Seoul bus drivers strike over pay, snarling commute in S Korean capital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/seoul-bus-drivers-strike-over-pay-snarling-commute-in-south-korean-capital1
March 28, 2024, 6:08 AM
Bus drivers in the South Korean capital of Seoul went on strike on Thursday after last ditch efforts at negotiating a wage hike broke down, snarling the commute…
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Collins and Alexandrova reach Miami semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/collins-and-alexandrova-fight-into-miami-semi-finals
March 28, 2024, 2:59 AM
Danielle Collins and Ekaterina Alexandrova will meet in the semifinals of the WTA Miami Open after victories in the last eight on Wednesday.
Collins powered into the last…
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New consultation service aims to assist 'second virgins' in revitalizing their sex lives
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/new-consultation-service-aims-to-assist-%27second-virgins%27-in-revitalizing-their-sex-lives
March 28, 2024, 12:44 AM
From several decades ago, the expression "second virgin" came to be applied in various contexts, one of which referred to women who found their first sexual experience so…
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Rally number 1,641 in Seoul
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/rally-number-1-641-in-seoul
March 27, 2024, 9:19 PM
Participants chant slogans demanding an official apology and criticizing the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women's human rights report for omitting the Anti-Discrimination Law proposed…
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Kishida, Biden to commit to peaceful use of outer space
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-biden-to-vow-peaceful-use-of-outer-space-at-april-summit
March 27, 2024, 9:53 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will commit to promoting the peaceful use of outer space next month in Washington, officials with knowledge of…
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Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/southeast-asia-human-trafficking-now-a-global-crisis-interpol-says2
March 28, 2024, 6:09 AM
Organized crime rings who fueled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centers during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up…
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Amazon pours an additional $2.75 billion into AI startup Anthropic
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/amazon-pours-an-additional-2.75-billion-into-ai-startup-anthropic
March 27, 2024, 9:54 PM
Amazon said Wednesday it is pouring an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4 billion.
Amazon will maintain a…
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House Speaker Johnson committed to advancing Ukraine aid, but it will be difficult task
https://japantoday.com/category/world/house-speaker-mike-johnson-is-committed-to-advancing-ukraine-aid.-but-it-will-be-a-difficult-task
March 28, 2024, 4:25 AM
For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine, mulling how best to…
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Olympic officials move to support 2032 Brisbane Games after bumpy ride for stadium projects
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-officials-move-to-support-2032-brisbane-games-after-bumpy-ride-for-stadium-projects
March 27, 2024, 9:56 PM
After weeks of uncertainty about billion-dollar stadium projects for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, the IOC and local organizers moved Wednesday to present the games more positively.
Plans for…
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Canada clocks fastest population growth in 66 years in 2023
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-clocks-fastest-population-growth-in-66-years-in-20231
March 27, 2024, 9:58 PM
Canada's population touched a record high of 40.77 million in 2023, largely driven by temporary immigration, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. The country added 1.27 million people in…
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Ireland to sign up to EU migration pact, overhaul accommodation system
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ireland-to-sign-up-to-eu-migration-pact-overhaul-accommodation-system
March 27, 2024, 9:58 PM
Ireland agreed on Wednesday to sign up to new EU rules designed to share out the cost and work of hosting migrants and also launched a fresh bid…
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NHL playoff race heats up as Capitals, Flyers and Red Wings are vying for 2 spots in the East
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nhl-playoff-race-heats-up-as-the-capitals-flyers-and-red-wings-are-vying-for-2-spots-in-the-east
March 27, 2024, 9:55 PM
Chants of “Let's Go, Red Wings!” filled the arena in downtown Washington before the home fans drowned them out. A Tuesday night in March felt like a Game…
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Paris exhibit shows how Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/a-paris-exhibit-shows-how-the-olympics-mirror-society-from-nazi-propaganda-to-fighting-inequalities
March 27, 2024, 9:55 PM
More than a sporting competition, the Olympics are also a powerful political stage widely used in the past by totalitarian regimes as a propaganda tool but also by…
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MLB owners unanimously approve sale of Baltimore Orioles to group headed by David Rubenstein
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb-owners-unanimously-approve-sale-of-baltimore-orioles-to-a-group-headed-by-david-rubenstein
March 27, 2024, 9:55 PM
David Rubenstein's purchase of the Baltimore Orioles was approved Wednesday by Major League Baseball owners, clearing the way for the Angelos family to finalize the sale after over…
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Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/donald-trump-assails-judge-and-his-daughter-after-gag-order-in-new-york-hush-money-criminal-case
March 28, 2024, 2:45 AM
Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, suggesting without evidence…
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A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-faster-spinning-earth-may-cause-timekeepers-to-subtract-a-second-from-world-clocks
March 27, 2024, 9:58 PM
Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second.
