Osaka ousted in first round at Indian Wells
[Japan Today] - 03/6/2025
Naomi Osaka was bundled out of the first round at Indian Wells on Wednesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Camila Osorio in the Japanese star's first tournament since injury…
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Schools closed, public transport stopped as cyclone approaches eastern Australian coast
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[Japan Today] - 6/03/2025
Supreme Court reinstates order for Trump administration to unfreeze foreign aid
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[Japan Today] - 6/03/2025
Philippine defense chief warns allies will fight if China restricts flights over South China Sea
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[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
U.S. confirms direct talks with Hamas as Israel warns it is not done in Gaza
The United States on Wednesday confirmed unprecedented direct talks with Hamas on hostages, as Israel threatened to (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
108-year-old Japanese woman recognized as world's oldest female barber
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[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Japan retailer Trial to acquire supermarket Seiyu for ¥380 bil
Japanese discount supermarket chain operator Trial Holdings Inc said Wednesday it will acquire rival Seiyu Co for (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
New Zealand fires top diplomat in London after he questions Trump's grasp of history
New Zealand will sack its top diplomat in London after he made a "deeply disappointing" remark questioning (…)
[Japan Today] - 6/03/2025
Drum support
Members of the Ryukyukoku festival drum band perform outside the Okinawa Cellular baseball stadium, where the (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Newspaper deliveryman’s body found buried by snow in Niigata Prefecture
The body of a 67-year-old newspaper deliveryman was found buried by snow outside his house in Tokamachi City, (…)
[Japan Today] - 6/03/2025
Germany's Merz races to win support for major financial package
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government have agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
Hundreds of U.S. diplomats join letter to Rubio to protest dismantling of USAID
Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development have formally written to (…)
[Japan Today] - 5/03/2025
