'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27dragon-ball%27-creator-akira-toriyama-dies-aged-68
March 8, 2024, 5:00 AM
The creator of Japan's hugely popular and influential "Dragon Ball" comics and anime cartoons, Akira Toriyama, has died aged 68, his production team said Friday.
First serialised in…
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Biden takes on Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery State of the Union address
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-takes-on-trump-over-russia-democracy-in-fiery-state-of-the-union-address
March 8, 2024, 5:27 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden took on Donald Trump in a fiery speech to Congress on Thursday, accusing his election rival of threatening U.S. democracy and kowtowing to Russia,…
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Osaka advances, Hibino ousts Venus Williams at Indian Wells
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/osaka-off-the-mark-at-indian-wells
March 8, 2024, 3:40 AM
Naomi Osaka powered through on a third match point to advance to the second round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-1 win…
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Rupert Murdoch is engaged once again -- at 92
https://japantoday.com/category/business/rupert-murdoch-is-engaged-once-again-at-92
March 8, 2024, 2:11 AM
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch is not giving up on love -- even at age 92. Murdoch announced Thursday that he plans to wed his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, in…
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Japan-bound United Airlines plane makes safe emergency landing in LA after losing tire during takeoff
https://japantoday.com/category/national/united-airlines-plane-makes-a-safe-emergency-landing-in-la-after-losing-a-tire-during-takeoff
March 8, 2024, 4:55 AM
A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco.
Video shows…
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Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/steve-lawrence-singer-entertainer-and-half-of-popular-stage-duo-steve-eydie-dies-at-88
March 7, 2024, 9:25 PM
Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the…
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Speed skating victory
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/speed-skating-victory
March 7, 2024, 8:45 PM
Winner Miho Takagi of Japan, center, Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands, left, and Femke Kok of the Netherlands celebrate on the podium after the women's 1000-meter speed skating…
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Nunez scores twice as Liverpool routs Sparta 5-1 in Europa League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nunez-scores-twice-as-liverpool-routs-sparta-5-1-in-europa-league.-leverkusen-extends-unbeaten-run
March 7, 2024, 9:24 PM
Darwin Nunez scored twice to help Liverpool rout Sparta 5-1 and take a big step closer to the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday.
Nunez’s right-footed shot from 25…
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Lawsuit filed against MIT accuses university of allowing antisemitism on campus
https://japantoday.com/category/world/lawsuit-filed-against-mit-accuses-the-university-of-allowing-antisemitism-on-campus
March 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Two Jewish students filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology accusing the university of allowing antisemitism on campus that has resulted in them being…
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Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canadian capital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/six-sri-lankans-knifed-to-death-in-canadian-capital-in-rare-case-of-mass-murder
March 7, 2024, 9:20 PM
Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday,…
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287 students abducted by gunmen in latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/over-100-pupils-abducted-by-gunmen-in-fresh-school-attack-in-nigeria%E2%80%99s-northwest-authorities-say
March 7, 2024, 10:29 PM
Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday morning and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West…
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Swedish security service says 4 people arrested on suspicion of preparing 'terrorist offenses'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/swedish-security-service-says-4-people-arrested-on-suspicion-of-preparing-%27terrorist-offenses%27
March 7, 2024, 9:22 PM
Sweden’s Security Service said Thursday it had arrested four people on suspicion of preparing “terrorist offenses” with links to Islamic extremism and organized crime.
The service did not…
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Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over Steele dossier
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-ordered-to-pay-legal-fees-after-failed-lawsuit-over-%27shocking-and-scandalous%27-steele-dossier
March 8, 2024, 3:12 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay a six-figure legal bill to a company founded by a former British spy that he unsuccessfully sued for…
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U.S. power company admits it might have started huge Texas fire
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-power-company-admits-it-might-have-started-huge-texas-fire
March 7, 2024, 9:23 PM
A U.S. power company admitted Thursday that its equipment may have sparked the largest wildfire in Texas' history.
