Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare China's frayed ties with Canada
https://japantoday.com/category/world/xi-spat-with-trudeau-lays-bare-china%27s-frayed-ties-with-canada
November 17, 2022, 7:52 AM
Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that could further complicate the…
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Chinese leaders face anger over 2nd child's quarantine death
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-leaders-face-anger-over-2nd-child%27s-quarantine-death
November 17, 2022, 6:54 AM
Chinese authorities faced more public anger Thursday after a second child's death was blamed on overzealous anti-virus enforcement, adding to frustration at controls that are confining millions of…
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Paralympics: IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paralympics-ipc-suspends-russian-belarusian-committees-with-immediate-effect1
November 17, 2022, 6:07 AM
The International Paralympic Committee voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Russia and Belarus with immediate effect, placing their para-athletes' hopes of competing at the 2024…
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Kishida fails to shine enough at G20 summit to boost his image at home
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan-pm-fails-to-shine-enough-at-g-20-summit-to-revive-fortunes
November 17, 2022, 10:19 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appears to have failed to make the diplomatic impact he was hoping for at the just-ended Group of 20 summit to help turn…
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Japan reports 93,005 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-93-005-new-coronavirus-cases
November 17, 2022, 12:07 PM
Japan on Thursday reported 93,005 new coronavirus cases, down 14,181 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 9,755 new cases, down 359 from Wednesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Myanmar to free ex-British ambassador, Australian adviser, Japanese journalist among nearly 6,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar-junta-to-release-former-british-ambassador-australian-adviser-and-japan-journalist
November 17, 2022, 4:39 AM
Myanmar's military said Thursday it will release almost 6,000 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian economics adviser in a rare olive branch…
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N Korea fires missile hours after warning of fierce military response to U.S., allies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-korea-fires-missile-hours-after-warning-of-%27fiercer%27-military-response
November 17, 2022, 2:39 AM
North Korea has fired an "unidentified ballistic missile", Seoul's military said Thursday, the latest in a record-breaking blitz of launches as Pyongyang warned of a "fiercer" military response…
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Japan racks up trade deficit as exports, imports hit records
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-racks-up-trade-deficit-as-exports-imports-hit-records
November 17, 2022, 7:35 AM
Japan marked a trade deficit for the 15th month in a row in October, as both imports and exports reached record highs amid the soaring costs of energy…
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Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter staff: Work intense, long hours or lose your job
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/%27hardcore%27-or-bust-musk-gives-ultimatum-to-twitter-staff
November 17, 2022, 1:33 AM
Twitter's new boss Elon Musk has asked staff to choose by Thursday between being "extremely hardcore" and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs, according to an…
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GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gop-wins-slim-house-majority-complicating-ambitious-agenda
November 17, 2022, 3:01 AM
Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur…
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Man shoots fireworks through crowd at Shibuya scramble crossing
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-shoots-fireworks-through-crowd-at-shibuya-scramble-crossing
November 17, 2022, 5:37 AM
The Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo has become something of a hotspot for foolish shenanigans in recent years, with one person rolling through the busy intersection in an inflatable ball and…
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Woman fatally stabbed in Gunma apartment
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-gunma-apartment
November 17, 2022, 10:03 AM
A 42-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in her apartment in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday night.
According to police, another woman who lives in the two-story building called…
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U.S. court sentences accused Chinese spy to 20 years in prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-sentences-accused-chinese-spy-to-20-years-in-prison1
November 16, 2022, 10:20 PM
A U.S. federal court in Cincinnati sentenced a Chinese national to 20 years in prison on Wednesday after he was convicted last year of plotting to steal trade…
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Beaujolais time
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/beaujolais-time-1
November 16, 2022, 9:36 PM
Two women mark the official debut of the new season's Beaujolais Nouveau at a midnight party in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward early Thursday morning. Japanese are among the first…
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Tom Brady, Larry David, other celebrities named in FTX suit
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/tom-brady-larry-david-other-celebrities-named-in-ftx-suit
November 16, 2022, 10:00 PM
A host of Hollywood and sports celebrities including Larry David and Tom Brady were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arguing that their…
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Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
https://japantoday.com/category/business/amazon-begins-mass-layoffs-among-its-corporate-workforce
November 16, 2022, 10:02 PM
Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to trim its workforce amid rising fears about the wider economic environment.
