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Louis Rees-Zammit participates in training camp with the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 24.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 15, 2025

Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit returns to rugby after NFL dream ends

English Premiership side Bristol said Thursday that Rees-Zammit was joining with "immediate effect" ahead of the new league season.
Michael Phelps poses at Champions Park in Paris during the 2024 Paris Games.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 15, 2025

Michael Phelps makes a splash with Ravens' swimming lessons

Phelps happily jumped into the pool this week with the Ravens, working on skills such as holding their breath underwater, kicking their feet and floating on their backs.
People take part in a silent prayer to pay their respects during a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2025

When did WWII end? 1 in 4 Japanese can’t say, survey shows

The online study, conducted in June, had 1,200 participants ranging from ages 10 and over.
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 16, 2025

Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture

Award-winning architect Kitagawara's work is displayed at the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum he designed, making it both a venue and a centerpiece of the exhibition.
A screen displays share prices inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo. The Nikkei 225 closed at a record high of 43,378.31 on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2025

Tokyo stocks hit closing-price record as GDP surprises

The Japanese economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter.
PayPay is the most popular payment app in Japan, with 70 million users.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2025

SoftBank's PayPay prepares for listing on a U.S. exchange

It has filed registration documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2025

Trump says no summit deal with Putin over Ukraine war, but calls talks 'very productive'

The highly-choreographed spectacle saw the U.S. president greet Putin on American soil for their first face-to-face meeting of Trump’s second term.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers