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BREAKING NEWS: Japan foreign minister calls Russia war victory statue "regrettable"
42+ min ago (117+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japanese doll Licca-chan returns to U.S. after 40 yrs, adults targeted Truck-car head-on collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in western Japan Large fire spreads in central Japan shopping district near Ise Jingu shrine American football: Las Vegas Raiders…...
The AfD is heading toward its greatest success
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (692+ words) The right-wing populist AfD is expected to win Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt. The question is whether its victory will be decisive enough to bring a far-right party to power in a German state for the first time since World…...
New exhibit honors Japanese immigrant who helped shape the Smokies
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (21+ words) KTUL New exhibit honors Japanese immigrant who helped shape the Smokies...
They’re friends. They’re both 109. Here are their longevity secrets
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (936+ words) Lotto Powerball: One lucky ticket holder is $28m richer! Velma Long and Dorothy Boggess were born in the US in 1917 and became friends at age 23, during World War II. Dorothy Boggess starts every day the same way: with exercises in her kitchen....
Corporal Jackie: The Baboon Who Went to War
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (626+ words) – September 5, 2026 "Can I Bring My Baboon?" In August 1915, Albert Marr volunteered to fight for South Africa in World War I. He was mobilised at Potchefstroom, allocated the rank of private, and assigned to the 3rd (Transvaal) Regiment of the 1st South African…...
BREAKING NEWS: PM Takaichi says female emperor issue unrelated to imperial law revision
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (117+ words) Read full story here Japanese doll Licca-chan returns to U.S. after 40 yrs, adults targeted Truck-car head-on collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in western Japan Large fire spreads in central Japan shopping district near Ise Jingu shrine American football: Las Vegas Raiders sign…...
Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (842+ words) Responsible Statecraft Follow us on social Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud Trump's new sanctions won't alter the complex political dance between Iran's factions. It will, however, help to coalesce them around one goal: regime survival. On August…...
Taiwanese actor apologizes over Japan national treasure vandalism
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (219+ words) A Taiwanese actor and TV host who was summarily indicted earlier this week over the defacement of a treasured stone monument at a western Japan temple apologized on Thursday, expressing deep remorse for causing trouble and harm to the local…...
Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial honors oldest volunteer, only WWII veteran at the USS Midway Museum
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (311+ words) SAN DIEGO, Calif. –The USS Midway Museum honored its oldest volunteer at Mt. Soledad on Friday. Ninety-nine year old Al Hansen served in WWII and began working at the USS Midway in 2005 to help preserve the history of his fellow…...
Today in History: 1972, Munich Olympics massacre
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (342+ words) Today is Friday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2026. There are 117 days left in the year. On Sept. 5, 1972, Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing two and taking nine others hostage; five of the militants, all nine…...