TikTok attacked for China ties as U.S. lawmakers push for ban
https://japantoday.com/category/world/tiktok-attacked-for-china-ties-as-us-lawmakers-push-for-ban1
March 23, 2023, 9:56 PM
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday battered TikTok's chief executive about potential Chinese influence over the platform and said its short videos were damaging children's mental health, reflecting bipartisan concerns…
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Kane breaks England all-time goal record
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kane-breaks-england-all-time-goal-record-with-italy-strike
March 23, 2023, 9:45 PM
Harry Kane broke England's all-time goalscoring record with his 54th international goal in Thursday's Euro 2024 qualifying opener against Italy.
The Tottenham striker banished memories of his crucial…
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New look
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/new-look-1
March 23, 2023, 9:15 PM
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza player Riko Ueki (2nd from right) poses in a new uniform, to be worn by the Japanese women's national soccer team at this…
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Yankees rated MLB's most valuable team at $7.1 bil: Forbes
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/yankees-rated-mlb%27s-most-valuable-team-at-7.1-bn-forbes
March 23, 2023, 9:45 PM
The New York Yankees remained atop the list of Major League Baseball's most valuable franchises, its $7.1 billion price tag an 18% jump from last year, Forbes magazine…
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World Athletics Council stymies Russian path to Olympics
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/track-stymies-russian-path-to-olympics-due-to-war-in-ukraine
March 23, 2023, 9:44 PM
Track and field leaders signaled Thursday that it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in that sport at the Paris Olympics next year…
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Israel's Netanyahu vows unity as thousands decry justice reforms
https://japantoday.com/category/world/israel%27s-netanyahu-vows-unity-as-thousands-decry-justice-reforms
March 23, 2023, 9:58 PM
Israeli divisions over the government's judicial reform program widened Thursday as police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Names, photos of Los Angeles undercover police posted online
https://japantoday.com/category/world/names-photos-of-los-angeles-undercover-police-posted-online
March 23, 2023, 9:59 PM
The Los Angeles police chief and the department's constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog…
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New Starbucks CEO plans to work in stores monthly
https://japantoday.com/category/business/new-starbucks-ceo-plans-to-work-in-stores-monthly
March 23, 2023, 9:50 PM
Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan says he plans to work a half-day shift once a month in one of the company’s stores in an effort to stay close…
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Pussy Riot wins Woody Guthrie prize for challenging oppression
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/pussy-riot-wins-woody-guthrie-prize-for-challenging-oppression
March 23, 2023, 9:48 PM
The Russian music and performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year's Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers announced Thursday.
Past recipients of the…
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Track bans transgender athletes; tightens rules for Semenya
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/track-bans-transgender-athletes-tightens-rules-for-semenya
March 23, 2023, 9:45 PM
Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex development from…
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Ukraine president visits front-line areas as new phase nears
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-president-visits-front-line-areas-as-new-phase-nears
March 23, 2023, 9:51 PM
Ukraine's president on Thursday made his third visit in two days to areas that have felt the brunt of Russia’s war, with a trip to the southern Kherson…
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Biden's Canada agenda stacked: NORAD, migration deals likely
https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden%27s-canada-agenda-stocked-from-ukraine-to-climate-change
March 23, 2023, 11:07 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on several of the world's most difficult challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and…
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Manhattan DA rejects GOP demand for info on Trump case
https://japantoday.com/category/world/manhattan-da-rejects-gop-demand-for-info-on-trump-case
March 23, 2023, 9:57 PM
The Manhattan district attorney investigating Donald Trump rebuffed House Republicans’ request Thursday for documents and testimony about the case, dismissing it as an “unprecedented inquiry” with no legitimate…
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Finland president signs required laws for NATO bid
https://japantoday.com/category/world/president-seals-finland%27s-nato-bid-by-signing-required-laws
March 23, 2023, 9:58 PM
The Finnish president on Thursday formally sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into law the required national legal amendments needed for membership in…
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German unions call for wide-ranging transport strike Monday
https://japantoday.com/category/world/german-unions-call-for-wide-ranging-transport-strike-monday
March 23, 2023, 9:57 PM
German unions are calling on thousands of workers across the country's transport system to stage a one-day strike on Monday that is expected to bring widespread disruption to…
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Japan's winning World Baseball Classic team visits Kishida
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-winning-wbc-team-drops-in-on-prime-minister-kishida
March 23, 2023, 9:44 PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might have had his most enjoyable day in office on Thursday when Japan's winning World Baseball Classic team paid a visit.
