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Police Catch Suspect in Nagano Rampage that Left Four Dead

In this week's news roundup, we report on the violent rampage that took place in Japan's central Nagano region yesterday. Four people died in the attack, including two female civilians…

December 30, 2025

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Ron DeSantis outlines a travel campaign

CONCORD, N.H. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday sought to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign, outlining an aggressive travel schedule as his allies insisted they…

December 20, 2025

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Putin’s ally says war could last ‘decades’

The war in Ukraine could last for “decades” with long periods of fighting interspersed by truces, one of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s most senior aides has predicted.“This conflict will last…

December 9, 2025

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On This Day: The Start of the J-League

On this day 30 years ago, a crowd of nearly 60,000 packed into Tokyo's National Stadium to watch the first-ever J-League match. It ended with Yokohama Marinos defeating Verdy Kawasaki…

August 25, 2025

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Pearson Airport turns to bolstered staffing, tech improvements to reduce travel chaos – Business News

The Canadian Press - May 8, 2023 / 9:09 am | Stories: 425604 Photo: The Canadian Press The Greater Toronto Airports Authority says it's well-prepared for the summer travel season…

September 9, 2024

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Lice at Hotel Testicle – The Comedic Writings of Hiraga Gennai

In the mid-18th century, Edo (modern-day Tokyo) had over 1 million inhabitants, making it the largest city in the world. That didn't make it the best place to live, though.…

August 26, 2024

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Driver George Alvarez yelled anti-migrant insults, says witness

A witness to the car crash that killed eight people outside a migrant shelter in Texas says the driver made anti-immigrant remarks before he was detained by members of the…

August 20, 2024

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Black member of Florida curriculum group fires back at Kamala Harris’ criticism

A prominent civil rights figure who helped craft Florida's African American history standards has blasted Vice President Kamala Harris' assessment of the curriculum as “categorically false.” Dr. William Allen, former…

July 24, 2023

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Chris Broad Celebrates 10 Years in Japan With His First Book

Ten years is a long time to be doing anything — let alone stay relevant on the internet, an arena of notorious trends that explode and then diffuse within a…

July 22, 2023

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Tofino man spends nearly 8 years traveling the world without using motorized vehicles

A Tofino man is on the verge of completing an epic odyssey that most of us could only imagine. Markus Pukonen has spent nearly eight years traveling the world, all…

July 16, 2023