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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Photo shows Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2026, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games: Opening ceremony

Photo shows Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2026, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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Pokemon-themed ANA plane

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 18, 2026, shows an All Nippon Airways special plane featuring Pokemon characters, unveiled to the media to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the popular "Pokemon" video game series.

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Pokemon-themed ANA plane

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 18, 2026, shows an All Nippon Airways special plane featuring Pokemon characters, unveiled to the media to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the popular "Pokemon" video game series.

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Pokemon-themed ANA plane

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 18, 2026, shows an All Nippon Airways special plane featuring Pokemon characters, unveiled to the media to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the popular "Pokemon" video game series.

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Pokemon-themed ANA plane

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 18, 2026, shows an All Nippon Airways special plane featuring Pokemon characters, unveiled to the media to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the popular "Pokemon" video game series.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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South Korean President Lee

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on Sept. 18, 2026.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026.

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro series

Photo taken at an Apple Store in Tokyo's Ginza district on Sept. 18, 2026, shows the iPhone 18 Pro series models released by Apple Inc. the same day.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro series

Photo taken at an Apple Store in Tokyo's Ginza district on Sept. 18, 2026, shows the iPhone 18 Pro series models released by Apple Inc. the same day.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox gives an interview after his team defeated the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026. He hit a three-run home run and a triple.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox gives an interview after his team defeated the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026. He hit a three-run home run and a triple.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox slides into third base after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox runs after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox runs after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox runs after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox runs after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox runs after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox runs after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near a damaged house in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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China: Massive Boulder Crashes into Pavilion at Tangshan Scenic Spot

A massive boulder tumbled down a mountainside at a scenic area in Yutian County, Tangshan, Hebei, on May 27, 2026, smashing into a pavilion and destroying it in a cloud of dust. Nearby tourists quickly fled and narrowly avoided being hit. A witness estimated the boulder measured two to three meters in diameter. Authorities barred access to the affected area while handling the aftermath.

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China: Huge Insect Swarm Blankets Sky over Hulunbuir

A massive swarm of tiny flying insects filled the sky over Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, on September 16, 2026, darkening large areas overhead with their sheer numbers. Locals identified the insects as "xiaoyao," a species commonly seen in autumn, and said they pose no danger, as they are neither poisonous nor prone to biting.

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China: Residents Save Cat Left Hanging by Rope in Jiangxi

Residents in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, rescued a cat that was left dangling several stories up after a rope tied around its neck caught on a building's exterior wall on September 12, 2026, using a long pole to hook the rope, ease the pressure, and free the cat.

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