German police storm Karlsruhe pharmacy, arrest suspected hostage-taker
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-police-storm-karlsruhe-pharmacy-arrest-suspected-hostage-taker
March 10, 2023, 9:50 PM
German police said on Friday it had arrested a male suspect after a special unit stormed a pharmacy in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe where multiple people had…
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Trout leads U.S. in WBC at apex of stellar baseball career
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/trout-leads-us-in-wbc-at-apex-of-stellar-baseball-career
March 10, 2023, 9:49 PM
Mike Trout was asked to be a part of this U.S. team for the World Baseball Classic.
He didn't have to be.
The 31-year-old slugger knew he wanted…
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Five men arrested in Mexico over killings of Americans
https://japantoday.com/category/world/five-men-arrested-in-mexico-over-killings-of-americans
March 10, 2023, 9:51 PM
Five purported Mexican drug cartel members have been arrested over the recent kidnapping and killing of Americans in the border state of Tamaulipas, authorities said on Friday.
Two…
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PM makes a pitch
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/pm-makes-a-pitch
March 10, 2023, 8:58 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida throws the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the first round Pool B game between South Korea and Japan at the World Baseball Classic…
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Italy coast guard launches multiple rescues; over 1,000 migrants "in danger"
https://japantoday.com/category/world/italy-coastguard-launches-multiple-rescues-over-1-000-migrants-in-danger
March 10, 2023, 9:51 PM
The Italian coast guard launched multiple rescue operations on Friday to save hundreds of migrants packed aboard several boats off the toe of Italy, less than two weeks…
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10-year-old student arrested for having gun at Maine school
https://japantoday.com/category/world/10-year-old-student-arrested-for-having-gun-at-maine-school
March 10, 2023, 9:52 PM
Police arrested a 10-year-old student in Maine after the student arrived on school grounds with a firearm on Friday.
No one was injured, the Waldo County Sheriff's Office…
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Meta working on potential Twitter rival
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-working-on-potential-twitter-rival1
March 10, 2023, 9:46 PM
Facebook owner Meta is working on a new "text sharing" social media network, it said Friday, in a project seen as a potential rival to embattled Twitter.
Since…
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Biden, EU chief meet on trade tensions, Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-eu-chief-meet-on-trade-tensions
March 10, 2023, 9:51 PM
President Joe Biden and top EU official Ursula von der Leyen met Friday at the White House to try to defuse a transatlantic trade dispute over subsidies for…
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Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as U.S. boosts Africa push
https://japantoday.com/category/world/blinken-to-visit-ethiopia-niger-as-us-boosts-africa-push
March 10, 2023, 9:52 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger next week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China’s…
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France, Britain strike migration deal paving way for new entente
https://japantoday.com/category/world/france-britain-strike-migration-deal-paving-way-for-new-entente2
March 10, 2023, 9:51 PM
Britain will pay France around 480 million pounds ($577 million) over three years to try to stop migrants traveling in small boats across the Channel as the two…
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'Take it or leave it': Fury wants 70-30 split to fight Usyk
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27take-it-or-leave-it%27-fury-wants-70-30-split-to-fight-usyk
March 10, 2023, 9:50 PM
Tyson Fury is only interested in fighting Oleksandr Usyk to become undisputed world heavyweight champion if he gets 70% of the earnings from the bout.
