Philippines says it will not yield to submission in dispute with 'patronizing' China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippines-says-it-will-not-yield-to-submission-in-row-with-%27patronising%27-china
March 29, 2024, 3:51 AM
The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defense ministry said…
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Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as Dodgers rout Cardinals 7-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-reaches-3-times-in-home-debut-as-the-dodgers-rout-the-cardinals-7-1
March 29, 2024, 12:36 AM
Shohei Ohtani cracked a line drive to right field and sprinted past second base, confident he could leg out a triple that would thrill his new fans in…
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Dimitrov ousts top-seeded Alcaraz in Miami Open quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Dimitrov-ousts-top-seeded-Alcaraz-in-Miami-Open-quarterfinals
March 29, 2024, 3:32 AM
Eleventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov came out strong against top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday night and went on to win 6-2, 6-4 in the Miami Open quarterfinals, his first victory…
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'Scolded' braless passenger wants meeting with Delta Air Lines boss
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27scolded%27-braless-passenger-wants-meeting-with-us-airline-boss
March 29, 2024, 12:44 AM
A woman who says she was threatened with being kicked off a Delta Air Lines flight because she was not wearing a bra demanded a meeting with the…
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MLB commissioner hopes Ohtani investigation will be short but isn't sure
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/commissioner-rob-manfred-hopes-mlb-investigation-of-shohei-ohtani-will-be-short-but-isn%27t-sure
March 28, 2024, 10:00 PM
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he hopes the sport’s gambling investigation of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be short but he isn’t sure.
MLB announced its…
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Hezbollah fires heavy rockets at northern Israel after deadliest day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hezbollah-fires-heavy-rockets-at-northern-israel-after-deadliest-day-of-israeli-strikes-on-lebanon
March 28, 2024, 10:03 PM
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired rockets with heavy warheads at towns in northern Israel, saying it used the weapons against civilian targets for the first time Thursday…
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Bus accident in South Africa kills at least 45
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bus-accident-in-south-africa-kills-at-least-45-transport-ministry-says1
March 28, 2024, 10:03 PM
South Africa's Department of Transport on Thursday said a bus crash near Mamatlakala in the northern province of Limpopo resulted in at least 45 deaths and one seriously…
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'Oppenheimer' director Nolan and wife to get British knighthood and damehood
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27oppenheimer%27-director-christopher-nolan-and-wife-emma-thomas-to-get-british-knighthood-and-damehood
March 28, 2024, 9:57 PM
The Oscar-winning director of “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan, and his wife and producer Emma Thomas, will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film, according to a…
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Russian veto ends monitoring of U.N.'s N Korea sanctions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-veto-ends-monitoring-of-un%27s-n.korea-sanctions
March 28, 2024, 10:03 PM
Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of U.N. experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of…
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Reliever Naoyuki Uwasawa traded to the Boston Red Sox from Tampa Bay Rays for cash
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/reliever-naoyuki-uwasawa-traded-to-the-boston-red-sox-from-tampa-bay-rays-for-cash
March 28, 2024, 10:01 PM
Reliever Naoyuki Uwasawa was traded to the Boston Red Sox from the Tampa Bay Rays for cash.
Boston selected the contract of Uwasawa to the 40-man roster before…
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U.N. top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-top-court-orders-israel-to-open-more-land-crossings-into-gaza
March 28, 2024, 10:02 PM
The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water,…
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Four people die in Spain in separate incidents after falling into sea along coast amid high winds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/two-people-die-after-falling-into-the-atlantic-along-spain%E2%80%99s-north-coast-during-high-wind-warnings
March 28, 2024, 10:04 PM
Four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea, emergency services said Thursday.
The deaths came amid warnings…
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Maryland governor seeks $60 mil in quick aid after bridge collapse and warns of 'very long road ahead'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/barges-are-bringing-cranes-to-baltimore-to-help-remove-bridge-wreckage-and-open-shipping-route
March 28, 2024, 10:03 PM
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Thursday of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge as he seeks $60M in…
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Kishida seeks meeting with N Korean leader and end to deflation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-leader-seeks-a-meeting-with-north-korea-and-an-end-to-deflation-to-boost-public-support
March 28, 2024, 9:55 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated Thursday his determination to work toward a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to realize the return of Japanese people believed…
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Financial crisis at UK's biggest water supplier worsens
https://japantoday.com/category/world/financial-crisis-at-uk%27s-biggest-water-supplier-worsens
March 28, 2024, 10:03 PM
Debt-plagued Thames Water revealed Thursday that it failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue plan "uninvestable".
