Japan's top court rules law requiring reproductive organ removal for gender change unconstitutional
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan%27s-top-court-rules-law-requiring-reproductive-organ-removal-for-gender-change-unconstitutional
October 25, 2023, 11:04 AM
Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional.
The…
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Anti-Black racism is rising in EU countries, led by Germany, study finds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/anti-black-racism-is-rising-in-eu-countries-led-by-germany-study-finds
October 25, 2023, 10:58 AM
Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland showing the highest rates of discrimination and harassment, a survey of first- and second-generation Black…
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Japan's automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo show to catch up with Tesla, other rivals
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-automakers-unveil-evs-galore-at-tokyo-show-to-catch-up-with-tesla-other-electric-rivals
October 25, 2023, 11:16 AM
“We love battery EVs.”
Takero Kato, the executive in charge of electric vehicles at Toyota, said that not once, but twice, to emphasize what he considers the message…
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Diamondbacks beat Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of NLCS to reach first World Series in 22 years
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/diamondbacks-stun-phillies-4-2-in-game-7-of-nlcs-to-reach-first-world-series-in-22-years
October 25, 2023, 6:40 AM
Corbin Carroll ducked late into the Arizona Diamondbacks' clubhouse with his uniform pants stained in dirt — two stolen bases will get a player dirty — but was…
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China's defense ministry blasts Pentagon's annual report
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-defence-ministry-blasts-pentagon%27s-annual-report1
October 25, 2023, 6:00 AM
China's defense ministry on Wednesday denounced the U.S. Defense Department's annual report on China, saying it distorts the country's security policy and military strategy.
Over the next decade,…
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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, America's 'first Black action hero,' dies at 81
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/richard-roundtree-america%27s-%27first-black-action-hero-%27-dead-at-81
October 25, 2023, 5:42 AM
American actor Richard Roundtree, heralded as "the first Black action hero" for his starring role in the iconic 1971 hit "Shaft," died Tuesday at 81, U.S. media reported.…
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Sydney to review plaques on colonial statues
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sydney-to-review-plaques-on-colonial-statues
October 25, 2023, 3:11 AM
Australia's oldest city, Sydney, is reviewing statues of its colonial figureheads after an Indigenous leader raised concerns about "offensive" plaques ignoring historical atrocities.
As part of the review,…
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Nursing home worker arrested over death of 81-year-old resident claims he ‘got fed up’
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/nursing-home-worker-arrested-over-death-of-81-year-old-resident-claims-he-%E2%80%98got-fed-up%E2%80%99
October 25, 2023, 7:37 AM
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 54-year-old nursing care worker on suspicion of causing bodily injury resulting in death after he punched an 81-year-old male resident in the…
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Poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic charged with poisoning his wife
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poison-specialist-and-former-medical-resident-at-mayo-clinic-is-charged-with-poisoning-his-wife
October 25, 2023, 1:07 AM
A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went…
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Rangers back in World Series, 12 years after twice being 1 strike from title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rangers-back-in-world-series-12-years-after-twice-being-1-strike-from-title
October 24, 2023, 11:04 PM
The Texas Rangers are back in the World Series for the first time since twice being within one strike of winning the 2011 title.
“We’ve had some hard…
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Google's ad sales growth accelerated in 3Q, but investors are unimpressed with the performance
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google%27s-ad-sales-growth-accelerated-in-3q-but-investors-are-unimpressed-with-the-performance
October 24, 2023, 10:18 PM
Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts'…
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Man Utd claim vital Champions League win; Bellingham strikes again for Real Madrid
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd-claim-vital-champions-league-win-bellingham-strikes-again
October 24, 2023, 10:19 PM
Andre Onana's last-gasp penalty save secured a vital Champions League win for Manchester United against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday, while Jude Bellingham scored again for Real Madrid in…
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Chiefs WR Ross charged with misdemeanor domestic battery and criminal damage
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chiefs-wr-ross-charged-with-misdemeanor-domestic-battery-and-criminal-damage
October 24, 2023, 10:03 PM
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of misdemeanor domestic battery and criminal damage to property and was expected to be released…
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Microsoft reports higher profits and revenue powered by cloud computing and AI investments
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-reports-higher-profits-and-revenue-powered-by-cloud-computing-and-ai-investments
October 24, 2023, 9:45 PM
Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 27% increase in profit for the July-September quarter compared to the same time last year, powered by growth in its cloud computing division…
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South Africa will never 'clip wings' of 'free spirit' De Kock
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/south-africa-will-never-%27clip-wings%27-of-%27free-spirit%27-de-kock
October 24, 2023, 10:00 PM
