Yoon, Kishida vow to deepen ties
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea%27s-yoon-japan%27s-kishida-vow-to-deepen-ties
November 16, 2023, 9:40 PM
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised to push for deeper cooperation as they met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic…
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Amazon to sell new cars next year in U.S., starting with Hyundai
https://japantoday.com/category/business/amazon-to-sell-new-cars-next-year-in-us-starting-with-hyundai
November 16, 2023, 9:44 PM
E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it would start selling new automobiles on its platform in the United States next year.
Amazon made the announcement at the Los Angeles…
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Canadian man convicted of killing 4 Muslim family members with his pickup
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canadian-man-convicted-of-murder-for-killing-4-muslim-family-members-with-his-pickup
November 16, 2023, 9:52 PM
A Canadian man was found guilty Thursday of four counts of first-degree murder for deliberately using his pickup to kill four members of a Muslim family two years…
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New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-judge-lifts-gag-order-that-barred-donald-trump-from-maligning-court-staff-in-fraud-trial
November 16, 2023, 9:50 PM
A gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel in his New York civil fraud trial after he maligned a key staffer was paused Thursday…
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Hungary qualifies for Euro 2024 with own-goal in stoppage time in match marred by violence
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hungary-qualifies-for-euro-2024-with-own-goal-in-stoppage-time-in-match-marred-by-violence
November 16, 2023, 9:47 PM
Hungary qualified for its third straight European Championship after an own-goal in stoppage time in a game marred by violent clashes outside an empty stadium in Bulgaria on…
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China's agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into U.S., but not solve overdose epidemic
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-agreement-expected-to-slow-flow-of-fentanyl-into-us-but-not-solve-overdose-epidemic
November 16, 2023, 9:51 PM
Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the…
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Fury and Usyk to fight on Feb 17 in Saudi Arabia to unify all 4 major heavyweight boxing titles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fury-and-usyk-to-fight-on-feb.-17-in-saudi-arabia-to-unify-all-4-major-heavyweight-boxing-titles
November 16, 2023, 9:47 PM
The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles will take place in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Feb 17,…
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5 European nations and Canada seek to join genocide case against Myanmar at top U.N. court
https://japantoday.com/category/world/5-european-nations-and-canada-seek-to-join-genocide-case-against-myanmar-at-top-un-court
November 16, 2023, 9:51 PM
Five European countries and Canada are seeking to join a case brought by Gambia at the United Nations' highest court that accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against its…
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Five-time champion Australia reaches its eighth Cricket World Cup final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/five-time-champion-australia-reaches-its-eighth-cricket-world-cup-final
November 16, 2023, 9:48 PM
It’s the eighth Cricket World Cup final for Australia.
Pat Cummins made sure his team didn't let the opportunity slip away in a low-scoring run-chase against South Africa…
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In Russia, more Kremlin critics being imprisoned as intolerance of dissent grows
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-russia-more-kremlin-critics-are-being-imprisoned-as-intolerance-of-dissent-grows
November 16, 2023, 9:50 PM
Russia under President Vladimir Putin has been closing in on those who challenge the Kremlin. Protesters and activists have been arrested or imprisoned, independent news outlets have been…
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Djokovic beats Hurkacz and now needs help from Sinner to advance at ATP Finals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/novak-djokovic-beats-hubert-hurkacz-and-now-needs-help-from-sinner-to-advance-at-atp-finals
November 16, 2023, 9:47 PM
Novak Djokovic bounced back from his first loss in four months with a 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1 win over alternate Hubert Hurkacz in his final group match at…
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Sweden's NATO bid delayed in Turkish parliament
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden%27s-nato-bid-delayed-in-turkish-parliament3
November 16, 2023, 9:51 PM
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delayed a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid on Thursday in a further setback to the Nordic country's hopes of joining the…
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Australia, Japan, S Korea win big to launch World Cup qualifying in style
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/asian-heavyweights-win-big-to-launch-world-cup-qualifying-in-style
November 16, 2023, 9:46 PM
Asia's soccer heavyweights made fast starts to World Cup qualifying on Thursday with Australia, Japan and South Korea plundering 17 goals between them in big wins on home…
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Finland to close 4 border crossings with Russia, accusing Moscow of organizing a flow of migrants
https://japantoday.com/category/world/finland-to-close-4-border-crossing-points-after-accusing-russia-of-organizing-flow-of-migrants
November 16, 2023, 9:50 PM
Finland will close four crossing points on its long border with Russia to stop the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants that it accuses Moscow of ushering…
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U.S. applications for jobless claims rise as labor market begins to show some signs of cooling
https://japantoday.com/category/business/u.s.-applications-for-jobless-claims-rise-in-a-labor-market-that-remains-very-healthy
November 16, 2023, 9:45 PM
More Americans filed for jobless claims last week and while the labor market remains broadly healthy, there have are growing signs that it may finally be cooling.
