Lakers surge late for NBA win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lakers-surge-late-for-nba-win-memphis-injury-scare-for-morant
April 16, 2023, 11:00 PM
Japan's Rui Hachimura came off the bench to score 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers surged late Sunday to beat Memphis 128-112 in an NBA playoff series…
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EPL race tightens after latest Arsenal collapse; Man U 3rd
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/epl-race-tightens-after-latest-arsenal-collapse-man-u-3rd
April 16, 2023, 9:36 PM
Another week, another Arsenal collapse.
Mikel Arteta has a job on his hands to make sure his team's title challenge does not go the same way.
It was…
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'Super Mario' retains top spot at North America's box office
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27super-mario%27-games-out-second-straight-box-office-win
April 16, 2023, 9:33 PM
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" retained the top spot in North America's box office one week after its epic debut, as Universal's popular game-themed animation again trounced all…
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Hurricanes face Islanders; aim for deeper NHL playoffs push
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hurricanes-face-islanders-aim-for-deeper-nhl-playoffs-push
April 16, 2023, 9:36 PM
The challenge is familiar for the Carolina Hurricanes entering the Stanley Cup playoffs.
They've established themselves as perennial playoff team, one that has claimed three straight division titles.…
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EU warns against unilateral steps after Poland, Hungary ban Ukrainian grain
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-warns-against-unilateral-steps-after-poland-hungary-ban-ukrainian-grain2
April 16, 2023, 9:39 PM
Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, the bloc's executive said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and other food…
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Putin meets with China's defense minister in Moscow
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-meets-with-china%27s-defense-minister-in-moscow
April 16, 2023, 9:39 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China's defense minister on Sunday, underscoring Beijing's strengthening engagement with Moscow, with which it has largely aligned its foreign policy in an…
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At least 33 killed by gunmen in Nigeria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-33-people-killed-by-gunmen-in-northwest-nigeria
April 16, 2023, 9:39 PM
Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria and killed at least 33 people, a local official said Sunday.
More than 35 houses were destroyed in the violence…
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Rublev rallies past Rune for first Masters title in Monte Carlo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rublev-rallies-past-rune-for-first-masters-title-in-monte-carlo
April 16, 2023, 9:36 PM
Russia's Andrey Rublev dug deep to hold off Danish teenager Holger Rune and lift his first Masters 1000 trophy in Monte Carlo on Sunday.
The fifth seed rallied…
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Dozens of security force members killed in Burkina Faso
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dozens-of-security-force-members-killed-in-burkina-faso
April 16, 2023, 9:39 PM
At least 40 members of Burkina Faso's security forces were killed by gunmen in the northern part of the country, and dozens of others were injured, authorities said…
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G7 foreign ministers agree on unity over China as talks begin in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-g-7-top-diplomats-agree-on-unity-over-china-as-talks-begin-in-japan
April 16, 2023, 9:31 PM
The Group of Seven foreign ministers on Sunday agreed that unity between the major industrialized nations will be key in dealing with geopolitical issues in the Indo-Pacific, as…
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Europe's largest nuclear reactor begins operation in Finland
https://japantoday.com/category/world/europe%27s-largest-nuclear-reactor-enters-service-in-finland
April 16, 2023, 9:38 PM
Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by turning off its last three nuclear reactors, the largest single reactor in Europe entered regular production in Finland, its…
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Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4; several wounded
https://japantoday.com/category/world/authorities-4-killed-multiple-injuries-in-alabama-shooting
April 16, 2023, 9:39 PM
A high school senior who had signed to play college football was celebrating at his sister's 16th birthday party Saturday night in Alabama when gunfire killed him and…
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Lack of security for Japanese prime minister surprised many
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/fishermen-at-japan-pm-attack-acted-fast-to-swarm-suspect
April 16, 2023, 9:37 PM
The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a Japanese politician in less than a year said Sunday that they were surprised by the…
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Trevor Bauer, shunned by MLB, makes Japanese baseball debut
