Bayern see off PSG to reach Champions League quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/bayern-see-off-psg-to-reach-champions-league-quarter-finals
March 8, 2023, 10:19 PM
Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in the second leg of their last-16 tie to reach the…
--------------------
U.S. House speaker declines Zelenskyy invitation to visit Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/u.s.-house-speaker-declines-zelenskiy-invitation-to-visit-ukraine-cnn
March 8, 2023, 9:44 PM
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he has no plans to visit Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy extended an invitation, CNN reported on Wednesday.
In an interview…
--------------------
Medecins Sans Frontieres shuts Haiti hospital amid gang violence
https://japantoday.com/category/world/medecins-sans-frontieres-shuts-haiti-hospital-amid-gang-violence
March 8, 2023, 9:44 PM
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has temporarily closed its hospital in Cite Soleil, in Haiti's capital, after gang violence threatened the safety of patients and staff, a…
--------------------
Tiger Woods’ girlfriend seeks to nullify NDA with pro golfer
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiger-woods%E2%80%99-girlfriend-seeks-to-nullify-nda-with-pro-golfer
March 8, 2023, 9:53 PM
Tiger Woods' girlfriend wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement following a six-year relationship with the professional golfer.
Attorneys for Erica Herman filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment on…
--------------------
Attempted $32 million airport heist leaves two dead in Chile
https://japantoday.com/category/world/chile-attempted-32-million-airport-heist-leaves-two-dead
March 8, 2023, 9:55 PM
An airport shootout in Chile's capital killed a security officer and an alleged robber Wednesday in what authorities said was an attempted heist of more than $32 million…
--------------------
A global mystery: What's known about Nord Stream explosions
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/a-global-mystery-what%27s-known-about-nord-stream-explosions
March 8, 2023, 9:49 PM
It’s a major international mystery with global consequences: Who was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year in the Baltic Sea?
The answer…
--------------------
Dutch government to restrict sales of processor chip tech
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/dutch-government-to-restrict-sales-of-processor-chip-tech
March 8, 2023, 9:40 PM
The Dutch government announced Wednesday that it is planning on imposing additional restrictions on the export of machines that make advanced processor chips, joining a U.S. push that…
--------------------
DeSantis' new Disney World board hints at future controversy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/desantis%27-new-disney-world-board-hints-at-future-controversy
March 8, 2023, 9:45 PM
The first meeting of the new board of Walt Disney World’s government — overhauled by sweeping legislation signed by Republican Gov Ron DeSantis as punishment for Disney publicly…
--------------------
Palestinian police fire tear gas, disperse militant funeral
https://japantoday.com/category/world/palestinian-police-fire-tear-gas-disperse-militant-funeral
March 8, 2023, 9:45 PM
Palestinian security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades at angry Palestinian protesters during a funeral for a militant in the occupied West Bank. It…
--------------------
FTC probes Twitter data practices after Elon Musk's layoffs
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ftc-probes-twitter-data-practices-after-elon-musk%27s-layoffs
March 8, 2023, 9:56 PM
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media…
--------------------
Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: study
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/massive-australia-wildfires-increased-antarctic-ozone-hole-study
March 8, 2023, 9:49 PM
Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay…
--------------------
WHO fires Japanese director in Asia, accused of racist misconduct
https://japantoday.com/category/national/who-fires-director-in-asia-accused-of-racist-misconduct
March 8, 2023, 9:38 PM
The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific after the Associated Press reported last year that dozens of staff members accused him of…
--------------------
Putin's cellist friend moved millions through Swiss bank accounts: prosecutor
https://japantoday.com/category/world/putin%27s-cellist-friend-moved-millions-through-swiss-bank-accounts-prosecutor
March 8, 2023, 9:44 PM
A concert cellist linked to Vladimir Putin moved millions of francs through Swiss bank accounts without proper checks, Swiss prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial of four…
--------------------
Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/slap-fighting-the-next-big-thing-or-unsporting-stupidity
March 8, 2023, 9:43 PM
The competitors stand rigidly upright with their hands behind their backs, waiting to absorb a brutal slap to the face.
