New Zealand court orders millions in fines and compensation over deadly volcanic eruption
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-court-orders-millions-in-fines-and-compensation-over-deadly-volcanic-eruption
March 1, 2024, 3:35 AM
A New Zealand court on Friday ordered the tour booking agents and managers of an island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people to pay survivors more than…
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Former Canadian PM Mulroney dies at 84
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ex-canada-pm-mulroney-father-of-n.-american-free-trade-dies-at-84
March 1, 2024, 3:30 AM
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who made his political mark in the 1980s with the signing of a ground-breaking free trade agreement with the United States that…
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Baldwin used gun as 'pointing stick' on 'Rust' set, court hears
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/baldwin-used-gun-as-%27pointing-stick%27-on-%27rust%27-set-court-hears
March 1, 2024, 12:01 AM
Actor Alec Baldwin waved his gun around and used it "as a pointing stick" on the film set where a cinematographer was shot dead, a court heard Thursday.…
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Fire kills 43 in Bangladesh capital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fire-kills-43-in-bangladesh-capital-health-minister
February 29, 2024, 10:23 PM
At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-story building in an upscale neighborhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late…
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Bahrain F1 Grand Prix practice
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/bahrain-f1-grand-prix-practice
February 29, 2024, 9:05 PM
Yuki Tsunoda, driver for Visa, the team previously known as AlphaTauri, steers his car during the second practice session ahead of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at…
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Texas battling largest wildfire in its history
https://japantoday.com/category/world/texas-battling-largest-wildfire-in-its-history
February 29, 2024, 9:46 PM
Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the U.S. state's history, with the blaze leaving at least one person dead and scorching a…
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Australian rugby league opens season in Vegas with big U.S. hopes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/aussie-rugby-league-opens-season-in-vegas-with-big-us-hopes
February 29, 2024, 9:44 PM
Australia's National Rugby League kicks off its 2024 campaign in Las Vegas on Saturday, an unprecedented U.S. launch that could boost the sport on American soil.
The NRL,…
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Michigan cop's mistake leads to $320,000 deal with Japanese man wrongly accused of drunken driving
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/michigan-cop%27s-mistake-leads-to-320-000-deal-with-japanese-man-wrongly-accused-of-drunken-driving
February 29, 2024, 9:40 PM
A Michigan town has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunken driving after a police officer badly misread a…
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Former U.S .ambassador admits to working for decades as Cuban intelligence agent
https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-career-us-diplomat-admits-secretly-spying-for-cuban-intelligence-for-decades
February 29, 2024, 9:46 PM
A former career U.S. diplomat said in court Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades,…
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Trump appeals judge's decision to remove his name from Illinois primary ballot
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-appeals-judge%27s-decision-to-remove-his-name-from-illinois-primary-ballot
March 1, 2024, 2:38 AM
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have appealed a Cook County judge's decision ordering election officials to remove the Republican's name from Illinois' March 19 primary ballot.
The…
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U.S. House approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown
https://japantoday.com/category/world/House-approves-a-short-term-extension-to-avoid-a-shutdown
February 29, 2024, 9:45 PM
The House passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a…
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French actor urges lawmakers to investigate sex crimes and sexism in the film industry
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/french-actor-urges-lawmakers-to-investigate-sex-crimes-and-sexism-in-the-film-industry
February 29, 2024, 9:41 PM
The woman leading a push for a reckoning about sexual abuse in France's world-renowned cinema industry urged lawmakers Thursday to establish a commission to investigate sex crimes and…
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G20 finance leaders still at odds over language on Gaza, Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g20-finance-leaders-still-at-odds-over-language-on-gaza-ukraine-sources1
February 29, 2024, 9:41 PM
Finance leaders of the G20 major countries are still debating how to describe wars in Ukraine and Gaza in a joint communique, with Russia and mostly Western nations…
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Man Utd's Rashford asks critics to 'have a bit more humanity'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-utd%27s-rashford-asks-critics-to-%27have-a-bit-more-humanity%27
February 29, 2024, 9:44 PM
Marcus Rashford says he can take "any headline" but asked his critics to show a "bit more humanity" before they question his commitment to Manchester United and love…
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U.S. jobs market is hot, but layoffs keep coming
https://japantoday.com/category/business/the-jobs-market-is-hot-but-layoffs-keep-coming-in-a-shifting-economic-environment
February 29, 2024, 9:42 PM
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the…
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Medvedev and Rublev advance to Dubai semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/medvedev-and-rublev-advance-to-dubai-semifinals
February 29, 2024, 9:44 PM
Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev stayed on course toward a potential rematch for the title at the Dubai Championships after the Russians won their quarterfinals Thursday.
