Singapore oil tanker boarded by 'unidentified persons' off Ivory Coast on Monday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore-oil-tanker-boarded-by-%27unidentified-persons%27-off-ivory-coast-on-monday
April 11, 2023, 10:05 PM
A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" about 300 nautical miles (555 km) off Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, the city-state's authorities…
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Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark peace deal anniversary
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-arrives-in-northern-ireland-to-mark-peace-deal-anniversary
April 11, 2023, 10:06 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden was welcomed to Northern Ireland by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday as he flew in for a brief visit to mark the…
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Jordan royal visit
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/jordan-royal-visit
April 11, 2023, 9:24 PM
Jordan's King Abdullah II, center, and Japan's Emperor Naruhito, second right, pose for a photo with Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein, from left, Queen Rania and Empress Masako during…
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Man City beats Bayern 3-0 in Champions League quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-beats-bayern-3-0-in-champions-league-quarterfinals
April 11, 2023, 9:56 PM
Manchester City took a huge step toward a third straight Champions League semifinals after a 3-0 win against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva and…
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At least 50 reported killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-50-killed-as-myanmar-military-attacks-rebel-gathering-say-media-militias
April 11, 2023, 9:58 PM
At least 50 people were killed in central Myanmar on Tuesday in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according…
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Louisville shooting shows challenge of curbing violent videos
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/louisville-attack-shows-challenge-of-curbing-violent-videos
April 11, 2023, 10:02 PM
Social media companies are once again in the spotlight after a bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky, killed five people in a mass shooting and livestreamed the attack on…
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A great read turned into a dream role for Jennifer Garner
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/a-great-read-turned-into-a-dream-role-for-jennifer-garner
April 11, 2023, 9:52 PM
If you devoured Laura Dave's novel “ The Last Thing He Told Me," you're not alone. The book spent 65 weeks as a New York Times Best Seller…
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Manhattan DA sues Rep Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry
https://japantoday.com/category/world/manhattan-da-sues-rep.-jordan-over-trump-indictment-inquiry
April 11, 2023, 9:59 PM
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends…
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Italy declares state of emergency as migrant numbers surge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-declares-state-of-emergency-as-migrant-numbers-surge
April 11, 2023, 9:58 PM
Italy’s right-wing government on Tuesday declared a six-month national state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in migrants arriving on the country’s southern shores.
State…
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Britain braces for 'unparalleled' disruption from doctors' strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain-braces-for-%27unparalleled%27-disruption-from-doctors%27-strike2
April 11, 2023, 10:09 PM
Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike over pay on Tuesday that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), prompting the…
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Premier League to hold summer tournament in United States
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-to-hold-summer-tournament-in-united-states
April 11, 2023, 9:57 PM
The Premier League will hold an off-season tournament in the United States this summer featuring six teams.
Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Fulham, Brighton and Brentford will play in…
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Canada provides more military aid to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trudeau-provides-more-ukraine-aid-dismisses-site-being-down
April 11, 2023, 9:59 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more military aid to support Ukraine in its war with Russia while hosting Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Toronto on Tuesday.…
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Djokovic labors to win; Tsitsipas advances in Monte Carlo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-labours-to-win-tsitsipas-advances-in-monte-carlo
April 11, 2023, 9:56 PM
Novak Djokovic made a winning return to competition in the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday but was made to work by his 198th-ranked Russian opponent as two-time defending…
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Warren Buffett's firm increases stakes in 5 Japanese trading houses
https://japantoday.com/category/business/warren-buffett%27s-firm-ups-stakes-in-japanese-trading-houses
April 11, 2023, 11:50 PM
Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 7.4% of each of those conglomerates.
Buffett disclosed…
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Protesters shout down Macron on visit to the Netherlands
https://japantoday.com/category/world/protesters-shout-down-macron-on-visit-to-the-netherlands
April 11, 2023, 10:10 PM
Protesters interrupted a speech by Emmanuel Macron in The Hague on Tuesday, prompting the French president to say that those who do not respect the electoral process and…
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Boeing sees airplane deliveries jump on return of the 787
https://japantoday.com/category/business/boeing-sees-airplane-deliveries-jump-on-return-of-the-787
April 11, 2023, 9:54 PM
Boeing reported Tuesday that deliveries of new jetliners jumped in March, helped by the return of the long-range 787 Dreamliner, as the U.S. aircraft maker edged out European…
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Louisville shooter targeted bank co-workers, police say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chief-outlook-%27hopeful%27-for-officer-hit-in-mass-shooting
April 11, 2023, 9:58 PM
The bank employee who opened fire at his Louisville workplace targeted people he knew with a rifle that was bought legally a week earlier, police said Tuesday.
