Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nearly-3-000-pages-of-jeffrey-epstein-documents-released-but-some-questions-remain-unanswered
January 6, 2024, 8:55 PM
For nearly two decades, journalists, police detectives, FBI agents, lawyers and amateur sleuths have pried into the depraved world of Jeffrey Epstein.
Yet even after the release of…
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Japan's Kobayashi clinches third Four Hills ski jump crown
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-kobayashi-clinches-third-four-hills-ski-jump-crown
January 6, 2024, 8:55 PM
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi on Saturday became only the sixth man to win the prestigious Four Hills ski jumping tournament on three occasions.
Kobayashi added the 2024 title to…
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Polish farmers suspend their blockade at Ukrainian border after deal with government
https://japantoday.com/category/world/polish-farmers-suspend-their-blockade-at-the-ukrainian-border-after-a-deal-with-the-government
January 6, 2024, 8:54 PM
Polish farmers who had blockaded a border crossing to Ukraine ended their protest after reaching an agreement with the government that met their demands, Poland's state news agency…
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A Pentagon mystery: Why was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospital stay kept secret for days?
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-pentagon-mystery-why-was-defense-secretary-lloyd-austin%27s-hospital-stay-kept-secret-for-days
January 6, 2024, 8:54 PM
Members of Congress and Pentagon leaders were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials said Saturday, as questions swirled about…
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Woman in her 90s rescued 5 days after Japan quake
https://japantoday.com/category/national/refiling-update4-woman-rescued-5-days-after-japan-quake-as-death-toll-tops-120
January 6, 2024, 9:00 PM
A woman was rescued from a collapsed house in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture on Saturday, five days after a powerful earthquake struck the prefecture on the Sea of Japan…
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Boeing faces new questions about the 737 Max after plane suffers a gaping hole in its side
https://japantoday.com/category/business/boeing-faces-new-questions-about-the-737-max-after-a-plane-suffers-a-gaping-hole-in-its-side
January 6, 2024, 9:03 PM
Boeing faces new scrutiny about the safety of its best-selling plane after federal officials announced the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 Max planes on Saturday, following a…
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Russian shelling kills 11 in Donetsk region while Ukraine claims it hit Crimean air base
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-shelling-kills-11-in-donetsk-region-while-ukraine-claims-it-hit-a-crimean-air-base
January 6, 2024, 8:54 PM
Eleven people were killed Saturday in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk province, according to regional Gov. Vadym Filashkin. Five children were among the dead and eight…
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De Minaur beats Zverev but Germany make United Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/de-minaur-beats-zverev-but-germany-make-united-cup-final
January 6, 2024, 8:56 PM
Australia's Alex De Minaur backed up his upset of Novak Djokovic by defeating Alexander Zverev Saturday, but it was not enough to prevent Germany booking a United Cup…
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Newcastle beats Sunderland in FA Cup to end slump
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/newcastle-beats-sunderland-3-0-in-the-fa-cup-to-end-slump.-isak-scores-twice
January 6, 2024, 8:56 PM
Out-of-form Newcastle's trip to local rival Sunderland had the potential to produce a classic FA Cup upset.
Eddie Howe's players had other ideas.
Alexander Isak scored twice as…
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Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-probe-uk-post-office-for-accusing-over-700-employees-of-theft.-the-culprit-was-an-it-glitch
January 6, 2024, 8:55 PM
UK police have opened a fraud investigation into Britain’s Post Office over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of stealing money when a…
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Fire department review
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/fire-department-review
January 6, 2024, 8:50 PM
Firefighters, dressed as Edo era firemen, perform traditional bamboo ladder acrobatics during a New Year event of the Tokyo Fire Department at Tokyo Big Sight on Saturday. The…
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Man arrested for pushing woman off station platform in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-man-arrested-for-pushing-woman-off-jr-station-platform-in-tokyo
January 6, 2024, 9:02 PM
A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday for pushing an unacquainted woman off the platform onto the rail tracks at Tokyo's JR Shinagawa Station, police said.
