Czechs beat champions Swiss in BJK Cup finals opener
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/czechs-beat-champions-swiss-in-bjk-cup-finals-opener
November 7, 2023, 9:29 PM
The Czech Republic earned an impressive victory over defending champions Switzerland in their Billie Jean King Cup finals opener on Tuesday.
Marie Bouzkova and Linda Noskova triumphed in…
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Coldplay at Tokyo Dome
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/coldplay-at-tokyo-dome
November 7, 2023, 8:43 PM
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin performs at Tokyo Dome during the group's concert on Tuesday night.
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Tiger Woods to own and play for Florida team in his tech golf league
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiger-woods-to-own-and-play-for-florida-team-in-his-tech-golf-league
November 7, 2023, 9:29 PM
Tiger Woods couldn't be more involved with primetime TGL unless he had built the arena. He helped develop the tech-infused golf league. He's playing in it. And now…
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Biden administration says colleges must fight 'alarming rise' in antisemitism and
Islamophobia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-administration-says-colleges-must-fight-%27alarming-rise%27-in-antisemitism-and-islamophobia
November 7, 2023, 9:30 PM
The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an “alarming rise” in…
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Unification Church in Japan offers to set aside up to ¥10 bil in compensation fund
https://japantoday.com/category/national/unification-church-in-japan-offers-to-set-aside-up-to-66-million-in-a-compensation-fund
November 7, 2023, 9:24 PM
The Unification Church’s Japanese branch announced plans Tuesday to set aside a fund up to 10 billion yen to cover possible compensation for those seeking damages they say…
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Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with 'The Marvels'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/nia-dacosta-makes-her-mark-on-marvel-history-with-%27the-marvels%27
November 7, 2023, 9:26 PM
Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’…
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Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nobel-peace-laureate-bialiatski-has-been-put-in-solitary-confinement-in-belarus-his-wife-says
November 7, 2023, 9:30 PM
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus, his wife said Tuesday.
Natalia Pinchuk told The Associated…
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With crime in focus, UK's Sunak sets out pre-election agenda in King's Speech
https://japantoday.com/category/world/with-crime-in-focus-uk%27s-sunak-sets-out-pre-election-agenda-in-king%27s-speech1
November 7, 2023, 9:30 PM
Britain's government set out its plans to tackle crime, boost growth and water down climate change measures on Tuesday, an unashamedly political agenda that could be Prime Minister…
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14 dead in northern Mali after series of drone strikes near rebel stronghold
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kidal-mayor-says-14-people-dead-in-northern-mali-after-series-of-drone-strikes-near-rebel-stronghold
November 7, 2023, 9:31 PM
A series of drone strikes around the town of Kidal in northern Mali have killed at least 14 people in the rebel stronghold, the town's mayor said Tuesday.…
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Global wine production hits lowest level since 1961
https://japantoday.com/category/business/global-wine-production-hits-lowest-level-since-1961
November 7, 2023, 9:28 PM
Global wine production has fallen this year to its lowest level since 1961 as vineyards were pummelled by extreme weather events, the International Organization of Vine and Wine…
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Ukraine's president rules out holding elections next spring and calls for unity in fighting Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Ukraine%27s-president-rules-out-holding-elections-next-spring-and-calls-for-unity-in-fighting-Russia
November 7, 2023, 9:30 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out holding a presidential vote in the spring and urged his countrymen to avoid political divides, saying they must concentrate all resources…
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Portugal's prime minister resigns as his government is involved in corruption investigation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/portuguese-police-arrest-the-prime-minister%27s-chief-of-staff-in-a-corruption-probe
November 7, 2023, 9:31 PM
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa resigned Tuesday after his government was involved in a widespread corruption probe, sending a shock wave through the normally tranquil politics of the…
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Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/shimmering-galaxies-revealed-in-new-photos-by-european-space-telescope
November 7, 2023, 9:28 PM
Scientists on Tuesday unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid, a shimmering and stunning collection of galaxies too numerous to count.
The photos were…
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Premier League's slow slide into video review chaos far removed from FIFA vision for VAR in 2016
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league%27s-slow-slide-into-video-review-chaos-is-far-removed-from-fifa-vision-for-var-in-2016
November 7, 2023, 9:29 PM
Video reviews in soccer were meant to take no more than six seconds. Now they can last close to six minutes.
