Biden, Trump clinch nominations, kicking off bruising presidential rematch
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-trump-clinch-nominations-kicking-off-bruising-presidential-rematch1
March 13, 2024, 4:08 AM
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched their parties' nomination on Tuesday, kicking off the first U.S. presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years.
Biden…
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Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes right after lift-off
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan%27s-Space-One-Kairos-rocket-explodes-right-after-lift-off
March 13, 2024, 5:49 AM
Kairos, a small, solid-fuel rocket made by Japan's Space One, exploded shortly after its inaugural launch on Wednesday as the firm tried to become the first Japanese company…
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Wronged UK postmasters to have convictions quashed
https://japantoday.com/category/world/wronged-uk-postmasters-to-have-convictions-quashed
March 13, 2024, 3:30 AM
Hundreds of UK subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for dishonesty due to a faulty software scandal will have their convictions automatically quashed, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's office said on Wednesday.…
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Breeders' Cup adds $1 million to Classic and Turf purses, raising totals to $33 million
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/breeders%27-cup-adds-1-million-to-classic-and-turf-purses-raising-totals-to-33-million
March 12, 2024, 11:30 PM
The Breeders' Cup has added $1 million each to purses for its marquee Classic and Turf races, raising the totals to more than $33 million for this fall's…
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Juventus advances to 2025 Club World Cup from Italy after Napoli eliminated from Champions League
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/juventus-advances-to-2025-club-world-cup-from-italy-after-napoli-eliminated-from-champions-league
March 12, 2024, 11:31 PM
Banned by UEFA from European competitions this season for breaking financial rules, Juventus still qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup on Tuesday when Napoli went out of…
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Arsenal beats Porto on penalties to reach Champions League quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-beats-porto-on-penalties-to-reach-champions-league-quarterfinals
March 12, 2024, 11:32 PM
Arsenal reached the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2010 after beating Porto 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday, ending a streak of seven eliminations…
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Alcaraz cruises into Indian Wells quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-cruises-into-indian-wells-quarter-finals
March 13, 2024, 3:00 AM
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz sailed into the quarterfinals of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday as he took revenge on Fabian Marozsan with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.…
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Arkansas stops offering 'X' as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/arkansas-stops-offering-%27x%27-as-an-alternative-to-male-and-female-on-driver%27s-licenses-and-ids
March 12, 2024, 10:24 PM
Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tuesday that…
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Navalny aide Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania
https://japantoday.com/category/world/navalny-aide-volkov-attacked-with-hammer-in-lithuania1
March 12, 2024, 10:00 PM
Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's long-time aide Leonid Volkov was assaulted with a hammer in the Lithuanian capitol Vilnius on Tuesday, former Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said.…
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Italian police search AC Milan's offices as part of probe into sale of club
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italian-police-search-ac-milan%27s-offices-as-part-of-probe-into-sale-of-club
March 12, 2024, 10:25 PM
AC Milan's offices were raided by police on Tuesday as part of an investigation by Italian prosecutors into the sale of the Serie A giant.
RedBird Capital Partners…
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U.S. lawmakers say TikTok won't be banned if it finds a new owner
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-lawmakers-say-tiktok-won%27t-be-banned-if-finds-a-new-owner.-but-that%27s-easier-said-than-done
March 13, 2024, 3:18 AM
U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running.
The premise of a bipartisan…
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U.S. announces emergency Ukraine aid, as Poles warn of Russia threat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-announces-emergency-ukraine-aid-as-poles-warn-of-russia-threat
March 13, 2024, 3:18 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden announced an emergency $300 million military aid shipment for Ukraine on Tuesday, as Poland's leaders visited the White House to warn of the growing…
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Boeing promises changes after getting poor grades in government audit of manufacturing quality
https://japantoday.com/category/business/boeing-promises-changes-after-getting-poor-grades-in-a-government-audit-of-manufacturing-quality
March 12, 2024, 10:22 PM
Responding to a U.S. government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have violated company manufacturing procedures to make sure they understand instructions…
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After prime minister pledges to step down, uneasy quiet in Haiti capital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/after-prime-minister-pledges-to-step-down-uneasy-quiet-in-haiti-capital
March 12, 2024, 10:00 PM
Uncertainty hung over Haiti's political future on Tuesday after its prime minister said he would step down, a move welcomed by many Haitians exhausted by months of escalating…
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Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among labor unions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/president-joe-biden-meets-with-teamsters-as-he-seeks-to-bolster-his-support-among-labor-unions
March 12, 2024, 9:59 PM
President Joe Biden courted the support of the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday, reminding its leaders and members of his record on unions as likely Republican…
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Beyoncé's new album will be called 'Act II: Cowboy Carter'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/beyonce%27s-new-album-will-be-called-%27act-ii-cowboy-carter%27
March 12, 2024, 10:16 PM
Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming album has a name: ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter.’
