Hamas launches surprise attack with rockets as gunmen enter Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-launches-surprise-attack-as-gunmen-enter-israel
October 7, 2023, 10:02 AM
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing more than 20 people in a surprise assault that combined gunmen penetrating…
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Outside team to investigate death of Takarazuka musical theater actress
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/probe-team-set-up-over-death-of-takarazuka-musical-theater-actress
October 7, 2023, 7:34 AM
Japan's all-female musical theater group Takarazuka Revue said Saturday it has set up an outside team to investigate the cause of the recent death of one of its…
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U.S. fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-fears-canada-india-row-over-sikh-activist%27s-killing-could-upend-strategy-for-countering-china
October 7, 2023, 5:01 AM
The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed…
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Bodies of 4 elderly hikers found near mountain trail in Tochigi Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/4-bodies-found-near-mountain-trail-in-eastern-japan
October 7, 2023, 7:33 AM
Four elderly hikers, two men and two women, were found dead Saturday morning near a trail on Mt Asahi in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, following a distress call…
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Man, 3 grandchildren killed in light plane crash in rural Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/light-plane-crashes-in-rural-australia-four-killed
October 7, 2023, 7:19 AM
A light plane crashed in a rural area of Australia's New South Wales state on Friday, killing the male pilot and three children who were on board, police…
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France rout Italy 60-7 to reach quarterfinals in style
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/france-routs-italy-60-7-to-reach-rugby-world-cup-quarterfinals-in-style
October 6, 2023, 11:18 PM
Damian Penaud extended his try-scoring streak to seven matches as Rugby World Cup host France blew apart Italy 60-7 to reach the quarterfinals in style on Friday.
France…
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Turkey steps up strikes on militants as conflict escalates in Syria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-steps-up-strikes-on-militants-as-conflict-escalates-in-syria4
October 6, 2023, 9:23 PM
Turkish security forces attacked Kurdish militants in northern Syria and eastern Turkey, and Ankara said it will continue to destroy their capabilities across the region as conflict escalated…
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Biles wins 21st world title with all-around gymnastics gold
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/biles-wins-21st-world-title-with-all-around-gymnastics-gold
October 6, 2023, 9:28 PM
U.S. superstar Simone Biles continued her spectacular return from a two-year break by claiming a 21st world title with gold in the women's all-around at the world gymnastics…
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Bedbugs force closure of seven schools in France
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bedbugs-force-closure-of-seven-schools-in-france-minister
October 6, 2023, 9:24 PM
France has been forced to shut seven schools over growing concerns over an infestation of bedbugs, Education Minister Gabriel Attal said Friday.
"Bedbugs were detected at various levels…
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Lewis Hamilton says he'd welcome a new Formula One team but wants it to improve diversity
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lewis-hamilton-says-he%27d-welcome-a-new-formula-one-team-but-wants-it-to-improve-diversity
October 6, 2023, 9:28 PM
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said Friday he’d welcome an 11th team joining the Formula One grid but argued for stricter criteria on improving diversity in the…
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U.S. expels two Russian diplomats to retaliate for expulsion of two American diplomats from Moscow
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-expels-two-russian-diplomats-to-retaliate-for-the-expulsion-of-two-american-diplomats-from-moscow
October 6, 2023, 9:23 PM
The Biden administration on Friday ordered two Russian diplomats expelled from the United States in retaliation for the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats from Moscow last month.
The…
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Auto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession
https://japantoday.com/category/business/auto-workers-stop-expanding-strikes-against-detroit-three-after-gm-makes-battery-plant-concession
October 6, 2023, 9:31 PM
The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit's three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle…
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Discovery of Dutch prince's Nazi membership card revives calls for inquiry
https://japantoday.com/category/world/discovery-of-dutch-prince%27s-nazi-membership-card-revives-calls-for-inquiry3
October 6, 2023, 9:24 PM
The discovery of a Nazi membership card in the name of late Dutch Prince Bernhard, a German who married into the Dutch royal family in the 1930s, revived…
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Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-launches-test-satellites-for-its-planned-internet-service-to-compete-with-spacex
October 6, 2023, 9:32 PM
Amazon launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service on Friday as a rival to SpaceX’s broadband network.
