World Cup hits and misses
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/world-cup-hits-and-misses
December 18, 2022, 12:09 PM
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have dazzled at the World Cup in Qatar, while Morocco caught the imagination of a continent on their run to the semi-finals.
But…
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China's cities battle first wave of COVID surge as wider spread looms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-cities-battle-first-wave-of-covid-surge-as-wider-spread-looms
December 18, 2022, 12:06 PM
Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to protect themselves from a surge in COVID-19 cases that has hit urban centers…
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Mets, Senga finalize $75 million, 5-year contract
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mets-rhp-kodai-senga-finalize-75-million-5-year-contract
December 18, 2022, 6:30 AM
Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga and the New York Mets finalized a $75 million, five-year contract on Saturday.
Senga can opt out of the deal after the 2025 season.…
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N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles in resumption of testing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seoul-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-off-east-coast
December 18, 2022, 8:46 AM
North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles on Sunday toward its eastern waters, its first weapons test in a month and coming two days after it claimed…
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Man in his 70s, woman in her 30s found dead in hotel room in Saitama
https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-in-his-70s-woman-in-her-30s-found-dead-in-hotel-room-in-saitama
December 18, 2022, 7:35 AM
A man in his 70s and a woman in her 30s were found dead in a hotel room in Saitama city on Saturday, in what police believe might…
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Ginza Art Walk
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/ginza-art-walk
December 17, 2022, 9:13 PM
A street in Tokyo's Ginza area is decorated with flowers that would have been discarded, as the nine-day Ginza Art Walk project began on Saturday.
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Tunisian election draws just 8.8% turnout
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tunisian-election-dismissed-by-saied-critics-as-charade-draws-just-8.8-turnout
December 17, 2022, 9:22 PM
Only 8.8% of Tunisian voters cast ballots in Saturday's parliamentary elections, authorities announced, after most political parties boycotted the vote as a charade aimed at shoring up presidential…
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Fog-shrouded Kyiv recovers after Russian strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fog-shrouded-kyiv-recovers-after-russian-strikes
December 18, 2022, 6:00 AM
Basic services were being restored in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Saturday after the latest wave of Russian air strikes on critical infrastructure, as residents navigated a city gripped…
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Gvardiol shines as Croatia wins 3rd-place match
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/gvardiol-shines-at-world-cup-as-croatia-wins-3rd-place-match
December 17, 2022, 8:52 PM
In what may have been Luka Modric’s final World Cup match, Josko Gvardiol made a play to be Croatia’s next go-to guy.
Modric has been the man in…
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Biodiversity talks in final days with many issues unresolved
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/biodiversity-talks-in-final-days-with-many-issues-unresolved
December 17, 2022, 9:15 PM
Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world's nature by 2030 and providing tens of…
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Iranian authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-authorities-arrest-actress-of-oscar-winning-movie
December 17, 2022, 9:21 PM
Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most renowned actresses Saturday on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said.
The report…
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Spanish league attacks FIFA’s plan for bigger Club World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spanish-league-attacks-fifa%E2%80%99s-plan-for-bigger-club-world-cup
December 17, 2022, 9:30 PM
The Spanish league isn't happy with FIFA’s plan for a bigger Club World Cup, and says it would do more harm than good.
“FIFA only takes into account…
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Peru's president exhorts congress to approve early elections
https://japantoday.com/category/world/peru%27s-president-exhorts-congress-to-approve-early-elections
December 17, 2022, 9:22 PM
Peru’s caretaker president, Dina Boluarte, chastised lawmakers for not endorsing widespread calls for early elections as a way out of a deepening political crisis triggered when the ousted…
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Woman injured in London concert crowd crush dies in hospital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/woman-injured-in-london-concert-crowd-crush-dies-in-hospital
December 17, 2022, 9:22 PM
A woman injured in a crush outside a London concert venue has died, police said Saturday.
