Police security drill
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/police-security-drill
March 2, 2023, 9:42 PM
The Metropolitan Police Department conducts a drill in Tokyo Thursday, for protection of dignitaries with police officers across the country in charge of security attending. The MPD is…
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Students mask up at graduation ceremonies despite PM saying they don’t have to
https://japantoday.com/category/national/students-mask-up-at-graduation-ceremonies-despite-pm-saying-they-don%E2%80%99t-have-to
March 2, 2023, 9:43 PM
Many high school students across Japan continued to wear face masks at their graduation ceremonies this week, even though Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said last month that there…
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Rep George Santos under investigation by House Ethics panel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rep.-george-santos-under-investigation-by-house-ethics-panel
March 2, 2023, 10:00 PM
The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep George Santos, the New York congressman whose lies and embellishments about his resume…
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Canada spy chief says elections not compromised
https://japantoday.com/category/world/canada-spy-chief-says-elections-not-compromised-looking-into-media-leaks
March 2, 2023, 10:15 PM
There was no major foreign election interference in Canada's last two votes, the head of the country's spy agency said on Thursday, but there is an investigation underway…
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Djokovic motors into Dubai semifinals; Rublev to face Zverev
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/djokovic-motors-into-dubai-semifinals-rublev-to-face-zverev
March 2, 2023, 10:00 PM
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic stayed unbeaten this season by defeating Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the semifinals at the Dubai Championships on Thursday.
The five-time Dubai champion's…
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Ukraine clings to Bakhmut; Blinken tells Lavrov U.S. will back Kyiv all the way
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-clings-to-bakhmut-blinken-tells-lavrov-u.s.-will-back-kyiv-all-the-way
March 2, 2023, 9:52 PM
Ukrainian forces held out in the eastern city of Bakhmut against Russian attackers on Thursday, while the top U.S. diplomat told his Russian counterpart in their first face-to-face…
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Justice Dept: Trump can be sued by police for Jan 6 actions
https://japantoday.com/category/world/justice-dept-trump-can-be-sued-by-police-for-jan.-6-actions
March 2, 2023, 9:52 PM
Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday…
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'More relaxed' Tsunoda relishing leading role in new F1 campaign
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27more-relaxed%27-tsunoda-relishing-leading-role-in-new-f1-campaign
March 2, 2023, 10:10 PM
Yuki Tsunoda is looking forward to proving he has taken a step forward this year when he takes on the team leader's role for AlphaTauri at this weekend's…
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Norway apologizes for 'illegal' wind farms on indigenous land
https://japantoday.com/category/world/norway-apologises-for-%27illegal%27-wind-farms-on-indigenous-land
March 2, 2023, 10:11 PM
Norway's government on Thursday apologized to indigenous Sami reindeer herders affected by wind farms that were declared illegal after they were built, following a week of protests by…
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Massive fire hits Hong Kong high-rise construction site
https://japantoday.com/category/world/massive-fire-hits-hong-kong-high-rise-construction-site
March 2, 2023, 10:14 PM
A high-rise building under construction in Hong Kong erupted in flames and was still burning hours later, with some nearby residential blocks evacuated early Friday after the fire…
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Premier League urged to review Saudi-Newcastle deal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/premier-league-urged-to-review-saudi-newcastle-deal
March 2, 2023, 10:01 PM
The Premier League was urged Thursday to review a legally binding promise made by the owners of English soccer club Newcastle in 2021 that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth…
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Jazz innovator Wayne Shorter dies at 89
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/wayne-shorter-esoteric-jazz-elder-dies-at-89
March 2, 2023, 10:13 PM
Wayne Shorter, the storied saxophonist considered one of America's greatest jazz composers and among the genre's leading risk-takers, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89.
Shorter's…
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GOP senators: Computer chip money underwriting 'woke' agenda
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gop-senators-computer-chip-money-underwriting-%27woke%27-agenda
March 2, 2023, 9:53 PM
Republican senators are accusing the Biden administration of using $39 billion meant to build computer chip factories to further “woke” ideas such as requiring some recipients to offer…
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Gunmen threaten Messi, shoot up family-owned supermarket
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-leave-argentine-soccer-star-messi-a-menacing-message
March 2, 2023, 10:03 PM
Gunmen threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi in a written message left Thursday when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina, police said.…
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Scientists find hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza
https://japantoday.com/category/world/scientists-reveal-hidden-corridor-in-great-pyramid-of-giza1
March 2, 2023, 9:53 PM
A hidden corridor nine meters long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, and this could lead to further findings,…
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Teen arrested in school attack says he wanted to experience killing
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-teen-arrested-in-japan-school-attack-wanted-to-experience-killing
March 2, 2023, 9:45 PM
A teenager arrested after stabbing a teacher at a junior high school in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, told police he desired to see "what would happen when someone is…
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Hungary further delays vote on Sweden, Finland joining NATO
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hungary-further-delays-vote-on-sweden-finland-joining-nato
March 2, 2023, 10:07 PM
Hungary has further delayed a vote on ratifying Sweden and Finland's NATO accession bids, according to an updated schedule published Thursday on the National Assembly's website, the latest…
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Man United faces biggest title test against Liverpool
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-united-faces-biggest-title-test-against-liverpool
March 2, 2023, 9:51 PM
One of English soccer’s biggest rivalries resumes at Anfield on Sunday with the tables turned.
