Man City rally for 3-1 win at Everton; rare home win for Chelsea
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-inspired-by-world-champion-badge-to-rally-for-3-1-win-at-everton.-rare-home-win-for-chelsea
December 27, 2023, 11:48 PM
Trailing 1-0 to Everton at halftime, Manchester City didn't much look like the newly crowned Club World Cup champion despite the new golden FIFA badge on the front…
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Russell Hamler, thought to be last of WWII Merrill's Marauders jungle-fighting unit, dies at 99
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russell-hamler-thought-to-be-the-last-of-wwii-merrill%27s-marauders-jungle-fighting-unit-dies-at-99
December 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
The reputed last member of the famed American jungle fighting unit in World War II nicknamed the Merrill’s Marauders has died.
Russell Hamler, 99, died on Tuesday, his…
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Dodgers confirm they've reached 12-year deal with pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dodgers-confirm-they%27ve-reached-12-year-deal-with-free-agent-pitcher-yoshinobu-yamamoto
December 27, 2023, 9:47 PM
The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized their 12-year contract with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, teaming the prized free agent with Shohei Ohtani in their prolific winter spending spree.
The…
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2 models of Apple Watch can go on sale again, for now, after court lifts halt over a patent dispute
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/2-models-of-apple-watch-can-go-on-sale-again-for-now-after-court-lifts-halt-over-a-patent-dispute
December 27, 2023, 9:46 PM
Two higher-end models of the Apple Watch can go on sale again after a federal court temporarily lifted a sales halt ordered by the International Trade Commission over…
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NBA approves sale of Dallas Mavericks
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nba-approves-sale-of-mavericks
December 27, 2023, 9:48 PM
The NBA approved Mark Cuban's sale of his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino resort company.
The league…
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Man United set to enter new Ratcliffe era with spotlight on January transfers and Ten Hag's future
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-set-to-enter-a-new-ratcliffe-era-with-spotlight-on-january-transfers-and-ten-hag%27s-future
December 27, 2023, 9:48 PM
Fans of Manchester United know 2024 will be anything but boring as the club tries once again to end a period of on-field decline that has lasted 10…
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Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies at 94
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gaston-glock-the-man-behind-the-gun-dies-aged-94-apa2
December 27, 2023, 9:50 PM
Gaston Glock, the reclusive engineer and tycoon who developed one of the world's best-selling handguns, died on Wednesday aged 94, Austrian news agency APA said.
The Austrian won…
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At least 40 more people die in floods and landslides in Congo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-40-more-people-die-in-floods-and-landslides-in-dr-congo1
December 27, 2023, 9:49 PM
At least 40 more people have died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said, after heavy downpours overnight on Tuesday unleashed floods and landslides that left…
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Israel pounds central Gaza, as thousands of Palestinians try to escape
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-pounds-central-gaza-thousands-of-palestinians-try-to-escape
December 27, 2023, 9:48 PM
Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths, with the U.N. health agency saying thousands of people…
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Social media companies made $11 billion in U.S. ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
https://japantoday.com/category/business/social-media-companies-made-11-billion-in-us-ad-revenue-from-minors-harvard-study-finds
December 28, 2023, 12:54 AM
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
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Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and ‘Mr Europe,’ dies at 98
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jacques-delors-architect-of-the-modern-eu-and-%E2%80%98mr.-europe-%E2%80%99-dies-aged-98
December 27, 2023, 9:50 PM
Jacques Delors, a Paris bank messenger’s son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European…
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Comedian Tom Smothers, one half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/comedian-tom-smothers-one-half-of-the-smothers-brothers-dies-at-86
December 27, 2023, 11:43 PM
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died…
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Argument over Christmas gifts turns deadly as 14-year-old kills his older sister in Florida
https://japantoday.com/category/world/argument-over-christmas-gifts-turns-deadly-as-14-year-old-kills-his-older-sister-deputies-say
December 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
A Florida woman holding her infant son in a baby carrier was fatally shot by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse an argument over Christmas gifts he…
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Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prosecutors-seek-to-bar-trump-from-injecting-politics-into-federal-election-interference-trial
December 27, 2023, 9:49 PM
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump's lawyers from injecting politics into the former president's trial on charges that he schemed to…
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Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma in major doubt for next month's Asian Cup due to ankle injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-forward-kaoru-mitoma-is-a-major-doubt-for-next-month%27s-asian-cup-due-to-ankle-injury
December 27, 2023, 9:47 PM
Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma is a major doubt for next month's Asian Cup after sustaining an ankle injury with his English Premier League club Brighton.
