Japan's Longest Unsupported Pedestrian Bridge Offers Spectacular Views

Japan Travel News - September 27, 2026 - 13:00
A new 220-meter suspension bridge has opened at Biwako Valley in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, offering visitors a thrilling walk high above the mountains with panoramic views of Lake Biwa. (News On Japan)
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Pawn Shops Thrive as Living Costs Rise

Japan Business News - September 27, 2026 - 12:52
Pawn shops in Japan are seeing growing demand as rising living costs push more people to borrow against their valuables, with customers pledging everything from family jewelry to luxury watches and gold coins to cover everyday expenses, medical bills and business costs. (News On Japan)
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Japan's Storks Make Remarkable Comeback

Japan Technology News - September 27, 2026 - 12:46
Japan's wild population of Oriental storks has exceeded 700 birds following decades of conservation efforts, with successful breeding across the country putting the population on track to surpass 1,000 within two years. (News On Japan)
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Osaka Schoolchildren Share Ideas for a Sustainable City

Japan Education News - September 27, 2026 - 12:41
Elementary school students from across the Kansai region gathered in Osaka to share creative ideas for building a sustainable city, with proposals ranging from replacing waste incinerators with mushroom-growing facilities to preserving Osaka's distinctive local shopping culture. (News On Japan)
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Nikkei Faces Dividend Test After Five-Day Rally

Japan Business News - September 27, 2026 - 12:36
Tokyo stocks head into September 28 with the Nikkei 225 sitting at 66,364 after a five-session winning streak, as investors weigh strong artificial intelligence and semiconductor momentum against dividend-related trading, a weak yen, high bond yields and lingering uncertainty over the Bank of Japan’s next move. (News On Japan)
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Flooding Devastates Koi Farm in Chiba, Leaving 100,000 Fish Lost

Japan Business News - September 27, 2026 - 12:33
A levee collapse at Lake Inbanuma in Chiba Prefecture following heavy rain from Typhoon No. 25 has devastated a koi breeding facility in Narita, leaving nearly 100,000 fish lost and causing an estimated 1 billion yen in damage to livestock and equipment. (News On Japan)
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Onosato Wins Autumn Grand Sumo in Dramatic Showdown

Japan Sports News - September 27, 2026 - 12:22
Yokozuna Onosato captured his sixth career championship at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on September 27, defeating Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki in a winner-takes-all showdown at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan to finish the 15-day competition with 12 wins and three losses, ending a year-long title drought after a dramatic final weekend. (News On Japan)
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Four killed in helicopter crash near Montreal

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 11:43
The victims of the crash have not yet been identified, Quebec provincial police told the BBC.
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Four killed in helicopter crash near Montreal

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 11:43
The victims of the crash have not yet been identified, Quebec provincial police told the BBC.
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Iran says it will wait for official US response after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 11:16
The US president earlier said that Tehran only made the proposal to open the strait within seven days because "they're losing so badly".
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Killer Christa Pike to be executed within days - but her defence say she's a victim too

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 08:04
Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death if the crime happened today.
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Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 08:04
Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death if the crime happened today.
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Young people in China are fangirling over a professor who gets their anxiety

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 07:02
China's economy and tech have developed at breakneck speed, but there is plenty worrying its Gen Z.
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Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 06:20
Thousands of white crosses have been displayed in Washington by an Afrikaner lobby group But South Africa's new ambassador Roelf Meyer says there is not a genocide.
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Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 06:13
Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.
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Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 06:13
Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.
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Republic of Ireland to wear black armbands for Israel game

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 04:59
Republic of Ireland players intend to wear black armbands "in recognition of all lives lost in the [Gaza] conflict" for match against Israel.
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Republic of Ireland to wear black armbands for Israel game

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 04:59
Republic of Ireland players intend to wear black armbands "in recognition of all lives lost in the [Gaza] conflict" for match against Israel.
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Tenth woman's body found in South Africa suburb as police probe killings

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 03:30
The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.
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Nor'easter storm brings coastal flooding, as New York and New Jersey declare emergency

BBC World News - September 27, 2026 - 02:47
Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia are in the path of the powerful storm.
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