Trump backs Israel's war in Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-backs-israel%27s-war-in-gaza
March 6, 2024, 5:25 AM
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump expressed his support for Israel's war in Gaza Tuesday, in his most explicit comments yet on the fighting, as international pressure grows on…
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World Bank, Gates, U.N. pledge close to $600 mil to end cervical cancer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/world-bank-gates-un-pledge-close-to-600m-to-end-cervical-cancer
March 6, 2024, 4:25 AM
Global health donors pledged nearly $600 million towards eliminating cervical cancer on Tuesday, at the first global forum dedicated to fighting the disease.
The World Bank, the Bill…
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Girls Be Ambitious
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/girls-be-ambitious-1
March 5, 2024, 9:31 PM
Photo taken at Narita airport shows an aircraft of the Japan Airlines-affiliated low-cost carrier Zipair Tokyo, featuring the logo of the "Girls Be Ambitious" project launched by Be-A…
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Russian spymaster says opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-spymaster-said-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-died-of-natural-causes
March 5, 2024, 9:42 PM
Russia's spymaster said Tuesday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes, a statement that appeared to reflect the Kremlin's efforts to assuage international outrage over the…
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Venezuela sets presidential election for July 28 as opposition candidate remains blocked
https://japantoday.com/category/world/venezuela-sets-presidential-election-for-july-28-as-opposition-candidate-remains-blocked
March 5, 2024, 9:42 PM
Venezuela’s highly anticipated presidential election will take place July 28, the country’s top electoral official announced Tuesday as the leading opposition candidate remained banned from the ballot.
National…
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FIA confirms whistleblower complaints against president regarding Saudi Arabia and Las Vegas races
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fia-confirms-whistleblower-complaints-against-president-regarding-saudi-arabia-and-las-vegas-races
March 5, 2024, 9:40 PM
The FIA said Tuesday that its compliance officer has received two complaints “detailing potential allegations involving certain members of its governing body" in seeming reference to whistleblower claims…
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Verlander, Gray and Giolito all in question for opening day after injuries hit starting pitchers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verlander-gray-and-giolito-all-in-question-for-opening-day-after-injuries-hit-starting-pitchers
March 5, 2024, 9:41 PM
The news hit one after another on Tuesday. Three big-name right-handed starting pitchers all dealing with injuries that could cause each to miss the start of the regular…
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V-J Day 'Kiss' photo stays on display as VA head reverses department memo that would've banned it
https://japantoday.com/category/world/v-j-day-%27kiss%27-photo-stays-on-display-as-va-head-reverses-department-memo-that-would%27ve-banned-it
March 5, 2024, 9:43 PM
The Veterans Affairs secretary has reversed a department memo that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic “V-J Day in Times Square” photograph of a Navy sailor…
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Paris won't allow tourists free access to Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine River
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paris-won%27t-allow-tourists-free-access-to-olympics-opening-ceremony-along-the-seine-river
March 5, 2024, 9:40 PM
Tourists won’t be allowed to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics for free as initially promised, the French government announced Tuesday, as it grapples with security…
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Tesla Germany halts work as Musk calls suspected arson 'extremely dumb'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tesla-germany-halts-work-as-musk-calls-suspected-arson-%27extremely-dumb%271
March 5, 2024, 9:42 PM
Tesla's European Gigafactory near Berlin has halted work until further notice after what CEO Elon Musk called an "extremely dumb" suspected arson attack nearby left it without power…
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State funeral to be held for ex-Canadian PM Brian Mulroney
https://japantoday.com/category/world/state-funeral-to-be-held-for-ex-canada-pm-brian-mulroney
March 5, 2024, 9:43 PM
A state funeral will be held later this month in Montreal for Canada's last Cold War leader, Brian Mulroney, who passed away last week in Florida at age…
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Guy Ritchie serves up a meaty thriller-comedy series on Netflix with 'The Gentlemen'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/guy-ritchie-serves-up-a-meaty-thriller-comedy-series-on-netflix-with-%27the-gentlemen%27
March 5, 2024, 9:37 PM
When we first meet the hero of Guy Ritchie's new Netflix series, he's not exactly what you'd expect from a Guy Ritchie hero. He's a peacekeeper for the…
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Bitcoin briefly hits all-time high, less than two years after FTX scandal clobbered crypto
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bitcoin-bounces-to-an-all-time-high-after-ftx-scandal-plagued-crypto
March 5, 2024, 9:38 PM
Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging.…
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Grand Slam champ Simona Halep wins doping case on appeal and is cleared to resume tennis
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/grand-slam-champ-simona-halep-wins-doping-case-on-appeal-and-is-cleared-to-resume-tennis
March 5, 2024, 9:41 PM
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was cleared for an immediate return to tennis on Tuesday after sports' highest court accepted she was not entirely at fault for…
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British actress says she suffered 'smear campaign' after accusing Polanski
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/polanski-on-trial-in-france-on-charge-of-defaming-accuser
March 5, 2024, 9:36 PM
British actress Charlotte Lewis on Tuesday told a French court she had been the victim of a "smear campaign" after she accused Franco-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski of raping…
