Florida aims to revoke hotel's liquor license for drag show
https://japantoday.com/category/world/florida-aims-to-revoke-hotel%27s-liquor-license-for-drag-show
March 16, 2023, 10:04 PM
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis' administration is moving to revoke the liquor license of a Miami hotel that hosted a Christmas drag show, a crackdown that comes as the…
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Rashford sends Man United into Europa League quarters as Juve, Sevilla progress
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/rashford-sends-man-united-into-europa-league-quarters-as-juve-sevilla-progress
March 16, 2023, 9:56 PM
Marcus Rashford's swerving strike from distance earned Manchester United a 1-0 win at Real Betis on Thursday and passage to the Europa League quarterfinals with a 5-1 aggregate…
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Serb leader says he won't sign anything during Kosovo talks
https://japantoday.com/category/world/serb-leader-says-he-won%27t-sign-anything-during-kosovo-talks
March 16, 2023, 10:05 PM
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday he won’t “sign anything” during upcoming European Union-mediated talks with Kosovo's leader that are intended as another attempt to defuse decades of…
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Thousands protest Macron's imposed French pension reform
https://japantoday.com/category/world/%27feel-cheated%27-thousands-protest-macron%27s-imposed-french-pension-reform
March 16, 2023, 10:03 PM
Thousands of people massed in France's capital on Thursday to protest President Emmanuel Macron's government imposing a controversial pensions overhaul without a parliament vote.
"He who sows misery…
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14-year-old boy arrested in Mexico for murder of 8
https://japantoday.com/category/world/14-year-old-boy-arrested-in-mexico-for-murder-of-8
March 16, 2023, 10:05 PM
Mexican authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy nicknamed “El Chapito” for the drug-related killing of eight people near Mexico City, the federal Public Safety Department said Thursday.
The…
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Senegal rocked by more unrest as police quell protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/senegal-rocked-by-more-unrest-as-police-quell-protests
March 16, 2023, 10:06 PM
Police fired tear gas at stone-hurling protesters in Senegal's capital on Thursday ahead of a court case involving a prominent opposition politician that has triggered anger among youth.…
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Gunman in Canadian city of Edmonton kills two police officers, himself
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunman-in-canadian-city-of-edmonton-kills-two-police-himself
March 16, 2023, 10:06 PM
A man shot dead two police officers in the western Canadian city of Edmonton early on Thursday before taking his own life, officials said, in a rare instance…
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Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes
https://japantoday.com/category/world/nurses-paramedics-reach-pay-deal-to-end-england-strikes
March 16, 2023, 10:03 PM
Unions representing more than a million health care workers in England, including nurses and paramedics — but not doctors — reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of…
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Clashes in Greece as thousands protest train tragedy
https://japantoday.com/category/world/clashes-in-greece-as-thousands-protest-train-tragedy
March 16, 2023, 10:05 PM
Greek police fired tear gas and protesters hurled firebombs on Thursday as more than 40,000 people took to the streets to slam the government and voice outrage at…
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2 indicted for robbery and murder of 90-year-old Tokyo woman
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-indicted-for-fatal-robbery-of-90-yr-old-tokyo-woman-in-january
March 16, 2023, 9:53 PM
Two men were indicted Thursday for robbery resulting in death after a 90-year-old woman died in western Tokyo in January in what is suspected to have been part…
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Japan, UK, Italy push joint fighter jet development by 2035
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-uk-italy-push-joint-fighter-jet-development-by-2035
March 16, 2023, 9:58 PM
Japan, Britain and Italy reaffirmed their commitment Thursday to push joint development of a next-generation fighter jet as a centerpiece of their increasingly close defense ties in the…
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Japan beats Italy 9-3 to reach World Baseball Classic semifinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ohtani-leads-japan-over-italy-9-3-into-wbc-semifinals
March 16, 2023, 9:55 PM
Japan manager Kideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It's been that way since Kuriyama managed the two-way star with the Hokkaido Ham-Fighters.
“When we…
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Hotels in Kagawa urged not to request foreign residents' ID
https://japantoday.com/category/national/hotels-in-western-japan-urged-not-to-request-foreign-residents%27-id
March 16, 2023, 9:56 PM
The government in Kagawa Prefecture has called on local hotel operators to stop asking foreign residents for identification when they check in, local officials said Thursday.
