Search suspended for Australian overboard south of Hawaii
https://japantoday.com/category/world/search-suspended-for-australian-overboard-south-of-hawaii
April 28, 2023, 12:18 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday its suspending its search for an Australian cruise ship passenger in waters south of Hawaii.
Kevin Cooper, a search and rescue mission…
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Tottenham regains pride by recovering to draw 2-2 with Man U
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tottenham-regains-pride-by-recovering-to-draw-2-2-with-man-u
April 27, 2023, 10:22 PM
Tottenham regained some pride after one of the worst losses in its history by coming from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester United in a wild…
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Newcastle thrash Everton to close in on Champions League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/newcastle-thrash-everton-to-close-in-on-champions-league
April 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
Newcastle moved another step closer to Champions League football next season and pushed Everton ever closer to the Championship with a 4-1 win at Goodison Park on Thursday.…
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Moscow Film Festival
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/moscow-film-festival
April 27, 2023, 9:09 PM
Japanese film directer Yutaka Tsunemachi, left, and actor Hiroyuki Sato pose on the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the 45th Moscow International Film Festival in Moscow…
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Attack on Burkina Faso military post leaves 33 soldiers dead, army says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/attack-on-east-burkina-faso-military-post-leaves-33-soldiers-dead-army-says
April 27, 2023, 9:56 PM
An attack on a military detachment in east Burkina Faso on Thursday left 33 soldiers dead and 12 injured, the military-led government said, the latest bout of violence…
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Sudan's army says it will extend truce but fighting goes on
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sudan%27s-army-says-it-extends-truce-but-fighting-goes-on
April 27, 2023, 9:55 PM
Sudan's army said on Thursday that it would prolong a ceasefire by 72 hours, but violence continued to rock the capital Khartoum and western Darfur region and there…
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U.S. ramping up deportations, expanding legal pathways to deter border crossers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-ramping-up-deportations-and-expanding-legal-pathways-to-deter-border-crossers1
April 27, 2023, 9:55 PM
The United States will ramp up deportations while also expanding legal pathways for would-be migrants as it braces for a possible spike in illegal border crossings when COVID-19…
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Barca reach third consecutive Champions League final with Chelsea draw
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/barca-reach-third-consecutive-champions-league-final-with-chelsea-draw
April 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
Barcelona booked their place in a third consecutive women's Champions League final with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Thursday at Camp Nou, progressing 2-1 on aggregate.
First-leg…
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Andreeva, 15, wins again at Madrid Open; Murray loses
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/andreeva-15-wins-again-at-madrid-open-murray-loses
April 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
After another impressive victory at the Madrid Open, Mirra Andreeva patiently took photos with some fans who looked young enough to be her classmates in high school.
Moments…
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Supporters of Israel's judicial overhaul rally in Jerusalem
https://japantoday.com/category/world/supporters-of-israel%27s-judicial-overhaul-rally-in-jerusalem
April 27, 2023, 9:56 PM
Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis who support a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judiciary flocked to Jerusalem on Thursday to rally for…
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Turkish troops accused of shooting Syrian civilians along border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/group-turkish-troops-shooting-syrian-civilians-along-border
April 27, 2023, 9:56 PM
A leading international rights group on Thursday said Turkish border guards have been indiscriminately shooting at Syrian civilians along the border with the war-wrecked country, as well as…
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S Korean leader stresses need for cooperation with Japan on N Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea-leader-stresses-need-for-cooperation-with-japan-on-north-korea
April 27, 2023, 9:41 PM
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday it is necessary to speed up trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter increasing…
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Iran seizes U.S.-bound oil tanker off Oman
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-off-oman-says-two-missing-in-collision
April 27, 2023, 9:55 PM
Iran seized a U.S.-bound oil tanker off Oman on Thursday, saying it had crashed into an Iranian vessel leaving two crew missing -- the latest disruptive incident in…
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Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/jerry-springer-politician-turned-tv-ringmaster-dies-at-79
April 27, 2023, 9:45 PM
Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as…
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Kurihara grand slam lifts Hawks over Eagles
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-baseball-kurihara-grand-slam-lifts-hawks-over-eagles
April 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
Ryoya Kurihara broke a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning grand slam, leading the SoftBank Hawks to a 5-3 Pacific League win Thursday over the Rakuten Eagles.
