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General NewsBus Carrying 40 Passengers Catches Fire on Chuo Expressway; All Evacuate Safely
A fire broke out near the engine room of a bus traveling from Shinjuku to Lake Yamanaka in Yamana...
February 18, 2026
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 18)
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February 18, 2026
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises as Shares Seen Linked to $550 Billion US Deal Jump (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average snapped a four-day losing streak on Wednes...
February 18, 2026
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Take a Relaxing Trip to Shinshu’s Hot Spring Region Aboard Retro Train
To enjoy a relaxing day in early spring, it may be a good idea to take the Nagano Electric Railwa...
February 18, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Olympics-Skeleton-Shakhtar Boss Pays Ukrainian Racer $200,000 after Games Disqualification
MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The owner of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has donated more ...
February 18, 2026
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ReutersAllegations in Epstein Files May Amount to ‘Crimes against Humanity,’ UN Experts Say
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the...
February 18, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Japan Sets Winter Olympics Medal Record at 19
Milan, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)—Japan rewrote its record Winter Olympics medal haul on Tuesday, after...
February 18, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Winter Olympics Recap: Japanese Pair Upstage ‘Blade Angels,’ Germany Sweeps 2-Man Bobsled
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu...
February 18, 2026
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ObituariesThe Rev. Jesse Jackson, Who Led the Civil Rights Movement for Decades after King, Has Died at 84
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-ti...
February 18, 2026
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Associated PressIran Says It Temporarily Closed the Strait of Hormuz as It Held More Indirect Talks with the US
GENEVA (AP) — Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fi...
February 18, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Resigns en Masse
Tokyo, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet resigned en masse on...
February 18, 2026
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ReutersTrump Says Japan to Invest in Energy, Industrial Projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced three...
February 18, 2026
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Olympics & ParalympicsMilano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Ami Nakai Leads Women’s Figure Skating Short Program Followed by Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto, Alysa Liu of U.S.
MILAN -- Japan's Ami Nakai, 17, lead the women's figure skating short program with 78.71 on Tuesd...
February 18, 2026
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CompaniesTEPCO’s Niigata Pref. Nuclear Power Plant Begins Transmitting Power to Tokyo Area, 1st Time in 14 Years
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. said the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nucl...
February 18, 2026
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General NewsU.S. Firm to Build Training Hub in Fukushima N-plant for Debris Removal; Plans to Establish Training Center by 2029
A U.S. nuclear decommissioning firm plans to establish a training center in Futaba, Fukushima Pre...
February 18, 2026