WWE apologizes for using Auschwitz image in preview show
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wwe-apologizes-for-using-auschwitz-image-in-preview-show
April 7, 2023, 11:26 PM
World Wrestling Entertainment apologized Friday for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration camp to promote one of its matches during the first night of WrestleMania 39 last…
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Mickelson makes Masters move before weather halts play
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mickelson-makes-masters-move-before-weather-halts-play
April 7, 2023, 11:28 PM
Phil Mickelson apparently remembers his way around Augusta National just fine.
Now, the question is whether he remembers how to win.
After a self-imposed exile from the Masters…
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Riot squad march
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/riot-squad-march
April 7, 2023, 8:59 PM
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march with security dogs during a ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on Friday.
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U.S. sets record for fastest goal; beats Switzerland 9-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-sets-record-for-fastest-goal-beats-switzerland-9-1
April 7, 2023, 11:23 PM
Abbey Murphy scored at seven seconds for the fastest goal in women's world hockey championship history and the United States routed Switzerland 9-1 on Friday to improve to…
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Three new 'Star Wars' films on the way: producers
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/three-new-star-wars-films-on-the-way-producers
April 7, 2023, 9:12 PM
Three new "Star Wars" movies are in the making, studio executives announced Friday, including the first film in the cinematic universe to be directed by a woman.
Pakistan-born…
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Runaway black hole creating trail of new stars: scientists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/runaway-black-hole-creating-trail-of-new-stars-scientists
April 7, 2023, 9:08 PM
A huge black hole is tearing through space, leaving behind a 200,000-light-year-long trail of newborn stars, space scientists say.
The supermassive monster -- likely born of a bizarre…
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Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-hits-illegally-annexed-ukraine-areas-from-ground-air
April 7, 2023, 9:09 PM
Russian forces used ground- and air-fired missiles, rocket launchers and weaponized drones to bombard the provinces of Ukraine it has illegally annexed but doesn't fully control, causing casualties,…
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Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-charges-wall-street-journal-reporter-gershkovich-with-espionage
April 7, 2023, 9:08 PM
Russian Federal Security Service investigators have formally charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage but the Wall Street Journal reporter denied the charges and said he was working as a…
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Exiting BOJ chief defends monetary easing as Japan out of deflation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/corrected-update3-exiting-boj-chief-defends-monetary-easing-as-japan-out-of-deflation
April 7, 2023, 9:25 PM
The Bank of Japan's monetary easing was "appropriate" and effective in jolting Japan out of deflation, and its retention under new leadership is of utmost importance as inflation…
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Cambodia to deport 19 Japanese cybercrime scam suspects
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/cambodia-to-deport-19-japanese-cybercrime-scam-suspects
April 7, 2023, 9:23 PM
Nineteen Japanese men detained in Cambodia in January on suspicion of taking part in organized phone and online scams will be deported to their homeland, a Cambodian immigration…
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Most unwanted? How sports treat the Russia problem
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/most-unwanted-how-sports-treat-the-russia-problem
April 7, 2023, 9:07 PM
International sports bodies are taking wildly varying stances on allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams to compete while the war in Ukraine continues.
The International Olympic Committee…
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World Heritage shrine in Hiroshima to ban tourists during G7 summit
https://japantoday.com/category/national/world-heritage-shrine-in-hiroshima-to-ban-tourists-during-g-7-summit
April 7, 2023, 9:29 PM
A Japanese island famous for its UNESCO World Heritage shrine will be closed to tourists for three days in May to make way for a potential visit by…
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With lavish treatment of Macron, China's Xi woos France to 'counter' U.S.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/with-lavish-treatment-of-macron-china%27s-xi-woos-france-to-counter-u.s.
April 7, 2023, 9:08 PM
China's Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing's growing offensive…
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New Toyota chief Sato to embark on EV push as automaker plays catch-up
https://japantoday.com/category/business/corrected-focus-new-chief-sato-to-embark-on-ev-push-as-toyota-plays-catch-up
April 7, 2023, 9:15 PM
Revving up the electric vehicle business is the first priority for Koji Sato as the new chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp strives to sharpen its competitive advantage…
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China imposes sanctions on Taiwan's U.S. envoy, U.S. institutions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-imposes-sanctions-on-taiwan%27s-us-envoy-us-institutions
April 7, 2023, 9:08 PM
China has imposed further sanctions on Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States, prohibiting her and family members from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and…
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Israeli authorities say attack wounds at least 7 in Tel Aviv
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-strikes-lebanon-gaza-as-al-aqsa-crisis-escalates
April 7, 2023, 9:08 PM
Israeli authorities said late Friday that at least seven people were wounded in a suspected attack in Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial hub.
