Tiger fades late to shoot 75 in first round of World Challenge
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiger-fades-late-to-shoot-75-in-first-round-of-world-challenge
November 30, 2023, 10:49 PM
Tiger Woods struggled late to fire a three-over par 75 on Thursday in the opening round of the Hero World Challenge, his first competitive round since the Masters…
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U.S. continues to fly Osprey aircraft in Japan, despite Tokyo's request not to
https://japantoday.com/category/national/u.s.-continues-to-fly-osprey-aircraft-in-japan-for-now-pentagon
November 30, 2023, 9:40 PM
The United States is continuing to operate its military Osprey flights for now, the Pentagon said on Thursday, even as Japan said it had asked the U.S. to…
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Nineteen-year-old Priscila scores late to lead Brazilian women's soccer team over Japan 4-3
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nineteen-year-old-priscila-scores-late-to-lead-brazil%27s-women%27s-soccer-team-over-japan-4-3
November 30, 2023, 9:49 PM
Nineteen-year-old Priscila scored a last-minute goal in her women's national team debut Thursday to give Brazil a 4-3 win over Japan in a friendly.
Priscila, who is expected…
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Brighton and West Ham seal spots in Europa League knockout round
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brighton-and-west-ham-seal-spots-in-europa-league-knockout-round
November 30, 2023, 9:49 PM
Brighton booked their place in the Europa League knockout stage with a 1-0 win at AEK Athens, while West Ham also advanced after a late Tomas Soucek goal…
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Argentina won't join BRICS as scheduled, says member of Milei's transition team
https://japantoday.com/category/world/argentina-won%27t-join-brics-as-scheduled-says-member-of-milei%27s-transition-team
November 30, 2023, 9:52 PM
Argentina will not be joining the BRICS bloc of developing economies next year as scheduled, a senior official in President-elect Javier Milei’s team said Thursday.
“We will not…
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'Killers of the Flower Moon' named best film of 2023 by New York film critics
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27killers-of-the-flower-moon%27-named-best-film-of-2023-by-new-york-film-critics
November 30, 2023, 9:42 PM
Martin Scorsese's “Killers of the Flower Moon” has been named the best film of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle.
It's the third time that…
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Ruling in Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case could be delayed to February
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ruling-in-russian-olympic-figure-skater-kamila-valieva%27s-doping-case-could-be-delayed-to-february
November 30, 2023, 9:50 PM
There could be yet another delay in the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, with a ruling now potentially coming more than two years since her…
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Judge extends pause on John Oates' sale of stake in business with Daryl Hall as arbitration proceeds
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/after-hearing-judge-mulls-extending-pause-on-john-oates%27-sale-of-stake-in-business-with-daryl-hall
November 30, 2023, 9:54 PM
A judge sided with Daryl Hall on Thursday in his request to keep John Oates temporarily blocked from selling his potentially lucrative share of the Hall & Oates duo's joint…
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Fighting for Premier League survival, Burnley and Sheffield United meet in pivotal match
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fighting-for-premier-league-survival-burnley-and-sheffield-united-meet-in-pivotal-match
November 30, 2023, 9:50 PM
Vincent Kompany does not look like a man who is feeling the pressure.
His Burnley team is last in the Premier League standings and faces Sheffield United on…
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Horn of Africa floods displace more than two million
https://japantoday.com/category/world/horn-of-africa-floods-displace-more-than-two-million
November 30, 2023, 9:53 PM
More than two million people across the Horn of Africa have been forced from their homes by torrential rains and floods, according to an AFP tally compiled Thursday…
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COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/cop28-kicks-off-with-climate-disaster-fund-victory1
November 30, 2023, 10:01 PM
The U.N. climate summit clinched an early victory Thursday, with delegates adopting a new fund to help poor nations cope with costly climate disasters.
