Millions pledged for oil transfer from tanker off Yemen
https://japantoday.com/category/world/millions-pledged-for-oil-transfer-from-tanker-off-yemen
May 5, 2023, 12:43 AM
Donors pledged an additional $5.6 million Thursday that will enable the United Nations to start transferring more than 1 million barrels of crude oil from a rusting tanker…
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Brighton beat Man Utd to avenge FA Cup defeat
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brighton-beat-man-utd-to-avenge-fa-cup-defeat
May 5, 2023, 12:56 AM
Brighton gained sweet revenge on Thursday for their defeat by Manchester United in the FA Cup semifinals, with Alexis MacAllister converting a 99th-minute penalty to dent the visitors'…
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Taiwan says F-16 deliveries delayed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-says-f-16-deliveries-delayed-working-to-minimise-damage1
May 4, 2023, 9:19 PM
Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday that the delivery of 66 advanced new F-16Vs from the United States has been delayed due to supply chain disruptions…
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Six Nigerians join NFL clubs
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/six-nigerians-join-nfl-clubs
May 4, 2023, 9:30 PM
A record eight international players, six of them linemen from Nigeria, were assigned to NFL clubs on Thursday under the league's International Player Pathway program for the 2023…
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Forte, Japan's Derma Sotogake among Kentucky Derby horses to watch
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/forte-japan%27s-derma-sotogake-among-ky-derby-horses-to-watch
May 4, 2023, 9:29 PM
The Kentucky Derby is up for grabs.
The starting gate will be full with 20 horses vying to wear the garland of red roses.
Most of the 3-year-olds…
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Italian foreign minister calls off Paris trip after French 'insults'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italian-foreign-minister-calls-off-paris-trip-after-french-%27insults%272
May 4, 2023, 9:19 PM
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called off a trip to Paris on Thursday, saying the French interior minister had offended Italy and its Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with…
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Gunman kills 3, then self in rural Georgia town
https://japantoday.com/category/world/official-at-least-2-dead-in-killings-in-south-georgia-town
May 4, 2023, 9:19 PM
A Georgia man shot two of his relatives and a fast food worker dead before killing himself on Thursday in rural south Georgia, the local coroner said.
The…
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Serbia takes steps to prevent school violence after shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/serbia-takes-steps-to-prevent-school-violence-after-shooting1
May 4, 2023, 9:19 PM
The Serbian government said it had introduced a set of measures on Thursday to prevent potential violence in schools a day after a 13-year-old boy shot and killed…
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COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in U.S. last year
https://japantoday.com/category/world/covid-dropped-to-4th-leading-cause-of-death-in-us-last-year
May 4, 2023, 9:20 PM
U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused…
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Prince William pours a pint, meets public before coronation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/prince-william-pours-a-pint-meets-public-before-coronation
May 4, 2023, 9:20 PM
Prince William has poured a pint of ale and taken a ride on the subway with his wife Kate as part of a royal ramble in central London…
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Israel minister: Iran nuke enrichment could ignite region
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-minister-iran-nuke-enrichment-could-ignite-region
May 4, 2023, 9:20 PM
Israel’s defense minister claimed Thursday that Iran could have enough enriched uranium for five nuclear weapons, and warned Tehran that proceeding to weapons-grade enrichment could “ignite the region.”…
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Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jury-finds-ed-sheeran-didn%27t-copy-marvin-gaye-classic
May 4, 2023, 9:26 PM
A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get It On” when…
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Belgium detains 7 on suspicion of planning terror attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/belgium-detains-7-on-suspicion-of-planning-terror-attack
May 4, 2023, 9:20 PM
Authorities have detained seven people, most of them Chechen origin, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in Belgium, the federal prosecutor's office said Thursday.
