Canada, Italy leaders cancel Toronto event for security reasons
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-italy-leaders-cancel-toronto-event-for-security-reasons
March 3, 2024, 2:58 AM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday canceled a joint visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto for security reasons,…
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U.S. makes its first Gaza aid airdrop as mediators to seek truce deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-makes-its-first-gaza-aid-airdrop-as-mediators-to-seek-truce-deal2
March 3, 2024, 2:46 AM
The United States on Saturday carried out the first of what it said would be a series of humanitarian airdrops of food into Gaza, as aid agencies warned…
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Ice dancing
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/ice-dancing
March 2, 2024, 8:45 PM
Sara Kishimoto and Atsuhiko Tamura of Japan perform during the Free Dance at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday.
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Oil spill, fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red Sea from Houthi attacks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/oil-spill-fertilizer-leak-from-sinking-of-cargo-ship-highlight-risks-to-red-sea-from-houthi-attacks
March 2, 2024, 8:51 PM
A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They're all at risk from large amounts of fertilizer and…
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Sports analytics may be outnumbered when it comes to artificial intelligence
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/sports-analytics-may-be-outnumbered-when-it-comes-to-artificial-intelligence
March 2, 2024, 8:54 PM
When it comes to artificial intelligence, the sports analytics crowd may be outnumbered.
The people who killed the sacrifice bunt and turned NBA games into a 3-point shooting…
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Liverpool strike late to beat Forest; Spurs, Villa win in top-four fight
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-strike-late-to-beat-forest-spurs-fight-back-to-close-on-top-four
March 2, 2024, 8:52 PM
Darwin Nunez headed in a 99th-minute winner as injury-hit Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest,…
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Humbert wins Dubai title to stay perfect in finals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/humbert-wins-dubai-title-to-stay-perfect-in-finals.-frenchman-beats-bublik
March 2, 2024, 8:52 PM
Ugo Humbert stayed undefeated in ATP tour finals by beating Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday.
The Frenchman, who upset defending champion Daniil…
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F1 champion Max Verstappen wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix amid Red Bull turmoil
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/f1-champion-max-verstappen-wins-season-opening-bahrain-grand-prix-amid-red-bull-turmoil
March 2, 2024, 8:52 PM
The ongoing drama around Red Bull had no effect on its three-time reigning world champion as Max Verstappen routed the field by 22 seconds in the season-opening Formula…
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Fear and loathing in a Super Tuesday state: Democrats angry at Biden back him anyway to stop Trump
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fear-and-loathing-in-a-super-tuesday-state-democrats-angry-at-biden-back-him-anyway-to-stop-trump
March 3, 2024, 2:38 AM
Aishah Al-Sehaim laments the 30,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza, a grim statistic from a war with Israel that she wishes President Joe Biden would try harder to stop.…
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Germany investigates after a recording of its officers discussing aid to Ukraine is leaked in Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany-investigates-a-purported-recording-leaked-by-russia-of-officers-discussing-aid-to-ukraine
March 3, 2024, 2:38 AM
German authorities on Saturday said they were investigating after an audio recording, in which German military officers purportedly discussed support for Ukraine, including the potential use of Taurus…
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Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history
https://japantoday.com/category/world/firefighters-face-difficult-weather-conditions-as-they-battle-the-largest-wildfire-in-texas-history
March 2, 2024, 8:51 PM
Firefighters in Texas faced rising temperatures, whipped-up winds and dry air Saturday in their battle to keep the largest wildfire in state history from turning more of the…
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Lara Gut-Behrami wins super-G to pad lead over Mikaela Shiffrin in overall World Cup standings
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/lara-gut-behrami-wins-a-super-g-to-pad-lead-over-mikaela-shiffrin-in-overall-world-cup-standings
March 2, 2024, 8:52 PM
Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami is gliding toward the overall World Cup title in the extended absence of defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin since a crash in January.
Gut-Behrami…
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Navalny's mother visits grave after funeral draws thousands
https://japantoday.com/category/world/navalny%27s-mother-visits-grave-after-funeral-draws-thousands
March 2, 2024, 8:51 PM
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited his grave on Saturday, a day after thousands of Russians had risked arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption…
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Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa kills 7
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-drone-strike-on-the-ukrainian-port-city-of-odesa-kills-3
March 3, 2024, 2:37 AM
Seven people were killed when debris from a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said…
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Kobe suffer late 1-0 home defeat to Kashiwa
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/football-holders-kobe-suffer-late-1-0-home-defeat-to-kashiwa
March 2, 2024, 8:52 PM
Reigning champions Vissel Kobe were dealt an early setback to their J.league first-division title defense on Saturday, going down 1-0 at home against Kashiwa Reysol.
