Brazil's coronavirus death toll reaches 700,000; 2nd highest in the world
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil-hits-700-000-virus-deaths-2nd-highest-in-the-world
March 28, 2023, 11:02 PM
Brazil's government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States.…
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Canada budget doles out incentives for clean economy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-budget-doles-out-incentives-for-clean-economy
March 28, 2023, 11:07 PM
Canada unveiled a budget on Tuesday that aims to make it a clean energy "superpower" and secure a leading place in global supply chains for critical minerals and…
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NCAA takes seat on bench in the political game
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ncaa-takes-seat-on-bench-in-the-political-game
March 28, 2023, 11:03 PM
The NCAA has taken a seat on the bench in the political game.
The organization that governs college athletics was once at the forefront of hot-button issues such…
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Scotland upsets Spain, Croatia wins, Belgium beats Germany
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/scotland-upsets-spain-croatia-wins-belgium-beats-germany
March 28, 2023, 11:04 PM
Scott McTominay scored twice as Scotland upset Spain 2-0 in qualifying for the European Championship on Tuesday, its first win in 39 years over one of soccer’s biggest…
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Samurai Blue fans
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/samurai-blue-fans-1
March 28, 2023, 9:26 PM
Fans cheer during the soccer game between Japan and Colombia at Osaka's Yodoko Sakura Stadium on Tuesday night. Colombia beat the Samurai Blue 2-1.
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MLB unveils new replay technology and marketing approach
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-unveils-new-replay-technology-and-marketing-approach
March 28, 2023, 9:58 PM
A season of seismic changes for baseball gets underway Thursday highlighted by significant new rules designed to speed up the pace of play and create more action on…
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Prince Harry accuses UK royals of hiding phone hacking from him
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prince-harry-accuses-uk-royals-of-hiding-phone-hacking-from-him
March 28, 2023, 10:00 PM
Britain's Prince Harry has accused his family of withholding information about phone hacking from him to avoid sitting in the witness box and opening "a can of worms",…
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Seattle, Feds seek to end most oversight of city's police
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seattle-feds-seek-to-end-most-oversight-of-city%27s-police
March 28, 2023, 10:01 PM
The U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials asked a judge Tuesday to end most federal oversight of the city’s police department, saying its sustained, decade-long reform efforts are…
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More clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill
https://japantoday.com/category/world/clashes-as-french-protesters-rally-against-macron%27s-pension-bill3
March 28, 2023, 9:59 PM
Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a…
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Boy Scouts of America $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/boy-scouts%27-2.4-billion-bankruptcy-plan-upheld-by-judge
March 28, 2023, 10:01 PM
A federal district court judge has upheld the approval of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan aimed at resolving tens of thousands of child sexual abuse claim against…
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DeSantis to visit Israel to speak at Jerusalem museum
https://japantoday.com/category/world/desantis-to-visit-israel-to-speak-at-jerusalem-museum
March 28, 2023, 10:00 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Jerusalem next month and speak at a museum event as Israel faces a spiraling domestic crisis, giving the potential 2024 presidential…
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Ohtani is MLB's biggest earner this year with record $65 mil: Forbes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-classic-hero-ohtani-tops-mlb-with-record-65-mn-forbes
March 28, 2023, 9:58 PM
Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani will make a one-season Major League Baseball record $65 million this year in salary and endorsements, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday.
Ohtani, set…
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Amsterdam targets rowdy Brits with 'stay away' campaign
https://japantoday.com/category/world/amsterdam-targets-rowdy-brits-with-%27stay-away%27-campaign
March 28, 2023, 10:00 PM
Amsterdam launched a campaign on Tuesday to discourage tourists planning drug- and alcohol-fueled parties -- starting with young British men.
The Dutch capital has long been trying to…
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IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals; no timeline for Paris Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-details-advice-to-let-russia-belarus-athletes-return
March 28, 2023, 9:58 PM
Some Russian athletes can soon return to international sports, although their status for next year's Paris Olympics is still up in the air.