“Tomorrow we have…
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Trump says he didn't know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/trump-says-he-didn%27t-know-his-immigration-rhetoric-echos-hilter.-that%27s-part-of-a-broader-pattern
December 27, 2023, 9:37 PM
Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washington’s bumbling…
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Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? 'Barbie' success and Marvel struggles may signal shift
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/was-2023-a-tipping-point-for-movies-%27barbie%27-success-and-marvel-struggles-may-signal-a-shift
December 27, 2023, 9:42 PM
Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the western.”
Spielberg’s comments caused a widespread stir at the time.…
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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/the-new-york-times-sues-openai-microsoft-over-use-of-its-stories-used-to-train-chatbots
December 27, 2023, 9:46 PM
The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking…
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U.S. ambassador thanks Japan for defense upgrade and allowing Patriot missile sale to U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-ambassador-thanks-japan-for-defense-upgrade-and-allowing-a-patriot-missile-sale-to-us
December 27, 2023, 9:39 PM
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel praised Japan's contribution to drastic “reform and modernization” of their alliance, particularly its military capability and spending, as well as a decision…
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Turkey hits 70 sites linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for soldiers' deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-hits-70-sites-linked-to-kurdish-groups-in-syria-and-iraq-in-retaliation-for-soldiers%27-deaths
December 27, 2023, 9:49 PM
Turkey has hit more than 70 sites allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq during airstrikes launched this week in retaliation for the deaths of…
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Bill Granger, chef who brought Aussie-style breakfast to world capitals, dies at 54
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bill-granger-chef-who-brought-aussie-style-breakfast-to-world-capitals-dies-at-54
December 27, 2023, 11:55 AM
Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, has died. He was 54.
Granger's family…
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UK retains metric system for selling after overwhelming support
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-retains-metric-system-for-selling-after-overwhelming-support
December 27, 2023, 9:50 PM
The UK government said on Wednesday it had dropped its plan to start selling in imperial measures after a consultation revealed 99 percent support for keeping the metric…
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Russia warns Japan over providing Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-warns-japan-over-providing-patriot-air-defence-systems-to-ukraine
December 27, 2023, 9:40 PM
A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine will have "grave consequences" for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.…
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Students in Indonesia protest growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province
https://japantoday.com/category/world/students-in-indonesia-protest-the-growing-numbers-of-rohingya-refugees-in-aceh-province
December 27, 2023, 9:50 PM
Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province rallied on Wednesday demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees arriving by boat in growing numbers as police named more suspects of human…
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Okinawa appeals high court ruling over key U.S. base relocation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/okinawa-appeals-high-court-ruling-over-key-u.s.-base-relocation
December 27, 2023, 9:39 PM
The governor of Okinawa said Wednesday he has appealed last week's high court ruling that ordered him to approve a modified landfill plan to relocate a key U.S.…
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Russian drone and artillery attack kills 6 in Ukraine and knocks out power in major city
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-russian-drone-and-artillery-attack-kills-6-in-ukraine-and-knocks-out-power-in-a-major-city
December 27, 2023, 9:49 PM
Russia fired almost 50 Shahed drones at targets in Ukraine and shelled a train station where more than 100 civilians were gathered to catch a train to Kyiv,…
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Xi reluctant to resolve disputes with Japan during talks with Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/xi-reluctant-to-resolve-disputes-with-japan-during-talks-with-kishida
December 27, 2023, 9:45 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping showed his reluctance to resolve recent disputes with Tokyo, such as Beijing's detention of Japanese citizens, during his talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
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Russian swimming star Kolesnikov 'not sad' to miss Paris Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russian-swim-star-kolesnikov-%27not-sad%27-to-miss-paris-olympics
December 27, 2023, 9:48 PM
Russian swimming star Kliment Kolesnikov is all about winning Olympic medals -- but not at all costs.
The world record holder in the men's 50m backstroke has vowed…
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Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-lifts-operational-ban-on-world%27s-biggest-nuclear-plant-in-niigata-prefecture
December 27, 2023, 9:46 AM
Japan's nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Co's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant two years ago, allowing it to work toward…
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Tokyo gov't, state ordered to compensate company execs for illegal investigation
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/tokyo-gov%27t-state-ordered-to-compensate-for-illegal-investigation
December 27, 2023, 9:41 PM
A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government and the state to compensate the president of a Yokohama-based company and others for an unlawful investigation into…
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