Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in car crash in Kenya
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/marathon-world-record-holder-kelvin-kiptum-has-died-in-a-car-crash-in-kenya-fellow-athlete-says1
February 12, 2024, 12:15 AM
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach died in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday, a fellow athlete who went to the hospital and saw Kiptum's…
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Most of Paris Olympics women's basketball field set as qualifying tournaments finish up
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/most-of-paris-olympics-women%27s-basketball-field-set-as-qualifying-tournaments-finish-up
February 12, 2024, 12:19 AM
The women's basketball field is nearly set for the Paris Olympics, with eight teams joining the U.S. and France.
The most unlikely of the bunch to qualify was…
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Flying by
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/flying-by-2
February 11, 2024, 8:59 PM
Junshiro Kobayashi, of Japan, flies during the Men's Large Hill Individual World Cup ski jumping competition, Sunday, in Lake Placid, New York.
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Rikuya Hoshino claims maiden European Tour title in Qatar
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-rikuya-hoshino-claims-maiden-european-tour-title-in-qatar
February 11, 2024, 9:09 PM
Japan's Rikuya Hoshino produced a strong closing round at the Qatar Masters to claim his first title on the European Tour on Sunday.
The 27-year-old, in a three-way…
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Chinese teen Pan smashes men's 100 meters freestyle world record
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chinese-teen-pan-smashes-men%27s-100m-freestyle-world-record
February 11, 2024, 9:09 PM
Chinese teenager Pan Zhanle broke the men's 100 meters freestyle world record with a time of 46.80 seconds at the world championships in Doha on Sunday.
Pan achieved…
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Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package as their leaders say the world is watching
https://japantoday.com/category/world/as-republican-opposition-grows-to-ukraine-aid-senate-leaders-say-the-world-is-watching
February 12, 2024, 3:00 AM
As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate's leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial to pushing back against…
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Arsenal hammers West Ham 6-0; Man United ignites Champions League hopes with 2-1 win at Villa
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-hammers-west-ham-6-0-and-man-united-ignites-champions-league-hopes-with-2-1-win-at-villa
February 11, 2024, 9:08 PM
A record win for Arsenal. An absolutely critical one for Manchester United.
After Arsenal hammered West Ham 6-0 Sunday for its biggest ever Premier League away victory, United…
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Ireland racks up another big Six Nations win over Italy
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ireland-racks-up-another-big-six-nations-win-over-italy-to-go-2-from-2-in-title-defense
February 11, 2024, 9:09 PM
Ireland racked up another huge home win over Italy, scoring six tries in a 36-0 hammering on Sunday that kept the defending champions on course for unprecedented back-to-back…
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NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want’
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nato-leader-says-trump-puts-allies-at-risks-by-saying-russia-can-%27do-whatever-the-hell-they-want%E2%80%99
February 12, 2024, 3:41 AM
The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential…
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Greek authorities rescue 84 migrants in two separate incidents, arresting 4 alleged traffickers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/greek-authorities-rescue-84-migrants-in-two-separate-incidents-arresting-4-alleged-traffickers
February 11, 2024, 9:08 PM
Greek authorities found 84 migrants arriving by sea and arrested four individuals, accusing them of being the traffickers that transported them, the coast guard said Sunday.
Both incidents…
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Allies of ex-premier Imran Khan secure biggest share of seats in Pakistan's final election tally
https://japantoday.com/category/world/allies-of-ex-premier-imran-khan-secure-biggest-share-of-seats-in-pakistan%27s-final-election-tally
February 11, 2024, 9:08 PM
Allies of imprisoned Pakistani ex-premier Imran Khan won more seats in national elections than the political parties who ousted him from power nearly two years ago, according to…
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Iran marks Islamic revolution with demand to expel Israel from U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-marks-islamic-revolution-with-demand-to-expel-israel-from-un
February 11, 2024, 9:07 PM
Iran marked 45 years since its Islamic revolution with a ceremony Sunday in which President Ebrahim Raisi condemned arch foe Israel over the Gaza war and demanded it…
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Swedish skier Swenn Larsson wins World Cup slalom with stars Shiffrin and Vlhova out injured
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swedish-skier-larsson-leads-world-cup-slalom-after-1st-run-with-stars-shiffrin-and-vlhova-injured
February 11, 2024, 9:09 PM
Swedish skier Anna Swenn Larsson earned her second career victory Sunday in the first women’s World Cup slalom in nearly 13 years with neither Mikaela Shiffrin nor Petra…
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Japan to pledge ¥15.8 bil for Ukraine's reconstruction
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-to-pledge-15.8-bil.-yen-for-ukraine%27s-reconstruction
February 12, 2024, 3:19 AM
Japan will pledge 15.8 billion yen ($106 million) in aid to support the reconstruction of Ukraine from war damage in seven fields such as infrastructure rebuilding and demining,…
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Biden says Israel shouldn't press into Rafah without 'credible' plan to protect civilians
https://japantoday.com/category/world/egypt-threatens-to-suspend-key-peace-treaty-if-israel-pushes-into-gaza-border-town-officials-say
February 12, 2024, 3:00 AM
Israel should not conduct a military operation against the Hamas militant group in the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah without a “credible and executable” plan to…
