At Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture, work is underway to create a big "shimenawa" sacred rope for New Year celebrations. Its origins date back to the Edo period (1603 ...

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A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday local time, triggering a tsunami of up to 28 inches in Pacific coast communities, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The agency ...

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The mysterious artist Banksy has made a new painting. It is on the wall of an empty house in London in the United Kingdom. Photos of the artwork were Full article Russia says Ukrainian drone strike ...

After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan on Monday, authorities again warned of the possibility of a future megaquake. It means that thoughts in Japan are turning to the "big one" - ...

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The USD/JPY pair trades 0.23% lower to near 155.80 during the European trading session on Wednesday. The pair extends its losing streak for the third trading day on Wednesday, which started after ...