Fire in packed Hong Kong building kills five; dozens in hospital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/fire-in-packed-hong-kong-building-kills-five%EF%BC%8Cdozens-in-hospital
April 10, 2024, 5:21 AM
A fire broke out in a densely populated residential building in Hong Kong's bustling Kowloon district on Wednesday, killing five people and injuring 35 others, the city's hospital…
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'Joker' pairs up with Gaga as sequel hype hits CinemaCon
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27joker%27-pairs-up-with-gaga-as-sequel-hype-hits-cinemacon
April 10, 2024, 5:23 AM
Warner Bros offered a glimpse of its eagerly anticipated "Joker" sequel at CinemaCon on Tuesday, as the Hollywood studio set out plans to build on the success of…
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Marcos says trilateral summit with U.S., Japan to include South China Sea cooperation
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/philippines-president-says-trilateral-summit-with-u.s.-japan-to-include-south-china-sea-cooperation
April 10, 2024, 7:33 AM
The upcoming trilateral summit between the United States, Philippines and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, Philippine…
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Shizuoka governor quits after disparaging comments about farmers
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/shizuoka-governor-quits-after-disparaging-comments-about-farmers
April 10, 2024, 7:33 AM
The governor of Shizuoka Prefecture tendered his resignation Wednesday following a backlash over his belittling comments about farmers and vegetable sellers.
Heita Kawakatsu will automatically vacate his post…
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Local governments hope new ride-hailing services will give economy a lift
https://japantoday.com/category/business/focus-local-gov%27ts-hope-new-ride-hailing-services-will-give-economy-a-lift
April 10, 2024, 7:33 AM
With a shortage of taxis leaving many of Japan's cities in a bind, local authorities hope a new central government rule that involves lifting a ban on ride-hailing…
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Tigers score 4 runs in 9th inning to comeback and beat Pirates
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tigers-score-4-runs-in-9th-inning-to-comeback-and-beat-pirates
April 10, 2024, 6:44 AM
Gio Urshela, Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Tuesday.
Detroit won…
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Keep those sticks down! Stars and Sabres have goals overturned after high stick challenges
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/keep-those-sticks-down%21-stars-and-sabres-have-goals-overturned-after-high-stick-challenges
April 10, 2024, 2:28 AM
The Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres both had goals overturned on replay review challenges because of high sticks Tuesday night.
Dallas thought it had a 2-1 lead in…
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Germany, Czechia, Switzerland and Japan all advance to quarterfinals of women's hockey worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/germany-czechia-switzerland-and-japan-all-advance-to-quarterfinals-of-women%27s-hockey-worlds
April 10, 2024, 2:29 AM
Lisa Hemmerle made her first career start in goal for the national team, helping Germany beat China 3-0 on Tuesday to finish the preliminary round of the women’s…
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Alyssa Naeher makes 3 saves in shootout as U.S. edges Canada for SheBelieves Cup title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/alyssa-naeher-makes-3-saves-in-shootout-as-united-states-edges-canada-for-shebelieves-cup-title
April 10, 2024, 3:57 AM
Alyssa Naeher made three saves in a penalty shootout and converted her own attempt to lead the United States past Canada Tuesday night in the final of the…
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6-year-old girl stabbed; mother also has knife wounds in possible murder-suicide attempt
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/6-year-old-girl-stabbed-mother-also-has-knife-wounds-in-possible-murder-suicide-attempt
April 10, 2024, 7:34 AM
A six-year-old girl was stabbed and her 49-year-old mother was also found with knife wounds at their home in what police believe may have been an attempted murder-suicide,…
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As golf's civil war rages, all the top PGA Tour and LIV players are at the Masters this week
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/as-golf%27s-civil-war-rages-all-the-top-pga-tour-and-liv-players-are-at-the-masters-this-week
April 10, 2024, 1:18 AM
In some ways, golf finds itself at a point in time not unlike pro football in the 1960s, when two rival leagues duked it out but found a…
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U.S. officials probing Boeing whistleblower claims on 787, 777
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-officials-probing-boeing-whistleblower-claims-on-787-777
April 10, 2024, 1:25 AM
Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Attorneys for the…
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Spain fight back against Czechs in Euro 2025 qualifiers, France edge Sweden
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/spain-fight-back-against-czechs-in-euro-2025-qualifiers-france-edge-win
April 10, 2024, 12:23 AM
World champions Spain roared back from a goal down in Burgos on Tuesday to beat Czech Republic 3-1 in Euro 2025 qualifying, while 10-women France secured another single-goal…
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Arsenal draws 2-2 with Bayern in Champions League after Kane scores against old rival
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-rescues-2-2-draw-with-bayern-in-champions-league-after-kane-scores-against-old-rival
April 10, 2024, 12:22 AM
Leandro Trossard’s second-half equalizer gave Arsenal a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday after Harry Kane had scored…
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Real Madrid and Man City draw 3-3 in frantic 1st leg of Champions League quarterfinals at Bernabeu
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/real-madrid-and-man-city-draw-3-3-in-frantic-1st-leg-of-champions-league-quarterfinals-at-bernabeu
April 10, 2024, 12:22 AM
Real Madrid and Manchester City drew 3-3 in a frantic first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday, with the first three goals coming in…
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Expect more joint South China Sea patrols, U.S. says ahead of summits with allies
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/expect-more-joint-south-china-sea-patrols-us-says-ahead-of-summits-with-allies
April 10, 2024, 12:11 AM
More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan last weekend, U.S. national security adviser…
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Tiger Woods has not given up hope of adding another Masters green jacket
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiger-woods-has-not-given-up-hope-of-adding-another-masters-green-jacket
April 10, 2024, 12:22 AM
Tiger Woods still thinks he can win another Masters. Recent evidence would suggest that might be a steeper climb than walking up to the 18th green at Augusta…
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Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet Palestinian demands, but is under review
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamas-says-israeli-proposal-fails-to-meet-palestinian-demands-but-is-under-review5
April 10, 2024, 3:57 AM
Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza did not meet the demands of Palestinian militant factions, but it would…
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U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-announces-138-million-in-emergency-military-sales-of-hawk-missile-systems-support-for-ukraine
April 10, 2024, 3:58 AM
The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems.
