Trump indicted on criminal charges over hush money to porn star
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-hit-with-criminal-charges-in-new-york-a-first-for-a-us-ex-president
March 30, 2023, 11:42 PM
Donald Trump was indicted Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S. president…
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Two U.S. citizens kidnapped in Haiti
https://japantoday.com/category/world/state-department-confirms-two-u.s.-citizens-kidnapped-in-haiti2
March 30, 2023, 10:00 PM
Two U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed on Thursday, adding that Washington is in regular contact with Haitian authorities and…
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Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkish-parliament-ratifies-finland%27s-nato-accession-as-sweden-kept-waiting1
March 30, 2023, 9:59 PM
Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for Helsinki to join the Western defense alliance as war rages in…
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Miki House taps 'Made in Japan' appeal for ¥100,000 kids pajamas
https://japantoday.com/category/business/miki-house-taps-%27made-in-japan%27-appeal-for-%C2%A5100-000-kids-pajamas-as-home-market-shrinks
March 30, 2023, 9:51 PM
Japan's Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children's goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like…
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Israeli protesters back government's judicial overhaul
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-protesters-back-government%27s-judicial-overhaul
March 30, 2023, 9:59 PM
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government blocked a Tel Aviv highway on Thursday in their first major protest in the coastal city backing controversial judicial…
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Indiana boy, 5, fatally shoots baby brother
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indiana-boy-5-found-handgun-and-fatally-shot-baby-brother
March 30, 2023, 10:00 PM
A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling after the older child found a handgun in a northwestern Indiana apartment, police said.
The circumstances of Tuesday’s…
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U.S. says Russia seeking more N Korean arms; names broker
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-says-russia-seeking-more-nkorean-arms-names-broker
March 30, 2023, 10:40 PM
The White House said Thursday that Russia is seeking more arms from North Korea for the Ukraine war, revealing the identity of a Slovakian man allegedly brokering deals…
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Yankees captain Judge blasts first homer as MLB season begins
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yankees-captain-judge-blasts-first-homer-as-mlb-season-begins
March 30, 2023, 9:55 PM
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge blasted the first home run of the 2023 Major League Baseball season, which began Thursday with new rules and familiar feats.
The…
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Medvedev ends run of U.S. qualifier Eubanks at Miami Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/eubanks%27-miami-run-ends-at-the-hands-of-medvedev
March 30, 2023, 9:56 PM
Daniil Medvedev ended American qualifier Christopher Eubanks' impressive run at the Miami Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory in their quarterfinal on Thursday.
Medvedev will face fellow-Russian Karen…
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U.S., Taiwan closer than ever, Tsai says in New York
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-and-taiwan-are-%27closer-than-ever-%27-president-tsai-says-in-new-york
March 30, 2023, 9:58 PM
The U.S. and Taiwan are closer than ever, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen told supporters during a stopover in New York that so far, according to Taipei and Washington,…
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Over 1,000 migrants, angered by asylum policies, rush to U.S.-Mexico border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-1-000-migrants-angered-by-asylum-policies-rush-to-u.s.-mexico-border2
March 30, 2023, 9:59 PM
More than a thousand migrants in northern Mexico surrendered to U.S. border authorities, frustrated by recent asylum policies, and shaken by a fire at a nearby migrant detention…
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Canada mass shooting inquiry identifies many police failings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-mass-shooting-inquiry-identifies-many-police-failings
March 30, 2023, 10:00 PM
A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how Canada’s federal police force responded to the country's worst mass shooting and recommends that the government rethink the Royal…
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Bolsonaro lback in Brazil to lead right-wing opposition
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bolsonaro-lands-back-in-brazil-to-lead-right-wing-opposition4
March 30, 2023, 10:00 PM
Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from three months in the United States on Thursday and was welcomed back by hundreds of chanting supporters at the Brasilia…
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Myanmar resistance says military bombing kills 8 civilians
https://japantoday.com/category/world/myanmar-resistance-says-military-bombing-kills-8-civilians
March 30, 2023, 10:00 PM
Air strikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s northwest on Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including two children, according to members of a rebel…
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IOC chief Basch slams 'deplorable' government views on Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-head-slams-%27deplorable%27-government-views-on-russia
March 30, 2023, 9:55 PM
Criticism by European governments of the push to reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into world sports before the 2024 Paris Games was called “deplorable” by the International Olympic…
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Macron announces water saving plan; says protests will not stop reforms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france%27s-macron-announces-water-saving-plan-says-protests-will-not-stop-reforms2
March 30, 2023, 9:59 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to rally citizens around a plan to save water on Thursday and stressed that protests will not stop reforms, in a nod to…
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Japan to end negative COVID test requirement for visitors from China
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-end-negative-covid-test-requirement-for-visitors-from-china
March 30, 2023, 9:53 PM
Japan is planning to scrap a negative coronavirus test requirement on visitors from China due to a low rate of positive results during sample testing at airports, a…
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Tanaka earns 1st win at Nippon Ham Fighters' new park
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-former-yankee-tanaka-earns-1st-win-at-fighters%27-new-park
March 30, 2023, 9:55 PM
Masahiro Tanaka pitched into the sixth inning to earn his 191st win in top-flight pro baseball as the Rakuten Eagles opened Japan's season and the Nippon Ham Fighters'…
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Man United report $7.7 mil net profit in latest results
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-report-7.7m-net-profit-in-latest-results
March 30, 2023, 9:56 PM
Manchester United reported a net profit of 6.3 million pounds ($7.77 million) in its second quarterly fiscal results on Thursday.
