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Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize
https://japantoday.com/category/world/norwegian-playwright-jon-fosse-wins-nobel-literature-prize1
October 5, 2023, 11:35 AM
The Swedish Academy on Thursday awarded the Nobel literature prize to Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse, whose plays are among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in…
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Typhoon Koinu brings record winds, knocks out power in Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/typhoon-koinu-brings-record-winds-knocks-out-power-in-taiwan
October 5, 2023, 7:41 AM
Typhoon Koinu grazed the southern edge of Taiwan on Thursday, lashing the island with the strongest winds it has ever recorded and knocking out power to hundreds of…
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Tokyo stocks snap 5-day losing streak on bargain-hunting
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-tokyo-stocks-snap-5-day-losing-streak-on-bargain-hunting
October 5, 2023, 7:31 AM
Tokyo stocks rebounded sharply Thursday, snapping a five-day losing streak on bargain-hunting, with sentiment lifted by advances in U.S. and other Asian markets.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average…
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U.S. budget fight could create opening for China in the Pacific
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-budget-fight-could-create-opening-for-china-in-the-pacific
October 5, 2023, 7:05 AM
A 45-day stopgap measure passed by the U.S. Congress to avert a government shutdown has left potential funding shortfalls for strategic Pacific island states, which analysts and former…
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Japan lifts tsunami advisory after earthquake hits Izu islands
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-has-issued-a-tsunami-advisory-after-an-earthquake-near-its-outlying-islands
October 5, 2023, 5:32 AM
Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after an earthquake struck Thursday near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Officials say a potential tsunami could reach one meter…
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Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
https://japantoday.com/category/national/fukushima-nuclear-plant-starts-2nd-release-of-treated-radioactive-wastewater-into-the-sea
October 5, 2023, 11:02 AM
Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges…
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Mount Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap, 5 days later than last year
https://japantoday.com/category/national/mt.-fuji-gets-season%27s-1st-snowcap-5-days-later-than-last-year
October 5, 2023, 10:55 AM
Mount Fuji sported its first snowcap of the season on Thursday, five days later than last year and three days later than an average year, a local weather…
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Homelessness explodes in Canada as rents, housing prices soar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/homelessness-explodes-in-canada-as-rents-housing-prices-soar1
October 5, 2023, 2:30 AM
Canada is gripped by a surge in homelessness that has seen tens of thousands of people priced out of rental and real estate markets and left to live…
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3 Philadelphia officers injured in shooting after dispute about video game; suspect dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-philadelphia-officers-injured-in-shooting-after-dispute-about-video-game-police-say.-suspect-dead
October 5, 2023, 6:49 AM
Three Philadelphia police officers responding to a home where people were arguing about a video game were wounded in a shootout Wednesday evening, authorities said.
Acting Police Commissioner…
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King Charles III's image to appear on Australian coins this year
https://japantoday.com/category/world/king-charles-iii%27s-image-to-appear-on-australian-coins-this-year
October 5, 2023, 4:35 AM
An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, officials said Thursday.…
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Man arrested for attempted murder of friend at bar in Sapporo
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-of-friend-at-bar-in-sapporo
October 4, 2023, 11:45 PM
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he slashed a 48-year-old friend at a bar.
According to police, the…
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Newcastle hand PSG a Champions League lesson; Man City beat Leipzig
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/newcastle-hand-psg-a-champions-league-lesson-man-city-beat-leipzig
October 4, 2023, 10:43 PM
Newcastle United claimed a stunning 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in their first Champions League match at St James' Park in 20 years, while holders Manchester…
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Artistic gymnastics
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/artistic-gymnastics
October 4, 2023, 9:36 PM
Team Japan greets spectators after the women's team final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Wednesday. Japan failed to win a medal in the…
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Live from New York ... it's the return of 'Saturday Night Live' after last season was cut short
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/live-from-new-york-...-it%27s-the-return-of-%27saturday-night-live%27-after-last-season-was-cut-short
October 4, 2023, 9:43 PM
Five months after cutting its season short because of the writers strike, “Saturday Night Live” is returning to TV.
