Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Philippine bombing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-philippine-bombing2
December 3, 2023, 9:23 PM
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines on Sunday that killed at least four people and injured 50 others.…
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Brignone wins second consecutive World Cup giant slalom; Shiffrin third
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/petra-vlhova-leads-mikaela-shiffrin-after-the-first-run-of-a-world-cup-giant-slalom
December 3, 2023, 9:25 PM
Federica Brignone of Italy won a second consecutive women’s World Cup giant slalom, turning in a terrific second run Sunday that left her ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami of…
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Revamped sevens world series produces same Dubai champs as South Africa men and Australia women win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/revamped-sevens-world-series-produces-same-dubai-champs-as-south-africa-men-and-australia-women-win
December 3, 2023, 9:25 PM
Revamped and rebranded, the sevens rugby world series produced the same old champions in the Dubai opening leg when South Africa's men and Australia's women triumphed on Sunday.…
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Spurs snatch point at Man City after Liverpool drama
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-hit-late-double-to-preserve-premier-league-home-record
December 3, 2023, 9:24 PM
Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski headed a dramatic late equaliser in a six-goal thriller at Manchester City on Sunday after Liverpool staged a sensational comeback on a breathless afternoon in…
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Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before being fatally shot by police
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-man-fatally-stabbed-4-family-members-before-police-shot-and-killed-him-2-officers-injured
December 3, 2023, 9:24 PM
A man killed four relatives, including two children, in a knife attack at their New York City home early Sunday, then set the building on fire and stabbed…
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Japan beats Brazil 2-0 in women's soccer friendly in Sao Paulo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-beats-brazil-2-0-in-women%27s-soccer-friendly-in-sao-paulo
December 3, 2023, 9:24 PM
Japan's women's soccer national team beat Brazil 2-0 on Sunday in a friendly both teams are using as preparation for the Paris Olympics next year.
Moeka Minami scored…
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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at North American box office
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/beyonce%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98renaissance%E2%80%99-is-no.-1-at-the-box-office-with-21-million-debut
December 3, 2023, 9:29 PM
Beyoncé ruled the box office this weekend.
Her concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales,…
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Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say U.S. warship also fires in self-defense
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-pentagon-says-a-us-warship-and-multiple-commercial-ships-have-come-under-attack-in-the-red-sea
December 3, 2023, 9:23 PM
Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hourslong…
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Niemann beats Hoshino in playoff to win Australian Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/niemann-beats-hoshino-in-playoff-to-win-australian-open.-buhai-defends-women%27s-title
December 3, 2023, 9:24 PM
Joaquin Niemann of Chile beat Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino on the second playoff hole to win the Australian Open men's title on a wild final day.
Niemann made an…
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Kyiv investigates allegations Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kyiv-says-russian-forces-shot-surrendering-ukrainian-soldiers.-if-confirmed-it-would-be-a-war-crime
December 3, 2023, 9:23 PM
Ukrainian officials on Sunday launched an investigation into allegations that Russian forces killed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers — a war crime if confirmed — after grainy footage on social…
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Heavy snow in northern England causes havoc on highways and knocks out power
https://japantoday.com/category/world/heavy-snow-in-northern-england-causes-havoc-on-highways-and-knocks-out-power
December 3, 2023, 9:24 PM
Heavy snow in northern England forced motorists to seek shelter or spend the night in their cars and knocked out power to more than 2,500 customers, officials said…
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7 burned to death in South Africa township 'mob' attack: police
https://japantoday.com/category/world/7-burned-to-death-in-s.-africa-township-%27mob%27-attack-police
December 3, 2023, 9:23 PM
Extra police patrolled one of South Africa's most violent townships Sunday after a "mob" tied-up and burned to death seven men accused of a crime wave, police and…
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Japan mulls delaying launch of Mars moon probe from 2024 to 2026
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-mulls-delaying-launch-of-mars-moon-probe-from-2024-to-2026
December 3, 2023, 9:25 PM
Japan is considering postponing a project that aims to retrieve the world's first Martian moon surface samples from 2024 to 2026 due to issues with its new flagship…
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Earth running a fever as U.N. climate talks focus on contagious effect on human health
https://japantoday.com/category/world/earth-is-running-a-fever.-and-un-climate-talks-are-focusing-on-the-contagious-effect-on-human-health
December 3, 2023, 9:23 PM
With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health.
Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved…
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Israel expands Gaza ground offensive; says efforts in south will be 'no less strength' than in north
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-widens-evacuation-orders-as-it-shifts-its-offensive-to-southern-gaza-amid-heavy-bombardments
December 3, 2023, 9:23 PM
The Israeli military said Sunday that its ground offensive had expanded to every part of Gaza, and authorities ordered more evacuations in the crowded south as they vowed…
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Japanese soccer great Shinji 'Genius' Ono retires at 44
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japanese-football-great-shinji-%27genius%27-ono-retires-at-44
December 3, 2023, 9:24 PM
Japanese great Shinji Ono retired from soccer at the age of 44 on Sunday, ending a career that saw him become the first player from his country to…
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Piece of Osprey wreckage given to U.S. after crash off Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-piece-of-osprey-wreckage-given-to-u.s.-after-crash-off-japan
December 3, 2023, 7:24 AM
A piece of wreckage from a crashed Osprey military aircraft was handed over to U.S. military Sunday, a southwestern Japanese town said, as an around-the-clock search continued for…
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Relatives of victims mark 11th anniversary of Sasago tunnel disaster
https://japantoday.com/category/national/relatives-of-victims-mark-11th-anniversary-of-sasago-tunnel-disaster
December 3, 2023, 7:26 AM
Relatives of nine victims who died in the collapse of the Sasago tunnel ceiling in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec 2, 2012, gathered at the site on Saturday to…
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Half of hospitals see no merit in My Number health insurance cards: survey
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Half-of-hospitals-see-no-merit-in-My-Number-health-insurance-cards-survey
December 3, 2023, 9:36 PM
About half of the hospitals that accept My Number identification cards as health insurance certificates in Japan say they see no benefit for patients, a recent labor ministry…
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Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl at hotel in Nagasaki Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-allegedly-sexually-assaulting-14-year-old-girl-at-hotel-in-nagasaki-prefecture
December 3, 2023, 9:28 PM
Police in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl at a hotel in October.
According to police, the suspect,…
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Man found dead after apparently stabbing wife at home in Okayama Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-found-dead-after-apparently-stabbing-wife-at-home-in-okayama-prefecture
December 3, 2023, 9:27 PM
A 57-year-old man was found dead after he apparently stabbed his 50-year-old wife and then himself at their home in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Saturday night, police said…
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14-year-old girl riding bike seriously injured after being hit by car; driver arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/14-year-old-girl-riding-bike-seriously-hurt-after-being-hit-by-car-driver-arrested
December 3, 2023, 7:25 AM
A 14-year-old girl riding a bicycle was seriously injured after she was hit by a car in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on Saturday night.
Police have arrested the driver…
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Bomb blast kills at least 4 during mass in southern Philippines
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-suspected-bomb-blast-kills-at-least-3-christian-worshippers-in-southern-philippines
December 3, 2023, 6:46 AM
A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others Sunday in a predominantly…
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Japanese firms pick kanji for 'change' (変) to describe turbulent 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-firms-pick-kanji-for-change-to-describe-turbulent-2023
December 3, 2023, 9:26 PM
The kanji character for "change" (変) was the top pick among Japanese firms to summarize 2023, a year that many saw as marked by turbulence, a research firm…
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Fears grow Japan-U.S. alliance may be affected by Osprey crash
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Fears-grow-Japan-U.S.-alliance-may-be-affected-by-Osprey-crash
December 3, 2023, 9:37 PM
A fatal crash of a U.S. military Osprey airplane in Japan late last month has reignited safety concerns among local citizens, further fueled by Washington continuing to fly…
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One dead, two injured after man attacks tourists near Paris' Eiffel Tower
https://japantoday.com/category/world/one-dead-two-injured-after-man-attacks-tourists-near-paris%27-eiffel-tower
December 3, 2023, 9:57 AM
One person died and two others were injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Saturday.
Police…
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Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/search-for-military-personnel-continues-after-osprey-crash-off-coast-of-southern-japan
December 3, 2023, 2:13 AM
A search continued Saturday for seven missing military personnel following the crash of an Osprey off the coast of southern Japan, and a body pulled from the ocean…
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Art Aquarium Museum
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/art-aquarium-museum
December 2, 2023, 8:40 PM
A visitor looks at installations with goldfish in tanks and colorful lights in a Christmas theme at the Art Aquarium Museum in Tokyo. The exhibition with about 5,000…
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Eight bus passengers killed by gunmen in northern Pakistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eight-bus-passengers-killed-by-unknown-gunmen-in-northern-pakistan
December 2, 2023, 9:05 PM
Gunmen attacked a bus near the town of Chilas in northern Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight passengers and injuring at least 15, district and regional officials said.
Muhammad…
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Harris focuses on shaping post-conflict Gaza during diplomatic blitz in Dubai with Arab leaders
https://japantoday.com/category/world/harris-focuses-on-shaping-a-post-conflict-gaza-during-a-diplomatic-blitz-in-dubai-with-arab-leaders
December 3, 2023, 3:51 AM
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on shaping the outlook for a post-conflict…
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