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20 gripping documentaries about devastating natural disasters
The immense power of nature is both terrifying and unforgettable, a feeling the films below capture perfectly. Check them out. 1 of 20 'When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts' (Max) © John Rowland-The Lafayette Daily Advertiser Spike Lee’s...
Japan’s first hydrogen dual-fuel tugboat sees the light of day
Japan’s first tugboat equipped with a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine, TEN-OH, has been officially delivered. Courtesy of Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Constructed by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding as part of the Nippon Foundation’s Zero Emission...
Owner: Coert van Zijll Langhout
Climate skeptic’s wrong math, no disclosure
× The author of the letter to the editor, “When climate models fail, families pay” (Herald, Oct. 5), used an article in Scientific American to discredit climate science and predictions about future conditions. The paper had nothing to do with...
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Japan Records Deadliest Year for Bear Attacks in Nearly Two Decades
Pro-Government
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Japan has recorded seven fatal bear attacks so far this year, marking the highest number since national statistics on such incidents began in 2006. The increase comes after a man was found dead last week in Iwate Prefecture, with...
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Japan to develop tech, tourism hub surrounding MGM Osaka, country’s first casino resort
Following the successful 2025 World Expo, Japan is looking to develop new tech and leisure facilities on Yumeshima Island, the future home of MGM Osaka. Almost 50 years ago, Japan created an artificial island in Osaka Bay to host a container...
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Japan Survey Finds Drinkers Cut Down Before Health Checks, But Fail to Stick with Changes
A survey of drinkers in Japan found that many change their habits prior to a health check before falling back into old ways when it is over. Shizen Shokken, a Japanese health food company, conducted a survey of 510 men and women aged from 20 to 69...
Owner: Nippon Communications Foundation
E.SUN FHC held its “2025 ESG Sustainability Initiative," Leveraging "Talent and Technology" to Empower Industries
Indeterminate
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 16, 2025-- E.SUN FHC today held its "2025 E.SUN ESG Sustainability Initiative," attended by former President Tsai Ing-wen, FSC Deputy Chairperson Chen Yen-liang, and Banking Bureau Director-General Tong...
Top 10 sustainable economies in the world 2025: India’s rank revealed, and how it compares to the US, UK and China
Sustainable Trade Index 2025: The global economy is transitioning from resilience — the dominant strategy in international trade between 2022 and 2024 — to a phase of economic unilateralism in mid-2025, driven by tariff escalations between...
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Bear attacks kill record 7 people in Japan this year: govt official
TOKYO: The number of people killed by bears in Japan this year has risen to seven, the highest since 2006 when the survey started, an environment ministry official said Thursday. “This is the largest toll since 2006 when statistics started,”...
Owner: Saudi Government
Record 7 killed by bear attacks in Japan so far in fiscal 2025
Gov't Propaganda
Xinhua News Agency
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TOKYO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan has confirmed seven deaths caused by bear attacks so far in fiscal 2025, which started in April, the highest since records began in fiscal 2006, according to the Environment Ministry. The bear-related death toll...
Owner: Chinese Government
Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number
Indeterminate
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday just as another possible victim was reported missing. Bears hungry because of shortages of food such as acorns -- which has been blamed on...
Indore News: City’s Green Bond Draws Global Attention At UN Forum In Japan
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore’s green bond drew global attention as mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav shared its success at the prestigious 2025 International Mayors Forum being held in Toyota City, Japan, from October 14 to 16. The Indore mayor is...
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Semiconductors as the Spark for an India-Japan-South Korea Trilateral
Neutral
Observer Research Foundation
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Image Source: Getty Images The emergence of a multipolar world order is gradually leading to an era of shifting alliances and novel partnerships. In this context, the move towards an India-Japan-South Korea trilateral seems natural, given the...
Owner: Observer Research Foundation (think-tank)
Fatal bear attacks hit new record in Japan
Last week an adult bear entered a supermarket in Numata, Gunma, north of Tokyo - Copyright GUNMA PREFECTURAL POLICE VIA JIJI PRESS/AFP/File STR Kyoko HASEGAWA Bears have killed a record seven people in Japan this year, the highest since 2006 when...
Owner: Janusz Uiberall
Uzbekistan, Japan Bank For Int'l Co-Op Discuss Expansion Of Investment And PPP Projects
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 15. Representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan held a meeting with a delegation from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), headed by Hiroki Sekine,...
Owner: Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
Amid anti-foreigner talk, a Japan city is home to people from 90 countries – and welcoming more
HAMAMATSU (Shizuoka) – He was a wide-eyed 24-year-old when he first stepped onto Japanese soil in 1998, barely able to speak a word of the language. Now, Dr Binu Lal Sadanandan has built a life in Japan and witnessed the country’s evolving...
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Amid growing anti-foreigner sentiment in Japan, Hamamatsu still welcomes foreign talent
Neutral
The Business Times Singapore
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[HAMAMATSU (Shizuoka)] He was a wide-eyed 24-year-old when he first stepped onto Japanese soil in 1998, barely able to speak a word of the language. Now, Dr Binu Lal Sadanandan has built a life in Japan and witnessed the country’s evolving...
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World's Largest Advanced Materials Exhibition Returns To Tokyo This November
(MENAFN- Market Press Release) October 15, 2025 10:03 am - Highly-Functional Material Week 2025 to Showcase Breakthroughs in Electronics, Mobility, and Clean Energy. TOKYO, Japan - One of the world's largest showcases of advanced material...
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New hotels: The Okura Tokyo, Brij Sone Bagh and more
TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements The Okura Tokyo The Okura Tokyo, Japan The Okura Tokyo has reopened following a major transformation, offering 508 rooms across two wings: the 41-storey Okura Prestige Tower with...
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Outgoing Ishiba injects history into Japan’s political contest
As Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) moves toward calling an extraordinary session of the Diet to elect a new national leader, current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s reflection “On the 80th anniversary of the end of the war” took on...
Owner: Uwe Parpart