Why would the U.S. defend Philippines?
https://japantoday.com/category/world/why-would-the-us-defend-the-philippines
April 12, 2024, 7:01 AM
Relations between the United States and the Philippines have been in overdrive since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took power in June 2022, fueled by China's growing assertiveness in…
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U.S., Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea
https://japantoday.com/category/national/u.s.-japan-and-south-korea-hold-drills-in-disputed-sea
April 12, 2024, 7:31 AM
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe…
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Man’s body found floating in moat around Imperial Palace in Tokyo
https://japantoday.com/category/national/man%E2%80%99s-body-found-floating-in-moat-around-imperial-palace-in-tokyo
April 12, 2024, 7:32 AM
A man’s body was found floating in the moat around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday.
According to police, the body was spotted by a man doing…
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Record high 181 animal abuse cases reported in 2023, NPA says
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/record-high-181-animal-abuse-cases-reported-in-2023-npa-says
April 12, 2024, 7:33 AM
A record high 181 cases of violation of the Animal Welfare Act were reported in Japan in 2023, the National Police Agency said in a report released this…
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Palace moat
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/palace-moat
April 11, 2024, 9:57 PM
People row boats near cherry blossoms in full bloom at the Chidorigafuchi palace moat in Tokyo on Thursday.
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French PM, Trudeau defend Canada-EU trade pact
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-pm-trudeau-defend-canada-eu-trade-pact
April 11, 2024, 10:05 PM
Prime Ministers Gabriel Attal of France and Canada's Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended a trade pact between Canada and the European Union whose ratification has been stymied in…
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Report links H&M, Zara to environmental destruction in Brazil
https://japantoday.com/category/world/report-links-h-m-zara-to-environmental-destruction-in-brazil
April 11, 2024, 10:05 PM
Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have used cotton from farms linked to massive deforestation, land-grabbing, corruption and violence in Brazil, a report by the environmental group Earthsight…
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The show goes on for Paramount with ‘Gladiator II,’ a new Damien Chazelle movie and more
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/the-show-goes-on-for-paramount-with-%E2%80%98gladiator-ii-%E2%80%99-a-new-damien-chazelle-movie-and-more
April 11, 2024, 10:00 PM
With reports and rumors swirling about possible mergers and bids to acquire Paramount, the film studio put its best foot forward for theater owners at CinemaCon on Thursday.…
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On eve of Kishida's visit to North Carolina, Fujifilm announces more jobs there
https://japantoday.com/category/business/on-eve-of-japanese-prime-minister%27s-visit-to-north-carolina-fujifilm-announces-more-jobs-there
April 11, 2024, 10:01 PM
Hours before the Japanese prime minister's arrival in North Carolina, a subsidiary of Japan's Fujifilm Corp announced Thursday plans to expand further a massive biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in…
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Mexico calls on World Court to suspend Ecuador pending embassy raid apology
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico-calls-on-world-court-to-suspend-ecuador-pending-embassy-raid-apology1
April 11, 2024, 10:05 PM
Mexico has asked the top court of the United Nations to suspend Ecuador's membership until the South American country issues a public apology for its raid on Mexico's…
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Trump tests limits of gag order with post insulting 2 likely witnesses in criminal trial
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-tests-limits-of-gag-order-with-post-insulting-2-likely-witnesses-in-criminal-trial
April 12, 2024, 2:25 AM
Days after a New York judge expanded a gag order on Donald Trump to curtail "inflammatory” speech, the former president tested its limits by disparaging two key witnesses…
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Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16 mil from baseball star in sports betting case
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/former-interpreter-for-baseball-star-shohei-ohtani-faces-bank-fraud-charges-in-sports-betting-case
April 12, 2024, 7:34 AM
Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from the Japanese…
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$50,000 Olympic track prize the latest in long, conflicted relationship between athletes and money
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/50k-olympic-track-prize-the-latest-in-a-long-conflicted-relationship-between-athletes-and-money
April 11, 2024, 10:03 PM
Since the day they were founded, the Olympics have had a confusing relationship with money. The games were supposed to celebrate sport for sport's sake. But the price…
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Djokovic, Sinner into Monte Carlo quarterfinals as Medvedev rages
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-sinner-into-monte-carlo-quarters-as-medvedev-rages
April 11, 2024, 10:03 PM
Novak Djokovic avenged last year's Monte Carlo Masters defeat by Lorenzo Musetti to reach the quarterfinals Thursday along with Jannik Sinner, while Daniil Medvedev launched into a furious…
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Mali extends crackdown to ban media coverage of political parties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mali-bans-media-coverage-of-political-parties
April 11, 2024, 10:05 PM
Mali's ruling military junta on Thursday banned media coverage of political parties a day after suspending their activities, marking the latest crackdown on dissent in the West African…
