Biden shrugs off age concerns, saying 'I feel good'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-shrugs-off-age-concerns-saying-%27i-feel-good%27
April 26, 2023, 10:04 PM
Joe Biden on Wednesday addressed the elephant in the room of his 2024 re-election bid: the fact that he is already the oldest ever president and would be…
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Man City rout Arsenal to seize title momentum; Chelsea crash again
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-rout-arsenal-to-seize-title-momentum-chelsea-crash-again
April 26, 2023, 10:05 PM
Manchester City seized control of the Premier League title race as Kevin De Bruyne inspired a crucial 4-1 rout of crumbling leaders Arsenal on Wednesday.
De Bruyne scored…
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Biden, Yoon warn N Korea on nuclear weapons; unveil deterrence plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-yoon-warn-n-korea-on-nuclear-weapons-unveil-deterrence-plan
April 26, 2023, 9:53 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a new plan Wednesday to counter North Korea’s nuclear threat, with the U.S. leader issuing a blunt warning that such an…
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Disney shows 'Indy,' 'Little Mermaid' footage
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/disney-shows-%27indy-%27-%27little-mermaid%27-as-legal-battle-looms
April 26, 2023, 9:47 PM
Disney may be embroiled in legal battles and layoffs, but the Hollywood studio stuck strictly to the script Wednesday as it unveiled footage from new films including "Indiana…
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Is growing Las Vegas big enough for 3 major pro teams?
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/is-growing-las-vegas-big-enough-for-3-major-pro-teams
April 26, 2023, 9:51 PM
Las Vegas will become the smallest TV market in Major League Baseball if the Oakland Athletics relocate, and it will by far be the tiniest to be home…
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Club vs country tension looms ahead of Women's World Cup
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/club-vs-country-tension-looms-ahead-of-women%27s-world-cup
April 26, 2023, 9:51 PM
Ahead of the Women’s World Cup in July, club vs. country tensions surfaced Wednesday when national teams were urged not to summon players for training camps until the…
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Tiffany reopens flagship New York store under French management
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tiffany-reopens-flagship-new-york-store-under-french-management
April 26, 2023, 9:48 PM
New Yorkers and tourists will once again stroll between the rings and diamonds of jeweler Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue, which officially reopened for business Wednesday after…
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Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover 'retaliation'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/disney-sues-desantis-calling-park-takeover-%27retaliation%27
April 26, 2023, 9:53 PM
Disney sued Florida Gov Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" after…
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Rugby chief promises end to lopsided World Cup draws
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rugby-chief-promises-end-to-lopsided-world-cup-draws
April 26, 2023, 9:50 PM
World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin has said draws for future Rugby World Cups will be better balanced following complaints about the lopsided format of this year's edition…
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Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: 'Donald Trump raped me'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-raps-trump-for-%27inappropriate%27-post-on-rape-suit-trial
April 26, 2023, 9:53 PM
At first, she thought helping Donald Trump shop for a women's lingerie gift at a luxury department store would simply be “a funny New York thing.”
Even when,…
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Beavis and Butt-Head return as wonderfully moronic as ever
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/beavis-and-butt-head-return-as-wonderfully-moronic-as-ever
April 26, 2023, 9:47 PM
The 1990s are making a comeback, with scrunchies acceptable again, “Night Court” back on TV and fanny packs and flannel all the rage. But it’s not the '90s…
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Boeing reports another loss in Q1, but confirms forecast
https://japantoday.com/category/business/boeing-reports-another-loss-in-q1-but-confirms-forecast
April 26, 2023, 9:49 PM
Boeing reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss Wednesday due to persistent quality control problems with its jets, but shares rallied as it maintained key medium- and long-term targets.
The…
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Italy's Meloni urges quick start of Ukraine's EU entry talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy%27s-meloni-urges-quick-start-of-ukraine%27s-eu-entry-talks
April 26, 2023, 9:54 PM
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday urged European allies to accelerate Ukraine's European Union membership bid, as Rome hosted a bilateral conference on the war-torn country's reconstruction attended…
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Xi calls Zelenskyy; says China ready to act as mediator in Russia's war with Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-tries-to-act-as-mediator-in-russia%27s-war-with-ukraine
April 26, 2023, 9:51 PM
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country.
Beijing has…
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Japan eyes ending COVID border control measures on Saturday
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-eyes-bringing-forward-end-of-covid-19-border-controls-to-sat.
