Kishida calls for constructive relations in talks with China's Li
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-kishida-calls-for-constructive-relations-in-talks-with-china%27s-li
November 12, 2022, 9:59 AM
Japanese Prime Minister told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday he hoped the two countries could strive toward building a "constructive and stable" relationship, Japan's foreign ministry said…
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UK cops flak over carbon-neutral pledges
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-cops-flak-over-carbon-neutral-pledges
November 12, 2022, 7:18 AM
As world leaders and environmental experts meet at the COP27 climate change talks in Egypt, last year's host Britain is under scrutiny about its commitment to tackling global…
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Japan reports 79,486 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-79-486-new-coronavirus-cases
November 12, 2022, 11:48 AM
Japan on Saturday reported 79,486 new coronavirus cases, up 5,393 from Friday. Tokyo reported 8,021 new cases, up 122 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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84-year-old man arrested after assaulting wife with metal rod
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/84-year-old-man-arrested-after-assaulting-wife-with-metal-rod
November 12, 2022, 7:44 AM
Police in Furudono, Fukushima Prefecture, have arrested an 84-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife, who is in her 70s, by beating her legs with a metal…
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Australia unveils joint cyber police taskforce to 'hunt down' hackers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-unveils-joint-cyber-police-taskforce-to-%27hunt-down%27-hackers
November 12, 2022, 3:15 AM
Australia on Saturday formalised a new cyber-policing model in a stepped-up effort to "hunt down" cyber criminal syndicates, following recent hacks impacting millions of Australians.
Australia's biggest health…
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Japan, China arranging for Kishida-Xi talks; Thailand eyed as venue
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-china-arranging-for-kishida-xi-talks-thailand-eyed-as-venue
November 12, 2022, 7:44 AM
Japan and China are working to arrange talks between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Xi Jinping, with Thailand envisioned for their venue but Indonesia remaining a possibility,…
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A nation waits: U.S. election workers toil to count thousands of votes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-nation-waits-u.s.-election-workers-toil-to-count-thousands-of-votes
November 12, 2022, 2:20 AM
Arizona and Nevada election workers were toiling on Friday to tally hundreds of thousands of ballots that could determine control of the U.S. Senate and the shape of…
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Kevin Conroy, a defining voice of Batman, dies at 66
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kevin-conroy-a-defining-voice-of-batman-dies-at-66
November 11, 2022, 9:49 PM
Kevin Conroy, the prolific voice actor whose gravely delivery on “Batman: The Animated Series" was — for many Batman fans — the definite sound of the Caped Crusader,…
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Liverpool boss Klopp issued one-game ban
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-boss-klopp-issued-one-game-ban
November 11, 2022, 9:45 PM
Jurgen Klopp has been handed a one-match touchline ban after he was sent off in Liverpool's win against Manchester City last month.
The English Football Association successfully appealed…
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Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons biggest prize
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-troops-met-with-joy-in-kherson-as-russia-abandons-biggest-prize2
November 12, 2022, 7:14 AM
Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February.…
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Biden says climate crisis is about 'very life of the planet'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cop27-biden-says-the-climate-crisis-is-about-%27very-life-of-the-planet%271
November 11, 2022, 9:43 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden told the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Friday that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised the United States…
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Thousands take part in Qatar World Cup rally
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/thousands-take-part-in-qatar-world-cup-rally
November 11, 2022, 9:41 PM
Thousands of migrant workers wearing the colors of Argentina, Brazil and England staged a World Cup rally in Doha Friday, less than 10 days from the start of…
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Twitter scrambles to curb spread of fake accounts
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-scrambles-to-curb-spread-of-fake-accounts
November 11, 2022, 9:50 PM
Twitter moved on Friday to curb fake accounts that have proliferated since Elon Musk's takeover, suspending sign-ups for a new paid checkmark system and reinstating a gray "official"…
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Outgoing Russian ambassador blames Japan for strained relations
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russian-ambassador-blames-japan-for-strained-relations
November 12, 2022, 7:45 AM
Russia's outgoing ambassador to Tokyo blamed Japan on Friday for straining relations between the countries by imposing sanctions on Moscow over its war with Ukraine.
Mikhail Galuzin also…
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Embattled crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/embattled-crypto-exchange-ftx-files-for-bankruptcy
November 11, 2022, 9:50 PM
It took less than a week for FTX to go from the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world to bankruptcy court.