For the…
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Russian attacks kill three as Ukraine calls for more air defenses
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-attacks-kill-three-as-ukraine-calls-for-more-air-defences
March 28, 2024, 4:26 AM
Russian attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine killed at least three people on Wednesday, officials said, as Kyiv called for more Patriot air defense systems to battle a…
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Death toll in Moscow concert hall attack rises to 143, while 80 others remain hospitalized
https://japantoday.com/category/world/death-toll-in-moscow-concert-hall-attack-rises-to-140-after-another-victim-dies-in-hospital
March 28, 2024, 4:26 AM
The death toll from last week's Moscow concert hall attack rose to 143, Russian authorities said Wednesday. Around 80 other people wounded in the siege by gunmen remain…
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Japan eyes upgrade of 16 airports, ports for possible defense use
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-eyes-upgrade-of-16-airports-ports-for-possible-defense-use
March 27, 2024, 9:49 PM
Japan plans to upgrade five airports and 11 ports, designating them for use by the country's defense forces and coast guard in case of military emergencies, a government…
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783 million people face chronic hunger, yet the world wastes 19% of its food: U.N.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/783-million-people-face-chronic-hunger.-yet-the-world-wastes-19-of-its-food-un-says
March 27, 2024, 9:57 PM
The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report.
The U.N.…
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Japan unveils plans for next-generation passenger plane project
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-unveils-next-generation-passenger-plane-project
March 27, 2024, 9:48 PM
Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after the last struggling attempt, led by a private company, was scrapped a…
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Japanese supplement pill recalled after two people die, more than 100 hospitalized
https://japantoday.com/category/national/a-japanese-supplement-pill-is-recalled-after-two-people-died-and-more-than-100-were-hospitalized
March 27, 2024, 9:49 PM
Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan.
The products…
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Hezbollah fires rocket barrage at Israel following deadly Lebanon strike
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hezbollah-rocket-kills-israeli-following-deadly-lebanon-strike
March 28, 2024, 4:26 AM
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement fired a barrage of rockets into northern Israel Wednesday, killing a civilian, after Israel carried out a deadly strike in south Lebanon.
Hezbollah, an…
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Parisians get ready to leave city with rental cash in pocket
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympics-parisians-get-ready-to-leave-city-with-rental-cash-in-pocket
March 27, 2024, 9:55 PM
Like many Parisians, Martin Cassan will be heading the other way when the tidal wave of Olympics visitors hits the French capital in late July, taking the opportunity…
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Australian Rules reviewing drug policy after cocaine claims
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/australian-rules-reviewing-drug-policy-after-cocaine-claims
March 27, 2024, 9:56 PM
Australian Rules football said Wednesday it was reviewing its illicit drugs policy after a whistleblower aired claims of widespread cocaine use among players.
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said…
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Australian territory imposes two-week youth curfew in Alice Springs after violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-territory-imposes-two-week-youth-curfew-in-alice-springs-after-violence
March 27, 2024, 6:35 AM
Australia's Northern Territory on Wednesday imposed a two-week youth curfew in the tourist town of Alice Springs, a day after a mass brawl involving 150 people, many of…
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Yen falls to 34-year low against dollar
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Yen-falls-to-34-year-low-against-dollar
March 27, 2024, 9:51 AM
The yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the Bank of Japan announced a much-anticipated interest rate hike in a…
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China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-wins-wto-dispute-with-australia-over-steel-products
March 27, 2024, 9:50 PM
China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations…
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New Zealand Rugby plans sweeping 'once-in-a-generation' reform
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-zealand-rugby-plans-sweeping-%27once-in-a-generation%27-reform
March 27, 2024, 9:56 PM
New Zealand Rugby proposed a "once-in-a-generation" overhaul of its leadership structure Wednesday, setting the stage for a power struggle at the top of the country's most popular sport.…
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Investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse picks up speed as divers search for missing workers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27heroes%27-scrambled-to-stop-traffic-before-baltimore-bridge-collapsed-construction-crew-feared-dead
March 27, 2024, 9:58 PM
Investigators began collecting evidence Wednesday from the cargo ship that plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, while in the waters below divers searched…
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