April 26, 2023, 9:45 PM
Japan is making arrangements to bring forward the lifting of its current COVID-19 border control measures to Saturday in anticipation of an increase in overseas travelers during the…
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U.N. says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-says-at-least-55-migrants-drowned-in-shipwreck-off-libya
April 26, 2023, 9:54 PM
A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency…
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Camera of Japanese journalist slain in Myanmar returned after nearly 16 years
https://japantoday.com/category/national/camera-of-japanese-journalist-slain-in-myanmar-returned-after-16-years
April 26, 2023, 9:44 PM
When Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead by Myanmar troops as he covered anti-military protests in 2007, his video camera disappeared, along with the last images he…
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EU commissioner says Japan's gender equality decades behind Europe
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/eu-commissioner-says-japan%27s-gender-equality-decades-behind-europe
April 26, 2023, 9:58 PM
The European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights said Japan's gender gap is similar to what it used to be like in Europe decades ago, but that the…
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G7 leaders set to lay flowers at cenotaph for Hiroshima A-bomb victims
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g-7-leaders-set-to-lay-flowers-at-cenotaph-for-hiroshima-a-bomb-victims
April 26, 2023, 9:58 PM
Group of Seven leaders are set to lay flowers at the cenotaph for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb, located in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima,…
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UK blocks Microsoft-Activision gaming deal, biggest in tech
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/uk-blocks-microsoft%27s-activision-deal-over-competition-fears
April 26, 2023, 9:49 PM
British antitrust regulators on Wednesday blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would…
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Sudan fighting mars shaky truce as ex-regime members flee prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fears-mount-for-sudan-ceasefire-as-former-regime-members-escape1
April 26, 2023, 9:53 PM
A Sudanese war crimes suspect, part of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019, has escaped jail as heavy battles rocked the country Wednesday, heightening fears for a fragile…
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Japan's population projected to shrink 30% to 87 mil in 2070
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-population-projected-to-shrink-30-to-87-mil.-in-2070
April 26, 2023, 9:41 PM
Japan's population is expected to fall to 87 million by 2070, shrinking 30 percent from 2020, a government estimate showed Wednesday, highlighting the country's need to overhaul its…
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Australia to start making guided missiles within two years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-aims-to-start-making-guided-missiles-within-two-years
April 26, 2023, 9:54 PM
Australia said on Wednesday it would start domestic manufacture of guided missiles by 2025, two years sooner than expected, in a wide-ranging shakeup of defense arrangements to focus…
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Oilers beat Kings to take 3-2 lead in playoff series
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/oilers-beat-kings-to-take-3-2-lead-in-playoff-series
April 26, 2023, 5:24 AM
Nick Bjugstad scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.
The…
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Drury, Angels ride 4-run first to 5-3 win over Athletics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/drury-angels-ride-4-run-first-to-5-3-win-over-athletics
April 26, 2023, 6:45 AM
Brandon Drury had a two-run triple, and the Los Angeles Angels used a four-run first inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Mike Trout went…
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Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas
https://japantoday.com/category/world/asa-hutchinson-to-formally-launch-2024-campaign-in-arkansas
April 26, 2023, 9:54 PM
Former Arkansas Gov Asa Hutchinson formally launched his Republican presidential campaign Wednesday, pledging to “bring out the best of America” and aiming to draw contrasts with other GOP…
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China pushes largest-ever expansion of nuclear arsenal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-pushes-largest-ever-expansion-of-nuclear-arsenal
April 26, 2023, 6:00 AM
China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts…
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Anime luminary Maruyama warns Japan's top spot at risk
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/anime-luminary-maruyama-warns-japan%27s-top-spot-at-risk
April 26, 2023, 9:46 PM
Japan's powerhouse anime business risks being overtaken by rising Chinese competition because a tilt towards commercialism has stifled creativity, industry heavyweight Masao Maruyama has warned.
Maruyama, a protege…
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Hit Japanese anime genre offers escape, second chances
https://japantoday.com/category/national/hit-japan-anime-genre-offers-escape-second-chances
April 26, 2023, 7:13 AM
Getting hit by a truck doesn't sound like anyone's favorite fantasy, but it's an idea central to an escapist type of Japanese anime exploding in popularity.
Isekai or…
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Park Hyatt Tokyo to close in 2024 for major upgrades
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/park-hyatt-tokyo-announces-hotel-upgrades-to-begin-in-2024
April 26, 2023, 9:57 PM
Park Hyatt Tokyo on Wednesday announced plans for a renewal of its guest rooms and facilities starting in spring 2024.
The hotel will suspend operations from May 7,  2024,…
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