When the open-handed blow is delivered, there's a…
--------------------
Tens of thousands march in Greece in angry train crash protest
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tens-of-thousands-march-in-greece-in-angry-train-crash-protest
March 8, 2023, 9:45 PM
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Greece on Wednesday and workers went on strike in the biggest show of public anger yet over the…
--------------------
Fernandes' role is safe, Man United manager Ten Hag says
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/fernandes%27-role-is-safe-man-united-manager-ten-hag-says
March 8, 2023, 9:56 PM
As the dust settles on Manchester United's humiliating 7-0 loss to Liverpool, manager Erik ten Hag is hoping he and his team have learned something from the setback.…
--------------------
U.N. agency urges probe of schoolgirl poisonings in Iran
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-agency-urges-probe-of-schoolgirl-poisonings-in-iran
March 8, 2023, 9:44 PM
The U.N. cultural agency on Wednesday expressed concern about the suspected poisoning of thousands of schoolgirls across Iran and called for investigations.
Thousands of students across hundreds of…
--------------------
Kumamoto stumbles over plan to recognize foreigners as citizens
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-city-stumbles-over-plan-to-recognize-foreigners-as-citizens
March 8, 2023, 9:39 PM
A Japanese city is considering not including foreigners within its definition of citizens, officials said Wednesday, after receiving public comment opposing a potential ordinance revision to that end.…
--------------------
Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani’s return in WBC
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani%27s-japan-teammates-like-lars-nootbaar-are-also-fans
March 8, 2023, 9:43 PM
Everyone in Japan seems to be a fan of Shohei Ohtani, and the buzz even extends to his teammates.
That includes St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar —…
--------------------
Biden to host Australian, British leaders on AUKUS defense pact
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-to-host-australian-british-leaders-on-aukus-defence-pact
March 8, 2023, 9:45 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of Australia and Britain in San Diego next week to chart a way forward for provision of nuclear-powered submarines and other…
--------------------
Women's rights activists in Japan demand dual-surname option
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-activists-demand-dual-surname-option-on-women%27s-day
March 8, 2023, 9:38 PM
Women's rights activists in Japan renewed their demand Wednesday for the government to allow married couples the option to keep both of their surnames, saying the current practice…
--------------------
Women's Day events around world highlight gaps in gender equality
https://japantoday.com/category/world/world-marks-women%C2%B4s-day-but-abuses-inequality-still-rampant
March 8, 2023, 9:43 PM
Demonstrations, conferences and artistic events around the world Wednesday marked International Women's Day, an annual observance established to recognize women and to demand equality for half of the…
--------------------
Woman gets 3 1/2 years in prison over deaths of children left in hot car
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-gets-prison-term-for-deaths-of-children-left-in-hot-car
March 8, 2023, 9:40 PM
A Japanese district court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to three-and-a-half years in prison for causing her two toddlers' deaths from heat exposure after abandoning them in a…
--------------------
French strikers renew pressure on Macron to drop pension plan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/french-strikers-maintain-pressure-to-reject-pension-plan
March 8, 2023, 9:44 PM
Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris and other cities across the country Wednesday to denounce the government's pension plan as unfair to female workers, in demonstrations…
--------------------
Xi accuses U.S. of trying to block China’s development
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-accuses-washington-of-trying-to-block-its-development
March 8, 2023, 9:44 PM
Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so.
President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back…
--------------------
Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-wagner-group-chief-claims-extended-gains-in-bakhmut
March 8, 2023, 9:43 PM
The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military contractor claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut, but it remained unclear how…
--------------------
'Scream VI' goes to the big city and strikes out
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/review-%27scream-vi%27-goes-to-the-big-city-and-strikes-out
March 8, 2023, 9:41 PM
In “Scream VI,” the psychotic, knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface is set loose on the streets of New York City. Yawn.
The former terror of the fictional…
--------------------
Netherlands beats Cuba 4-2 to open World Baseball Classic
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/netherlands-tops-cuba-4-2-to-open-world-baseball-classic
March 8, 2023, 8:59 PM
The 20-team World Baseball Classic got underway after a six-year absence with Panama defeating Taiwan 12-5 for its first win in tournament history and the Netherlands beating Cuba…
--------------------
UK parents priced out of work by childcare
https://japantoday.com/category/world/priced-out-of-work-by-childcare-could-uk-parents-hold-key-to-growth
March 8, 2023, 7:32 AM
Last year, mother-of-two Louise Sharples found herself turning down a new job she knew she would love because when she added up the cost of full-time childcare for…
--------------------
In economics, women's voices still struggle to be heard
https://japantoday.com/category/world/in-economics-women%27s-voices-still-struggle-to-be-heard
March 8, 2023, 6:24 AM
When Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino found out she would be the only woman lined up for a photo call to promote the high-profile Madrid Leaders Forum last…
--------------------