Time looks to…
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G7 renews pledge to support Ukraine energy sector, says Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/g7-renews-pledge-to-support-ukraine-energy-sector-says-japan
March 10, 2023, 9:45 PM
The Group of Seven (G7) and other like-minded organizations renewed their pledge to support Ukraine's energy sector, Japan's foreign ministry said after the group convened for a meeting…
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Hamburg reels from Jehovah's Witness shooting
https://japantoday.com/category/world/hamburg-reels-from-jehovah%27s-witness-shooting
March 10, 2023, 9:52 PM
One by one, black body bags under flurries of snow are wheeled out from the unassuming Jehovah's Witness centre where six people were killed in the German city…
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Japan baseball manager demands more after thrashing S Korea 13-4
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-thrash-arch-rivals-korea-13-4-at-world-baseball-classic
March 10, 2023, 9:49 PM
Japan's World Baseball Classic manager warned that his team can still get better after they thrashed arch-rivals South Korea on Friday for their second straight win of the…
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China condemns Japanese plan to release Fukushima water
https://japantoday.com/category/national/china-condemns-japanese-plan-to-release-fukushima-water
March 10, 2023, 9:46 PM
China on Friday condemned a Japanese plan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, demanding that Tokyo first receive the approval…
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Iran, Saudi Arabia to restore ties in major step for Middle East
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-saudi-to-restore-ties-in-china-brokered-deal
March 10, 2023, 9:50 PM
Regional powerhouses Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions in a surprise, Chinese-brokered announcement that could have wide-ranging implications across the Middle…
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Philippines seeks Japan, U.S. help as oil spill spreads
https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/philippines-seeks-japan-us-help-as-oil-spill-spreads
March 10, 2023, 9:57 PM
The Philippines has sought help from Japan and the United States, authorities said Friday, as they struggle to contain and clean up an oil spill 10 days after…
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Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin charged with corruption
https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-malaysian-pm-muhyiddin-charged-with-corruption2
March 10, 2023, 9:53 PM
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on Friday with abuse of power and money laundering over projects launched under his premiership, accusations that he said were…
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Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage; restores power supply
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-rebounds-from-russian-barrage-restores-power-supply
March 10, 2023, 9:50 PM
Ukraine's capital had most of its power supply restored Friday, officials said, as the country again responded swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian missile and drone barrage…
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Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/shiffrin-leads-giant-slalom-closes-in-on-86th-world-cup-win
March 10, 2023, 9:49 PM
Moments after winning her record-tying 86th World Cup race, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked by a Swedish broadcaster to directly address Ingemar Stenmark, the skiing standout who had promised…
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Australia, India agree on strengthening economic, defense ties
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-india-agree-on-strengthening-economic-defence-ties
March 10, 2023, 9:52 PM
Australia and India have agreed to accelerate a broader economic partnership and to boost their defense ties, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in New Delhi on Friday.…
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Czech Republic beats China 8-5 in World Baseball Classic
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/czech-republic-beats-china-8-5-in-world-baseball-classic
March 10, 2023, 7:39 AM
Martin Muzik hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning and the Czech Republic beat China 8-5 on Friday in the World Baseball Classic.
The…
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Japan to hold 1st intergovernmental talks with Germany on March 18
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-to-hold-1st-intergovernmental-talks-with-germany-on-march-18
March 10, 2023, 9:45 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is scheduled to visit Japan, along with six members of his cabinet, to hold the two countries'…
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NRL vows to get rid of racism after Australian rugby league player abused
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nrl-vows-to-get-rid-of-racism-after-australian-rugby-player-abused
March 10, 2023, 9:50 PM
Australia's National Rugby League vowed Friday to rid the sport of racism after South Sydney's Indigenous fullback Latrell Mitchell was racially abused.
A slur was hurled from the…
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Diamond Princess returns to Yokohama 3 years after mass COVID outbreak
https://japantoday.com/category/national/diamond-princess-returns-to-yokohama-3-yrs-after-mass-covid-outbreak
March 10, 2023, 9:43 PM
The Diamond Princess liner returned to Yokohama near Tokyo on Friday for the first time since a mass COVID outbreak three years ago led Japan to quarantine those…
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Bank of Japan leaves ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged
https://japantoday.com/category/business/bank-of-japan-leaves-policy-unchanged-as-kuroda-bows-out
March 10, 2023, 6:51 AM
Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged in its last meeting before Governor Haruhiko Kuroda steps down and is replaced by economics professor Kazuo Ueda.
While…
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Police search Japan inn that rarely changed hot-spring bathwater
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/police-search-japan-inn-that-rarely-changed-hot-spring-bathwater
March 10, 2023, 9:53 PM
Police on Friday searched a century-old ryokan-style inn in southwestern Japan that had only changed its hot-spring bathwater twice a year, allowing legionella bacteria to proliferate beyond the…
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20 years after U.S. invasion, Iraq far from 'liberal democracy'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/20-years-after-us-invasion-iraq-far-from-%27liberal-democracy%27
March 10, 2023, 11:54 AM
Twenty years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam Hussein, the oil-rich country remains deeply scarred by the conflict and, while closer to the United States, far…
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China's Xi awarded third term as president, extending rule
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-xi-awarded-third-term-as-president-extending-rule
March 10, 2023, 7:39 AM
Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life.
The endorsement of Xi's appointment…
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Warnings over AI and toxic beauty myths dog TikTok's Bold Glamour filter
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/warnings-over-ai-and-toxic-beauty-myths-dog-tiktok%27s-bold-glamour-filter
March 10, 2023, 9:47 PM
TikTok's latest sensation is a real-time filter called Bold Glamour that sashays right past debates over toxic beauty standards on social media, going all in on giving users…
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