Missile attacks across Middle East raise Gaza escalation risks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/missile-attacks-across-middle-east-raise-gaza-escalation-risks4
January 21, 2024, 2:36 AM
Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza triggering a wider regional conflict pitting…
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Winter Youth Games
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/winter-youth-games
January 20, 2024, 8:19 PM
Benjamin Niel, top left, of France, Mason Hamel of the United States and Daisuke Muraoka, bottom, of Japan compete during the men's snowboard cross small final at the…
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Iran blames Israel, vows revenge after Guards die in Syria strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-blames-israel-vows-revenge-after-guards-die-in-syria-strike
January 21, 2024, 2:37 AM
Iran on Saturday accused Israel of a strike in Damascus that killed five Revolutionary Guards members, and vowed to avenge the latest attack on the Islamic republic's personnel…
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Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/exclusive-iranian-and-hezbollah-commanders-help-direct-houthi-attacks-in-yemen-sources-say2
January 21, 2024, 2:37 AM
Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea…
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Protests against Germany's far right gain new momentum after report on meeting of extremists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protests-against-germany%27s-far-right-gain-new-momentum-after-report-on-meeting-of-extremists
January 20, 2024, 8:39 PM
Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as “Never Again is Now,” “Against Hate” and…
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S Korea benefits from late own-goal to salvage 2-2 draw with Jordan in Asian Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/south-korea-benefits-from-late-own-goal-to-salvage-2-2-draw-with-jordan-in-asian-cup
January 20, 2024, 8:48 PM
Despite going ahead on an early strike by Son Heung-min, South Korea needed a last-minute own-goal to secure a 2-2 draw with Jordan at the Asian Cup on…
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Gabriel helps Arsenal end 3-game losing streak with its 5-0 win over Crystal Palace
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/gabriel-helps-arsenal-end-3-game-losing-streak-with-its-5-0-win-over-crystal-palace
January 20, 2024, 10:34 PM
Central defender Gabriel Magalhaes helped Arsenal solve its scoring problems as the Gunners ended a three-game losing streak in all competitions with a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace…
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Zelenskyy calls Trump's rhetoric about Ukraine's war with Russia 'very dangerous'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskyy-calls-trump%27s-rhetoric-about-ukraine%27s-war-with-russia-%27very-dangerous%27
January 21, 2024, 2:12 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, branding Trump's claim that he could stop Ukraine's war…
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Seoul police chief indicted over Halloween crush
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seoul-police-chief-indicted-over-halloween-crush
January 20, 2024, 8:40 PM
South Korean prosecutors have indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency​, charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022​…
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Aso to keep faction as Japan ruling party despite funds scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/aso-to-keep-faction-as-japan-ruling-party-grilled-over-funds-scandal
January 20, 2024, 8:44 PM
Former Prime Minister Taro Aso is set to defy pressure to dissolve his faction within the Japanese ruling party, sources close to the matter said Saturday, as other…
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French skier Sarrazin beats Odermatt for his 2nd Kitzbuehel downhill triumph in 2 days
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-skier-sarrazin-beats-odermatt-for-his-2nd-kitzbuehel-downhill-triumph-in-2-days
January 20, 2024, 8:48 PM
A former giant slalom specialist, Cyprien Sarrazin never raced a World Cup downhill until just over 13 months ago.
Now the French skier is among the main candidates…
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Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in postwar Gaza, rebuffing Biden
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hostage-families-protest-outside-netanyahu%27s-home-ramping-up-pressure-for-a-truce-for-hostages-deal
January 21, 2024, 2:36 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” rejecting…
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Shock Iraq defeat exposes Japan frailties at Asian Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shock-iraq-defeat-exposes-japan-frailties-at-asian-cup
January 20, 2024, 8:47 PM
Japan were tipped as favorites to win the Asian Cup but a shock defeat to Iraq has exposed the cracks in coach Hajime Moriyasu's previously well-oiled machine.
The…
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Top seed Swiatek dumped out of Australian Open as Alcaraz shines
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-blitzes-chinese-teen-as-swiatek-aims-to-extend-hot-streak
January 20, 2024, 8:48 PM
World number one Iga Swiatek joined the rapid exit of top-10 women's seeds from the Australian Open on Saturday as Carlos Alcaraz sent a chilling warning to his…
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World's biggest iceberg battered by waves as it heads north
https://japantoday.com/category/world/world%27s-biggest-iceberg-%27battered%27-by-waves-as-it-heads-north
January 20, 2024, 7:47 AM
It was impossible to see through the snow and fog on the Antarctic seas but expedition leader Ian Strachan knew his ship was approaching a true behemoth: the…
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8 quake-hit cities, towns in Ishikawa Prefecture still without water; death toll 232
https://japantoday.com/category/national/8-quake-hit-cities-towns-in-ishikawa-prefecture-still-without-water-death-toll-232
January 20, 2024, 10:15 AM
Twenty days after an earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture, eight cities and towns on the Noto Peninsula continue to be without water.
