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Tokyo police arrest Nigerian for touting: A 53-year-old Nigerian, Nwadiukwu Ikenna, has been arrested by Tokyo police for persistent touting in the Kabukicho ...

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May 19

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Apr 21

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Apr 16

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Mar 17

Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor embraced by Obama, dies at 88: Shigeaki Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing ‌whom former U.S ...

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Mar 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com

Shigeaki Mori survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima at age eight, just 1.5 miles from the explosion.

He spent over 40 years researching and revealed that 12 American prisoners of war died in the blast.

Mori contacted the families of the deceased and received the Kikuchi Kan Prize for his historical work.

During Obama's 2016 visit to Hiroshima, Mori was embraced in recognition of his peace advocacy.

The research I spent more than 40 years was not about people from the enemy country. It was about human beings.
— Shigeaki Mori, describing the purpose of his decades-long research into the deaths of American POWs killed by the atomic bomb

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Mar 17

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Mar 12

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Mar 12

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Mar 12

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Feb 25

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Feb 25

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Feb 05

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North Korea Possibly Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles

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Jan 27

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Jan 22

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Jan 21

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Japan to Cut Passport Fees by Up to 7,000 Yen

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Nov 10 25

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Oct 29 25

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Oct 29 25

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Oct 22 25

N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles toward Sea of Japan

Key FactsNorth Korea Launches Missiles Ahead of Major Summit

Oct 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, marking its first launch in months.

The missiles traveled roughly 350 kilometers and were detected by South Korean military forces.

This missile activity occurred one week before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit hosted in South Korea.

Kim Jong Un recently showcased a new intercontinental missile, reinforcing North Korea's nuclear deterrence ambitions.

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Oct 25 25

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Oct 26 25

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Oct 22 25

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Oct 14 25

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Oct 09 25

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Oct 14 25

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Oct 14 25

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Oct 13 25

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Oct 10 25

Japanese news agency reprimands photographer over viral Takaichi remarks: Japanese news agency Jiji Press Ltd said Thursday it has strictly reprimanded a ...