World in crisis a grim backdrop for U.N. climate talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/world-in-crisis-a-grim-backdrop-for-un-climate-talks
November 6, 2022, 10:03 AM
Envoys from around the globe gathered Sunday in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on tackling climate change that come as the world also grapples…
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Japan reports 66,397 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-66-397-new-coronavirus-cases
November 6, 2022, 12:07 PM
Japan on Sunday reported 66,397 new coronavirus cases, down 7,773 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 6,264 new cases, down 1,703 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Emperor undergoes prostate examination
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-emperor-undergoes-prostate-examination
November 6, 2022, 7:45 AM
Emperor Naruhito underwent a prostate examination at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Sunday after a rise in a tumor marker, the Imperial Household Agency said.
The 62-year-old…
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China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-posts-6-month-high-covid-count-as-it-sticks-with-strategy1
November 6, 2022, 6:21 AM
China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were sticking with strict coronavirus curbs, likely…
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Duran Duran reveals former member Taylor has stage 4 cancer
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/duran-duran-reveals-former-member-taylor-has-stage-4-cancer
November 6, 2022, 6:20 AM
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was meant to serve as a reunion for 2022 inductee Duran Duran, but former member Andy Taylor was unable to attend,…
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Sri Lankan cricket player charged with rape in Sydney
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sri-lankan-t20-world-cup-player-charged-with-rape-in-sydney
November 6, 2022, 6:14 AM
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged over the sexual assault of a woman after being arrested in his Sydney hotel early Sunday.
Police said detectives began…
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Alvarez blasts Astros to World Series title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alvarez-blasts-astros-to-world-series-title-in-g6-vs.-phils
November 6, 2022, 5:54 AM
Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title.
While the stain on Houston’s…
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Burning rubber and neon lights as F1 hypes up Vegas
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/burning-rubber-and-neon-lights-as-f1-hypes-up-vegas
November 6, 2022, 3:33 AM
With burning rubber under the neon lights, Formula One gave its fans a taste Saturday of what they can expect from next year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix while…
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2-year-old boy falls to his death from 4th-floor apartment
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-year-old-boy-falls-to-his-death-from-4th-floor-apartment
November 6, 2022, 7:46 AM
A two-year-old boy fell to his death from his family’s apartment in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Saturday.
According to police, a passerby called police at around 9:50 a.m.…
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U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show Russia it's open to talks: Washington Post
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-privately-asks-ukraine-to-show-russia-it%27s-open-to-talks-washington-post1
November 6, 2022, 9:49 AM
The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless President…
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Japan hosts int'l fleet review with S Korean navy participating
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-hosts-int%27l-fleet-review-with-s.-korea-navy-participating
November 6, 2022, 9:56 AM
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force held an international naval fleet review Sunday in the wake of North Korea firing off ballistic missiles at an unprecedented pace, with South Korea's…
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Nurses in Britain to strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nurses-in-britain-to-strike-nursing-college-says
November 6, 2022, 3:37 AM
Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's challenges during…
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Penaud's late try gives France 30-29 win against Wallabies
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/penaud%27s-late-try-gives-france-30-29-win-against-wallabies
November 5, 2022, 10:42 PM
Winger Damian Penaud's late try rallied France to beat Australia 30-29 and notch a national record 11th straight win on Saturday.
Australia had just opened a four-point lead…
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Singer Aaron Carter dead at 34
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/singer-aaron-carter-dead-at-34-tmz
November 5, 2022, 9:39 PM
Aaron Carter, the American singer who soared to fame at the turn of the millennium with his hit album "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)," died Saturday, TMZ said.…
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Record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot fans ticket sales
https://japantoday.com/category/world/record-1.6-billion-powerball-jackpot-fans-ticket-sales
November 5, 2022, 9:35 PM
The Powerball jackpot has reached a record estimated high of $1.6 billion, leading longtime players and first-timers alike to flock to buy tickets ahead of Saturday night's drawing.…
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Jade Carey adds to medal haul at worlds with vault gold
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jade-carey-adds-to-medal-haul-at-worlds-with-vault-gold
November 5, 2022, 9:36 PM
Jade Carey's rebound from Olympic disappointment in her best event ended with a gold medal at the world championships.