On Tuesday,…
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Leading Republicans try to ignore Trump campaign launch
https://japantoday.com/category/world/leading-republicans-try-to-ignore-trump-campaign-launch
November 17, 2022, 3:00 AM
Leading Republican officials on Wednesday sought to ignore Donald Trump's formal step into the 2024 presidential contest, insisting there were more pressing priorities as GOP leaders grappled with…
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Smaller stakes in F1's return to Abu Dhabi; drama remains
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/smaller-stakes-in-f1%27s-return-to-abu-dhabi-drama-remains
November 16, 2022, 10:03 PM
Formula One returns to the scene of one of its most embarrassing championship deciders in history with little on the line one year later.
The driver championship and…
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Fears of war spillover ease after NATO says missile on Poland was Ukrainian stray
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fears-of-war-spillover-ease-after-nato-says-missile-on-poland-was-ukrainian-stray
November 17, 2022, 5:36 AM
A missile that crashed inside Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defenses and not a Russian strike, Poland and military alliance NATO said on Wednesday,…
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Brentford striker Toney charged with breaching betting rules
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brentford-striker-toney-charged-with-breaching-betting-rules
November 16, 2022, 10:03 PM
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been charged by the English Football Association over 232 alleged breaches of betting rules over a four-year period.
The 26-year-old forward last week…
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Trump criminal probes will proceed — even as he's candidate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-criminal-probes-will-proceed-even-as-he%27s-candidate
November 17, 2022, 3:24 AM
Donald Trump's early announcement of his third White House bid won't shield the former president from the criminal investigations already confronting him as an ordinary citizen, leaving him…
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McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mcconnell-reelected-senate-gop-leader-scott%27s-bid-rejected
November 16, 2022, 10:07 PM
Sen Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance…
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Gunmen attack bazaar in Iran, killing 5
https://japantoday.com/category/world/state-media-gunmen-attack-bazaar-in-iran-killing-5
November 16, 2022, 10:07 PM
Gunmen opened fire in a bazaar in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh on Wednesday, killing at least five people, including a young girl, and wounding civilians and…
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South African president calls for Africa to be member of G20
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-african-president-calls-for-africa-to-be-member-of-g20
November 16, 2022, 10:07 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the African Union to be included as a permanent member of the Group of 20 leading economies.
The representation would…
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COP27 negotiators still far apart on strong climate deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cop27-negotiators-still-far-apart-on-strong-climate-deal2
November 16, 2022, 10:06 PM
Countries were far from agreeing the contours of a climate deal at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Wednesday, with the host country urging negotiators to resolve their…
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Serbia, Hungary and Austria agree to bolster fight against illegal migrations
https://japantoday.com/category/world/serbia-hungary-and-austria-agree-to-bolster-fight-against-illegal-migrations
November 16, 2022, 10:22 PM
Serbia on Wednesday agreed with Hungary and Austria to deploy more joint police patrols along its southern borders and align visa policies with those of the European Union…
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Canada's Trudeau faces populist headwinds as economic slump looms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada%27s-trudeau-faces-populist-headwinds-as-economic-slump-looms
November 16, 2022, 10:24 PM
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming under pressure from populist conservative rivals as the country veers toward a possible recession, with provinces vowing to oppose some of…
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Boosted by Australian visa, Djokovic flawless against Rublev
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-%27very-happy%27-with-visa-allowing-him-to-play-australian-open
November 16, 2022, 11:19 PM
Novak Djokovic confirmed Wednesday he has received a visa to travel to Melbourne to play in the 2023 Australian Open after missing this year's tournament when he was…
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MI5 spy chief says Russia, China, Iran top threat list to UK
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mi5-spy-chief-says-russia-china-iran-top-threat-list-to-uk
November 16, 2022, 10:07 PM
Britain faces major security threats from the trio of Russia, China and Iran, which all use coercion, intimidation and violence to pursue their interests, the UK’s domestic intelligence…
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World Cup organizers defend Qatar residents as 'real fans'
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/world-cup-organizers-defend-qatar-residents-as-%27real-fans%27
November 16, 2022, 10:14 PM
Amid skepticism after days of fan parades in Doha and throngs of people greeting team buses arriving at hotels, World Cup organizers insisted Wednesday the atmosphere is authentic.…
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