U.S. reaches deal to extend military presence at Qatar base
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-reaches-deal-to-extend-military-presence-at-qatar-base-source
January 3, 2024, 12:45 AM
The United States has reached a deal to extend its military presence at a base in Qatar for another 10 years, a source familiar with the matter told…
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U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-national-debt-hits-record-34-trillion-as-congress-gears-up-for-funding-fight
January 3, 2024, 12:50 AM
The federal government's gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to improve America's balance sheet in the…
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West Ham hold on for Brighton stalemate
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/west-ham-hold-on-for-brighton-stalemate
January 3, 2024, 12:46 AM
West Ham missed the chance to close in on the Premier League's top four as Brighton were denied victory at the London Stadium by Alphonse Areola in a…
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Wajima quake damage
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/wajima-quake-damage
January 2, 2024, 8:57 PM
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a damaged neighborhood in Wajima, Prefecture, on Tuesday. A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at…
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Brother of powerful Colombian senator pleads guilty in New York to narcotics smuggling charge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brother-of-powerful-colombian-senator-pleads-guilty-in-new-york-to-narcotics-smuggling-charge
January 2, 2024, 9:13 PM
The brother of a powerful leftist senator in Colombia pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal narcotics charges as part of a sting in which he offered to introduce U.S.…
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow border agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-border-agents-to-cut-razor-wire-installed-by-texas
January 2, 2024, 9:13 PM
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over…
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S Africa's genocide case against Israel sets up high-stakes legal battle at U.N.'s top court
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-africa%27s-genocide-case-against-israel-sets-up-a-high-stakes-legal-battle-at-the-un%27s-top-court
January 2, 2024, 9:12 PM
South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations' top court alleging that Israel's military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide.
The filing and Israel's decision to…
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Mickey Mouse horror films announced as Disney copyright expires
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/mickey-mouse-horror-films-announced-as-disney-copyright-expires
January 2, 2024, 9:21 PM
Oh boy! Barely 24 hours after Disney's initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired, two new indie horror films starring the beloved character have been announced.
"Steamboat Willie," the…
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Sister of North Korean leader derides South Korea's president but praises his predecessor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sister-of-north-korean-leader-derides-south-korea%27s-president-but-praises-his-predecessor
January 2, 2024, 9:13 PM
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has derided South Korea’s conservative president for being “foolishly brave” but called his liberal predecessor “smart" — rhetoric…
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France to send forensic experts to Tokyo after airport collision
https://japantoday.com/category/national/france-to-send-forensic-experts-to-tokyo-after-airport-collision1
January 2, 2024, 9:19 PM
A team of forensic experts from planemaker Airbus and French state agency BAE will arrive in Japan on Wednesday to help authorities investigate the deadly accident involving a…
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Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunman-breaks-into-colorado-supreme-court-building-intrusion-unrelated-to-trump-case-police-say
January 2, 2024, 9:13 PM
A man leaving the scene of a car wreck Tuesday shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building and inflicted “extensive damage” to the building before being…
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Escaped passengers recall tense moments in Japan Airlines jet blaze
https://japantoday.com/category/national/escaped-passengers-recall-tense-moments-in-japan-airlines-jet-blaze
January 2, 2024, 9:18 PM
Passengers expressed their relief and recalled tense moments following their narrow escape from a Japan Airlines jet that caught fire after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard airplane…
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Nadal roars back with 'emotional and important' win over Thiem
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-roars-back-with-%27emotional-and-important%27-win-over-thiem
January 2, 2024, 9:22 PM
Rafael Nadal won his first match back from a year-long injury layoff when he beat former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem at the Brisbane International on Tuesday, calling…
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Rooney hit hard by 'setback' after Birmingham City sacking
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rooney-hit-hard-by-%27setback%27-after-birmingham-city-sacking
January 2, 2024, 9:22 PM
Wayne Rooney said it would "take some time to get over this setback" after he was sacked as manager of Championship side Birmingham City on Tuesday following a…
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Turkey detains 34 suspected of spying for Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-detains-33-accused-of-spying-for-israel
January 2, 2024, 9:13 PM
Turkey announced on Tuesday it had detained 34 people suspected of planning abductions and spying on behalf of Israel's Mossad intelligence service.
