Paraguay ruling party presidential candidate leads as vote count starts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/paraguay-ruling-party-presidential-candidate-leads-as-vote-count-starts
April 30, 2023, 10:33 PM
Paraguay's conservative ruling party candidate Santiago Pena led center-left opposition rival Efrain Alegre by some 46% to 29% with a quarter of the votes tallied on Sunday evening.…
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Kishida speaks to Arab League
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/kishida-speaks-to-arab-league
April 30, 2023, 9:19 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday.
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Ohtani hits 162-foot high home run as Angels beat Brewers 3-0
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-hits-162-foot-high-home-run-angels-beat-brewers-3-0
April 30, 2023, 9:41 PM
Shohei Ohtani hit a third-inning home run off Colin Rea that reached 162 feet above the field, the highest since Statcast started tracking in 2015, and helped the…
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Landmark goals for Haaland, Kane; Man City top of EPL
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/landmark-goals-for-haaland-kane-man-city-top-of-epl
April 30, 2023, 9:41 PM
Erling Haaland's goals are propelling Manchester City toward a treble of trophies.
Harry Kane, meanwhile, seems powerless to stop Tottenham's slide.
English soccer's two most prolific strikers both…
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Armed attackers kill 10, wound 3 in Ecuador port
https://japantoday.com/category/world/armed-attackers-kill-10-wound-3-in-ecuador-port-guayaquil
April 30, 2023, 9:43 PM
At least 10 people were killed overnight when heavily armed assailants opened fire outside a shop in Guayaquil, Ecuador's main port city and economic hub that is under…
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Manhunt continues for Texas shooting suspect
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-manhunt-continues-for-suspect-in-texas-mass-shooting
May 1, 2023, 1:28 AM
Law enforcement officers said Sunday they've been unable to find a gunman who fled after killing five people in a rural Texas town, offering $80,000 in total reward…
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'Super Mario' is year's first film to pass $1 bil globally
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27super-mario%27-is-year%27s-first-film-to-pass-1-bn-globally
April 30, 2023, 9:37 PM
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" easily held its first-place position on North American movie screens this weekend while its accumulated global total pushed past the $1 billion mark,…
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Top seeds Alcaraz and Swiatek advance at Madrid Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/swiatek-and-zverev-comfortably-advance-at-madrid-open
April 30, 2023, 9:42 PM
Carlos Alcaraz made it easier on himself this time at the Madrid Open, reaching the round of 16 with a straight-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday.
After…
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Relatives bury children killed in Russian missile attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/relatives-bury-children-killed-in-russian-missile-attack
April 30, 2023, 9:42 PM
Relatives and friends cried next to coffins on Sunday as they buried children and others killed in a Russian missile attack on this central Ukrainian city, while fighting…
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Biden, Marcos set to meet as tensions grow with China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-marcos-set-to-meet-as-tensions-grow-with-china
April 30, 2023, 9:43 PM
President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy's harassment of…
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Canada's largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada%27s-largest-public-sector-strike-leaves-thousands-in-immigration-limbo1
April 30, 2023, 9:42 PM
As Canada's largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and stalled applications, which could make it…
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Sudan's warring sides extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Sudan%27s-army-and-rival-extend-truce-despite-ongoing-clashes
April 30, 2023, 9:42 PM
Sudan's army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to allow the safe passage…
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Japan, Egypt seek resumption of democratic transition in Sudan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-egypt-seek-resumption-of-democratic-transition-in-sudan
April 30, 2023, 9:35 PM
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that their countries will cooperate in resuming a transition to civilian rule in Sudan where…
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Pérez beats Verstappen to win Azerbaijan Grand Prix
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/perez-beats-verstappen-to-win-azerbaijan-grand-prix
April 30, 2023, 9:41 PM
After a dominant win, with a dose of luck, Sergio Pérez seems increasingly like a Formula One title contender.
Red Bull's status as the leading team isn't in…
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Ukrainian fencers training for Paris Games ready to boycott Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ukrainian-fencers-training-for-paris-games-ready-to-boycott-olympics
April 30, 2023, 9:42 PM
Ukrainian fencers, gathered in Paris for a training camp, say they are outraged that Russians and Belarusians have been readmitted to international competition and will not compete against…
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Nearly 70% call for regulating development of AI bots: poll
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/update1-nearly-70-call-for-regulating-development-of-ai-bots-poll
April 30, 2023, 9:36 PM
Japan's public harbors concerns about the rapidly spreading use of AI chatbots, with 69.4 percent calling for stricter regulation on the development of artificial intelligence, a Kyodo News…
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Rangers, Maple Leafs, Oilers win in NHL playoffs
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kreider-helps-rangers-beat-devils-5-2-to-force-game-7
April 30, 2023, 7:12 AM
Pushed to the brink of elimination, the New York Rangers found their offensive touch.
