Malinin takes men’s world figure skating crown in record performance
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ilia-malinin-takes-men%E2%80%99s-world-figure-skating-crown-in-record-performance
March 24, 2024, 5:45 AM
American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-record holder.
Malinin put on a dominant display that included a jaw-dropping six quad jumps…
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World Bank to share more data to attract private investors to developing countries
https://japantoday.com/category/world/world-bank-to-share-more-data-to-attract-private-investors-to-developing-countries
March 24, 2024, 3:15 AM
The World Bank will publish more of its proprietary data, including on debt defaults, starting next week as part of a push to attract more private sector investment…
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Alcaraz and Swiatek dominate in Miami but woes for Americans
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alcaraz-and-swiatek-dominate-in-miami-but-woes-for-americans
March 24, 2024, 2:57 AM
Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek cruised to straight set victories at the Miami Open on Saturday while the home nation suffered a series of early exits.…
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Flyover
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/flyover-1
March 23, 2024, 9:11 PM
Miyabi Onitsuka of Japan competes during the Snowboard Slopestyle Worldcup finals, on Corvatsch mountain in Silvaplana, Switzerland, on Saturday.
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North Korea-Japan qualifier in Pyongyang canceled by FIFA
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/north-korea-japan-qualifier-in-pyongyang-canceled-by-fifa
March 23, 2024, 9:39 PM
FIFA has canceled the North Korea-Japan World Cup qualifier scheduled for Tuesday in Pyongyang.
FIFA on Saturday "decided that the qualifying fixture shall neither be played nor rescheduled"…
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Eriksson manages Liverpool to comeback win against Ajax
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sven-goran-eriksson-manages-liverpool-greats-to-comeback-win-against-ajax
March 23, 2024, 9:39 PM
Sven-Goran Eriksson received a standing ovation and a dramatic comeback win when taking charge of a Liverpool team for the first and likely last time on Saturday.
The…
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Deadly attack on Moscow concert hall shakes Russian capital and sows doubts about security
https://japantoday.com/category/world/deadly-attack-on-moscow-concert-hall-shakes-russian-capital-and-sows-doubts-about-security
March 24, 2024, 3:49 AM
Shocked Russians brought flowers and teddy bears Saturday to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people…
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ends shutdown threat
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-signs-1.2-trillion-funding-package-after-senate%27s-early-morning-passage-ended-shutdown-threat
March 24, 2024, 3:49 AM
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of…
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Canada holds state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-holds-state-funeral-to-honor-brian-mulroney-one-of-its-most-consequential-prime-ministers
March 23, 2024, 9:34 PM
Politicians, dignitaries and celebrities joined members of the public Saturday at a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of Canada’s most consequential prime ministers who in the…
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U.N. chief says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-chief-says-it%27s-time-to-%27truly-flood%27-gaza-with-aid-and-calls-starvation-there-an-outrage
March 24, 2024, 3:49 AM
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks Saturday and declared it was time to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid," calling the starvation…
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LDP considers serious punishment for 4 members over funds scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-ldp-considers-serious-punishments-for-4-members-over-funds-scandal
March 23, 2024, 9:42 PM
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering imposing severe punishment on four of its senior members over their involvement in a political funds scandal, with non-endorsement in elections…
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AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ai-chatbots-are-here-to-help-with-your-mental-health-despite-limited-evidence-they-work
March 23, 2024, 9:36 PM
Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids' cartoon.
