Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats
https://japantoday.com/category/world/google-meta-and-others-face-tough-questions-in-australia-over-cyber-extremism-threats
March 19, 2024, 5:20 AM
Australia's online safety regulator has put social media giants on notice, requiring them to explain what they are doing to to protect people from violent extremists and terrorists.…
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Trump says Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-jews-who-vote-for-democrats-%27hate-israel%27-and-their-religion
March 19, 2024, 5:38 AM
Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel" and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House…
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/supreme-court-chief-justice-denies-ex-trump-aide-peter-navarro%27s-bid-to-stave-off-prison-sentence
March 19, 2024, 3:42 AM
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
Navarro…
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UK closer to passing Rwanda asylum law after changes overturned
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-closer-to-passing-rwanda-asylum-law-after-changes-overturned
March 18, 2024, 10:42 PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's contentious bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda moved closer to becoming law on Monday after his government rejected all the proposed changes…
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UK royal Kate shown in first video since surgery, Sun says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-royal-kate-shown-in-first-video-since-surgery-sun-says
March 18, 2024, 10:43 PM
Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, has been shown looking fit and healthy in the first video taken of her since she underwent surgery two months ago in footage…
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AI giant Nvidia unveils higher performing 'superchip'
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ai-giant-nvidia-unveils-higher-performing-%27superchip%27
March 18, 2024, 9:54 PM
Nvidia on Monday unveiled its latest family of chips for powering artificial intelligence, as it seeks to consolidate its position as the major supplier to the AI frenzy.…
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Ohtani boom
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/ohtani-boom
March 18, 2024, 9:31 PM
A store clerk helps a customer choose baseball hats with different designs showing the name of Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers at a sporting goods store…
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Movie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/movie-armorer-challenges-conviction-in-fatal-shooting-of-cinematographer-by-alec-baldwin
March 18, 2024, 9:59 PM
A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the…
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Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/singer-r.-kelly-seeks-appeals-court-relief-from-30-year-prison-term
March 18, 2024, 10:00 PM
R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used…
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Sakamoto, Uno seek world figure skating 'three-peats'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-sakamoto-uno-seek-world-figure-skating-three-peats
March 18, 2024, 10:03 PM
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and Shoma Uno each will seek their third consecutive world crowns at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, which begin Wednesday in Montreal.
Not since…
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Elon Musk defends ketamine use
https://japantoday.com/category/business/elon-musk-defends-ketamine-use-dismisses-investor-worries
March 18, 2024, 9:59 PM
Elon Musk suggested his use of drugs benefits Tesla investors in an interview released Monday, saying he takes prescribed ketamine to treat his "negative frame of mind."
The…
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Trump unable to post $464 mil bond in New York civil case: lawyers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-unable-to-post-464mn-bond-in-new-york-civil-case-lawyers
March 19, 2024, 2:25 AM
Donald Trump faced having assets seized in a humiliating blow to his carefully cultivated image as a self-made tycoon as his lawyers acknowledged Monday he doesn't have the…
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Ohtani and Yamamoto are unbelievable in any language
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-and-yamamoto-are-unbelievable-in-any-language.-japanese-has-several-words-for-them
March 18, 2024, 9:56 PM
If you're a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers' billion-dollar duo of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, you might want to learn a couple of Japanese adjectives.
Try…
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The status quo has become a moving target as college basketball ramps up to March Madness
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/the-status-quo-has-become-a-moving-target-as-college-basketball-ramps-up-to-march-madness
March 18, 2024, 9:56 PM
Oregon pulled off a run of three wins in three days, capped by a championship that propelled the Ducks into the NCAA Tournament.
Standing on a makeshift stage…
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At least 100 villagers kidnapped in latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-100-villagers-are-kidnapped-in-the-latest-mass-abduction-in-northern-nigeria
March 18, 2024, 9:58 PM
Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria's northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes, residents and a state official told The Associated…
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Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-and-netanyahu-hold-first-call-in-more-than-a-month-as-tension-grows-over-food-crisis-war
March 19, 2024, 3:01 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as…
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Gangs unleash new attacks on upscale areas in Haiti's capital, with at least a dozen killed nearby
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gangs-unleash-new-attacks-on-upscale-areas-in-haiti%27s-capital-with-at-least-a-dozen-killed-nearby
March 18, 2024, 9:58 PM
Gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital early Monday in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas.
