Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jailed-iranian-activist-narges-mohammadi-wins-2023-nobel-peace-prize2
October 6, 2023, 10:05 AM
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women's rights advocate serving 12 years in jail, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a decision likely to anger Tehran.
The…
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Italy and Britain pledge joint action against 'illegal migration'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-and-britain-pledge-joint-action-against-%27illegal-migration%27
October 6, 2023, 6:57 AM
Italy and Britain want to lead the way in Europe in the fight against "illegal migration", the right-wing prime ministers of the two countries said in a joint…
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South Korea to face Japan in Asian Games soccer final, with military exemptions on the line
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/south-korea-to-face-japan-in-asian-games-soccer-final-with-military-exemptions-on-the-line
October 6, 2023, 7:06 AM
South Korea’s under-24 players are preparing for the biggest game of their careers on Saturday, but standing between Asian Games gold and military exemption is traditional foe Japan.…
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Reports Sapporo will drop 2030 Winter Games bid draw mixed reaction
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-reports-sapporo-will-drop-2030-winter-games-bid-draw-mixed-reaction
October 6, 2023, 7:34 AM
Residents of Sapporo showed a mixed reaction Friday after multiple sources said the city will abandon its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
The city…
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Russia open to potential dialogue offer from Japan, Putin says
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-open-to-potential-dialogue-offer-from-japan-putin-says
October 6, 2023, 7:34 AM
Russia is ready to accept Japan's potential offer of dialogue, President Vladimir Putin said, according to local media, at a time when bilateral relations have deteriorated sharply in…
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Japan household spending falls 2.5% in August on rising prices
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan-household-spending-falls-2.5-in-august-on-rising-prices
October 6, 2023, 7:38 AM
Japan's household spending in August dropped 2.5 percent from a year earlier, declining for the sixth consecutive month, as rising prices prompted people to cut back on food…
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U.S. regulator says Musk dodging Twitter share buy questions
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-regulator-says-musk-dodging-twitter-share-buy-questions
October 6, 2023, 2:03 AM
U.S. market regulators on Thursday asked a judge to order Elon Musk to comply with a subpoena to answer questions about his purchases of Twitter shares last year.…
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Millions of children displaced due to extreme weather events
https://japantoday.com/category/world/millions-of-children-are-displaced-due-to-extreme-weather-events.-climate-change-will-make-it-worse
October 6, 2023, 4:05 AM
Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report.
More…
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78-year-old woman goes on trial for attempted murder of 9-year-old grandson
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/78-year-old-woman-goes-on-trial-for-attempted-murder-of-9-year-old-grandson
October 6, 2023, 7:36 AM
A 78-year-old woman pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of her 9-year-old grandson at their home in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, in March, at the opening session of her…
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Eastern Canada breaks autumn heat records
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eastern-canada-breaks-autumn-heat-records1
October 5, 2023, 11:02 PM
Eastern Canada shattered heat records this week with temperatures close to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), worrying experts and everyday people struggling to cope with extreme weather made…
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Shrine on
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/Shrine-on
October 5, 2023, 9:29 PM
Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo is lit up on Thursday night. It is known as the shrine of commerce and industry where people pray for prosperity in their…
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Shortfall in climate change cash grows ahead of COP28
https://japantoday.com/category/world/shortfall-in-climate-change-cash-grows-ahead-of-cop282
October 5, 2023, 9:46 PM
The United Nations' main fund for helping vulnerable countries cope with climate change said on Thursday it had raised $9.3 billion, falling short of a $10 billion target…
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All Blacks finish Rugby World Cup pool play with 73-0 win over Uruguay
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/all-blacks-finish-rugby-world-cup-pool-play-with-73-0-win-over-uruguay
October 5, 2023, 9:35 PM
New Zealand overcame a sluggish start to beat Uruguay 73-0 in its final pool match at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday. But the All Blacks' performance was…
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Hashimoto retains men's gymnastics world all-around title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-hashimoto-defends-men%27s-gymnastics-world-all-around-title
October 6, 2023, 7:37 AM
Japan's Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto successfully defended his men's all-around title at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp on Thursday.
Hashimoto scored 86.132 points to finish over a…
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Israeli troops kill two Palestinian gunmen, suspected shooter, in West Bank
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-troops-kill-two-palestinian-gunmen-suspected-shooter-in-west-bank1
October 5, 2023, 9:46 PM
Two Palestinian gunmen were killed and five Israeli soldiers were wounded in occupied West Bank clashes on Thursday and Israeli troops killed the suspect in a later shooting…
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EU to host Armenia-Azerbaijan talks this month
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-to-host-armenia-azerbaijan-talks-this-month
October 5, 2023, 9:46 PM
The European Union will host talks between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan this month to try to reduce tensions between the arch-foes following Baku's lightning offensive in…
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Who might replace McCarthy as House speaker?
