Milan says no to all outdoor smoking in Italy's toughest ban
[Japan Today] - 01/2/2025
Smokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country's toughest ban came…
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Kazakhstan reaches United Cup semifinals; Iga Swiatek and Poland qualify for the final eight
Kazakhstan has advanced to the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament semifinals with an unassailable 2-0 lead (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone
An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
German government condemns New Year's Eve violence after hundreds of arrests
The German government on Wednesday condemned a series of incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expires
Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Number of New Year postcards nationwide 33% lower than in 2024
Japan Post announced Wednesday a preliminary figure for the number of New Year cards (nengajo) delivered on New (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Australia can clinch series with India and World Test Championship final spot with win in 5th test
The scenarios are clear-cut for Australia going into Friday's final match of the five-test series with India at the (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
In his New Year's address, Ishiba vows effort with opposition to pass key bills in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday pledged in his New Year's address Wednesday to tackle pressing security, (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
At least 10 people, including 2 children, killed in shooting rampage in Montenegro
At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and four others were seriously wounded on Wednesday in a (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Japan may see Trump, S Korean political chaos sour 3-way ties
Japan, the United States and South Korea have steadily built on their security cooperation amid China's rise and (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Doll market
People visit a New Year market selling daruma dolls, a popular talisman of good luck, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Man arrested for threatening teenage daughter with knife
Police in Muroran, Hokkaido, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of threatening to kill his teenage (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
