Indigenous senator quits party over Australian referendum
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indigenous-senator-quits-party-over-australian-referendum
February 6, 2023, 7:03 AM
An Indigenous senator in Australia quit the minor Greens party on Monday in a disagreement over a referendum to be held this year that would create an Indigenous…
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At least 1,400 dead, thousands injured after quake hits Turkey, Syria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/At-least-1-400-dead-many-trapped-after-quake-hits-Turkey-Syria
February 6, 2023, 12:12 PM
More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday when a huge earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, pulversing apartment blocks and heaping more destruction…
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16-year-old boy stabbed on Kawasaki street; suspect arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/high-schooler-in-kawasaki-stabbed-in-street-suspect-still-at-large
February 6, 2023, 8:57 PM
A high school student in Kawasaki near Tokyo was stabbed on his way to school on Monday, with a minor who knows the victim arrested the same day…
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Hong Kong's largest national security trial opens
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong%27s-largest-national-security-trial-opens
February 6, 2023, 4:30 AM
Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government in a case critics say reflects the criminalization…
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Japan reports 15,612 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-15-612-new-coronavirus-cases
February 6, 2023, 12:04 PM
Japan on Monday reported 15,612 new coronavirus cases, down 16,847 from Sunday. Tokyo reported 1,105 new cases, down 1,182 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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21-year-old man arrested over murder of 71-year-old woman at laundromat
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/21-year-old-man-arrested-over-murder-of-71-year-old-woman-at-laundromat
February 6, 2023, 7:42 AM
Police in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing a 71-year-old woman at a coin-operated laundromat on Sunday.
According to police, the…
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Lizzo wows in orange, Doja Cat dons black Latex at Grammys
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/lizzo-wows-in-orange-doja-cat-dons-black-latex-at-grammys
February 6, 2023, 1:49 AM
Lizzo wowed in a bright orange Dolce & Gabbana robe adorned with flowers and a huge hood as the wild and wacky Grammys red carpet did not disappoint…
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Sports fans and concertgoers poised to make noise as COVID crowd restrictions loosen
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-poised-to-make-noise-as-covid-crowd-restrictions-loosen
February 6, 2023, 9:59 AM
With the government effectively abolishing event attendance restrictions meant to curb the coronavirus spread, sports fans and concertgoers may soon be screaming at the top of their lungs,…
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Japanese musician Takumi wins Grammy for best global album
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Japanese-musician-Takumi-wins-Grammy-for-best-global-album
February 6, 2023, 2:43 AM
Japanese musician and composer Masanori Takumi won a Grammy award on Sunday for his album featuring songs performed with traditional Asian instruments.
Takumi took the Best Global Music…
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Judo Grand Slam
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/judo-grand-slam-1
February 5, 2023, 9:18 PM
Gold medalist, South Korea's Hayun Kim, second left, celebrates on the podium after winning the +78kg final, with silver medalist Japan's Maya Akiba, left, and bronze medalists France's…
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Croatia into Davis Cup finals as South Korea, Finland celebrate
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/croatia-into-davis-cup-finals-as-south-korea-finland-celebrate1
February 5, 2023, 9:54 PM
Two-time champions Croatia reached the Davis Cup finals on Sunday where they were joined by unheralded South Korea and Finland.
Croatia, the champions in 2005 and 2018, were…
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Chile forest fire death toll rises to 24; hundreds left homeless
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chile-forest-fire-toll-rises-hundreds-left-homeless
February 5, 2023, 9:55 PM
Forest fires have killed 24 people, injured nearly 1,000 and destroyed 800 homes in five days as a blistering heat wave grips south-central Chile, authorities said Sunday.
Fueled…
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Thousands of Danes protest canceling of public holiday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-danes-protest-cancelling-of-public-holiday3
February 5, 2023, 9:57 PM
Thousands of people gathered in Copenhagen on Sunday to protest a bill put forward by the government to scrap a public holiday to help finance increased defense spending.…
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Turkey President Erdogan says Western missions will 'pay' for closures
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey%27s-president-erdogan-says-western-missions-will-%27pay%27-for-closures1
February 5, 2023, 9:57 PM
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Western missions would "pay" for issuing security warnings and temporarily closing consulates in Turkey last week, while police said there was no serious…
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Republicans criticize Biden for waiting to shoot down Chinese balloon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/republicans-criticize-biden-for-waiting-to-shoot-down-chinese-balloon1
February 6, 2023, 4:20 AM
Republican U.S. lawmakers on Sunday criticized President Joe Biden for waiting days to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated over the United States, accusing…
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Kane's record goal earns Tottenham 1-0 win over Man City
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kane%27s-record-goal-earns-tottenham-1-0-win-over-man-city
February 5, 2023, 9:53 PM
Harry Kane’s record-breaking goal pushed Tottenham to a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday to further dent the champions’ hopes of retaining the Premier League title.
