Valentine's Day sales start
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/valentine%27s-day-sales-start
January 18, 2024, 9:51 PM
A special sales event is held at a Takashimaya department store in Nagoya. The Valentine's Day sales campaign began Thursday.
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Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber dies at 29 from medical complications
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/canadian-world-champion-pole-vaulter-shawn-barber-dies-at-29-from-medical-complications
January 18, 2024, 9:33 PM
Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29.
Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas,…
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Meta joins rivals in pursuit of human-level AI
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-joins-rivals-in-pursuit-of-human-level-ai
January 18, 2024, 9:43 PM
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said his company is joining the pursuit of creating super artificial intelligence, putting it in a race with Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google.…
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Judge denies Trump's request to hold Jack Smith in contempt in federal 2020 election case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-denies-trump%27s-request-to-hold-jack-smith-in-contempt-in-federal-2020-election-case
January 19, 2024, 2:33 AM
The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump on Thursday rejected his lawyers' bid to hold special counsel Jack Smith's team in contempt for…
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Palestine frustrated by 10-man UAE at Asian Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/palestine-frustrated-by-10-man-uae-at-asian-cup
January 18, 2024, 9:33 PM
Palestine kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stage at the Asian Cup alive despite being held 1-1 by 10-man United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
A thrilling game…
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Japan's Sekisui House buying Denver-based homebuilder M.D.C. Holdings for $4.9 billion
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-sekisui-house-buying-denver-based-homebuilder-m.d.c.-holdings-for-4.9-billion
January 18, 2024, 9:43 PM
Japan's Sekisui House Ltd is buying Denver-based homebuilder M.D.C. Holdings Inc. for $4.9 billion in a deal that would make the Japanese company the fifth-largest builder of new…
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Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Queen Latifah to join The Rolling Stones at 2024 Jazz Fest
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/chris-stapleton-foo-fighters-queen-latifah-to-join-the-rolling-stones-at-2024-jazz-fest
January 18, 2024, 9:41 PM
Country music singer Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Queen Latifah and New Orleans' own Jon Batiste are among the star power set to join The Rolling Stones as headliners…
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Quebec leader urges Trudeau to stem refugee inflow as services near 'breaking point'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/quebec-leader-urges-trudeau-to-stem-refugee-inflow-as-services-near-%27breaking-point%271
January 18, 2024, 9:35 PM
Quebec Premier Francois Legault urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stem the flow of refugees into the province and to compensate it for costs, claiming Quebec's services…
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More than 300 journalists around the world imprisoned because of their work, report says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-300-journalists-around-the-world-imprisoned-because-of-their-work-report-says
January 18, 2024, 9:36 PM
An estimated 320 journalists around the world were imprisoned because of their work toward the end of 2023, according to a report issued Thursday by the Committee to…
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Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pakistan-fires-retaliatory-strike-at-iran-stoking-regional-tension3
January 18, 2024, 9:35 PM
Pakistan launched strikes on separatist militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory attack two days after Tehran said it struck the bases of another group within Pakistani…
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U.S. bombs Yemen a fifth time as Biden says allied action hasn't yet stopped ship attacks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-says-us-strikes-against-houthi-rebels-will-continue-as-bombardment-has-yet-to-deter-militants
January 18, 2024, 9:34 PM
U.S. forces on Thursday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had…
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Court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-court-of-appeals-in-thailand-hands-an-activist-a-50-year-prison-term-for-insulting-the-monarchy
January 18, 2024, 9:35 PM
A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy, giving…
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WHO weighs up AI risks and benefits for healthcare
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/who-weighs-up-ai-risks-and-benefits-for-healthcare
January 18, 2024, 9:46 PM
Generative artificial intelligence could transform healthcare through things like drug development and quicker diagnoses, but the World Health Organization warned Thursday of the potential pitfalls in rushing to…
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Northern Ireland sees biggest strike in years as workers walk out over pay and political deadlock
https://japantoday.com/category/world/northern-ireland-sees-biggest-strike-in-years-as-workers-walk-out-over-pay-and-political-deadlock
January 18, 2024, 9:35 PM
Tens of thousands of public sector workers walked off the job across Northern Ireland on Thursday to protest political deadlock that has left them without pay increases, and…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped by customs over a luxury watch after arriving in Germany
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-stopped-by-customs-over-a-luxury-watch-after-arriving-in-germany
January 18, 2024, 9:42 PM
Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event.…
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Google CEO warns of more layoffs
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-ceo-warns-of-more-layoffs
January 18, 2024, 9:44 PM
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned employees that more layoffs are in store at the search engine giant as it focused on new priorities, including artificial intelligence.
