Frantic search for survivors in Turkey, Syria after quake kills more than 5,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/frantic-searching-in-turkey-syria-after-quake-kills-4-000
February 7, 2023, 10:30 AM
Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and…
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Japan criticizes Russia's 'illegal occupation' of disputed isles
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-raps-russia%27s-%27illegal-occupation%27-of-disputed-islets-in-rally
February 7, 2023, 9:18 AM
The Japanese government and civic groups on Tuesday criticized Russia for its "illegal occupation" of disputed islands off Hokkaido in a rally demanding their return, with Tokyo using…
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Australian, New Zealand leaders' talk focuses on China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-new-zealand-leaders%27-talk-focuses-on-china
February 7, 2023, 5:53 AM
Australian and New Zealand prime ministers met Tuesday to talk about China’s importance to their national economies, resolving to voice their disagreements with their most important trading partner…
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Court rejects damages suit by Hiroshima A-bomb survivors' children
https://japantoday.com/category/national/court-rejects-damages-suit-by-hiroshima-a-bomb-survivors%27-children
February 7, 2023, 10:21 AM
A Japanese court on Tuesday dismissed a damages suit filed by the children of some Hiroshima atomic bombing survivors seeking financial support from the central government.
In the…
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Man arrested for sexual assault after spiking woman’s drink with sleeping pills
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-sexual-assault-after-spiking-woman%E2%80%99s-drink-with-sleeping-pills
February 7, 2023, 7:55 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of sexual assault after he allegedly drugged a woman in her 30s with sleeping pills last November.
According…
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Japan reports 41,438 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-41-438-new-coronavirus-cases
February 7, 2023, 12:18 PM
Japan on Tuesday reported 41,438 new coronavirus cases, up 25,826 from Monday. Tokyo reported 3,131 new cases, up 2,026 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Florida presses bid to roll back Disney special status
https://japantoday.com/category/world/florida-presses-bid-to-roll-back-disney-special-status
February 7, 2023, 3:40 AM
Florida lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill that would allow the state to take control of the area around Walt Disney World that has until now been controlled…
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Google to release ChatGPT-like bot named Bard
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-to-release-chatgpt-like-bot-named-bard
February 6, 2023, 9:46 PM
Google said Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT,…
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Salman Rushdie gives first interview since 2022 stabbing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/salman-rushdie-gives-first-interview-since-2022-stabbing
February 6, 2023, 9:51 PM
Months after being stabbed repeatedly as he prepared to give a lecture, Salman Rushdie is blind in his right eye, struggles to write and, at times, has “frightening”…
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Quake kills at least 3,000, injures thousands in Turkey and Syria; bad weather worsens plight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/huge-earthquake-kills-3-000-in-turkey-and-syria-bad-weather-worsens-plight
February 7, 2023, 6:07 AM
A huge earthquake killed more than 3,000 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the…
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At least 25 killed in Burkina Faso attack in Seno province
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-25-killed-in-burkina-faso-attack-in-seno-province
February 6, 2023, 9:51 PM
Armed assailants killed at least 22 civilians and three police officers during an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, the interim government said on Monday.
The attack…
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Kosovo says 'yes' to EU's peace deal with Serbia, with caveats: PM
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kosovo-says-%27yes%27-to-eu%27s-peace-deal-with-serbia-with-caveats-pm
February 6, 2023, 9:51 PM
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Monday he accepted a proposed European Union plan aimed at normalizing relations with Serbia despite concerns over Western demands to give…
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Workers stage largest strike in history of Britain's health service
https://japantoday.com/category/world/workers-stage-largest-strike-in-history-of-britain%27s-health-service2
February 7, 2023, 6:07 AM
Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance service staff walked off the job on Monday in a pay dispute, putting further strain on Britain's state-run National Health Service…
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Ukraine's defense ministry in turmoil as Russia readies offensive
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-defence-ministry-in-turmoil-as-russia-readies-offensive2
February 7, 2023, 3:40 AM
Ukraine sowed confusion on Monday about whether its defense minister would be replaced, creating doubts about the leadership of its war effort just as it braces for an…
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Chile battles deadliest wildfires on record as heatwave grips
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chile-battles-deadliest-wildfires-on-record-as-heatwave-grips1
February 6, 2023, 9:52 PM
Chilean firefighters were battling to hold back forest fires on Monday as authorities said hot and dry weather would continue this week, potentially exacerbating what are already the…
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French parliament debates pension reform as new strike looms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-parliament-debates-pension-reform-as-new-strike-looms
February 6, 2023, 9:50 PM
A stormy debate kicked off in France's parliament on Monday over a highly contested pension reform championed by President Emmanuel Macron, a day ahead of new strikes and…
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Aid, rescuers from around the world rushed to Turkey, Syria after deadly quake
https://japantoday.com/category/world/aid-rescuers-rushed-to-turkey-syria-after-deadly-quake
February 7, 2023, 4:20 AM
Many governments and aid groups have rushed to dispatch personnel, funds and equipment to help the rescue efforts in quake-stricken areas of Turkey and Syria. Here's a glance at…
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Super Bowl draws epic air show of private planes to Phoenix
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/super-bowl-draws-epic-air-show-of-private-planes-to-phoenix
February 7, 2023, 4:57 AM
Former NFL player Jim Bob Morris is heading to the Super Bowl in Phoenix from Bloomington, Illinois, in a newly refurbished set of wheels. His ride has new…
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Julie Andrews teams with daughter on new picture book
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/julie-andrews-teams-with-daughter-on-new-picture-book
February 6, 2023, 9:46 PM
The latest picture book collaboration between Julie Andrews and daughter Emma Walton Hamilton was inspired by an unusual musical performance in Spain.
