Taiwan rescuers free nine from cave after quake
https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-rescuers-free-nine-from-cave-after-quake
April 5, 2024, 5:53 AM
Nine people were freed from a winding cave in Taiwan's mountainous east, while two others were located but feared dead, as rescuers pressed on with their search Friday…
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South Korea's Yoon joins early voting ahead of parliamentary elections
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea%27s-yoon-joins-early-voting-ahead-of-parliamentary-elections
April 5, 2024, 4:17 AM
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot as two days of early voting for next week's parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday, in which his ruling…
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Yellen calls for level playing field for U.S. workers and firms during China visit
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-treasury-secretary-yellen-meets-foreign-business-leaders-in-china-ahead-of-trade-talks
April 5, 2024, 5:23 AM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Friday for a level playing field for American companies and workers as she began a five-day visit to China in one of the country's…
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Liverpool back on top of Premier League; Man United stunned by 4-3 loss at Chelsea
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/liverpool-goes-back-to-top-of-premier-league.-man-united-stunned-by-4-3-loss-at-chelsea
April 4, 2024, 11:31 PM
Liverpool's players held their nerve to overcome an unexpected test of their Premier League title credentials against last-place Sheffield United on Thursday. Manchester United, meanwhile, went into meltdown…
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Enjoying the blossoms
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/enjoying-the-blossoms
April 4, 2024, 9:20 PM
Visitors ride boats next to cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scientists-investigate-thousands-of-dead-antarctic-penguins-for-bird-flu1
April 4, 2024, 11:26 PM
Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica?
That's what researchers are seeking to find out after a scientific expedition last month found…
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What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse as the cleanup gets underway
https://japantoday.com/category/world/what-we-know-about-the-baltimore-bridge-collapse-as-the-cleanup-gets-underway
April 4, 2024, 9:52 PM
The U.S. government's plans for clearing a collapsed Baltimore bridge and the cargo ship that struck it are coming into focus.
Federal and state authorities are also ramping…
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Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution
https://japantoday.com/category/world/judge-denies-trump-bid-to-dismiss-classified-documents-prosecution
April 5, 2024, 2:59 AM
A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old law permitted the former president to…
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3 human rights activists arrested in Belarus as crackdown on opposition persists
https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-human-rights-activists-arrested-in-belarus-as-a-crackdown-on-the-opposition-persists
April 4, 2024, 9:52 PM
Three activists of Viasna, the main human rights group in harshly repressive Belarus, have been arrested and charged with participating in an extremist organization, state television reported Thursday.…
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Ailing French star Alain Delon under legal guardianship
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/ailing-french-star-alain-delon-under-legal-guardianship
April 4, 2024, 9:55 PM
A French judge placed screen legend Alain Delon under reinforced legal guardianship on Thursday, a source close to the case and a judicial source said.
Delon, who starred…
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Nadal pulls out of Monte Carlo Masters with injury
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rafael-nadal-pulls-out-of-monte-carlo-masters-with-injury.-that-delays-his-clay-court-preparations
April 4, 2024, 10:01 PM
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday because of a lingering injury, delaying the start of his clay-court tournament preparation ahead of the French…
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Biden tells Israel's Netanyahu future U.S. support for war depends on new steps to protect civilians
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-tells-israel%27s-netanyahu-future-us-support-for-war-depends-on-new-steps-to-protect-civilians
April 5, 2024, 3:36 AM
President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that future U.S. support for Israel's Gaza war depends on the swift implementation…
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Macron says he has no doubt Russia will target Paris Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/world/olympics-macron-says-he-has-no-doubt-russia-will-target-paris-olympics1
April 5, 2024, 3:36 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had no doubt Russia would malevolently target the Paris Olympics this summer, in comments that underline the fraught geopolitical…
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Free blue checks are back for some accounts on X
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/free-blue-checks-are-back-for-some-accounts-on-elon-musk%27s-x.-not-everyone-is-happy-about-it
April 4, 2024, 9:59 PM
Elon Musk's X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring complimentary blue checks for some of its users, the latest unexpected shift to cause a lot…
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Finland will keep its border with Russia closed until further notice over migration concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/world/finland-will-keep-its-border-with-russia-closed-until-further-notice-over-migration-concerns
April 4, 2024, 9:51 PM
Finland will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the current April 14 deadline “until further notice” due to a high risk of organized…
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Germany's defense minister overhauls military command as he seeks 'war-capable' armed forces