The woman in…
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Hezbollah, Israel trade heavy cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent regional escalation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hezbollah-fires-rockets-at-israel-in-%27initial-response%27-to-killing-of-top-leader-from-allied-hamas
January 6, 2024, 8:54 PM
Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah traded fire Saturday in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks, a day after the militia's leader urged retaliation for…
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Sabalenka, Rybakina set up Australian Open final rematch in Brisbane
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rybakina-storms-into-brisbane-international-final
January 6, 2024, 8:56 PM
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka swept past Victoria Azarenka on Saturday into a Brisbane International final against world number four Elena Rybakina, setting up a replay of their 2023…
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Taiwan slams Chinese balloons as safety threat, psychological warfare
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-slams-chinese-balloons-as-safety-threat-psychological-warfare
January 6, 2024, 3:59 AM
Taiwan's defense ministry accused China on Saturday of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island's people with a recent spate of balloons spotted near or…
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Yamazaki Baking praised for assistance after Japan earthquake
https://japantoday.com/category/national/yamazaki-baking-praised-for-assistance-after-japan-earthquake
January 6, 2024, 9:01 PM
On Jan 1, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, destroying roads and houses and cutting off supplies of water and electricity, leaving more than 30,000…
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32-year-old man arrested over death of father in Sapporo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/32-year-old-man-arrested-over-death-of-father-in-sapporo
January 6, 2024, 8:59 PM
Police in Sapporo said Saturday they have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting his 56-year-old father.
According to police, Ryuta Tsuchida, a part-time worker, is…
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Driver says she took her eyes off road to pick up smartphone when she fatally hit 87-year-old man
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/driver-says-she-took-her-eyes-off-road-to-pick-up-smartphone-when-she-fatally-hit-87-year-old-man
January 6, 2024, 7:31 AM
Police in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after the car she was driving hit and killed an…
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Warner leads Australia to victory in his farewell test match, completing a 3-0 sweep over Pakistan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/warner-scores-half-century-in-final-test-and-is-leading-australia-to-likely-win-over-pakistan
January 6, 2024, 8:56 PM
It wasn't quite a fairytale finish for David Warner, but it was very close.
Warner scored 57 runs to help lead Australia to an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan…
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Since last summer, X has been allocating revenue based on the number of times a post is viewed, and the ‘attention economy,’ in which attracting attention can bring in income, is spreading at the individual level.
https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/Since-last-summer-X-has-been-allocating-revenue-based-on-the-number-of-times-a-post-is-viewed-and-the-%E2%80%98attention-economy-%E2%80%99-in-which-attracting-attention-can-bring-in-income-is-spreading-at-the-individual-level
January 6, 2024, 8:50 PM
Shinichi Yamaguchi, an associate professor at the Center for Global Communications of the International University of Japan, who specializes in disinformation and defamation issues, explaining why bogus information…
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One-third of Japan's unmarried adults under 50 have never dated
https://japantoday.com/category/national/one-third-of-japan%27s-unmarried-adults-under-50-have-never-dated
January 6, 2024, 9:02 PM
More than one-third of unmarried adults in their 20s to 40s have never been in a relationship and one-fourth have no intention of ever getting married, a recent…
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N Korean leader Kim sends message of sympathy to Kishida over quake
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/n.-korea%27s-kim-sends-message-of-sympathy-to-kishida-over-japan-quake
January 6, 2024, 9:04 PM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message of sympathy to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over a deadly earthquake that hit central Japan on New…
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal of ballot ban
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-supreme-court-to-hear-trump-appeal-of-ballot-ban
January 6, 2024, 3:57 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Donald Trump's appeal of a ruling by Colorado's highest court that would keep him off the presidential primary ballot…
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Disney's 100th-anniversary work 'Wish' challenges status quo
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/feature-disney%27s-100th-anniversary-work-wish-challenges-status-quo
January 6, 2024, 8:57 PM
The animated film "Wish" was released in Japan last month to celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary, paying tribute to the studio's classic repertoire while at the same time portraying…
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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 6, 2024, 4:31 AM
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 6, 2024, 5:33 AM
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 6, 2024, 3:57 AM
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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