Asian benchmarks mostly slide as investors focus on earnings
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-benchmarks-mostly-slide-as-investors-focus-on-earnings
April 25, 2024, 6:31 AM
Asian shares mostly declined Thursday as investors awaited a flood of global earnings reports, including updates from U.S. tech companies known as the “Magnificent Seven.”
Japan's benchmark Nikkei…
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Blinken calls for U.S., China to manage differences
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-calls-for-us-china-to-manage-differences-on-charm-offensive
April 25, 2024, 6:51 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of…
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Nissan unveils four NEV concepts at Beijing auto show
https://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan-unveils-four-nev-concepts-at-beijing-motor-show
April 25, 2024, 7:56 AM
Nissan Motor Co on Thursday unveiled four new energy vehicle (NEV) concepts and showcased a strong lineup of electrified models at Auto China 2024 under the theme of…
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Ohtani has 3 doubles; Landon Knack get 1st victory as Dodgers rout Nationals 11-2
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-has-3-doubles-landon-knack-get-1st-victory-as-dodgers-rout-nationals-11-2
April 25, 2024, 7:43 AM
Shohei Ohtani had three doubles to improve his major league-leading batting average to .371, rookie Landon Knack got his first victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the…
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Australia, New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-and-new-zealand-honor-their-war-dead-with-dawn-services-on-anzac-day
April 25, 2024, 2:21 AM
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches Thursday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon…
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Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows
https://japantoday.com/category/world/arizona-grand-jury-indicts-11-republicans-who-falsely-declared-trump-won-the-state-in-2020
April 25, 2024, 5:22 AM
An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case.
The…
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No 'East Side Story' musicals for Gen Z foreign delinquents
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/no-%27east-side-story%27-musicals-for-gen-z-foreign-delinquents
April 24, 2024, 11:54 PM
With the declining number of births, it goes without saying that crimes by juveniles in Japan must inevitably decline, right? Well...not necessarily. According to Spa (April 9-16), the…
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Memorial service held for 107 victims of 2005 fatal train derailment in Hyogo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Memorial-service-held-for-107-victims-of-2005-fatal-train-derailment-in-Hyogo-Prefecture
April 25, 2024, 7:34 AM
West Japan Railway Co (JR West) officials, survivors and relatives of victims of a fatal train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, attended a memorial service on…
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Spain's Sanchez suspends public duties to 'reflect' on future
https://japantoday.com/category/world/spain%27s-sanchez-suspends-public-duties-to-%27reflect%27-on-future1
April 24, 2024, 9:59 PM
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties for a week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government…
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Yokohama's night
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/yokohama%27s-night
April 24, 2024, 10:03 PM
Players of Yokohama F. Marinos celebrate after defeating Ulsan Hyundai 5-4 in a penalty shootout in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semifinal soccer match against…
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Fernandes spares Ten Hag's blushes as Man Utd survive Blades scare
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fernandes-spares-ten-hag%27s-blushes-as-man-utd-survive-blades-scare
April 24, 2024, 9:51 PM
Bruno Fernandes eased the pressure on under-fire Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag as his double inspired a nervous 4-2 win against Sheffield United on Wednesday.
Ten Hag's…
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Meta sees profits soar in first quarter
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-sees-profits-soar-in-first-quarter
April 24, 2024, 9:57 PM
Facebook-owner Meta on Wednesday said its quarterly profits soared last quarter as the company continues to see stellar ad growth across its family of world-leading social media apps.…
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Kishida deserves credit for passage of Ukraine aid: U.S. diplomat
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-kishida-deserves-credit-for-passage-of-ukraine-aid-u.s.-diplomat
April 25, 2024, 7:33 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should be given a share of the credit for U.S. congressional passage of a long-overdue national security supplemental that includes aid for Ukraine,…
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Liverpool's Premier League title hopes hit by 2-0 loss to Everton
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool%27s-premier-league-title-hopes-hit-by-2-0-loss-to-everton
April 24, 2024, 9:50 PM
It looks like there will be no dream send off for Jurgen Klopp after a 2-0 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool's Premier League title…
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Family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for over 400 days
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-family-of-imprisoned-belarusian-opposition-figure-hasn%27t-heard-from-her-for-over-400-days
April 24, 2024, 10:00 PM
It's been 434 days since the family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova heard from her, her relatives said Wednesday, on the activist's 42nd birthday.
