U.S. beats Japan 7-1 to open women’s world ice hockey championship
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-beats-japan-7-1-to-open-women%E2%80%99s-world-hockey-championship
April 5, 2023, 10:55 PM
Alex Carpenter scored twice and the United States beat Japan 7-1 on Wednesday to open group play in the women’s world hockey championship.
Also in Group A, Canada…
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Rashford scores again in Man U win; Newcastle routs West Ham
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rashford-scores-again-in-man-u-win-newcastle-routs-west-ham
April 5, 2023, 9:46 PM
The composed finish. That now-familiar finger-to-the-temple celebration pose.
Marcus Rashford continued his prolific post-World Cup scoring spree for Manchester United on Wednesday to get the team back on…
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy aims for Western warplane coalition; Russians pressure Bakhmut
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-zelenskiy-aims-for-western-warplane-coalition-russians-pressure-bakhmut
April 5, 2023, 9:47 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a trip to Warsaw on Wednesday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, adding…
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Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pence-won%27t-appeal-order-compelling-grand-jury-testimony
April 5, 2023, 9:48 PM
A spokesman for Mike Pence said Wednesday that the former vice president will not appeal a judge's order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into…
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UK to house 500 asylum seekers on barge docked off Dorset
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-to-house-500-asylum-seekers-on-barge-docked-off-dorset
April 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
Some 500 asylum-seekers in the UK will be housed on a barge docked off the south coast of England, the British government said Wednesday of its latest measure…
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Taiwan leader, U.S. Speaker McCarthy meet in California despite Chinese warnings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-leader-us-speaker-mccarthy-meet-in-california-despite-chinese-warnings3
April 5, 2023, 9:47 PM
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil…
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Johnny Depp film to open Cannes fest
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/johnny-depp-film-to-open-cannes-fest
April 5, 2023, 9:45 PM
Johnny Depp's new film, a French period drama in which he plays King Louis XV, will be the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival, the organisers announced…
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Bob Lee, Cash App founder and MobileCoin exec, slain at 43
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bob-lee-cash-app-founder-and-mobilecoin-exec-slain-at-43
April 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco early Tuesday, according to the…
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Operation Cookie Monster: Global police operation shuts huge cybercrime site
https://japantoday.com/category/world/operation-cookie-monster-police-shut-huge-cybercrime-site1
April 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
A global police operation has shut down one of the world's largest online marketplaces where cybercriminals can buy stolen identities and passwords, law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday.…
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No Russians, Belarusians expected at swimming worlds in Fukuoka in July
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/no-russians-belarusians-expected-at-swimming-worlds-in-july
April 5, 2023, 9:46 PM
No Russian or Belarusian athletes are expected to compete at this year’s swimming world championships in Japan because the sport’s governing body isn’t expected to rule on their…
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Brazilian man kills 4 children with hatchet at daycare center
https://japantoday.com/category/world/man-in-brazil-kills-4-children-injures-3-at-daycare-center
April 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded a daycare center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said.…
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Nintendo needed to be involved in new Mario movie, says Miyamoto
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/nintendo-%27needed-to-be-involved%27-in-new-mario-movie-says-miyamoto
April 5, 2023, 9:54 PM
When Shigeru Miyamoto first created a princess-rescuing plumber more than four decades ago, Nintendo's future mascot was just a collection of pixels who didn't have a flamboyant Italian…
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Japan welcomes increased NATO involvement in Indo-Pacific region
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-welcomes-increased-nato-involvement-in-indo-pacific-region
April 5, 2023, 9:42 PM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily.…
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French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-pm-unions-meeting-fails-ahead-of-pension-protests
April 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
French trade union leaders walked out of talks with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Wednesday after failing to find a compromise on the contentious plan to raise the…
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Macron in China urges 'shared responsibility for peace'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron-in-china-urges-%27shared-responsibility-for-peace%27
April 5, 2023, 9:48 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he wants to “engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace” in Ukraine when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week.…
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To counter China, U.S. trade rep seeks closer ties to allies
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/to-counter-china-us-trade-rep-seeks-closer-ties-to-allies
April 5, 2023, 9:43 PM
The Biden administration is pressing its case for a new approach to global trade, arguing that America’s traditional reliance on promoting free trade pacts failed to anticipate China’s…
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Biden to visit Ireland, mark Good Friday accord anniversary
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-to-visit-ireland-mark-good-friday-accord-anniversary
April 5, 2023, 9:48 PM
President Joe Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Ireland next week in part to help mark the the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday accord, a…
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Ex-Scottish leader's husband arrested in party finance probe
https://japantoday.com/category/world/report-husband-of-ex-scottish-leader-arrested
April 5, 2023, 9:49 PM
The husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon was released from police custody Wednesday evening without being charged after his arrest in…
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ITF resumes tennis in China with no word on Peng Shuai
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/itf-resumes-tennis-in-china-with-no-word-on-peng-shuai
April 5, 2023, 9:47 PM
The International Tennis Federation will play tournaments this year in China with no word of a resolution to the case of Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai.