https://japantoday.com/category/world/germany%27s-defense-minister-overhauls-the-military-command-as-he-seeks-%27war-capable%27-armed-forces
April 4, 2024, 9:52 PM
Germany's defense minister on Thursday announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country's military command as part of efforts to make the armed forces of NATO's most…
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Ford to delay production of new electric pickup and large SUV as U.S. EV sales growth slows
https://japantoday.com/category/business/ford-to-delay-production-of-new-electric-pickup-and-large-suv-as-us-ev-sales-growth-slows
April 4, 2024, 9:58 PM
With U.S. electric vehicle sales starting to slow, Ford Motor Co. says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a new large electric SUV as…
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Russian minister casts prospective Ukraine peace talks as Western plot to win hesitant Global South
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-minister-casts-prospective-ukraine-peace-talks-as-western-plot-to-win-hesitant-global-south
April 5, 2024, 3:37 AM
Russia's top diplomat warned Thursday that prospective negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine could be successful only if they take Moscow's interests into account, dismissing a planned…
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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal, urging 2 to leave party
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-ldp-punishes-39-members-over-funds-scandal-urging-2-to-leave-party
April 4, 2024, 9:53 PM
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday punished 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party, aiming to put a line…
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Kiss sells catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/kiss-sells-catalog-brand-name-and-ip.-gene-simmons-assures-fans-it-is-a-%27collaboration%27
April 4, 2024, 9:55 PM
It’s never really the end of the road for Kiss. The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group…
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Philippines to hold joint naval drills with U.S., Japan, Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/philippines-to-hold-joint-naval-drills-with-us-japan-australia
April 4, 2024, 9:52 PM
The Philippines will hold joint naval drills with the United States, Japan and Australia, two diplomatic sources told AFP Thursday, as the four countries deepen military ties to…
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South Korea's president meets leader of striking doctors as he seeks to end their walkouts
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea%27s-president-meets-leader-of-striking-doctors-as-he-seeks-to-end-their-walkouts
April 4, 2024, 11:28 AM
South Korea’s president met the leader of thousands of striking junior doctors on Thursday and promised to respect their position during future talks over the government's contentious push…
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Drone attack kills 4 in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Russia builds its war strength
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-drone-attack-kills-4-people-in-ukraine%E2%80%99s-second-largest-city-as-russia-builds-its-war-strength
April 5, 2024, 3:36 AM
Russian forces fired drones at two apartment buildings and a power plant in Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing four people, local authorities said Thursday, as the Kremlin’s forces apparently…
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Full time for soccer comic 'Captain Tsubasa' in print
https://japantoday.com/category/national/full-time-for-football-comic-%27captain-tsubasa%27-in-print
April 4, 2024, 9:54 PM
Japanese soccer comic "Captain Tsubasa" ended its 43-year print serialization on Thursday, but its creator said the stories that inspired Lionel Messi will continue on online.
Yoichi Takahashi…
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Tokyo crowds revel as cherry blossoms reach full bloom
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-crowds-revel-as-cherry-blossoms-reach-full-bloom
April 4, 2024, 9:53 PM
Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the full bloom that has arrived in the Japanese capital later than usual this year…
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BOJ cuts view on 7 of 9 regional economies on weak consumption
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update1-boj-cuts-view-on-7-of-9-regional-economies-on-weak-consumption
April 5, 2024, 3:44 AM
The Bank of Japan on Thursday downgraded its assessments of seven out of the country's nine regions amid softening private consumption and weak auto production, though the economy…
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Japan's oldest man dies at 112
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-oldest-man-dies-at-112
April 4, 2024, 9:53 PM
Gisaburo Sonobe, a 112-year-old recognized as Japan's oldest man, died in late March in Chiba Prefecture, local authorities said Thursday.
Sonobe was born on Nov. 6, 1911. He…
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NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia's war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nato-marks-its-75th-birthday-as-war-in-ukraine-and-rising-populism-gnaw-at-its-unity
April 4, 2024, 9:51 PM
NATO marked 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing on Thursday to stay the course in Ukraine as better-armed Russian…
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Ohtani hits first home run for Dodgers in 5-4 win over Giants
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shohei-ohtani-hit-first-home-run-for-dodgers-who-beat-giants-5-4-for-3-game-sweep
April 4, 2024, 11:22 AM
Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants…
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Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain, analysis shows
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tropical-forest-loss-eased-in-2023-but-threats-remain-analysis-shows
April 4, 2024, 4:20 AM
Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Global…
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