Senior doctors in South Korea to submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/senior-doctors-in-south-korea-to-submit-resignations-deepening-dispute-over-medical-school-plan
March 25, 2024, 5:12 AM
Senior doctors at dozens of hospitals in South Korea planned to submit their resignations Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on a strike…
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Conspiracies linger after Princess of Wales cancer revelation
https://japantoday.com/category/world/kate-middleton-conspiracies-linger-after-cancer-revelation
March 25, 2024, 5:12 AM
The revelation that Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer prompted a swift backlash over a torrent of lurid social media speculation around her health, including by those…
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Russia attacks Ukrainian gas storage site; Ukraine ramps up power imports
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-attacks-ukrainian-gas-storage-site-ukraine-ramps-up-power-imports1
March 25, 2024, 12:56 AM
An underground gas storage site in Ukraine was attacked on Sunday in the latest wave of Russian missile strikes on power facilities, while officials restored power in cities,…
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Britain plans to boost nuclear workforce
https://japantoday.com/category/world/britain-plans-to-boost-nuclear-workforce
March 24, 2024, 11:45 PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will set out plans to boost Britain's nuclear workforce on Monday, as increased submarine building and the growing needs of the nuclear energy industry…
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Tents for quake aid volunteers
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/tents-for-quake-aid-volunteers
March 24, 2024, 9:30 PM
Tents set up on a baseball field in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday for use as accommodation by volunteers helping to clean up following a strong earthquake…
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France raises terror alert warning to highest level
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-raises-terror-alert-warning-to-highest-level
March 24, 2024, 9:58 PM
The French government is raising its terror alert warning to its highest level following the shootings on Moscow, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday after a meeting…
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Ohtani to speak to media for 1st time since illegal gambling, theft allegations against interpreter
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-to-speak-to-media-for-1st-time-since-illegal-gambling-theft-allegations-against-interpreter
March 25, 2024, 1:29 AM
Shohei Ohtani plans to speak to the media Monday for the first time since the illegal gambling and theft allegations involving the Los Angeles Dodgers star and his…
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U.S. military command in Japan to be revamped: report
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-military-command-in-japan-to-be-revamped-ft-reports
March 24, 2024, 9:49 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will unveil a plan next month to restructure the U.S. military command in Japan in the face of…
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Four killed in Hungary as rally car slams into spectators
https://japantoday.com/category/world/four-killed-in-hungary-as-rally-car-slams-into-spectators
March 24, 2024, 9:58 PM
Four people were killed and several others including two children injured Sunday when a driver competing in a Hungarian motorsport rally skidded off the road and crashed into…
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Gauff advances to Miami Open 4th round; Osaka, Murray beaten
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/no.-3-coco-gauff-has-eyes-on-winning-trophy-at-home-beats-oceane-dodin-to-advance-at-miami-open
March 25, 2024, 4:18 AM
Third-ranked Coco Gauff came from behind in the first set to beat Océane Dodin 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday and advance to the fourth round of the Miami Open…
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Olympics taster: Paris race celebrates waiters and waitresses who nourish city's life and soul
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/at-the-double-a-paris-race-celebrates-the-waiters-and-waitresses-who-nourish-city%27s-life-and-soul
March 24, 2024, 9:53 PM
Usain Bolt's sprint world records were never in danger. Then again, even the world's fastest-ever human likely wouldn't have been so quick while balancing a tray with a…
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New York City's mayor cancels a border trip, citing safety concerns in Mexico
https://japantoday.com/category/world/new-york-city%27s-mayor-cancels-a-border-trip-citing-safety-concerns-in-mexico
March 24, 2024, 9:58 PM
New York City's mayor nixed a planned Sunday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border over security concerns.
Mayor Eric Adams was slated to depart Saturday night to visit Brownsville…
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'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' is No. 1 at North American box office with $45.2 mil
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27ghostbusters-frozen-empire-is-no.-1-with-45.2m-sydney-sweeney%27s-%27immaculate%27-lands-in-fourth
March 24, 2024, 9:57 PM
Ghost busting is still a good business.
