MLB players miffed at sport's new see-through pants, relaying concerns to league
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-players-miffed-at-sport%27s-new-see-through-pants-relaying-concerns-to-league
February 23, 2024, 12:50 AM
MLB's new uniform reveal hasn't gone very well. Now some of the rampant criticism has moved below the belt.
Major League Baseball Players Association deputy executive director Bruce…
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Port call in Cambodia
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/port-call-in-cambodia
February 22, 2024, 8:55 PM
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel attend a ceremony as the destroyer Suzunami makes a port call in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Thursday. The port call came as Japan seeks…
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Milan and Benfica book spots in Europa League last 16
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/milan-and-benfica-book-spots-in-europa-league-last-16
February 22, 2024, 9:00 PM
AC Milan overcame a spirited Rennes 5-3 on aggregate despite a 3-2 loss in Thursday's second leg to reach the Europa League last 16, where they will be…
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Lawyers pin blame on Baldwin as 'Rust' armorer trial opens
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/lawyers-pin-blame-on-baldwin-as-%27rust%27-armorer-trial-opens
February 22, 2024, 9:06 PM
Lawyers blamed Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting on the set of western film "Rust" in opening statements Thursday, as they defended the film's armorer from prosecutors' allegations…
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DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a 'success' despite worker exodus, litigation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/desantis-calls-takeover-of-disney-government-a-%27success%27-despite-worker-exodus-litigation
February 22, 2024, 9:04 PM
Almost a year after state lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over Walt Disney World’s governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the takeover a…
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Putin praises Biden for calling him a 'crazy SOB'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-with-ironic-smile-praises-biden-for-calling-him-a-%27crazy-sob%271
February 23, 2024, 2:37 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Joe Biden on Thursday for calling him a "crazy SOB", saying with an ironic smile that the remark showed why the Kremlin felt…
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Czech teenager Mensik stuns top seed Rublev at Qatar Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/czech-teenager-mensik-stuns-top-seed-rublev-at-qatar-open1
February 22, 2024, 9:02 PM
Czech teenager Jakub Mensik stunned top seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets at the Qatar Open on Thursday to reach his maiden ATP semi-final and guarantee a spot…
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Beyonce becomes first Black woman to top country songs chart
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/beyonce-becomes-first-black-woman-to-helm-top-country-songs-chart
February 22, 2024, 9:05 PM
Ahead of the release of her album that's set to take the country music scene by storm, Beyonce this week became the first Black woman to top the…
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Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/space-telescope-spies-neutron-star-in-the-debris-of-famous-supernova
February 22, 2024, 9:10 PM
Scientists have confirmed what became of a star that exploded in a stunning supernova visible to Earth more than three decades ago: It morphed into a neutron star,…
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Canadian man sentenced to life for attack that killed Muslim family
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canadian-man-sentenced-to-life-for-attack-that-killed-a-muslim-family
February 22, 2024, 9:05 PM
A Canadian man found guilty of using his pickup truck to kill four members of a Muslim family was sentenced Thursday to life in prison as a judge…
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Private lander touches down on the moon but sending weak signal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/private-lunar-lander-is-closing-in-on-the-first-us-touchdown-on-the-moon-in-a-half-century
February 23, 2024, 2:38 AM
A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to…
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Mets expect Senga to start season on IL because of right shoulder strain
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mets-expect-rhp-kodai-senga-to-start-season-on-il-because-of-right-shoulder-strain
February 22, 2024, 9:02 PM
The New York Mets expect right-hander Kodai Senga to begin the season on the injured list after having to shut him down in spring training because of a…
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Sweden and Hungary move to smooth over tensions ahead of vote on Sweden's NATO accession
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-and-hungary-move-to-smooth-over-tensions-ahead-of-vote-on-sweden%27s-nato-accession
February 22, 2024, 9:04 PM
Nearly two years after Sweden formally applied to join NATO, its membership now hinges on convincing one country — Viktor Orbán’s Hungary — to formally ratify its bid…
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Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot's ability to generate pictures of people
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-suspends-gemini-chatbot%27s-ability-to-generate-pictures-of-people
February 22, 2024, 9:10 PM
Google said Thursday it is temporarily stopping its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot from generating images of people a day after apologizing for “inaccuracies” in historical depictions that it…
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Cirstea saves 6 match points in Dubai quarterfinals win over Vondrousova
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cirstea-saves-6-match-points-in-dubai-quarterfinals-win-over-vondrousova
February 22, 2024, 9:01 PM
Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova lost from 6-2, 5-1 ahead against Sorana Cirstea in the Dubai Championships quarterfinals on Thursday.