South Africa stand-in captain Aiden Markram paid tribute to Quinton de Kock on Tuesday, describing the match-winning batsman as a "free spirit" who should be allowed "to fly".…
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Congo machete attack: 26 killed by suspected Islamist militants
https://japantoday.com/category/world/congo-machete-attack-26-killed-by-suspected-islamist-militants
October 24, 2023, 9:48 PM
Suspected Islamist militants killed 26 people with machetes in an overnight attack in the town of Oicha in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, its mayor and the army…
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Rio de Janeiro deploys helicopters in extra security after criminal gang torches 35 buses
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rio-de-janeiro-deploys-helicopters-in-extra-security-after-a-criminal-gang-torches-35-buses
October 24, 2023, 9:48 PM
Authorities deployed helicopters and other extra security Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro after members of a criminal gang set fire to at least 35 buses in apparent retaliation…
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Off-duty pilot who tried to cut engines in midflight told police he experimented with mushrooms, complaint says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pilot-who-police-say-tried-to-cut-the-engines-on-a-jet-midflight-now-faces-a-federal-charge
October 24, 2023, 9:47 PM
An off-duty commercial pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines midflight and…
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'The Rock' waxwork in Paris retouched after skin tone complaints
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27the-rock%27-waxwork-in-paris-retouched-after-skin-tone-complaints1
October 24, 2023, 9:42 PM
A famed Paris museum said it would on Wednesday reinstall a waxwork of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with a more true-to-life look after it was taken off public…
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Hungary in spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden's bid to join NATO
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hungary-in-the-spotlight-after-turkey-presses-on-with-sweden%27s-bid-to-join-nato
October 24, 2023, 9:47 PM
The Hungarian parliament on Tuesday refused a proposal to hold a vote on Sweden's bid to join NATO, further delaying the Nordic country’s inclusion in the military alliance.…
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World Rugby act over 2027 draw to prevent repeat of 2023 imbalance
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/world-rugby-act-over-2027-draw-to-prevent-repeat-of-2023-imbalance
October 24, 2023, 9:56 PM
World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin said on Tuesday holding the draw for the 2027 World Cup in January 2026 was a "compromise" but would be better than…
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At U.N., Israel vows again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls for cease-fire in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-warns-that-the-risk-of-the-gaza-war-spreading-is-growing-as-situation-becomes-more-dire
October 25, 2023, 5:54 AM
Israel vowed again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls from the U.N. chief, the Palestinians and many countries at a high-level U.N. meeting on Tuesday for a cease-fire and…
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'Frozen in time' landscape discovered under Antarctic ice
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/%27frozen-in-time%27-landscape-discovered-under-antarctic-ice1
October 24, 2023, 9:55 PM
Scientists revealed Tuesday that they had discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys carved by ancient rivers that has been "frozen in time" under the Antarctic…
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Former No. 1 tennis player Simona Halep files appeal against doping ban
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/former-no.-1-tennis-player-simona-halep-files-appeal-against-doping-ban
October 24, 2023, 10:01 PM
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the four-year ban she received for doping violations.
The court said Tuesday…
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UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers' cash cows
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uaw-strikes-at-general-motors-suv-plant-as-union-starts-targeting-profit-centers-or-automakers
October 24, 2023, 9:43 PM
First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Workers…
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Celebrate the spooky season with a Duran Duran album, 'Danse Macabre'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/music-review-celebrate-the-spooky-season-with-a-duran-duran-album-%27danse-macabre%27
October 24, 2023, 9:41 PM
There aren't that many Halloween albums out there and so tip your masks to Duran Duran for giving us a treat this spooky season.
“Danse Macabre” is a…
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Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jenna-ellis-becomes-latest-trump-lawyer-to-plead-guilty-over-efforts-to-overturn-georgia%27s-election
October 25, 2023, 5:52 AM
Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, tearfully telling…
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New men's global rugby competition starting in 2026 announced
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/new-men%27s-global-rugby-competition-starting-in-2026-hailed-and-assailed
October 24, 2023, 9:55 PM
The Six Nations will lose a rest week to accommodate a new global men's competition outside of the Rugby World Cup starting in 2026.
A European conference of…
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Springboks rally round accused hooker Mbonambi
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/springboks-rally-round-accused-hooker-mbonambi
October 24, 2023, 9:56 PM
The South African camp has rallied round hooker Bongi Mbonambi who has been accused of making a racial slur at England's Tom Curry, saying he was a "humble…
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Ukraine's leader says Russian naval assets no longer safe in Black Sea near Crimea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-leader-says-russian-naval-assets-are-no-longer-safe-in-the-black-sea-near-crimea
October 25, 2023, 3:20 AM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the…
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