Start talking or typing about anxiety and…
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New national standards for Japanese-language schools to start April
https://japantoday.com/category/national/new-national-standards-for-japanese-language-schools-to-start-april
March 23, 2024, 9:37 PM
Japan will introduce a new national accreditation system for Japanese-language schools from April in an effort to ensure their quality meets the needs of the country's growing foreign…
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Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine; Kyiv denies involvement
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-detains-11-after-deadly-concert-hall-attack-that-has-been-claimed-by-islamic-state
March 24, 2024, 2:52 AM
Russian authorities arrested four men suspected of carrying out the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday…
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Kishida pledges to boost defense capabilities to preserve peace
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-pledges-to-boost-defence-diplomatic-capabilities-to-preserve-peace-nhk-says
March 23, 2024, 9:37 PM
Japan will work to strengthen its defense and diplomatic capabilities to maintain peace, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said on Saturday, according to public broadcaster NHK, adding that military…
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Verstappen on pole ahead of Sainz at Australian Grand Prix
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-on-pole-ahead-of-sainz-at-australian-grand-prix1
March 23, 2024, 9:39 PM
A "very satisfied" three-time world champion Max Verstappen clinched a third straight pole of the season on Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix as the flying Dutchman targets…
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Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannon in disputed sea for 2nd time this month
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chinese-coast-guard-blasts-philippine-boat-with-water-cannon-in-disputed-sea-for-2nd-time-this-month
March 23, 2024, 5:43 AM
Two Chinese coast guard ships fired at a Philippine supply boat with water cannon Saturday in the latest confrontation near a disputed South China Sea shoal, causing heavy…
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Christie's Poirot farewell unveiled at 'dark' crime exhibition
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/christie%27s-poirot-farewell-unveiled-at-%27dark%27-crime-exhibition
March 23, 2024, 9:42 PM
Agatha Christie's 1930s typewriter and the manuscript of her final Hercule Poirot novel, which was kept for decades in a bank vault, went on display Saturday in a…
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, praised for frank cancer admission
https://japantoday.com/category/world/catherine-princess-of-wales-praised-for-frank-cancer-admission
March 23, 2024, 4:42 AM
Catherine, Princess of Wales, won plaudits Saturday for a highly personal video announcing her shock cancer diagnosis, which came just weeks after King Charles III revealed he too…
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Japan's Sakamoto three-peats as women's figure skating world champion
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-sakamoto-three-peats-as-women%27s-figure-skating-world-champion
March 23, 2024, 3:35 AM
Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world champion since American Peggy Fleming from 1966 to 1968.
Sakamoto captured gold again Friday…
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Woman arrested after 2 bodies found in burned-out car
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-after-2-bodies-found-in-burned-out-car
March 23, 2024, 9:41 PM
Police in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, have arrested a 25-year-old woman on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two women were found in a burned-out car earlier this month.…
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Police officer busted for stealing women’s underwear from several residences
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/police-officer-busted-for-stealing-women%E2%80%99s-underwear-from-several-residences
March 23, 2024, 9:40 PM
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Friday suspended a 44-year-old police sergeant for three months for stealing women’s underwear from homes and apartments in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward.
The…
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U.S. fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-fighter-jets-strike-storage-facilities-in-houthi-controlled-areas-of-yemen
March 23, 2024, 9:33 PM
U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Friday, according to a U.S. official.…
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MLB launches investigation into Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara over gambling reports
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-launches-investigation-into-shohei-ohtani-interpreter-ippei-mizuhara-following-gambling-reports
March 23, 2024, 7:01 AM
Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations involving Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
Mizuhara was let go from…
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Princess of Wales' cancer: What is preventative chemotherapy?
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/princess-catherine-cancer-what-is-preventative-chemotherapy
March 23, 2024, 9:28 PM
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced on Friday that she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy to treat cancer discovered after she had abdominal surgery.
While the exact situation is difficult…
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Cherry blossom poop
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cherry-blossom-poop
March 22, 2024, 9:19 PM
Children react to a display in the shape of poop, decorated with a cherry blossom theme, at the Unko ("poop" in Japanese) Museum in Tokyo on Friday.
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California's unemployment rate highest in the nation
https://japantoday.com/category/business/california%27s-unemployment-rate-is-the-highest-in-the-nation.-slower-job-growth-is-to-blame
March 22, 2024, 9:45 PM
California's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country, reaching 5.3% in February following new data that revealed job growth in the nation's most populous state was…
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Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on U.S. orders; calls it a 'Mexico First' policy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico%27s-president-says-he-won%27t-fight-drug-cartels-on-us-orders-calls-it-a-%27mexico-first%27-policy
March 22, 2024, 9:46 PM
Mexico’s president said Friday he won’t fight Mexican drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs.
Over the years,…
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UEFA compensates Liverpool fans for chaotic Champions League final in Paris
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/uefa-compensates-liverpool-fans-to-settle-claims-from-chaotic-champions-league-final-in-paris
March 22, 2024, 9:53 PM
UEFA has reached a confidential settlement to compensate Liverpool fans for personal injury claims from the dangerous chaos at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris.
The security…
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Netanyahu rebuffs U.S. plea to halt Rafah offensive
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel%27s-netanyahu-rebuffs-us-plea-to-halt-rafah-offensive.-tensions-rise-ahead-of-washington-talks
March 23, 2024, 2:58 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground…
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