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General NewsJapanese Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine on 80th Anniversary of End of World War II
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on...
August 15, 2025
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Associated PressSurrounded by Water, Dutch Swimmers Have Plenty of Places to Cool Off
AMSTERDAM (AP) — While Parisians have recently rediscovered the pleasure of swimming in the Seine...
August 15, 2025
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PerspectivesCaring for Babies When Water Supply Is Cut Off; Look out for Heat Rash, Use Right Water for Formula
Summertime is the season for certain natural disasters, such as concentrated downpours and typhoo...
August 15, 2025
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Associated PressTorrential Rains Trigger Flash Floods in Kashmir, Killing at Least 56 and Leaving Scores Missing
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-contr...
August 15, 2025
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Associated PressCholera Is Spreading Rapidly in Darfur in the Worst Outbreak in Years
CAIRO (AP) — Cholera is spreading rapidly in Darfur, killing 40 people and infecting more than 2,...
August 15, 2025
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Associated PressMelania Trump Demands Hunter Biden Retract ‘Extremely Salacious’ Epstein Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking he...
August 15, 2025
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Manga & AnimeJapan’s Dark Fantasy Manga ‘Tougen Anki’ Adapted into Anime; Descendants of ‘Momotaro,’ Demons Clash in Evil vs. Evil Story
Inspired by the famous Japanese folktale “Momotaro,” the anime “Tougen Anki,” currently airing on...
August 15, 2025
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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?
...August 15, 2025
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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