China tells U.S. to not take sides on South China Sea issue
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-tells-us-to-not-take-sides-on-south-china-sea-issue
March 20, 2024, 5:43 AM
China said the United States must refrain from "stirring up trouble" or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said…
--------------------
Australia defends its U.S. ambassador, Kevin Rudd, after Trump attack
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-defends-its-us-ambassador-kevin-rudd-after-trump-attack
March 20, 2024, 5:06 AM
Australia's government backed its ambassador to Washington, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, after U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump called the key diplomat "a little bit nasty" in a…
--------------------
New Zealand government to ban disposable e-cigarettes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-zealand-government-to-ban-disposable-e-cigarettes1
March 20, 2024, 3:00 AM
The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it will ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, increase fines on retailers that sell to those younger than 18 years old…
--------------------
Trump says he would take 'appropriate action' over Prince Harry visa question
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-he-would-take-%27appropriate-action%27-over-prince-harry-visa-question
March 20, 2024, 12:35 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said if Prince Harry lied on his visa application about drug-taking Trump would seek to take "appropriate action" if he won…
--------------------
Women security symposium
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/women-security-symposium
March 19, 2024, 9:39 PM
Sima Bahous, left, executive director of U.N. Women, speaks near Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, seated closest to flags, as they attend a Women, Peace and Security symposium…
--------------------
Gannett news chain says it will stop using AP content for first time in a century
https://japantoday.com/category/business/gannett-news-chain-says-it-will-stop-using-ap-content-for-first-time-in-a-century
March 19, 2024, 9:55 PM
The media company Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper chain and publisher of USA Today, said Tuesday it would stop using journalism from The Associated Press later this month,…
--------------------
Ex-girlfriend of actor Jonathan Majors files civil suit accusing him of escalating abuse, defamation
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ex-girlfriend-of-actor-jonathan-majors-files-civil-suit-accusing-him-of-escalating-abuse-defamation
March 19, 2024, 9:54 PM
Jonathan Majors' former girlfriend sued him Tuesday on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, three months after the actor was convicted in a…
--------------------
Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-dismiss-case-charging-him-with-plotting-to-overturn-2020-election
March 20, 2024, 2:54 AM
Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020…
--------------------
Houthis in Yemen blow up a resident's house, killing at least 9 from same family
https://japantoday.com/category/world/houthis-in-yemen-blow-up-a-resident%27s-house-killing-at-least-9-from-the-same-family-residents-say
March 19, 2024, 9:46 PM
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen blew up a house Tuesday in a town southeast of the capital, Sanaa, killing at least nine people from the same family, officials…
--------------------
Ohtani, Yamamoto signings boost Dodgers as teams try to dethrone Rangers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-2024-splashy-ohtani-yamamoto-signings-boost-dodgers-as-teams-try-to-dethrone-rangers
March 19, 2024, 9:51 PM
As the Los Angeles Dodgers made splashy signings with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, other teams focused on modern baseball's stark reality: pricey payrolls often don’t…
--------------------
Canada to give more than C$40 million to help buy artillery shells for Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-to-give-more-than-c-40-million-to-help-buy-artillery-shells-for-ukraine1
March 19, 2024, 9:46 PM
Canada will give more than C$40 million ($29.40 million) to a Czech-led initiative aimed at buying 800,000 artillery shells from third nations for Ukraine, Defense Minister Bill Blair…
--------------------
Heavy fighting rages around Gaza's biggest hospital as Israel raids it for a second day
https://japantoday.com/category/world/heavy-fighting-rages-around-gaza%27s-biggest-hospital-as-israel-raids-it-for-a-second-day
March 20, 2024, 3:27 AM
Explosions and shootings shook the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods as Israeli forces stormed through the facility for a second day Tuesday. The military said it…
--------------------
IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in Paris Olympics opening ceremony
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ioc-excludes-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-from-taking-part-in-the-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony
March 19, 2024, 9:51 PM
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.