The 22-year-old American soared to victory in the women's…
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Ireland holds on to beat South Africa 19-16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ireland-holds-on-to-beat-south-africa-19-16-in-arm-wrestle
November 5, 2022, 9:36 PM
Ireland did enough to beat world champion South Africa 19-16 in an arm wrestle at Lansdowne Road on Saturday to justify its ascent to No. 1 in the…
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Twitter launches $8 monthly subscription with blue check
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-launches-8-monthly-subscription-with-blue-checkmark
November 6, 2022, 9:28 AM
Twitter on Saturday launched a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check now given to verified accounts as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the…
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Haaland late show sends Man City top; Leeds win thriller
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/haaland-late-show-sends-man-city-top-leeds-win-thriller
November 5, 2022, 9:36 PM
Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League as the champions recovered from Joao Cancelo's dismissal to clinch a last-gasp 2-1 win against Fulham,…
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All Blacks thrash Wales 55-23
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/under-fire-all-blacks-thrash-wales-again-55-23
November 5, 2022, 9:36 PM
Wales thought it had its best shot against New Zealand in ages. Then referee Wayne Barnes blew for kickoff with the whistle from the first matchup in 1905…
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U.S. military hits al-Shabab extremists in Somalia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-military-hits-al-shabab-extremists-in-somalia
November 5, 2022, 9:36 PM
The United States military says it has carried out an airstrike in support of the Somali government’s operations against the al-Shabab extremist group that has killed some of…
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Scotland weather strong Fiji start to prevail 28-12
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/scotland-weather-strong-fiji-start-to-prevail-28-12
November 5, 2022, 9:37 PM
Scotland weathered a strong start from Fiji to pull clear in the second half and prevail 28-12 at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The host looked set for a smooth…
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Djokovic beats Tsitsipas again; faces Rune in Paris final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rune-beats-auger-aliassime-to-reach-paris-masters-final
November 5, 2022, 9:37 PM
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the eighth straight time, edging an entertaining semifinal 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) to stay on track for a record-extending seventh Paris Masters…
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Kosovo's ethnic Serb police, lawmakers resign en masse
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kosovo%27s-ethnic-serb-police-lawmakers-resign-en-masse
November 5, 2022, 9:35 PM
Representatives of the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo on Saturday resigned from their posts in protest over the dismissal of a police officer who did not follow the…
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Authorities say 5 dead in Maryland murder-suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/world/deputies-find-5-dead-in-maryland-home-after-shooting-report
November 5, 2022, 9:36 PM
A 28-year-old man is suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend, two of her relatives and another man inside a Maryland home before fatally shooting himself, authorities said Saturday.
The…
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Climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam airport
https://japantoday.com/category/world/climate-activists-block-private-jets-at-amsterdam-airport
November 6, 2022, 3:37 AM
Hundreds of climate protesters blocked private jets from leaving Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Saturday in a demonstration on the eve of the COP27 U.N. climate meeting in Egypt.…
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Japanese firms promote sake, camping goods at Shanghai expo
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japanese-firms-promote-sake-ev-camping-goods-at-shanghai-expo
November 5, 2022, 9:44 PM
Japanese firms are promoting various items such as sake, an electric vehicle and camping goods at the annual China International Import Expo in Shanghai, which opened Saturday despite…
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Japan, U.S. forces hold joint air drills
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-forces-hold-joint-air-drills-as-n.-korea-tensions-rise
November 5, 2022, 9:33 PM
The United States and Japan conducted joint air drills Saturday involving fighter jets in the airspace over the East China Sea northwest of Japan's southern island of Kyushu,…
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1,100 migrants in limbo as Italy shuts ports to rescue ships
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hundreds-of-migrants-in-limbo-as-italy-closes-ports-to-ngos
November 5, 2022, 9:35 PM
Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people were waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily on Saturday, one with permission to disembark its most vulnerable…
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Power blackouts hit Ukraine amid Russian shelling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/power-blackouts-across-ukraine-amid-russian-shelling
November 6, 2022, 3:38 AM
Ukraine's state electricity operator on Saturday announced blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country in the aftermath of Russia's devastating strikes on energy infrastructure.
The…
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