Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-supreme-court-allows-idaho-to-enforce-its-strict-abortion-ban-even-in-medical-emergencies
January 6, 2024, 1:07 AM
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.
The justices said they would hear…
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Porro's rocket fires Spurs into FA Cup fourth round
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/porro%27s-rocket-fires-spurs-into-fa-cup-fourth-round
January 6, 2024, 1:31 AM
Pedro Porro's sublime strike fired Tottenham to a hard-fought 1-0 win over stubborn Burnley in the FA Cup third round on Friday.
Porro bagged his first goal this…
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Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/massachusetts-voters-become-latest-to-try-and-keep-trump-off-ballot-over-jan.-6-attack
January 5, 2024, 9:05 PM
Five Republican and Democratic voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge former President Donald Trump's eligibility to appear on the Republican primary election ballot, claiming he…
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NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in U.S. gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nra-chief-wayne-lapierre-says-he%27s-resigning-days-before-trial-scrutinizing-his-leadership-spending
January 5, 2024, 9:05 PM
The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations he diverted millions of…
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Iraq prepares to close down U.S.-led coalition's mission
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraq-prepares-to-close-down-us-led-coalition%27s-mission-pm
January 5, 2024, 9:05 PM
The Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the U.S.-led international military coalition from the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office said on Friday.
The U.S.…
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Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hezbollah-leader-says-his-group-must-retaliate-for-suspected-israeli-strike-in-beirut
January 5, 2024, 9:08 PM
The leader of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah said Friday that his group must retaliate after a presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior…
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Iran arrests 11 suspects over bomb blasts; mourners demand revenge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-arrests-11-suspects-over-bomb-blasts-mourners-demand-revenge-state-tv
January 5, 2024, 9:04 PM
Iranian authorities said on Friday that security forces had arrested 11 people suspected of involvement in two bomb blasts that killed nearly 100 people at a memorial service…
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Big cricket rivals India and Pakistan to meet in New York in headline match in men's T20 World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/big-cricket-rivals-india-and-pakistan-to-meet-in-new-york-in-headline-match-in-men%27s-t20-world-cup
January 5, 2024, 9:12 PM
Fierce cricket rivals India and Pakistan are in the same group for this year's men's Twenty20 World Cup and will meet in a marquee match in New York.…
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'Starsky and Hutch' star David Soul dies at 80
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/actor-david-soul-one-half-of-%27starsky-and-hutch-%27-dies-at-80
January 5, 2024, 9:07 PM
Actor-singer David Soul, a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” and topped the music charts with the ballad “Don't…
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Brazil postpones visa requirements for U.S., Canada and Australia citizens to April
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-postpones-visa-requirements-for-u.s.-canada-and-australia-citizens-to-april
January 5, 2024, 9:06 PM
Brazil postponed for the second time the reintroduction of requirements to obtain tourist visas for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada, officials said.
Former president Jair Bolsonaro…
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Germany faces Australia in United Cup semifinals after beating Greece 2-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/germany-faces-australia-in-united-cup-semifinals-after-beating-greece-2-1
January 5, 2024, 9:12 PM
Alexander Zverev won both his singles and mixed doubles matches against Greece on Friday to lead Germany into the United Cup semifinals against Australia.
