Man gets 22 years in prison for killing girlfriend in 2024
[Japan Today] - 03/1/2025
The Osaka District Court has sentenced a 27-year-old unemployed man to 22 years in prison for killing his 19-year-old girlfriend in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, in 2024. According to…
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Mercedes driver George Russell is fastest on final day of F1 pre-season testing
George Russell posted the fastest time on the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing Friday after the afternoon (…)
[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
Microsoft retires Skype, internet call pioneer
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
Austrian skier Huetter wins World Cup downhill
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
F1 pre-season test
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
Merz open on debt question as German parties start talks
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
Woman arrested for leaving her 6-year-old daughter at 24-hour supermarket
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
Freelance TV host, radio announcer Mino Monta dies at 80
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[Japan Today] - 1/03/2025
Where things stand as Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown in two weeks
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
Japan wildfire burns largest area in over 30 years as blaze rages on
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[Japan Today] - 28/02/2025
Acting S Korean president hopeful for 'new chapter' with Japan
South Korea's acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok, expressed hope Saturday that his nation and (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/03/2025
