New York City mayor signs ban on weight and height discrimination
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-city-mayor-signs-ban-on-weight-and-height-discrimination
May 26, 2023, 9:46 PM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation Friday that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories…
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CBS is U.S. television's most popular network for 15th straight year
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cbs-is-television%27s-most-popular-network-for-15th-straight-year
May 26, 2023, 9:37 PM
CBS claimed the distinction of most-watched television network for the 15th straight year, even as those bragging rights don't mean what they used to.
The network averaged just…
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Sudan army calls on ex-soldiers to re-enlist; sporadic fighting persists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sudan-army-calls-on-ex-soldiers-to-re-enlist-sporadic-fighting-persists1
May 26, 2023, 9:45 PM
Sudan's army called on Friday for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with a rival paramilitary and asked the United Nations to change its…
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Ken Loach at Cannes: 'Working class is undefeated'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ken-loach-at-cannes-%27working-class-is-undefeated%27
May 26, 2023, 9:38 PM
At 86, British director Ken Loach showed he still had fighting spirit at Cannes, presenting his latest moving homage to working class solidarity and saying: "we're still in…
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Parents described as 'monsters' in horrific abuse that killed 10-month-old in England
https://japantoday.com/category/world/parents-described-as-%27monsters%27-in-horrific-abuse-that-killed-10-month-old-in-england
May 26, 2023, 9:47 PM
An English couple who fought to get their baby son back from child services and then abused him so severely the 10-month-old was dead just over a month…
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Texas parents fret over Winnie the Pooh being used to teach kids about school shootings
https://japantoday.com/category/world/texas-parents-fret-over-winnie-the-pooh-being-used-to-teach-kids-about-school-shootings
May 26, 2023, 9:47 PM
Cindy Campos' 5-year-old son was so excited about the Winnie the Pooh book he got at school that he asked her to read it with him as soon…
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Sato paces strong Ganassi contingent in final Indianapolis 500 practice
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sato-paces-strong-ganassi-contingent-in-final-indianapolis-500-practice
May 26, 2023, 9:42 PM
Two-time champion Takuma Sato led a strong showing from the Chip Ganassi Racing quartet in final practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, while Graham Rahal and Katherine…
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OpenAI chief seeks to calm fears on job losses
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/openai-chief-seeks-to-calm-fears-on-job-losses
May 26, 2023, 9:40 PM
The boss of OpenAI, the firm behind the massively popular ChatGPT bot, said on Friday that his firm's technology would not destroy the job market as he sought…
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Democrats and Republicans inch closer to debt deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/washington-seen-inching-closer-to-debt-deal
May 26, 2023, 9:44 PM
Democrats and Republicans inched towards a deal Friday, ahead of a long weekend, to extend the U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default that could hit the…
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Glue, soup and grit: the new climate activism
https://japantoday.com/category/world/glue-soup-and-grit-the-new-climate-activism1
May 26, 2023, 9:44 PM
Police in Paris on Friday used teargas against activists who attempted to block the annual shareholders meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies -- the latest standoff involving climate…
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Poland's lawmakers approve contentious law targeting opposition
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poland%27s-lawmakers-to-decide-on-contentious-laws-regarding-top-court-and-targeting-opposition
May 26, 2023, 9:45 PM
Polish lawmakers on Friday approved a contentious draft law on Russia’s alleged influence in Poland that is targeting the opposition and may affect the outcome of fall parliamentary…
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Serbian border troops on high alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kosovo-serbs-clash-with-police-try-to-block-recently-elected-commune-heads
May 26, 2023, 9:45 PM
Serbian troops on the border with Kosovo were put on high alert Friday following clashes between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police that left more than a dozen injured…
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This year's Eurovision reached 162 million viewers
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/this-year%27s-eurovision-reached-162-million-viewers
May 26, 2023, 9:37 PM
Some 162 million viewers watched this year's Eurovision song competition held in Liverpool, the BBC said Friday also highlighting "record" engagement online.