The raids came just weeks after…
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Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fighting-in-southern-gaza-city-after-israel-says-it-is-pulling-thousands-of-troops-from-other-areas
January 2, 2024, 9:12 PM
An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas' No. 2 political leader Tuesday, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel's war against the militant…
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Fire destroys JAL plane after collision with coast guard aircraft at Haneda; 5 dead
https://japantoday.com/category/national/JAL-plane-on-fire-after-collision-with-coast-guard-aircraft-at-Haneda
January 2, 2024, 8:45 PM
All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport that killed five of six…
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China's Baidu cancels $3.6 bil purchase of livestreaming site
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/china%27s-baidu-cancels-3.6-bn-purchase-of-livestreaming-site
January 2, 2024, 9:22 PM
Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it was cancelling the planned multi-billion-dollar purchase of livestreaming platform YY Live, partly blaming its inability to get government approval.
Baidu, the…
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Earthquake shatters New Year calm in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Earthquake-shatters-New-Year-calm-in-Japan
January 2, 2024, 9:24 PM
Waiting in the cold, hundreds of residents of the earthquake-hit Ishikawa town of Shika stood in a queue to get rations of a suddenly scarce, but vital, commodity:…
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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring at least 130, Kyiv officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/heavy-russian-missile-attacks-hit-ukraine%27s-2-largest-cities
January 2, 2024, 9:12 PM
Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached…
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Djokovic and his sore right wrist help Serbia reach United Cup quarters
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-and-his-sore-right-wrist-advance-serbia-to-the-united-cup-quarterfinals-in-perth
January 2, 2024, 9:22 PM
Novak Djokovic endured a wrist injury to lead Serbia into a United Cup mixed teams quarterfinal showdown against host Australia.
The world No. 1 was troubled by his…
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Rescue teams search for quake survivors in Ishikawa as death toll reaches 48
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-races-to-find-new-year%27s-day-quake-survivors
January 2, 2024, 9:41 AM
At least 48 people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year's Day, with rescue teams struggling on Tuesday to reach isolated areas where buildings had…
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Heart stimulants saw biggest Japan sales rise in 2023 on tourist demand
https://japantoday.com/category/business/heart-stimulants-saw-biggest-2023-japan-sales-rise-on-tourist-demand
January 2, 2024, 9:20 PM
Products popular with tourists saw big sales increases in Japan in 2023, with heart stimulants seeing the largest year-on-year rise among daily consumer goods, reflecting growing demand amid…
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korean-opposition-leader-is-attacked-and-injured-by-an-unidentified-man-officials-say
January 2, 2024, 6:27 AM
South Korea's tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan,…
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Man arrested after assaulting father with sake bottle
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-after-assaulting-father-with-sake-bottle
January 2, 2024, 9:20 PM
Police in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, said Tuesday they have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his 50-year-old father by hitting him on the head with a sake…
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Man arrested for assaulting mother after she intervened in fight with his wife
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assaulting-mother-after-she-intervened-in-fight-with-his-wife
January 2, 2024, 6:40 AM
Police in Hakodate, Hokkaido, have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his mother who is in her 70s on Monday night.
According to police, the incident…
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China sees robust travel, tourism demand during New Year's Day holiday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-sees-robust-travel-tourism-demand-during-new-year%27s-day-holiday
January 2, 2024, 1:28 AM
Travel in China flourished over the three-day New Year's holiday, with 135 million domestic tourist trips, up 155% from last year, while domestic tourism revenue rose to 79.73…
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Death toll reaches 57 in Ishikawa quake
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Death-toll-reaches-57-in-Ishikawa-quake
January 2, 2024, 11:22 PM
A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more…
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Russia rounds up thousands of migrants at New Year's Eve festivities
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-rounds-up-thousands-of-migrants-at-new-year%27s-eve-festivities-reports
January 2, 2024, 12:36 AM
Russia's police have detained thousands of migrants across the country in New Year's Eve raids with scores of them facing deportation, Russian media reported on Monday.
About 3,000…
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Salah scores twice to send Liverpool clear
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/salah-swaps-out-unlucky-boots-to-send-liverpool-clear
January 2, 2024, 12:37 AM
Mohamed Salah credited a half-time change of boots after scoring twice to send Liverpool three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-2 win…
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