Kamikawa on the move
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/kamikawa-on-the-move
January 14, 2024, 9:28 PM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is welcomed at Hamburg City Hall by First Mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher, in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday. Germany is the 8th stop…
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Turkish air strikes hit 24 Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, Syria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkish-air-strikes-hit-24-kurdish-militant-targets-in-northern-iraq-syria-ministry
January 14, 2024, 9:37 PM
Turkey's military conducted air strikes in northern Iraq and Syria on Sunday and destroyed 24 Kurdish militant targets, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding many…
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Man United, Spurs draw 2-2; Villa, Everton draw 0-0
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ratcliffe-takes-in-man-united%27s-2-2-draw-with-spurs-that-underlined-his-team%27s-strengths-and-flaws
January 14, 2024, 10:56 PM
Sitting beside Alex Ferguson in the directors’ box at Old Trafford, Jim Ratcliffe took in a Manchester United game in person for the first time since agreeing a…
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From Berlin to Karachi, thousands demonstrate in support of either Israel or the Palestinians
https://japantoday.com/category/world/from-berlin-to-karachi-thousands-demonstrate-in-support-of-either-israel-or-the-palestinians
January 14, 2024, 9:32 PM
From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas.…
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`The Honeymooners' actress Joyce Randolph dies at 99
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%60honeymooners%27-actress-joyce-randolph-has-died-at-99-played-ed-norton%27s-wife-trixie
January 14, 2024, 9:44 PM
Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners” provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, has…
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‘Mean Girls’ takes 1st place at the North American box office
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%E2%80%98mean-girls%E2%80%99-takes-1st-place-at-the-box-office.-so-fetch.
January 14, 2024, 9:45 PM
Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “ Mean Girls. ” The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the…
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22 miners killed in Tanzania landslide
https://japantoday.com/category/world/22-miners-killed-in-tanzania-landslide
January 14, 2024, 9:38 PM
Twenty-two people have lost their lives following a landslide at a mine in northern Tanzania, officials said on Sunday.
The accident occurred in Simuyu region's Bariadi district, more…
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Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as weekend storms bring more Arctic air and snow
https://japantoday.com/category/world/millions-of-americans-face-below-zero-temperatures-as-weekend-storms-bring-more-arctic-air-snow
January 14, 2024, 9:36 PM
Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as Arctic storms threatened near-blizzard conditions in the Northeast and several inches…
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Missile from Lebanon kills 2 Israeli civilians as Israel-Hamas war rages for 100th day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fire-from-lebanon-kills-2-israeli-civilians-as-the-israel-hamas-war-rages-for-100th-day
January 14, 2024, 9:29 PM
An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon hit a home in northern Israel on Sunday, killing two civilians and renewing concerns about the risk of a second front erupting…
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Minamino double helps Japan to comeback 4-2 win against Vietnam in Asian Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/minamino-double-helps-japan-to-comeback-4-2-win-against-vietnam-in-asian-cup
January 14, 2024, 9:47 PM
Takumi Minamino scored two goals as Japan came from behind to beat Vietnam 4-2 in the Asian Cup on Sunday.
The tournament favorite trailed 2-1 in the first…
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As diversity, equity and inclusion comes under legal attack, U.S. companies quietly alter their programs
https://japantoday.com/category/business/as-legal-challenges-mount-some-companies-retool-diversity-and-inclusion-programs1
January 14, 2024, 9:46 PM
Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against…
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Volcano lava flows into Icelandic village, engulfing homes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/volcano-erupts-on-outskirts-of-fishing-village-grindavik
January 14, 2024, 9:37 PM
Lava flowing from a volcano that erupted on Sunday near the Icelandic fishing port of Grindavik has engulfed at least three homes just hours after villagers were evacuated…
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Gov't to extend ¥100 bil from reserve funds for quake relief
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-gov%27t-to-extend-100-bil.-yen-from-reserve-funds-for-quake-relief
January 14, 2024, 9:45 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday the government will extend an additional 100 billion yen from reserve funds under the fiscal 2023 budget within the month to help…
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Kilde to miss rest of ski season after heavy crash
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kilde-recovering-after-heavy-crash-with-shiffrin-at-his-side
January 14, 2024, 9:48 PM
Norway's World Cup ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will miss the remainder of the season after his heavy crash in Wengen, according to the national team doctor.
