New ticket lottery launches for Paris 2024 Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-ticket-lottery-launches-for-paris-2024-olympics
March 15, 2023, 10:58 PM
Paris Olympics organizers kicked off the individual ticketing program Wednesday for next year’s Games, after an initial round of package sales left many buyers feeling frustrated at high…
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Real Madrid beats Liverpool to reach Champions League quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-to-reach-champions-league-qf
March 15, 2023, 11:00 PM
There was no historic comeback for Liverpool. Real Madrid's title defense in the Champions League rolls into the quarterfinals.
Liverpool never really came close to overcoming its three-goal…
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Brighton beat Palace to improve Euro hopes; Brentford sink Saints
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/brighton-beat-palace-to-improve-euro-hopes-brentford-sink-saints
March 15, 2023, 9:54 PM
Brighton bolstered their bid to qualify for Europe with a 1-0 win in their Premier League derby against Crystal Palace, while Brentford pushed Southampton deeper into relegation trouble…
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Israeli president unveils legal overhaul compromise
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-president-unveils-legal-overhaul-compromise
March 15, 2023, 9:53 PM
Israel’s president on Wednesday unveiled a plan aimed at resolving a standoff over the future of the country’s legal system. But it remained unclear whether the offer would…
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Cheers for Australia
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cheers-for-australia
March 15, 2023, 9:17 PM
Supporters of Australia react during the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game between Cuba and Australia at the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday. Cuba won the game 4-3.
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Court gives Bolsonaro 5 days to hand over Saudi jewels
https://japantoday.com/category/world/court-gives-bolsonaro-5-days-to-hand-over-saudi-jewels
March 15, 2023, 9:54 PM
A Brazilian court ruled Wednesday ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has five days to hand over pricey jewelry he received as a present from Saudi Arabia, and ordered an audit…
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NBA suspends Ja Morant for 8 games for having gun in video
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nba-suspends-ja-morant-8-games-for-having-gun-in-video
March 15, 2023, 9:46 PM
The NBA suspended Memphis Grizzilies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay on Wednesday after determining that his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier…
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Stormy Daniels meets with prosecutors investigating Trump
https://japantoday.com/category/world/stormy-daniels-meets-with-prosecutors-investigating-trump
March 15, 2023, 9:48 PM
Porn actor Stormy Daniels met Wednesday with prosecutors who are investigating hush money paid to her on former President Donald Trump's behalf, her lawyer said Wednesday.
The news…
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Trump allies file ethics complaint against Florida Gov DeSantis
https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-allies-file-ethics-complaint-against-gov.-desantis
March 15, 2023, 9:47 PM
Allies of former President Donald Trump have filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis, a leading potential 2024 primary rival, of violating…
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UK unveils cost-of-living budget as strikes rage
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-unveils-cost-of-living-budget-as-strikes-rage
March 15, 2023, 9:47 PM
Britain's government on Wednesday vowed a hefty £94 billion ($114 billion) in cost-of-living support for this year and next, as it forecast the UK to stay out of…
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Japanese scientists create mice with two fathers
https://japantoday.com/category/national/%27revolutionary%27-scientists-create-mice-with-two-fathers
March 15, 2023, 9:39 PM
Scientists have created eggs using the cells of male mice for the first time, leading to the birth of seven mice with two fathers, according to research Wednesday…
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China coast guard enters disputed waters in East China Sea
https://japantoday.com/category/national/china-coast-guard-enters-disputed-waters-in-east-china-sea1
March 15, 2023, 9:39 PM
China's coast guard entered the waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Wednesday to counter what it called the incursion of Japanese vessels into Chinese territorial waters.…
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Bank runs used to be slow. The digital era sped them up
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/bank-runs-used-to-be-slow.-the-digital-era-sped-them-up
March 15, 2023, 9:51 PM
A bank run conjures images of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” with anxious customers crammed shoulder to shoulder, desperately pleading with a harried George Bailey to hand over their…
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Cuba beats Australia to reach World Baseball Classic semifinal
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/cuba-beats-australia-reaches-1st-wbc-semifinal-since-2006
March 15, 2023, 10:54 PM
Cuba earned a 7,500-mile flight to Miami for a trip to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006.