The long-running sketch comedy show will premiere Season 49…
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Biles wins 20th world gymnastics title as U.S. women seal team gold
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/biles-wins-20th-world-title-as-us-women-seal-team-gold
October 4, 2023, 9:45 PM
Simone Biles claimed her 20th world title as she led the United States to a seventh straight women's team gold at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp on…
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Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks
https://japantoday.com/category/business/striking-auto-workers-and-detroit-companies-appear-to-make-progress-in-contract-talks
October 4, 2023, 9:44 PM
Meaningful progress has been made in negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit's three auto companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the…
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Japan to buy Tomahawks from U.S. earlier than planned: Kihara
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/urgent-japan-to-buy-tomahawks-from-u.s.-earlier-than-planned-kihara
October 5, 2023, 7:31 AM
Japan will start procuring Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States in fiscal 2025, a year earlier than initially planned, in response to the worsening Asian security environment,…
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Driver may have fallen ill before fatal Venice bus crash
https://japantoday.com/category/world/driver-may-have-fallen-ill-before-fatal-venice-bus-crash1
October 4, 2023, 9:48 PM
Italian authorities were investigating on Wednesday the cause of the horrific crash of a bus carrying foreign tourists on the outskirts of Venice which killed 21 people including…
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Julia Ormond sues Harvey Weinstein saying he assaulted her; accuses CAA, Disney, Miramax of enabling
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/julia-ormond-sues-harvey-weinstein-saying-he-assaulted-her-accuses-caa-disney-miramax-of-enabling
October 4, 2023, 9:42 PM
Julia Ormond, who starred in films alongside the likes of Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in the 1990s before her spotlight faded, filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing disgraced…
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Biden suggests he has path around Congress to get more aid to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-suggests-he-has-path-around-congress-to-get-more-aid-to-ukraine-says-he-plans-major-speech
October 4, 2023, 9:48 PM
Facing a likely roadblock from House Republicans on aid for Ukraine, President Joe Biden said Wednesday he’s planning to give a major speech on the issue and suggested…
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McCarthy's ouster leaves House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind new leader
https://japantoday.com/category/world/house-is-left-paralyzed-as-divided-republicans-search-for-new-leader-after-mccarthy%27s-ouster
October 5, 2023, 3:14 AM
The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift as Republicans struggle to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and…
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Azerbaijan pulls out of talks with Armenia and EU
https://japantoday.com/category/world/azerbaijan%27s-aliyev-pulls-out-of-talks-with-armenia-and-eu1
October 4, 2023, 9:48 PM
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pulled out of  an EU-brokered meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, dealing a blow to prospects for rescuing the peace process…
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Matsushima says Japan set for 'do-or-die' Argentina clash
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/matsushima%27s-japan-set-for-%27do-or-die%27-argentina-match-up
October 4, 2023, 9:53 PM
Japan winger Kotaro Matsushima said on Wednesday this weekend's Rugby World Cup game with Argentina is "do-or-die" in their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals.
The winner of Sunday's…
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Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-packs-more-artificial-intelligence-into-new-pixel-phones-raises-prices-for-devices-by-100
October 4, 2023, 9:39 PM
Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can also be…
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Philippine boats breach Chinese coast guard blockade in faceoff near disputed shoal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippine-boats-breach-a-chinese-coast-guard-blockade-in-a-faceoff-near-a-disputed-shoal
October 4, 2023, 9:48 PM
Two Philippine supply boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could…
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More than 75,000 U.S. health care workers begin 3-day strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-75-000-us-healthcare-workers-begin-3-day-strike
October 4, 2023, 9:48 PM
Tens of thousands of healthcare workers in the United States walked off the job Wednesday, beginning one of the sector's largest strikes in recent history over what they…
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Europe, Africa and South America to host games in 2030 World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/2030-world-cup-set-to-be-hosted-by-spain-portugal-morocco-with-3-south-american-countries-added
October 4, 2023, 9:45 PM
The 2030 men's soccer World Cup is set to feature games in six countries on three continents in a unique format that will allow the tournament to celebrate…
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Trump lawyers go after accountant and appeal major pretrial ruling in New York fraud case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/after-judge%27s-rebuke-trump-returns-to-court-for-3rd-day-for-fraud-lawsuit-trial
October 5, 2023, 3:14 AM
Warned to mind his out-of-court comments, former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial Wednesday as his defense lawyers closely questioned an accountant who…
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Uruguay excited to face All Blacks for the first time
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/uruguay-excited-to-face-all-blacks-for-the-first-time-at-the-rugby-world-cup
October 4, 2023, 9:53 PM
After plotting and scheming and hatching ways to contain New Zealand, Uruguay's Los Teros couldn't help but reveal their inner fan boys at the prospect of facing the…
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Greek police arrest 2 in connection with gangland car ambush that left 6 Turks dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/greek-police-arrest-2-in-connection-with-gangland-car-ambush-that-left-6-turks-dead
October 4, 2023, 9:49 PM
Two Turkish men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the fatal gangland shooting of six other Turks in Greece last month, Greek authorities said Wednesday.
Police…
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