New York to host 2026 World Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-york-to-host-2026-world-cup-final
February 4, 2024, 9:50 PM
The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, organizers FIFA announced on Sunday.
The New York bid held off a strong…
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Winning Wolf
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/winning-wolf
February 5, 2024, 12:40 AM
Japan's Wolf Aaron celebrates after defeating Nikoloz Sherazadishvili of Spain during the men's -100 kg final match at the Grand Slam Paris 2024 Judo tournament in Paris, France,…
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Northern Ireland has 'brighter future' with power sharing return, Sunak says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-ireland-has-%27brighter-future%27-with-power-sharing-return-sunak-says
February 4, 2024, 9:21 PM
Northern Ireland faces a "brighter future" with the restoration of devolved government after two years of deadlock, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on a visit to Belfast…
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Zelenskyy visits front line amid speculation about the fate of top general
https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskiy-visits-front-line-amid-speculation-about-the-fate-of-top-general1
February 5, 2024, 2:52 AM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops on the southeastern front and handed out medals, his office said on Sunday, and his spokesperson said he came very close to…
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China extends winning streak in men's synchro diving at World Aquatics Championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china-extends-winning-streak-in-men%27s-synchro-diving-at-world-aquatics-championships
February 4, 2024, 9:29 PM
Diving powerhouse China won gold in the men's 3-meter synchronized springboard for the fourth time in a row at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday.
Wang Zongyuan and…
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Premier League title race gets a lot tighter as Arsenal beats Liverpool 3-1 after Alisson's errors
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-title-race-gets-a-lot-tighter-as-arsenal-beats-liverpool-3-1-after-alisson%27s-errors
February 4, 2024, 9:28 PM
The Premier League title race just got a lot tighter.
Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to claim a 3-1 victory over the…
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Barry John, Welsh rugby great, dies at 79
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/barry-john-welsh-rugby-great-dies-at-79.-known-as-%27the-king%27-because-of-his-flyhalf-wizardry
February 4, 2024, 9:29 PM
Barry John, the rugby great who played 25 games for Wales and inspired the British and Irish Lions’ famous series victory over New Zealand in 1971 before retiring…
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Chile president laments 'tragedy' as wildfires kill 64; toll seen rising
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chile-president-laments-%27tragedy%27-as-wildfires-kill-64-toll-seen-rising
February 4, 2024, 9:21 PM
Fires devastating parts of central Chile have killed at least 64 people and the country faces a "tragedy of very great magnitude," President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday,…
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U.S. senators race to release their package of border policies and aid for Ukraine and Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/senators-race-to-release-their-package-of-border-policies-and-aid-for-ukraine-and-israel
February 5, 2024, 2:52 AM
Senators on Sunday raced to release a highly-anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies as part of a…
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Canada extends ban on foreign ownership of housing by two years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-extends-ban-on-foreign-ownership-of-housing-by-two-years
February 4, 2024, 9:21 PM
Canada on Sunday announced a two-year extension to a ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing, saying the step was aimed at addressing worries about Canadians being priced…
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After U.S. strikes in Yemen, Iran issues warning about suspected spy ships in Mideast
https://japantoday.com/category/world/after-new-us-strikes-hitting-yemen-iran-issues-a-warning-about-suspected-spy-ships-in-the-mideast
February 5, 2024, 3:35 AM
Iran issued a warning Sunday to the U.S. over potentially targeting two cargo ships in the Mideast long suspected of serving as forward operating bases for Iranian commandos.…
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China named as hypothetical enemy for 1st time in Japan-U.S. exercise
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-named-as-hypothetical-enemy-for-1st-time-in-japan-u.s.-exercise
February 4, 2024, 9:28 PM
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military named China as a hypothetical enemy for the first time in their joint command post exercise, government sources said Sunday,…
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Fans unhappy at not seeing injured Messi play as Inter Miami cruises past Hong Kong XI 4-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/inter-miami-cruises-past-hong-kong-xi-4-1-despite-missing-injured-messi
February 4, 2024, 9:29 PM
Hong Kong soccer fans and government expressed their disappointment on Sunday as Lionel Messi stayed on the bench for the full 90 minutes while Inter Miami defeated a…
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Swiss skier Yule becomes first to win World Cup race from 30th position after opening run
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-slalom-champion-clement-noel-leads-world-cup-ski-race-in-his-native-france-after-1st-run
February 4, 2024, 9:29 PM
Swiss skier Daniel Yule staged an unprecedented comeback to win a men's World Cup slalom Sunday, less than four hours after he thought his race was over.
