U.S., British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-british-militaries-launch-massive-retaliatory-strike-against-iranian-backed-houthis-in-yemen
January 12, 2024, 1:58 AM
The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and…
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Quiet streets, fuel lines follow declaration of emergency in Papua New Guinea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/quiet-streets-fuel-lines-follow-declaration-of-emergency-in-papua-new-guinea
January 12, 2024, 1:15 AM
Soldiers and police patrolled the quiet streets of Port Moresby on Friday morning as people joined long lines for fuel a day after Papua New Guinea declared a…
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U.S. opens safety probe into Boeing after Alaska Airlines incident
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-opens-safety-probe-into-boeing-after-alaska-airlines-incident1
January 11, 2024, 9:35 PM
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it is launching a safety probe into Boeing following last week's near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 MAX.
"This…
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Boots, Banksy, piano: Elton John puts items up for auction
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/boots-banksy-piano-elton-john-puts-items-up-for-auction
January 11, 2024, 10:49 PM
Music icon Elton John has put a variety of personal items up for auction at Christie's in New York, including monogrammed silver leather platform boots, a grand piano…
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Mars invasion
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/mars-invasion
January 11, 2024, 9:28 PM
It was a full house Thursday night as 38-year-old, Hawaii-born Bruno Mars opened the first of seven sold-out concerts at the Tokyo Dome. From 7 p.m. until 9…
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At World Court, South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-world-court-south-africa-accuses-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza2
January 11, 2024, 9:34 PM
South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of carrying out genocide in Gaza and demanded that the U.N.'s top court order an emergency suspension of Israel's devastating military campaign…
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Yemen rebels threaten U.S., Britain with bigger reprisals
https://japantoday.com/category/world/yemen-rebels-threaten-us-britain-with-bigger-reprisals
January 12, 2024, 12:54 AM
The leader of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels threatened on Thursday the United States and Britain with even larger attacks in the Red Sea after their navies intercepted a…
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FIFA list of transfer-banned clubs includes top-tier teams in Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fifa-list-of-transfer-banned-clubs-includes-top-tier-teams-in-africa-saudi-arabia-argentina
January 11, 2024, 9:42 PM
FIFA published a new database Thursday of clubs serving bans on registering new players that included some top African teams, six in Saudi Arabia and five in the…
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Ohtani visits U.S. Embassy in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-visits-us-embassy-in-japan-and-his-dog-gets-mock-visa
January 11, 2024, 9:41 PM
Shohei Ohtani visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, where Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers star with a supersized visa for his dog.
Emanuel posted…
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Serbia says it is disappointed with Kosovo's request to buy anti-tank missiles from U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/serbia-says-it-is-disappointed-with-kosovo%27s-request-to-buy-anti-tank-missiles-from-the-us
January 11, 2024, 9:36 PM
The United States has received Kosovo’s request to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles, the U.S. ambassador to Serbia on Thursday told President Aleksandar Vucic, who expressed “deep disappointment.”
A…
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Thousands protest in Poland against media reform, ex-ministers' imprisonment
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-protest-in-poland-against-media-reform-ex-ministers%27-imprisonment1
January 11, 2024, 9:37 PM
Thousands of opposition supporters gathered outside Poland's parliament on Thursday to protest against the new government's changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted…
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Here are the 'Worst in Show' CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/here-are-the-%27worst-in-show%27-ces-products-according-to-consumer-and-privacy-advocates
January 11, 2024, 9:45 PM
The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal innovations that could improve lives.
The worst could harm…
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Pentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin's failure to disclose his hospitalization
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pentagon-watchdog-will-review-defense-secretary-austin%27s-failure-to-disclose-hospitalization
January 11, 2024, 9:36 PM
The Pentagon's internal watchdog said Thursday he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization and why the Defense Department waited days to inform the White…
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Emmys will have reunions, recreations of shows like 'Lucy,' 'Martin,' 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Thrones'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/emmys-will-have-reunions-recreations-of-shows-like-%27lucy-%27-%27martin-%27-%27grey%27s-anatomy%27-and-%27thrones%27
January 11, 2024, 9:39 PM
The 75th Emmy Awards will be studded with cast reunions and recreations of classic moments from a dozen beloved shows throughout television history.
