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Japan: Hay Fever Alert Issued as Mass Pollen Dispersal Expected to Peak Nationwide

As of February 16, the start of cedar pollen dispersal has been confirmed in parts of the region stretching from Kyushu to Tokai. By late February, dispersal is expected to begin across a wide area ranging from Kyushu to southern Tohoku. In Shizuoka Prefecture specifically, cedar pollen began dispersing in early February 2026; total volume is expected to reach 1.9 times the average of the past 10 years. Thick pollen is visible in the video, creating hazy conditions across the mountain range.

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Japan: 20 Trapped in Elevator at Tokyo Skytree, 1,200 Stranded on Observation Deck

Twenty people, including two children, were trapped in an elevator at Tokyo Skytree on Sunday night, February 22. About 1,200 visitors were also temporarily stranded on the observation deck. Those trapped were safely rescued early Monday after about five hours. The facility closed Monday for inspections. This video shows visitors stranded in the observatory tower following the incident.

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Carnival in Rio

Dancers perform during the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of Feb. 16, 2026.

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Indonesia: Mount Semeru Erupts, Sending Ash Plume 2,000 Meters High

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted early Saturday, February 14, sending hot clouds up to 6 km from the crater and ash columns as high as 2,000 meters. Authorities maintained the Level III alert and warned residents to stay clear of river valleys and areas within 13 km of the summit.

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Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Police officers conduct an investigation in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2026, near the area where three young men were stabbed in the Dotombori shopping district in Osaka, western Japan, shortly before midnight. A 17-year-old boy was killed and the other two injured, while a man in his 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene.

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Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Photo taken in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2026, shows the area where three young men were stabbed in the Dotombori shopping district in Osaka, western Japan, shortly before midnight. A 17-year-old boy was killed and the other two injured, while a man in his 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene.

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Fatal stabbing in Osaka

Police officers conduct an investigation in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2026, near the area where three young men were stabbed in the Dotombori shopping district in Osaka, western Japan, shortly before midnight. A 17-year-old boy was killed and the other two injured, while a man in his 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene.

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Japan: Early-Blooming Kawazu Cherry Blossoms Reached Best Viewing Period 3

The early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms with deep pink petals reached their best viewing period, after starting to bloom in late January, about a week earlier than usual.

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Japan: Early-Blooming Kawazu Cherry Blossoms Reached Best Viewing Period 2

The early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms with deep pink petals reached their best viewing period, after starting to bloom in late January, about a week earlier than usual.

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Japan: Early-Blooming Kawazu Cherry Blossoms Reached Best Viewing Period

The early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms with deep pink petals reached their best viewing period, after starting to bloom in late January, about a week earlier than usual.

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General election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta, head of the Conservative Party of Japan, watches early returns from a general election on Feb. 8, 2026, in Tokyo.

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General election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta (R), head of the Conservative Party of Japan, watches early returns from a general election on Feb. 8, 2026, in Tokyo.

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General election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta (R), head of the Conservative Party of Japan, watches early returns from a general election on Feb. 8, 2026, in Tokyo.

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General election in Japan

Naoki Hyakuta (R), head of the Conservative Party of Japan, watches early returns from a general election on Feb. 8, 2026, in Tokyo.

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General election in Japan

Team Mirai leader Takahiro Anno (R) reacts to early returns from the House of Representatives election in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2026.

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General election in Japan

Team Mirai leader Takahiro Anno reacts to early returns from the House of Representatives election in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2026. Ohtani made an early start to preseason by training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens on Feb. 13.

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Spain: Storm Leonardo Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Andalusia

Andalusia is on high alert as Storm Leonardo brings intense rainfall, strong winds, and dangerous coastal conditions, increasing flood risks amid already saturated ground. This video shows windy conditions in Cadiz early Wednesday, February 4.

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General election in Japan

A bus serving as a polling station is parked near temporary housing for people affected by the January 2024 earthquake in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2025, for early voting for the Feb. 8 general election.

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General election in Japan

A bus serving as a polling station is parked near temporary housing for people affected by the January 2024 earthquake in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2025, for early voting for the Feb. 8 general election.

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Twin giant pandas' arrival in China from Japan

A cage carrying giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister, Lei Lei, is unloaded from a plane at an airport in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in the early hours of Jan. 28, 2026, after leaving Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, where they were born and raised, the previous day. The pandas will head to a giant panda conservation and research center in Ya'an in the province.

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Train Station Affected After Accident in Spain

Iryo company staff attend to passengers at Santa Justa station in the early hours of the morning after the accident in Adamuz. HYPERLINK "https:/www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-amp-varios-heridos-suspenden-circulacion-trenes-madrid-andalucia-descarrilar-tren-adamuz-20260118210236.html" At least 39 dead and 152 injured in the derailment of two trains in Adamuz (Córdoba)[] Photo by Eduardo Briones / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Station Affected After Accident in Spain

Interior of Santa Justa station early in the morning after the accident in Adamuz. 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train with 300 people travelling on the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), causing the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Eduardo Briones / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Station Affected After Accident in Spain

Customer service queues at Santa Justa station in the early hours of the morning after the accident in Adamuz. HYPERLINK "https:/www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-amp-varios-heridos-suspenden-circulacion-trenes-madrid-andalucia-descarrilar-tren-adamuz-20260118210236.html" At least 39 dead and 152 injured in the derailment of two trains in Adamuz (Córdoba)[][] Photo by Eduardo Briones / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Station Affected After Accident in Spain

Iryo company staff attend to passengers at Santa Justa station in the early hours of the morning after the accident in Adamuz. HYPERLINK "https:/www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-amp-varios-heridos-suspenden-circulacion-trenes-madrid-andalucia-descarrilar-tren-adamuz-20260118210236.html" At least 39 dead and 152 injured in the derailment of two trains in Adamuz (Córdoba)[] Photo by Eduardo Briones / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Station Affected After Accident in Spain

Iryo company staff attend to passengers at Santa Justa station early this morning after the accident in AdamuzA 19 January 2026, in Adamuz, Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The death toll has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, following the derailment recorded at around 19.45 hours this Sunday, 18 January, of an Iryo 6189 train with 300 passengers travelling on the Malaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the turnouts at the entrance to track 1 of Adamuz station (Cordoba), causing the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Photo by Eduardo Briones / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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US: Bright Streak Observed Over California as SpaceX Crew-11 Re-enters

A bright streak was observed across the night sky over Southern California early Thursday, January 15 as the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts made its fiery re-entry before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. The capsule returned NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with Japan’s Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, ending the Crew-11 mission about a month early due to a non-emergency medical condition affecting one crew member. NASA said the astronaut was stable and brought back to Earth for further evaluation.

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Australia: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji Leaves Widespread Destruction in Queensland

The slow-moving system swept across the Central Highlands and Coalfield regions on Monday, January 12. Wind gusts reached 113 km/h on Hamilton Island. Early estimates suggest that more than 48,000 livestock have perished in the floods, which continue to inundate vast areas of Queensland—stretching from the coast at Mackay, 1,000 kilometres west to Cloncurry, and north to Townsville and Cairns. Central Queensland is the latest region to feel the impact of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji, with Clermont recently enduring its heaviest rainfall in 110 years.

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest in Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Hundreds of farmers and nearly 350 tractors protest in front of and near the National Assembly to demand ''concrete and immediate action'' from the government, which struggles to deal with the anger of farmers in Paris, France on January 13, 2026. Called by the FNSEA and ''Jeunes Agriculteurs'' unions and a few days before the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement, a convoy of farmers enters the capital early in the morning. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM