Japanese volunteer in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/japanese-volunteer-in-ukraine
February 24, 2024, 8:21 PM
Fuminori Tsuchiko, a 75-year-old Japanese volunteer, ties a Ukrainian flag to a tree at the memorial site for those killed during the war, near Maidan Square in central…
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Odermatt leads World Cup giant slalom after first run
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/marco-odermatt-leads-world-cup-giant-slalom-after-the-first-run.-he-seeks-10th-win-in-a-row
February 24, 2024, 8:50 PM
Marco Odermatt closed in on what would be a 10th consecutive World Cup giant slalom victory, leading after the first run Saturday at Tahoe Palisades.
Shifting his balance…
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Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks; Palestinians see little movement
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-signals-progress-in-gaza-truce-talks-palestinians-see-little-movement2
February 25, 2024, 2:43 AM
Israeli leaders planned to convene on Saturday to hear of possible progress in mediated negotiations on a new Gaza truce to recover hostages held by Hamas, but Palestinians…
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'Dahomey' documentary on looted African art wins Berlin film festival top prize
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27dahomey%27-doc-on-looted-african-art-wins-berlin-film-fest
February 24, 2024, 8:42 PM
"Dahomey", a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin film festival's top prize Saturday.…
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Van der Merwe powers Scotland's fourth straight win over England
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/van-der-merwe-hat-trick-powers-scotland%27s-fourth-straight-win-over-england
February 24, 2024, 8:50 PM
A hat trick of tries by Duhan van der Merwe powered Scotland's 30-21 win over England at Murrayfield to get back into the Six Nations title race on…
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Paolini defeats Kalinskaya in comeback victory for Dubai title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paolini-defeats-kalinskaya-in-comeback-victory-for-dubai-title
February 24, 2024, 8:50 PM
Jasmine Paolini earned the biggest victory of her career by defeating qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to win the Dubai Championships title on Saturday.
The 26th-ranked Paolini…
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South Africa's ANC launches election manifesto
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-africa%27s-anc-launches-election-manifesto-as-president-highlights-party%27s-achievements
February 24, 2024, 8:52 PM
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday highlighted the achievements of his African National Congress, which has ruled the country for all of its 30 years of democrac…
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New era at Man United begins with loss; Man City wins to close gap to Liverpool
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-era-at-man-united-begins-with-home-loss-to-fulham.-villa-strengthens-4th-place-with-win
February 24, 2024, 8:49 PM
The week started at Manchester United with Jim Ratcliffe completing his purchase of a minority stake and setting out a three-year plan to return the club to the…
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Ireland halfway to Grand Slam after putting down spirited Wales in Six Nations
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ireland-halfway-to-grand-slam-after-putting-down-spirited-wales-in-six-nations
February 24, 2024, 8:50 PM
Ireland was halfway to the Grand Slam after putting down a spirited Wales by a harder-than-expected 31-7 in Six Nations rugby on Saturday.
The Irish had victory sewn…
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Macron booed by French farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support agriculture
https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron-booed-by-french-farmers-who-blame-him-for-not-doing-enough-to-support-agriculture
February 24, 2024, 8:52 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris Agricultural Fair on Saturday by angry farmers who blame him for not…
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Japan, N Korea draw 0-0 in 1st leg of final Olympic women's soccer qualifier
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-football-japan-n.-korea-draw-1st-leg-of-final-olympic-qualifier
February 24, 2024, 8:49 PM
Japan and North Korea remained on level terms in their final qualifier for the Paris Olympic women's soccer tournament following a scoreless draw in the opening leg Saturday…
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Pokemon fans hail Switzerland's 1st trading card vending machine
https://japantoday.com/category/business/pokemon-fans-hail-switzerland%27s-1st-trading-card-vending-machine
February 24, 2024, 8:47 PM
Switzerland has its first-ever vending machine stocked with collectible trading cards from Pokemon and other popular games.
The "Collectomat" machine began operating Saturday at a popular shopping mall…
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Eiffel Tower to reopen Sunday as strike ends
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eiffel-tower-to-reopen-sunday-as-strike-ends
February 24, 2024, 8:52 PM
France's Eiffel Tower that had been closed for five days by a strike will reopen Sunday after the monument's management announced a deal had been struck with unions.…
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Gov't to extend extra ¥100 bil for quake relief in central Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/gov%27t-to-extend-extra-100-bil.-yen-for-quake-relief-in-central-japan
February 24, 2024, 8:45 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday his government will additionally allocate around 100 billion yen to the reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula following the earthquake that rocked central…
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Brazil's president accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, doubling down after earlier uproar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%27s-president-accuses-israel-of-committing-genocide-in-gaza-doubling-down-after-earlier-uproar
February 25, 2024, 2:43 AM
Brazil's president alleged Saturday that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, doubling down on harsh rhetoric after stirring controversy a week earlier by comparing Israel’s military offensive in…
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Body of Russian opposition leader Navalny handed over to his mother
https://japantoday.com/category/world/widow-of-navalny-accuses-putin-of-mocking-christianity-for-refusing-to-return-her-husband%27s-body
February 25, 2024, 2:43 AM
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media account.