“All in the Family," “Grey's…
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Putin says he will visit disputed islands off Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/putin-may-visit-disputed-islands-off-japan%27s-hokkaido
January 11, 2024, 9:38 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged to visit a chain of islands in its Far East, including those disputed with Japan, further complicating their strained ties amid…
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Finland extends closure of Russian border for another month, fearing a migrant influx
https://japantoday.com/category/world/finland-extends-closure-of-russian-border-for-another-month-fearing-a-migrant-influx
January 11, 2024, 9:36 PM
Finland said Thursday it would extend the closure of its border with Russia for another month because it suspects Moscow is trying to undermine the Nordic country's security…
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Odermatt wins career-first World Cup downhill in Wengen
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/odermatt-wins-career-first-world-cup-downhill-in-wengen
January 11, 2024, 9:42 PM
Marco Odermatt won the first downhill race of his glittering World Cup career by streaking to victory on the home snow of Wengen on Thursday.
Odermatt, who won…
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in 12 weeks
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-applications-for-jobless-benefits-fall-to-lowest-level-in-3-months
January 11, 2024, 9:43 PM
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits inched down to its lowest level in nearly three months last week as the U.S. labor market continues to flex…
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Turkish police arrest 70 suspects with ties to Islamic State group in raids across the country
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkish-police-arrest-70-suspects-with-ties-to-the-islamic-state-group-in-raids-across-the-country
January 11, 2024, 9:36 PM
Turkish police detained 70 suspects with ties to the militant Islamic State group in raids this week across the country, Turkey's interior minister said Thursday.
Interior Minister Ali…
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Ecuador battles drug gangs behind surge of violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ecuador-battles-drug-gangs-behind-surge-of-violence1
January 11, 2024, 9:36 PM
Ecuador's president has declared war on drugs gangs holding scores of prison guards hostage in a wave of violence that saw the storming of a TV station on-air…
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China coast guard vessels enter disputed waters in East China Sea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-coastguard-vessels-enter-disputed-waters-in-east-china-sea
January 11, 2024, 9:39 PM
The Chinese coast guard said it patrolled the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday to conduct "right protection".
The East China Sea islets are claimed by…
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Japan firms opt out of Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail project
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan-firms-opt-out-of-malaysia-singapore-high-speed-rail-project
January 11, 2024, 9:42 PM
Japanese firms have decided to drop their plans to get involved in a high-speed rail project connecting Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, government and company sources said Thursday.
The…
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Ex-England manager Eriksson says he has cancer, 'a year' to live
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ex-england-manager-eriksson-says-has-cancer-%27a-year%27-to-live
January 11, 2024, 9:42 PM
Ex-England soccer manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has "maybe a year" to live, he said Thursday.
The 75-year-old Swede, who has managed a…
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Google lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams amid cost-cutting drive
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-lays-off-hundreds-in-hardware-voice-assistant-teams-amid-cost-cutting-drive
January 11, 2024, 9:44 PM
Google has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures.
The cuts come as Google looks towards…
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Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023, with strong push by EVs, as makers expanded overseas
https://japantoday.com/category/business/chinese-auto-exports-rose-64-in-2023-with-strong-push-by-evs-as-makers-expanded-overseas
January 11, 2024, 9:43 PM
China's auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while domestic sales, boosted by year-end incentives, rose 4.2%, an industry association said Thursday.
Chinese automakers have aggressively expanded exports in search of…
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy rules out cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-president-in-estonia-on-swing-through-russia%27s-baltic-neighbors
January 11, 2024, 9:35 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire as his country fights off the Russian invasion, saying the Kremlin’s forces would use the pause to rearm…
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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at center of major U.S.-Iran crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ship-in-gulf-of-oman-boarded-by-%27unauthorized%27-people-as-tensions-are-high-across-mideast-waterways
January 11, 2024, 9:35 PM
Iran's navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States…
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Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/renewables-grew-rapidly-in-2023-but-must-grow-faster-still-to-meet-climate-change-target-iea-says
January 11, 2024, 9:32 PM
The world's renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported Thursday in its first assessment since nations…
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UK unveils plans for biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-unveils-plans-for-%27biggest-nuclear-power-expansion-in-70-years%27
January 11, 2024, 6:05 AM
The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years to bolster its energy independence and…
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Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Trump-defies-judge-gives-courtroom-speech-on-tense-final-day-of-New-York-civil-fraud-trial
January 12, 2024, 1:56 AM
Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday,…
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