Nagasaki survivor urges nuke weapons abolition at U.N. treaty confab
https://japantoday.com/category/national/nagasaki-survivor-urges-nuke-weapons-abolition-at-u.n.-treaty-confab
November 27, 2023, 10:52 PM
An 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan's Nagasaki called Monday for the elimination of nuclear weapons in his speech at the onset of a five-day…
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Willian strikes twice from the spot as Fulham beat Wolves
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/willian-strikes-twice-from-the-spot-as-fulham-beat-wolves
November 27, 2023, 11:02 PM
Willian scored twice from the penalty spot on Monday as Fulham beat Wolves 3-2 to notch their first Premier League win since early October and climb 10 points…
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Shop employee fights off three robbers with polearm in Tokyo's Ueno district
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/shop-employee-fights-off-three-robbers-with-polearm-in-ueno
November 27, 2023, 10:25 PM
At around 6:40 p.m. on Sunday evening, a pair of men on a motor bike pulled up to a store that sells precious metals in Tokyo’s Ueno district, located…
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Space man
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/space-man-1
November 27, 2023, 9:34 PM
Yusaku Maezawa, the entrepreneur who became the first Japanese civilian to travel to the International Space Station in December 2021, attends an event in Tokyo on Monday, showing…
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Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders
https://japantoday.com/category/world/diplomatic-spat-over-the-parthenon-marbles-scuttles-meeting-of-british-and-greek-leaders
November 27, 2023, 10:05 PM
A diplomatic spat erupted Monday between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting of their prime ministers, prompting the Greek premier to accuse his British…
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Ronaldo rejects penalty he's awarded in Asian Champions League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ronaldo-rejects-penalty-he%27s-awarded-in-asian-champions-league
November 27, 2023, 9:39 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo's honesty helped to nullify a penalty he was awarded as his 10-man Al-Nassr side held on to draw with Persepolis of Iran 0-0 in the Asian…
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FIBA holds draw for final 4 Olympic men's basketball qualifying events
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fiba-holds-draw-for-final-4-olympic-men%27s-basketball-qualifying-events
November 27, 2023, 9:39 PM
Dallas' Luka Doncic, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo and Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns all still have a chance to play in next summer’s Paris Olympics.
But at least two of those…
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N Korean, U.S. envoys engage in rare, public sparring match at U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-us-envoys-engage-in-rare-public-sparring-match-at-un
November 27, 2023, 9:41 PM
The United Nations ambassadors of the United States and North Korea sparred at the Security Council on Monday over Pyongyang's first spy satellite launch and the reasons for…
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Google to start deleting inactive accounts in December
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-will-start-deleting-%27inactive%27-accounts-in-december.-here%27s-what-you-need-to-know
November 27, 2023, 9:38 PM
Have a Google account you haven't used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week.…
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Kenya flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kenya-raises-alarm-as-flooding-death-toll-rises-to-76-with-thousands-marooned-by-worsening-rains
November 27, 2023, 9:41 PM
The Kenyan government on Monday urged people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground as heavy rains and flash floods continued to wreak havoc across East…
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Imanaga becomes free agent Tuesday
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wbc-final-winner-shota-imanaga-becomes-free-agent-tuesday-talks-can-run-through-jan.-11
November 27, 2023, 11:03 PM
Shōta Imanaga, who got the win for Japan in this year's World Baseball Classic final against the United States, will become a free agent Tuesday and major league…
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Prosecutors allege rapper Young Thug led gang as trial begins
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/prosecutors-allege-rapper-young-thug-led-gang-as-trial-begins
November 27, 2023, 9:37 PM
Prosecutors in Atlanta said Monday that rapper Young Thug was the "proclaimed leader" of a gang that "moved like a pack" to commit crimes, as opening statements in…
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Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/militants-in-latest-ship-attack-near-yemen-were-likely-somali-not-houthi-rebels-pentagon-says
November 27, 2023, 9:41 PM
The five armed assailants captured by U.S. forces after seizing a commercial ship near Yemen over the weekend were likely Somali and not Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the Pentagon…
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Japan, Vietnam to strengthen security and economic ties
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-and-vietnam-agree-to-boost-ties-and-start-discussing-japanese-military-aid-amid-china-threat
November 27, 2023, 9:35 PM
Japan and Vietnam on Monday agreed to strengthen their security and economic ties in the face of China’s growing influence in the region.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
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UK government reaches pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-government-reaches-a-pay-deal-with-senior-doctors-that-could-end-disruptive-strikes
November 27, 2023, 9:41 PM
Britain's government reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a series of disruptive strikes, officials said Monday.