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Major Russian air strikes destroy Kyiv power plant, damage other stations
https://japantoday.com/category/world/major-russian-air-strikes-destroy-kyiv-power-plant-damage-other-stations1
April 12, 2024, 7:43 AM
Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several regions of Ukraine on Thursday, officials said, ramping up pressure on…
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OJ Simpson, football player and actor brought down by his murder trial, dies at 76
https://japantoday.com/category/world/oj-simpson-fallen-football-hero-acquitted-of-murder-in-%27trial-of-the-century-%27-dies-at-76
April 11, 2024, 10:04 PM
OJ Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed…
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Italy to invite African, South American leaders to G7 summit
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-to-invite-african-south-american-leaders-to-g7-summit1
April 11, 2024, 10:04 PM
¥Italy is planning to invite leaders from several African countries as well as Argentina, Brazil and India to so-called outreach meetings at the Group of Seven (G7) summit…
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Japan drops new SDF training site plan in Okinawa
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-drops-new-sdf-training-site-plan-in-okinawa-amid-local-protest
April 11, 2024, 9:59 PM
The Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday it will give up on building a new training site for the Ground Self-Defense Force at the currently planned location in Okinawa…
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Cannes announces lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cannes-sets-lineup-with-lanthimos-coppola-and-trump-film-%27the-apprentice%27
April 11, 2024, 10:00 PM
New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d'Or at the…
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Premier League to use semi-automated offside technology from next season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-to-use-semi-automated-offside-technology-from-next-season
April 11, 2024, 10:03 PM
The Premier League will use AI-based player tracking technology to make offside calls from next season in a move that should reduce the time it takes officials to…
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Meta turns to AI to protect minors from 'sextortion' on Instagram
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-turns-to-ai-to-protect-minors-from-%27sextortion%27-on-instagram
April 11, 2024, 10:02 PM
Meta said on Thursday it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from "sextortion" scams on its Instagram platform, which has been accused by U.S. politicians of…
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Biden says U.S. support for Philippines, Japan defense 'ironclad' amid growing China provocations
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Biden-says-U.S.-support-for-Philippines-Japan-defense-%27ironclad%27-amid-growing-China-provocations
April 12, 2024, 7:34 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that U.S. defense commitment to Pacific allies was “ironclad” as he gathered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio…
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Vietnam tycoon gets death sentence in $12 billion fraud case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/vietnam-tycoon-gets-death-sentence-in-12-billion-fraud-case
April 11, 2024, 10:04 PM
A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a 304 trillion dong ($12.5 billion) financial…
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DeChambeau seizes command with 65 at Masters as rivals falter
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/storms-delay-start-of-masters-as-scheffler-mcilroy-chase-history
April 11, 2024, 10:03 PM
Bryson DeChambeau reeled off five birdies in six holes on the back nine to seize command of the 88th Masters on Thursday while top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and world…
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Israel on alert after Iranian threat as Gaza war grinds on
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-on-alert-after-iranian-threat-as-gaza-war-grinds-on
April 12, 2024, 3:26 AM
Israel was on alert Thursday after its arch foe Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals, and as the war…
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China 'strongly dissatisfied' with Japan, U.S. interference in Taiwan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-china-strongly-dissatisfied-with-japan-u.s.-interference-in-taiwan
April 11, 2024, 9:58 PM
China expressed Thursday its "strong dissatisfaction" with and "firm opposition" to Japan and the United States, alleging their leaders grossly interfered in its internal affairs with regard to…
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¥10 mil gold bowl stolen from Tokyo department store
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/10-mil.-yen-gold-bowl-stolen-from-tokyo-department-store
April 11, 2024, 9:58 PM
A pure gold bowl priced at about 10 million yen was stolen from a Tokyo department store on Thursday, with police seeking a man caught on camera taking…
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As world's central banks wrestle with when to cut rates, Europe signals it's ready to move
https://japantoday.com/category/business/when-are-those-rate-cuts-coming-already-the-european-central-bank-may-be-providing-some-hints
April 11, 2024, 10:01 PM
The European Central Bank signalled Thursday it could cut interest rates at its next meeting in June, a big step as the rich world's central banks, including the…
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Asian shares are mixed, taking hot U.S. inflation data in stride
https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-are-mixed-taking-hot-us-inflation-data-in-stride
April 11, 2024, 7:08 AM
Asian shares were mixed Thursday after U.S. stocks fell on worries that what had seemed like a blip in the battle to bring down inflation may be a…
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