Vondrousova blew six match points in losing 2-6, 7-6…
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 48 as fears mount over humanitarian crisis and West Bank violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-strikes-in-gaza-kill-48-as-fears-mount-over-humanitarian-crisis-and-west-bank-violence
February 23, 2024, 2:37 AM
Israeli strikes killed at least 48 people in southern and central Gaza overnight, half of them women and children, health officials said Thursday. European foreign ministers and U.N.…
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Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fall again as labor market powers on
https://japantoday.com/category/business/applications-for-us-jobless-benefits-fall-again-as-labor-market-powers-on
February 22, 2024, 9:08 PM
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to its lowest level in five weeks, even as more high-profile companies announce layoffs.
Applications for unemployment benefits fell…
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Women take part in Japan's 1,250-year-old 'naked festival' for first time
https://japantoday.com/category/national/women-take-part-in-japan%27s-1-250-year-old-%27naked-festival%27-for-first-time
February 23, 2024, 2:33 AM
Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in Aichi Prefecture on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes…
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1st hearing on gov't request to disband Unification Church held
https://japantoday.com/category/national/1st-hearing-on-gov%27t-request-to-disband-unification-church-held
February 22, 2024, 9:11 PM
The Tokyo District Court held the first hearing Thursday on the government's request to issue an order to dissolve the controversial Unification Church over its aggressive donation solicitation…
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Russia's forces turn their focus on Ukraine's northeast in what may be ambitious new push
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia%27s-forces-turn-their-focus-on-ukraine%27s-northeast-in-what-may-be-an-ambitious-new-push
February 23, 2024, 2:37 AM
Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defenses for weak points in the country’s northeast, an official said Thursday, an area where analysts believe the Kremlin seeks to build on…
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Denmark records highest number of antisemitic incidents since WWII, part of a grim European trend
https://japantoday.com/category/world/denmark-records-highest-number-of-antisemitic-incidents-since-wwii-part-of-a-grim-european-trend
February 22, 2024, 9:04 PM
The number of antisemitic incidents registered in Denmark since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ignited the war in Gaza has reached levels not seen since World…
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4 students injured in stabbing at school in Germany
https://japantoday.com/category/world/5-people-have-been-injured-and-a-suspect-arrested-in-an-incident-at-a-school-in-germany
February 22, 2024, 9:04 PM
Four students were wounded in a stabbing Thursday at a school in the western German city of Wuppertal and a suspect, believed to be a student himself, was…
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Eiffel Tower closed for fourth day as staff strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eiffel-tower-closed-for-fourth-day-as-staff-strike
February 22, 2024, 9:04 PM
France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's management, unions said.
The stoppage at one of…
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France says Russian forces threatened to shoot down surveillance aircraft patrolling the Black Sea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-says-russian-forces-threatened-to-shoot-down-aircraft-patrolling-the-black-sea
February 22, 2024, 9:04 PM
Russian forces threatened to shoot down a French surveillance aircraft patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea, a signal of increasingly aggressive behavior from Moscow as its…
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Tokyo stock market reaches uncharted territory, but where to next?
https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-tokyo-stock-market-reaches-uncharted-territory-but-where-to-next
February 22, 2024, 9:08 PM
Investor confidence borne from record corporate profits and the prospect of Japan putting its painful period of deflation behind it, helped by companies focusing on improving shareholder returns,…
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The Nikkei index closed at an all-time high Thursday, breaking the previous record set in 1989. What does that mean for Japan's economy?
https://japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/the-nikkei-index-closed-at-an-all-time-high-thursday-breaking-the-previous-record-set-in-1989.-what-does-that-mean-for-japan%27s-economy
February 22, 2024, 8:59 PM