Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists after suspensions draw backlash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/elon-musk-restores-twitter-accounts-of-journalists-after-suspensions-draw-backlash
December 17, 2022, 12:22 PM
Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane.
The reinstatements…
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Mourners mark 1st anniversary of deadly fire at Osaka clinic
https://japantoday.com/category/national/mourners-mark-1st-anniversary-of-deadly-fire-at-osaka-clinic
December 17, 2022, 8:26 AM
Mourners laid flowers Saturday on the first anniversary of a deadly fire at an Osaka mental health clinic that claimed the lives of 26 people and the suspected…
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Japan reports 158,383 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-158-383-new-coronavirus-cases
December 17, 2022, 12:22 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 158,383 new coronavirus cases, up 4,781 from Friday. Tokyo reported 17,020 new cases, up 747 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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TSA finds record number of guns on passengers at U.S. airport checkpoints
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tsa-finds-record-number-of-guns-on-passengers-at-checkpoints
December 17, 2022, 4:00 AM
The federal agency tasked with screening passengers before they get on planes says officers this year have stopped a record number of guns brought by passengers attempting to…
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2 students killed, 2 wounded in shooting near Chicago school
https://japantoday.com/category/world/1-student-killed-3-wounded-in-shooting-near-chicago-school
December 17, 2022, 5:49 AM
Two students were killed and two other teens were wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon near a high school on Chicago's West Side, authorities said.
Chicago fire officials…
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Thousands of tourists stranded but Peru rejects bringing forward vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-tourists-stranded-but-peru-rejects-bringing-forward-vote
December 16, 2022, 9:43 PM
Peru's Congress on Friday rejected a move to bring forward elections as deadly protests left thousands of tourists stranded in the gateway city to Machu Picchu.
Protesters are…
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Twitter chaos too much? There are plenty of other options
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-chaos-too-much-there-are-plenty-of-other-options
December 17, 2022, 5:39 AM
Twitter has been engulfed in chaos since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the company’s workforce in half, upending the platform’s verification system, reinstating previously…
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Biden signs bill to keep government open through Dec 23
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-signs-bill-to-keep-government-open-through-dec.-23
December 17, 2022, 5:39 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they…
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Actress Jane Fonda says cancer in remission
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/actress-jane-fonda-says-cancer-in-remission
December 16, 2022, 9:42 PM
U.S. actress and activist Jane Fonda says her cancer is in remission, just three months after revealing her diagnosis.
The Oscar winner, a prominent supporter of the Democratic…
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Russia fires more than 70 missiles in one of its biggest attacks on Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-fires-scores-of-missiles-in-one-of-its-biggest-attacks-on-ukraine4
December 17, 2022, 7:09 AM
Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second-biggest…
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QAnon follower who chased officer on Jan 6 gets 5 years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/qanon-follower-who-chased-officer-on-jan.-6-gets-5-years
December 16, 2022, 9:43 PM
An Iowa construction worker and QAnon follower was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in the Jan 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol,…
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Angelina Jolie leaves role as U.N. refugee agency envoy
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/angelina-jolie-leaves-role-as-un-refugee-agency-envoy
December 16, 2022, 9:41 PM
Angelina Jolie and the United Nations' refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades.
In a joint statement issued Friday, the U.S. actor and the agency…
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UK royals keep calm, carry on after Harry and Meghan series
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-royals-keep-calm-carry-on-after-harry-and-meghan-series
December 16, 2022, 9:43 PM
Britain’s royal family stuck to routine and remained silent Friday over the second half of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s documentary series, which made hard-hitting claims against…
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China sends ships into Pacific near southern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-sends-ships-into-pacific-near-southern-japan
December 16, 2022, 9:38 PM
A squadron of Chinese Navy ships sailed through straits near Japan into the western Pacific this week, while Beijing on Friday blasted Tokyo's adoption of a new national security…
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Pallister sweeps freestyle triple as world records fall at short course championships
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pallister-sweeps-freestyle-triple-as-world-records-fall-at-short-course-championships
December 16, 2022, 9:40 PM
Australia's Lani Pallister completed a sweep of the 400-800-1500m triple at the World Short Course Championships Friday as Canada's Maggie MacNeil broke her own 50m backstroke world mark…
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FIFA chief announces plans for 32-team Club World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/morocco-to-host-club-world-cup-in-february-expanded-event-to-start-in-2025
December 16, 2022, 9:40 PM
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announced plans on Friday for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported opposition from Europe's biggest clubs.