London resident Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, was one of eight people hospitalized after…
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McCarthy's race for speaker risks upending House on Day One
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mccarthy%27s-race-for-speaker-risks-upending-house-on-day-one
December 18, 2022, 12:52 AM
In his quest to rise to House speaker, Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history — potentially becoming the first nominee in 100 years unable to win the…
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Varadkar returns as Irish leader in political job-share deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/varadkar-returns-as-irish-leader-in-political-job-share-deal
December 17, 2022, 9:21 PM
Leo Varadkar returned for a second term as Ireland’s prime minister on Saturday as part of a job-sharing deal made by the country’s centrist coalition government.
Lawmakers voted…
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Goggia stuns with downhill win despite broken fingers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/goggia-stuns-with-downhill-win-despite-broken-fingers
December 17, 2022, 9:30 PM
Italian skier Sofia Goggia gave a thumbs-up with her right hand after dominating the fourth women’s World Cup downhill of the season on Saturday.
Her left hand she…
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Thailand's king, queen test positive for COVID-19
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thailand%27s-king-queen-test-positive-for-covid-19
December 17, 2022, 9:22 PM
Thailand's king and queen have tested positive for COVID-19, and so far have only mild symptoms, the royal palace said Saturday.
Doctors prescribed treatment for King Maha Vajiralongkorn,…
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Seto makes history as three more records fall at short course worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-seto-makes-history-as-three-more-records-fall-at-short-course-worlds
December 17, 2022, 9:28 PM
Japan's Daiya Seto became the first swimmer ever to claim six straight world titles in the same event at a short course championships Saturday as Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte…
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Melbourne soccer match abandoned after goalkeeper attacked
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/melbourne-soccer-match-suspended-after-goalkeeper-attacked
December 17, 2022, 9:30 PM
An A-League soccer match between rivals Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory was abandoned Saturday after fans invaded the field and attacked City goalkeeper Tom Glover.
Video on social…
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Gov't to revise accord with BOJ to make price target flexible
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-gov%27t-to-revise-accord-with-boj-to-make-price-target-flexible
December 17, 2022, 9:34 PM
The Japanese government is set to revise a decade-old accord with the Bank of Japan that states the central bank will aim to achieve its 2 percent inflation…
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France battles to stop spread of virus on eve of World Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/france-battle-to-stop-spread-of-virus-on-eve-of-world-cup-final
December 17, 2022, 9:15 PM
Didier Deschamps said Saturday that France were taking "as many precautions as possible" to stop the spread of a virus that is threatening preparations for their World Cup…
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Wild Knights hold off Brave Lupus in season opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rugby-champions-wild-knights-hold-off-brave-lupus-in-season-opener
December 17, 2022, 9:30 PM
Saitama Wild Knights kicked off their Japan Rugby League One title defense Saturday with a gritty 22-19 comeback win over Brave Lupus Tokyo.
With multiple players from both…
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Japan reports 136,237 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-136-237-new-coronavirus-cases
December 18, 2022, 11:57 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 136,237 new coronavirus cases, down 22,146 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 13,646 new cases, down 3,374 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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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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Why Japan is boosting its arms capability, defense budget
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/explainer-why-japan-is-boosting-its-arms-capability-budget
December 18, 2022, 7:36 AM
Japan has adopted a new national security strategy that includes determination to possess “counterstrike" capability to preempt enemy attacks and double its spending to gain a more offensive…
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Messi ready for fitting World Cup farewell
https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/%27greatest%27-messi-ready-for-fitting-world-cup-farewell
December 17, 2022, 9:15 PM
Thirty-seven club trophies, seven Ballon D'Or awards and six European Golden Boots.
A Copa America title, an Olympic gold medal and a list of scoring and statistical records…
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Inflated airfares keeping Japanese nationals stuck overseas
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/inflated-airfares-keeping-japanese-nationals-stuck-overseas
December 17, 2022, 9:19 PM
"I've got my business to attend to, so the only time I can take time off for a home visit is at the year end," a Japanese residing…
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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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Robot plant grows, wilts on fate of U.N. nature talks
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/robot-plant-grows-wilts-on-fate-of-un-nature-talks
December 17, 2022, 9:33 PM
It's not always easy to make sense of the complex environmental diplomacy taking place at a U.N. summit billed as humanity's last hope to save nature.
That's why…
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