With the…
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Female member of gov't panel brings baby to meeting at PM's office
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/female-member-of-gov%27t-panel-joins-meeting-at-pm%27s-office-with-baby
April 27, 2023, 10:01 PM
A female member of a government panel participated in a meeting at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's office with her two-month-old baby on Thursday, with the cabinet pledging to…
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Kentucky Derby entrant Wild On Ice euthanized after injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/wild-on-ice-out-of-kentucky-derby-after-workout-injury
April 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
Wild On Ice was euthanized Thursday after dropping out of the Kentucky Derby with a left hind leg injury following a morning workout at Churchill Downs, his owner…
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Hamilton excited for new-look F1 sprint race in Azerbaijan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/hamilton-excited-for-new-look-f1-sprint-race-in-azerbaijan
April 27, 2023, 9:52 PM
Formula One is back, with a new-look race weekend.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is the first of six F1 events this season with a sprint race, with a…
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Japan ruling bloc, 2 opposition parties to revise immigration law
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-ruling-bloc-2-opposition-parties-to-revise-immigration-law
April 27, 2023, 9:42 PM
Japan's ruling bloc and two opposition parties agreed Thursday to revise a controversial bill that, if passed, would amend an immigration law enabling authorities to deport individuals who…
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City-United FA Cup final to be affected by train strike
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/city-united-fa-cup-final-to-be-affected-by-train-strike
April 27, 2023, 9:51 PM
Traveling to the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London just got much harder for fans of the two Manchester clubs.
The British trade union representing train…
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NATO: Ukraine allies have sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nato-allies-send-1-500-combat-vehicles-230-tanks-to-ukraine
April 27, 2023, 9:53 PM
NATO allies and partner countries have delivered more than 98% of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia's invasion and war, the military alliance’s chief said Thursday,…
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Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/powerful-new-obesity-drug-poised-to-upend-weight-loss-care
April 27, 2023, 9:58 PM
As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy — drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds — an even more powerful…
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High court dismisses claim of unjust contract termination by 7-Eleven
https://japantoday.com/category/national/high-court-dismisses-claim-of-unjust-contract-termination-by-7-eleven
April 27, 2023, 9:43 PM
A Japanese high court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a man who claimed Seven-Eleven Japan Co's termination of his franchise contract was unjust, in a dispute that…
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ANA posts 1st net profit in 3 years on Japan's relaxed border control
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ana-posts-1st-net-profit-in-3-years-on-japan%27s-relaxed-border-control
April 27, 2023, 10:02 PM
ANA Holdings Inc said Thursday it posted a net profit of 89.48 billion yen in the year ended March, returning to the black for the first time in…
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Kirin to buy Australian health food firm Blackmores for $1.24 bil
https://japantoday.com/category/business/kirin-to-buy-australian-health-food-firm-blackmores-for-1.24-bil.
April 27, 2023, 9:48 PM
Kirin Holdings Co said Thursday it will buy Australian health food company Blackmores Ltd for A$1.88 billion ($1.24 billion) to expand its health-related business in the fast-growing markets…
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Virginia Gov Youngkin in Japan to forge supply chains with 'friends'
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/youngkin-in-japan-to-forge-supply-chains-with-%27friends%27
April 27, 2023, 9:42 PM
Virginia Gov Glenn Youngkin, in a bid to lure more Japanese chip makers to invest in his state, said Thursday he hopes to forge “trusted supply chain relationships”…
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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-formally-decides-to-downgrade-covid-19-to-flu-level-on-may-8
April 27, 2023, 7:36 AM
Japan formally decided Thursday to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8, paving the way for…
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Toyota hits record annual sales, output as production recovers
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-toyota-hits-record-annual-sales-output-as-production-recovers
April 27, 2023, 7:36 AM
Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday it recorded an all-time high in global sales and production for the year ended March as the negative effects from the coronavirus pandemic…
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Australia to overhaul immigration system, with smooth entry for skilled workers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-to-overhaul-immigration-system-smooth-entry-for-skilled-workers
April 27, 2023, 6:05 AM
Australia proposed on Thursday overhauling its immigration system to speed up getting highly skilled workers into the country and smoothening the path to permanent residency.
The federal Labor…
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South Korea's Yoon sings 'American Pie' at White House state dinner
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea%27s-yoon-sings-%27american-pie%27-at-white-house-state-dinner
April 27, 2023, 5:08 AM
It turns out South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol can sing.
At the end of a festive dinner at the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden, first…
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