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In Vietnam speech, Takaichi to shore up Indo-Pacific ties with updated strategy
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2 May 2026 | 12:41 am
U.S. to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stalls
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2 May 2026 | 12:33 am
Trump's attacks on Europe's leaders worsen transatlantic frost
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2 May 2026 | 12:23 am
U.S. seeks to deploy hypersonic missile for the first time against Iran
If the request, whic...
2 May 2026 | 12:07 am
Trump says he's dissatisfied with Iranian proposal as rift with allies deepens
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1 May 2026 | 11:57 pm
U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, U.S. officials say
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1 May 2026 | 11:33 pm
Viral tweet suggests Japanese convenience store ripping off customers with donuts, so we investigate
Photo shows Family M...
2 May 2026 | 5:00 am
Shinto shrine will bless your bike helmet and give you a sacred bike helmet stamp
Pray to get ahead or...
1 May 2026 | 4:00 pm
Bandai cancels gacha/blind-buy system for anime cosmetics, will let fans choose what they buy
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1 May 2026 | 2:00 pm
Retro-style Evangelion T-shirts coming to Uniqlo sister brand GU[Photos]
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1 May 2026 | 5:00 am
Only five branches of Japan’s beef bowl giant Matsuya serve milk shakes, but how do they taste?
Matsuya makes the st...
1 May 2026 | 3:00 am
Japan’s Mister Donut Japan tries its hand at Taiwanese-style street food donuts
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1 May 2026 | 1:00 am
Police in Japan summoned to deal with bank intruder…who is also a deer[Video]
Local residents thou...
30 April 2026 | 4:00 pm
Live-action Ghibli Princess Mononoke stage play tickets are now on sale
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30 April 2026 | 2:00 pm
Japan enters Golden Week vacation period, survey shows one in three plan to ride it out at home
Japan’s all-for-fu...
30 April 2026 | 5:00 am
Studio Ghibli releases new anime keychains that are like miniature figurines
Special collection i...
30 April 2026 | 3:00 am
Japan’s new Pokémon jackets give you the look and powers of the Kanto starter trio
Bulbasaur, Charmande...
30 April 2026 | 1:00 am
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JBIC, Commercial Banks to Lend 2.2 B. Dollars for U.S. Investment
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Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space
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2 May 2026 | 5:12 am
J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
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2 May 2026 | 5:10 am
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2 May 2026 | 4:59 am
Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people as a Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers
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2 May 2026 | 4:40 am
Trump says U.S. Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports
President Donald Tru...
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U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months
The United States wi...
2 May 2026 | 3:10 am
Trump task force report alleges anti-Christian discrimination under Biden administration
A Trump administrati...
2 May 2026 | 3:10 am
Travel rush underway at start of 5-day stretch in Golden Week holidays
Roads, train station...
2 May 2026 | 4:20 am
Social media addiction suspected among 7% of Japanese adolescents: survey
Seven percent of Jap...
2 May 2026 | 2:55 am
Kyoto temples introduce cashless service to protect religious freedom
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2 May 2026 | 2:18 am
Over 70% say 1st-ever constitutional change in Japan needs broad consensus
More than 70 percent...
2 May 2026 | 2:08 am