The office said…
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Trump calls accuser a 'nut job' in recording played for jury
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-calls-accuser-a-%27nut-job%27-in-recording-played-for-jury
May 4, 2023, 9:19 PM
Jurors heard former President Donald Trump blast a woman who accused him of rape as a “nut job” and “mentally sick” in a video recording that was shown…
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Eight teachers killed in Pakistan school shootings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eight-teachers-killed-in-pakistan-school-shootings
May 4, 2023, 9:20 PM
At least seven teachers were killed in a shooting at a school in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday in what appeared to be retaliation for an attack shortly before…
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BMW: Don't drive older models with Takata air bag inflators
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bmw-don%27t-drive-older-models-with-takata-air-bag-inflators
May 4, 2023, 9:27 PM
BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags might explode…
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Kishida seeks closer ties with Africa in bid to woo 'Global South'
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-pm-kishida-seeks-closer-ties-with-africa-in-bid-to-woo-%27global-south%27
May 4, 2023, 9:21 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he hoped to see closer ties between Japan and Africa as he seeks to win over the "Global South" ahead…
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Japanese lawmakers reaffirm support for Taiwan's WHO attendance
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-lawmakers-reaffirm-support-for-taiwan%27s-who-attendance
May 4, 2023, 9:35 PM
Two groups of Japanese lawmakers on Thursday reaffirmed Tokyo's support for Taiwan attending the World Health Organization's decision-making body as an observer during separate meetings with the island's…
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Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/shelling-in-sudanese-capital-disrupts-aid-delivery-efforts
May 4, 2023, 9:18 PM
Heavy shelling in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Thursday disrupted efforts to deliver badly needed aid to trapped civilians, after yet another fragile and frequently violated truce…
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Japan's child population falls for 42nd straight year to new record low
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-child-population-falls-for-42nd-straight-yr-to-new-record-low
May 4, 2023, 9:24 PM
Japan's estimated child population fell for the 42nd consecutive year to hit a new record low, government data showed Thursday, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida calls for implementing…
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China urges 'high vigilance' over NATO expansion in Asia
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-urges-%27high-vigilance%27-over-nato-expansion-in-asia
May 4, 2023, 9:23 PM
China said on Thursday "high vigilance" was needed in the face of NATO's "eastward expansion" following a media report the alliance is planning to set up an office…
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Zelenskyy wants Putin trial; Russia accuses U.S. on drones
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Zelenskyy-wants-Putin-trial-Russia-accuses-U.S.-on-drones
May 5, 2023, 1:29 AM
Ukraine and Russia pressed their wartime rhetoric Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressing confidence that Vladimir Putin would be convicted of war crimes, and the Kremlin alleging…
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Ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga confirmed as World Bank leader
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ex-mastercard-ceo-ajay-banga-confirmed-as-world-bank-leader
May 4, 2023, 9:28 PM
Former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, an Indian army officer's son with decades of corporate experience, was confirmed Wednesday to lead the World Bank for a five-year term that…
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Golden Knights beat Oilers 6-4; Hurricanes blow away Devils 5-1 in NHL
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/golden-knights-overcome-draisaitl%27s-4-goals-beat-oilers-6-4
May 4, 2023, 5:55 AM
Ivan Barbashev scored two goals, including one that put Vegas ahead for good, and the Golden Knights overcame Leon Draisaitl’s four goals to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-4…
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Crown prince, princess leave for Britain to attend King Charles' coronation
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-crown-prince-princess-leave-for-britain-to-attend-coronation
May 4, 2023, 7:05 AM
Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko left for Britain on Thursday to attend the coronation of King Charles III.
It is the couple's first…
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Eased COVID measures boost travel during Golden Week
https://japantoday.com/category/national/eased-covid-measures-boosting-travel-during-japan%27s-golden-week
May 4, 2023, 9:18 AM
With the easing of measures against the coronavirus, Japan's Golden Week holidays have seen travelers, some no longer wearing face masks, crowding train stations and airports, with the…
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Unwelcome message for Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/unwelcome-message-for-kishida
May 4, 2023, 9:30 PM
Members of South Korean opposition parties and civic groups stage a rally against to denounce Sunday's visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the National Assembly in…
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Trout, Lamb homer; Ohtani ties career-high with 13 strikeouts as Angels beat Cardinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/trout-lamb-homer-ohtani-ties-career-high-with-13-strikeouts-as-angels-beat-cardinals
May 4, 2023, 4:28 AM
Mike Trout and Jake Lamb hit solo homers in the 9th inning, Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts as the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat…
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45% of young people in Japan have suicidal thoughts: survey
https://japantoday.com/category/national/45-of-young-people-in-japan-have-suicidal-thoughts-survey
May 4, 2023, 9:24 PM
Almost one in two young people in Japan have had suicidal thoughts, a Tokyo-based nongovernmental organization said in a survey, calling for greater public awareness to prevent suicide.…
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Tokyo massage parlor robbed by customer
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/tokyo-massage-parlor-robbed-by-customer
May 4, 2023, 9:25 PM
A man who had been a customer at a massage parlor in Tokyo on Wednesday returned about an hour later and robbed the establishment at knifepoint.
According to…
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