Britain's biggest water…
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TEPCO submits plan to load nuclear fuel in idled reactor
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tepco-submits-plan-to-load-nuclear-fuel-in-idled-reactor
March 28, 2024, 9:55 PM
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc said Thursday it has submitted a plan to the nuclear regulator to begin loading fuel in a reactor at an idled plant,…
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King Charles stresses importance of kindness as he skips pre-Easter service amid cancer treatment
https://japantoday.com/category/world/king-charles-stresses-importance-of-kindness-as-he-skips-pre-easter-service-amid-cancer-treatment
March 28, 2024, 10:03 PM
King Charles III on Thursday stressed the importance of friendship and acts of caring in a recorded message delivered to a traditional pre-Easter church service, which the monarch…
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U.S. changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-changes-how-it-categorizes-people-by-race-and-ethnicity.-it%27s-the-first-revision-in-27-years
March 29, 2024, 12:45 AM
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more…
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Takarazuka theater admits to all harassment claims in death of actress
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-takarazuka-theater-admits-to-all-harassment-claims-in-actress-death
March 28, 2024, 9:55 PM
Japan's all-female musical theater company Takarazuka Revue on Thursday admitted to all claims of harassment against a deceased actress by troupe members and apologized to her family.
The…
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Putin says he won't start war with NATO, but Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-perseveres-with-bombardments-of-ukraine-in-an-effort-to-wear-down-air-defenses
March 29, 2024, 3:04 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense,” but warned that any Western air…
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Japan enacts revised ¥112.57 tril budget for FY2024
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-enacts-revised-112.57-tril.-yen-budget-for-fy-2024
March 28, 2024, 9:58 PM
Japan's parliament on Thursday enacted a 112.57 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2024 starting in April, the second-largest, to better respond to security threats and demographic challenges, ease…
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Japan leukemia survivor Ikee to swim at Paris Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-leukaemia-survivor-ikee-to-swim-at-paris-olympics
March 29, 2024, 12:36 AM
Leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee will compete for Japan in the 100 meters butterfly at the Paris Olympics after missing out on an individual place at the Tokyo Games…
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Smoky way
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/smoky-way
March 28, 2024, 10:04 PM
Visitors walk amid smoke from joss sticks at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Thursday.
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Seoul bus drivers strike over pay, snarling commute in S Korean capital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seoul-bus-drivers-strike-over-pay-snarling-commute-in-south-korean-capital1
March 28, 2024, 6:08 AM
Bus drivers in the South Korean capital of Seoul went on strike on Thursday after last ditch efforts at negotiating a wage hike broke down, snarling the commute…
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China's latest EV is a 'connected' car from smart appliance maker Xiaomi
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china%27s-latest-ev-is-a-%27connected%27-car-from-smart-appliance-maker-xiaomi
March 28, 2024, 9:59 PM
Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country's booming but crowded market for electric cars.
The tech company will start taking orders…
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Driver shortages a concern for Amao premium strawberry growers
https://japantoday.com/category/business/driver-shortages-a-concern-for-amao-premium-strawberry-growers-1
March 28, 2024, 9:59 PM
When an overtime cap hits Japan's logistics industry next month, exacerbating an existing shortage of drivers, producers of the premium Amao strawberry will be among those counting the…
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Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-forges-ahead-with-pretrial-motions-in-georgia-election-interference-case
March 29, 2024, 3:04 AM
The charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that the First Amendment protects, a lawyer for the…
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Japanese police report record high 123,000 child abuse cases in 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-police-report-record-high-123-000-child-abuse-cases-in-2023
March 28, 2024, 9:55 PM
Japanese police alerted child welfare centers of a record-high 122,806 suspected abuse victims in 2023, up 6.1 percent from the previous year, amid growing concern and awareness about…
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French film grooming claims puts focus on child coaches
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/french-film-grooming-claims-puts-focus-on-child-coaches
March 28, 2024, 9:57 PM
Allegations of child grooming on French film sets has put the spotlight on the importance of coaches to protect young actors.
French cinema has undergone a fresh wave…
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Japan moon probe survives second two-week lunar night: space agency
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-moon-probe-survives-second-lunar-night-space-agency
March 28, 2024, 7:42 AM
Japan's unmanned moon lander woke up after surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and transmitted new images back to Earth, the country's space agency said Thursday.
"We…
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