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Japan, U.S. to enhance strike capabilities against regional threats
Japan and the United States pledged Thursday to enhance the Asian nation's defense capabilities including its new ability to strike targets in enemy territory, with… Read
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NationalOkinawa Islands prepare as tropical storm approaches
A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar headed toward Japan's southern archipelago of Okinawa on Thursday, leading businesses and the airport to close and fishermen to batten… Read
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In a sprawling circuit near Mount Fuji, a humble Corolla running on liquid hydrogen has made its racing debut, part of a move to bring… Read
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Police in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 19-year-old woman on suspicion of abandoning the body of her newborn baby girl last month. According to… Read
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Google "5 homers in a game" and you will see that it is so. Never happened in MLB kiddo.
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A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of… Read
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