Martinelli stars as leaders Arsenal crush Everton to go five points clear
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/martinelli-stars-as-leaders-arsenal-crush-everton-to-go-five-points-clear
March 1, 2023, 9:59 PM
Gabriel Martinelli starred as Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 rout of struggling Everton on Wednesday.
Bukayo Saka broke…
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PGA Tour moves toward elite field with no cuts for 2024
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/pga-tour-moves-toward-elite-field-with-no-cuts-for-2024
March 1, 2023, 9:57 PM
The PGA Tour is moving toward an elite schedule in 2024 with 16 designated events that will have no more than 80-man fields with no cuts, and a…
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Harry, Meghan asked to leave UK home in further royal rift
https://japantoday.com/category/world/harry-meghan-asked-to-leave-uk-home-in-further-royal-rift
March 1, 2023, 9:40 PM
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have been asked to vacate their home in Britain, suggesting a further fraying of ties with the royal family amid preparations for…
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U.S. seeks allies' backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war
https://japantoday.com/category/world/exclusive-us-seeks-allies%27-backing-for-possible-china-sanctions-over-ukraine-war-sources
March 1, 2023, 9:38 PM
The United States is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia for its war in…
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Djokovic advances; Rublev saves 5 match points in Dubai win
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-advances-rublev-saves-5-match-points-in-dubai-win
March 1, 2023, 9:33 PM
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic eased into the quarterfinals at the Dubai Championships by beating Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday.
Djokovic extended his winning streak to 19 matches in…
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French President Macron begins 4-nation Africa tour in Gabon
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-president-macron-begins-africa-tour-in-gabon
March 1, 2023, 9:40 PM
Emmanuel Macron landed in Gabon on Wednesday, the first stop of an Africa tour that will also take the French president to Angola, Congo Republic and Democratic Republic…
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Toronto man charged with 96 offenses related to child sexual assault
https://japantoday.com/category/world/toronto-man-charged-with-96-offences-related-to-child-sexual-assault
March 1, 2023, 9:40 PM
A 31-year-old Toronto man is facing 96 charges related to sexual assault of children in person as well as on social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok,…
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Russia tries to close ring on Bakhmut as Ukrainians mount 'furious resistance'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-tries-to-close-ring-on-bakhmut-as-ukrainians-mount-%27furious-resistance%272
March 1, 2023, 9:38 PM
Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle and storm the small eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more…
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EU, Russia take strong positions as Ukraine takes center stage at G20
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/eu-russia-take-strong-positions-as-ukraine-takes-centre-stage-at-g201
March 1, 2023, 9:50 PM
The year-long Russian war in Ukraine took centre stage on the eve of a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday with the EU foreign policy…
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English cricket confronts racism scandal as hearing begins
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/english-cricket-confronts-racism-scandal-as-hearing-begins
March 1, 2023, 9:33 PM
A long-awaited hearing examining racism allegations which brought shame on English cricket’s most successful county team started Wednesday, with past and present internationals set to give evidence to…
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Israeli army arrests Palestinian suspects in deadly shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-army-arrests-palestinian-suspects-in-deadly-shooting
March 1, 2023, 9:40 PM
Israeli troops arrested two Palestinians on Wednesday suspected of involvement in the killing earlier this week of an American-Israeli, the military said, in a daylight raid in a…
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Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap
https://japantoday.com/category/business/lilly-plans-to-slash-some-insulin-prices-expand-cost-cap
March 1, 2023, 9:29 PM
Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay to fill prescriptions.
The moves announced…
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China, Belarus presidents call for Ukraine cease-fire, talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-belarus-presidents-call-for-ukraine-cease-fire-talks
March 1, 2023, 9:39 PM
The presidents of China and Belarus joined Wednesday in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict.