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Russia launches 45 drones in mass barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-launches-45-drones-in-mass-barrage-of-ukraine-as-kyiv-continues-war-cabinet-reshuffle
February 12, 2024, 3:00 AM
Russian forces launched 45 drones over Ukraine Sunday in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage, officials said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued the reshuffle of his war cabinet as the…
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King Charles III attends church for first time since revealing he has cancer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk%27s-king-charles-iii-sends-message-of-thanks-for-support-after-revealing-he-has-cancer
February 11, 2024, 9:08 PM
King Charles III cheerfully waved to well-wishers on Sunday as he left church services near his country estate in eastern England, making his first public appearance since his…
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Ex-PM Alexander Stubb wins Finnish presidency
https://japantoday.com/category/world/finns-vote-for-a-new-president-who-will-guide-policy-for-the-new-nato-member-and-neighbor-of-russia
February 11, 2024, 9:07 PM
Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won Finland’s presidential election runoff on Sunday against former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a close race between two experienced politicians for the post…
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Christopher Nolan wins top directors award for 'Oppenheimer'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/christopher-nolan-wins-top-directors-award-for-%27oppenheimer%27
February 11, 2024, 9:06 PM
"Oppenheimer" was named the best film of the year by Hollywood's directors on Saturday, boosting expectations that Christopher Nolan's long wait for success at the Oscars could soon…
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Jeff Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth at least $2 billion, with more to come
https://japantoday.com/category/business/jeff-bezos-sells-nearly-12-million-amazon-shares-worth-at-least-2-billion-with-more-to-come
February 11, 2024, 9:10 PM
Jeff Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion.
The Amazon executive chairman…
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IMF chief confident on global economic outlook despite uncertainties
https://japantoday.com/category/business/imf%27s-georgieva-says-she%27s-confident-on-global-economic-outlook-despite-uncertainties1
February 11, 2024, 9:10 PM
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, said on Sunday she was confident about the economic outlook despite uncertainties around war and geopolitics as…
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Japan taxi, bus driver's license tests to go multilingual
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-taxi-bus-driver%27s-license-tests-to-go-multilingual
February 11, 2024, 9:12 PM
Japan is set to offer tests for driver's licenses for taxis and buses in foreign languages amid a shortage of drivers in the country, with the police agency…
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Disabled account for over 20% of 2010s Japan disaster-linked deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/national/disabled-account-for-over-20-of-2010s-japan-disaster-linked-deaths
February 11, 2024, 7:34 AM
People with disabilities accounted for more than 20 percent of deaths caused by physical and mental strain following major earthquakes in the 2010s in Japan, a recent Kyodo…
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Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 37
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippine-landslide-death-toll-climbs-to-37
February 11, 2024, 6:24 AM
The number of people killed by a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 37, an official said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig through…
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Weight calculation error behind Tokyo construction site accident
https://japantoday.com/category/national/weight-calculation-error-behind-2023-tokyo-construction-site-accident
February 11, 2024, 9:12 PM
An error in calculating the weight of steel beams likely caused a fatal accident at a construction site near JR Tokyo Station last year, an investigative source said…
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Woman arrested for attempted murder of husband in Fukushima Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-for-attempted-murder-of-husband-in-fukushima-prefecture
February 11, 2024, 9:13 PM
Police in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old woman on suspicion of attempting to kill her husband by stabbing him in the chest with a kitchen knife.…
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Man arrested for abusing girlfriend’s young daughter
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Man-arrested-for-abusing-girlfriend%E2%80%99s-young-daughter
February 11, 2024, 7:35 AM
Police in Hakodate, Hokkaido, have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of abusing the second daughter of his girlfriend at her house.
According to police, the incident occurred…
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87% of Japan firms say paternity leave averages less than 3 months
https://japantoday.com/category/business/87-of-japan-firms-say-paternity-leave-averages-less-than-3-months
February 11, 2024, 9:13 PM
More than 80 percent of major firms saw male employees take child-care leave of less than three months over the past year while female employees got longer leave…
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Super Bowl more of a showcase for media companies instead of the network
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/super-bowl-more-of-a-showcase-for-media-companies-instead-of-the-network
February 10, 2024, 9:04 PM
Super Bowl Sunday used to be the one day for a network to showcase its sports division and launch a new show.
That is not the case anymore.…
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England edge Wales 16-14 in Six Nations
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-overcomes-wales-from-behind-at-twickenham-in-six-nations
February 10, 2024, 9:04 PM
England came from behind at Twickenham to subdue Wales 16-14 in Six Nations rugby on Saturday.
With two wins from two games, England moved to the top of…
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