Ivan…
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U.S.-led Indo-Pacific deal on supply chain resilience takes effect
https://japantoday.com/category/business/u.s.-led-indo-pacific-deal-on-supply-chain-resilience-takes-effect
February 24, 2024, 8:47 PM
An agreement involving the United States, Japan and other Indo-Pacific economies on supply chain resilience took effect Saturday, in what is being dubbed a first-of-its-kind multinational deal laying…
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Zelenskyy hosts Western leaders in Kyiv as Ukraine marks 2 years since Russia's invasion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-marks-two-years-since-russia%27s-full-scale-invasion-as-troops-face-challenges-on-front-line
February 25, 2024, 2:21 AM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and weaponry and…
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Hello Kitty theme park in Tokyo closed over 'terrorist' security alert
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/tokyo%27s-hello-kitty-theme-park-closed-for-%27terrorist%27-security-alert
February 24, 2024, 10:02 AM
A theme park in Tokyo featuring the Hello Kitty character closed on Saturday because of an e-mailed "terrorist alert," the operator said.
"We will be temporarily closed today…
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Trump wins South Carolina, easily beating Haley in her home state
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Trump-wins-South-Carolina-easily-beating-Haley-in-her-home-state
February 25, 2024, 4:00 AM
Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third…
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Man arrested for assaulting wife after argument over sharing household chores
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assaulting-wife-after-argument-over-sharing-household-chores
February 24, 2024, 8:48 PM
Police in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his 31-year-old wife after they got into an argument about sharing household chores.…
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Arrest warrant issued for 23-year-old woman on suspicion of placing infant’s body in hotel trash can
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/arrest-warrant-issued-for-23-year-old-woman-on-suspicion-of-placing-infant%E2%80%99s-body-in-hotel-trash-can
February 24, 2024, 8:48 PM
Police in Osaka have obtained an arrest warrant for a 23-year-old woman believed to be the mother of a newborn baby boy whose corpse was found in a…
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17-year-old boy arrested for beating up man, leaving him in serious condition
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/17-year-old-boy-arrested-for-beating-up-man-leaving-him-in-serious-condition
February 24, 2024, 7:06 AM
Police in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, said Saturday they have arrested a 17-year-old youth on suspicion of assaulting a 22-year-old man.
According to police, the incident occurred at…
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Japan's Defense Ministry hosts Singapore Airshow display for 1st time
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-defense-ministry-hosts-singapore-airshow-display-for-1st-time
February 24, 2024, 7:05 AM
Japan's Defense Ministry is participating for the first time in the Singapore Airshow, one of the largest aviation exhibitions in Asia, in a bid to showcase products made…
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Google says its AI image-generator would sometimes 'overcompensate' for diversity
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-says-its-ai-image-generator-would-sometimes-%27overcompensate%27-for-race
February 24, 2024, 8:43 PM
Google has apologized for its faulty rollout of a new artificial intelligence image-generator, acknowledging that in some cases the tool would “overcompensate” in seeking a diverse range of…
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Padres pitcher Darvish aims to be ready for Seoul games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-padres-star-pitcher-darvish-aims-to-be-ready-by-seoul
February 24, 2024, 4:05 AM
Japanese star pitcher Yu Darvish, battling back from an injury that cut short his 2023 Major League Baseball campaign, plans to be ready for San Diego's season-opening series…
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Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United to take part in U.S. summer series
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-liverpool-and-manchester-united-to-take-part-in-u.s.-summer-series
February 24, 2024, 8:49 PM
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United will have a three-game U.S. summer tour with matches in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Columbia, South Carolina.
Organizers said it's the first time…
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Flying by
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/flying-by-3
February 23, 2024, 8:45 PM
Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan in action during the men's team flying at the Nordic skiing ski jump World Cup, in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Friday.
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Canada's Trudeau looks safer after junior partner says it strikes drug plan deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada%27s-trudeau-looks-safer-after-junior-partner-says-it-strikes-drug-plan-deal
February 23, 2024, 8:50 PM
The chances of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau staying in office until an election next year appeared more certain on Friday after a political party that is keeping…
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A swift rebound and unprecedented tickets sales for live music after pandemic shut venues down
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/a-swift-rebound-and-unprecedented-tickets-sales-for-live-music-after-pandemic-shut-venues-down
February 23, 2024, 8:53 PM
Powered by big stadium tours from artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, ticket sales are booming and it appears likely that live acts will continue to draw massive…
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