Thousands rally in Australian capitals to demand gender violence justice
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-rally-in-australian-capitals-to-demand-gender-violence-justice
April 27, 2024, 5:42 AM
Violence against women is an "epidemic" in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as thousands attended rallies in Sydney and other major Australian cities urging tougher…
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Hamas studying new Israeli truce proposal as mediators seek to revive talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-studying-new-israeli-truce-proposal-as-mediators-seek-to-revive-talks
April 27, 2024, 4:26 AM
Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in…
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Imanaga continues impressive MLB start, raising record to 4-0 as Cubs beat Red Sox 7-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shota-imanaga-continues-impressive-mlb-start-raising-record-to-4-0-as-cubs-beat-red-sox-7-1
April 27, 2024, 2:50 AM
Shota Imanaga continued an impressive start to his major league career by pitching one-run ball into the seventh inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory…
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Ohtani responds to Toronto boos by hitting 7th homer as Dodgers beat Blue Jays 12-2
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-responds-to-toronto-boos-by-hitting-7th-homer-as-the-dodgers-beat-the-blue-jays-12-2
April 27, 2024, 3:35 AM
Shohei Ohtani responded to boos from the Toronto crowd by hitting his seventh home run, Max Muncy and Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers…
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Golden Week holidays start amid post-COVID tourism boom, weak yen
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Golden-Week-holidays-start-amid-post-COVID-tourism-boom-weak-yen
April 27, 2024, 7:16 AM
Japan's Golden Week holidays started Saturday, with train stations and airports across the country crowded with tourists amid easing fears of COVID-19, while the yen's sharp fall against…
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Leicester promoted to Premier League as Leeds crash
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/leicester-promoted-to-premier-league-as-leeds-crash
April 27, 2024, 12:51 AM
Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League on Friday after rivals Leeds United crashed to a shock 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.
The result leaves Leicester…
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Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tennessee-governor-signs-bills-to-allow-armed-teachers-nearly-a-year-after-deadly-nashville-shooting
April 27, 2024, 6:54 AM
Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on Friday.
Lee, a…
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Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/mexican-film-wins-top-prize-at-moscow-international-film-festival-while-major-studios-boycott-russia
April 26, 2024, 9:43 PM
A Mexican film has won the top prize Friday at the Moscow International Film Festival, which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as…
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Yen sinks to 158 range against dollar in New York
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update2-yen-sinks-to-158-range-vs.-dollar-new-34-yr-low
April 26, 2024, 9:44 PM
The yen weakened to the 158 range against the U.S. dollar in New York on Friday, falling to a fresh 34-year low, after the Bank of Japan kept…
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Japan Airlines cancels flight after captain gets drunk at U.S. hotel
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-airlines-cancels-flight-as-captain-drunk-at-u.s.-hotel
April 27, 2024, 7:16 AM
Japan Airlines Co said Friday it recently canceled a flight from Dallas to Tokyo after the 49-year-old captain engaged in disruptive behavior while drunk at his hotel in…
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Israeli strike kills Lebanese militants in Beqaa area
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-strike-kills-lebanese-militants-in-beqaa-area
April 26, 2024, 9:48 PM
An Israeli strike in Lebanon's Beqaa region has killed two members of a Lebanese militant group that has fired rockets across the southern border at Israel, the group…
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Animal groups urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/some-urge-boycott-of-wyoming-as-rural-angst-over-wolves-clashes-with-cruel-scenes-of-one-in-a-bar
April 26, 2024, 9:49 PM
As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws…
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Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paris-organizers-take-delivery-of-olympic-flame-at-greek-venue-of-first-modern-games
April 26, 2024, 9:46 PM
The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.
Greek…
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Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain%27s-king-charles-iii-will-resume-public-duties-next-week-after-cancer-treatment-palace-says
April 26, 2024, 9:48 PM
King Charles III is back.
