Flower park
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/flower-park
April 10, 2023, 9:19 PM
Tulips bloom at Tottori Hanakairo flower park in Nambu, Tottori Prefecture, on Monday.
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Brazil's Lula struggling to move forward after 100 days
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%27s-lula-struggling-to-move-forward-after-100-days
April 10, 2023, 9:43 PM
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by…
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Will Trump attend his rape trial? Judge wants to know
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-seeks-to-learn-whether-trump-will-go-to-his-rape-trial
April 10, 2023, 9:42 PM
A federal judge wants to know if ex-President Donald Trump plans to attend a New York trial this month resulting from a columnist’s claims that he raped her…
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Leaked documents a very serious risk to security: Pentagon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/leaked-documents-a-%27very-serious%27-risk-to-security-pentagon
April 10, 2023, 9:42 PM
The online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a “very serious" risk to national security, and senior leaders are quickly taking steps…
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Thousands of Israelis march to illegal West Bank outpost as tensions mount
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-israelis-march-to-illegal-west-bank-outpost-as-tensions-mount1
April 10, 2023, 9:43 PM
Thousands of Israelis, including ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government, marched to an evacuated Jewish outpost in the West Bank on Monday in support of settlements…
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British PM urges N Ireland politicians to go back to work
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-pm-urges-nireland-politicians-to-go-back-to-work
April 10, 2023, 9:43 PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praised the bravery of political leaders who struck the Good Friday peace accord 25 years ago Monday, as he urged Northern Ireland’s current…
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MLB batting average up 16 points, game time down 31 minutes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-batting-average-up-16-points-game-time-down-31-minutes
April 10, 2023, 9:42 PM
Major League Baseball's new rules designed to speed pace of play and encourage more action seem to be working through the first 1 1/2 weeks of the season.…
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In defiant speech, Kremlin critic Kara-Murza likens his trial to Stalin's USSR
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-defiant-speech-kremlin-critic-kara-murza-likens-his-trial-to-stalin%27s-ussr1
April 10, 2023, 9:42 PM
Facing up to a quarter of a century in jail on treason charges he denies, Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza told a Moscow court on Monday his trial recalled…
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News presenter generated with AI appears in Kuwait
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/news-presenter-generated-with-ai-appears-in-kuwait
April 10, 2023, 9:41 PM
A Kuwaiti media outlet has unveiled a virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence, with plans for it to read online bulletins.
"Fedha" appeared on the Twitter account…
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Wawrinka wins but Murray loses in 1st round at Monte Carlo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wawrinka-wins-but-murray-loses-in-1st-round-at-monte-carlo
April 10, 2023, 9:42 PM
Three-time Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka had contrasting fortunes in the first round of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters on Monday.
Former champion Wawrinka rallied…
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Michael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Oscar nominee, dies at 81
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/michael-lerner-%E2%80%98barton-fink%E2%80%99-oscar-nominee-dies-at-81
April 10, 2023, 9:38 PM
Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton…
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The anime hit 'Suzume' and Shinkai's cinema of cataclysm
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/the-anime-hit-%27suzume%27-and-shinkai%27s-cinema-of-cataclysm
April 10, 2023, 9:38 PM
Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake struck Japan.
