Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban; DeSantis supports it
https://japantoday.com/category/world/florida-gop-passes-6-week-abortion-ban-desantis-supports-it
April 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for…
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25 Europe-bound migrants dead in boat sinking off Tunisia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/25-europe-bound-migrants-dead-in-boat-sinking-off-tunisia
April 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
At least 25 African migrants died and 15 are missing after a boat carrying them toward Europe sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia this…
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FAA says it has sent over 250 cases of unruly passengers to FBI
https://japantoday.com/category/world/faa-says-it-has-sent-250-cases-of-unruly-passengers-to-fbi
April 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
Federal officials said Thursday they have referred more than 250 unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible criminal prosecution since late 2021, including one as recently as…
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Trump lawyers push for rape trial delay, citing revelation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-lawyers-push-for-rape-trial-delay-citing-revelation
April 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
New revelations that a major contributor to Democrats helped finance a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of rape is fresh reason to delay this month’s trial for a month,…
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Manchester United fans growing impatient for sale of club
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/manchester-united-fans-growing-impatient-for-sale-of-club
April 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
Nearly five months after the Glazer family put Manchester United on the market, the iconic soccer club's fans are growing impatient as the proposed sale goes on.
Qatari…
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NHL playoffs full of NYC teams: Rangers, Islanders, Devils
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nhl-playoffs-full-of-nyc-teams-rangers-islanders-devils
April 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
Keith Yandle walked into coffee shops when he played hockey in New York and would hear people talking about the next Rangers game against the Islanders or the…
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Anne Perry, crime writer with a murderous past, dead at 84
https://japantoday.com/category/world/anne-perry-crime-writer-with-a-murderous-past-dead-at-84
April 13, 2023, 10:03 PM
Anne Perry, the best-selling crime novelist known for her Thomas Pitt and William Monk detective series and for her own murderous past that inspired the movie “Heavenly Creatures,”…
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FBI arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for U.S. intelligence leaks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fbi-arrests-21-year-old-national-guardsman-for-%27criminal%27-us-intelligence-leaks
April 13, 2023, 10:01 PM
The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with…
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Rays tie record with 13-0 start to season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rays-tie-record-with-13-0-start-rally-to-beat-red-sox-9-3
April 13, 2023, 9:59 PM
The Tampa Bay Rays tied Major League Baseball's post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at a season’s start, rallying to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 Thursday behind…
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Celine Dion back making music, releasing five new songs
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/celine-dion-back-making-music-releasing-five-new-songs
April 13, 2023, 9:54 PM
Pop diva Celine Dion announced the release of new music on Thursday -- her first since revealing last year that she was suffering from a rare neurological disorder…
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French unions rally supporters to the streets ahead of pension ruling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-unions-rally-supporters-to-the-streets-ahead-of-pension-ruling6
April 13, 2023, 10:01 PM
Union activists barged into the Paris headquarters of luxury goods company LVMH on Thursday, saying the French government should shelve plans to make people work longer for their…
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'Drake & Josh' actor Drake Bell declared missing in Florida
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27drake-josh%27-actor-drake-bell-declared-missing-in-florida
April 13, 2023, 9:55 PM
Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star of the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” was declared ”missing and endangered" on Thursday by Florida authorities…
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Norway expels 15 'intel officers' at Russian embassy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/norway-expels-15-%27intel-officers%27-at-russian-embassy
April 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
Norway on Thursday announced the expulsion of 15 "intelligence officers" working at the Russian embassy in Oslo, further straining relations between the neighboring countries.
Moscow vowed it would…
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Macron's China remarks exasperate EU allies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron%27s-china-remarks-exasperate-eu-allies
April 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron's recent trip to Beijing was billed as a chance to showcase European unity and persuade Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help rein in Russian…
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Germany approves Poland's request to send jets to Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany-approves-poland%27s-request-to-send-jets-to-ukraine
April 13, 2023, 10:01 PM
Germany has approved Poland’s request to transfer five Soviet-designed fighter jets to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry said Thursday.