Kane…
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France survives Italy scare in Six Nations opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/6n-france-survives-italy-scare-to-set-up-ireland-showdown
February 5, 2023, 9:54 PM
France put down a daring Italy 29-24 on Sunday and played its part in setting the stage for the eagerly awaited Six Nations showdown with Ireland next weekend.…
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'Knock at the Cabin' knocks off 'Avatar' at the North American box office
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27knock-at-the-cabin%27-knocks-off-%27avatar%27-at-the-box-office
February 5, 2023, 9:51 PM
For the first time in almost two months, the box office doesn't belong to blue people.
After seven weeks as the top film in theaters, “Avatar: The Way…
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Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-deploys-military-aircraft-over-haiti-to-disrupt-gangs
February 5, 2023, 9:56 PM
The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a "dire security situation" and to support efforts to disrupt…
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Cubans respond with zeal to new U.S. migration policy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cubans-respond-with-zeal-to-new-us-migration-policy
February 5, 2023, 9:56 PM
In barely a week, 25-year-old engineer Marcos Marzo went from riding his small electric motorcycle past the low buildings of Havana’s Vedado district to traveling the mega-highways of…
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8 dead in weekend avalanches in Austria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eight-dead-in-weekend-avalanches-in-austria
February 5, 2023, 9:56 PM
Austrian police said Sunday that five people had been killed in avalanches in the west of the country, after three deaths were reported Saturday despite pleas for caution…
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120 child mistreatment cases reported at nurseries in 10 years in Japan: survey
https://japantoday.com/category/national/120-child-mistreatment-cases-reported-in-10-yrs-in-japan-survey
February 5, 2023, 9:48 PM
A total of 120 child abuse and other mistreatment cases at nurseries and kindergartens have been reported at 37 local governments over the past decade, prompting administrative actions,…
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It wasn’t me: Ex-UK PM Truss blames 'system' for her failure
https://japantoday.com/category/world/it-wasn%E2%80%99t-me-ex-uk-pm-truss-blames-%27system%27-for-her-failure
February 5, 2023, 9:57 PM
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss says her failure wasn't her fault.
Truss on Sunday blamed a “powerful economic establishment” and internal Conservative Party opposition for the rapid…
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Fierce battles rage in Bakhmut as Ukraine calls for planes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fierce-battles-in-bakhmut-as-russian-missiles-hit-kharkiv
February 6, 2023, 3:53 AM
Heavy fighting was underway Sunday in the northern parts of the frontline hotspot Bakhmut, while Ukraine's defense minister said the reluctance of Kyiv's Western allies to send jets…
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U.S. weighs deploying medium-range missiles to U.S. forces in Japan: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/washington-weighing-deploying-medium-range-missiles-to-u.s.-forces-in-japan-sankei
February 6, 2023, 7:44 AM
The U.S. government has suggested deploying medium-range missiles in Japan as part of a plan to bolster defenses against China along the East and South China Seas, the…
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Pakistan ex-President Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after years in exile
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pakistan-ex-president-pervez-musharraf-dies-in-dubai-after-years-in-exile1
February 5, 2023, 7:43 AM
Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf died on Sunday following a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai, after years in self-imposed exile.
Pakistan's military and the country's mission…
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Beyoncé emerges as Grammys queen; Styles wins album of the year
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Beyonc%C3%A9-breaks-Grammys-record-is-now-most-decorated-artist
February 6, 2023, 6:07 AM
Beyoncé sits alone atop the Grammy throne as the ceremony's most decorated artist in history, but at the end of Sunday's show it was Harry Styles who walked away with…
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Man, woman found dead in apartment in apparent murder-suicide
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-woman-found-dead-in-apartment-in-apparent-murder-suicide
February 5, 2023, 11:57 PM
The bodies of a man in his 60s and a woman in her 80s were found in a municipal apartment in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Saturday, in what…
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9 missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/9-missing-after-fishing-boat-capsizes-in-south-korea
February 5, 2023, 6:46 AM
South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft were searching on Sunday in waters off the country’s southwestern coast for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized.
The…
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Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-set-for-wbc-in-japan-but-angels-future-uncertain
February 5, 2023, 7:51 AM
Although Shohei Ohtani's long-term future with the Los Angeles Angels is decidedly uncertain as he heads into the final season under contract, the two-way superstar's plans for the…
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