Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-strongly-condemns-iranian-attack-on-israel-as-escalation
April 14, 2024, 7:35 AM
Japan strongly condemned a retaliatory attack by Iran on Israel, calling it an escalation of events and saying it was deeply concerned at the situation, in a statement…
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Imanaga continues strong start to major league career as Cubs top Mariners 4-1
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shota-imanaga-continues-strong-start-to-major-league-career-as-cubs-top-mariners-4-1
April 14, 2024, 5:25 AM
Shota Imanaga allowed one unearned run over 5 1/3 innings, Michael Busch homered in his third straight game and the Chicago Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on…
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Woman arrested for attempting to kill 18-year-old son
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-for-attempting-to-kill-18-year-old-son
April 14, 2024, 7:37 AM
Police in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 45-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed her 18-year-old son at their home on Saturday.
According…
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SDF begins Tomahawk missile training for FY2025 deployment
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-sdf-begins-tomahawk-missile-training-for-fy-2025-deployment
April 14, 2024, 7:35 AM
Japan's Self-Defense Forces have started training to operate land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles, as the country plans to deploy them from fiscal 2025 in the hope of enhancing deterrence…
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Creaking Paris metro system to face Olympic test
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/creaking-paris-metro-system-to-face-olympic-test
April 14, 2024, 5:40 AM
Long the envy of other cities, Paris' creaking underground metro system has become a subject of daily frustration for users just as the French capital gears up to…
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Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-launches-retaliatory-attack-on-israel-with-hundreds-of-drones-missiles2
April 14, 2024, 5:52 AM
Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of…
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Unruffled Scheffler eyes second Masters title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/unruffled-scheffler-eyes-second-masters-title
April 14, 2024, 2:23 AM
There isn't much that can fluster Scottie Scheffler.
The American came into Augusta National this week as the favorite to win the Masters and the number one golfer…
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Man who killed 6 in Sydney mall stabbing rampage had mental health issues, police say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sydney-stabbing-that-killed-6-was-not-an-ideological-attack-police-say2
April 14, 2024, 5:50 AM
The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there was no indication ideology was a motive in the attack…
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Iran launches drone attack at Israel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-launches-drone-attack-at-israel-expected-to-unfold-%27over-hours%27
April 14, 2024, 3:27 AM
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel late on Saturday, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the…
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Ukraine's army chief says eastern front under intense Russian assault
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-army-chief-says-eastern-front-under-intense-russian-assault1
April 14, 2024, 3:28 AM
Ukraine's army chief said on Saturday the situation on the eastern front had worsened in recent days as Russia has intensified its armoured assaults and battles rage for…
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Man City earns big win over Luton despite rotating squad
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-earns-big-win-over-luton-despite-rotating-squad.-newcastle-routs-tottenham-at-home-again
April 13, 2024, 9:42 PM
With some of Manchester City's regular starters rested, Jeremy Doku and Mateo Kovacic made sure the defending champion didn't miss a beat in the English Premier League title…
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Ruud beats Djokovic, Tsitsipas downs Sinner to set up Monte Carlo Masters final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tsitsipas-beats-sinner-to-reach-monte-carlo-masters-final-will-face-djokovic-or-ruud
April 13, 2024, 9:42 PM
Casper Ruud finally got the better of Novak Djokovic, beating the top-ranked Serb 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on Saturday to set up a Monte Carlo Masters final against two-time…
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Learn more about O.J. Simpson: The TV, movies, books and podcasts about the trial of the century
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/learn-more-about-o.j.-simpson-the-tv-movies-books-and-podcasts-about-the-trial-of-the-century
April 13, 2024, 9:40 PM
The story of O.J. Simpson's life was inherently cinematic — what started as fodder for a triumphant sports biopic abruptly became something much darker and complex as Simpson…
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Man arrested over theft of ¥10 mil gold tea bowl from Tokyo store
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-man-arrested-over-theft-of-10-mil.-yen-gold-tea-bowl-from-tokyo-store
April 14, 2024, 7:38 AM
Tokyo police arrested Saturday a man suspected of stealing a pure gold tea bowl costing around 10 million yen from a major Tokyo department store last week.
