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Dec 23, 2018
Kenichi Ikezoe steers Blast Onepiece to victory at Arima Kinen
Jockey Kenichi Ikezoe steered third-favorite Blast Onepiece to the horse's first Grade 1 title at the Arima Kinen on Sunday.
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WORLD
Oct 8, 2017
Six die, several injured in huge explosion at fuel distribution site in Accra
At least six people were killed and 35 injured, mostly from burns, after an explosion at a fuel distribution site in Ghana's capital, fire service spokesman Billy Anaglate said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2015
Kiev points finger at Russia after blast kills two at rally; four suspects arrested
Kiev said it had arrested suspects who had been armed and instructed in Russia in connection with a blast that killed at least two people Sunday in a crowd at a pro-Ukrainian rally far from eastern Ukraine's war zone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2015
Blast targeting bus near Shiite shrine in Damascus kills six
A bomb tore apart a bus thought to be carrying Lebanese Shiite Muslim pilgrims in Damascus on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 19 in a rare attack at the center of the Syrian capital, a Reuters witness and local media said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2014
Arctic blast in U.S. brings early snow, freezing temperatures
Heavy snow and freezing temperatures blasted across the United States on Tuesday, with Northeast towns declaring emergencies and Southern states bracing for record cold.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2014
Over a dozen workers injured in blast at Nippon Steel plant in Aichi
More than a dozen steelworkers were injured when a coke oven blew up at a Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. factory in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, police said Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Aug 15, 2013
60 hospitalized in food stall gas blast at Kyoto fireworks festival
At least 60 people, including small children, are rushed to hospitals in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, after a propane tank apparently exploded in a food stall just before a major fireworks festival was to start.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 10, 2013
Taisei designer found guilty in fatal 2007 spa explosion in Shibuya
Six years after a deadly explosion ripped through a spa in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, the facility's chief designer is found guilty of negligence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 21, 2013
The nations that make it easier for bands to leap overseas
At the end of last November, a flock of Canadians descended on concert venue Duo Music Exchange in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district. It wasn't an attack of any sort; the Canuck invasion was only peppered with spirited calls to "Clap with us!"
Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists
The departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Now with inflation at its strongest in decades, Japanese are starting to realize that years of static wages leave many of them budgeting each month before their next pay check.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
EVs head for junkyard as mechanic shortage inflates repair costs
An AA patrol for electric vehicles in Birmingham, England. Fewer than 10% of the U.K.’s 236,000 auto mechanics are qualified to work directly on EV batteries or their cases, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation'
Missiles are showcased in a parade marking Iran's National Army Day in Tehran on April 18, 2023.
Death-row inmates' lawsuit targeting same-day notifications of executions dismissed
Two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit with Osaka District Court in hopes of sparking a wider discussion on the rights of death row prisoners.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
Ohtani’s dizzying three weeks end in exoneration by authorities
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during a spring training game on March 12.
How ‘winged’ gyōza took flight from a Tokyo suburb
The creator of "hanetsuki gyōza" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
How Ippei Mizuhara allegedly wired millions from Shohei Ohtani’s account
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, in December at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

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