COP28 President Sultan Ahmed…
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Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/appeals-court-reinstates-gag-order-that-barred-trump-from-maligning-court-staff-in-ny-fraud-trial
November 30, 2023, 9:51 PM
A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after the former president repeatedly disparaged a law clerk…
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Princess Aiko turns 22, balancing studies with official duties
https://japantoday.com/category/national/princess-aiko-turns-22-balances-studies-with-official-duties
November 30, 2023, 9:41 PM
Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on Friday turned 22 amid her final year of university in which she is balancing her studies…
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Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/shane-macgowan-hard-drinking-poet-of-the-pogues-dies-at-652
November 30, 2023, 9:43 PM
Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish punk who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues and penned some of the 1980s' most haunting ballads before sinking into alcohol and drug…
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U.N. atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-atomic-chief-backs-nuclear-power-at-cop28-as-world-reckons-with-proliferation
November 30, 2023, 9:51 PM
The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on…
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Hungary will not agree to starting EU membership talks with Ukraine, minister says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hungary-will-not-agree-to-starting-eu-membership-talks-with-ukraine-minister-says
November 30, 2023, 9:51 PM
Hungary will not support any European Union proposal to begin talks on making Ukraine a member of the bloc, a government minister said Thursday.
Gergely Gulyas, the chief…
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New book reignites British royal race row
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-book-reignites-british-royal-race-row1
November 30, 2023, 9:53 PM
Almost three years after Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey sent shockwaves through the British monarchy, their most sensational claim which provoked a royal…
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Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-fake-facebook-accounts-shut-down-by-meta-were-primed-to-polarize-voters-ahead-of-2024
November 30, 2023, 9:52 PM
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent…
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Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ford-says-autoworkers-strike-cut-sales-by-100-000-vehicles-and-cost-company-1.7-billion-in-profits
November 30, 2023, 9:46 PM
A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker said…
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China says U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are turning island into 'powder keg'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-says-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan-are-turning-the-island-into-a-%27powder-keg%27
November 30, 2023, 9:52 PM
China's defense ministry said Thursday that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South China Sea, saying U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are making the…
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Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-missile-strikes-in-eastern-ukraine-tear-through-buildings-and-bury-families-in-rubble
November 30, 2023, 9:51 PM
Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said Thursday, killing at least two people and burying families under rubble as the Kremlin’s…
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Global warming casts cloud over Winter Olympics future
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/global-warming-casts-cloud-over-winter-olympics-future
November 30, 2023, 9:48 PM
As global warming and prohibitive costs threaten the long-term future of the Winter Olympics, organizers know they must soften their demands in order to retain a pool of…
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3 killed, 8 wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/one-killed-8-wounded-in-jerusalem-shooting-attack-ambulance-service
November 30, 2023, 10:14 AM
Two Palestinian attackers opened fire at a bus stop during the morning rush hour on Thursday at the entrance to Jerusalem, killing at least three people and wounding…
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Kishida departs for UAE to attend U.N. climate meeting
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-departs-for-uae-to-attend-u.n.-meeting-amid-israel-conflict
November 30, 2023, 9:40 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday embarked on a four-day trip to the United Arab Emirates to attend a U.N. conference on climate change, during which he…
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More Israeli hostages freed by Hamas as truce in Gaza lasts another day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/More-Israeli-hostages-freed-by-Hamas-as-truce-in-Gaza-lasts-another-day
November 30, 2023, 9:50 PM
Hamas began freeing Israeli hostages Thursday in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of a last-minute deal to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by…
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Nitori to open first store in Vietnam this winter
https://japantoday.com/category/business/nitori-to-open-first-store-in-vietnam
November 30, 2023, 9:46 PM
Nitori Holdings Co Ltd has announced the launch of its first Nitori store in Vietnam, aiming to accelerate more store openings in the Asian market. The first store…
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Japan's ex-Foreign Minister Maehara to form new party
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-ex-foreign-minister-maehara-to-form-new-party-sources
November 30, 2023, 9:41 PM
Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Thursday that he has decided to leave the opposition Democratic Party for the People, which has recently moved closer to the…
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Singapore, Zurich world's most expensive cities: EiU
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore-zurich-world%27s-most-expensive-cities-eiu
November 30, 2023, 5:01 AM
Singapore and Zurich tied for the world's most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday…
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China hails 'old friend' Kissinger, architect of rapprochement
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-hails-%27old-friend%27-kissinger-architect-of-rapprochement
November 30, 2023, 4:57 AM
China on Thursday hailed the late Henry Kissinger as an "old friend", paying tribute to a diplomat central to establishing ties between Beijing and Washington.
Kissinger, a former…
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Crown prince says review of official royal duties required
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-crown-prince-says-review-of-official-royal-duties-required
November 30, 2023, 7:37 AM
Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said on the occasion of his 58th birthday Thursday that a review of official duties is needed as imperial…
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