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Protest held in Okinawa 1 year after start of landfill for U.S base
A protest was staged in waters in Okinawa on Saturday near where a U.S. air base is due to be relocated, one year after full-blown… Read
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CrimeMan indicted for kidnapping 12-year-old girl he met online
Prosecutors have indicted a man on charges of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl who they believe got to know the suspect through social networking. Hitoshi Ito,… Read
Crime2 junior high school students arrested for extorting ¥220,000 from boy on threat of violence
Two junior high school boys in Okayama City have been arrested on suspicion of extortion after they threatened a younger student with violence unless he… Read
SportsKumamon rejected as 2020 Olympic torch runner for not being human
Kumamon, the cuddly Japanese black bear-like character whose fame has spread overseas, has missed out on becoming a runner for the 2020 Olympic torch relay,… Read
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Boris Johnson's many critics have often dismissed him as a political clown. He's having the last laugh now. Results Friday confirmed that Johnson's Conservative Party… Read
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The dark side of night life in urban Japan
Night life is fun, an escape from day life. It has, unfortunately, its seamier side. Consider Halloween. Once an innocent kids’ festival of costumed trick-or-treating,… Read