The joint call came…
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TikTok sets new default time limits for minors
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/tiktok-sets-new-default-time-limits-for-minors
March 1, 2023, 9:36 PM
TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.…
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Turkey intends to hold elections on May 14 despite quake
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkey-intends-to-hold-elections-on-may-14-despite-quake
March 1, 2023, 9:40 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that his government still intends to hold elections a month earlier than scheduled despite an earthquake last month that devastated…
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Kishida pledges to take every step to resolve N Korea abduction issue
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Kishida-pledges-to-take-every-step-to-resolve-N-Korea-abduction-issue
March 1, 2023, 9:49 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday that his government will take every possible measure to pursue the return of all of its citizens who were abducted by…
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At least 22 people, including children, abducted in Congo
https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-22-people-including-children-abducted-in-congo
March 1, 2023, 9:41 PM
At least 22 people, including children, were abducted from three villages in northern Congo, local authorities said.
Seven armed men dressed in white military uniforms, attacked towns in…
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Murakami's 1st novel in 6 years to hit stores in April
https://japantoday.com/category/national/murakami%27s-1st-novel-in-6-years-to-hit-stores-in-april
March 1, 2023, 9:35 PM
A new Haruki Murakami novel will be published in April and the publisher is saying little about it except that the Japanese manuscript is around 1,200 pages and…
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China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-dismisses-fbi-statement-on-covid-19-lab-leak-theory
March 1, 2023, 9:39 PM
For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a…
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2 women killed after car crashes into hospital in Osaka
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-women-dead-after-car-crashes-into-hospital-in-western-japan
March 1, 2023, 9:34 PM
Two elderly women were killed on Wednesday after a car crashed into a hospital in Osaka, local authorities said.
The 71-year-old driver of the car, South Korean national…
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Asian shares, oil advance on strong China factory data
https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-oil-advance-on-strong-china-factory-data1
March 1, 2023, 7:23 AM
Asian shares were higher Wednesday after reports on key measures of China manufacturing showed a strong recovery after anti-virus controls were lifted late last year.
Hong Kong’s Hang…
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China manufacturing activity surges in February
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-manufacturing-activity-surges-in-february
March 1, 2023, 9:29 PM
China's manufacturing activity surged to its highest reading in more than a decade in February, official figures showed Wednesday, as factories began to return to normal following years…
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Youth arrested after knife attack on teacher at school in Saitama
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-after-knife-attack-on-teacher-in-school-near-tokyo
March 1, 2023, 9:09 PM
A knife-wielding teenager on Wednesday trespassed into a junior high school in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, and attacked a teacher who tried to stop him from entering a classroom,…
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Kishida says ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-not-discrimination
March 1, 2023, 9:29 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that…
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Strategies for living alone: Done right, it's an opportunity
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/strategies-for-living-alone-done-right-it%27s-an-opportunity
March 1, 2023, 9:43 PM
At 85 he’s writing and publishing books at the rate of four or five a year. It’s nothing new, he’s been doing it nearly 70 years and counts…
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Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasket
https://japantoday.com/category/world/soils-of-war-the-toxic-legacy-for-ukraine%27s-breadbasket
March 1, 2023, 6:48 AM
When Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all…
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Kobe Bryant family settles photo lawsuit for $28.5 million
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kobe-bryant-family-settles-photo-lawsuit-for-28.5-million
March 1, 2023, 6:24 AM
The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies…
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South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/south-korea%27s-yoon-renews-hopes-for-improved-ties-with-japan
March 1, 2023, 9:34 AM
South Korea's president on Wednesday called Japan "a partner that shares the same universal values" and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.…
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2 high-profile robbery suspects charged again for theft
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-high-profile-japan-robbery-suspects-charged-again-for-theft
March 1, 2023, 9:37 PM
Two men recently deported from the Philippines believed to have remotely coordinated a string of robberies across Japan were served fresh arrest warrants by police on Wednesday on…
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Day of the dolls
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/day-of-the-dolls-8
March 1, 2023, 9:41 PM
About 1,800 dolls are lined up on the steps at Tomisakijinja shrine in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, as part of the Katsuura Big Doll Festival, to celebrate Hina Matsuri…
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