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Defense & SecurityJapan to Strictly Control Exports of Lethal Defense Equipment While Mulling Expanding Exports’ Range
The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are considering expanding the range of def...
February 15, 2026
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General NewsJapan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Is ‘World’s Most Powerful Woman,’ The Economist Says
LONDON — The latest issue of the British magazine The Economist features an article on Prime Mini...
February 15, 2026
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FashionTraditional Japanese Silk Hakama Tradition Preserved by Sole Weaver in Sendai
A hakama garment made of high-grade Sendaihira silk fabric elegantly billows when seated and fall...
February 15, 2026
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Crime & CourtsPolice Arrest Man Who Fled After Osaka Dotonbori Stabbing Incident (UPDATE1)
The Osaka prefectural police arrested a man on Sunday morning in connection with a fatal stabbing...
February 15, 2026
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General NewsBear Found in Warehouse in Fukushima Prefecture Culled
YANAIZU, Fukushima — A 50-centimeter-tall bear was culled 2½ hours after it was spotted in a ware...
February 15, 2026
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PerspectivesStep Back in Time at Historical Estate Renovated into a Commercial Complex in Tokyo
A large residence in Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward dating back to the early Edo period (1603-1867) where com...
February 15, 2026
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Washington PostU.S. Shoots down Iranian Drone That Approached Aircraft Carrier
U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in th...
February 15, 2026
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Washington PostIsraeli Military Tech Start-Ups Cash in on Two Years of War
TEL AVIV - By the time the Israeli start-up Kela opened its doors in 2024, its employees had alre...
February 15, 2026
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Washington PostHouse Votes to End Government Shutdown, Buy Time for ICE Talks
The U.S. House passed a set of spending bills Tuesday to end the partial government shutdown whil...
February 15, 2026
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Crime & CourtsGold Smuggling into Japan Running Rampant
Gold is being brought into Japan without being declared at customs and then sold — while not payi...
February 15, 2026
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Crime & CourtsCash in Japan, Hong Kong Robberies Could Have Been Proceeds from Gold Sales
Hundreds of millions of Japanese yen in cash was stolen in a series of robberies spanning Tokyo’s...
February 15, 2026
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Washington PostHomeland Security Is Targeting Americans with This Secretive Legal Weapon
PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS - He had decided that the America he believed in would not make it if people...
February 15, 2026
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Travel SpotsWhite and Pink Plum Blossoms Begin to Bloom at Yuki Shrine in Japan’s Mie Prefecture
TSU — Plum blossoms began blooming on Saturday at the plum garden of Yuki Shrine in Tsu City. The...
February 15, 2026
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Washington PostNares, Spines, Gaits and Loins: Hunting for Canine Perfection at Westminster
Every dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is a perfect dog because all dogs are perfect c...
February 15, 2026
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ReutersEuropean Allies Say Navalny Was Poisoned by Dart Frog Toxin; Russia Rejects Claims
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Five European allies on Saturday blamed Russia for killing late Kremli...
February 15, 2026