An expansion of the competition…
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FIFA targets $11 bil revenue from 2026 World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/fifa-targets-11bn-revenue-through-us-led-2026-world-cup
December 16, 2022, 9:35 PM
FIFA expects to earn $11 billion through 2026 with a 48-team men’s World Cup in North America set to deliver a big rise in revenue.
The four-year budget…
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U.S. puts 3 dozen more Chinese companies on trade blacklist
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-puts-3-dozen-more-chinese-companies-on-trade-blacklist
December 16, 2022, 9:42 PM
The U.S. Department of Commerce is adding 36 Chinese high-tech companies, including makers of aviation equipment, chemicals and computer chips, to an export controls blacklist, citing concerns over…
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South Korea protests Japan's island claim in national security strategy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea-protests-japan%27s-island-claim-in-national-security-strategy
December 16, 2022, 9:37 PM
South Korea issued a strong protest against Japan's territorial claim over disputed islands made in a national security strategy released on Friday while cautiously responding to Tokyo's plans…
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Contentious major defense policy shift shows Japan wariness of China
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-contentious-major-defense-policy-shift-shows-japan-wariness-of-china
December 17, 2022, 7:43 AM
Japan's controversial major defense policy shift to obtain an enemy base strike capability underscores that the Asian country has become seriously wary of China's possible use of military…
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4 in critical condition after crush at London concert venue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/4-in-critical-condition-after-crush-at-london-concert-venue
December 16, 2022, 9:44 PM
Four people were hospitalized in critical condition on Friday after a suspected crush at a London concert venue.
Police said eight people were taken to hospitals after being…
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10 dead, including 5 children, in France apartment fire
https://japantoday.com/category/world/10-dead-including-5-children-in-france-apartment-fire
December 16, 2022, 9:43 PM
Ten people, including five children died as nighttime fire ravaged an eight-story apartment building Friday in one of the city of Lyon’s poorest suburbs, French authorities said. The…
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Japan declares plan to have preemptive strike capability and cruise missiles
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/as-regional-threats-rise-japan-eases-defense-only-strategy
December 17, 2022, 7:44 AM
In a major break from its strictly self-defense-only postwar principle, Japan adopted a national security strategy Friday declaring plans to possess preemptive strike capability and cruise missiles within…
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Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, unleashing flood of devastation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/huge-berlin-aquarium-bursts-housed-1-500-tropical-fish
December 16, 2022, 9:44 PM
A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early…
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At World Cup, women fans shrug off worries over dress codes
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/at-world-cup-women-fans-shrug-off-worries-over-dress-codes
December 16, 2022, 9:35 PM
Coming from Brazil for the World Cup in Qatar, Daniela Crawford had been worried about conservative dress codes. But like many women attending the tournament, she said she…
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Japan aims to alleviate overpopulation in Tokyo area by FY2027
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-aims-to-alleviate-overpopulation-in-tokyo-area-by-fy-2027
December 17, 2022, 7:44 AM
Japan aims to alleviate overcrowding in Tokyo by arresting population flight to the metropolitan area by the end of fiscal 2027, a new five-year regional revitalization plan released…
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Asian shares decline after retreats on Wall Street, Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-decline-after-retreats-on-wall-street-europe
December 16, 2022, 6:41 AM
Asian shares followed Wall Street and Europe lower on Friday, with markets jittery over the risk that the Federal Reserve and other central banks may end up bringing…
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Indian javelin ace Chopra displaces Bolt in global interest charts
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/indian-javelin-ace-chopra-displaces-bolt-in-global-interest-charts
December 16, 2022, 5:52 AM
Usain Bolt has failed to top the list of the most written about athletes for the first time in years in a sign that track and field is…
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Japan starts alert system for quakes off northern Pacific coast
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-starts-alert-system-for-quakes-off-northern-pacific-coast
December 16, 2022, 7:33 AM
The Japanese government implemented Friday a new alert system in seven coastal prefectures from Chiba to Hokkaido to warn against subsequent earthquakes should a quake of magnitude 7.0…
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Japan ruling bloc OKs tax hike plan for more defense spending
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-ruling-bloc-oks-tax-hike-plan-for-more-defense-spending
December 16, 2022, 7:34 AM
Japan's ruling parties endorsed Friday a plan to raise taxes to fund a substantial increase in defense spending but postponed deciding when to do so amid turmoil caused…
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