Liverpool fight back to take League Cup semifinal lead over Fulham
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-fight-back-to-take-league-cup-semi-final-lead-over-fulham
January 10, 2024, 11:36 PM
Liverpool produced another comeback after conceding first to take a 2-1 lead over Fulham into the second leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
Willian fired the…
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Trump told EU that U.S. would never help Europe under attack: EU official
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-told-eu-that-us-would-never-help-europe-under-attack-eu-official
January 10, 2024, 9:54 PM
Donald Trump told top European officials while he was U.S. president that the United States would never help Europe if it came under attack, according to a high-level…
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Kamikawa visits Sweden
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/kamikawa-visits-sweden
January 10, 2024, 9:12 PM
Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom, right, poses for a photo with his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday.
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McIlroy raises idea of players signing contracts to give sponsors value
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mcilroy-raises-idea-of-players-signing-contracts-to-give-sponsors-value
January 10, 2024, 9:53 PM
Rory McIlroy is offering another proposal to golf's fractured landscape, suggesting that players need to give up their status as independent contractors unless they want to go back…
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Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs at Twitch, Prime Video and MGM
https://japantoday.com/category/business/amazon-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-at-twitch-prime-video-and-mgm
January 10, 2024, 9:51 PM
Amazon's gamer streaming unit Twitch on Wednesday announced that it was laying off 500 staff, reportedly one third of the company, as it struggles financially despite strong popularity…
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'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' lead SAG nominations on road to Oscars
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27barbie-%27-%27oppenheimer%27-lead-sag-nominations-on-road-to-oscars1
January 10, 2024, 9:49 PM
Box office hits "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" landed four nominations each for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild awards on Wednesday, setting up a new battle between the blockbuster films ahead…
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Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at his civil fraud trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-rescinds-permission-for-trump-to-give-his-own-closing-argument-at-his-civil-fraud-trial
January 10, 2024, 9:54 PM
Donald Trump won't make his own closing argument after all in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge's insistence that the…
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Holiday gatherings and a new variant have driven up COVID cases globally, the U.N. health agency says
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/holiday-gatherings-and-a-new-variant-have-driven-up-covid-cases-globally-the-un-health-agency-says
January 10, 2024, 9:42 PM
The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.…
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Brazil's Lula, Japan's Kishida discuss potential Mercosur trade deal
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/brazil%27s-lula-japan%27s-kishida-discuss-potential-mercosur-trade-deal
January 10, 2024, 9:50 PM
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday discussed with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a potential trade deal between Japan and South American bloc Mercosur, the…
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Fujitsu in firing line over UK Post Office scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-tech-firm-fujitsu-in-firing-line-over-uk-post-office-scandal
January 10, 2024, 9:51 PM
A Japanese technology giant is in the crosshairs of British lawmakers for building the faulty accounting software that led to what has been called the country's biggest ever…
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At least 20 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident, officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-20-feared-dead-in-nigeria-boat-accident-officials-say
January 10, 2024, 9:55 PM
At least 20 people are feared dead in an accident involving two passenger boats travelling from Andoni to Bonny island in Nigeria's coastal Rivers State, local officials said…
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Crown Princess Kiko undergoes endoscopy; no abnormalities found
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-crown-princess-kiko-undergoes-endoscopy-no-issues-found
January 10, 2024, 9:47 PM
Crown Princess Kiko underwent an endoscopy at a Tokyo hospital Wednesday after experiencing health issues since late last year, but no abnormalities were found, the Imperial Household Agency…
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Global unemployment set to worsen in 2024: U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/business/global-unemployment-set-to-worsen-in-2024-un
January 10, 2024, 9:51 PM
The global unemployment rate will increase slightly in 2024, the United Nations said Wednesday as it raised concerns about stagnant productivity, worsening inequalities and inflation biting into disposable…
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Japan's nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study impact of Jan 1 quake
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-nuclear-safety-agency-orders-power-plant-operator-to-study-the-impact-of-jan.-1-quake
January 10, 2024, 11:00 PM
Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year’s Day quake to study its potential…
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Singapore seeks to hold 'dangerous offenders' beyond prison terms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore-seeks-to-hold-%27dangerous-offenders%27-beyond-prison-terms
January 10, 2024, 9:55 PM
Singapore is proposing to hold "dangerous offenders" indefinitely, even after they complete their jail sentences, according to a bill submitted to parliament on Wednesday.
