Taiwan says software problems delaying new F-16 deliveries
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-says-software-problems-delaying-new-f-16-deliveries1
May 26, 2023, 1:54 AM
Software problems are delaying the delivery to Taiwan of 66 advanced new F-16V fighter jets from the United States but the island still expects the full order to…
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Tsunoda thumbs up
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/tsunoda-thumbs-up
May 25, 2023, 9:27 PM
AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda of Japan gives the thumbs up at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco on Thursday. The Formula One race will be held on Sunday.
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Man United secures Champions League return with 4-1 rout of Chelsea
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-secures-champions-league-return-with-4-1-rout-of-chelsea
May 25, 2023, 9:57 PM
Manchester United secured a return to the Champions League with a 4-1 win over Chelsea on Thursday.
Goals from Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford ensured…
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Verstappen laments Honda's decision to team up with Aston Martin in F1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-laments-honda%27s-decision-to-team-up-with-aston-martin-in-f1
May 25, 2023, 9:57 PM
World champion Max Verstappen considers Honda’s decision to team up with Aston Martin in 2026 “a bit of a shame” given its successful relationship with Red Bull.
Honda…
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'Romeo and Juliet' lawsuit over child actors' nude scene to be thrown out
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27romeo-and-juliet%27-lawsuit-over-child-actors%27-nude-scene-to-be-thrown-out
May 25, 2023, 9:55 PM
A child abuse lawsuit over a nude scene filed by actors who played star-crossed lovers in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 "Romeo and Juliet" will be thrown out, a California…
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City legislator's son arrested after 4 killed, including 2 police officers, in Nagano Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/City-legislator%27s-son-detained-after-4-killed-including-2-police-officers-in-Nagano-Prefecture
May 26, 2023, 2:17 AM
A son of a city assembly chief in central Japan was arrested Friday on suspicion of killing a policeman in a stabbing and shooting attack in which a…
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DeSantis pushes past embarrassing campaign start, outlines travel schedule for early state visits
https://japantoday.com/category/world/desantis-pushes-past-embarrassing-campaign-start-outlines-travel-schedule-for-early-state-visits
May 26, 2023, 2:53 AM
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis on Thursday sought to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign, outlining an aggressive travel schedule as his allies insisted they remain…
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Tom Hanks urges Harvard grads to defend the truth and resist indifference
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/tom-hanks-urges-harvard-grads-to-defend-the-truth-and-resist-indifference
May 25, 2023, 9:55 PM
Tom Hanks told graduates of Harvard University on Thursday to be superheroes in their defense of truth and American ideals, and to resist those who twist the truth…
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U.S. advances to semifinals at ice hockey worlds, Germany stuns Switzerland
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-advances-to-semifinals-at-ice-hockey-worlds-germany-stuns-switzerland
May 25, 2023, 9:58 PM
The United States beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday.
The Americans have been cruising through the…
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Dark, lustful and complex: It's a woman's world at Cannes
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/dark-lustful-and-complex-it%27s-a-woman%27s-world-at-cannes
May 25, 2023, 9:55 PM
From a sex offender to far-from-perfect mothers and girls unabashedly exploring their sexuality, this year's Cannes Film Festival has thrown out the stereotype of the one-dimensional female character.…
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Djokovic and Alcaraz in same half of French Open draw
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-and-alcaraz-in-same-half-of-french-open-draw1
May 25, 2023, 9:57 PM
Novak Djokovic could face world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the French Open after both players were placed in the same half of the draw…
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Italy and France look to make amends after political spat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-and-france-look-to-make-amends-after-political-spat
May 25, 2023, 10:00 PM
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saw his French counterpart in Rome on Thursday, looking to patch up ties weeks after he cancelled a meeting following blunt criticism from…
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Judge sworn in as Greece's caretaker prime minister
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-sworn-in-as-greece%27s-caretaker-prime-minister
May 25, 2023, 10:00 PM
Ioannis Sarmas, a senior judge, was sworn in as Greece's caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead the country to a repeat election on June 25 following Sunday's…
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BOJ chief admits 'big gap' on female representation at bank
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-central-bank-chief-admits-%27big-gap%27-on-women-officials
May 25, 2023, 9:51 PM
A "big gap" exists between female representation at Japan's central bank and its overseas counterparts, the bank's new governor Kazuo Ueda acknowledged Thursday.
Ueda took office last month,…
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Chinese commerce minister to hold talks in U.S. amid disputes over tariffs and technology
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-commerce-minister-to-hold-talks-in-us-amid-disputes-over-tariffs-and-technology
May 25, 2023, 9:59 PM
China’s commerce minister will hold talks with officials in the U.S. this week amid sharpening disputes over tariffs and technology, his ministry said Thursday.