The International Olympic Committee recommended…
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Japanese foreign minister eyes China visit this weekend
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japanese-foreign-minister-eyes-china-visit-this-weekend-sources
March 28, 2023, 10:11 PM
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is considering visiting China this weekend, Japanese government sources said Tuesday, as ties between the two nations remain tense over issues including Beijing's recent…
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Russia says Ukraine using long-range U.S. artillery
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-ukraine-using-long-range-us-artillery
March 28, 2023, 9:59 PM
Russia announced Tuesday it had for the first time downed a long-range rocket supplied to Ukraine by the United States, weapons Kyiv said were key to an anticipated…
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Scholz confident German governing parties can bridge divides
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-fm-declares-home-heating-a-national-security-issue
March 28, 2023, 10:01 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that he’s confident talks between Germany’s three governing parties will end with “very good results,” dismissing critics who accuse the government of becoming…
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HBO's 'Succession' sets viewer mark for fourth-season start
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/hbo%27s-%27succession%27-sets-viewer-mark-for-fourth-season-start
March 28, 2023, 9:54 PM
HBO's “Succession” opened its fourth and final season with a record first-night audience of 2.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said on Tuesday.
That tops the previous high…
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High school student excluded from graduation ceremony for cornrow hairstyle
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-high-schooler-excluded-from-grad-ceremony-for-cornrow-hairstyle
March 28, 2023, 9:50 PM
A high school in western Japan refused to allow a student to formally attend his graduation ceremony for wearing his hair in cornrows, a popular African American hairstyle,…
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Two dead in knife attack at Lisbon Islamic center
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-dead-in-knife-attack-at-islamic-centre-in-lisbon
March 28, 2023, 10:01 PM
Portuguese police accused an Afghan refugee of stabbing two women to death on Tuesday at an Islamic center in Lisbon before being shot by officers in what authorities…
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U.S. makes corporate transparency commitment with 20 nations
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-makes-corporate-transparency-commitment-with-20-nations
March 28, 2023, 10:06 PM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed America’s commitment to enhancing corporate transparency along with more than 20 other countries participating in this week's Summit for Democracy.
While the…
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Man indicted in wake of viral video of him licking soy sauce bottle
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-indicted-in-wake-of-viral-video-of-him-licking-soy-sauce-bottle
March 28, 2023, 9:57 PM
A man arrested for allegedly licking a tabletop soy sauce bottle at a conveyer-belt sushi restaurant in Nagoya and then posting a video of the act online was…
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Japan coach demands 'control' after 2-1 loss to Colombia
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/borre-stunner-gives-colombia-friendly-win-over-japan
March 28, 2023, 9:58 PM
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said he wanted to "build a team that can control games" after his side threw away an early lead to lose 2-1 to Colombia…
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Suu Kyi's party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/suu-kyi%27s-party-faces-dissolution-in-military-ruled-myanmar
March 28, 2023, 10:02 PM
The political party led by Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for…
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Bomb threats close schools across Bulgaria for 2nd day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bomb-threats-close-schools-across-bulgaria-for-2nd-day
March 28, 2023, 10:01 PM
Dozens of schools across Bulgaria were closed and their students evacuated for a second consecutive day following bomb threats that were made by email and phone.
Most of…
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Alibaba to split into 6 groups; separate IPOs expected
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/alibaba-to-split-into-6-groups-separate-ipos-expected
March 28, 2023, 9:52 PM
Alibaba announced Tuesday that it would split into six business groups in one of the most significant overhauls of a leading Chinese tech firm to date.
The Hangzhou-based…
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S Korea lodges protest with Japan over new textbooks' descriptions
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/s.-korea-lodges-protest-with-japan-over-new-textbooks%27-descriptions
March 28, 2023, 10:12 PM
South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged a protest with Japan over descriptions in new Japanese elementary school textbooks, summoning a senior diplomat of its neighboring country.
South…
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39 dead in fire at Mexico migrant center near U.S. border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/reports-dozens-feared-dead-at-migrant-facility-in-mexico
March 28, 2023, 9:59 PM
A fire in a dormitory at a Mexican immigration detention center near the U.S. border left more than three dozen migrants dead, a government agency said Tuesday, in…
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1 dead, 1 missing after Kyoto tour boat with 29 aboard capsizes
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-1-dead-1-missing-as-kyoto-tour-boat-with-29-aboard-capsizes
March 28, 2023, 10:12 PM
A traditional wooden boat carrying 29 people on a popular river cruise in Kyoto Prefecture capsized Tuesday, leaving one person dead and one missing, police said.
All 25…
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U.S., Japan reach deal on vital minerals for EV batteries
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/us-japan-reach-deal-on-vital-minerals-for-ev-batteries
March 28, 2023, 10:12 PM
Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on trade in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries, part of an effort to ensure secure supplies of strategically…
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