Plum blossom festival
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/plum-blossom-festival-1
February 25, 2023, 9:08 PM
Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as geiko serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Saturday.
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French documentary 'On the Adamant' wins top Berlinale prize
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/french-documentary-%27on-the-adamant%27-wins-top-berlinale-prize
February 25, 2023, 9:25 PM
The French documentary “On the Adamant” (Sur l'Adamant) directed by Nicolas Philibert was named best film Saturday at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
The film takes viewers…
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Jill Biden talks safe sex, condoms with Kenya's young adults
https://japantoday.com/category/world/jill-biden-talks-safe-sex-condoms-with-kenya%27s-young-adults
February 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
It was a Saturday of learning for U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Kenya.
She praised young adults for learning about safe sex and dating practices, attended a…
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Six Nations: England tames Wales by 20-10
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/six-nations-england-tames-beleaguered-wales-by-20-10
February 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
England piled on the misery for Wales with a 20-10 victory that left the beleaguered host nursing a third straight loss to open the Six Nations on Saturday.…
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Krejcikova stuns Swiatek to take Dubai title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/krejcikova-stuns-swiatek-to-take-dubai-title
February 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
Barbora Krejcikova defeated Iga Swiatek to claim the Dubai WTA title on Saturday, becoming just the fourth woman this century to defeat the top three players in the…
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Irish leader: Brexit talks over N Ireland close to a deal
https://japantoday.com/category/world/irish-leader-brexit-talks-over-n-ireland-close-to-a-deal
February 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
Ireland's prime minister said Saturday that the UK and the European Union are “inching” closer to agreeing on a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit dispute in Northern…
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Mass protests in Israel as controversial overhauls advanced
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mass-protests-in-israel-as-controversial-overhauls-advanced
February 25, 2023, 9:32 PM
Tens of thousands of Israelis on Saturday protested their far-right government’s plans to overhaul the legal system, three days after parliament advanced a bill that would enable lawmakers…
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Russia halts pipeline oil to Poland
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-halts-pipeline-oil-to-poland-says-refiner-pkn-orlen
February 25, 2023, 9:32 PM
Russia has halted supplies of oil to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, PKN Orlen's CEO said on Saturday, adding that the Polish refiner would tap other sources to…
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Medvedev halts Murray heroics to take Qatar title
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/medvedev-halts-murray-heroics-to-take-qatar-title
February 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
Daniil Medvedev beat fellow former world number one Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4 in the Qatar Open final on Saturday to win his second ATP title in a week.…
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Arsenal maintains Premier League lead; Man City batters Bournemouth
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/arsenal-extend-premier-league-lead-leeds-climb-out-of-bottom-three
February 25, 2023, 9:31 PM
Arsenal remains two points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday, as Manchester City maintained their pursuit of…
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Six Nations: Ireland holds off competitive Italy 34-20
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ireland-holds-off-competitive-italy-34-20-in-rome
February 25, 2023, 9:32 PM
Ireland had just enough firepower to suppress Italy and win an entertaining Six Nations rugby contest 34-20 at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
The Irish notched a third win…
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Turkey widens probe into building collapses as quake toll exceeds 50,000
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-widens-probe-into-building-collapses-as-quake-toll-exceeds-50-000
February 25, 2023, 9:32 PM
Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month's earthquakes and investigations are widening, a minister said on Saturday, as anger…
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Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, as fighting grinds on
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-zelenskyy-seeks-more-sanctions-fighting-grinds-on
February 25, 2023, 9:32 PM
Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new Russian strikes and attacks…
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M6.1 quake hits Hokkaido
https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-m6.1-quake-hits-hokkaido-no-tsunami-warning-issued
February 25, 2023, 9:23 PM
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Saturday, registering a lower 5 on the country's seismic intensity scale…
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Sydney's Mardi Gras parade returns to packed streets
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sydney%27s-mardi-gras-parade-returns-to-packed-streets
February 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the annual Mardi Gras parade, which returned to the city's streets for the first time since the…
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More than 70 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso, extremists say
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-70-soldiers-killed-in-burkina-faso-extremists-say
February 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for killing more than 70 soldiers, wounding dozens and taking five hostage, in an ambush on a military convoy in northern…
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Dentsu Group president accepts culpability in Games bid rigging: report
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/dentsu-group-president-accepts-culpability-in-games-bid-rigging-nhk
February 25, 2023, 9:29 PM
The president of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Group has acknowledged corporate responsibility for suspected big rigging on contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, NHK reported on Saturday.
