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Global economy takes Trump shocks in stride, for now

Global economy takes Trump shocks in stride, for now

While many players worry that things could still unravel given the right spark, ...

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How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds

How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout ...

Nakajima was the first Japanese runner to make the 400 final since Susumu Takano...

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Rice demand for year through June estimated to be up to 7.1 million tons

Rice demand for year through June estimated to be up to...

2025's staple rice production is forecast at between 7.28 million and 7.45 milli...

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U.S. envoys focused on Syria ousted amid pro-Damascus shift, sources say

U.S. envoys focused on Syria ousted amid pro-Damascus s...

The diplomats at the de facto U.S. mission to Syria, based in Istanbul, all repo...

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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact amid regional tensions

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact amid...

The enhanced defense ties come amid growing uncertainty about the reliability of...

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Fumitaka Sato, who contributed to black hole research, dies at 87

Fumitaka Sato, who contributed to black hole research, ...

The professor emeritus at Kyoto University wrote many books introducing the beau...

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Safety concerns linger as year marked since stabbing of Japanese boy in China

Safety concerns linger as year marked since stabbing of...

Security measures have been increased around the school amid worries that anti-J...

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World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics

World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COV...

For many athletes competing at the world championships in Tokyo this week who al...

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Ohtani's no-hit start and 50th HR aren't enough for Dodgers

Ohtani's no-hit start and 50th HR aren't enough for Dod...

Ohtani went deep in the eighth inning to become the sixth player with consecutiv...

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Climate change led to at least 16,500 heat deaths in Europe this summer

Climate change led to at least 16,500 heat deaths in Eu...

Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and the Mediterranean is a hot s...

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Japan won't recognize Palestinian state given U.S. ties: media report

Japan won't recognize Palestinian state given U.S. ties...

Recent reports said the U.S. had prompted Japan to forgo the recognition through...

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Former Japanese internee in Ukraine pained by Russian invasion

Former Japanese internee in Ukraine pained by Russian i...

After World War II, Yasuhiko Ito was taken as a disarmed soldier of the Imperial...

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Hayashi throws hat in the ring for LDP leadership race

Hayashi throws hat in the ring for LDP leadership race

The chief cabinet secretary is seen as a counterbalance to the more right-leanin...

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Lack of successor keeps U.K.'s Starmer safe as Labour mulls his ouster

Lack of successor keeps U.K.'s Starmer safe as Labour m...

Plots against British leader Keir Starmer have dominated the headlines in Britai...

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Reuse pavilions and equipment, Osaka Expo organizer urges

Reuse pavilions and equipment, Osaka Expo organizer urges

The organizer is encouraging local governments and companies to reuse buildings ...

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Russia expanding forced re-education of deported Ukrainian children

Russia expanding forced re-education of deported Ukrain...

U.S.-funded research has identified more than 210 sites where Ukrainian children...