S Korea scrambles 80 fighter jets after tracking 180 N Korean warplanes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rival-koreas-scramble-warplanes-in-extension-of-tensions
November 4, 2022, 9:10 AM
South Korea scrambled about 80 military aircraft, including advanced F-35 fighter jets, on Friday after tracking about 180 flights by North Korean warplanes inside North Korean territory in…
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Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh hospitalized with COVID
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japanese-baseball-career-home-run-leader-oh-hospitalized-with-covid
November 4, 2022, 7:35 AM
Sadaharu Oh, Japanese pro baseball's career home run leader and chairman of the Pacific League's SoftBank Hawks, has been hospitalized as a precaution due to the coronavirus, the…
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Xi tells Scholz China, Germany should step up cooperation in turbulent times
https://japantoday.com/category/world/xi-tells-scholz-china-germany-should-step-up-cooperation-in-turbulent-times
November 4, 2022, 7:36 AM
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday touted the need for greater cooperation between China and Germany amid "times of change and turmoil" in a meeting with Chancellor Olaf…
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Phillies' bats go cold in crunch time in 3-2 Game 5 loss to Astros
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/phillies%27-bats-go-cold-in-crunch-time-in-game-5-loss
November 4, 2022, 6:04 AM
Kyle Schwarber stepped to the plate in the eighth inning with Game 5 riding on his powerful bat — and frenzied Phillies fans waving “We Want A Schwarbomb!!”…
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Japan reports 34,064 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-34-064-new-coronavirus-cases
November 4, 2022, 12:02 PM
Japan on Friday reported 34,064 new coronavirus cases, down 33,409 from Thursday. Tokyo reported 3,090 new cases, down 3,596 from Thursday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Woman dies after falling out of moving car; driver arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Woman-dies-after-falling-out-of-moving-car-driver-arrested
November 4, 2022, 7:32 AM
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 29-year-old man over the death of a 23-year-old woman who fell or was pushed out of his car onto the street. The…
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Australia sees spike in cyberattacks from criminals and states
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-sees-spike-in-cyber-attacks-from-criminals-and-states1
November 4, 2022, 8:01 AM
Cyberattacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, with a government report released on Friday equating the assault to one attack every seven minutes.…
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Japan, China eye Kishida-Xi meeting in mid-November: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-China-eye-Kishida-Xi-meeting-in-mid-November-report
November 4, 2022, 10:01 AM
The Japanese and Chinese governments have started planning a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping for mid-November, the Sankei newspaper reported on…
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Pro shogi player loses game for not wearing face mask
https://japantoday.com/category/national/amahiko-sato-becomes-first-pro-shogi-player-in-history-to-lose-game-for-not-wearing-face-mask
November 4, 2022, 7:55 AM
Although chess is the most famous game of its kind on the world stage, its Japanese cousin shogi is considerably harder. It’s a lot like chess but if the…
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UK researchers cure man who had COVID for 411 days
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-researchers-cure-man-who-had-covid-for-411-days
November 4, 2022, 5:40 AM
British researchers announced Friday they have cured a man who was continually infected with COVID for 411 days by analyzing the genetic code of his particular virus to…
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Man Utd fall short of Europa League top spot; Arsenal into last 16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd-fall-short-of-europa-league-top-spot-arsenal-into-last-16
November 3, 2022, 11:25 PM
Manchester United failed to usurp Real Sociedad at the top of Europa League Group E despite a 1-0 win in San Sebastian, as Arsenal did secure their place…
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Starbucks reports record Q4 revenue despite China declines
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-reports-record-q4-revenue-despite-china-declines
November 3, 2022, 9:57 PM
Starbucks’ revenue rose 3% to a record $8.41 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter thanks to U.S. customers who shrugged off higher prices on frothy drinks and snacks.…
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Filmmaker Haggis says he never forced himself on publicist
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/filmmaker-haggis-says-he-never-forced-himself-on-publicist
November 3, 2022, 9:53 PM
Disputing allegations in a rape lawsuit, Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis testified Thursday that his accuser sometimes seemed “conflicted” during their initial kisses but then started taking initiative.