Water is still cut off in almost…
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Alcaraz races into 4th round of Australian Open after Shang retires injured
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Alcaraz-races-into-4th-round-of-Australian-Open-after-Shang-retires-injured
January 20, 2024, 7:07 AM
Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open when his opponent, Shang Juncheng, retired early in the third set of their third-round encounter on Saturday.…
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Man arrested for killing father judged not mentally fit to stand trial
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-killing-father-judged-not-mentally-fit-to-stand-trial
January 20, 2024, 7:41 AM
The Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office has decided not to prosecute a 29-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his 64-year-old father at their home last…
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Psychiatric tests begin for Fukuoka police officer arrested for fatally beating sister
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/psychiatric-tests-begin-for-fukuoka-police-officer-arrested-for-fatally-beating-sister
January 20, 2024, 8:47 PM
The Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office says that a 57-year-old police officer, arrested on suspicion of causing injury resulting in the death of his 55-year-old sister in Kitakyushu…
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Women and children are main victims of Gaza war, with 16,000 killed, U.N. says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/women-and-children-are-main-victims-of-gaza-war-with-16-000-killed-un-says
January 20, 2024, 7:44 AM
Women and children are the main victims the Gaza war, with some 16,000 killed and an estimated two mothers losing their lives every hour since Hamas’ surprise attack…
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Tokyo bus operator banks on foreign drivers as shortage looms
https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-tokyo-bus-operator-banks-on-foreign-drivers-as-shortage-looms
January 20, 2024, 8:44 PM
A Tokyo bus operator has declared its desire to hire foreign drivers, hoping the move will prompt Japan to open up the job to people from abroad as…
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Buoy meets satellite: Kristen Stewart brings bizarre AI romance to Sundance
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/buoy-meets-satellite-kristen-stewart-brings-bizarre-ai-romance-to-sundance
January 20, 2024, 8:46 PM
Can artificial intelligence feel loneliness, or even love? And what would it think of us after humans have gone?
"Love Me," surely the most surreal and original entry…
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Small-town Colorado newspapers stolen after running story about rape charges at police chief's house
https://japantoday.com/category/world/small-town-colorado-newspapers-stolen-after-running-story-about-rape-charges-at-police-chief%27s-house
January 20, 2024, 1:08 AM
Nearly all the copies of a small-town Colorado newspaper were stolen from newspaper racks on the same day the Ouray County Plaindealer published a story about charges being…
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LA Times staff walk out over job cut threats
https://japantoday.com/category/business/la-times-staff-walk-out-over-job-cut-threats
January 20, 2024, 8:41 PM
Unionized journalists at the Los Angeles Times walked off the job Friday for the first time in the paper's 142-year history, after management said it planned significant job…
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Have an ice time
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/have-an-ice-time-2
January 19, 2024, 8:45 PM
Photo taken in Shimukappu, a village in Hokkaido known for its cold temperatures that can fall as low as 30 C below zero, shows the inside of a…
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Sports Illustrated magazine lays off staff
https://japantoday.com/category/business/sports-illustrated-magazine-lays-off-staff
January 20, 2024, 1:25 AM
Staff at Sports Illustrated, the famed American sports magazine that became a fixture for athletes and fans, were laid off on Friday by publisher The Arena Group, according…
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6 nuns kidnapped in Haiti while traveling on bus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/6-nuns-have-been-kidnapped-in-haiti-while-they-were-traveling-on-a-bus-religious-leaders-say
January 20, 2024, 1:12 AM
Six nuns were kidnapped Friday in Haiti as they traveled on a bus through the capital, according to religious leaders.
The nuns were accompanied by an undetermined number…
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Private U.S. lander destroyed during reentry after failed mission to moon, company says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/private-us-lander-destroyed-during-reentry-after-failed-mission-to-moon-company-says
January 19, 2024, 9:15 PM
A U.S. company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific, officials confirmed Friday.
Astrobotic Technology said contact and then tracking was lost as its…
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Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/grand-jury-indicts-alec-baldwin-in-fatal-shooting-of-cinematographer-on-movie-set-in-new-mexico
January 19, 2024, 9:11 PM
A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico,…
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Brazil, Japan and Canada to play in USA's SheBelieves Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brazil-japan-and-canada-feature-in-usa%27s-shebelieves-cup
January 19, 2024, 9:13 PM
Brazil, Japan and Canada will travel to the United States in April for the SheBelieves Cup, the annual women's tournament, U.S. Soccer announced on Friday.
The USA will…
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