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket blasted off…
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18 migrants killed, and 29 injured in a bus crash in southern Mexico
https://japantoday.com/category/world/18-migrants-killed-and-27-injured-in-a-bus-crash-in-southern-mexico
October 6, 2023, 9:24 PM
At least 18 migrants from Venezuela and Peru died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said.
Mexico's National Immigration Institute said the dead include…
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Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
https://japantoday.com/category/world/donald-trump%E2%80%99s-lawyers-seek-to-halt-civil-fraud-trial-and-block-ruling-disrupting-real-estate-empire
October 7, 2023, 3:15 AM
Former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after he lost a bid Friday to postpone it.
Trump wanted to halt the trial while…
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Third seed Rune, Zverev out of Shanghai Masters on day of upsets
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/third-seed-rune-out-of-shanghai-masters-on-day-of-upsets
October 6, 2023, 9:27 PM
Shanghai Masters third seed Holger Rune crashed out of the tournament in straight sets on Friday, the highest-profile of several top-20 players to be knocked out that day.…
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Japan defy crowd to beat North Korea for Asian Games women's soccer gold
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-beat-north-korea-for-asian-games-women%27s-football-gold
October 7, 2023, 7:36 AM
Japan were booed but kept their cool in an "interesting" atmosphere to beat North Korea 4-1 and retain their Asian Games women's soccer crown on Friday.
The crowd…
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French ex-president Sarkozy charged in witness tampering probe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-ex-president-sarkozy-charged-in-witness-tampering-probe
October 6, 2023, 9:23 PM
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on Friday charged as part of an investigation into possible witness tampering, adding to his long list of legal woes, including over…
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Breakdancing wows Asian Games ahead of Olympic bow
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27coolest-thing%27-breakdancing-wows-asian-games-ahead-of-olympic-bow1
October 6, 2023, 9:28 PM
When South Korean Kim Hong-yul was a teenager in the late 1990s, hip-hop ruled the airwaves and breakdancing was "the coolest thing in the world", he says.
Now…
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Joseph makes one changes for crunch match against Argentina
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/joseph-changes-one-for-crunch-japan-match-against-argentina
October 6, 2023, 9:21 PM
Japan coach Jamie Joseph has made just one change to his starting XV from their 28-22 victory against Samoa for the crunch World Cup match against Argentina in…
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S Korea's filmmaking diaspora telling their 'own stories'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/s.-korea%27s-filmmaking-diaspora-telling-their-%27own-stories%271
October 6, 2023, 9:30 PM
The rise of South Korean diasporic cinema -- characterised by films like Lee Isaac Chung's "Minari" and Justin Chon's "Jamojaya" -- has allowed the artists involved to feel…
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Japanese gov't aims to seek Unification Church's dissolution on Oct 13
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-gov%27t-aims-to-seek-unification-church%27s-dissolution-on-oct.-13
October 6, 2023, 9:25 PM
The Japanese government is making arrangements to seek a court order to disband the Unification Church as early as Oct 13, government sources said Friday.
The move would…
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Swiatek to play Gauff in China Open semi-finals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-to-play-gauff-in-china-open-semi-finals
October 6, 2023, 9:27 PM
Iga Swiatek will play Coco Gauff in the China Open women's semifinals, after the world's second and third-ranked players both won in Beijing on Friday.
World number two…
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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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China keeps raking in the golds as it dominates Asian Games on home soil in Hangzhou
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/china-keeps-raking-in-the-golds-as-it-dominates-asian-games-on-home-soil-in-hangzhou
October 6, 2023, 9:27 PM
Chinese swimmer Wu Shutong took Asian Games gold Friday in the 10-kilometer race, finishing seconds ahead of her competition from Japan in the more-than two-hour race, which she…
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Russian lawmakers to consider rescinding ratification of global nuclear test ban, speaker says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-lawmakers-will-consider-rescinding-ratification-of-global-nuclear-test-ban-speaker-says
October 6, 2023, 9:22 PM
Russian lawmakers will consider revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban, the parliament speaker said Friday.
The statement from Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower…
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3 bears captured after sneaking into Akita tatami factory
https://japantoday.com/category/national/3-bears-are-captured-after-sneaking-into-a-tatami-factory-as-northern-japan-faces-a-growing-problem
October 7, 2023, 7:36 AM
Three bears that snuck into a tatami mat factory in northern Japan and were holed up inside for nearly a day have been captured and killed, according to…
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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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