It was expected to happen once every…
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Jones says he is interested in coaching Japan, but has not had job offer
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rugby-jones-says-interested-in-coaching-japan-has-not-had-job-offer
November 7, 2023, 9:28 PM
Former Japan rugby head coach Eddie Jones said on Tuesday that he is interested in coaching the Brave Blossoms again, but, so far, he has not received an…
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Glenn Maxwell smashes 201 to lead Australia past Afghanistan at Cricket World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/afghanistan-wins-toss-and-bats-against-australia-in-cricket-world-cup-match
November 7, 2023, 9:29 PM
Glenn Maxwell produced one of the most astonishing Cricket World Cup innings by smashing 201 not out off 128 balls on Tuesday to lead Australia past Afghanistan with…
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Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get boost from hit Super Mario movie
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-nintendo-profits-jump-as-its-game-sales-get-a-boost-from-the-hit-super-mario-movie
November 7, 2023, 9:27 PM
Nintendo reported an 18% rise in net profit for its first fiscal half on Tuesday, as sales continued to get a boost from its hit Super Mario movie,…
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Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/israel-hamas-war-crowds-crisis-heavy-global-agenda-as-blinken-g7-foreign-ministers-meet-in-japan
November 7, 2023, 9:23 PM
Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia on Tuesday with…
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Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave’s security after war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Israel-fights-Hamas-deep-in-Gaza-City-and-foresees-control-of-enclave%E2%80%99s-security-after-war
November 7, 2023, 9:29 PM
Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza’s largest city, signaling a major new stage in the month-old conflict, and its leaders foresee controlling…
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Anti-Semitism resurges in Germany
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27hardly-any-taboos-left%27-anti-semitism-resurges-in-germany
November 7, 2023, 9:30 PM
Levi Salomon has been documenting anti-Semitic slogans and acts at rallies in Berlin for 25 years, but never had he experienced such virulent expressions of hate against Jews…
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Ex-All Blacks coach Foster says family threatened with knife in Paris
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ex-all-blacks-boss-foster-says-family-threatened-with-knife-in-paris
November 7, 2023, 9:29 PM
Former New Zealand coach Ian Foster revealed Tuesday that his wife and daughter were threatened by a man wielding a knife in Paris during the Rugby World Cup.…
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Japan hospital denies LGBT woman support for IVF pregnancy
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-hospital-denies-lgbt-woman-support-for-ivf-pregnancy
November 7, 2023, 9:24 PM
An LGBT advocacy group urged the Japanese government on Tuesday to ensure all pregnant women have access to the same level of medical support after a woman in…
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SDF exercise suspended after member shows middle finger to reporters
https://japantoday.com/category/national/sdf-exercise-suspended-after-member-shows-middle-finger-to-reporters
November 7, 2023, 9:24 PM
Japan's defense minister said Tuesday the Ground Self-Defense Force's exercise at a shooting range in central Japan has been suspended due to inappropriate conduct by a member, including…
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Without a Fight wins Melbourne Cup before crowd of 85,000
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/without-a-fight-wins-melbourne-cup-as-zahra-triumphs-again
November 7, 2023, 6:56 AM
Without a Fight beat heavy favourite Vauban on Tuesday to win the Aus$8 million (U.S.$6 million) Melbourne Cup, with jockey Mark Zahra claiming back-to-back victories in a dominant…
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Chinese imports rise in October while exports fall for 6th straight month
https://japantoday.com/category/business/chinese-imports-rise-in-october-while-exports-fall-for-6th-straight-month
November 7, 2023, 9:28 PM
China's imports rose in October while exports fell for a sixth straight month compared with a year earlier, though that was partly due to lower export prices.
Customs…
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Canada can provide critical minerals, energy to Japan, says foreign minister
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/canada-can-provide-critical-minerals-energy-to-japan-says-foreign-minister
November 7, 2023, 9:24 PM
Canada can provide critical minerals and energy to Japan, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said to her Japanese counterpart ahead of bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
"We believe…
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China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-owed-more-than-1-trillion-in-belt-and-road-debt-report1
November 7, 2023, 6:20 AM
China is owed more than a trillion dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report said this week,…
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25 alleged fraudsters detained in Cambodia to be extradited to Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/25-alleged-fraudsters-detained-in-cambodia-to-be-extradited-to-japan
November 7, 2023, 7:32 AM
Twenty-five Japanese nationals detained in September in Cambodia for allegedly running a phone scam operation out of a Phnom Penh apartment will soon be extradited to Japan for…
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China, Australia to restart annual meetings as trade resumes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-australia-to-restart-annual-meetings-as-trade-resumes
November 7, 2023, 6:53 AM
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Tuesday, restarting an annual leaders' dialogue that Albanese said will continue as relations between the…
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Japan, UK discuss further deepening of security ties
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-and-uk-ministers-are-to-discuss-further-deepening-of-security-ties-on-the-sidelines-of-g7
November 7, 2023, 10:02 AM
Japanese and British foreign and defense ministers met Tuesday to discuss deeper military cooperation under a new security pact that allows their militaries to enter each other’s territory…
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