At least 56 dead after quake hits Indonesia’s Java island
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Earthquake-shakes-Indonesia%E2%80%99s-Java-island-at-least-46-dead
November 21, 2022, 12:22 PM
A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people…
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Asian stocks down after Wall St weekly loss on rate fears
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-stocks-down-after-wall-st-weekly-loss-on-rate-fears1
November 21, 2022, 6:51 AM
Asian stock markets sank Monday after Wall Street ended with a loss for the week amid anxiety about Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes to cool…
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Finance minister vows all-out efforts to fight inflation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-finance-chief-vows-all-out-efforts-to-fight-inflation
November 21, 2022, 9:52 AM
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Monday the government will do all it can to cope with the cost of living crisis to put the economy on a higher…
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Two militants sentenced to death for killing U.S. blogger escape from Bangladesh court
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-militants-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-u.s.-blogger-escape-from-bangladesh-court
November 21, 2022, 5:50 AM
Two Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism escaped from a crowded court in Bangladesh's Dhaka on Sunday.
Avijit Roy, an…
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Several Beijing districts shut schools as China COVID cases rise
https://japantoday.com/category/world/several-beijing-districts-shut-schools-as-china-covid-cases-rise2
November 21, 2022, 6:05 AM
Students in schools across several Beijing districts buckled down for online classes on Monday after officials called for residents in some of its hardest-hit areas to stay home,…
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New Zealand group wanting voting age set at 16 wins in court
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-group-wanting-voting-age-set-at-16-wins-in-court
November 21, 2022, 7:52 AM
A lobby group seeking to lower New Zealand's voting age from 18 to 16 won its appeal to the Supreme Court, which ruled Monday the current law amounts…
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Kishida picks former Foreign Minister Matsumoto as new internal affairs head
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida-picks-former-Foreign-Minister-Matsumoto-as-new-internal-affairs-head
November 21, 2022, 9:53 AM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he has appointed former Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto, 63, as the new internal affairs minister, replacing Minoru Terada who stepped down amid…
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Uber Eats delivery worker arrested for smearing curry on apartment door of customer who gave him low rating
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/uber-eats-delivery-worker-arrested-for-smearing-curry-on-apartment-door-of-customer-who-gave-him-bad-rating
November 21, 2022, 7:55 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a delivery worker for the food order app Uber Eats on suspicion of throwing curry on the apartment door of a customer on…
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Japan reports 42,424 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-42-424-new-coronavirus-cases
November 21, 2022, 12:12 PM
Japan on Monday reported 42,424 new coronavirus cases, down 35,298 from Sunday. Tokyo reported 4,619 new cases, down 3,158 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Politics precedes England's match against Iran at World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/politics-precedes-england%27s-match-against-iran-at-world-cup
November 20, 2022, 9:50 PM
The political situation back home has been a regular line of questioning for Iran ahead of the team’s opening Group B match against England at the World Cup.…
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Ko wins LPGA Tour Championship and Player of the Year
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ko-wins-lpga-tour-championship-and-player-of-the-year
November 20, 2022, 9:58 PM
New Zealand's Lydia Ko won the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship on Sunday, holding on for a two stroke victory over Ireland's Leona Maguire that also secured her the…
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Djokovic matches Federer's record with 6th ATP Finals title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-matches-federer%27s-record-with-6th-atp-finals-title
November 20, 2022, 9:57 PM
Novak Djokovic claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating the third-seeded Casper Ruud on Sunday to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb.…
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Cool air blasts fans on breezy World Cup opening night
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/cool-air-blasts-fans-on-breezy-world-cup-opening-night
November 20, 2022, 9:50 PM
Icy air blasted the more than 67,000 fans packing the Al Bayt Stadium on the World Cup’s breezy opening night in the coastal Qatari city of Al Khor.…
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'Power Rangers' star Jason David Frank dies at 49
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27power-rangers%27-star-jason-david-frank-dies-at-49
November 20, 2022, 9:54 PM
Jason David Frank, who played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children's series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," has died. He was 49.