Xcel -- the parent of Southwest Public Service Company, which…
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Violence in Mideast, rising threats from Islamic State group in Afghanistan pressure US, allies
https://japantoday.com/category/world/violence-in-the-mideast-rising-threats-from-islamic-state-group-in-afghanistan-pressure-us-allies
March 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Exploding violence in the Middle East, fueled by Iran, presents the most likely threat to the U.S. homeland, and the risk of an attack by violent extremists in…
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Haiti extends state of emergency as PM absent
https://japantoday.com/category/world/haiti-extends-state-of-emergency-as-pm-absent2
March 7, 2024, 9:22 PM
Haiti's government on Thursday said it would extend a state of emergency in its Ouest Department, the seat of the capital Port-au-Prince, for another month after an escalation…
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Despite 'Barbie,' women not getting movie lead roles: report
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/despite-%27barbie-%27-women-not-getting-movie-lead-roles-report
March 7, 2024, 9:25 PM
The share of Hollywood films with women in the lead role fell last year, new research showed Thursday, despite standout successes like "Barbie."
In the year that the…
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Biden to announce plan for temporary port on Gaza's coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-will-announce-a-plan-for-a-temporary-port-on-gaza%27s-coast-to-increase-flow-of-humanitarian-aid
March 8, 2024, 3:47 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a plan for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast to increase the flow of aid…
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Polish government blames hooligans for violence at farmer protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/polish-government-blames-hooligans-for-violence-at-farmer-protests
March 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Poland’s government on Thursday blamed hooligans and provocateurs for this week's violent clashes during farmer protests that left many police officers injured, and vowed to prosecute the offenders.…
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Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-officially-joins-nato-after-completing-its-accession-process-ending-decades-of-neutrality
March 8, 2024, 4:00 AM
Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with…
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Canada must spend 'much more' on military, defense minister says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-must-spend-%27much-more%27-on-military-defense-minister-says
March 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Canada must and will increase spending on its military, Defense Minister Bill Blair said on Thursday, but he did not specify when the country could open the fiscal…
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Japan and India agree to step up security and economic cooperation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-and-india-agree-to-step-up-security-and-economic-cooperation-amid-regional-security-concerns
March 7, 2024, 9:27 PM
Japan's and India's foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to step up security and economic cooperation as the two Asian countries look to boost their ties in the face…
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Google opens new cybersecurity hub in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-opens-new-cybersecurity-hub-in-japan
March 8, 2024, 12:44 AM
Google on Thursday launched a new cybersecurity hub in Japan, aimed at helping to upgrade defenses in the Asia-Pacific.
The region faces a growing cyber threat from a…
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EU's largest party endorses von der Leyen’s bid for second term as EU Commission chief
https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu%27s-largest-party-endorses-ursula-von-der-leyen%E2%80%99s-bid-for-a-second-term-as-eu-commission-chief
March 7, 2024, 9:22 PM
The European Union’s largest political party on Thursday endorsed Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second five-year term at the helm of the bloc’s powerful Commission.
Von…
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Global patent filings drop nearly 2% as innovation falters
https://japantoday.com/category/business/un-data-global-patent-filings-drop-nearly-2-as-innovation-falters
March 7, 2024, 9:28 PM
Patent filings slipped last year by nearly 2% in the first fall in 14 years amid economic uncertainty, the U.N. patent agency said on Thursday, in a move…
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Major French union threatens strikes during Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/major-french-union-threatens-strikes-during-olympics.-hospital-workers-could-walk-off-the-job
March 7, 2024, 9:23 PM
A major French union warned of possible strikes, including at hospitals, during the Paris Olympics, when a massive influx of people is in the French capital.
Speaking to…
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Drama at Red Bull and the FIA dominates F1 ahead of Saudi Arabian GP
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/drama-at-red-bull-and-the-fia-dominates-f1-ahead-of-saudi-arabian-gp
March 7, 2024, 9:23 PM
All the action in Formula 1 is happening off the track.
World champion Max Verstappen's father wants to oust the boss of Red Bull, the team that took…
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Pritzker winner says buildings should make you happy
https://japantoday.com/category/national/pritzker-winner-says-buildings-should-make-you-happy
March 7, 2024, 9:29 PM
Buildings should make people happy, the freshly crowned winner of this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, Japan's Riken Yamamoto, said Thursday.
"My long-term objective is to design architecture that…
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Apple making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-is-making-big-app-store-changes-in-europe-over-new-rules.-could-it-mean-more-iphone-hacking
March 7, 2024, 9:33 PM
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone's digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices — at…
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3 junior high students implicated in death of man who fell from building rooftop
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/3-junior-high-students-implicated-in-death-of-man-they-tried-to-rob
March 7, 2024, 9:35 PM
Three junior high schoolers have been implicated in the death of a university student who fell from the rooftop of a building while they allegedly tried to rob…
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