The UK hosted the musical extravaganza…
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China cautions Kishida against attending NATO summit
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-warns-against-japan-pm%27s-attendance-at-nato-summit
May 26, 2023, 9:31 PM
China expressed caution Friday at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's attendance at a NATO summit scheduled for July, saying Tokyo should not do anything that damages mutual trust…
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M6.2 quake rocks eastern Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/-M6.2-quake-rocks-eastern-Japan
May 26, 2023, 12:13 PM
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 rocked Tokyo and surrounding areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, the weather…
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Russia says its border regions attacked; Moscow's forces hit clinic in central Ukrainian city
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-harasses-russian-border-regions-russia-strikes-dnipro-clinic
May 26, 2023, 9:43 PM
Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under attack Friday from Ukrainian artillery fire, mortar shells and drones, authorities said, hours after two drones struck a Russian city…
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Cambodian killed by 40 crocodiles after falling in enclosure
https://japantoday.com/category/world/cambodian-killed-by-40-crocodiles-after-falling-in-enclosure1
May 26, 2023, 10:02 AM
About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure on his family's reptile farm, police said.
Luan Nam, 72, was trying to…
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FBI files uncover 1983 plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fbi-files-uncover-plot-to-kill-uk%27s-queen-elizabeth-ii
May 26, 2023, 9:46 PM
A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California.
The possible threat followed a…
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Berlin police investigate Pink Floyd's Roger Waters over Nazi-style uniform
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/berlin-police-probe-pink-floyd%27s-roger-waters-over-nazi-style-uniform
May 26, 2023, 9:36 PM
Berlin police said Friday they were investigating Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters for incitement to hatred after he donned a Nazi-style uniform at a concert in the German…
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Suica penguin
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/suica-penguin
May 26, 2023, 9:17 PM
The Suica penguin, the mascot for the Suica prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card used on Tokyo trains and buses, greets visitors in front of the new South Gate…
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Passenger opens door on S Korean plane while in flight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korean-passenger-plane-flies-with-open-door-lands-safely
May 26, 2023, 7:10 AM
A passenger opened a door on an Asiana Airlines flight that later landed safely at a South Korean airport Friday, airline and government officials said.
Some people on…
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G7 officials to hold first meeting on AI regulation next week
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g7-officials-to-hold-first-meeting-on-ai-regulation-next-week1
May 26, 2023, 9:31 PM
Group of Seven (G7) nation officials will meet next week to consider problems posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Japan said on Friday.
Leaders of…
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Japan's MSDF ship to fly rising sun flag at naval drill in S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-msdf-ship-to-fly-rising-sun-flag-at-naval-drill-in-s.-korea
May 26, 2023, 9:35 PM
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer will fly the rising sun flag when taking part in a naval drill in South Korea next week, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada…
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Hong Kong hits back at UK call for security law to be scrapped
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong-hits-back-at-uk-call-for-security-law-to-be-scrapped
May 26, 2023, 5:22 AM
Hong Kong authorities on Friday condemned a British government call for the removal of a China-imposed national security law that Britain said had been used to persecute, "silence…
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Cannes fans dig deep for black-market tickets
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cannes-fans-dig-deep-for-black-market-tickets
May 26, 2023, 9:36 PM
Two thousand euros for the world premiere of the latest "Indiana Jones", or how about 20,000 for an evening in the presence of Leonardo DiCaprio?
The black market…
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Celtics pummel Heat to keep NBA title hopes alive
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/celtics-pummel-heat-to-keep-nba-title-hopes-alive
May 26, 2023, 5:09 AM
Boston poured in 16 three-pointers in a dominant 110-97 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday that kept the Celtics alive in the NBA championship chase.
For the…
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Australian sports unite to back Indigenous constitutional recognition
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-sports-unite-to-back-indigenous-constitutional-recognition
May 26, 2023, 9:42 PM
Twenty Australian sports organizations proclaimed on Friday their backing of a referendum to constitutionally recognize Indigenous people, as the country marked "Sorry Day" when it acknowledges years of…
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Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to avoid West sweep
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/joe-pavelski-scores-in-ot-stars-beat-golden-knights-3-2-to-avoid-west-sweep
May 26, 2023, 5:05 AM
Joe Pavelski admits that he probably appreciates the big playoff goals more the later he gets in his career. But they all still feel just as good, and…
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Man Utd's Champions League return clouded by ownership uncertainty
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd%27s-champions-league-return-clouded-by-ownership-uncertainty
May 26, 2023, 9:41 PM
Manchester United are back in the Champions League but a bright future under Erik ten Hag remains clouded by uncertainty over the ownership of the English giants.
Ten…
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Japan adopts new sanctions against Russia; criticizes its deal to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-adopts-new-sanctions-against-Russia
May 26, 2023, 8:41 PM
Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to Russian…
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