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Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and critic of Russia's war in Ukraine, retiring
https://japantoday.com/category/world/victoria-nuland-third-highest-ranking-us-diplomat-and-critic-of-russia%27s-war-in-ukraine-retiring
March 5, 2024, 9:42 PM
Victoria Nuland, the third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and frequent target of criticism for her hawkish views on Russia and its actions in Ukraine, will retire and leave her…
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Japan's Riken Yamamoto awarded Pritzker prize for architecture
https://japantoday.com/category/national/pritzker-prize-goes-to-japanese-architect-who-values-community-in-spaces-both-public-and-private
March 5, 2024, 9:34 PM
The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Japan’s Riken Yamamoto, who earns the field’s highest honor for what organizers called a long career focused on “multiplying opportunities…
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Gaza cease-fire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough with Ramadan just days away, Egypt says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-latest-talks-on-gaza-have-ended-with-no-breakthrough-officials-say.-ramadan-is-days-away
March 6, 2024, 3:13 AM
Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages failed to achieve a breakthrough on Tuesday, Egyptian officials said, less…
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EU plans to boost defense industry and move away from U.S. dependency in the face of Russian threats
https://japantoday.com/category/world/top-eu-officials-propose-plans-to-boost-bloc%27s-defense-in-the-face-of-russian-threats
March 5, 2024, 9:42 PM
The European Union on Tuesday outlined ambitious plans to boost its defense industry as it responds to the threat posed by Russia’s war on Ukraine and seeks to…
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Rublev calls for rule change after successful appeal against disqualification
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rublev-calls-for-rule-change-after-successful-appeal-against-disqualification
March 5, 2024, 9:41 PM
Andrey Rublev said he wants the ATP to "take a closer look" at the rules regarding disqualification after his prize money and ranking points from the tournament in…
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Exporting next-generation fighter jet would serve national interest: Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/exporting-next-gen-fighter-jet-would-serve-nat%27l-interest-japan-pm
March 5, 2024, 9:35 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday it would serve Japan's "national interest" to export next-generation fighter jets to be co-developed with Britain and Italy by relaxing the country's…
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Japan sees China's military buildup as serious concern
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-sees-china%27s-military-buildup-as-serious-concern
March 5, 2024, 9:34 PM
China's military expansion, including a planned 7.2 percent increase in military spending in 2024 from a year earlier, is of "serious concern" to Japan and the international community,…
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Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in Black Sea using high-tech sea drones
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-claims-it-has-sunk-another-russian-warship-in-the-black-sea-using-high-tech-sea-drones
March 6, 2024, 3:13 AM
Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces take aim at targets well behind the war’s…
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Doctor gets 18 years for consensual killing of woman with ALS
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/doctor-given-18-yrs-for-consensual-killing-of-woman-with-als
March 5, 2024, 9:36 PM
A doctor was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in prison for the consensual killing of a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare neurological disease also known…
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Ministry urges Line app operator to bolster data protection
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-ministry-urges-line-app-operator-to-bolster-data-protection
March 5, 2024, 9:37 PM
Japan's communications ministry on Tuesday urged LY Corp, the operator of the Line messaging app, to strengthen the protection of users' personal data following a massive data breach.…
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10 years after MH370 vanished, families still in limbo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/10-years-after-mh370-vanished-families-still-in-limbo
March 5, 2024, 9:42 PM
Ten years after her mother disappeared on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Grace Nathan still struggles to accept that she is gone.
Grace was 26 and at university when…
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Uber Eats starts robot deliveries in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/business/uber-eats-starts-robot-deliveries-in-tokyo
March 5, 2024, 9:32 PM
"Caution: robot!" chirps the green self-driving delivery vehicle as it trundles down the street to a pork cutlet restaurant in Tokyo to pick up a meal ordered on…
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Japan eyes up to 800,000 more skilled foreign workers over next 5 years
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-eyes-up-to-800-000-more-skilled-foreign-workers-over-next-5-yrs
March 5, 2024, 9:35 PM
Japan is set to sharply increase the number of foreigners it accepts under its skilled worker visa with plans to receive up to 800,000 people in the next…
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Climbers to pay ¥2,000 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail from July 1
https://japantoday.com/category/national/climbers-to-pay-13-fee-on-popular-mount-fuji-trail
March 5, 2024, 9:32 PM
Hikers using the most popular route to climb Mount Fuji will be charged 2,000 yen each from July, with numbers capped to ease congestion and improve safety, a…
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Inflation in Japan's capital re-accelerates in February
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Inflation-in-Japan%27s-capital-re-accelerates-in-February
March 5, 2024, 10:11 AM
Core inflation in Japan's capital re-accelerated in February above the central bank's target as the effects of government fuel subsidies faded, data showed on Tuesday, a sign conditions…
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