The title was revealed on…
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PGA Tour, Saudi talks 'accelerating': Monahan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pga-tour-saudi-talks-%27accelerating%27-monahan
March 12, 2024, 10:11 PM
PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan said Tuesday talks with the Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf were "accelerating" but was tight-lipped on how the proposed joint venture between…
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Oscars international broadcast cuts '20 Days in Mariupol' win, sparking criticism in Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/oscars-international-broadcast-cuts-%2720-days-in-mariupol%27-win-sparking-criticism-in-ukraine
March 12, 2024, 10:15 PM
The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to…
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Senior U.S. official travels to Kosovo to revive Kosovo-Serbia talks after tensions over currency
https://japantoday.com/category/world/senior-us-official-travels-to-kosovo-to-revive-kosovo-serbia-talks-after-tensions-over-currency
March 12, 2024, 9:59 PM
A senior U.S. official on Tuesday said he would be visiting Kosovo in the next days to put “back on track” talks on normalizing ties between Kosovo and…
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Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/russian-skater%27s-doping-case-leaves-wada-uneasy-and-targeting-new-rules-before-next-winter-olympics
March 12, 2024, 10:11 PM
The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a “very unpleasant” taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which is unhappy that the teenager was the only…
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House Democrats and centrist Republicans launch separate efforts to force vote on Ukraine aid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/house-democrats-launch-an-effort-to-force-a-vote-on-ukraine-aid-but-face-long-odds
March 12, 2024, 9:59 PM
House Democrats as well as a small group of centrist Republicans on Tuesday launched separate long-shot efforts to force a vote on tens of billions of dollars in…
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2 now accused of murder in drowning of boy in Shizuoka lake
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-now-accused-of-murder-in-drowning-of-boy-in-japan-lake
March 13, 2024, 2:33 AM
Police said Tuesday that two men previously arrested in connection with the drowning death of a 17-year-old boy with Chinese nationality in a lake last month are now…
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Chinese, Russian warships join naval exercise with Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-russian-warships-join-naval-exercise-with-iran
March 12, 2024, 10:00 PM
Chinese and Russian warships have entered Iranian territorial waters for a joint naval exercise with Iran, state media reported Tuesday.
This year's maneuvers come with Middle East tensions…
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Andrew Tate to face UK extradition after Romania case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/romania-detains-andrew-tate-over-uk-sex-offence-charges
March 12, 2024, 9:59 PM
Influencer Andrew Tate will face extradition to Britain over sex offense accusations, but only after his separate case on human trafficking and other charges in Romania is finished,…
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Space station crew splash down in Gulf of Mexico
https://japantoday.com/category/world/space-station-crew-splash-down-in-gulf-of-mexico
March 12, 2024, 10:00 PM
Four astronauts splashed down off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on their return to Earth early Tuesday, following a more than six-month mission on the International Space…
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Lego steams ahead despite struggling toy market
https://japantoday.com/category/business/lego-steams-ahead-despite-struggling-toy-market
March 12, 2024, 10:23 PM
Lego cemented its position as the world's biggest toymaker last year despite logging its first decline in net profit since 2017 and slumping sales in China, company results…
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China demands Japan start Fukushima treated water compensation system
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/china-demands-japan-start-fukushima-treated-water-compensation-system
March 12, 2024, 10:10 PM
China has demanded Japan set up a compensation system for potential economic damage stemming from the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into…
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Russia says it killed 234 fighters while thwarting an incursion from Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-reports-ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-targets-deep-inside-its-territory
March 13, 2024, 3:18 AM
Ukrainian long-range drones smashed into two oil facilities deep inside Russia on Tuesday, officials said, while an armed incursion claimed by Ukraine-based Russian opponents of the Kremlin unnerved…
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U.N. nuclear chief tells Japan transparency 'very important' in Fukushima nuclear plant's water discharges
https://japantoday.com/category/national/un-nuclear-chief-visits-japan-to-examine-fukushima-wastewater-release-and-talk-atomic-cooperation
March 12, 2024, 10:10 PM
The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Tuesday emphasized to Japan's government the importance of transparency in its ongoing discharges of treated radioactive wastewater at the ruined…
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Niseko in Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to ¥2,000 a night
https://japantoday.com/category/national/hokkaido%27s-niseko-to-introduce-lodging-tax-of-up-to-2-000-yen-a-night
March 12, 2024, 10:11 PM
Visitors to Hokkaido's Niseko mountain resort will be liable to pay up to 2,000 yen per night on hotel and "minpaku" private lodging stays under a new accommodation…
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