At least 12 dead in foiled attempt to rescue son of Mexican cartel hitman
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-12-dead-in-suspected-attempt-to-rescue-son-of-mexican-cartel-hitman
January 22, 2024, 1:06 AM
At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called…
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Doubles delight
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/doubles-delight
January 21, 2024, 10:37 PM
Japan's Wakana Nagahara, right, and teammate Mayu Matsumoto, celebrate after winning the women's badminton doubles finals against China's Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu at the Yonex Sunrise…
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Iranian soldier kills 5 comrades in southeastern city where IS attack killed dozens
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iranian-soldier-kills-5-comrades-in-southeastern-city-where-is-attack-killed-dozens-state-tv-says
January 21, 2024, 9:26 PM
An Iranian soldier opened fire on fellow soldiers Sunday, killing five of them in the southeastern city of Kerman, where 94 people were killed in a bombing attack…
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Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ron-desantis-ends-his-struggling-presidential-bid-before-new-hampshire-and-endorses-donald-trump
January 22, 2024, 2:31 AM
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump, ending a White House bid that failed to…
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Saudi Arabia beats nine-man Kyrgyzstan to reach Asian Cup last 16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/saudi-arabia-beat-nine-man-kyrgyzstan-to-reach-asian-cup-last-16
January 21, 2024, 9:31 PM
Roberto Mancini's Saudi Arabia reached the Asian Cup knockout rounds on Sunday with a laboured 2-0 win over a Kyrgyzstan side who played almost half the game with…
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Sarah, the Duchess of York, diagnosed with malignant melanoma found during breast cancer treatment
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sarah-the-duchess-of-york-diagnosed-with-malignant-melanoma-found-during-breast-cancer-treatment
January 21, 2024, 9:27 PM
Sarah, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with a malignant skin cancer that was discovered during her treatment for breast cancer, a spokesperson said.
The melanoma was…
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French protesters ask Macron not to sign off on an immigration law with a far-right footprint
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-protesters-ask-macron-not-to-sign-off-on-an-immigration-law-with-a-far-right-footprint
January 21, 2024, 9:26 PM
Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday to call on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law tough new…
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Liverpool flexes squad depth in 4-0 win over Bournemouth to move 5 points clear in Premier League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-flexes-squad-depth-in-4-0-win-over-bournemouth-to-move-5-points-clear-in-premier-league
January 21, 2024, 9:31 PM
Liverpool appears to have the squad depth to last the pace in the Premier League title race.
Shorn of Mohamed Salah — away at the Africa Cup of…
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Across Germany, anti-far right protests draw hundreds of thousands
https://japantoday.com/category/world/across-germany-anti-far-right-protests-draw-hundreds-of-thousands-in-munich-too-many-for-safety
January 21, 2024, 9:26 PM
A protest against the far right in the German city of Munich Sunday afternoon ended early due to safety concerns after approximately 100,000 people showed up, police said.…
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Crowds fire up Middle East teams at Asian Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27so-one-sided%27-crowds-fire-up-middle-east-teams-at-asian-cup
January 21, 2024, 9:31 PM
If Japan, South Korea or Australia are to win the Asian Cup in Qatar they will have to do it the hard way in the face of hostile…
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Rublev wears down De Minaur to reach Australian Open quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rublev-wears-down-de-minaur-to-reach-australian-open-quarter-finals
January 21, 2024, 9:31 PM
Fifth seed Andrey Rublev tamed a battling Alex de Minaur in five gruelling sets to shatter home hopes and make his second successive Australian Open quarterfinal on Sunday.…
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McIlroy wins Dubai Desert Classic for record 4th time
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mcilroy-wins-dubai-desert-classic-for-record-4th-time-after-reeling-in-young-in-final-round
January 21, 2024, 9:31 PM
Rory McIlroy won the Dubai Desert Classic for a record fourth time Sunday, completing a remarkable weekend comeback by reeling in Cameron Young early in the final round…
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Vietnamese trainees told to undergo contraception to work in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/vietnamese-trainees-told-to-undergo-contraception-to-work-in-japan
January 21, 2024, 9:27 PM
Some female Vietnamese technical trainees have received contraception treatments based on instructions by organizations involved in a Japan internship program, a Kyodo News survey revealed Sunday, with the…
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German skier Strasser takes Kitzbuehel slalom for 1st win in 2 years
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/norwegian-skier-jakobsen-takes-1st-run-lead-at-slalom-in-kitzbuehel.-last-year%27s-winner-yule-is-2nd
January 21, 2024, 9:31 PM
German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife…
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while Israel announces death of another hostage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/palestinian-death-toll-soars-past-25-000-in-gaza-with-no-end-in-sight-to-israel-hamas-war
January 21, 2024, 9:24 PM
The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the…
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At least 27 reported killed in attack on Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/officials-report-at-least-13-dead-in-a-missile-strike-on-a-market-in-russian-occupied-ukraine