Justine Hunt, Frank's…
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G7 calls for 'significant' U.N. response to North Korea missile launches
https://japantoday.com/category/world/g7-calls-for-%27significant%27-u.n.-response-to-north-korea-missile-launches1
November 20, 2022, 10:01 PM
The United Nations' Security Council needs to take "significant measures" in response to the latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch by North Korea, foreign ministers of the Group of…
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European World Cup teams to defy FIFA in armband standoff
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/european-world-cup-teams-to-defy-fifa-in-armband-standoff
November 20, 2022, 9:50 PM
In a tense meeting at the World Cup on Sunday, FIFA tried to end a standoff with European teams about wearing unauthorized captain armbands for an anti-discrimination campaign…
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Iran intensifies crackdown in Kurdish area; rights group says four killed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-intensifies-crackdown-in-kurdish-area-rights-group-says-four-killed
November 20, 2022, 10:01 PM
Iran's clerical rulers have stepped up suppression of persistent anti-government protests in the country's Kurdish region, deploying troops and killing at least four demonstrators on Sunday, social media…
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Gunman kills 5 at Colorado gay club; 25 injured
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-gunman-kills-5-at-gay-nightclub-subdued-by-patrons
November 21, 2022, 5:51 AM
A 22-year-old gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons and arrested…
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World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game 2-0
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/world-cup-dismay-for-qatar-as-ecuador-wins-opening-game
November 20, 2022, 9:50 PM
The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team's disappointing start to its first ever World Cup.
The night started with…
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'Wakanda Forever' extends box office reign; 'She Said' struggles
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27wakanda-forever%27-extends-reign-%27she-said%27-struggles
November 20, 2022, 9:54 PM
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” extended its box-office reign in its second week of release with $67 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday,…
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Qatar riot police push back crowds at World Cup fan zone
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/qatar-riot-police-push-back-crowds-at-world-cup-fan-zone
November 20, 2022, 9:51 PM
The fan zone set up in central Doha turned into a chaotic scene on Sunday on the opening day of the World Cup as tens of thousands of…
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Trump's growing GOP challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump%27s-growing-gop-challengers-revive-fears-of-2016-repeat
November 21, 2022, 4:06 AM
Memories of the tumultuous 2016 Republican primary hung over the Las Vegas ballroom this weekend during the first major gathering of the party's potential contenders for the 2024…
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Qatar opens World Cup with a message of inclusion
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/qatar-opens-the-world-cup-with-a-message-of-inclusion
November 21, 2022, 7:50 AM
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman extended one yellow-gloved hand to a FIFA World Cup ambassador suffering from a rare spinal disorder in an image meant to represent inclusion in…
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As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone towards EU
https://japantoday.com/category/world/as-british-voters-cool-on-brexit-uk-softens-tone-towards-eu
November 20, 2022, 10:00 PM
The British government on Sunday denied a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would remove many of the economic barriers erected…
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France completes perfect year by beating Japan 35-17
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/france-finishes-perfect-year-beating-japan
November 20, 2022, 10:20 PM
France completed a calendar year of test rugby with a perfect winning record for the first time after topping a competitive Japan 35-17 on Sunday.
France's 10th win…
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Climate summit host Egypt gets bad marks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/no-way-to-run-a-cop-climate-summit-host-egypt-gets-bad-marks
November 20, 2022, 9:59 PM
Almost from the start, Egypt came under fire over its handling of the U.N. COP27 climate talks tasked with responding to the growing threat of global warming.
As…
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Champion Max Verstappen ends F1 season with 15th win in Abu Dhabi
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/champion-verstappen-ends-f1-season-with-15th-win
November 20, 2022, 9:57 PM
A year after one of the most controversial finishes in the history of Formula One, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was anything but.
Max Verstappen, as usual this…
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Renewed shelling threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Renewed-shelling-threatens-key-Ukrainian-nuclear-plant
November 21, 2022, 4:06 AM
Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help…
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Macron accuses Russia of 'predatory' influence in Africa
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france%27s-macron-accuses-russia-of-%27predatory%27-influence-in-africa
November 20, 2022, 10:01 PM
President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of feeding anti-French propaganda in Africa to serve "predatory" ambitions in troubled African nations, where France has suffered military setbacks and a wider…
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Japanese project encourages men to lead change for gender equality
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-project-encourages-men-to-lead-change-for-gender-equality
November 21, 2022, 7:51 AM
A Japanese project that encourages men to take the lead in eliminating gender disparities was launched over the weekend as the world celebrated International Men's Day on Saturday.…
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