Masaru…
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Chinese official meets North Korean leader Kim in Pyongyang in highest-level talks in years
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-chinese-official-meets-north-korean-leader-kim-in-pyongyang-in-highest-level-talks-in-years
April 13, 2024, 9:41 PM
A top ranking official Chinese official reaffirmed ties with North Korea during a meeting Saturday with the country’s leader Kim Jong Un in the capital Pyongyang, China's state…
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West Bank sees biggest settler rampage since war in Gaza began
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel-find-the-body-of-boy-whose-disappearance-sparked-a-settler-attack-in-the-west-bank
April 14, 2024, 3:28 AM
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank went on the largest rampage against Palestinians there since the war in Gaza began, as Israel's army said Saturday the body…
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11 killed in Pakistan suspected separatist raid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/11-killed-in-pakistan-suspected-separatist-raid
April 13, 2024, 9:41 PM
Gunmen killed 11 people in southwest Pakistan, officials said Saturday, with police searching for suspected separatist militants after migrant laborers were singled out for execution.
Police said six…
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Police arrest international gang in $686 million medicinal cannabis scam
https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-arrest-international-gang-in-686-million-medicinal-cannabis-scam
April 13, 2024, 9:41 PM
Spanish police said on Saturday it led an international operation to arrest a gang which allegedly defrauded 645 million euros ($686.41 million) from victims in 35 countries in…
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Raducanu leads Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals; U.S., Poland, Japan also advance
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-advances-to-the-billie-jean-king-cup-finals-without-naomi-osaka-needing-to-play-a-2nd-match
April 13, 2024, 9:42 PM
Emma Raducanu clinched Britain's berth in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals by taking the last six points of a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) victory against Diane Parry of France on…
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6 stabbed to death at Sydney shopping center; attacker shot dead by police
https://japantoday.com/category/world/6-stabbed-to-death-at-Sydney-shopping-center-attacker-shot-dead-by-police
April 13, 2024, 10:42 PM
An attacker who fatally knifed six people in a Sydney mall was shot dead by police in the beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday, police said, as hundreds fled the…
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U.S., Japan, Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic in South China Sea, Marcos says
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/us-japan-philippines-trilateral-deal-to-change-dynamic-in-south-china-sea-marcos-says
April 13, 2024, 7:15 AM
A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr…
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Ohtani hits 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Matsui for most by a Japanese-born player
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-hits-175th-home-run-in-major-league-baseball-tying-matsui-for-most-by-a-japanese-born-player
April 13, 2024, 5:45 AM
Shohei Ohtani hit his 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japanese-born player with a solo shot during the first…
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Tokyo ramen shop created close-knit community shown in film
https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/feature-tokyo-ramen-shop-created-close-knit-community-shown-in-film
April 13, 2024, 9:37 PM
Following a warm reception on the international film festival circuit, an award-winning documentary centered on an unconventional Tokyo ramen shop recently hit theaters in the Japanese capital.
"Come…
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Man arrested for assaulting woman as she walks home in Ehime Prefecture
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-assaulting-woman-as-she-walks-home-in-ehime-prefecture
April 13, 2024, 9:46 PM
Police in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, on Saturday arrested a 49-year-old unemployed man on suspicion off assaulting a 19-year-old woman as she walked home on Friday.
The incident occurred…
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78-year-old man arrested for killing wife
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/78-year-old-man-arrested-for-killing-wife
April 13, 2024, 9:45 PM
Police in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 78-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 76-year-old wife.
Police received a call from a clinic at around 11…
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Slow down
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/slow-down
April 13, 2024, 9:35 PM
A manner poster on the wall of a Tokyo subway station urges commuters not to be in such a hurry.
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Google yanks California news sites over proposed law
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-yanks-california-news-sites-over-proposed-law
April 13, 2024, 9:43 PM
Google said it is testing removing links to California news sites for some users in the western US state as legislators mull making the online search giant pay…
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Golden Week holidaymakers in Japan to reach 90% of pre-COVID level
https://japantoday.com/category/national/golden-week-holidaymakers-in-japan-to-reach-90-of-pre-covid-level
April 13, 2024, 9:44 PM
The number of Japanese holidaymakers traveling at home and abroad in the upcoming Golden Week holiday period is expected to reach 23.32 million, recovering to over 90 percent…
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Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of filmmaking family, dies at 87
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/eleanor-coppola-matriarch-of-a-filmmaking-family-dies-at-87
April 13, 2024, 9:40 PM
Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a…
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Judge orders ex-interpreter for Ohtani to get gambling addiction treatment
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/judge-in-sports-betting-case-orders-ex-interpreter-for-ohtani-to-get-gambling-addiction-treatment
April 13, 2024, 7:16 AM
The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani agreed on Friday to undergo court-ordered gambling addiction treatment after federal prosecutors accused him of stealing $16 million from…
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