Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17
https://japantoday.com/category/world/air-attack-in-northwestern-myanmar-kills-17-including-children-but-military-denies-responsibility
January 7, 2024, 8:53 PM
Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the country’s northwest have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine children, local…
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‘Wonka’ is No. 1 at North American box office again as 2024 gets off to slower start
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%E2%80%98wonka%E2%80%99-is-no.-1-at-the-box-office-again-as-2024-gets-off-to-a-slower-start
January 7, 2024, 8:59 PM
Timothée Chalamet and “Wonka” topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters. Warner Bros.’ family-oriented musical added $14.4 million in ticket…
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Mexican authorities investigate massacre after rival criminal groups clash in remote desert
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexican-authorities-investigate-massacre-after-rival-criminal-groups-clash-in-remote-desert
January 7, 2024, 8:54 PM
Mexican authorities in the violence-plagued southwestern state of Guerrero said they were investigating a gruesome massacre that took place in a part of a remote desert where two…
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Arsenal's struggles continue in 2-0 loss to Liverpool in FA Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fa-cup-de-bruyne-returns-in-a-big-win-for-man-city.-ryan-reynolds%27-wrexham-advances
January 7, 2024, 8:54 PM
Three straight losses, an elimination from the FA Cup, and the ominous sight of Manchester City back in form and boosted by the return of Kevin De Bruyne.…
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Kamikawa pledges $37 mil aid for Ukraine via NATO
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-foreign-minister-visits-ukraine-vows-37-mil.-aid-via-nato
January 7, 2024, 8:55 PM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, pledging a $37 million contribution to a NATO fund to provide additional support for the…
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Feller wins World Cup slalom by just .02 seconds to deny Norway another win at Adelboden
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/norway-skiers-take-control-of-men%27s-world-cup-slalom-with-steen-olsen-leading-mcgrath-at-adelboden
January 7, 2024, 8:54 PM
Manuel Feller denied the young Norwegian team another win at Adelboden in a World Cup slalom on Sunday and extended Austria’s unbeaten run in the discipline this season.…
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2 dead in Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian soldiers celebrate Orthodox Christmas on front line
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-100-evacuate-russia%E2%80%99s-belgorod-while-soldiers-celebrate-orthodox-christmas-on-the-front-line
January 8, 2024, 1:51 AM
The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was subjected Sunday to numerous shelling attacks from Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region, across the Dnieper River, local officials said.
The…
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Quake debris
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/quake-debris
January 7, 2024, 8:47 PM
Police officers stand amid debris of damaged and burnt buildings in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
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Nadal withdraws from Australian Open with an injury just one tournament into his comeback
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-withdraws-from-the-australian-open-with-an-injury-just-one-tournament-into-his-comeback
January 7, 2024, 9:59 AM
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an injury after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months in the sidelines.
Nadal said he…
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N Korea again fires shells near sea border with South, as its leader's sister mocks Seoul
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-denies-artillery-firing-and-mocks-south-korea%27s-detection-capabilities.
January 7, 2024, 8:53 PM
North Korea again fired artillery shells near its tense sea boundary with the South on Sunday, as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked…
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Germany wins United Cup title after thrilling final tie against Poland
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-beats-kerber-to-give-poland-early-lead-in-united-cup-final
January 7, 2024, 8:54 PM
Reigning Olympic champion Alexander Zverev saved two match points in a remarkable comeback to win his singles tie in an epic three-setter and then helped clinch the United…
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Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-meets-jordan%27s-king-and-foreign-minister-on-mideast-push-to-keep-gaza-war-from-spreading
January 7, 2024, 8:53 PM
On another urgent diplomatic mission to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Arab partners to press for their help in tamping down…
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Rybakina, Dimitrov win Brisbane titles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rybakina-blitzes-sabalenka-to-win-brisbane-international
January 7, 2024, 8:54 PM
Elena Rybakina claimed her sixth career title with a 6-0, 6-3 rout of top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka to win the the Brisbane International in a perfect tune-up for the…
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Kishida vows 'ceaseless' aid as snow hampers quake relief
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-premier-vows-ceaseless-aid-as-snow-hampers-quake-relief
January 7, 2024, 8:55 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday vowed to provide "ceaseless" support to areas devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and…
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81-year-old driver arrested after killing two pedestrians on highway in Okinawa
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/81-year-old-driver-arrested-after-killing-two-pedestrians-on-highway-in-Okinawa
January 7, 2024, 9:01 PM
Police in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, have arrested an 81-year-old woman on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after her vehicle hit a signboard and then careened onto…
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‘Volunteer’ worker arrested for stealing fruit from damaged home in Ishikawa Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/%E2%80%98volunteer%E2%80%99-worker-arrested-for-stealing-fruit-from-damaged-home-in-ishikawa-prefecture
January 7, 2024, 11:52 PM
Police in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of stealing fruit from a home partially damaged by the Jan 1 earthquake.
Police said Fumiaki Matsuoka,…
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Prosecutors make first arrest in LDP political funding scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-prosecutors-make-first-arrest-in-political-funding-scandal-media
January 7, 2024, 10:03 AM
A lawmaker from Japan's ruling party was arrested on Sunday for suspected fundraising violations, the first arrest in a scandal that has battered support for Prime Minister Fumio…
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Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated quake-hit Japan communities
https://japantoday.com/category/national/snow-hinders-rescues-and-aid-deliveries-to-isolated-communities-after-japan-quakes-kill-126-people
January 7, 2024, 7:50 AM
Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 128 people. Heavy snowfall expected in…
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Foreign Minister Kamikawa visits Ukraine; pledges Japan's continued support
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/urgent-japan-foreign-minister-kamikawa-visits-ukraine-vows-support
January 7, 2024, 9:06 PM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa made an unannounced visit on Sunday to Ukraine to vow continued support for the Eastern European nation amid its ongoing war with Russia,…
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China to sanction 5 U.S. manufacturers over arms sales to Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-to-sanction-5-us-manufacturers-over-arms-sales-to-taiwan-ministry1
January 7, 2024, 5:10 AM
China will sanction five U.S. military manufacturers in response to the latest round of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
U.S. arms…
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Kishida forced to rely more on 'kingmaker' Aso amid funds scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-forced-to-rely-more-on-kingmaker-aso-amid-funds-scandal
January 7, 2024, 8:55 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been compelled to rely more on former Prime Minister Taro Aso, called a "kingmaker" by critics, to maintain his administration amid a…
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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 7, 2024, 4:47 AM
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 7, 2024, 6:41 AM
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 7, 2024, 4:47 AM
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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