Kolesnikova, who…
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Russia vetoes U.S.-Japan U.N. resolution calling for prevention of nuclear arms race in space
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russia-vetoes-a-un-resolution-calling-for-prevention-of-a-dangerous-nuclear-arms-race-in-space
April 24, 2024, 9:52 PM
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space.…
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Masked attackers storm anti-fascist event in Sweden
https://japantoday.com/category/world/masked-attackers-storm-anti-fascist-event-in-sweden
April 24, 2024, 10:00 PM
Three people have been taken to hospital after masked attackers stormed a meeting in Swedish capital Stockholm, police said on Wednesday, adding that they had begun an investigation.…
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Biden picks up another big union endorsement, this one from building trades workers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-picks-up-another-big-union-endorsement-this-one-from-building-trades-workers
April 25, 2024, 5:23 AM
President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of North America’s Building Trades Unions at a Wednesday event where the president and his allies set out to dismantle Republican…
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Germany signals it will resume funding U.N. agency for Palestinians
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany-signals-it-will-resume-funding-un-agency-for-palestinians2
April 24, 2024, 9:59 PM
Germany said on Wednesday it would resume cooperation with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), signaling a resumption of funding that was frozen after Israel accused 12…
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Israel says Rafah assault looms; massive Gaza airstrikes end weeks of relative calm
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-says-rafah-assault-looms-massive-gaza-airstrikes-end-weeks-of-relative-calm
April 25, 2024, 5:22 AM
Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza strip for a second day on Wednesday in a fierce assault that has shattered weeks of comparative calm, and Israel said it…
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Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S. to hit Russian-held areas, officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-uses-long-range-missiles-secretly-provided-by-us-to-hit-russian-held-areas-officials-say
April 25, 2024, 5:22 AM
Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian…
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In Hamas video, U.S.-Israeli hostage says living in Gaza 'hell'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-hamas-video-us-israeli-hostage-says-living-in-gaza-%27hell%27
April 25, 2024, 5:22 AM
Palestinian militant group Hamas released Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza who is seen alive and saying that the captives are living "in…
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Yokohama reaches Asian Champions League final by beating Ulsan in penalty shootout 5-4
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yokohama-reaches-asian-champions-league-final-by-beating-ulsan-in-penalty-shootout-5-4
April 24, 2024, 9:50 PM
Yokohama F. Marinos advanced to the Asian Champions League final for the first time on Wednesday after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over against Ulsan HD of South…
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TikTok CEO expects to defeat U.S. restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tiktok-ceo-expects-to-defeat-us-restrictions-%27we-aren%27t-going-anywhere%272
April 25, 2024, 5:22 AM
TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said…
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The summer after 'Barbenheimer' and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/the-summer-after-barbenheimer-and-the-strikes-hollywood-charts-a-new-course1
April 24, 2024, 9:55 PM
“Barbenheimer ” is a hard act to follow.
The summer of 2023 brought a new enthusiasm for moviegoing, with the fortuitous counterprogramming of “Barbie” and “ Oppenheimer,” and…
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Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package after Republican battle
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-signs-ukraine-aid-tiktok-ban-package-after-republican-battle1
April 25, 2024, 5:22 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia,…
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Osaka gets first win on clay since 2022 in Madrid
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/osaka-seals-first-win-on-clay-since-2022-in-madrid
April 24, 2024, 9:50 PM
Naomi Osaka says she is "embracing the clay a lot more now" as she captured her first victory on the surface since 2022 in the Madrid Open first…
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Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/paris-will-become-a-no-fly-zone-to-safeguard-its-wildly-ambitious-olympic-opening-ceremony
April 24, 2024, 9:50 PM
Skies over the Paris region will be closed for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games,…
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Ancestry website cataloguing names of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ancestry-website-to-catalogue-names-of-japanese-americans-incarcerated-during-world-war-ii
April 24, 2024, 10:00 PM
The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II have been digitized and made available for free, genealogy company Ancestry announced…
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Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-and-amazon-face-scrutiny-from-uk-competition-watchdog-over-recent-ai-deals
April 24, 2024, 9:57 PM
British competition regulators said Wednesday they'll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry.
The…
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