Australia to build biggest navy since World War II
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-says-to-build-biggest-navy-since-world-war-ii
February 20, 2024, 3:40 AM
Australia on Tuesday outlined a decade-long plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defense spending by an additional A$11.1 billion (U.S.$7.25 billion), in the face…
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Ohtani takes live batting practice with Dodgers in his latest step forward in comeback from surgery
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-takes-live-batting-practice-with-dodgers-in-his-latest-step-forward-in-comeback-from-surgery
February 20, 2024, 2:55 AM
Shohei Ohtani took live batting practice with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time this spring training as he recovers from elbow surgery.
The Dodgers posted video…
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New coach watches Crystal Palace denied win by late Everton equalizer
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-coach-watches-crystal-palace-denied-win-by-late-everton-equalizer
February 19, 2024, 11:31 PM
New Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner watched from the sidelines as his side was denied a win at Everton by a late equalizer in the English Premier League…
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Starbucks Japan apologizes for overcharging Frappuccino customers, offers refunds
https://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-japan-apologizes-for-overcharging-frappuccino-customers
February 19, 2024, 11:50 PM
Japan gets a lot of seasonal Starbucks Frappuccinos, but even among those, the new My Fruit³ Frappuccinos are special. That’s because they’re only available at 15 Starbucks branches in all of…
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Dead whale
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/dead-whale
February 19, 2024, 9:08 PM
A dead male sperm whale is seen floating in the port of Sakai-Semboku in Osaka Bay on Monday. The whale was first seen in the bay on Jan…
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At least two air strikes hit southern Lebanon, witnesses say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-two-air-strikes-hit-southern-lebanon-witnesses-say
February 19, 2024, 9:33 PM
At least two air strikes hit an area near the coastal Lebanese town of Ghaziyeh on Monday, witnesses said, after the Israeli military said it had struck weapons…
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All Blacks fullback Will Jordan out for 6 months with shoulder injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/all-blacks-fullback-will-jordan-out-for-6-months-with-shoulder-injury
February 19, 2024, 9:40 PM
New Zealand fullback Will Jordan will miss all of Super Rugby Pacific and mid-year tests against England and Fiji because of a shoulder injury.
Jordan’s Super Rugby club…
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Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine shot dead in Spain
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-pilot-who-defected-to-ukraine-shot-dead-in-spain-reports
February 20, 2024, 4:06 AM
A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with his helicopter last year was found dead in an underground garage in Spain last week, his body riddled with bullets,…
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Trump breaks silence on Navalny; casts no blame on Putin
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-breaks-silence-on-navalny-casts-no-blame-on-putin3
February 20, 2024, 2:26 AM
Donald Trump, who drew criticism as U.S. president for his praise of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, on Monday made his first public comment on the death of Russian…
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Israel says Brazil's president unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-says-brazil%27s-president-unwelcome-until-he-apologizes-for-comparing-gaza-war-to-holocaust
February 19, 2024, 9:33 PM
Israel’s foreign minister said Monday that Brazil’s president would not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israel’s war in Gaza to the…
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Azarenka lines up Rybakina early in Dubai where top four women are entered
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/azarenka-lines-up-rybakina-early-in-dubai-where-top-four-women-are-entered
February 19, 2024, 9:40 PM
Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka put away Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-4 and set up a second-round matchup with Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Championships on…
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Taliban refuses to join U.N.-sponsored meeting on Afghanistan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taliban-refuses-to-join-un-sponsored-meeting-on-afghanistan
February 19, 2024, 9:34 PM
A United Nations-sponsored conference on Afghanistan aimed at improving dialogue with the country's Taliban rulers has ended after the administration's representatives failed to show up.
The Taliban-led foreign…
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NBA's scoring boom is still going strong, and some wonder if that's a good thing
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/the-nba%27s-scoring-boom-is-still-going-strong-and-some-wonder-if-that%27s-a-good-thing
February 19, 2024, 9:39 PM
There was a week in January unlike almost any other in NBA history. Joel Embiid scored 70 and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 62 one night, followed four days later…
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Navalny's widow says she will continue her husband's fight against Putin
https://japantoday.com/category/world/navalny%27s-widow-says-she-will-continue-her-husband%27s-fight-against-putin
February 20, 2024, 2:26 AM
Yulia Navalnaya said on Monday she would continue the fight of her dead husband Alexei Navalny for a "free Russia" and called on supporters to oppose President Vladimir…
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After fallout in China, Messi insists politics had nothing to do with missing game in Hong Kong
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/after-fallout-in-china-messi-insists-politics-had-nothing-to-do-with-missing-game-in-hong-kong
February 19, 2024, 9:39 PM
Lionel Messi made another conciliatory gesture to fans in Hong Kong and mainland China on Monday by releasing a video on social media to explain why he didn't…
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Astronomers find what may be universe's brightest object with black hole devouring a sun a day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/astronomers-find-what-may-be-the-universe%27s-brightest-object-with-a-black-hole-devouring-a-sun-a-day
February 19, 2024, 9:35 PM
Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the…
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Mexican army kills 12 gunmen in shootout near Texas border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexican-army-kills-12-gunmen-in-shootout-near-texas-border
February 19, 2024, 9:34 PM
Mexican soldiers killed 12 gunmen in a shootout near the Texas border, authorities said.
