People fleeing by car caused traffic jams in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, after a tsunami warning was issued following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck off the east coast late at night on Dec.

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Star Rail will arrive within a few weeks, but leaks have revealed that one major mistake may be made with the patch.

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It has been two days since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces. As he and his wife prepare to ...

The rural town of Sakai, Japan, north of Tokyo, has sports events, driverless buses, and good food to market itself to Hawaii ...

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Since Masahiro Hashimoto became the mayor, he has transformed Sakai into a community with a strong island vibe.

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Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...