Sinner, Dimitrov advance to Miami Open final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/jannik-sinner-is-starting-to-dominate.-he-overwhelmed-medvedev-6-1-6-2-in-the-miami-open-semifinals
March 30, 2024, 4:06 AM
Jannik Sinner is starting to dominate.
Sinner overwhelmed third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-2 on Friday in the semifinals of the Miami Open to improve to 21-1 this year.…
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Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pope-skips-good-friday-event-to-preserve-health-ahead-of-easter-vatican-says
March 29, 2024, 9:38 PM
Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly…
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Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-asks-appeals-court-to-review-ruling-allowing-fani-willis-to-remain-on-georgia-election-case
March 30, 2024, 2:05 AM
Former President Donald Trump and eight other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal…
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OpenAI reveals Voice Engine, but won't yet publicly release the risky AI voice-cloning technology
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/openai-reveals-voice-engine-but-won%27t-yet-publicly-release-the-risky-ai-voice-cloning-technology
March 29, 2024, 9:43 PM
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is getting into the voice assistant business and showing off new technology that can clone a person's voice, but says it won't yet release it publicly…
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Israel hits Syria in heaviest raid on Iran proxies in months
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-hits-syria-in-heaviest-raid-on-iran-proxies-in-months1
March 30, 2024, 3:35 AM
Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria's Aleppo province early on Friday and said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, stepping up…
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MLB's percentage of international-born players drops slightly to 27.8%; lowest since 2016
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mlb%27s-percentage-of-international-born-players-drops-slightly-to-27.8-lowest-since-2016
March 29, 2024, 9:40 PM
The percentage of Major League Baseball players born outside the 50 states dipped slightly to 27.8%, its lowest level since 2016.
There were 264 players from 19 nations…
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New trial denied for 'Rust' armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/new-trial-denied-for-%27rust%27-armorer-convicted-in-fatal-shooting-of-cinematographer-by-alec-baldwin
March 29, 2024, 9:42 PM
A New Mexico judge on Friday rejected an effort by a movie set armorer to challenge her conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of a…
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Pilgrims stay away from Jerusalem on 'tense' Good Friday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pilgrims-stay-away-from-jerusalem-on-%27tense%27-good-friday
March 29, 2024, 9:37 PM
The war in Gaza hung heavy over Good Friday in Jerusalem with fewer Christian pilgrims walking the path through the walled Old City that they believe Christ took…
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Rovanpera roars ahead as Toyota dominate Safari Rally
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rovanpera-roars-ahead-as-toyota-dominate-safari-rally
March 29, 2024, 9:40 PM
Double reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera powered ahead at the Safari Rally Kenya on Friday winning all six stages as his Hyundai rivals suffered mechanical problems.
The 23-year-old…
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Trailblazing Black Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr dead at 87
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/trailblazing-black-oscar-winner-louis-gossett-jr-dead-at-87-us-media
March 29, 2024, 9:42 PM
Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance as a hard-man drill instructor in "An Officer and a Gentleman,"…
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LDP questions ex-PM Mori behind scenes over political funds scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-ldp-questions-ex-pm-mori-behind-scenes-over-political-funds-scandal
March 29, 2024, 9:46 PM
The Liberal Democratic Party has questioned former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori over the latest political funds scandal behind the scenes, but he has denied any involvement in the…
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Leader of Northern Ireland's main unionist party steps down as he is charged with sexual offenses
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jeffrey-donaldson-head-of-northern-ireland%27s-largest-unionist-party-steps-down-amid-police-probe
March 29, 2024, 9:38 PM
Northern Ireland's finely balanced power-sharing arrangements were thrown into disarray Friday as the leader of the region's largest unionist party stepped down after being charged with historical sexual…
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France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/france-asks-for-foreign-police-and-military-help-with-massive-paris-olympics-security-challenge
March 29, 2024, 9:39 PM
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as…
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North Korea again rules out any meetings with Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/north-korea-rules-out-any-meetings-with-japan
March 30, 2024, 3:31 AM
North Korea has no interest in dialogue with Japan, state media KCNA reported on Friday, citing foreign minister Choe Son Hui.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said…
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9 detained in Tajikistan in connection with Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report
https://japantoday.com/category/world/9-detained-in-tajikistan-in-relation-to-moscow-concert-hall-attack-russian-state-media-report
March 30, 2024, 3:35 AM
Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan's state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed…
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Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-launches-barrage-of-99-drones-and-missiles-on-ukraine%E2%80%99s-energy-system-officials-say
March 30, 2024, 3:35 AM
Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine’s armed forces said.…
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French soccer federation limits support for players' Ramadan observance
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/french-soccer-federation-limits-support-for-players%27-ramadan-observance.-critics-see-discrimination
March 29, 2024, 9:40 PM
For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order, and this is not about to change.