Zverev and Laura Siegemund…
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Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-unleashes-more-drones-and-missiles-at-russian-areas-as-part-of-its-new-year-strategy
January 5, 2024, 9:04 PM
Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula…
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Sri Lanka declares moratorium on research ships for a year amid Indian concerns over Chinese vessels
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lanka-declares-moratorium-on-research-ships-for-a-year-amid-indian-concerns-over-chinese-vessels
January 5, 2024, 9:05 PM
Sri Lanka has declared a moratorium on foreign research ships entering its waters for a year amid concerns from India over Chinese research vessels docking in its neighborhood.…
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Britain hit by flooding after heavy rain swells major rivers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain-hit-by-flooding-after-heavy-rain-swells-major-rivers1
January 5, 2024, 9:06 PM
Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing serious disruption and around 1,000…
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'Blade Runner' Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27blade-runner%27-pistorius-released-on-parole-11-years-after-murdering-girlfriend2
January 5, 2024, 9:05 PM
South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that shocked a…
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Tesla to recall 1.6 mil cars in China to fix steering software
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tesla-to-recall-1.6-mn-cars-in-china-to-fix-steering-software-regulator
January 5, 2024, 9:11 PM
Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million electric vehicles in China, the country's market regulator said Friday, owing to software issues that could pose safety risks while driving.…
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Japan's new car sales increase 13.8% in 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-new-car-sales-increase-13.8-in-2023-1st-rise-in-5-yrs
January 5, 2024, 9:11 PM
New car sales in Japan grew 13.8 percent in 2023 from the previous year, climbing for the first time in five years as manufacturers ramped up production following…
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Ohtani, Dodgers to make donations to quake-hit areas in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-ohtani-dodgers-to-make-donations-to-quake-hit-japan-areas
January 5, 2024, 7:40 AM
Shohei Ohtani and his new club the Los Angeles Dodgers will make donations to the central Japan areas hit by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, the…
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'I had to do something': Turkish volunteer feeds Japan earthquake victims
https://japantoday.com/category/national/%27i-had-to-do-something%27-turkish-volunteer-feeds-japan-earthquake-victims
January 5, 2024, 9:08 PM
On a chilly Friday morning in the quake-hit town of Wajima, Aydin Muhammet and his employees served steaming bowls of soup and rice in front of a community…
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Asian shares mostly decline after mixed Wall Street finish
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-mostly-decline-after-mixed-wall-street-finish
January 5, 2024, 6:56 AM
Asian shares mostly declined Friday, after a mixed finish on Wall Street, although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost from a strengthening dollar.
Benchmarks rose in Tokyo but…
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Injury concerns for Nadal after losing in quarterfinals of his tour comeback at Brisbane
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rybakina-and-azarenka-advance-to-the-brisbane-international-semifinals
January 5, 2024, 9:12 PM
Rafael Nadal has concerns over his surgically repaired left hip just three matches into his comeback from a year-long injury layoff, and just over a week before the…
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N Korea fires more than 200 artillery shells near S Korean islands
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-korea-fires-artillery-shells-near-s.-korean-islands-seoul
January 5, 2024, 7:07 AM
North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands on Friday, Seoul's defense ministry said, warning the actions threatened peace and it would respond.…
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Kishida is down for the count
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/kishida-is-down-for-the-count
January 5, 2024, 9:02 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is down for the count. After being poleaxed by a series of body blows, his chances of making a decent recovery are mighty slim.…
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Face-off in Britain over controversial surveillance tech
https://japantoday.com/category/world/face-off-in-britain-over-controversial-surveillance-tech
January 5, 2024, 4:35 AM
On a grey, cloudy morning in December, London police deployed a state-of-the-art AI powered camera near the railway station in the suburb of Croydon and quietly scanned the…
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SpaceX sues to stop U.S. hearing over fired workers
https://japantoday.com/category/business/spacex-sues-to-stop-us-hearing-over-fired-workers
January 5, 2024, 4:36 AM
SpaceX on Thursday went to court to try to derail a U.S. National Labor Relations Board hearing over complaints by workers who say they were fired for criticizing…
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Rescue dogs play vital role in search for survivors in quake-ravaged Wajima
https://japantoday.com/category/national/ruin-and-rescue-dogs-in-quake-ravaged-wajima
January 5, 2024, 10:10 AM
Joining soldiers and firefighters in the desperate search for survivors after a huge earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, was rescue dog Elsa, described by her trainer as "the…
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Creator blows final whistle on 'Captain Tsubasa' soccer comic
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/creator-blows-final-whistle-on-%27captain-tsubasa%27-football-comic
January 5, 2024, 9:06 PM
The Japanese creator of "Captain Tsubasa" said on Friday that he was blowing the final whistle on the beloved cartoon series after a run of 43 years.
Yoichi…
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¥114 million tuna
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/tuna-fetches-114-million-yen-at-new-year-auction-in-tokyo
January 5, 2024, 8:31 PM
Two employees of wholesaler Yamayuki pose with a bluefin tuna that sold for 114.24 million yen at a New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market on Friday.…
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Premier League transfer window: What do big clubs need?
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-transfer-window-what-do-big-clubs-need
January 5, 2024, 9:12 PM
The Premier League transfer window is open, with clubs in the English top flight set to flex their financial muscles.
AFP Sport looks at where the major teams…
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Man arrested over possession of ‘magic mushrooms’
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-possession-of-%E2%80%98magic-mushrooms%E2%80%99
January 5, 2024, 9:10 PM
Police in Chiba city have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of possessing psychedelic mushrooms at his home.
Yasushi Tashiro, who is self-employed, was arrested Thursday for being…
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