Peng disappeared…
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Australian mayor readies world's first defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/australian-mayor-readies-world%27s-first-defamation-lawsuit-over-chatgpt-content1
April 5, 2023, 7:59 AM
A regional Australian mayor said he may sue OpenAI if it does not correct ChatGPT's false claims that he had served time in prison for bribery, in what…
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Asian shares mixed after Wall St dips on weak economic data
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-mixed-after-wall-st-dips-on-weak-economic-data
April 5, 2023, 6:55 AM
Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a decline on Wall Street after reports on the U.S. economy came in weaker than expected.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost…
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Japan nuclear watchdog halts Tsuruga reactor safety assessment again
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-nuclear-watchdog-halts-tsuruga-reactor-safety-assessment-again
April 5, 2023, 9:43 PM
Nuclear regulators said Wednesday they will again halt a safety assessment of an offline central Japan reactor after its operator repeatedly submitted documents containing errors, further prolonging a…
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Israeli strikes on Syria intensify, raising tensions with Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-strikes-on-syria-intensify-raise-tensions-with-iran
April 5, 2023, 7:00 AM
Suspected Israeli airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks have killed two Iranian military advisers, temporarily put the country’s two largest airports out of service, and raised fears of…
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Japanese gov't survey finds nearly 1.5 million living as recluses
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-govt-survey-finds-1.5-million-living-as-recluses
April 5, 2023, 9:43 PM
Nearly 1.5 million working-age people in Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey, with a fifth citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for…
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Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5
https://japantoday.com/category/world/risk-of-severe-storms-persists-from-texas-to-great-lakes
April 5, 2023, 9:50 PM
A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and…
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Japan vows to 'seamlessly' deliver promised aid to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-vows-to-seamlessly-deliver-promised-aid-to-ukraine
April 5, 2023, 7:36 AM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged to "seamlessly and steadily" deliver assistance worth $7.6 billion to Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.
Meeting…
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Australia may inadvertently fuel cybercrime, says data theft victim service
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-may-inadvertently-fuel-cyber-crime-says-data-theft-victim-service
April 5, 2023, 5:08 AM
An Australian government-backed service for victims of identity theft blasted a plan to toughen privacy laws amid an explosion of online data theft, saying it would spur compromised…
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Japan to fund defense projects of friendly nations in change to aid rules
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-to-fund-defense-projects-of-friendly-nations-in-change-to-aid-rules
April 5, 2023, 9:40 AM
Japan on Wednesday said it plans to offer countries financial assistance to help them bolster their defenses, marking its first unambiguous departure from rules that forbid the use…
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Uniqlo Yodobashi Akiba opening in Tokyo on April 14
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uniqlo-yodobashi-akiba-opening-in-tokyo-on-april-14
April 5, 2023, 9:45 PM
Global apparel retailer Uniqlo says its Yodobashi Akiba store will open in the Akihabara area of Tokyo, Japan's famous electronics district, on April 14.
The store will occupy…
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Trump hush-money case raises thorny legal issues
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/analysis-trump-hush-money-case-raises-thorny-legal-issues
April 5, 2023, 9:54 PM
The coverup is worse than the crime, the expression goes. And in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump, prosecutors say the coverup made the crime…
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