The security department of the northern border state of Tamaulipas said late Sunday the…
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TikTok faces European Union scrutiny for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/tiktok-faces-european-union-scrutiny-for-possible-breaches-of-strict-new-digital-rulebook
February 19, 2024, 9:38 PM
The European Union said Monday it is investigating whether TikTok has broken the bloc's strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe.…
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EU launches mission to protect ships in Red Sea from Houthis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-launches-non-military-mission-to-protect-cargo-ships-in-red-sea-from-houthi-attacks
February 19, 2024, 9:34 PM
The European Union has launched Monday a naval mission to help protect cargo ships in the Red Sea as attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to threaten…
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JAL flies 1st freighter in 13 years amid high online shopping demand
https://japantoday.com/category/business/jal-flies-1st-freighter-in-13-years-amid-high-online-shopping-demand
February 19, 2024, 9:35 PM
Japan Airlines Co on Monday began flying a cargo plane for the first time in more than 13 years, as the company hopes to tap into growing demand…
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Taiwan's Lai thanks Japan for TSMC expansion support
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/refiling-taiwan%27s-lai-thanks-japan-for-tsmc-expansion-support
February 19, 2024, 9:36 PM
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te expressed gratitude to Tokyo on Monday for supporting the expansion of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, in Japan as he…
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Japan's ¥43 trillion defense spending plan still insufficient: experts
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-290-bil.-defense-spending-plan-still-insufficient-experts
February 19, 2024, 9:35 PM
The head of a Japanese Defense Ministry expert panel said Monday that the nation's planned 43 trillion yen defense outlays for five years from the current fiscal year…
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American man admits to attacking 2 U.S. tourists and killing one of them near a famous German castle
https://japantoday.com/category/world/american-man-admits-to-attacking-2-us-tourists-and-killing-one-of-them-near-a-famous-german-castle
February 19, 2024, 9:34 PM
An American man on Monday admitted to charges of murder and rape after he allegedly pushed two U.S. women down a ravine, fatally injuring one of them near…
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Strike at Eiffel Tower closes one of world's most popular monuments to visitors
https://japantoday.com/category/world/strike-at-the-eiffel-tower-in-paris-disrupts-visits-to-one-of-the-world%27s-most-popular-monuments
February 19, 2024, 9:34 PM
Visitors to the Eiffel Tower were turned away on Monday because of a strike over poor financial management at one of the world’s most-visited sites.
A sign was…
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Private sector participation key for Japan's support for Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-private-sector-participation-key-for-japan%27s-support-for-ukraine
February 19, 2024, 9:35 PM
A Tokyo conference on rebuilding Ukraine held on Monday underscored the vital role that private investment plays in efforts by Japan, a nation unable to provide military assistance…
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Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gaza-health-ministry-says-over-29-000-palestinians-have-been-killed-in-israel-hamas-war
February 20, 2024, 2:26 AM
Israel’s assault in Gaza has killed more than 29,000 Palestinians since Oct 7, the territory’s Health Ministry said Monday, marking another grim milestone in one of the deadliest…
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Hirotake Yano, founder of 100-yen shop Daiso, dies at 80
https://japantoday.com/category/business/hirotake-yano-founder-of-japanese-100-yen-shop-daiso-dies-at-age-80
February 19, 2024, 9:37 PM
Hirotake Yano, founder and former president of Japanese 100-yen shop operator Daiso Industries Co, died on Feb. 12 due to heart failure, the company said Monday. He was…
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Footballers' union FIFPRO says AFC Champions League 'unsustainable'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/footballers%27-union-fifpro-says-afc-champions-league-%27unsustainable%27
February 19, 2024, 9:39 PM
The current Asian Champions League is "unsustainable", the global footballers' union FIFPRO said in a report Monday, accusing the regional governing body of failing to listen to players…
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Asian shares mostly higher as Chinese markets reopen after Lunar New Year
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-mostly-higher-as-chinese-markets-reopen-after-lunar-new-year
February 19, 2024, 6:26 AM
Shares were mostly higher in Asia after Chinese markets reopened Monday from a long Lunar New Year holiday.
U.S. futures rose slightly while oil prices declined. Markets will…
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S Korean government orders doctors back to hospitals
https://japantoday.com/category/world/s.-korean-government-orders-doctors-back-to-hospitals
February 19, 2024, 7:10 AM
South Korea ordered trainee doctors back to work Monday after they resigned en masse to protest medical training reforms, with the government looking at using military medics to…
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