"Cuban baseball fans are so emotional…
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UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-german-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-plane-near-estonia
March 15, 2023, 9:47 PM
British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the UK Defense Ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns…
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U.S., Russia ratchet up their rhetoric over downing of drone
https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-downplays-jet%27s-encounter-with-us-drone
March 15, 2023, 9:47 PM
Russia and the United States ratcheted up their confrontational rhetoric Wednesday over a U.S. surveillance drone that encountered Russian warplanes and crashed near Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, which the…
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Nadal aiming to make comeback from injury at Monte Carlo
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-aiming-to-make-comeback-from-injury-at-monte-carlo
March 15, 2023, 9:46 PM
Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, organizers said Wednesday.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion…
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Honda recalling 500,000 vehicles in U.S., Canada to fix seat belt problem
https://japantoday.com/category/business/honda-recalling-500-000-vehicles-to-fix-seat-belt-problem
March 15, 2023, 9:41 PM
Honda is recalling a half-million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly.
The recall covers some of the the automaker's…
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Kishida faces test on April 23 in 5 by-elections
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-faces-test-on-april-23-as-5-parliamentary-by-elections-set
March 15, 2023, 9:39 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a test of leadership on April 23 as five parliamentary by-elections were set Wednesday, with tackling inflation and a plan to increase…
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Britain and Japan to pay for most of fighter project agreed with Italy
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/exclusive-britain-and-japan-to-pay-for-most-of-fighter-project-agreed-with-italy-sources
March 15, 2023, 9:39 PM
Britain and Japan are set to dominate a three-nation project with Italy to build an advanced jet fighter, with Rome set to pay around only a fifth of…
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Cat Stevens to return this summer with a new album
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/cat-stevens-to-return-this-summer-with-a-new-album
March 15, 2023, 9:44 PM
Legendary British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens will release a new album of original songs this summer that took the “Peace Train” hitmaker over a decade to make and revisits…
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Italian's espresso machine a hit at World Baseball Classic
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/italian%27s-espresso-machine-a-hit-at-world-baseball-classic
March 15, 2023, 9:46 PM
Old-time baseball players would be appalled.
Italy's dugout at the World Baseball Classic comes outfitted with an espresso machine. And it's getting lots of attention.
“We are kind…
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Indonesia arrests 4 foreigners for alleged drug smuggling
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-arrests-4-foreigners-for-alleged-drug-smuggling
March 15, 2023, 9:48 PM
Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested four foreigners for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the country, including a Nigerian man who had swallowed dozens of capsules…
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BTS absence hurting global K-pop growth: HYBE chairman
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bts-absence-hurting-global-k-pop-growth-hybe-chairman
March 15, 2023, 9:44 PM
Making megastars BTS do their South Korean military service is slowing the global growth of K-pop, the chairman of the septet's agency HYBE said Wednesday.
The boyband are…
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Samsung to invest $230 billion to build mega chip cluster
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/samsung-to-invest-230-billion-to-build-mega-chip-cluster
March 15, 2023, 9:45 PM
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it expects to invest 300 trillion won ($230 billion) over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean national project to…
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Japan omit skipper Yoshida and other World Cup veterans for friendlies
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-omit-skipper-yoshida-and-other-world-cup-veterans
March 15, 2023, 9:46 PM
Japan on Wednesday left out captain Maya Yoshida and other World Cup veterans for home friendlies against Uruguay and Colombia as coach Hajime Moriyasu looks to the future.…
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SMBC Nikko slapped with ¥300 million fine for market manipulation
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/smbc-nikko-slapped-with-300-million-yen-fine-for-market-manipulation
March 15, 2023, 9:43 PM
The Japan Securities Dealers Association said Wednesday it has imposed a penalty of 300 million yen on SMBC Nikko Securities Inc for market manipulation, matching the highest fine…
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Mexico down Britain in World Baseball Classic; Canada back on track
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mexico-down-britain-in-world-baseball-classic-canada-back-on-track
March 15, 2023, 6:54 AM
Mexico defeated Great Britain 2-1 on Tuesday to stay on course for a place in the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals as Canada got their campaign back on track…
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More clashes in Pakistan as police try to arrest ex-PM Imran Khan
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-clashes-in-pakistan-as-police-try-to-arrest-imran-khan
March 15, 2023, 6:24 AM
Clashes between Pakistan's police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan persisted for a second day outside his home in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday,…
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Former Australian PM says nuclear-powered subs 'worst deal in all history'
https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-australian-pm-says-subs-%27worst-deal-in-all-history%27
March 15, 2023, 6:27 AM
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on his nation’s plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States to modernize its fleet,…
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