Rapper Desiigner charged with indecent exposure on flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/rapper-desiigner-charged-with-indecent-exposure-on-plane
April 24, 2023, 10:55 PM
The rapper Desiigner was charged Monday with one federal count of indecent exposure on an aircraft, after authorities say he masturbated on a flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis.…
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Appeals court upholds Apple's control of iPhone app store
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/appeals-court-upholds-apple%27s-control-of-iphone-app-store
April 24, 2023, 9:50 PM
An appeals court on Monday upheld Apple's exclusive control over the distribution of iPhone apps, rejecting the latest attempt to force one of the world's most powerful companies…
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Actor Danny Masterson drugged, raped women, prosecutor says
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/actor-danny-masterson-drugged-raped-women-prosecutor-says
April 24, 2023, 9:33 PM
Actor Danny Masterson drugged then raped three women at his Hollywood-area home between 2001 and 2003, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in his opening statement in the second…
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U.N. chief and West berate Russia's top diplomat over Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-and-west-berate-russia%27s-top-diplomat-over-ukraine
April 24, 2023, 9:40 PM
The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia’s top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting Monday, accusing Moscow of violating the U.N. Charter by…
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Mexico finds 11,520 tequila bottles with liquid meth at port
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-finds-11-520-tequila-bottles-with-liquid-meth-at-port
April 24, 2023, 9:41 PM
Mexican Navy inspectors have intercepted 11,520 tequila bottles bound for export that actually contained nearly 10 tons of concentrated liquid meth, the Navy said Monday.
The discovery was…
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South Africa's injured captain Kolisi a Rugby World Cup doubt
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/report-south-africa%27s-injured-kolisi-a-world-cup-doubt
April 24, 2023, 9:38 PM
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is in doubt to lead his country's Rugby World Cup defense because of a knee injury, according to a report on Monday.
South…
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Youngkin meets with Taiwan's leader during trade mission
https://japantoday.com/category/world/youngkin-meets-with-taiwan%27s-leader-during-trade-mission
April 24, 2023, 9:41 PM
Virginia Gov Glenn Youngkin met with the president of Taiwan on Monday to discuss mutual trade and investment initiatives and other business matters, his office said, and he…
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Speaker McCarthy faces big test as debt bill heads for vote
https://japantoday.com/category/world/speaker-mccarthy-faces-big-test-as-debt-bill-heads-for-vote
April 24, 2023, 9:40 PM
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hurtling toward one of the most consequential weeks of the new House Republican majority as he labors to pass a partisan package that would…
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12 die in munitions blasts at Pakistan police station
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seven-killed-44-wounded-in-blasts-inside-pakistan-police-station
April 24, 2023, 9:41 PM
At least 12 people, mostly policemen, were killed by multiple explosions caused by a fire in a munitions cache in a Pakistan police station on Monday, officials said.…
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Cannes adds controversial French film to line-up
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cannes-adds-controversial-french-film-to-line-up
April 24, 2023, 9:33 PM
A new French film was added to the Cannes Film Festival line-up on Monday despite reports of inappropriate behaviour on set, including the use of a child in…
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All Japanese wishing to evacuate have left Sudan: Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update5-japanese-in-sudan-evacuated-by-self-defense-forces-plane-kishida
April 25, 2023, 12:16 AM
All Japanese who wished to evacuate have left conflict-torn Sudan, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
In addition to those who departed on a Self-Defense Forces plane,…
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Mob in Haiti capital burns to death 13 suspected gangsters
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mob-in-haiti-capital-burns-to-death-13-suspected-gangsters
April 24, 2023, 9:41 PM
A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at a…
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Biden to unveil new efforts to protect South Korea from nuclear weapons
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-to-unveil-new-efforts-to-protect-s.-korea-from-nukes
April 24, 2023, 9:40 PM
President Joe Biden will use this week's celebratory state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to underscore that the U.S. is ready to step up its…
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Scientists develop mobile printer for mRNA vaccine patches
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/scientists-develop-mobile-printer-for-mrna-vaccine-patches
April 24, 2023, 9:44 PM
Scientists said Monday they have developed the first mobile printer that can produce thumbnail-sized patches able to deliver mRNA COVID vaccines, hoping the tabletop device will help immunize…
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Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/twitter-verification-reappears-but-some-disavow-musk%E2%80%99s-mark
April 24, 2023, 9:38 PM
Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why their blue check marks reappeared…
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Fox News ousts popular host Tucker Carlson
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tucker-carlson-out-at-fox-news-network-confirms
April 24, 2023, 9:40 PM
Fox News on Monday ousted prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan 6 insurrection had grown to define the…
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Ex-China newspaper editor indicted over info leak to Japan diplomats
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-ex-china-newspaper-editor-indicted-over-info-leak-to-japan-diplomats
April 24, 2023, 9:33 PM
A former senior editor at a major Chinese newspaper affiliated with the ruling Communist Party was indicted in March for allegedly leaking information to multiple Japanese diplomats, sources…
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Japan considers expanding scope of skilled worker visa with no stay limit
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-mulls-expanding-scope-of-skilled-worker-visa-with-no-stay-limit
April 24, 2023, 9:32 PM
Japan's immigration authorities on Monday proposed expanding the scope of a blue-collar skilled workers visa that effectively allows holders to stay in the country indefinitely in a possible…
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Coke's strong quarter fueled by higher prices, China rebound
https://japantoday.com/category/business/coke-has-strong-1st-quarter-on-higher-prices-china-rebound
April 24, 2023, 9:37 PM
Coca-Cola Co reported higher-than-expected sales in the first quarter as it continued to hike prices and its business in China improved.