Kishida was beaming…
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U.S. jobless claims inch down as labor market remains tight
https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-jobless-claims-inch-down-as-labor-market-remains-tight
March 23, 2023, 9:50 PM
The labor market continues to defy Federal Reserve attempts to cool hiring, with U.S. applications for unemployment benefits down again last week and remaining at historically low levels.…
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Denver high school shooting suspect dead
https://japantoday.com/category/world/denver-high-school-shooting-suspect-dead-coroner-confirms
March 23, 2023, 9:59 PM
A 17-year-old student was found dead in the Colorado woods after being accused of shooting and wounding two administrators at his Denver high school where students and parents…
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Toshiba says it will support ¥2 trillion takeover bid
https://japantoday.com/category/business/toshiba-to-go-private-as-board-accepts-15-bn-takeover-bid-reports
March 23, 2023, 9:45 PM
Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said Thursday it will support a 2 trillion yen takeover bid by a consortium led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners.
The long-awaited move…
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Uno leads Malinin after men's short program in figure skate
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-miura-and-kihara-win-pairs-at-figure-skate-worlds
March 23, 2023, 9:44 PM
Defending titleholder Shoma Uno of Japan edged American teen Ilia Malinin to lead the men's short program at the world figure skating championships on Thursday.
Uno opened with…
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1 million march in France as unions call new pension protests
https://japantoday.com/category/world/1-million-march-in-France-as-unions-call-new-pension-protests
March 23, 2023, 9:55 PM
French unions called for new nationwide protests next week, which will coincide with King Charles III's planned visit to France, after more than 1 million people demonstrated throughout…
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ANA to resume Tokyo Haneda-Beijing route after 3-year hiatus
https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/ana-to-resume-tokyo-haneda-beijing-route-after-3-yr-hiatus
March 23, 2023, 10:05 PM
ANA Holdings Inc said Thursday it will resume flights to Beijing and Shanghai from Tokyo's Haneda airport in April after a hiatus of about three years, betting on…
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Free skating winners
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/Free-skating-winners2
March 23, 2023, 6:44 AM
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan, center, with gold medals, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the U.S., left, with silver medals, and Sara Conti and Niccolo…
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Japan orders ex-lawmaker YouTuber GaaSyy to return passport
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-orders-ex-lawmaker-youtuber-gaasyy-to-return-passport
March 23, 2023, 10:05 PM
Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday ordered a popular online personality and former lawmaker, currently residing overseas and known as GaaSyy, to return his passport after police obtained an…
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Japan, South Korea drop export claims against each other
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-South-Korea-drop-export-claims-against-each-other
March 23, 2023, 9:46 PM
Japan and South Korea almost simultaneously dropped their export claims against each other on Thursday in the latest sign of improving ties.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and…
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New 'glass-like' orchid species discovered in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/new-%27glass-like%27-orchid-species-discovered-in-japan
March 23, 2023, 9:46 PM
A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and white plant hiding in plain sight.
Despite its…
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U.S. amphibious assault ship joins drills in South Korea
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-amphibious-assault-ship-joins-drills-in-south-korea
March 23, 2023, 5:56 AM
South Korean and U.S. troops launched their largest amphibious landing drills in years involving a U.S. amphibious assault ship, officials said on Thursday, a day after North Korea…
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Launch debut of 3D-printed rocket ends in failure, no orbit
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/launch-debut-of-3d-printed-rocket-ends-in-failure-no-orbit
March 23, 2023, 4:49 AM
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of…
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Australia decides referendum question to create Indigenous Voice
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-decides-referendum-question-to-create-black-voice
March 23, 2023, 4:00 AM
The Australian government on Thursday released the wording of a referendum question that promises the nation’s Indigenous population a greater say on policies that effect their lives.
Australians…
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Official campaigning for nationwide local elections begins in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-official-campaigning-for-nationwide-local-elections-begins-in-japan
March 23, 2023, 10:03 AM
Official campaigning for quadrennial unified local elections started across Japan on Thursday, with the results likely to determine whether Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will decide to dissolve the…
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