Last season, it was Liverpool in pursuit of a quadruple of trophies. This…
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'Happy Science' cult leader Okawa dies at 66
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-%27happy-science%27-cult-leader-okawa-dies-media
March 2, 2023, 9:44 PM
Ryuho Okawa, the leader of the Japanese "Happy Science" cult who claimed to be able to communicate with the spirits of everyone from Jesus to Donald Trump, died…
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Kishida set to throw 1st pitch at Japan's WBC game against S Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Kishida-set-to-throw-1st-pitch-at-Japan%27s-WBC-game-against-S-Korea
March 2, 2023, 9:50 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Samurai Japan's game with South Korea at the World Baseball Classic, which will…
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Sushi chain installs AI camera system after licking scandal
https://japantoday.com/category/national/sushi-chain-installs-ai-camera-system-after-licking-scandal
March 2, 2023, 9:44 PM
Major sushi restaurant chain operator Kura Sushi Inc said Thursday it has installed camera systems equipped with artificial intelligence on conveyor belts at its restaurants, after the industry…
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UK grappling with vegetable shortages. How did it happen?
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-is-grappling-with-vegetable-shortages.-how-did-it-happen
March 2, 2023, 9:52 PM
When European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Britain last week, some joked on social media: Can you please bring us some tomatoes?
People in the UK…
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SpaceX launches U.S., Russian, UAE astronauts to space station
https://japantoday.com/category/world/spacex-launches-us-russia-uae-astronauts-to-space-station
March 2, 2023, 6:27 AM
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.…
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Fatal accidents by elderly drivers in Japan rise in 2022 for 2nd year
https://japantoday.com/category/national/fatal-accidents-by-elderly-drivers-in-japan-rise-in-2022-for-2nd-year
March 2, 2023, 9:43 PM
The number of fatal motor accidents last year in Japan involving drivers who were 75 or older grew by 33 cases from 2021 to 379, increasing for the…
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G20 talks end in India with no consensus on Ukraine war
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/india-urges-g-20-ministers-to-look-beyond-east-west-crisis
March 2, 2023, 9:47 PM
Top diplomats from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations ended their contentious meeting in New Delhi on Thursday with no consensus on the Ukraine war, India’s…
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Record-high 512 school student suicides reported in 2022
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-sees-record-high-512-student-suicides-in-2022
March 2, 2023, 7:33 AM
The number of suicides among school students in Japan rose by 39 in 2022 from a year earlier to a record high of 512, according to preliminary education…
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U.S. approves selling Taiwan munitions worth $619 million
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-approves-selling-taiwan-munitions-worth-619-million
March 2, 2023, 4:53 AM
The U.S. has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including $619 million worth of munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a decision likely to be yet another point…
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Child abuse cases in Japan reach new record
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Child-abuse-cases-in-Japan-reach-new-record
March 2, 2023, 7:33 AM
Suspected abuse cases involving a record 115,762 minors were reported to child welfare centers across Japan in 2022, up 7,703 on the previous year's high, the National Police…
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Japanese firms' pretax profits drop in Oct-Dec for 1st time in 8 quarters
https://japantoday.com/category/business/update2-japan-firms%27-pretax-profits-drop-in-oct.-dec.-for-1st-time-in-8-qtrs
March 2, 2023, 9:47 PM
Pretax profits at Japanese companies in October to December fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier, marking the first decline in eight quarters, hurt by surging energy and…
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Clones, noseprints, flying taxis: Sci-fi meets reality at expo
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/clones-noseprints-flying-taxis-sci-fi-meets-reality-at-expo
March 2, 2023, 9:48 PM
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is primarily a pow-wow for the big-wigs of the telecom industry, but far from the main thoroughfares of the vast conference there are…
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