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/trevor-bauer-shunned-by-mlb-makes-japanese-baseball-debut
April 16, 2023, 9:36 PM
Shunned by major league clubs, Trevor Bauer is trying to find his way in Japan where fans are drawn by his near celebrity status and seem unconcerned by…
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'Danjiri' float topples over, injuring 11 in Osaka Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japanese-danjiri-float-topples-injuring-11-men-in-osaka-prefecture
April 16, 2023, 9:38 PM
Eleven men were injured on Sunday morning after a large, four-wheeled, wooden shrine-shaped danjiri festival float overturned in Sakai in Japan's western prefecture of Osaka, according to the…
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Woman dies after large tree crushes tent at campsite
https://japantoday.com/category/national/woman-dies-after-large-tree-crushes-tent-at-campsite-near-tokyo
April 16, 2023, 9:51 PM
A woman has died and a man has been left seriously injured after a large tree landed on a tent they were sleeping in at a campsite west…
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More than 100 POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter
https://japantoday.com/category/world/dozens-of-pows-freed-as-ukraine-marks-orthodox-easter
April 16, 2023, 9:38 PM
More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as Orthodox Ukrainians marked…
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Former Indian lawmaker slain live on TV while in police custody
https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-indian-lawmaker-slain-live-on-tv-while-in-police-custody-state-restricts-gatherings2
April 16, 2023, 9:55 AM
A former lawmaker in India's parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in a slaying…
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Japan's G7 leadership role facing doubts over climate change
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan%27s-g-7-leadership-role-faces-tests-at-decarbonization-talks
April 16, 2023, 9:31 PM
As ministerial talks gear up ahead of the Group of Seven summit in May, Japan's ability to lead the discussions -- at least on the issue of climate…
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Flights out of Taipei delayed after China launches satellite
https://japantoday.com/category/world/flights-out-of-taipei-delayed-after-china-launches-satellite
April 16, 2023, 6:32 AM
Flights out of northern Taiwan were delayed Sunday after China launched a rocket carrying a satellite that dropped debris into waters north of the capital Taipei.
While the…
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Plenty of police
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/plenty-of-police
April 16, 2023, 9:41 PM
Two women walk by lines of police officers in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, for the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, on Sunday.
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Man arrested over fatal hit-and-run in Fukushima
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-fatal-hit-and-run-in-fukushima
April 16, 2023, 9:52 PM
Police in Fukushima city have arrested a 35-year-old man over the hit-and-run death of a 76-year-old man on Sunday morning.
According to police, the incident occurred along National…
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Shooter fires into Louisville park crowd; 2 dead, 4 wounded
https://japantoday.com/category/world/louisville-shooter-fires-into-park-crowd-2-dead-4-wounded
April 16, 2023, 12:07 PM
An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said.
Police were…
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5 bodies found in search for missing SDF helicopter
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-5-bodies-found-off-okinawa-in-search-for-missing-sdf-chopper
April 16, 2023, 9:56 AM
Five bodies were found Sunday following a deep-sea dive in search of a Japan Self-Defense Forces helicopter that went missing earlier this month with 10 personnel aboard off…
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G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, but no new deadline set
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g7-pledges-to-quit-fossil-fuels-faster-no-new-deadline
April 16, 2023, 11:50 PM
The G7 pledged on Sunday to quit fossil fuels faster and urged other countries to follow suit, but failed to agree to any new deadlines on ending polluting…
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G7 foreign ministers gather in Karuizawa to discuss global crises
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/diplomats-gather-in-japan-at-%27historic-turning-point%27
April 16, 2023, 7:31 AM
Top diplomats from Europe and North America were arriving Sunday in this hot spring resort town to discuss the world's most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia's…
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If you were in charge of security for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, what measures would you have taken to prevent what happened to him in Wakayama on Saturday?
https://japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/If-you-were-in-charge-of-security-for-Prime-Minister-Fumio-Kishida-what-measures-would-you-have-taken-to-prevent-what-happened-to-him-in-Wakayama-on-Saturday-
April 16, 2023, 9:42 PM