Monney earns first World Cup win after mistake by Swiss teammate Odermatt
[Japan Today] - 12/28/2024
Alexis Monney claimed his first World Cup victory in a downhill after a rare mistake from his lauded Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt on Saturday. It appeared as if…
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Airports, train stations crowded as 9-day New Year break begins
Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Saturday as they departed cities to spend time in (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Japan's economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs cast shadow
The Japanese economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace in 2025 supported by solid consumer spending (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Duffy bowls New Zealand to T20 victory over Sri Lanka
A late bowling fightback sparked by Jacob Duffy produced a remarkable eight-run victory for New Zealand against Sri (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Work begins to reinforce soft soil in Okinawa U.S. base transfer
Sand deposition for work reinforcing soft soil as part of the U.S. military base transfer within Okinawa Prefecture (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to ¥500 a night from 2026
The government of Hokkaido, a northern island popular with tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to 500 yen (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Bloodied Ukrainian troops risk losing more hard-won land in Kursk to Russia
Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Winning ticket sold for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot, Mega Millions says
One Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Kyrgios says tennis integrity 'awful' after doping scandals
Nick Kyrgios lashed out Saturday at what he believes is the lenient treatment of world tennis number one Italian (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas
Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barrons like Elon (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Russia's Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/12/2024
Israel detains 240 Palestinians including medics after Gaza hospital raid
Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff and the director of a north (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