The English Premier League club, which is subject…
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University bus crashes in Kenya, killing 14 people
https://japantoday.com/category/world/university-bus-crashes-in-kenya-killing-14-people
March 30, 2023, 10:00 PM
Fourteen people, including students, have died after a university bus collided with a passenger vehicle in Kenya, west of the capital, on Thursday.
Police say 12 people died…
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LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law
https://japantoday.com/category/national/lgbtq-summit-calls-on-japan-to-enact-anti-discrimination-law
March 30, 2023, 9:51 PM
Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters on Thursday held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support…
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89-year-old surfer talks of catching waves at 100
https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/japanese-surfer-nears-90-and-talks-of-catching-waves-at-100
March 30, 2023, 10:01 PM
A busy company owner for the early part of his life, Seiichi Sano began anew at 80 by climbing Mount Fuji. Apparently not challenged enough by Japan's highest…
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Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto calls for halt to Jingu redevelopment plan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/composer-ryuichi-sakamoto-calls-for-stop-to-jingu-redevelopment-plan
March 30, 2023, 9:51 PM
Renowned Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has sent a letter to Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike voicing opposition to a redevelopment plan that would see two historic sports…
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Japan defense chief eyes trip to Australia as China's influence grows
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-defense-chief-eyes-trip-to-australia-as-china%27s-influence-grows
March 30, 2023, 9:55 PM
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada is considering visiting Australia in early May to meet with his counterpart Richard Marles and discuss expanding joint exercises and other areas of cooperation…
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King Charles III addresses German parliament, meets Scholz
https://japantoday.com/category/world/king-charles-iii-to-speak-to-german-parliament-meet-scholz
March 30, 2023, 9:57 PM
King Charles III became the first monarch to address Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday as part of a high-profile visit by the UK head of state aimed…
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Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-arrests-wall-street-journal-reporter-for-espionage
March 30, 2023, 12:12 PM
Russia’s top security agency arrested an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying…
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3 major electricity companies face record-high ¥101 bil in antitrust fines
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/3-japan-utilities-face-record-high-101-bil.-yen-in-antitrust-fines
March 30, 2023, 10:40 PM
Japan's antitrust watchdog on Thursday ordered three major utilities to pay a total of 101 billion yen in fines for forming cartels over electricity sales, in a move…
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9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
https://japantoday.com/category/world/2-us-military-helicopters-crash-during-training-in-kentucky
March 30, 2023, 9:59 PM
Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky, Army officials said Thursday.
Nondice Thurman,…
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Asian stocks mostly rise after Wall Street rally, bank fears ease
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asia-stocks-mostly-rise-after-wall-st-rally-bank-fears-ease
March 30, 2023, 6:51 AM
Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday following a rally on Wall Street as worries over banks following the collapses of several lenders in recent weeks receded.
Forceful actions…
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Fury, sadness in Indonesia after FIFA pulls Under-20 World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fury-sadness-in-indonesia-after-fifa-pulls-under-20-world-cup
March 30, 2023, 6:03 AM
Indonesian soccer players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness Thursday after FIFA pulled the Under-20 World Cup from the host nation weeks before it was due…
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