Louisville…
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Japan signs $2.8 bil long-range missile development deals
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-signs-2.8b-long-range-missile-development-deals
April 11, 2023, 9:54 PM
Japan’s Defense Ministry announced Tuesday it has signed contracts worth nearly 380 billion yen with the country’s top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass produce…
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Volcano erupts in Russian far east, followed by an earthquake
https://japantoday.com/category/world/volcano-erupts-in-russian-far-east-followed-by-an-earthquake
April 11, 2023, 9:59 PM
One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages…
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Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-forces-in-crimea-brace-for-possible-ukraine-assault
April 11, 2023, 9:57 PM
The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea said Tuesday the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Sergei Aksyonov told reporters that Russian forces in…
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Cambodia deports 19 Japanese cybercrime scam suspects
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/cambodia-deports-19-japanese-cybercrime-scam-suspects
April 11, 2023, 9:49 PM
Nineteen Japanese men detained in Cambodia in January on suspicion of participating in phone and online scams were deported to their homeland on Tuesday, police said.
The group…
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Japan dismisses speculation of China link to SDF chopper accident
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-dismisses-speculation-of-china-link-to-sdf-chopper-accident
April 11, 2023, 9:47 PM
Japan on Tuesday dismissed speculation linking China's military to a recent accident involving a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing last week after presumably crashing off the…
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Tokyo Sumida River fireworks festival to be held for 1st time in 4 years
https://japantoday.com/category/national/annual-tokyo-fireworks-festival-to-be-held-for-1st-time-in-4-years
April 11, 2023, 9:51 PM
A major annual firework festival in Tokyo will be held this summer for the first time in four years after the display was repeatedly canceled due to COVID-19…
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U.N. says it is being forced into 'appalling choice' by Taliban ban on women
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-says-forced-into-%27appalling-choice%27-by-taliban-ban-on-women
April 11, 2023, 9:58 PM
The United Nations is being forced to make an "appalling choice" over whether to continue operations in Afghanistan while the Taliban government bans women from working for the…
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Focus on coaches as Madrid hosts Chelsea in Champions League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/focus-on-coaches-as-madrid-hosts-chelsea-in-champions-league
April 11, 2023, 9:56 PM
The latest encounter between Real Madrid and Chelsea in the Champions League will put a spotlight on their coaches.
Chelsea will travel for Wednesday's first leg in Madrid…
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Kishida to visit Africa ahead of G7 summit in Hiroshima
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-kishida-to-visit-africa-ahead-of-g-7-summit-in-hiroshima
April 11, 2023, 9:53 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique during Japan's Golden Week holidays starting late April, ahead of the Group of Seven summit…
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China to require 'security assessment' for new AI products
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/china-draft-law-to-require-%27security-assessment%27-for-new-ai-products
April 11, 2023, 9:55 PM
New AI products developed in China will have to undergo a security assessment before being released and must reflect "core socialist values", a sweeping new draft law by…
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Fancy a dip? An Olympic reboot for Paris' toxic River Seine
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fancy-a-dip-an-olympic-reboot-for-paris%27-toxic-river-seine
April 11, 2023, 9:56 PM
Even before he has dipped his toes into the murky waters of Paris ' famous but forbidden River Seine, French triathlete Thibaut Rigaudeau is already fielding questions from…
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China consumer inflation falls below 1% in March
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-consumer-inflation-falls-below-1-in-march
April 11, 2023, 9:55 PM
China's consumer price inflation fell below one percent in March, official figures showed Tuesday, a sign of weak demand as the world's second largest economy tries to recover…
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Australia reaches deal with China to resolve barley dispute
https://japantoday.com/category/business/australia-reaches-deal-with-china-to-resolve-barley-dispute
April 11, 2023, 9:54 PM
Australia has reached an agreement with China to resolve their dispute over barley imports, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday, the latest sign of improving ties…
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