Photo Exhibition Shows Damage From Noto Peninsula Disasters

Japan Education News - August 24, 2026 - 04:58
A photo exhibition documenting the devastation caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and subsequent heavy rain disasters is being held in Osaka. (News On Japan)
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Japan Backs Fusion and Plastic Recycling With 20 Billion Yen Investment

Japan Politics News - August 24, 2026 - 04:48
Japan's GX Promotion Organization has invested about 3 billion yen in two startups developing nuclear fusion and plastic recycling technologies, with combined public and private investment expected to reach around 20 billion yen as the government seeks to accelerate the commercialization of advanced decarbonization technologies. (News On Japan)
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Suzuki Unveils Kei EV Prototype With 310-Kilometer Range

Japan Business News - August 24, 2026 - 04:44
Suzuki has unveiled a prototype of its first kei-class electric vehicle, the e SKY, which is scheduled to go on sale during the current fiscal year with a driving range of 310 kilometers, among the longest offered by a domestically produced kei EV. (News On Japan)
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Typhoon No. 18 Disrupts Flights as ANA Cancels 119 Services

Japan Travel News - August 24, 2026 - 04:40
Air travel in Okinawa is beginning to be disrupted by the approach of Typhoon No. 18, with All Nippon Airways canceling 119 flights and more than 20,000 passengers expected to be affected. (News On Japan)
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Wartime Remains Unearthed 81 Years After Battle of Okinawa

Japan Society News - August 24, 2026 - 04:28
The nearly complete remains of a person believed to have been a Japanese military officer killed in the Battle of Okinawa were discovered in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, on August 22. (News On Japan)
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Okinawa Taxi Drivers Seek 60% Higher Pay

Japan Business News - August 24, 2026 - 04:27
Following the fare revision, a labor union representing taxi drivers in the prefecture and other groups held a news conference calling for the proportion of operating revenue paid to drivers to be raised from its current level to at least 60%. (News On Japan)
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Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse

BBC World News - August 24, 2026 - 04:11
Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.
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Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30

BBC World News - August 24, 2026 - 03:17
A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.
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France links sharp rise in drownings to heatwaves

BBC World News - August 24, 2026 - 02:39
A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.
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Trump arrives at high-speed IndyCar race through Washington's streets

BBC World News - August 24, 2026 - 01:57
The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.
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Thousands struggling without power in Indiana 12 days after severe storms

BBC World News - August 24, 2026 - 00:54
In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".
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Thousands struggling without power in Indiana 12 days after severe storms

BBC World News - August 24, 2026 - 00:54
In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".
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France links rise in drownings to heatwaves

BBC World News - August 24, 2026 - 00:00
A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.
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Scoop on National Goldfish Scooping Championship

Japan Sports News - August 23, 2026 - 23:07
Around 1,500 competitors from across Japan gathered in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, for the National Goldfish Scooping Championship, testing their skills in three-minute contests to determine the country's best goldfish scoopers. (News On Japan)
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Kejelcha breaks men's half marathon world record by 29 seconds

BBC World News - August 23, 2026 - 22:35
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.
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Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC

BBC World News - August 23, 2026 - 21:56
Mykhailo Fedorov has also called for wartime elections to be held in Ukraine.
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DR Congo and M23 rebels agree roadmap for peace talks

BBC World News - August 23, 2026 - 21:52
Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.
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DR Congo and M23 rebels agree roadmap for peace talks

BBC World News - August 23, 2026 - 21:52
Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.
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Wicker Man director's sons complete their late father's film trilogy

BBC World News - August 23, 2026 - 21:51
The final film in the folk horror trilogy brings closure to the saga as well as its creator's family after more than 50 years.
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Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

BBC World News - August 23, 2026 - 21:47
The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.
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