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/who-might-replace-mccarthy-as-house-speaker-what-are-republicans-already-demanding-for-their-vote
October 5, 2023, 9:33 PM
For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy?
It’s not at all certain that any of the GOP candidates will…
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-lawyers-seek-dismissal-of-dc-federal-election-subversion-case-arguing-presidential-immunity
October 6, 2023, 3:33 AM
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they…
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Saudi Arabia in lead in race shaped by FIFA to host 2034 World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/saudi-arabia-in-lead-and-maybe-all-alone-in-race-shaped-by-fifa-to-host-soccer%27s-2034-world-cup
October 5, 2023, 9:42 PM
If Saudi Arabia could have designed a process for choosing future World Cup hosts, it might look similar to what FIFA unveiled this week for the 2030 and…
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Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for border wall
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-says-he-couldn%27t-divert-funds-for-miles-of-a-us-mexico-border-wall-but-doesn%27t-think-it-works
October 6, 2023, 3:32 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional…
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Drone attack kills 112 at Syria military academy as Turkey pounds northeast
https://japantoday.com/category/world/syria-attack-on-military-academy-kills-100-as-turkey-hits-kurdish-held-northeast
October 5, 2023, 9:44 PM
An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 110 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organisations" for the deadly drone strike…
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England pick Farrell and Ford together to face Samoa
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/england-pick-farrell-and-ford-together-to-face-samoa-at-the-rugby-world-cup
October 5, 2023, 9:34 PM
Owen Farrell will captain England beside flyhalf George Ford with Tom Curry back from suspension to face Samoa at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.
England has won…
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Man encouraged by chatbot to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 2021 gets 9 years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-star-wars-obsessed-man-has-been-jailed-for-a-2021-crossbow-plot-to-kill-queen-elizabeth-ii
October 5, 2023, 9:47 PM
A "Star Wars" fanatic who was encouraged by a chatbot “girlfriend” to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for taking his plot…
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Michelin to rate hotels as well as restaurants
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/michelin-to-rate-hotels-as-well-as-restaurants1
October 5, 2023, 9:32 PM
From stars to keys -- the Michelin Guide will start rating hotels in the same way as restaurants, it announced on Thursday.
The editors say they want to…
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3 doctors fatally shot and 1 wounded at Rio beach
https://japantoday.com/category/world/4-doctors-were-gunned-down-on-a-rio-beach-and-there-are-suspicions-of-a-political-motive
October 5, 2023, 9:47 PM
Gunmen killed three doctors and wounded a fourth in a gangland-style hit while the men were at a beachside eatery early Thursday in the Brazilian city of Rio…
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Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-and-x-questioned-by-lawmakers-over-lack-of-rules-against-ai-generated-political-deepfakes
October 5, 2023, 9:41 PM
Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence are having their moment this year, at least when it comes to making it look, or sound, like celebrities did something uncanny. Tom…
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Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize
https://japantoday.com/category/world/norwegian-playwright-jon-fosse-wins-nobel-literature-prize1
October 5, 2023, 11:35 AM
The Swedish Academy on Thursday awarded the Nobel literature prize to Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse, whose plays are among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in…
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PR firm says it made Johnny's press conference reporter 'blacklist'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/pr-firm-says-it-made-johnny%27s-press-conference-reporter-blacklist
October 6, 2023, 7:36 AM
The public relations firm that organized a press conference for scandal-hit male talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc admitted Thursday that it had drawn up a "blacklist" of…
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Relentless Verstappen can clinch his 3rd F1 title as early as the sprint at Qatar Grand Prix
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/relentless-max-verstappen-can-clinch-his-3rd-f1-title-as-early-as-the-sprint-at-the-qatar-grand-prix
October 5, 2023, 9:43 PM
Max Verstappen can win his third straight Formula One title at the Qatar Grand Prix. And he can do it on Saturday.
Verstappen will secure the title if…
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Slovakia begins border checks with neighboring Hungary in an effort to curb migration
https://japantoday.com/category/world/slovakia-begins-border-checks-with-neighboring-hungary-in-an-effort-to-curb-migration
October 5, 2023, 9:47 PM
Slovakia began conducting traffic checks on its border with neighboring Hungary on Thursday amid what it says is a dramatic rise in migrants crossing onto its territory. The…
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