Fentanyl state of emergency declared in downtown Portland, Oregon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fentanyl-state-of-emergency-declared-in-downtown-portland-oregon
January 31, 2024, 1:50 AM
Several elected leaders in Oregon declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for downtown Portland over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl.
Oregon Gov.…
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U.S. judge voids Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla compensation
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-judge-voids-elon-musk%27s-56-billion-tesla-compensation1
January 31, 2024, 3:05 AM
A judge in the U.S. state of Delaware voided the $56 billion compensation package of Tesla chief executive Elon Musk on Tuesday, siding with a shareholder who claimed…
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Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah says it will suspend attacks on U.S. forces
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraq%27s-kataib-hezbollah-says-it-suspends-attacks-on-us-forces
January 31, 2024, 12:01 AM
Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah announced on Tuesday the suspension of all its military operations against U.S. troops in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing…
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Microsoft, Google ride AI wave as revenues surge
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-google-ride-ai-wave-as-revenues-surge
January 31, 2024, 2:07 AM
Microsoft and Google delivered solid corporate earnings on Tuesday as the tech giants said demand for artificial intelligence services stoked revenue.
The tech titans have made big bets…
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Arsenal up to second in Premier League; Newcastle end Villa's unbeaten home streak
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-up-to-second-in-premier-league-newcastle-end-villa%27s-unbeaten-home-streak
January 30, 2024, 10:50 PM
Arsenal climbed up to second in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest as Aston Villa's unbeaten home record was ended by a 3-1 defeat…
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A sight for saur eyes
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/a-sight-for-saur-eyes-6
January 30, 2024, 9:38 PM
A full-size statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex is installed adjacent to JR Fukui Station in Fukui on Tuesday. Fukui Prefecture, known for the largest discovery of dinosaur fossils…
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French MPs vote to enshrine abortion right in constitution
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-mps-vote-to-enshrine-abortion-right-in-constitution
January 30, 2024, 9:40 PM
France's lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved Tuesday a measure to inscribe abortion as a "guaranteed freedom" in the constitution, a pledge made by President Emmanuel Macron last…
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Broadway legend Chita Rivera dies at 91
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/broadway-legend-chita-rivera-dead-at-91
January 30, 2024, 9:44 PM
Chita Rivera -- a singer, dancer and actress who lit up Broadway stages over six decades in such shows as "West Side Story" and "Chicago" as one of…
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Ukraine's new 100-mile missile from Boeing is ready, sources say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-new-100-mile-bomb-from-boeing-is-ready-sources-say
January 30, 2024, 9:38 PM
After successful testing in the U.S., Ukraine will soon receive it first big batch of long-range missiles made by Boeing that promise to extend its range deep into…
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S Korea set up Australia clash; Uzbeks plot Asian Cup 'surprise'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/s.-korea-set-up-australia-clash-uzbeks-plot-asian-cup-%27surprise%27
January 30, 2024, 9:47 PM
Son Heung-min's South Korea came back from the dead to beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 on penalties on Tuesday and join dark horses Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup quarterfinals.…
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Deep sea explorer says it may have found Amelia Earhart's plane
https://japantoday.com/category/world/deep-sea-explorer-says-may-have-found-amelia-earhart%27s-plane
January 31, 2024, 1:49 AM
A deep sea exploration company has released a sonar image they say may be the remains of the plane of Amelia Earhart, the famed American aviatrix who disappeared…
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New York expands legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-expands-the-legal-definition-of-rape-to-include-many-forms-of-nonconsensual-sexual-contact
January 30, 2024, 9:40 PM
New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on…
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Record $9.63 billion spent on international soccer player transfer deals in 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/record-9.63-billion-spent-on-international-soccer-player-transfer-deals-in-2023
January 30, 2024, 9:47 PM
Soccer clubs worldwide spent a record $9.63 billion last year buying players in international transfer deals processed by FIFA, soccer’s governing body said in research published Tuesday.
