AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are…
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AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country's president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five…
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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament
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Geisha spectacle in Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring
Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival…
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Geisha spectacle in Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring
The Japanese cabinet on Friday approved a shift in its rice policy, moving toward a demand-aligned output strategy and introducing new measures to prevent shortages, as prices for…
Man stabbed to death at home; police search for his son
A 71-year-old man was found stabbed to death at his home in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, on Wednesday night, police said, adding they are searching for the man’s…
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Man stabbed to death at home; police search for his son
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Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships — though for a short period of…
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Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash
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Lunch at the palace
From left: French first lady Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.…
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Lunch at the palace
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Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities
Pakistan said Thursday that the burden of ending its cross-border conflict lay with Afghanistan, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.
The neighbors…
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Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities
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France bans planned gathering of Muslims in Paris area, citing security risk
France banned a gathering of Muslims that was planned in the Paris area for the coming days, due to it representing a security risk, the country's top police…
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France bans planned gathering of Muslims in Paris area, citing security risk
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Cubans take to bikes and electric tricycles to protest U.S. sanctions
Cuban activists paraded on Thursday on bikes and electric tricycles along Havana's waterfront Malecon boulevard, accompanied by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in a show of defiance amid U.S.…
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Cubans take to bikes and electric tricycles to protest U.S. sanctions
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Rapper Pooh Shiesty charged with kidnapping over alleged dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane's label
Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others of robbing three men at gunpoint and kidnapping them earlier this year in Texas following a contract…
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Rapper Pooh Shiesty charged with kidnapping over alleged dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane's label
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French mayor denounces 'increasingly racist society'
Bally Bagayoko, the newly elected black mayor of the French capital's largest suburb, says racism is growing in the former colonial power, and the authorities need to keep…
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French mayor denounces 'increasingly racist society'
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Blood clots and burning eyes as pollution chokes north Thailand
The city of Chiang Mai has regularly topped the IQAir monitor website's most polluted big cities list this week, with the situation even worse in the backpacker destination of Pai.
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Blood clots and burning eyes as pollution chokes north Thailand
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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing: The general who made himself president
The 69-year-old general, who has ruled Myanmar since a 2021 coup that triggered a civil war, was elected president in a parliamentary vote.
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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing: The general who made himself president
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Museum of Narratives is rife with possibilities
Part museum, part performance venue, the ambitious Museum of Narratives aims to make Shinagawa a cultural hub.
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Museum of Narratives is rife with possibilities
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Scam sites for popular stickers on the rise amid shortage
As many as 532 fraudulent websites posing as sellers of the viral Bonbon Drop stickers have been detected so far.
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Scam sites for popular stickers on the rise amid shortage
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Honda needs a big pivot, and maybe a partner, after big EV-related losses
Brand power and a solid reputation will help as it undertakes an overhaul, with a likely shift toward hybrids.
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Honda needs a big pivot, and maybe a partner, after big EV-related losses
Japan Times
Japan to step up its fight against money laundering by scammers
The change will allow police to open online bank accounts under fictitious names for scammers to then use so police can track the flow of money.
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Japan to step up its fight against money laundering by scammers
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Japan to step up its fight against money laundering by scammers
The change will allow police to open online bank accounts under fictitious names for scammers to then use so police can track the flow of money.
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Japan to step up its fight against money laundering by scammers
Japan Times
Nadeshiko Japan and Australia challenge AFC equal pay after Women's Asian Cup
The two teams accused the governing body of "ignoring" previous requests.
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Nadeshiko Japan and Australia challenge AFC equal pay after Women's Asian Cup
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Tohoku University and SoftBank to develop disaster prevention AI tech
The joint project aims to use generative artificial intelligence to pass on memories and lessons from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Tohoku University and SoftBank to develop disaster prevention AI tech
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‘How to Steal the Gold’ spins real crime into playful heist fun
A seemingly ordinary life unravels in surprising ways in Takayuki Kayano's character-driven crime comedy.
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‘How to Steal the Gold’ spins real crime into playful heist fun
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Phil Mickelson to miss Masters due to 'personal health matter'
The 55-year-old American, who plays on the LIV Golf tour, won the Masters in 2004, 2006 and 2010
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Phil Mickelson to miss Masters due to 'personal health matter'
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Japanese government approves bill to boost demand-based rice production
The revised law will explicitly stipulate the long-standing policy of promoting rice production that matches demand, with the aim of preventing price declines due to oversupply.
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Japanese government approves bill to boost demand-based rice production