Applications…
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Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/xi-biden-meeting-seen-as-putting-relations-back-on-course-even-as-issues-remain-unresolved
November 16, 2023, 9:56 PM
Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes.
At their four-hour meeting Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping didn't…
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Pre-entry tuberculosis checks planned for some long-stay foreigners
https://japantoday.com/category/national/pre-entry-tuberculosis-checks-planned-for-some-long-stay-foreigners
November 16, 2023, 9:41 PM
Japan plans to introduce mandatory pre-arrival tuberculosis screening for people from some countries planning mid- to long-term stays from next fiscal year, health minister Keizo Takemi said Thursday.…
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Cameron visits Ukrainian port of Odesa, his first overseas trip as UK's top diplomat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-foreign-secretary-david-cameron-meets-zelenskyy-in-first-overseas-visit-as-top-uk-diplomat
November 16, 2023, 9:51 PM
David Cameron traveled Thursday to the Ukrainian port of Odesa in his first overseas trip as Britain's new foreign minister, and pledged that the UK would continue providing…
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Ruling lawmaker aide's home searched over mayor race scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-ruling-lawmaker-aide%27s-home-searched-over-mayor-race-scandal
November 16, 2023, 9:41 PM
Prosecutors on Thursday searched the constituency office of ruling party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa and other locations amid allegations that the recently resigned senior vice justice minister paid money…
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Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-signals-wider-operations-in-southern-gaza-as-search-of-hospital-has-yet-to-reveal-hamas-base
November 16, 2023, 9:49 PM
Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider said, bringing a potentially long-term communications blackout even as…
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Voter support for Kishida slides to record low: poll
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/voter-support-for-japan-pm-kishida-slides-to-record-low-poll
November 16, 2023, 9:40 PM
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government slid to a record low, a poll conducted by Jiji news agency showed on Thursday, as Kishida's tax cut…
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Verstappen slams Las Vegas GP as '99% show'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-slams-las-vegas-gp-as-%2799-percent-show%27
November 16, 2023, 7:22 AM
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has blasted this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix as "99 percent show" and says he isn't looking forward to the race.
The…
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Which Park Ji-min? U.S. outlet's BTS error prompts online outrage
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/which-park-ji-min-us-outlet%27s-bts-error-prompts-online-outrage1
November 16, 2023, 9:43 PM
A U.S. entertainment news site has sparked anger and drawn ridicule after an apparent K-pop blunder, posting a photo of BTS megastar Jimin instead of a Korean actress…
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Fire in Chinese coal firm's office kills 25
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fire-in-chinese-coal-firm%27s-office-kills-25
November 16, 2023, 6:05 AM
Twenty-five people were killed in a fire at a coal company's office building in China's northern Shanxi province, state media said on Thursday.
The fire broke out at…
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Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders that U.S. 'not going anywhere' as it looks to build economic ties
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Biden-tells-Asia-Pacific-leaders-that-US-not-going-anywhere-as-it-looks-to-build-economic-ties
November 16, 2023, 9:39 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday made America's case to leaders attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States is committed to high standards in…
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Hilton Japan apologizes for 'disrespectful' ad disparaging traditional Japanese inns
https://japantoday.com/category/national/hilton-japan-apologizes-for-%27disrespectful%27-ad-disparaging-traditional-japanese-inns
November 16, 2023, 9:48 PM
A big question for travelers in Japan is whether to spend the night in a modernly styled hotel or in a ryokan, as traditional Japanese inns are called.…
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X launches court fight with Australian watchdog
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/musk%27s-x-launches-court-fight-with-australian-watchdog
November 16, 2023, 9:46 PM
Australia's online safety watchdog said Thursday it was being taken to court by Elon Musk's X in a fight over the platform's failure to outline how it combats…
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Car rams into barricade near Israel Embassy in Tokyo; man detained
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Car-rams-into-barricade-near-Israel-Embassy-in-Tokyo-man-detained
November 16, 2023, 10:10 AM
A man crashed a car into a barricade near the entrance of the Israel Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a police officer.
Police arrested the 53-year-old driver…
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Lack of shelters leaves Japan's populace vulnerable to attack
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/lack-of-shelters-leaves-japan%27s-populace-vulnerable-to-attack
November 16, 2023, 3:19 AM
In the 1950s and 60s, fiction and films swung between apocalyptic novels about nuclear war -- like "Fail-Safe" and "On the Beach" -- to manic black comedies such…
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S Koreans sit for key exam as flights halted to limit distraction
https://japantoday.com/category/world/s.-koreans-sit-key-exam-as-flights-halted-to-limit-distraction
November 16, 2023, 6:09 AM
More than half a million students in South Korea are sitting for the crucial national university entrance exam on Thursday, with authorities taking extraordinary measures including halting flights…
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