Abrams Children's Books announced Monday that…
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Shiffrin's Beijing lesson helps after another big-race DNF
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/american-skier-shiffrin-fails-to-finish-first-race-at-worlds
February 6, 2023, 9:49 PM
Practically the only person not asking Mikaela Shiffrin if this was the Beijing Olympics all over again was herself.
That’s because the American skier learned so much from…
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Strongest earthquake in decades startles western New York
https://japantoday.com/category/world/strongest-earthquake-in-40-years-startles-western-new-york
February 6, 2023, 9:52 PM
A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage.
The U.S. Geological…
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48 arrested in Europe over encrypted app used in drug trade
https://japantoday.com/category/world/48-arrested-in-europe-over-encrypted-app-used-in-drug-trade
February 6, 2023, 9:51 PM
European investigators have shut down an encrypted communication service that was used as a secure channel for organized crime, particularly in the drug trade, and arrested 48 people,…
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Man City charged by Premier League over alleged breaches of financial rules
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-charged-by-premier-league-over-alleged-breaches-of-financial-rules
February 6, 2023, 9:49 PM
Manchester City have been referred to an independent commission by the Premier League over alleged breaches of its financial rules, the English top flight announced on Monday.
The…
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Mitsubishi Heavy gives up on 1st Japan-made passenger jet project
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-mitsubishi-heavy-set-to-terminate-passenger-jet-project
February 7, 2023, 5:15 AM
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said Tuesday it will terminate its plan to develop Japan's first domestically manufactured passenger jet, pulling the plug on a public-private project that was…
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Japan probing links between Chinese balloon, past flying object
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-probing-links-between-chinese-balloon-past-flying-object
February 6, 2023, 9:41 PM
Japan is examining whether there are links between a suspected Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. military shot down and reports of a flying object spotted in the…
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China willing to restart trade dialogue with Australia after talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-willing-to-restart-trade-dialogue-with-australia-after-talks
February 6, 2023, 9:51 PM
China's commerce minister Wang Wentao said talks held on Monday with Australian counterpart Don Farrell were a key step toward bringing bilateral economic and trade ties back on…
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Renault, Nissan reboot auto alliance for post-Ghosn era
https://japantoday.com/category/business/renault-nissan-boards-agree-to-equalize-mutual-stakes
February 7, 2023, 7:37 AM
Automakers Renault and Nissan on Monday formalized their reboot of a relationship that had grown rocky, culminating in the spectacular fall of top executive Carlos Ghosn, who had led…
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Philippines deports 2 robbery suspects to Japan; arrests made in-flight
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Philippines-deports-2-robbery-suspects-to-Japan
February 7, 2023, 9:26 AM
The Philippines deported Tuesday two of four Japanese men suspected of planning and coordinating a string of robberies across Japan beginning last year, with Japanese police arresting them…
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From reggaeton to Iran, five key moments on Grammys night
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/from-reggaeton-to-iran-five-key-moments-on-grammys-night
February 6, 2023, 9:46 PM
Music's biggest stars turned out in force at the Grammys on Sunday in Los Angeles -- and a LOT happened.
Beyonce made history, but lost the night's biggest…
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Suspect charged with third murder in Christmas Day killing of family of 3
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/suspect-charged-again-in-killing-of-family-of-3-near-tokyo-in-dec.
February 7, 2023, 7:37 AM
A man arrested on suspicion of killing an American man and his wife at their residence in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec 25, was served a fresh arrest…
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