Wang Wentao will meet…
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Cannes critics drool over French 'food porn' love story
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cannes-critics-drool-over-french-%27food-porn%27-love-story
May 25, 2023, 9:56 PM
The kitchen of a 19th-century French chateau is home to an endless gastronomic feast in "The Pot-au-Feu", an ode to food with a simmering love story at its…
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Swedish online fashion retailer blocks 42,000 customers for returning too many purchased items
https://japantoday.com/category/business/swedish-online-fashion-retailer-blocks-42-000-customers-citing-excessive-return-pattern
May 25, 2023, 9:52 PM
Sweden-based online fashion retailer Boozt AB said Thursday it has blocked 42,000 customers for returning too many items they had purchased, calling their actions too costly for the…
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French Olympic Committee in turmoil year ahead of Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-olympic-committee-in-turmoil-year-ahead-of-games
May 25, 2023, 9:57 PM
Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera on Thursday called on the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) to rally together after their president Brigitte Henriques quit her post only 14…
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1st S Korean wartime labor survivor to accept compensation from fund
https://japantoday.com/category/national/1st-s.-korean-wartime-labor-survivor-to-accept-damages-from-fund
May 25, 2023, 10:06 PM
One of the three surviving Korean plaintiffs who won lawsuits over wartime forced labor during Japan's colonial rule agreed to accept compensation by a South Korean government-backed foundation,…
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South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-launches-first-commercial-grade-satellite-as-north-korea-plans-first-spy-satellite
May 25, 2023, 9:59 PM
South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing space development program, as rival North Korea is pushing to place…
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Sudan's warring parties trade blame over truce breach
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sudan%27s-warring-parties-trade-blame-over-truce-breach
May 25, 2023, 9:59 PM
Sudan's warring sides accused each other on Thursday of being behind breaches of the latest ceasefire that was negotiated by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, now in its…
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1 woman, 2 policemen dead in stabbing, shooting in Nagano Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update2-4-injured-after-man-fires-hunting-rifle-in-central-japan
May 25, 2023, 10:29 PM
A woman and two male police officers died on Thursday in a stabbing and shooting incident involving a man in possession of a hunting rifle in Nagano Prefecture.…
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Sony's PlayStation 5 handheld device to roll out later this year
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/sony%27s-playstation-5-handheld-device-to-roll-out-later-this-year
May 25, 2023, 9:56 PM
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc said Thursday it will start selling later this year a new type of portable device that allows users to play PlayStation 5 games remotely…
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Nuclear watchdog ask Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-nuclear-watchdog-ask-fukushima-plant-operator-to-assess-risk-from-reactor-damage
May 25, 2023, 9:51 PM
A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to assess potential risks from damage found in a key supporting structure inside the…
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Head of Russian private army Wagner says his forces are handing control of Bakhmut to Moscow
https://japantoday.com/category/world/head-of-russian-private-army-wagner-says-his-forces-are-handing-control-of-bakhmut-to-moscow
May 26, 2023, 2:53 AM
The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed Thursday that his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and handing over control to…
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Several crew of U.S. Navy ship in Japan suspected of drug trafficking
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update2-several-crew-of-u.s.-navy-ship-in-japan-suspected-of-drug-trafficking
May 25, 2023, 9:50 PM
The U.S. Navy said Thursday it is investigating several crew members of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan home-ported in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, over suspected involvement in drug use…
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Kishida's son rebuked for party photos at official residence
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/pm-kishida%27s-son-rebuked-for-party-photos-at-official-residence
May 25, 2023, 9:52 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's son has been given a strong warning over inappropriate photographs taken at the prime minister's residence during a family function last year, the top…
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Japan recalls Celtic ace Furuhashi for friendlies
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-recall-celtic-ace-furuhashi-for-friendlies
May 25, 2023, 9:57 PM
Scottish Premiership player of the season Kyogo Furuhashi earned a Japan recall Thursday after nine months in the international wilderness saw him miss the World Cup.
Furuhashi has…
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Japan ruling parties divided on cooperation in next general election
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ruling-parties-divided-on-cooperation-in-next-general-election
May 25, 2023, 9:52 PM
The Komeito party, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has conveyed its decision not to recommend LDP candidates in single-seat districts in Tokyo in…
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Seven & i president reappointed in proxy fight against U.S. activist fund
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-seven-i-pres.-reappointed-in-proxy-fight-vs-activist-fund
May 25, 2023, 9:51 PM
Shareholders of Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co on Thursday approved the reappointment of Ryuichi Isaka as president, rejecting a demand by a U.S. activist fund…
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