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Japan spent record 6.28 tril. yen in forex intervention on April 30

A currency trading chart on a financial data monitor in Tokyo pictured on May 1, 2026, shows the dollar plunging against the Japanese yen after Japanese authorities' dollar-selling, yen-buying intervention on April 30. Japan spent a single-day record of 6.28 trillion yen in the intervention to strengthen the yen.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers dispatched from the waterworks department of Saitama Prefecture in eastern Japan provide water to residents at a nursing home in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers dispatched from the waterworks department of Saitama Prefecture in eastern Japan provide water to residents at a nursing home in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers dispatched from the waterworks department of Saitama Prefecture in eastern Japan provide water to residents at a nursing home in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers dispatched from the waterworks department of Saitama Prefecture in eastern Japan provide water to residents at a nursing home in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Collapsed houses are pictured in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito's nephew, accompanied by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, lays flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Nippon Steel's new hot strip mill line

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a hot strip mill line newly completed at Nippon Steel Corp.'s Nagoya Works in Tokai in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi. The next-generation mill is designed to meet the growing need for high-grade steel sheets for electric vehicles.

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Nippon Steel's new hot strip mills

Nippon Steel Corp. President Tadashi Imai speaks during a completion ceremony for the company's new hot strip mill line on Aug. 6, 2026, at its Nagoya Works in Tokai in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi.

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Nippon Steel's new hot strip mills

Nippon Steel Corp. President Tadashi Imai speaks during a completion ceremony for the company's new hot strip mill line on Aug. 6, 2026, at its Nagoya Works in Tokai in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito's nephew, lays flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito's nephew, lays flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito's nephew, lays flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito's nephew, bows after laying flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito's nephew, lays flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L), Emperor Naruhito's nephew, gets a briefing from Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui after laying flowers at the cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L), Emperor Naruhito's nephew, gets a briefing from Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui after laying flowers at the cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito lays flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito bows after laying flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito bows after laying flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan Prince Hisahito visits Hiroshima

Japanese Prince Hisahito bows after laying flowers at the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 7, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Amami and Okinawa 6

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7.

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Brazil: Chemical Plant Fire Triggers Explosions in Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo State

A massive fire broke out at a chemical solvent plant in Itaquaquecetuba, Greater São Paulo, on Tuesday, August 4. The blaze, which triggered explosions and spread to a public road, destroyed several vehicles but caused no injuries beyond one man treated for respiratory discomfort.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Workers remove roof tiles from a damaged house in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Volunteers carry a refrigerator out of a collapsed house in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of the abduction issue. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Amami and Okinawa 4

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Amami and Okinawa 5

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, L) being briefed about damage to a pear farm in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. Many Japanese pears were shaken from the trees by the quake ahead of the harvest season.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks at the Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara, sweeps dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026, in an annual cleaning event.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks at the Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara, sweeps dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026, in an annual cleaning event.

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Annual cleaning of Great Buddha of Nara

Monks at the Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara, sweeps dust off the Great Buddha, designated as a national treasure in Japan, on Aug. 7, 2026, in an annual cleaning event.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Amami and Okinawa 2

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7.

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US: Massive Fire Destroys Seafood Warehouse in Galveston, Texas

A massive fire destroyed the Texas Gulf Seafood distribution warehouse near the Galveston Yacht Marina on Wednesday night, August 5. The blaze broke out around 8:40 p.m. at Pier 7, near 7th Street and Wharf Road, sending towering flames and heavy smoke into the sky. Three people and a dog were safely rescued with no injuries reported, and the fire was contained early Thursday morning.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Amami and Okinawa 3

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (seated, far L) meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (seated, far L) meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is pictured in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A collapsed house is pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.