The…
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Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at White House state dinner for Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/paul-simon-is-performing-at-wednesday%27s-white-house-state-dinner-for-japan%27s-prime-minister-kishida
April 10, 2024, 12:43 AM
Dry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon are on tap for more than 200 guests who are expected to attend a swanky White House state dinner on…
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England to keep rugby test ban on overseas-based players
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-to-keep-test-ban-on-overseas-based-players
April 10, 2024, 1:27 AM
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney said Tuesday there were no plans to alter rules banning overseas-based players from England duty despite several internationals joining French clubs.…
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Medical care and supplies scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti's capital
https://japantoday.com/category/world/medical-care-and-supplies-are-scarce-as-gang-violence-chokes-haiti%27s-capital
April 10, 2024, 12:24 AM
Fresh gunfire erupted Tuesday in downtown Port-au-Prince, forcing aid workers to halt urgently needed care for thousands of Haitians.
Weeks of gang violence have forced some 18 hospitals…
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Nobel-winning 'God particle' physicist Higgs dies at 94
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nobel-winning-%27god-particle%27-physicist-higgs-dies-aged-94
April 10, 2024, 1:28 AM
British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle -- the so-called Higgs boson -- jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, has died aged 94,…
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Top-ranked Djokovic returns to clay and eases into third round at Monte Carlo Masters
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/top-ranked-djokovic-returns-to-clay-and-eases-into-third-round-at-monte-carlo-masters
April 10, 2024, 12:23 AM
Novak Djokovic made light work of his return to clay and did not face a break point in beating Roman Safiullin 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third round…
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Seven & i to list supermarket unit Ito-Yokado: report
https://japantoday.com/category/business/seven-i-to-list-supermarket-unit-ito-yokado-kyodo-reports
April 9, 2024, 10:43 PM
Japan's Seven & i Holdings plans to list its supermarket unit Ito-Yokado, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources.
The retail conglomerate aims to focus on…
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Gunmen kill 6 policemen in an ambush in southeastern Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-kill-6-policemen-in-an-ambush-in-southeastern-iran-media-reports-say
April 10, 2024, 12:24 AM
Gunmen ambushed a police convoy in Iran's restive southeast on Tuesday, killing six policemen, media reports said.
The attack on a road in Sistan and Baluchistan province also…
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GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats to oust Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gop%27s-marjorie-taylor-greene-delivers-fresh-threats-of-ousting-speaker-johnson-in-scathing-rebuke
April 10, 2024, 3:44 AM
Hard-right Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats of a…
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Japan to launch new disease control body in April 2025 for pandemics
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-launch-new-disease-control-body-in-april-2025-for-pandemics
April 9, 2024, 10:48 PM
Japan will establish a new organization to advise the government on major outbreaks of infectious diseases from April next year, the country's health minister said Tuesday, in response…
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South Korea's president faces a major test in a crucial parliamentary election
https://japantoday.com/category/world/south-korea%27s-president-faces-a-major-test-in-a-crucial-parliamentary-election
April 10, 2024, 12:26 AM
South Koreans vote Wednesday in a hotly contested parliamentary election that's largely seen as a referendum on conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and a possible sign of a…
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Simon Harris installed as Ireland's new prime minister
https://japantoday.com/category/world/simon-harris-is-installed-as-ireland%27s-new-prime-minister.-he%27s-the-country%27s-youngest-leader
April 10, 2024, 12:24 AM
Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland's prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader.
Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s…
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