When the tsunami and quake ravaged the Tōhoku region of northern Japan and prompted a…
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Macron comments on Taiwan raise questions on EU global ties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron-comments-on-taiwan-raise-questions-on-eu-global-ties
April 10, 2023, 9:42 PM
Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron over Europe's priorities on Taiwan have raised questions over the EU’s relationship with both the U.S. and China, on the eve of…
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Japan urges peace in Taiwan Strait
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-urges-peace-in-taiwan-strait-as-beijing-simulates-attack1
April 10, 2023, 9:36 PM
Japan stressed on Monday the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait during a meeting of senior Japanese and Chinese officials after Beijing held three days of war…
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5 dead, nine wounded in Kentucky bank shooting; killer livestreamed attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/5-dead-nine-wounded-in-Kentucky-bank-shooting-killer-livestreamed-attack
April 10, 2023, 11:33 PM
A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of Kentucky's governor — while…
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Ferrari driver Leclerc urges fans to stop coming to his home
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ferrari-driver-leclerc-urges-fans-to-stop-coming-to-his-home
April 10, 2023, 9:41 PM
Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has asked fans to respect his privacy after his address was leaked, leading to some turning up at his apartment in the past…
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New BOJ head says banks stable; rules out major policy shift
https://japantoday.com/category/business/new-boj-head-says-banks-stable-rules-out-major-policy-shift
April 10, 2023, 9:35 PM
The new governor of Japan’s central bank signaled Monday that he plans no drastic changes in its ultra-low interest rate policy, sticking to earlier messaging on the topic.…
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JOC, Sapporo to discuss possible postponement of Winter Olympics bid
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-joc-sapporo-to-discuss-possible-postponement-of-winter-olympics-bid
April 10, 2023, 9:41 PM
The Japanese Olympic Committee's president said Monday he will hold talks with Sapporo on the city's bid to host the Winter Olympics, including the option of pushing back…
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ChatGPT developer meets Kishida; eager to open office in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/chatgpt-developer-eager-to-open-office-in-japan-amid-concern-over-use
April 10, 2023, 9:40 PM
A developer of ChatGPT said Monday that his company plans to open an office in Japan amid growing concerns about the chatbot's unauthorized collection of personal data and…
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Japan gov't panel to propose scrapping foreign trainee program
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-gov%27t-panel-to-propose-scrapping-foreign-trainee-program
April 10, 2023, 9:39 PM
A Japanese government panel plans to propose scrapping the country's controversial trainee program for foreigners and creating a new system to address issues related to human rights violations,…
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Kishida says ruling coalition must deliver before upcoming elections
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-says-ruling-coalition-must-deliver-before-upcoming-elections
April 10, 2023, 7:35 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said his party must focus on delivering for voters to guarantee victory in the upcoming national and local elections, a day…
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Japan Display, China's HKC to jointly produce organic EL displays
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-display-china%27s-hkc-to-jointly-produce-organic-el-displays
April 10, 2023, 9:40 PM
Japan Display Inc and Chinese display maker HKC Corp have agreed to jointly build factories in China to produce a next-generation organic electroluminescent display, with plans to start…
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Japan says it is following China's Taiwan drills with 'great interest'
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-following-china%27s-taiwan-drills-with-%27great-interest%27
April 10, 2023, 10:55 AM
Japan has been following China's military drills around Taiwan consistently and "with great interest", a top government spokesperson said on Monday, on the last scheduled day for the…
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S Korean families' grief compounded by online abuse
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27overwhelming%27-s.-korean-families%27-grief-compounded-by-online-abuse
April 10, 2023, 5:30 AM
First, he lost his child in Seoul's Halloween crowd crush. Then came a torrent of online abuse, upending his family's once-private life and making him an internet-wide figure…
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China military says it is 'ready to fight' after drills near Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/China-military-says-it-is-%27ready-to-fight%27-after-drills-near-Taiwan
April 10, 2023, 9:42 PM
China’s military declared Monday it is “ready to fight” after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to…
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Japan's current account surplus down 2.3% in February on year
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan%27s-current-account-surplus-down-2.3-in-feb.-on-year
April 10, 2023, 7:35 AM
Japan's current account surplus in February shrank 2.3 percent from a year earlier to 2.20 trillion yen due to inflated imports on a weak yen, the Finance Ministry…
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Man arrested for attempted murder at Osaka supermarket
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-at-osaka-supermarket
April 10, 2023, 11:39 PM
Police in Osaka have arrested a 56-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he attacked customers in a supermarket on Sunday night.
According to police, the…
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Son of murdered couple turns himself in to Wakayama police
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/eldest-son-of-murdered-couple-turns-himself-in-to-wakayama-police
April 10, 2023, 7:36 AM
Police in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his parents at their home in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, last month.
According to…
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Profiling poverty: The sad, threadbare lifestyles of Japan's downtrodden and disadvantaged
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/profiling-poverty-the-sad-threadbare-lifestyles-of-japan%27s-downtrodden-and-disadvantaged
April 10, 2023, 1:29 AM
"The perception that Japan is a healthy democracy with an egalitarian society is nothing but a big lie. Rather, a strict status system remains in place."
Thus proclaims…
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U.S. searches for source of highly-classified intel leak
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-searches-for-source-of-highly-classified-intel-leak1
April 10, 2023, 6:59 AM
Highly classified military and intelligence documents that appeared online, with details ranging from Ukraine's air defenses to Israel's Mossad spy agency, have U.S. officials scrambling to identify the…
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