January 21, 2024, 9:26 PM
Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the…
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Australia swelters in heatwave, lifting bushfire risk
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-sweats-in-heatwave-lifting-bushfire-risk-amid-el-nino
January 21, 2024, 7:48 AM
Large swaths of Australia sweltered again on Sunday through a widening heatwave, which the national weather forecaster said raised the bushfire risk in an already high-risk fire season…
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A century after Lenin's death, the USSR's founder seems to be an afterthought in modern Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/a-century-after-lenin%27s-death-the-ussr%27s-founder-seems-to-be-an-afterthought-in-modern-russia
January 21, 2024, 9:20 PM
Not long after the 1924 death of the founder of the Soviet Union, a popular poet soothed and thrilled the grieving country with these words: “Lenin lived, Lenin…
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Djokovic, Sabalenka, Gauff reach Australian Open quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/dominant-djokovic-sweeps-into-australian-open-quarters
January 21, 2024, 5:36 AM
Novak Djokovic's relentless march towards a record 25th Grand Slam title gathered pace on Sunday as he outclassed 20th seed Adrian Mannarino to reach the quarter-finals of the…
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N Korea stresses alignment with Russia against U.S. and says Putin could visit at an 'early date'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-stresses-alignment-with-russia-against-us-and-says-putin-could-visit-at-an-%27early-date%27
January 21, 2024, 6:02 AM
North Korea said Sunday it has agreed to further strategic and tactical cooperation with Russia to establish a “new multi-polarized international order,” as the two countries work to…
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Doctor arrested for secretly taking photos of nursery school staff during health checks
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/doctor-arrested-for-secretly-taking-photos-of-nursery-school-staff-during-health-checks
January 21, 2024, 9:29 PM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 49-year-old doctor on suspicion of secretly taking photos of a sexual nature with his smartphone while he was giving nursery school staff…
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Man arrested over sexual assault, robbery of woman in her apartment
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-sexual-assault-robbery-of-woman-in-her-apartment
January 21, 2024, 9:28 PM
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the Osaka apartment of a 20-year-old woman and sexually assaulting her in late December.
Police allege Soichiro…
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More students in quake-hit central Japan evacuate to continue studies
https://japantoday.com/category/national/more-students-in-quake-hit-central-japan-evacuate-to-continue-studies
January 21, 2024, 7:49 AM
Over a hundred students from junior high schools in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left their families Sunday to evacuate to a facility some 100 kilometers away…
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85-year-old man arrested for dangerous driving resulting in death of woman, son
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/85-year-old-man-arrested-for-dangerous-driving-resulting-in-death-of-woman-son
January 21, 2024, 7:50 AM
Police in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday arrested an 85-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after his truck hit and killed a 59-year-old woman…
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Japanese journalist brings lonely #MeToo battle to Sundance
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-journalist-brings-lonely-metoo-battle-to-sundance
January 21, 2024, 9:27 PM
When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito accused a prominent TV reporter of rape, becoming a rare high-profile #MeToo voice in her homeland, she was initially ignored by police, prosecutors…
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Philippines' Marcos draws flak for helicopter use for Coldplay concert
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippines%27-marcos-draws-ire-for-helicopter-use-for-coldplay-concert
January 21, 2024, 5:37 AM
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert by British rock band Coldplay in a…
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Quake leaves deep scars on famed Noto sake brewers
https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-quake-leaves-deep-scars-on-famed-noto-sake-brewers
January 21, 2024, 9:27 PM
The powerful New Year's Day earthquake that ravaged a remote central Japan region has left its famed, centuries-old sake-making industry facing the danger of losing some of the…
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AI and death: Sundance films grapple with our digital afterlife
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ai-and-death-sundance-films-grapple-with-our-digital-afterlife
January 21, 2024, 9:29 PM
Artificial intelligence promises to make death "optional," as the technology learns to perfectly emulate our personalities, memories and dreams, keeping a version of ourselves alive long after our…
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FIFA's Infantino condemns 'abhorrent' racism during games in Italy, England
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa%27s-infantino-condemns-%27abhorrent%27-racism-during-games-in-italy-england
January 21, 2024, 9:30 PM
FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and "automatic forfeits" for teams whose supporters hurl "abhorrent" abuse following racist incidents in Italy and England…
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Japan automakers tap foreign models to drive sales of recreational cars
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-automakers-tap-foreign-models-to-drive-sales-of-outdoorsy-cars
January 21, 2024, 9:30 PM
As the popularity of lifestyle vehicles rises in Japan, Japanese automakers are introducing overseas-made models to offer more options to domestic consumers looking for cars suitable for camping…
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