The embattled cryptocurrency exchange, short billions of…
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Seven & i to sell Sogo & Seibu department stores to Fortress Investment
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-seven-i-to-sell-sogo-seibu-dept.-stores-to-fortress-investment
November 11, 2022, 9:50 PM
Seven & i Holdings Co said Friday it plans to sell its struggling department store unit Sogo & Seibu Co to U.S.-based investment fund Fortress Investment Group LLC…
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Migrant ship docks in France as row with Italy escalates
https://japantoday.com/category/world/migrant-ship-docks-in-france-as-row-with-italy-escalates1
November 11, 2022, 9:43 PM
A charity-run ship carrying around 230 migrants rescued at sea docked at a French port on Friday after being turned away by Italy, as a war of words…
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ASEAN agrees in principle to admit East Timor as 11th member
https://japantoday.com/category/world/asean-agrees-in-principle-to-admit-east-timor-as-11th-member2
November 11, 2022, 9:44 PM
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed in principle to admit East Timor as the group's 11th member, the bloc said in a statement on Friday,…
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VAR still controversial 4 years after its World Cup debut
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/var-still-controversial-4-years-after-its-world-cup-debut
November 11, 2022, 9:45 PM
The introduction of VAR at the last World Cup proved one thing for sure: It's nigh impossible to remove controversy from soccer even at the highest level.
The…
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Japanese music stars form band 'to make the world rock'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/japanese-music-stars-form-band-%27to-make-the-world-rock%27
November 11, 2022, 9:49 PM
Four of Japan’s biggest rock stars formed a new band, The Last Rockstars, in a race against time to preserve the spirit of rock music.
“We’ve come together…
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Amnesty pleads for FIFA to compensate World Cup migrant workers
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/amnesty-pleads-for-fifa-to-compensate-world-cup-migrant-workers
November 11, 2022, 9:41 PM
Amnesty International has made an urgent plea less than 10 days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to commit to a…
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SoftBank posts Q2 net profit after Alibaba share sales
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/softbank-posts-q2-net-profit-after-alibaba-share-sales
November 11, 2022, 9:50 PM
Japan's SoftBank Group on Friday posted a net profit in the second quarter, partly thanks to gains from its recent reduction of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant…
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South Korean police official found dead amid scrutiny over Halloween crush
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-police-official-found-dead-amid-scrutiny-over-halloween-crush
November 11, 2022, 9:43 PM
A South Korean police official being investigated over the deadly Halloween crush was found dead at his home in Seoul on Friday, the Yonhap news agency reported.
The…
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Belgium stabbing suspect was on list of potential extremists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/stabbing-suspect-had-earlier-threatened-belgian-police
November 11, 2022, 9:44 PM
Belgian authorities said Friday that the lone assailant who killed one police officer and wounded another in a stabbing attack had been on a counterterrorism list of potential…
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Japanese Justice Minister Hanashi dismissed over execution comments
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-Justice-Minister-Hanashi-to-be-dismissed-over-execution-comments
November 11, 2022, 12:04 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions…
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No. of foreign tourists in Japan in October up 15-fold from Sept to 288,900
https://japantoday.com/category/national/foreign-tourists-in-japan-in-oct.-up-15-fold-from-sept.-to-288-900
November 12, 2022, 7:44 AM
The number of foreign tourists that arrived in Japan in October increased more than 15-fold from the previous month to 288,909, government data showed Friday, as the country…
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Gov't decides to investigate Unification Church
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-decides-to-probe-unification-church-eyes-stripping-status
November 11, 2022, 9:47 PM
The Japanese government decided Friday to investigate the Unification Church, with a view to requesting that a court consider stripping the controversial organization of its status as a…
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Japan reports 74,093 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-74-093-new-coronavirus-cases
November 11, 2022, 11:52 AM
Japan on Friday reported 74,093 new coronavirus cases, down 4,484 from Thursday. Tokyo reported 7,899 new cases, down 70 from Thursday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Banned from education, Afghan girls are married off
https://japantoday.com/category/world/banned-from-education-%27idle%27-afghan-girls-are-married-off
November 11, 2022, 9:44 PM
Thirteen-year-old Zainab should have been shopping for a new school uniform this autumn but, with no prospect of girls' schools reopening in Afghanistan, she was instead forced to…
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Japanese volunteer fighting for Ukraine dies in war
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-volunteer-fighting-for-ukraine-dies-in-war
November 11, 2022, 9:48 PM
A Japanese volunteer fighting for Ukraine against Russia has died, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Friday.
The ministry confirmed that the man in his 20s died on Wednesday after…
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