Chris Kreider had another power-play goal and two assists as the Rangers beat the…
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G7 agree to pursue 'responsible AI' amid rapid spread of ChatGPT use
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/g-7-agree-to-pursue-responsible-ai-amid-rapid-spread-of-chatgpt-use
April 30, 2023, 7:59 AM
The Group of Seven advanced nations on Sunday agreed to promote "responsible" use of artificial intelligence as they seek to harness rapidly developing technologies such as AI bot…
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U.N. chief, envoys to hold talks on Afghanistan crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-envoys-in-key-talks-on-afghanistan-crisis
April 30, 2023, 6:24 AM
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in an increasingly desperate bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan's Taliban…
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Man arrested over attempted murder of acquaintance
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-attempted-murder-of-acquaintance
April 30, 2023, 9:38 PM
Police in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Sunday arrested a 52-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill a 43-year-old male acquaintance.
According to police, the incident occurred at…
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One suspect arrested over jewelry store robbery in Tokyo’s Omotesando district
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/3-men-rob-jewelry-accessory-store-in-tokyo
May 1, 2023, 1:23 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 50-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a jewelry accessory store with two accomplices in Tokyo’s Omotesando district on Saturday night.
Police said…
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China factory activity cools in April as recovery challenges loom
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-factory-activity-cools-in-april-as-recovery-challenges-loom
April 30, 2023, 9:41 PM
China's manufacturing activity contracted in April, official figures showed Sunday, due to slack global demand and a slow domestic recovery after lifting COVID-related curbs.
The official manufacturing purchasing…
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Kishida arrives in Egypt on first leg of 4-nation African tour
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-pm-kishida-starts-african-tour-ahead-of-g-7-summit
April 30, 2023, 8:27 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Egypt late Saturday, the first leg of a weeklong tour to four African countries and Singapore, around three weeks before he…
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Super Mario creator says new movie humanizes popular game character
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/super-mario-creator-says-new-movie-humanizes-popular-game-character
April 30, 2023, 9:37 PM
After conquering multiplexes across the world, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" made its homecoming to Japan on Friday, in a film the video game's creator says has given…
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May Day rally
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/may-day-rally-3
April 29, 2023, 8:50 PM
Members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, commonly known as Rengo, raise their fists during their annual May Day rally to demand higher pay and better working conditions, in…
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Al Dawsari scores, sees red in Asian Champions League final stalemate
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/al-dawsari-scores-sees-red-in-asian-champions-league-final-stalemate
April 29, 2023, 9:10 PM
Salem Al Dawsari went from hero to villain as he scored an opener for Al Hilal but then saw red in the final minutes for kicking Ken Iwao,…
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Fighting rages in Khartoum
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fighting-rages-in-khartoum-but-envoy-sees-sides-more-open-to-talks1
April 29, 2023, 9:05 PM
Air strikes and artillery rocked Khartoum on Saturday as Sudan entered a third week of fighting between rival military forces despite a ceasefire, prompting more civilians to flee…
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Poland claims Russian school by court order; Moscow angered
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poland-claims-russian-school-by-court-order-moscow-angered
April 29, 2023, 9:05 PM
Acting on a Polish court verdict, Warsaw authorities Saturday took over a school building that was serving children of Russian diplomats and the military, drawing an angry reaction…
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Twins place Kenta Maeda on 15-day IL
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/twins-place-kenta-maeda-on-15-day-il-recall-bailey-ober
April 29, 2023, 9:10 PM
The Minnesota Twins have placed starting pitcher Kenta Maeda on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Thursday with a right triceps strain.
The Twins recalled right-hander Bailey Ober…
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Residents and survivors say 136 killed in Burkina Faso massacre, blaming army
https://japantoday.com/category/world/residents-and-survivors-say-136-killed-in-burkina-faso-massacre-blaming-army
April 29, 2023, 9:05 PM
Residents and survivors of a massacre in a Burkina Faso village said on Saturday 136 people including women and infants were killed, blaming the country's security forces for…
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