"The…
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More countries join talks on Ukraine leader's peace formula
https://japantoday.com/category/world/top-western-envoys-review-ukraine-peace-formula-to-end-russia%27s-war-as-zelenskyy-plans-davos-visit
January 14, 2024, 9:30 PM
Leaders of talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula on Sunday said a growing number of countries are working to help set the groundwork for Russia to…
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86.6% in Japan back tougher political funds control laws amid scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-86.6-in-japan-back-tougher-political-funds-control-laws-amid-scandal
January 14, 2024, 9:39 PM
A Kyodo News survey released Sunday shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal…
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8th anniversary of fatal bus crash in Nagano observed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/8th-anniversary-of-fatal-bus-crash-in-nagano-observed
January 14, 2024, 9:43 PM
Relatives of victims of a fatal bus crash on Sunday marked the eighth anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 13 passengers and two drivers in…
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Kishida visits quake-hit region as concerns rise about diseases in evacuation centers
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-kishida-visits-quake-hit-region-as-concerns-rise-about-diseases-in-evacuation-centers
January 14, 2024, 9:48 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday visited the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture for the first time since the deadly Jan 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern…
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N Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-south-korea-says
January 14, 2024, 9:49 AM
North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested engines for a new…
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Frederik X proclaimed new king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates
https://japantoday.com/category/world/denmark-to-proclaim-a-new-king-as-queen-margrethe-signs-historic-abdication
January 14, 2024, 9:29 PM
Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in…
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Naomi Osaka: Hero or villain?
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/naomi-osaka-hero-or-villain
January 14, 2024, 5:35 AM
Who is Naomi Osaka? The tennis-viewing public have seen so many different Naomi Osakas, they could be forgiven for wondering which one will turn up at the Australian…
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Man finds firefighter sleeping in his living room
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-finds-firefighter-sleeping-in-his-living-room
January 14, 2024, 9:42 PM
Police in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of home invasion after he was found sleeping in another person’s home on Sunday morning.
According…
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Djokovic bids for Grand Slam history as Australian Open gets underway
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-bids-for-grand-slam-history-as-australian-open-gets-underway
January 14, 2024, 10:04 AM
Novak Djokovic will launch his bid for Grand Slam history at the Australian Open on Sunday against an 18-year-old qualifier after Jannik Sinner came through a testing opener…
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China opposes Japan's congratulatory message to Taiwan president-elect
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-opposes-japan%27s-congratulatory-message-to-taiwan-president-elect
January 14, 2024, 9:38 PM
The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Sunday that it "resolutely opposed" Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa's statement congratulating Taiwan's new president-elect Lai Ching-te.
In a statement published…
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Taiwan tells China to 'face reality' after election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-tells-china-to-%27face-reality%27-after-election
January 14, 2024, 5:01 AM
Taiwan on Sunday told China to "face reality" and respect its election result, after voters defied Beijing's warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president.
Voters spurned…
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Japan plans legal revision for quicker deletion of defamatory posts
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-plans-legal-revision-for-quicker-deletion-of-defamatory-posts-on-social-media
January 14, 2024, 9:41 PM
The Japanese government is planning to submit a bill for a legal revision to oblige the operators of social media platforms such as X, Instagram and YouTube to…
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U.S. presidential election heats up as frigid Iowa tests Trump
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-presidential-election-heats-up-as-frigid-iowa-tests-trump
January 14, 2024, 9:30 PM
Voters venture into sub-zero temperatures Monday to kick off the Republican presidential nomination race with the Iowa caucuses, the first major test of whether runaway front-runner Donald Trump…
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From a ludicrously capacious bag to fake sausages: 'Succession' props draw luxe prices
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/from-a-ludicrously-capacious-bag-to-fake-sausages-%27succession%27-props-draw-luxe-prices
January 14, 2024, 9:43 PM
Someday soon, someone will be walking down the street proudly carrying a ludicrously capacious bag, bought for a ludicrously capacious price.
The voluminous Burberry tote is one of…
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Defending champion Djokovic fends off first-timer Prizmic in 4 hours to advance in Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/the-first-15-day-australian-open-begins-with-a-sunday-start-in-melbourne
January 14, 2024, 9:47 PM
Until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on opening Sunday in Australia, Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match.
The 18-year-old…
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Denmark awaits new king, as Queen Margrethe to bow out
https://japantoday.com/category/world/denmark-awaits-new-king-as-queen-margrethe-to-bow-out
January 14, 2024, 7:44 AM
Queen Margrethe II, Denmark's longest reigning monarch, is due to pass the throne to her first-born son Frederik on Sunday and tens of thousands of Danes are expected…
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