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General NewsBody Found After Bear Attack in Hokkaido Mountain; Police, Prefectural Govt Close Trails Leading to Mt. Rausu (UPDATE1)
A body was found on Friday on a mountain on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, where a man had ...
August 15, 2025
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Film & TV‘Satan Wants You’ Revisits Book that Fueled Satanic Panic; Documentary Shows How People Get Swept up in the Unbelievable
Why do so many people easily fall into the trap of believing unbelievable claims? I have a feelin...
August 15, 2025
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EconomyJapan’s Economy Expands Faster than Expected in Q2
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's economy expanded an annualized 1.0% in the April-June quarter, governme...
August 15, 2025
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Associated PressFirefighters Make Progress against Fast-Moving Blaze Along Highway North of Los Angeles
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters with air support scrambled to control a wind-driven wildfire t...
August 15, 2025
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Associated PressTaylor Swift’s New Album Has Everyone Seeing Orange: An Exploration of the Color
NEW YORK (AP) — Orange you ready for it?
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Associated PressMalnourished Kids Arrive Daily at a Gaza Hospital as Netanyahu Denies Hunger
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The dead body of 2 1/2-year-old Ro’a Mashi lay on the table in Gaz...
August 15, 2025
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BaseballTomoyuki Sugano Earns 10th Victory as Orioles Outlast Mariners 5-3 after Long Rain Delay
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Tomoyuki Sugano earned his 10th victory by working 5 1/3 sharp innings be...
August 15, 2025
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ScienceNew Mineral Amaterasuite Named After Japanese Goddess; Dark Green Stone Includes Strontium, Titanium, Chlorine
A collaborative research team of scientists from the University of Tokyo, Yamaguchi University an...
August 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Launch Demining Initiative in Africa, Looking to Boost Agricultural Output on the Continent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce a new framework to support demining in Africa at ...
August 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsTraditional Japanese Lanterns On Display at Tokyo Event; Colored Lights Synced to Music Entertain Visitors Daily
A wide array of traditional Japanese lanterns are on display at the KITTE Marunouchi commercial f...
August 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Intends to Announce Plan to Improve Africa-Asia Logistics Networks at TICAD 9; Japan Plans to Accelerate Copper Ore Corridor Development
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba intends to announce a plan to improve terrestrial logistics network...
August 14, 2025
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Defense & SecuritySDF Held Training Near Senkakus while Chinese Carriers were Deployed in Pacific; Exercise was Intended to Demonstrate Japan Could Counter China’s Navy
The Self-Defense Forces conducted attack training against aircraft carriers in June in the waters...
August 14, 2025
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General NewsPuffed Rice Machine Invented to Feed Hungry Children; Inventor Urges Today’s Young People to ‘Give It Their All’
Driven by her desire to feed hungry children, Toshiko Yoshimura invented a puffed rice snack mach...
August 14, 2025
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General NewsTrain Line Power Outage on Forces Thousands to Spend Night at Expo Site; Disruption Caused 8-Hr Suspension, Heatstroke Cases
OSAKA — Thousands of visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo were forced to spend the night at the...
August 14, 2025
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Asia-PacificChinese Govt Prohibits Fishing Boats from Activities around Senkaku Islands; Ban in Area Set to Expire on Saturday
FUJIAN PROVINCE, China — The Chinese government issued an order to prohibit fishers from operatin...
August 14, 2025