The Department of Health and Social…
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Sweden PM condemns far-right call to tear down mosques
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-pm-condemns-far-right-call-to-tear-down-mosques
November 27, 2023, 9:40 PM
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson denounced the leader of the far-right party propping up his government Monday after he called for some mosques to be torn down.
Sweden…
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Hungary's Orban ramps up anti-EU rhetoric amid row over frozen funds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hungary%27s-orban-ramps-up-anti-eu-rhetoric-amid-row-over-frozen-funds
November 27, 2023, 9:40 PM
EU chief Charles Michel met Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday in a bid to ease rising tensions, with the increasingly belligerent Hungarian leader threatening to block key decisions…
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Kishida grilled over alleged gifts to IOC for Tokyo's Olympic bid
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-pm-grilled-over-alleged-gifts-to-ioc-for-tokyo%27s-olympic-bid
November 27, 2023, 9:35 PM
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled in the Diet on Monday by the opposition bloc over Ishikawa Gov Hiroshi Hase's remarks that gifts were provided to International…
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Deadly storm cuts power to nearly two million in Russia, Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/deadly-storm-cuts-power-to-nearly-2-mn-people-in-russia-ukraine
November 27, 2023, 9:39 PM
Hurricane force winds, snowfall and flooding that swept parts of southern Russia, Ukraine and Moldova left at least eight people dead Monday and almost two million without power,…
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Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
https://japantoday.com/category/world/elon-musk-visits-israel-to-meet-top-leaders-as-accusations-of-antisemitism-on-x-grow
November 27, 2023, 9:40 PM
Elon Musk, who's been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and wider accusations of hatred flourishing on his social media platform X, visited Israel, where he…
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New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes
https://japantoday.com/category/business/new-incentives-could-boost-satisfaction-with-in-person-work-but-few-employers-are-making-changes
November 27, 2023, 10:50 PM
Justin Ryan Horton has two jobs. When he's not putting in 24-hour shifts as a firefighter, the 22-year-old is working as an administrative assistant for a local community…
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Incoming New Zealand gov't to abandon anti-smoking laws
https://japantoday.com/category/world/incoming-new-zealand-govt-to-abandon-anti-smoking-laws1
November 27, 2023, 9:52 AM
New Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as…
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Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-and-hamas-look-to-extend-cease-fire-on-its-final-day-with-one-more-hostage-swap-planned
November 27, 2023, 9:39 PM
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, raising the prospect of a longer halt to their deadliest…
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North Korea restores border guard posts amid rising tensions over its satellite launch, Seoul says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-restores-border-guard-posts-amid-rising-tensions-over-its-satellite-launch-seoul-says
November 27, 2023, 6:43 AM
South Korea said Monday North Korea is restoring frontline guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, deepening tensions that spiked over the…
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Locals use big-city thinking to bring Gunma onsen town back from brink
https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-locals-use-big-city-thinking-to-bring-onsen-town-back-from-brink
November 27, 2023, 9:37 PM
A once-thriving, desolate-looking "onsen" hot spring town in eastern Japan is undergoing a transformation through a project that could work as a promising model for enlivening fellow struggling…
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Why do they give? Donors speak about what moves them and how they plan end-of-year donations
https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/why-do-they-give-donors-speak-about-what-moves-them-and-how-they-plan-end-of-year-donations
November 27, 2023, 9:43 PM
What motivates people to donate to charities or causes they care about is often deeply personal. Donors name relatives or friends who have survived or died from illnesses.…
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Line operator says 440,000 personal data items leaked
https://japantoday.com/category/national/line-operator-says-400-000-personal-data-items-possibly-leaked
November 27, 2023, 9:36 PM
Tech giant LY Corp. reported a massive data breach on Monday, saying as many as 440,000 items of personal data, including more than 300,000 linked to Line messaging…
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Cyber Monday marks year's biggest online shopping day in U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/business/still-looking-for-deals-on-holiday-gifts-retailers-are-offering-discounts-on-cyber-monday
November 27, 2023, 9:49 PM
Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday.
Even though e-commerce is now part…
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Asian shares mostly decline, as investors watch spending, inflation
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-mostly-decline-as-investors-watch-spending-inflation
November 27, 2023, 7:39 AM
Asian shares retreated Monday as investors awaited updates on consumer spending and inflation in the U.S. and other nations.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.5% to finish at…
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group CEO dies at 65
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-sumitomo-mitsui-financial-group-ceo-dies-at-65
November 27, 2023, 9:38 PM
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) on Monday said group CEO Jun Ohta died on Nov 25 aged 65 of pancreatic cancer.
Japan's second-biggest lender after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial…
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