Wielding the principle of religious neutrality enshrined…
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Cherry blossoms start blooming across Japan, including Tokyo, Kyoto
https://japantoday.com/category/national/cherry-blossom-season-arrives-across-japan-including-tokyo-kyoto
March 30, 2024, 1:14 AM
Cherry blossoms bloomed Friday across Japan including Tokyo and Kyoto, coming slightly later than usual following relatively low temperatures seen in many areas through March, the weather agency…
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Remains of the day
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/remains-of-the-day-1
March 29, 2024, 9:32 PM
A pile of shredded umbrellas are seen at a Tokyo station after a day of high winds and rain on Friday.
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5 dead, 114 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
https://japantoday.com/category/national/5-dead-and-over-100-hospitalized-from-recalled-japanese-health-supplements
March 29, 2024, 10:14 AM
In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people were hospitalized as of Friday.
Osaka-based…
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Calls for 'smartphone free' childhood grow in UK
https://japantoday.com/category/world/calls-for-%27smartphone-free%27-childhood-grow-in-uk
March 29, 2024, 6:58 AM
It is a question many adults dread being asked by their children: When can I have a smartphone? But as fears grow about the impact of the gadgets…
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Nikkei up 44% as FY2023 ends
https://japantoday.com/category/business/urgent-nikkei-stock-index-finishes-up-44-in-fy-2023
March 29, 2024, 7:35 AM
Tokyo stocks advanced on the final day of Japan's 2023 fiscal year on Friday, with the Nikkei marking a 44 percent increase, a record largest point gain from…
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'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27oppenheimer%27-finally-premieres-in-japan-to-mixed-reactions-and-high-emotions
March 29, 2024, 10:10 AM
“Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject…
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Crucifixions and whippings in Philippines on Good Friday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/crucifixions-and-whippings-in-the-philippines-on-good-friday
March 29, 2024, 8:02 AM
Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devotion…
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Fukui court allows 5 aging nuclear plants to continue operations
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-court-allows-5-aging-nuclear-plants-to-continue-operations
March 29, 2024, 9:45 PM
A Japanese court decided Friday to allow five aging nuclear reactors to continue operations at plants in central Japan run by Kansai Electric Power Co, rejecting local residents'…
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Japan rail operator gives up plan to launch maglev train in 2027
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan-rail-operator-gives-up-plan-to-launch-maglev-train-in-2027
March 29, 2024, 9:46 PM
Central Japan Railway Co said Friday it has given up its plan to launch a new high-speed maglev train between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027 amid long-running environmental…
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Japan adds four new industries to skilled foreign worker visa
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-adds-driver-railway-roles-to-skilled-foreign-worker-visa
March 30, 2024, 3:00 AM
The Japanese government on Friday added four new industries to its foreign skilled worker visa program as it moves to address the nation's driver shortage by allowing more…
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Network political contributors have a long history, but are they more trouble than they're worth?
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/network-political-contributors-have-a-long-history.-but-are-they-more-trouble-than-they%27re-worth
March 29, 2024, 9:36 PM
One of the nation's most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring — and quick firing — of someone who isn't even…
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Agency admits two more Johnny's employees committed sexual abuse
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-boyband-agency-admits-two-more-employees-committed-sexual-abuse
March 29, 2024, 9:45 PM
Japan's biggest and most successful boy band agency has admitted that two more employees carried out sexual abuse, months after it said its late founder had abused young…
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Philippines says it will not yield to submission in dispute with 'patronizing' China
https://japantoday.com/category/world/philippines-says-it-will-not-yield-to-submission-in-row-with-%27patronising%27-china
March 29, 2024, 3:51 AM
The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defense ministry said…
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