Believing…
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Kishida cabinet support rate falls to 2nd-lowest 24.5%
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-kishida-cabinet-support-rate-falls-to-2nd-lowest-24.5-over-scandal
February 4, 2024, 9:25 PM
The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet fell 2.8 percentage points to 24.5 percent, marking its second-lowest rating, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, with…
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Japan's Asian Cup exit sparks wider questions ahead of N Korea trip
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-asian-cup-exit-sparks-wider-questions-ahead-of-n.-korea-trip
February 4, 2024, 9:28 PM
Japan's premature Asian Cup exit and the nature of it has triggered deeper introspection about the state of the national side, with a daunting trip to North Korea…
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Hamas weighs Gaza truce as deadly fighting nears fifth month
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scores-killed-in-overnight-strikes-as-hamas-weighs-gaza-truce-proposal
February 5, 2024, 3:34 AM
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed scores overnight and battles raged Sunday in the besieged territory's south as Hamas was reviewing a proposal for a halt in the nearly…
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Man arrested for assaulting female restaurant employee in Nagasaki
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Man-arrested-for-assaulting-female-restaurant-employee-in-Nagasaki
February 5, 2024, 12:04 AM
Police in Nagasaki have arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of assault after he punched a 24-year-old female restaurant employee in the face on Sunday morning.
According to…
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U.S. Marine arrested for drunk driving in Okinawa
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/u.s.-marine-arrested-for-drunk-driving-in-okinawa
February 4, 2024, 9:26 PM
Police in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday arrested a 22-year-old U.S. Marine corporal on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Police said the suspect,…
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Sapporo Snow Festival opens with all COVID restrictions removed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/sapporo-snow-festival-opens-with-all-covid-restrictions-removed
February 4, 2024, 7:32 AM
The annual Sapporo Snow Festival opened in the capital of Hokkaido on Sunday without any novel coronavirus-related restrictions for the first time in four years.
The 74th festival,…
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Airlines learn patience in constrained Airbus-Boeing duopoly
https://japantoday.com/category/business/airlines-learn-patience-in-constrained-airbus-boeing-duopoly
February 4, 2024, 9:25 PM
With the latest Boeing crisis, airlines are staring down more delays, a familiar problem in a market in which both the U.S. giant and rival Airbus face supply…
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Forest fires kill 51 in Chile
https://japantoday.com/category/world/forest-fires-kill-51-in-chile-menace-urban-areas
February 4, 2024, 2:45 AM
Forest fires raging in central Chile have killed at least 51 people and the death toll is likely to keep climbing, authorities said on Saturday, as emergency services…
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boygenius: The supergroup whose synergy reinvigorated rock
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/boygenius-the-supergroup-whose-synergy-reinvigorated-rock
February 4, 2024, 9:20 PM
Cream, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Audioslave, The Highwaymen -- the music industry is full of storied supergroups comprised, mostly, of men.
But it's 2024, and boygenius has…
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Australia sweats through heatwave; bushfire risk rated 'extreme'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-sweats-through-heatwave-bushfire-risk-rated-%27extreme%27
February 4, 2024, 4:57 AM
Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweltered through a heatwave as authorities warned of elevated bushfire risk in an already high-risk fire season during an El Nino weather…
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Brazil beats host Sweden 3-1 to advance to Davis Cup Finals group stage for first time
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brazil-beats-host-sweden-3-1-to-advance-to-davis-cup-finals-group-stage
February 4, 2024, 2:34 AM
Thiago Monteiro led Brazil its first spot in the Davis Cup Finals group stage in September, beating Sweden's Elias Ymer 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday for a 3-1…
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Ohtanimania descends on Dodger Stadium as fans get first glimpse of superstar in blue
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtanimania-descends-on-dodger-stadium-as-fans-get-first-glimpse-of-2-way-superstar-in-blue
February 4, 2024, 7:32 AM
Shohei Ohtanimania descended on Dodger Stadium on Saturday, with fans getting their first in-person glimpse of the two-way superstar wearing blue.
Ohtani, of course, spent the last six…
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Award-winning author's AI use revelation roils Japan's literary world
https://japantoday.com/category/national/focus-award-winning-author%27s-ai-use-revelation-roils-japan%27s-literary-world
February 4, 2024, 11:23 PM
Comments by a Japanese author who revealed she used generative artificial intelligence to help write the novel for which she won Japan's most prestigious book award have roiled…
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Two incidents of alleged racist abuse by fans mar lower-tier soccer games in England
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/two-incidents-of-alleged-racist-abuse-by-fans-mar-lower-tier-soccer-games-in-england
February 3, 2024, 9:32 PM
Birmingham manager Tony Mowbray called for stronger punishments for fans who racially abuse players after midfielder Juninho Bacuna said he was targeted by West Bromwich Albion supporters during…
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Japan fans
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/japan-fans-6
February 3, 2024, 8:58 PM
Japan's fans hold a huge national flag prior to the Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Japan and Iran at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on…
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U.S. House panel recommends $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-house-panel-recommends-17.6-billion-in-military-aid-for-israel2
February 4, 2024, 3:19 AM
Legislation providing $17.6 billion in new military assistance to Israel as it wages war against Hamas was unveiled on Saturday in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The funding…
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