Ahead…
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Biden says he's decided response to Jordan attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-says-he%27s-decided-jordan-strike-response-doesn%27t-want-wider-war
January 30, 2024, 9:38 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan, while insisting he did not…
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Farmer protests spread in Europe ahead of EU summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/farmer-protests-spread-in-europe-ahead-of-eu-summit
January 30, 2024, 9:39 PM
French and Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies and cheap food imports blocked highways and access roads to a major container port on Tuesday as…
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Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/misogyny-and-sexual-assault-rife-in-music-industry-uk-mps
January 30, 2024, 9:44 PM
British MPs on Tuesday called on the music industry to clean up its act, as it laid bare a catalogue of misogyny, discrimination and sexual abuse in a…
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At least 19 dead, 18 injured after bus collides with truck in northern Mexico
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-19-dead-and-18-injured-after-bus-collides-with-truck-in-northern-mexico
January 30, 2024, 9:40 PM
A collision between a passenger bus and a freight truck on a highway in northern Mexico Tuesday left at least 19 people dead and 18 injured, local authorities…
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Union calls on security workers at most major German airports to strike on Thursday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/union-calls-on-security-workers-at-most-major-german-airports-to-strike-on-thursday
January 30, 2024, 9:40 PM
A union has called on security staff at most of Germany's major airports to stage a one-day strike on Thursday as it steps up pressure on employers in…
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Musk says first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/elon-musk-says-the-first-human-has-received-an-implant-from-neuralink-but-other-details-are-scant
January 30, 2024, 9:46 PM
According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend.
In a Monday post on X, Musk said that…
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U.S. job openings rose in December, pointing to still-durable labor market
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-job-openings-rose-in-december-pointing-to-a-still-durable-labor-market
January 30, 2024, 9:45 PM
America's employers posted 9 million job openings in December, an increase from November and another sign that the U.S. job market remains resilient despite the headwind of higher…
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IMF lifts global growth forecast citing unexpected 'resilience'
https://japantoday.com/category/business/imf-lifts-global-growth-forecast-citing-unexpected-%27resilience%27
January 30, 2024, 9:45 PM
The IMF announced Tuesday it has raised its 2024 global growth forecast to 3.1 percent, citing unexpected resilience in major advanced and emerging market economies around the world,…
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IAEA reaffirms Japan's treated water release in line with standards
https://japantoday.com/category/national/iaea-reaffirms-japan%27s-treated-water-release-in-line-with-standards
January 30, 2024, 9:42 PM
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that Japan's discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea is consistent with international safety…
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New Japan envoy in China meets with national detained over spying
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-new-japan-envoy-in-china-meets-with-national-detained-over-spying
January 30, 2024, 9:43 PM
New Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi met Tuesday with a compatriot who has been detained in Beijing on suspicion of espionage for the first time since the…
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Serbia considers reintroducing mandatory military draft as regional tensions simmer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/serbia-considers-reintroducing-a-mandatory-military-draft-as-regional-tensions-simmer
January 30, 2024, 9:39 PM
Serbia is considering reintroducing compulsory military service, its president said Tuesday, citing tensions in the Balkans and elsewhere in Europe.
President Aleksandar Vucic said top army commanders gave…
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the 2024 Gershwin Prize for pop music
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/elton-john-and-bernie-taupin-to-receive-the-2024-gershwin-prize-for-pop-music
January 30, 2024, 9:45 PM
The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin…
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'We don't give a damn about the feelings of Japanese concerning the so-called Northern Territories:' Medvedev
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-to-japan-drop-territorial-claim-if-you-want-a-peace-treaty
January 30, 2024, 9:51 PM
Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev told Japan on Tuesday it would have to drop territorial claims to a group of Pacific islands if it wanted to conclude…
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Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza moved to another prison and returns to solitary confinement
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-opposition-figure-kara-murza-moved-to-another-prison-placed-in-solitary-confinement-again
January 30, 2024, 9:39 PM
Lawyers for Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who is serving a 25-year sentence for treason, revealed Tuesday he has been transferred to another prison in Siberia and…
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Top court rejects 10th retrial request for 1961 poisoned-wine murders
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/top-court-rejects-10th-retrial-request-for-1961-poisoned-wine-murders
January 30, 2024, 9:43 PM
The Supreme Court has rejected a 10th and likely final retrial request to review the 1961 murders of five women with poisoned wine in the central Japan city…
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Japan farm, fisheries exports reach record ¥1.45 trillion in 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-farm-fisheries-exports-at-record-1.45-trillion-yen-in-2023
January 30, 2024, 9:45 PM
Japan's agricultural, fisheries and forestry product exports rose 2.9 percent in 2023 to a record 1.45 trillion yen, with increased shipment to the United States and Hong Kong…
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Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russian-figure-skaters-to-get-olympic-team-bronze-medals-ahead-of-canada-despite-valieva-dq
January 30, 2024, 9:47 PM
Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russian figure skating team still stands to finish on the podium and get bronze medals from the…
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