In a cycle of extreme weather, drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-a-cycle-of-extreme-weather-drought-in-southern-africa-leaves-some-20-million-facing-hunger
March 31, 2024, 5:29 AM
Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic bottle at a food aid distribution site deep in…
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Collins wins Miami Open on her final try, topping Rybakina in straight sets
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/danielle-collins-wins-miami-open-on-her-final-try-topping-elena-rybakina-in-straight-sets
March 30, 2024, 9:53 PM
Danielle Collins had the perfect send-off at her final Miami Open, beating Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 on Saturday to capture the title in her home state before an…
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Pope soldiers through Easter Vigil after missing procession
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pope-soldiers-through-easter-vigil-after-missing-procession
March 30, 2024, 9:52 PM
Pope Francis on Saturday soldiered through a more than 2-hour Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica, one of the longest services in Catholic liturgy, amid renewed concerns…
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Police in Haiti say 2 men hacked to death by mob who thought they were buying ammo for gangs
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-in-haiti-say-2-men-were-hacked-to-death-by-a-mob-who-thought-they-were-buying-ammo-for-gangs
March 30, 2024, 9:39 PM
Two men in Haiti were hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying ammunition or guns for gangs that have terrorized the country, police said…
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Salvage crews to lift first piece of collapsed Baltimore bridge
https://japantoday.com/category/world/salvage-crews-to-lift-first-piece-of-collapsed-baltimore-bridge
March 30, 2024, 9:40 PM
Salvage crews were set to lift the first piece of Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access…
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Tottenham, Villa win in top four chase; more pain for Chelsea
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/son-sends-tottenham-into-top-four-more-pain-for-pochettino%27s-chelsea
March 30, 2024, 9:41 PM
Son Heung-min's late winner fired Tottenham to a 2-1 win over Luton but Aston Villa beat Wolves 2-0 to retake fourth place in the Premier League from Spurs…
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Saharan dust smothers Switzerland, southeast France
https://japantoday.com/category/world/saharan-dust-smothers-switzerland-southeast-france
March 30, 2024, 9:40 PM
An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky.
The phenomenon, which began…
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Lizzo says 'I quit' after 'lies' told about her
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/lizzo-says-%27i-quit%27-after-%27lies%27-told-about-her
March 30, 2024, 9:42 PM
Pop star Lizzo, who built her brand on being a poster girl for self-love but has been hit by employee harassment suits, said she is quitting, tired of…
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Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ambassadors-lay-flowers-at-site-of-moscow-concert-hall-massacre
March 31, 2024, 3:17 AM
Foreign diplomats in Russia laid flowers Saturday at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people.
Those in attendance included…
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World-class EV race held in Japan for 1st time
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/motor-racing-world-class-ev-race-held-in-japan-for-1st-time
March 30, 2024, 9:41 PM
The streets of Tokyo hosted Japan's first race in the all-electric Formula E world championship on Saturday.
Public roads accounted for nearly half of the makeshift 2.6-kilometer circuit…
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Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/zelenskyy-fires-more-aides-in-a-reshuffle-as-russia-launches-drones-and-missiles-across-ukraine
March 31, 2024, 3:17 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight.
Zelenskyy dismissed top aide Serhiy…
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Spring in Yokohama
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/spring-in-yokohama
March 30, 2024, 9:36 PM
Riders on the Yokohama Akai Kutsu bus, crowds of day trippers and passengers on the Holland-America cruise ship Westerdam near the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse and Osanbashi Pier…
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Man suspected of holding 4 hostages for hours in Dutch nightclub has been arrested
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-say-multiple-people-are-being-held-hostage-in-a-dutch-town.-they-have-evacuated-nearby-homes
March 30, 2024, 9:40 PM
Dutch police detained a man Saturday after he left a nightclub where four people had been held hostage for hours, bringing a peaceful end to a tense standoff.…
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Cedeno homer lifts Buffaloes past Hawks in pitchers' duel
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/baseball-cedeno-homer-lifts-buffaloes-past-hawks-in-pitchers%27-duel
March 30, 2024, 9:41 PM
Leandro Cedeno homered off one of lefty Livan Moinelo's few mistakes to drive in both runs Saturday as the Pacific League champion Orix Buffaloes beat the SoftBank Hawks…
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Japan, U.S. to boost security ties with UK, Australia, Philippines
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-u.s.-to-boost-security-ties-with-u.k.-australia-philippines
March 30, 2024, 9:46 PM
Japan and the United States are set to strengthen their security partnership with Britain, Australia and the Philippines to counter China's assertive military posture, government sources said Saturday.…
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Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar
https://japantoday.com/category/world/the-us-welcomes-the-new-palestinian-government-following-its-repeated-calls-for-political-reform
March 31, 2024, 3:17 AM
A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar.…
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Grassroots revolution: the road to legal cannabis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/grassroots-revolution-the-road-to-legal-cannabis
March 30, 2024, 9:04 PM
Germany is set to join the global cannabis revolution on Monday, with a law coming into effect legalizing recreational use of the drug.
It is the first big…
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Ceremony marks launch of land-to-ship missile unit on Okinawa island
https://japantoday.com/category/national/ceremony-marks-launch-of-land-to-ship-missile-unit-on-okinawa-island
March 30, 2024, 9:43 PM
A ceremony marking the launch of the Japanese ground force's first surface-to-ship missile unit on the main island of Okinawa took place Saturday, as Japan beefs up its…
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Yellow sand observed over Tokyo, Osaka
https://japantoday.com/category/national/yellow-sand-observed-over-tokyo
March 30, 2024, 7:34 AM
Yellow sand was observed over Tokyo and Osaka on Saturday morning.
The yellow sand, which is carried on winds from China, was first seen over the Japanese archipelago…
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Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting taxi driver in Niigata
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-assaulting-taxi-driver-in-niigata
March 30, 2024, 9:44 PM
Police in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 65-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 1 a.m.…
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Man indicted over murder of 64-year-old woman in Ehime in January
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-indicted-over-murder-of-64-year-old-woman-in-ehime-in-january
March 30, 2024, 7:35 AM
The Matsuyama District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted a 34-year-old man for killing a 64-year-old woman and assaulting her 35-year-old daughter in January.
According to the indictment, Masamichi…
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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory inspected over dietary supplement deaths, illnesses
https://japantoday.com/category/national/kobayashi-pharma-factory-inspected-amid-red-yeast-rice-pill-scare
March 31, 2024, 6:20 AM
The health ministry and local authorities on Saturday inspected a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co factory in Osaka following reports of deaths and hospitalizations possibly linked to its red yeast…
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Yen's fall to 34-year low unlikely to prod BOJ to tighten policy soon
https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-yen%27s-fall-to-34-year-low-unlikely-to-prod-boj-to-tighten-policy-soon
March 30, 2024, 9:45 PM
The recent yen's fall to a 34-year low against the U.S. dollar is unlikely to prompt the Bank of Japan to tighten its policy again anytime soon, with…
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OpenAI unveils voice-cloning tool
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/openai-unveils-voice-cloning-tool
March 30, 2024, 9:42 PM
OpenAI has revealed a voice-cloning tool it plans to keep tightly controlled until safeguards are in place to thwart audio fakes meant to dupe listeners.
A model called…
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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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