"These…
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Ukraine allies launch 'artillery coalition' to boost depleted supplies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kyiv-warns-ammunition-low-as-allies-launch-%27artillery-coalition%27
January 18, 2024, 9:35 PM
Ukraine warned Thursday that its army faces a "very real and pressing" ammunition shortage in its war against Russia, as Western allies agreed new artillery supplies.
A new…
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15 students and 1 teacher drown after boat capsizes in lake in western India
https://japantoday.com/category/world/15-students-and-1-teacher-drown-when-a-boat-capsizes-in-a-lake-in-western-india
January 18, 2024, 9:36 PM
A boat carrying a school group capsized in a lake in western India on Thursday, drowning 15 students and one teacher, fire service officials said.
Eleven students were…
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Australia edge Syria to reach Asian Cup knockouts
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-edge-syria-1-0-to-reach-asian-cup-knockouts
January 18, 2024, 9:33 PM
Australia followed hosts and holders Qatar into the last 16 of the Asian Cup with an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Syria on Thursday.
Jackson Irvine scored the winner…
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Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/reba-mcentire-post-malone-and-andra-day-to-sing-during-super-bowl-pregame
January 18, 2024, 9:32 PM
Country music star Reba McEntire will grace next month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem while Post Malone will perform “America the Beautiful.”
The performances will…
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British leader Sunak urges Parliament's upper house to swiftly pass Rwanda migration plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-leader-sunak-urges-parliament%27s-upper-house-to-swiftly-pass-rwanda-migration-plan
January 18, 2024, 9:35 PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak laid out a challenge Thursday to members of Parliament's unelected upper chamber to swiftly pass his controversial plan to send some asylum-seekers on…
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'Oppenheimer' and 'Poor Things' lead race for Britain's BAFTA film awards
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27oppenheimer%27-and-%27poor-things%27-lead-the-race-for-britain%27s-bafta-film-awards
January 18, 2024, 9:41 PM
Atom-bomb epic “Oppenheimer” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories including best film — eight more than its box-office rival, “Barbie.”…
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Japan signs agreement to purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-signs-agreement-to-purchase-400-tomahawk-missiles-as-us-envoy-lauds-its-defense-buildup
January 18, 2024, 9:37 PM
Japan signed a deal with the United States on Thursday to purchase up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles as part of its ongoing military buildup in response to…
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Moriyasu dismisses flak over early Asian Cup wobble
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-moriyasu-dismisses-flak-over-early-asian-cup-wobble
January 18, 2024, 9:32 PM
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu dismissed Thursday criticism of his team's opening performance at the Asian Cup, saying: "It just shows that people are watching us."
The four-time champions…
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Standoff between IOC and Italy over 2026 Winter Olympics sliding track to be decided within 2 weeks
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/standoff-between-ioc-and-italy-over-2026-winter-olympics-sliding-track-to-be-decided-within-2-weeks
January 18, 2024, 9:33 PM
A standoff between the IOC and 2026 Winter Games officials in Italy about using a bobsled track in another country should be resolved within two weeks, the Olympic…
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Netanyahu says he has told U.S. he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Netanyahu-says-he-has-told-U.S.-he-opposes-Palestinian-state-in-any-postwar-scenario
January 18, 2024, 9:33 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to scale back Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian…
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‘I never lost a fight against a man’: The story of the only woman to join Japan’s notorious yakuza
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/%E2%80%98i-never-lost-a-fight-against-a-man%E2%80%99-the-story-of-the-only-woman-to-join-japan%E2%80%99s-notorious-yakuza
January 18, 2024, 9:36 PM
Mako Nishimura is a petite woman in her late 50s, with flowing hair and a delicate face. But you soon notice that she is no traditional Japanese lady…
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S Korea, Japan, U.S. envoys meet amid tensions on Korean Peninsula
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/s.-korea-japan-u.s.-envoys-meet-amid-tensions-on-korean-peninsula
January 18, 2024, 9:37 PM
Senior diplomats of South Korea, Japan, and the United States met in Seoul on Thursday for talks to address the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula following North…
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21-year-old sentenced to death for crime he committed as a minor for 1st time in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-21-yr-old-man-given-death-penalty-for-2021-murder-arson-in-japan
January 18, 2024, 9:40 PM
A Japanese court sentenced a 21-year-old man to death on Thursday for the 2021 murder of two and arson, in the first case of capital punishment being given…
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Japanese Communist Party appoints 1st female leader
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japanese-communist-party-taps-1st-female-leader
January 18, 2024, 9:38 PM
The Japanese Communist Party appointed policy chief Tomoko Tamura to be its new chairperson on Thursday, making her the first woman to take the helm of the party.…
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