No teams will…
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13 caught in avalanches in Nagano, Tottori; 2 missing
https://japantoday.com/category/national/10-caught-in-avalanche-in-japan%27s-northern-alps-all-confirmed-alive
March 2, 2024, 8:54 PM
Ten people were caught in an avalanche in Japan's Northern Alps in central Japan on Saturday, with two of them rescued by a helicopter and the remaining eight…
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Haruki Murakami unveils his new short story at Tokyo literary event
https://japantoday.com/category/national/haruki-murakami-unveils-his-new-short-story-at-a-tokyo-literary-event
March 2, 2024, 8:58 PM
Only 1,100 lucky audience members were there to hear the yet-to-be published short story “Kaho,” read aloud by bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami himself.
The reading took place…
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Man found lying on ground with knife in chest dies in Tokyo hospital
https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-found-lying-on-ground-with-knife-in-chest-dies-in-tokyo-hospital
March 2, 2024, 7:02 AM
A man who was found lying on the ground with a knife stuck in his chest in Tokyo on Friday, has died of his wound in a hospital,…
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Man arrested for stalking after breaking into home of ex-girlfriend in Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-stalking-after-breaking-into-home-of-ex-girlfriend-in-hokkaido
March 2, 2024, 8:56 PM
Hokkaido prefectural police have arrested a 42-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of breaking into the house of his former girlfriend.
The incident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. Friday…
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Man arrested for assaulting bar employee in Yamaguchi Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assaulting-bar-employee-in-yamaguchi-prefecture
March 2, 2024, 8:56 PM
Police in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a female bar employee.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 11:30 p.m.…
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Man arrested for stabbing woman at her home in Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-stabbing-woman-at-her-home-in-hokkaido
March 2, 2024, 7:03 AM
Police in Furano, Hokkaido, have arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her 50s at her home on Saturday.…
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Lower house passes fiscal 2024 budget
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-diet-lower-house-sits-on-sat.-to-pass-fiscal-2024-budget
March 2, 2024, 10:03 AM
Japan's House of Representatives on Saturday approved a 112.57 trillion yen draft budget for the next fiscal year starting in April to boost the nation's defense capabilities, help…
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Former Japan Self-Defense Forces member given U.S. award for her fight against sexual harassment
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-ex-soldier-wins-u.s.-award-for-her-fight-against-sexual-harassment
March 2, 2024, 8:59 PM
The United States on Friday said it would honor former Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier Rina Gonoi with the International Women of Courage Award for bringing about change in…
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Japan to revise official romanization rules for 1st time in 70 years
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-revise-official-romanization-rules-for-1st-time-in-70-yrs
March 2, 2024, 9:00 PM
Japan is planning to revise its romanization rules for the first time in about 70 years to bring the official language transliteration system in line with everyday usage,…
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World Trade Organization ends meeting in UAE after failing to reach major agreements
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/world-trade-organization-ends-meeting-in-uae-after-failing-to-reach-major-agreements
March 2, 2024, 3:10 AM
Negotiators taking part in a World Trade Organization meeting in the United Arab Emirates ended their summit early Saturday after failing to reach agreements on several major initiatives,…
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Recreate the Ghibli Museum at home in cute miniature form
https://japantoday.com/category/features/new-products/recreate-the-ghibli-museum-at-home-in-cute-miniature-form
March 2, 2024, 8:46 PM
Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum is a shining display of the worldview of Studio Ghibli and its acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, whose son Goro helped to design and build it at the turn of the century.
It’s…
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21% of quake-hit Japan area hospital's nurses may quit amid crisis
https://japantoday.com/category/national/fifth-of-quake-hit-japan-area-hospital%27s-nurses-may-quit-amid-crisis
March 2, 2024, 8:54 PM
Around 20% of the 133 nurses employed in a major hospital in Wajima, a city that suffered heavy damage in the Jan 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, have decided…
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South Korea publicly orders some doctors who walked off the job back to work
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea-publicly-orders-some-doctors-who-walked-off-the-job-back-to-work
March 2, 2024, 3:04 AM
South Korea's government late on Friday publicly ordered 13 doctors, at least some of whom have been vocal about a walkout by roughly 9,000 physicians over a health…
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Marco Odermatt wins his 11th giant slalom in a row
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/marco-odermatt-wins-his-11th-giant-slalom-in-a-row-to-add-that-title-to-his-overall-world-cup-title
March 2, 2024, 1:02 AM
Marco Odermatt stretched his World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 11 races on Friday and added that discipline's season title to the overall title he clinched last…
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Pentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pentagon-to-lift-ban-on-v-22-osprey-flights-3-months-after-fatal-crash-in-japan
March 1, 2024, 8:55 PM
The Pentagon will lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday, following a high-level meeting where…
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