Swiatek battles back to take Poland into United Cup semis
[Japan Today] - 01/2/2025
Battling Iga Swiatek took Poland into a United Cup semifinal against Kazakhstan as last year's runners-up beat Britain in the mixed-teams tournament on Thursday. The five-time Grand Slam…
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Starbucks Japan to switch to green plant-based straws
Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd will replace paper straws with plant-derived biomass alternatives at its outlets from (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Agnes Keleti, world's oldest Olympic champion, dies at 103
Agnes Keleti, the world's oldest Olympic champion and Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103. She passed (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Aeromexico had world's best record for on-time arrivals in 2024
Mexican airline Aeromexico had the world's best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to an annual ranking (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
South Korean police search Jeju Air, airport operator over fatal plane crash
South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Djokovic, Sabalenka into Brisbane quarters as rising stars impress
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were in ominous form ahead of the Australian Open as both powered into the (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
63-year-old man arrested for failing to pay for food, drink, room fee at karaoke bar
Police in Fukuoka City have arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of fraud for failing to pay the room fee and (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, dies at 73
Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known (…)
[Japan Today] - 3/01/2025
Lion dance
A lion dance is performed during a New Year sale at a Kintetsu department store at the Abeno Harukas commercial (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Japan marks 1 year since fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport
Japan on Thursday marked one year since a fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport between a Japan Airlines (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Soldier shot himself in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say
The highly decorated U.S. Army soldier inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Tesla sales drop 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years
Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, sinking a stock that has soared since (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