Medvedev, the…
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Ratings dip? Macron says he will swim in the Seine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ratings-dip-president-macron-says-will-swim-in-the-seine
February 29, 2024, 9:46 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron promised Thursday that he would take a swim in the Seine as part of efforts to highlight how the river has been cleaned up…
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3 crew members of scallop farming ship found dead in sea off Aomori
https://japantoday.com/category/national/3-crew-members-of-scallop-farming-ship-die-in-northeastern-japan
February 29, 2024, 9:39 PM
The bodies of three crew members of a scallop farming ship were found floating in the sea in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the coast guard said Thursday, with…
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Nikki Haley can't win the Republican primary with 40%, but she can expose some of Trump's weaknesses
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nikki-haley-can%27t-win-the-republican-primary-with-40-.-but-she-can-expose-some-of-trump%27s-weaknesses
March 1, 2024, 2:38 AM
Donald Trump's campaign has vowed not to talk about her anymore. Many pundits have written her off entirely. But Nikki Haley is still campaigning across the country —…
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Canada reimposes visa requirement on Mexicans
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-reimposes-a-visa-requirement-on-mexicans
February 29, 2024, 9:46 PM
Canada’s government is reimposing the visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, the immigration minister announced Thursday.
Quebec’s premier has been urging the Canadian government to slow the…
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Joy, envy in Japan as baseball star Ohtani speaks more about marriage
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/joy-jealousy-in-japan-as-baseball-star-ohtani-announces-marriage
March 1, 2024, 12:04 AM
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's native Japan expressed elation, envy and expectations Thursday after the surprise news the Major League Baseball player has tied the knot with…
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First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch
https://japantoday.com/category/national/first-drone-probe-of-melted-fuel-inside-fukushima-daiichi-reactor-halted-due-to-equipment-glitch
February 29, 2024, 9:38 PM
Japanese authorities said they were forced to abandon plans Thursday to send in drones for a second day to probe one of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima…
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Humanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI; gets backing from Jeff Bezos and tech giants
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/humanoid-robot-maker-figure-partners-with-openai-and-gets-backing-from-jeff-bezos-and-tech-giants
February 29, 2024, 9:43 PM
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of humanoid robots as part of a new deal with robotics startup Figure.
Sunnyvale, California-based…
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Execs at 4 major Japanese insurers to take pay cut over price fixing
https://japantoday.com/category/business/execs-at-4-major-japanese-insurers-to-take-pay-cut-over-price-fixing
February 29, 2024, 9:42 PM
A total of about 130 executives at four major Japanese property and casualty insurance companies will take up to 50 percent pay cuts for colluding to fix prices…
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Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-onslaught-targets-more-ukrainian-towns-and-villages-as-ukraine-says-it-shot-down-2-warplanes
March 1, 2024, 2:38 AM
Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops,…
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EU moves to end standoff with Poland over anti-EU policies and begins to release billions in funds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-to-begin-releasing-billions-of-euros-to-poland-that-were-frozen-over-previous-government-policies
February 29, 2024, 9:46 PM
The European Union took a major step Thursday in ending its standoff with member state Poland, saying it would start releasing billions of euros that were frozen over…
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Spring has come early: February likely warmest on record amid climate change
https://japantoday.com/category/world/spring-came-early-february-likely-warmest-on-record-amid-climate-change
March 1, 2024, 2:35 AM
The world likely notched its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in…
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Sunak says UK descending into mob rule
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sunak-says-the-uk-is-descending-into-mob-rule.-critics-accuse-him-of-undermining-protest-rights
February 29, 2024, 9:45 PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war — words criticized as alarmist by…
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Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks global nuclear war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-pays-tribute-to-russian-national-unity-as-fighting-grinds-on-in-ukraine
March 1, 2024, 3:28 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move…
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Palestinians say Israeli troops fired at people seeking food; Israel says scene was deadly stampede
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Palestinians-say-Israeli-troops-fired-at-people-seeking-food-Israel-says-scene-was-deadly-stampede
March 1, 2024, 3:28 AM
Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were…
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