Citing a…
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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-bans-tiktok-on-government-phones-on-security-grounds
March 16, 2023, 10:04 PM
British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European…
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Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets
https://japantoday.com/category/world/poland-plans-to-grant-ukraine%27s-request-for-fighter-jets
March 16, 2023, 10:03 PM
Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfill Kyiv's increasingly urgent requests…
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Komeito lawmaker: G7 must share awareness of banking issues
https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-ruling-party-lawmaker-g7-must-share-awareness-of-banking-issues
March 16, 2023, 9:59 PM
The Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies must keep a close eye on U.S. banking problems although the recent failure of two mid-size U.S. banks is unlikely to…
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U.S. releases video of Russian jet dumping fuel on its drone
https://japantoday.com/category/world/pentagon-shows-footage-of-aircraft-dumping-fuel-on-us-drone
March 16, 2023, 10:02 PM
The Biden administration released video Thursday of a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone as the U.S. sought to hold Russia responsible for the…
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Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president until 2027
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/gianni-infantino-re-elected-fifa-president-until-2027
March 16, 2023, 9:55 PM
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world soccer's governing body on Thursday.
The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer,…
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Nootbaar says pepper-grinder sales are 'up quite a bit'
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nootbaar-says-pepper-grinder-sales-are-%27up-quite-a-bit%27
March 16, 2023, 9:55 PM
Lars Nootbaar's pepper-grinder gesture is catching on all across Japan, not just at the Tokyo Dome.
You see people doing it on the trains, across the counter ordering…
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Japan's return to path of militarization dangerous, China says
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan%27s-return-to-path-of-militarisation-%27dangerous%27-china-defence-ministry
March 16, 2023, 9:58 PM
Japan has played up so-called "external threats" in recent years and greatly boosted its defense budget, and this tendency to return to the path of militarization is "very…
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Baidu unveils ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot; 650 companies sign up
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/baidu-unveils-chatgpt-rival-ernie-bot-650-companies-sign-up
March 16, 2023, 10:00 PM
Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its rival to the Microsoft-backed ChatGPT in a pre-recorded video presentation Thursday that appeared to disappoint…
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U.N. says 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-nuclear-watchdog-2.5-tons-of-uranium-missing-in-libya
March 16, 2023, 10:04 PM
Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday, raising safety and proliferation concerns.…
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Sweden rediscovers poverty as inflation soars
https://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-rediscovers-poverty-as-inflation-soars
March 16, 2023, 10:05 PM
It's not yet 6 a.m. and dozens of homeless people are already queuing outside Stockholm's central station for breakfast, their numbers bigger than ever, charities say.
Hit by…
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Kagoshima welcome
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/kagoshima-welcome
March 16, 2023, 10:06 PM
Silversea Cruises, a leading ultra-luxury cruise line, has returned to sailing in Japanese waters after almost three years, with the Silver Muse arriving in Kagoshima on Wednesday during a…
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'Omuraisu,' comfort food for Japanese and Koreans, a symbol of warmer ties
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/%27omurice%27-comfort-food-for-japanese-and-koreans-a-symbol-of-warmer-ties
March 16, 2023, 10:00 AM
Nearly everything about South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo will be scrutinized for signs of warmer bilateral ties,…
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‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%E2%80%98star-trek%E2%80%99-swear-words-and-tv-characters%E2%80%99-changing-mores
March 16, 2023, 9:57 PM
For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of “Star Trek” has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and — at times — quite buttoned up. Yes, he loses his…
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Trout powers USA into World Baseball quarterfinals
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/captain-america-trout-powers-usa-into-world-baseball-quarters
March 16, 2023, 5:52 AM
U.S. captain Mike Trout drove in all three runs as the United States defeated Colombia 3-2 on Wednesday to book their place in the quarterfinals of the World…
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Dozens of workers reject union at big Nissan Tennessee plant
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Dozens-of-workers-reject-union-at-big-Nissan-Tennessee-plant
March 16, 2023, 10:21 PM
Several dozen workers among thousands at a Nissan factory in Tennessee voted not to unionize Thursday, another loss in tough territory for organized labor at a foreign-owned auto…
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Cybercrime in Japan hits record high in 2022; ransomware cases surge
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/cybercrime-in-japan-hits-record-high-in-2022-ransomware-cases-surge
March 16, 2023, 9:54 PM
The number of cybercrimes uncovered by police in Japan hit a record high in 2022, rising 160 to 12,369 cases, with notable growth in reports of ransomware attacks,…
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Arrest warrant obtained for YouTuber, ex-lawmaker over online threats
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/arrest-warrant-sought-for-youtuber-ex-lawmaker-over-online-threats
March 16, 2023, 10:11 AM
Tokyo police obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for a YouTuber and former lawmaker, currently residing overseas, on suspicion of making threatening and defamatory statements about celebrities in videos…
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