The proposed legislation would…
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As House GOP launches effort to impeach Mayorkas, senators want to strike border deal with him
https://japantoday.com/category/world/as-the-senate-tries-to-strike-a-border-deal-with-mayorkas-house-gop-launches-effort-to-impeach-him
January 10, 2024, 9:54 PM
Marching ahead with multiple impeachment plans, House Republicans set their sights Wednesday on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who they intend to prove is “derelict in his duty”…
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Zelenskyy says Russia can be stopped but Kyiv needs more air defense systems
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-zelenskyy-heads-to-baltic-countries-in-pursuit-of-more-support-against-russia
January 10, 2024, 9:54 PM
Ukraine has shown the world that Russia's military can be stopped, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday as he began a visit to the Baltic nations in search of…
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AI-powered misinformation is world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ai-powered-misinformation-is-the-world%27s-biggest-short-term-threat-davos-report-says
January 10, 2024, 9:54 PM
False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World…
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Moving quake evacuees high priority as deaths rise
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-moving-central-japan-quake-evacuees-high-priority-as-deaths-rise
January 10, 2024, 9:47 PM
Local authorities are speeding up efforts to move evacuees of the powerful earthquake that rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and other central Japan areas on New Year's Day to hotels…
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Landfill work resumes at new U.S. military site on Okinawa despite local opposition
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-resumes-landfill-work-at-new-us-military-site-on-okinawa-despite-local-opposition
January 10, 2024, 9:47 PM
Japanese construction workers on Wednesday resumed landfill work at the new site of the U.S. military base on Okinawa despite protests by the island's residents that the move…
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Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks accept honorary Oscars at Hollywood gala
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/angela-bassett-mel-brooks-accept-honorary-oscars-at-hollywood-gala
January 10, 2024, 9:49 PM
Actor Angela Bassett was celebrated for a lifetime of memorable roles from Tina Turner to the queen of Wakanda as Hollywood's film academy handed out honorary Oscars on…
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Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform for postwar Gaza as deadly Israeli strikes continue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-seeks-palestinian-governance-reform-as-he-tries-to-rally-region-behind-postwar-vision
January 10, 2024, 9:53 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed the Palestinian president Wednesday to reform his government, seeking to rally the region behind postwar plans for Gaza that include concrete…
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Son to Mitoma: Five players to watch at Asian Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/son-to-mitoma-five-players-to-watch-at-asian-cup
January 10, 2024, 9:53 PM
The Asian Cup kicks off on Friday in Qatar, the start of a month-long tournament bringing together 24 teams and the biggest stars in the region.
AFP Sport…
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Pet tech: Throw a dog a bone -- or an AI collar
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ces-pet-tech-throw-a-dog-a-bone-or-an-ai-collar
January 10, 2024, 9:52 PM
They don't own smartphones and can't go online, but that doesn't prevent them from being connected: Pets are benefitting from a slew of animal-oriented technology at this year's…
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Quake death toll stands at 206; 8 of them died at evacuation centers
https://japantoday.com/category/national/more-than-200-people-died-since-japan%27s-new-year%27s-quakes.-7-of-them-died-in-shelters
January 10, 2024, 9:42 PM
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s has killed 206 people as of Wednesday. Eight of the deaths were at evacuation centers, where…
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Schools and shops closed in Ecuador's biggest cities after gang attack is broadcast on live TV
https://japantoday.com/category/world/we-are-on-air%21-masked-gunmen-storm-tv-studio-in-ecuador-as-gang-attacks-in-the-country-escalate
January 10, 2024, 9:54 PM
Schools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers roamed the streets of Ecuador's biggest cities Wednesday, the day after armed gang members who invaded a…
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J-rock legend Yoshiki composing global theme song for Hello Kitty
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/j-rock-legend-yoshiki-composing-global-theme-song-for-hello-kitty
January 10, 2024, 9:49 PM
Back in November, fans were startled to learn that Hello Kitty had lost her voice, and not in a laryngitis kind of way. After 33 years of voicing the character,…
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U.S. livestreamer fined for playing loud music in Osaka restaurant
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/u.s.-livestreamer-fined-for-playing-loud-music-in-osaka-restaurant
January 10, 2024, 7:18 AM
A Japanese court on Wednesday fined an American livestreamer 200,000 yen for playing loud music at a beef bowl restaurant in Osaka and obstructing its operations.
During his…
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Popular Japanese singer Aki Yashiro dies at 73
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/popular-japanese-enka-ballads-singer-aki-yashiro-dies-at-age-73
January 10, 2024, 7:18 AM
Singer Aki Yashiro, the grand dame of Japanese enka ballads who had many big hits during her career spanning five decades, died Dec 30 of lung disease, her…
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N Korea's Kim brands Seoul 'principal enemy' on weapons factory tour
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-korea%27s-kim-brands-seoul-%27principal-enemy%27-on-weapons-factory-tour
January 10, 2024, 4:30 AM
North Korea's Kim Jong Un branded South Korea his country's "principal enemy" and warned he would not hesitate to annihilate it as he toured major weapons factories, state…
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