The exact nature of the attack…
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of U.S. job market update
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-stocks-mixed-ahead-of-us-job-market-update
April 7, 2023, 6:39 AM
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday ahead of a United States job market update that traders hope might encourage the Federal Reserve to ease off plans for more…
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China sends warships and aircraft around Taiwan for second day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-sends-warships-and-aircraft-around-taiwan-for-second-day
April 7, 2023, 6:40 AM
China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin…
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S Korea, U.S., Japan seek ban on N Koreans working abroad
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/skorea-us-japan-call-for-support-of-ban-on-nkorea-workers
April 7, 2023, 9:09 PM
South Korea, the U.S. and Japan called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the North’s cybercrimes as a way to…
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Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza after rocket attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-strikes-target-hamas-in-lebanon-and-gaza-after-rocket-attack
April 7, 2023, 5:53 AM
Israel's military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Islamist group Hamas, as tensions following police raids…
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Japan's household spending in Feb up 1.6%; 1st rise in 4 months
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan%27s-household-spending-in-feb.-up-1.6-1st-rise-in-4-months
April 7, 2023, 9:15 PM
Japan's household spending in February rose 1.6 percent from a year earlier, marking the first increase in four months, as people spent more on travel amid a recovery…
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Samsung cutting memory chip production as profit slides
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/samsung-cutting-memory-chip-production-as-profit-slides
April 7, 2023, 9:13 PM
Samsung Electronics said Friday it is cutting the production of its computer memory chips in an apparent effort to reduce inventory as it forecasted another quarter of sluggish…
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Potential U.S. presidential candidate DeSantis eyes Japan visit in April
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/likely-u.s.-presidential-candidate-desantis-eyes-japan-visit-in-april
April 7, 2023, 12:40 PM
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis, who is a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, is considering a visit to Japan in late April, a diplomatic source said Thursday.
During the…
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Arsenal brace for Liverpool test as relegation battle heats up
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-brace-for-liverpool-test-as-relegation-battle-heats-up
April 7, 2023, 9:07 PM
Arsenal face a test of their Premier League title credentials against Liverpool this weekend as the scramble to avoid relegation intensifies.
Manchester United and Newcastle will seek to…
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72-year-old man arrested over arson at transport company
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/72-year-old-man-arrested-over-arson-at-transport-company
April 7, 2023, 9:24 PM
Police in Kagoshima have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of arson after he set fire to a garage on the premises of a transport company.
According to…
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Canada repatriates 14 citizens from camps in Syria; arrests two
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-repatriates-14-citizens-from-camps-in-northeastern-syria-arrests-two
April 7, 2023, 4:49 AM
Canada's government on Thursday repatriated 14 Canadians - four women and 10 children - from detention camps in northeast Syria where foreigners who had allegedly been affiliated with…
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Czech Republic beats Japan 2-1 in OT in women's world hockey
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/czech-republic-beats-japan-2-1-in-ot-in-women%27s-world-hockey
April 7, 2023, 1:52 AM
Katerina Mrazova scored on a rebound on a delayed penalty at 3:16 of overtime to give the Czech Republic a 2-1 victory over Japan on Thursday in the…
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Canada deploys military aircraft to Japan to implement N Korea sanctions
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/canada-deploys-military-aircraft-to-japan-to-implement-north-korea-sanctions
April 7, 2023, 7:36 AM
Canada will deploy a military aircraft to Japan to support implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
Deployment of the Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140…
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Buenos Aires airport turns into unofficial homeless shelter
https://japantoday.com/category/world/buenos-aires-airport-turns-into-unofficial-homeless-shelter
April 6, 2023, 10:39 PM
At the start of the long Easter weekend, the airport in Argentina’s capital is eerily quiet before dawn, hours before it will fill with travelers. About 100 people…
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The Pink Ladies get their origin story in Paramount+ series
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/the-pink-ladies-get-their-origin-story-in-paramount-series
April 6, 2023, 9:55 PM
Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High leaned into their image of “bad girls," called…
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