Georgia's new president sworn in amid political showdown
[Japan Today] - 12/29/2024
Georgia inaugurated a ruling party loyalist as president in the midst of a political showdown on Sunday, moments after Tbilisi's outgoing pro-EU leader declared herself the "only legitimate…
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Three family members perish in house fire in Niigata Prefecture
There members of a family died after a fire destroyed their home in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, early Sunday. (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98
Charles Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc and (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Suspect arrested after fatally assaulting man while waiting in line for taxi
Police in Osaka have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting a 62-year-old man after they got (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Drama, dreams: Japan's wildly popular school soccer breeds future stars
Japan's national high school soccer tournament is thriving after more than 100 years, attracting huge crowds, (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Past champions USA and Germany win at United Cup
The United States and Germany, champions of the last two editions of the United Cup, claimed victories on Sunday, (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Wajima craftmakers see hope in disaster-hit Ishikawa Prefecture region
Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Moeller earns first World Cup win as another injured skier is airlifted off 2026 Olympics slope
Fredrik Moeller of Norway claimed his first World Cup victory by winning a super-G that got off to an inauspicious (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Croatia's incumbent president and NATO critic leads in exit poll after presidential election
Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanovic has a sweeping lead in Sunday’s election and could win the five-year (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Olympic table tennis champ says he was never officially informed about fines
Olympic table tennis star Fan Zhendong said Sunday he had never been "officially informed" he would be (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage
Finnish police said on Sunday they had found tracks that drag on for dozens of kilometers along the bottom of the (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
Experts question bird strike as cause of South Korea plane crash
Uncertainty surrounds the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, aviation experts said on Sunday, questioning (…)
[Japan Today] - 29/12/2024