Taking…
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Ex-housekeeper sues Jeff Bezos, claims discrimination
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ex-housekeeper-sues-jeff-bezos-claims-discrimination
November 3, 2022, 10:03 PM
A former housekeeper for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says she and other employees suffered unsafe working conditions that included being forced to climb out a laundry room window…
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European golf tour offers boost in prize money, new minimum pay
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/european-tour-offers-boost-in-prize-money-new-minimum-pay
November 3, 2022, 9:59 PM
The European tour will offer $150,000 against players' earnings and pay $1,500 to other players if they miss the cut as part of a new schedule announced Thursday…
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Judge says he'll appoint monitor for Donald Trump's company
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-considers-outside-monitor-for-donald-trump%27s-company
November 4, 2022, 4:42 AM
A Manhattan judge said Thursday he will appoint an independent monitor for former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire, restricting his company's ability to freely make deals, sell…
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Alcaraz, Djokovic cruise into Paris quarters
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-djokovic-cruise-into-paris-quarters
November 3, 2022, 10:05 PM
World number one Carlos Alcaraz swatted aside Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets on Thursday, as Novak Djokovic continued his Paris Masters title defense by also reaching the quarterfinals.…
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Biden on California rescue mission as House Democrats falter
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-on-california-rescue-mission-as-house-democrats-falter
November 4, 2022, 5:58 AM
President Joe Biden is making his second trip to California in less than three weeks in hopes of bolstering Democratic House members imperiled by fallout from $7-a-gallon gas,…
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U.S. Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-embassy-officials-visit-brittney-griner-in-russia-prison
November 3, 2022, 10:03 PM
Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, more than a week after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her…
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Kevin Spacey to receive achievement award in Italy
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/embattled-actor-spacey-to-receive-achievement-award-in-italy
November 3, 2022, 9:55 PM
Two weeks after a New York jury sided with Kevin Spacey in a sexual abuse lawsuit, an Italian film museum announced Thursday that the actor would receive a…
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NATO chief urges Turkey to endorse Finland, Sweden accession
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nato-chief-urges-turkey-to-endorse-finland-sweden-accession
November 3, 2022, 10:02 PM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Turkey on Thursday to set aside its reservations over Finland and Sweden’s efforts to join the military alliance, insisting the Nordic neighbors have…
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Uproar in French parliament after 'go back to Africa' outburst
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uproar-in-french-parliament-after-%27back-to-africa%27-outburst
November 3, 2022, 10:01 PM
A French parliament session was thrown into turmoil Thursday after a far-right MP was accused of yelling "back to Africa" to a black colleague posing a question on…
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U.S., South Korea warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-south-korea-warn-pyongyang-against-nuclear-weapons-use
November 3, 2022, 10:26 PM
The U.S. and South Korea jointly warned North Korea on Thursday that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in…
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Russia signals retreat in southern Ukraine but Kyiv fears trap
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kyiv-wary-as-russian-official-signals-new-retreat-in-southern-ukraine1
November 4, 2022, 5:57 AM
A Russian-installed official in southern Ukraine said Moscow will likely pull its troops from the west bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson and urged civilians to leave,…
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Twitter's blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter%27s-blue-check-vital-verification-or-status-symbol
November 3, 2022, 9:58 PM
The story of Twitter's blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that's come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-profile impersonations, just…
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Injured Japan defender Yuta Nakayama to miss World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/japan-defender-yuta-nakayama-to-miss-world-cup-with-injury
November 3, 2022, 10:11 PM
Japan defender Yuta Nakayama will miss the World Cup after being injured in an English Championship game one day after being named in the national squad.
Nakayama damaged…
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Sri Lanka holds debt restructuring talks with bilateral creditors
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sri-lanka-holds-debt-restructuring-talks-with-bilateral-creditors
November 3, 2022, 10:04 PM
Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and…
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UK minister visits migrant centers to grapple with crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-minister-visits-migrant-centers-to-grapple-with-crisis
November 3, 2022, 10:02 PM
Britain's interior minister visited immigration facilities on England's southeastern coast Thursday as she grappled with an overcrowding crisis at a migrant facility and an outcry over her claim…
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Italy silent as ships with 1,000 rescued migrants seek help
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-silent-as-ships-with-1-000-rescued-migrants-seek-help
November 3, 2022, 10:03 PM
Humanitarian groups caring for 1,000 rescued migrants aboard three ships in the central Mediterranean are sounding an alarm about deteriorating conditions, but so far Italy's new far-right-led government…
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Clashes erupt near Iran's capital as ongoing protests flare
https://japantoday.com/category/world/clashes-erupt-near-iran%27s-capital-as-ongoing-protests-flare
November 3, 2022, 10:02 PM
Iranian protesters clashed with police in a town near the capital on Thursday, reportedly killing or wounding members of the security forces, who at one point dropped stun…
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