Gunmen looted homes in…
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Nottingham Forest docked 4 points for overspending and drops into EPL relegation zone
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nottingham-forest-docked-4-points-for-overspending-and-drops-into-premier-league%27s-relegation-zone
March 18, 2024, 9:56 PM
Nottingham Forest was deducted four points on Monday for overspending, dropping the team into the Premier League relegation zone with nine games remaining.
Forest was found to have…
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Japan pledges to launch new dialogue on nuclear material ban treaty
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-vows-to-launch-new-dialogue-on-nuclear-material-ban-treaty
March 19, 2024, 2:28 AM
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa pledged Monday to launch a new dialogue framework to start negotiations on a multinational treaty banning the production of nuclear materials that have…
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The secret agents of the Michelin Guide
https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/the-secret-agents-of-the-michelin-guide
March 18, 2024, 9:51 PM
They are paid to eat in the best restaurants in the world -- but the price is having to lie even to their friends about the job.
Hidden…
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Darvish says Ohtani showdown in Seoul is nothing personal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/darvish-says-ohtani-showdown-in-seoul-is-nothing-personal
March 18, 2024, 9:56 PM
San Diego starting pitcher Yu Darvish said he will try not to let his "personal feelings" for Shohei Ohtani affect his performance in Wednesday's Major League Baseball season-opener…
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LDP heavyweights urged to speak as sworn witnesses over funds scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-ldp-heavyweights-urged-to-speak-as-sworn-witnesses-over-funds-scandal
March 18, 2024, 9:53 PM
Japan's opposition bloc on Monday urged heavyweights of the Liberal Democratic Party to testify as sworn witnesses in parliament as part of investigations into a political funds scandal…
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Thailand detains two New Zealand tourists for assaulting police officer
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Thailand-detains-two-New-Zealand-tourists-for-assaulting-police-officer
March 18, 2024, 10:21 PM
Two tourists from New Zealand were being held in prison in Thailand for allegedly assaulting a police officer on the resort island of Phuket, Thai authorities said.
An…
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Putin says Russia aims to set up a buffer zone inside Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin-says-russia-is-planning-a-buffer-zone-to-protect-against-ukrainian-cross-border-attacks
March 19, 2024, 3:01 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans to…
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Chinese professor at Japanese university missing after visiting homeland
https://japantoday.com/category/national/chinese-professor-at-japan-university-missing-after-visiting-homeland
March 18, 2024, 10:00 PM
A Chinese professor at a western Japan university has gone missing after visiting his homeland last summer, the college said Monday, sparking fears that he has been detained…
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Japan considering legally binding regulations for AI developers
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-considering-legally-binding-regulations-for-ai-developers
March 18, 2024, 9:53 PM
The Japanese government is considering introducing legally binding regulations on developers of large-scale artificial intelligence systems to ensure they implement measures to address disinformation and other risks, sources…
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Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-tells-democracy-summit-that-technology-must-sustain-democratic-values
March 18, 2024, 9:58 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored the need to make sure that technologies sustain democratic values, telling a democracy summit on Monday that authoritarian regimes deploy them…
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Report says famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on main hospital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-launches-another-raid-on-gaza%27s-main-hospital-charging-that-hamas-has-regrouped-there
March 19, 2024, 3:01 AM
Famine is "imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report issued Monday that warned escalation of the war could push…
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Japan to study health impact of PFAS chemicals
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-study-health-impact-of-pfas-chemicals-amid-growing-fears
March 18, 2024, 10:00 PM
Japan will launch a study on the health impact of potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS, a government source said Monday, after their detection across the country fueled…
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Japan society on transgender issues to drop 'disorder' from name
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-society-on-transgender-issues-to-drop-disorder-from-name
March 19, 2024, 5:06 AM
The Japanese Society of Gender Identity Disorder, a body promoting transgender studies, has decided to drop "disorder" from its name based on the latest understanding of people with…
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