The…
--------------------
Biden and congressional leaders announce deal on government funding as partial shutdown looms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-and-congressional-leaders-announce-a-deal-on-government-funding-as-a-partial-shutdown-looms
March 20, 2024, 3:28 AM
President Joe Biden and congressional leaders announced Tuesday that they have reached an agreement on this fiscal year's final set of spending bills. Now, the question is how…
--------------------
British royals shrug off speculation about Kate and King Charles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/british-royals-shrug-off-speculation-about-kate-and-king-charles
March 19, 2024, 9:46 PM
A laughing Prince William was back at work on Tuesday, a day after the first footage emerged of his wife Kate since her surgery two months ago which…
--------------------
Planet 'on the brink', with new heat records likely in 2024: U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/un-warns-planet-%27on-the-brink%27-after-warmest-decade-on-record
March 19, 2024, 9:40 PM
Global temperatures "smashed" heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday -- warning 2024 was likely to…
--------------------
EU pushes ahead with plan to buy weapons for Ukraine with frozen Russian asset profits
https://japantoday.com/category/world/european-union-pushes-ahead-with-a-plan-to-buy-weapons-for-ukraine-with-frozen-russian-asset-profits
March 20, 2024, 3:28 AM
The European Union is pressing ahead with a plan to use the profits generated from billions of euros of Russian assets frozen in Europe to help provide weapons…
--------------------
The first 'cyberflasher' is convicted under England's new law and gets more than 5 years in prison
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-first-%27cyber-flasher%27-convicted-under-england%27s-new-law-is-sent-to-prison-for-more-than-5-years
March 19, 2024, 9:47 PM
England's first convicted cyberflasher was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison after sending unsolicited photos of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman.
Nicholas…
--------------------
Iraq's former defense minister wanted in Sweden for fraud is arrested at the Stockholm airport
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iraq%27s-former-defense-minister-wanted-in-sweden-for-fraud-is-arrested-at-the-stockholm-airport
March 19, 2024, 9:47 PM
Iraq’s former defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, has been arrested in Sweden, authorities said Tuesday. He is suspected of illegally receiving benefits in the Scandinavian country.…
--------------------
20-minute red cards? Rugby could be about to shake up its sanctioning process
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/20-minute-red-cards-rugby-could-be-about-to-shake-up-its-sanctioning-process
March 19, 2024, 9:52 PM
Rugby might be headed toward having 20-minute red cards.
The sport’s global governing body will set up a working group to explore whether a player who has been…
--------------------
Unilever cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business
https://japantoday.com/category/business/unilever-is-cutting-7-500-jobs-and-spinning-off-its-ice-cream-business
March 19, 2024, 9:55 PM
Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream…
--------------------
Kishida describes BOJ's policy shift as appropriate
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update2-japan-pm-kishida-describes-boj%27s-policy-shift-as-appropriate
March 19, 2024, 9:54 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday described the Bank of Japan's overhaul of its unorthodox monetary easing framework designed to end deflation as "appropriate," promising to keep…
--------------------
Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered
https://japantoday.com/category/national/images-taken-deep-inside-melted-fukushima-reactor-show-damage-but-leave-many-questions-unanswered
March 19, 2024, 9:47 PM
Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions…
--------------------
Japan sees record 2.79 million visitors in February due to Lunar New Year boost
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-saw-record-2.79-million-visitors-in-february-due-to-lunar-new-year-boost
March 19, 2024, 9:47 PM
Japan welcomed 2.79 million visitors in February, a record for the month and the most for any month since the COVID-19 pandemic began, boosted by travel during Lunar…
--------------------
Ex K-pop star leaves jail after five-year rape, spycam term
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ex-k-pop-star-leaves-jail-after-five-year-rape-spycam-term
March 19, 2024, 9:53 PM
Former K-pop star Jung Joon-young left prison Tuesday after completing a five-year term for gang rape and illicit filming, in one of South Korea's high profile spycam scandals.…
--------------------
Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-mixed-after-bank-of-japan-ups-key-rate-for-1st-time-in-17-years
March 19, 2024, 7:10 AM
Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative…
--------------------
Easy does it: The Bank of Japan's experiment
https://japantoday.com/category/business/easy-does-it-the-bank-of-japan%27s-experiment
March 19, 2024, 9:55 PM
The Bank of Japan announced a seismic change in direction on Tuesday, hiking interest rates for the first time in 17 years.
The move represents an unwinding of…
--------------------
Japan prepared to host and then travel to N Korea for back-to-back World Cup qualifiers
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-prepared-to-host-and-then-travel-to-north-korea-for-back-to-back-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers
March 19, 2024, 7:02 AM
Even with the top continental ranking and players of vast international experience, Hajime Moriyasu’s Japan squad faces a journey into the unknown in back-to-back World Cup qualifiers against…
--------------------
Gov't to require sex offense checks for those applying to work with children
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/gov%27t-to-require-sex-offense-checks-when-applying-to-work-with-kids
March 19, 2024, 9:56 PM
Japan's cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a bill aimed at stopping convicted sex offenders from working with children by creating a system requiring schools and other employers to have…
--------------------
Hong Kong lawmakers approve another law giving government more power to curb dissent
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong-lawmakers-hold-special-session-nearing-vote-on-law-that-could-further-quash-dissent
March 19, 2024, 9:47 PM
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a…
--------------------