The 75-year-old monarch will resume his public duties next week following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he…
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At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-70-people-killed-by-flooding-in-kenya-as-more-rain-is-expected-through-the-weekend
April 26, 2024, 9:48 PM
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.…
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New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-leaders-take-on-haiti%27s-chaos-as-those-living-in-fear-demand-swift-solutions-to-gang-violence
April 26, 2024, 9:48 PM
It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation's new leaders is rapidly…
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Emperor, empress to visit Britain as state guests in June
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-imperial-couple-to-visit-britain-as-state-guests-in-june
April 27, 2024, 7:16 AM
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Britain as state guests in late June, the Imperial Household Agency said Saturday, marking the first state visit by a sitting…
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Pope will attend G7 summit to discuss AI, Italy says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pope-will-attend-g7-summit-to-discuss-ai-italy-says2
April 26, 2024, 9:47 PM
Pope Francis will attend this year's Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit to discuss the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI), Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on…
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Defending champs Alcaraz and Sabalenka win opening matches at Madrid Open
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/defending-champion-sabalenka-advances-at-madrid-open-with-a-3-set-win-over-linette
April 26, 2024, 9:46 PM
Carlos Alcaraz didn’t need to put his tender right arm to the test to ease to a victory in his opening match at the Madrid Open on Friday.…
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More than 600 students in Miyagi get sick after drinking school lunch milk
https://japantoday.com/category/national/hundreds-in-northeast-japan-get-sick-after-drinking-school-lunch-milk
April 26, 2024, 9:40 PM
More than 600 students and others got sick after drinking milk provided for school lunches in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday, a tally by Kyodo News showed…
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Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump%27s-lawyers-will-grill-ex-tabloid-publisher-as-1st-week-of-hush-money-trial-testimony-wraps
April 27, 2024, 4:27 AM
Donald Trump's defense team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme between Trump and…
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2 Japanese gangster suspects in Thailand murder flee to Laos: police
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-japanese-gangster-suspects-in-thailand-murder-flee-to-laos-police
April 27, 2024, 7:17 AM
Two Japanese gang members suspected of killing a Japanese man and dismembering his body in central Thailand last month have fled to a neighboring country, Thai police said…
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Philippine police kill Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippine-police-kill-an-abu-sayyaf-militant-implicated-in-15-beheadings-and-other-atrocities
April 26, 2024, 9:49 PM
Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese, in a clash in the…
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Japan announces plans to launch upgraded satellites on new flagship rocket's 3rd flight
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-announces-plans-to-launch-upgraded-observation-satellites-on-new-flagship-rocket%27s-3rd-flight
April 27, 2024, 7:17 AM
Japan’s space agency announced Friday a plan to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for…
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Xi tells Blinken U.S., China should be 'partners, not rivals'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-warns-blinken-against-us-pressure-in-top-level-talks
April 26, 2024, 9:47 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken that the world's biggest economies should be "partners, not rivals" as the two sides pressed for…
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Man City in title groove as Arsenal face Spurs test
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-in-title-groove-as-arsenal-face-spurs-test
April 26, 2024, 9:46 PM
Manchester City are in ominous form as the champions chase a fourth successive Premier League crown.
Leaders Arsenal face a stern test of their title credentials in the…
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Asian benchmarks mostly climb despite worries about U.S. economy
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-benchmarks-mostly-climb-despite-worries-about-us-economy
April 26, 2024, 7:35 AM
Asian shares mostly rose Friday despite worries about the economic outlook and inflation in the U.S. and the rest of the world.
The Bank of Japan ended a…
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ANA enjoys record earnings on robust tourism growth
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-ana-enjoys-record-earnings-on-robust-tourism-growth
April 26, 2024, 9:44 PM
ANA Holdings Inc said Friday its net profit rose 75.6 percent to a record 157.10 billion yen in the business year ended March, driven by global tourism growth…
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Kozuma takes a 1st-round lead in LIV Golf's return to The Grange in Adelaide
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-kozuma-takes-a-1st-round-lead-in-liv-golf%27s-return-to-the-grange-in-adelaide
April 26, 2024, 9:46 PM
Jinichiro Kozuma birdied his first three holes in a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead Friday after the first round of the LIV Series…
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Kishida to visit France, Brazil, Paraguay during Golden Week
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-to-visit-france-brazil-paraguay
April 26, 2024, 9:55 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit France, Brazil and Paraguay next week as his nation seeks to boost ties with Latin America.
The six-day itinerary will see…
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