has-fired-7-400-missiles-3-700-shahed-drones-in-war-so-far-kyiv-says
December 21, 2023, 9:12 PM
Russia has launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,700 Shahed attack drones at targets in Ukraine during its 22-month-old invasion, Kyiv said on Thursday, illustrating the vast scale of…
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Macron under fire for remarks defending film icon Depardieu
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/macron-under-fire-for-remarks-defending-film-icon-depardieu
December 21, 2023, 9:21 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday faced accusations of siding with sexual aggressors after saying film icon Gerard Depardieu, charged with rape and facing a litany of sexual…
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UEFA court defeat revives battle with breakaway Super League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/uefa-court-defeat-revives-battle-with-breakaway-super-league
December 21, 2023, 9:14 PM
The promoters of a Super League announced plans for a new breakaway competition on Thursday after the EU's top court ruled that UEFA had used illegal tactics to…
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Hungary's Orban says funds to Ukraine must not come from EU budget
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hungary%27s-orban-says-funds-to-ukraine-must-not-come-from-eu-budget
December 21, 2023, 9:12 PM
Hungary believes European Union funding to Ukraine must not be granted from the EU's budget and a "sensible" timeline should be set for any financing for Ukraine, Prime…
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Shohei Ohtani named AP Male Athlete of the Year for 2nd time in 3 years
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-is-the-ap-male-athlete-of-the-year-for-the-2nd-time-in-3-years
December 21, 2023, 9:14 PM
Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together yet another season…
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Asian shares fall as Wall Street retreats, ending record-setting rally
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-fall-as-wall-street-retreats-ending-record-setting-rally
December 21, 2023, 9:23 PM
Asian shares fell Thursday after Wall Street hit the brakes on its big rally following disappointing corporate profit reports and warnings that the market had surged too far,…
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Samsung to receive ¥20 bil gov't subsidy for chip facility in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/samsung-to-receive-140-mil.-gov%27t-subsidy-for-chip-facility-in-japan
December 21, 2023, 9:16 PM
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co will receive a subsidy of up to 20 billion yen to build a new research and development facility for advanced semiconductors near Tokyo,…
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China vows to keep up military pressure on Philippines as territorial dispute grows tenser
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-vows-to-keep-up-military-pressure-on-the-philippines-as-territorial-dispute-grows-tenser
December 21, 2023, 7:35 AM
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea that could involve…
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Social media platform X down for users globally: Downdetector
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/social-media-platform-x-down-for-users-globally-downdetector
December 21, 2023, 6:38 AM
Social media platform X and X Pro suffered outages globally early Thursday, according to Downdetector.com. Users on X were unable to view posts on the social media site…
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New party founder Maehara calls for opposition to unite against LDP
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/new-party-founder-maehara-calls-for-opposition-to-unite-against-ldp
December 21, 2023, 9:16 PM
Japan's opposition parties should work together to defeat the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition at the next general election, veteran lawmaker Seiji Maehara said Thursday following the launch…
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S Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor
https://japantoday.com/category/national/south-korean-court-orders-2-japanese-companies-to-compensate-wartime-korean-workers-for-forced-labor
December 21, 2023, 9:15 PM
South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor, as it sided Thursday with its contentious 2018…
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Scandal-hit biggest LDP faction execs asked for voluntary questioning
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-ex-japan-top-gov%27t-spokesman-asked-to-submit-to-voluntary-questioning
December 21, 2023, 7:50 AM
Japan's prosecutors have asked former top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno and other executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction to submit to voluntary questioning over a…
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Japanese officials begin on-site inspection of Daihatsu HQ
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-begins-on-site-inspection-to-toyota-unit-daihatsu
December 21, 2023, 7:50 AM
Japanese officials on Thursday started an on-site inspection at the headquarters of Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu, the transport ministry said, after an investigation found it had rigged safety tests…
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