The permission was needed because Germany used to own…
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Major part of missing SDF helicopter found as search continues
https://japantoday.com/category/national/major-part-of-missing-sdf-helicopter-found-as-search-continues
April 13, 2023, 9:49 PM
The Self-Defense Forces on Thursday found what appears to be a major part of an SDF helicopter that went missing off the southern prefecture of Okinawa following a…
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Djokovic upset by Musetti in Monte Carlo last 16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-open-finalist-ruud-upset-in-monaco-by-qualifier-struff
April 13, 2023, 9:58 PM
Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the last 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters by Lorenzo Musetti in three sets on Thursday after the world number one struggled…
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Mary Quant, miniskirt mastermind of swinging '60s, dies at 93
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mary-quant-designer-who-epitomized-swinging-60s-dies-at-93
April 13, 2023, 10:03 PM
Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized Swinging London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died. She was 93.…
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Most Korean plaintiffs in Japan forced-labor cases accept Seoul's compensation plan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/most-korean-plaintiffs-in-japan-forced-labour-cases-accept-seoul%27s-compensation-plan
April 13, 2023, 9:52 PM
The bereaved families of 10 South Koreans who won court cases over being forced to work under Japanese colonial rule have accepted compensation proposed by Seoul as it…
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First image of a black hole gets a makeover with AI
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/first-image-of-a-black-hole-gets-a-makeover-with-ai
April 13, 2023, 9:58 PM
The first image of a black hole captured four years ago revealed a fuzzy, fiery doughnut-shaped object. Now, researchers have used artificial intelligence to give that cosmic beauty…
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Cannes unveils lineup with Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Kore-eda, the Weeknd
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/wes-anderson-ken-loach-in-cannes-festival-competition
April 13, 2023, 9:54 PM
New films by Wes Anderson, Alice Rohrwacher, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Todd Haynes and Wim Wenders will compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s coveted top honor, the Palme d’Or, as…
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Ukraine stands firm on Crimea; wants Russia out of all areas
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-stands-firm-on-crimea-wants-russia-out-of-all-areas
April 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that…
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Biden in Ireland encourages nations to dream together
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Biden-in-Ireland-encourages-nations-to-dream-together
April 13, 2023, 10:01 PM
Holding up his own family history as an example, President Joe Biden on Thursday told lawmakers in a packed parliament building that the story of Irish immigrants setting…
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Pakistan's Honda Atlas extends longest production shutdown to end April
https://japantoday.com/category/business/pakistan%27s-honda-atlas-extends-longest-production-shutdown-to-end-april
April 13, 2023, 9:57 PM
Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd on Thursday announced a 15-day extension to its longest plant shutdown this fiscal year, citing the country's economic crisis, restrictions on opening letters of…
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Delta loses $363 million but says travel demand still strong
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/delta-loses-363-million-but-says-travel-demand-still-strong
April 13, 2023, 10:06 PM
Delta Air Lines reported a $363 million loss for the first quarter on Thursday, with higher spending on labor and fuel overshadowing a sharp rise in revenue.
But…
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Yellow sand blankets parts of Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/yellow-sand-blankets-parts-of-japan
April 13, 2023, 9:46 PM
A yellow sandstorm covered wide areas of western and northern Japan on Thursday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn of possible disruptions to transportation due to poor…
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EU unmentioned in Japan's G7 summit promotional video
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/eu-remains-unmentioned-in-japan%27s-g-7-promotional-video
April 13, 2023, 9:48 PM
The European Union, a formal member of the Group of Seven, remains unmentioned in Japan's promotional video for the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima despite its having raised…
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Germany appeals for reducing tensions over Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany-appeals-for-reducing-tension-over-taiwan
April 13, 2023, 10:02 PM
Germany's government appealed for efforts to reduce tensions over Taiwan as the German foreign minister arrived in China on Thursday for official talks following Chinese military exercises near…
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Asia stocks follow Wall St down after U.S. recession warning
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asia-stocks-follow-wall-st-down-after-us-recession-warning
April 13, 2023, 10:02 AM
Asian stock markets declined Thursday after the Federal Reserve said its economists expect a “mild recession” this year.
Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney retreated. Tokyo advanced. Oil…
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China out of U.N. wildlife survey for pandemic controls
https://japantoday.com/category/world/exclusive-china-out-of-un%27s-wildlife-survey-for-pandemic-controls-source
April 13, 2023, 6:08 AM
China is not participating in a United Nations project to survey Asian wet markets and other facilities at high risk of spreading infectious diseases from wild animals to…
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