“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” collected $45.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Sony Pictures the…
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Ireland poised to get its youngest ever PM as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael party
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ireland-to-get-its-youngest-ever-premier-as-simon-harris-elected-leader-of-fine-gael-party
March 24, 2024, 9:58 PM
Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced…
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80th anniversary of the 'Great Escape' from Nazi German POW camp marked in Poland
https://japantoday.com/category/world/80th-anniversary-of-the-%27great-escape%27-from-nazi-german-pow-camp-marked-in-poland
March 24, 2024, 9:58 PM
Observances were held in Poland on Sunday to mark the 80th anniversary of the “Great Escape,” an ingenious act of defiance during World War II in which 76…
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Odermatt wins fourth World Cup title of the season after downhill finale canceled due to weather
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/odermatt-wins-fourth-world-cup-title-of-the-season-after-downhill-finale-canceled-due-to-weather
March 24, 2024, 9:53 PM
Swiss standout Marco Odermatt earned his fourth World Cup crystal globe of the season Sunday in anticlimactic circumstances as the final race was canceled due to bad weather.…
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Palestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel's ongoing raid at Gaza's main hospital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/palestinians-describe-heavy-destruction-forced-marches-in-ongoing-israeli-raid-around-gaza-hospital
March 25, 2024, 3:12 AM
Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza's main hospital described mass arrests and forced marches past bodies in interviews on Sunday, while the United Nations said…
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State visit to Britain being planned for emperor, empress in June
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-imperial-couple-state-visit-to-britain-planned-for-june
March 24, 2024, 9:50 PM
The Japanese government is making preparations for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to conduct a state visit to Britain in late June, a source connected to the Imperial…
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3 of 4 suspects charged in Russia concert hall attack admit guilt during court hearing
https://japantoday.com/category/world/as-russia-mourns-concert-hall-attack-some-families-are-still-wondering-if-their-members-are-alive
March 25, 2024, 3:11 AM
Three of the four suspects charged with carrying out the concert hall attack in Moscow that killed more than 130 people admitted guilt for the incident in a…
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Nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria freed after over two weeks in captivity
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nearly-300-abducted-schoolchildren-in-northwest-nigeria-freed-after-two-weeks
March 24, 2024, 7:26 AM
Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren were released Sunday, local officials said Sunday, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school in the northwestern state…
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Complaints against foreign go-kart drivers increase in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/complaints-against-foreign-go-kart-drivers-increase-in-tokyo
March 24, 2024, 9:54 PM
During the pandemic, Japan closed its borders to international travel, which meant go-kart operators in Tokyo, who usually lead fleets of foreign visitors down public roads, found themselves…
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Sainz wins Australian GP in Ferrari 1-2 as Verstappen fails to finish
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/sainz-wins-australian-gp-in-ferrari-1-2-as-verstappen-fails-to-finish
March 24, 2024, 7:25 AM
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz surged to victory at the Australian Grand Prix Sunday to snap Red Bull's winning start to the season after three-time world champion Max Verstappen sensationally…
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One of Ohtani’s endorsement deals looks pretty awkward right now
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/one-of-shohei-ohtani%E2%80%99s-endorsement-deals-looks-pretty-awkward-right-now
March 24, 2024, 9:53 PM
There probably isn’t a single person more widely admired and respected in all of Japan than Shohei Ohtani. A generational talent on the baseball field with a humble personality…
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Iniesta reportedly pays back extra tax owed in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/iniesta-reportedly-pays-back-extra-tax-owed-in-japan
March 24, 2024, 7:35 AM
Andres Iniesta has reportedly paid back extra tax owed in Japan over failure to declare part of his income, but claimed that he had also declared the earnings…
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Tokyo police arrest two men for theft of ¥4.98 million Yu-Gi-Oh! card
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/tokyo-police-arrest-two-men-for-theft-of-%C2%A54.98-million-yu-gi-oh%21-card
March 24, 2024, 9:55 PM
Shortly before 5 o’clock on the evening on March 13, a man in his 20s walked into Fukufuku, a collectible trading card shop in Tokyo’s otaku district of Akihabara.…
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Man arrested over sexual assault of 13-year-old girl at internet cafe last year
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-sexual-assault-of-13-year-old-girl-at-internet-cafe-last-year
March 24, 2024, 9:56 PM
Police in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at an internet cafe in June last year.
Police said…
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China vows to safeguard its territorial integrity after South China Sea incident
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-vows-to-safeguard-its-territorial-integrity-after-south-china-sea-incident
March 24, 2024, 7:22 AM
China's defense ministry warned the Philippines against "provocative" actions and said China would safeguard its territorial sovereignty on Sunday, a day after an incident in disputed waters of…
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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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Revamped public toilet tours give visitors unique view of Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/revamped-public-toilets-tours-give-visitors-unique-view-of-tokyo
March 24, 2024, 9:54 PM
Tours of revamped public toilets in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward were launched earlier this month to dispel the traditional perception of the facilities as being dirty and smelly, giving…
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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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