Revenue rose 5% to $11 billion for…
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Ioka, Franco to fight rematch for WBA super flyweight belt
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/boxing-ioka-franco-to-fight-rematch-for-wba-super-flyweight-belt
April 24, 2023, 9:39 PM
Japan's former WBO champion Kazuto Ioka will face the current WBA champion Joshua Franco of the United States in a rematch of their recent world super flyweight boxing…
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Japan to limit foreign investment in 9 new security-sensitive areas
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-to-limit-foreign-investment-in-9-new-security-sensitive-areas
April 24, 2023, 9:36 PM
The Japanese government said Monday it will add nine more sectors, including semiconductors and storage batteries, to its list of core areas in which foreign investment is limited…
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Peach says cumulative number of passengers since its launch in 2012 exceeds 50 million
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/peach-says-cumulative-number-of-passengers-since-its-launch-in-2012-exceeds-50-million
April 24, 2023, 9:45 PM
Peach Aviation Ltd announced Monday that the cumulative number of passengers since its launch on March 1, 2012, exceeded 50 million on Monday.
Peach has been expanding its…
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5 wounded in car ramming attack near Jerusalem market
https://japantoday.com/category/world/palestinians-israeli-troops-kill-man-in-west-bank-raid
April 24, 2023, 9:40 PM
A car ramming attack Monday near a popular Jerusalem market wounded five people and the Palestinian driver was shot and killed, Israeli police said, as the country memorialized…
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Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/foreigners-airlifted-out-sudanese-seek-refuge-from-fighting
April 24, 2023, 9:40 PM
As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens to safety, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos, fearing that the country’s two…
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Jockey dies after horse racing fall in Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jockey-dies-after-horse-racing-fall-in-australia
April 24, 2023, 9:39 PM
Australian jockey Dean Holland died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall during a race in regional Victoria state on Monday, Racing Victoria said.
The state's…
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Japanese among evacuees aboard French plane from Sudan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/urgent-japanese-among-evacuees-aboard-french-plane-from-sudan-french-gov%27t
April 24, 2023, 9:59 AM
France said Monday that Japanese nationals are among the hundreds of evacuees transported out of Sudan aboard French military aircraft, as fighting in the African nation has led…
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Credit Suisse says net asset outflows topped $68 billion in Q1
https://japantoday.com/category/business/credit-suisse-net-asset-outflows-topped-68-billion-in-q1
April 24, 2023, 9:37 PM
Ailing Swiss bank Credit Suisse on Monday reported over 61 billion Swiss francs (over $68 billion) in net asset outflows in the first quarter, when Switzerland’s government arranged…
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of U.S. data
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-markets-today-asian-stocks-mixed-ahead-of-us-data
April 24, 2023, 7:03 AM
Asian stock markets were mixed Monday ahead of a U.S. economic update this week that is expected to show growth slowing.
Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo…
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Carp couple
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/carp-couple
April 24, 2023, 9:41 PM
A pair of extra-large koinobori (carp streamers), flown ahead of the Children's Day holiday on May 5, adorn the escalator at Tokyo Skytree.
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Florida Gov DeSantis praises Japan's defense build-up
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-presidential-hopeful-desantis-kicks-off-tour-in-japan
April 24, 2023, 8:55 AM
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis praised Japan's push to bolster its defenses as he kicked off an international tour in Tokyo on Monday before a possible presidential run.
The…
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