Dentsu…
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Marinos stay unbeaten, prolong Reds' winless start
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-football-marinos-stay-unbeaten-prolong-reds%27-winless-start
February 25, 2023, 9:30 PM
Defending champions Yokohama F Marinos made it two wins from two to start the J-League top-flight season, beating Urawa Reds 2-0 on goals from Anderson Lopes and Yan…
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G20 finance chiefs differ on Russia-Ukraine war, debt
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/G20-finance-chiefs-differ-on-Russia-Ukraine-war-debt
February 25, 2023, 9:56 AM
Finance leaders of the world's top economies sought on Friday to bridge differences over how to deal with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, as…
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Japan reports 14,846 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-14-846-new-coronavirus-cases
February 25, 2023, 12:00 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 14,846 new coronavirus cases, up 8,334 from Friday. Tokyo reported 1,182 new cases, up 755 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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N Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet
https://japantoday.com/category/world/n.-korea-food-shortage-worsens-amid-covid-but-no-famine-yet
February 25, 2023, 9:33 PM
There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders…
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IMF flags debt restructuring hurdles; says banning crypto should be an option
https://japantoday.com/category/business/imf-flags-debt-restructuring-hurdles-says-banning-crypto-should-be-an-option
February 25, 2023, 9:27 PM
There are some disagreements over restructuring debt for distressed economies, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, adding…
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Boat service linking Busan and Tsushima resumes
https://japantoday.com/category/national/boat-service-linking-s.-korea%27s-busan-and-japan%27s-tsushima-resumes
February 25, 2023, 9:24 PM
A high-speed boat service linking South Korea's port city of Busan and Tsushima, the Japanese island that lies closest to the Korean Peninsula, resumed Saturday after a three-year…
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Fujitsu, Yamanashi sign partnership to drive prefecture’s digital transformation
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/fujitsu-yamanashi-sign-partnership-to-drive-prefecture%E2%80%99s-digital-transformation
February 25, 2023, 9:28 PM
Fujitsu and Yamanashi Prefecture have announced the signing of a strategic partnership to promote Yamanashi’s digital transformation (DX). As part of the collaboration, Fujitsu and Yamanashi Prefecture aim…
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Man arrested for keeping body of 87-year-old mother home
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-keeping-body-of-87-year-old-mother-home
February 25, 2023, 9:29 PM
Police in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man for keeping the body of his 87-year-old mother at home and not notifying the authorities about her…
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13 still missing after 2 weeks after cyclone in New Zealand
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thirteen-still-missing-after-cyclone-gabrielle-in-new-zealand1
February 25, 2023, 5:06 AM
The number of people still unaccounted for in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle that battered New Zealand nearly two weeks ago has dropped to 13, authorities said on…
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Defending champ Alcaraz reaches Rio Open semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/defending-champ-alcaraz-reaches-rio-open-semi-finals
February 25, 2023, 3:24 AM
World number two Carlos Alcaraz clawed back a break in both sets and dominated the tiebreaker to beat Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) on Friday in the ATP…
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California serial killer suspected of slaying cellmate
https://japantoday.com/category/world/california-serial-killer-suspected-of-slaying-cellmate
February 25, 2023, 1:19 AM
Convicted serial killer Ramon Escobar is suspected of killing his new cellmate Friday at a central California prison, authorities said.
Escobar, 51, shared a cell at North Kern…
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G7 vows to strengthen coordinated sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update4-g-7-vows-to-strengthen-coordinated-sanctions-on-russia-over-ukraine
February 25, 2023, 12:00 PM
The leaders of the Group of Seven economies pledged to levy further sanctions on Russia in a bid to stop its war in Ukraine, according to a joint…
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Nikki Haley keeping early 2024 fundraising numbers quiet
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nikki-haley-keeping-early-2024-fundraising-numbers-quiet
February 25, 2023, 2:22 AM
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley had a busy first week as an official 2024 presidential candidate, announcing in her native state, then hustling to early voting New…
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