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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, L) arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Paralympic medalists return to Japan

Milan Cortina Paralympics medal-winning alpine skiers Momoka Muraoka (front) and Takeshi Suzuki arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 18, 2026, after returning from the Games. Muraoka won silvers in the women's super-G sitting and the women's giant slalom sitting, while Suzuki won bronze in the men's slalom sitting.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, L) arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, L) arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on March 18, 2026, kicking off her trip to the United States for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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China: Dancing Girl Captures Beluga Whale’s Attention at Anhui Aquarium

On February 14, 2026, in Anhui, located in eastern China, a video recorded a girl dancing in front of the glass wall at an aquarium. She moved freely while facing the tank, apparently unaware of what was happening behind her at first. As she danced, a beluga in the distance began swimming closer. The whale then approached the glass and stayed near the girl, appearing to watch her movements from inside the tank. When the girl turned around and noticed the beluga beside the glass, she immediately smiled. The interaction lasted only a brief moment, but the timing made it look as though the dance had drawn the animal over.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets Singapore PM Wong

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R, front) holds talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (2nd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 18, 2026.

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China: Two Dogs Walk Upright With Paws on Each Other’s Shoulders in Playful Dance

Two dogs were caught on video on November 4, 2025, in Qingdao, Shandong, standing upright with their front paws resting on each other's shoulders, coordinating their steps in what resembled a playful dance. The pair slowly advanced down the pavement with surprising balance and rhythm, maintaining their unusual posture throughout.

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US: Powerful Cold Front Sweeps Through Kentucky, Bringing Strong Winds and Snow 2

A powerful cold front moved through Kentucky on Monday, March 16, bringing strong winds, dropping temperatures, and giving way to snow showers and squalls across much of the state. Some of those snow squalls even produced a rumble of thunder.

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US: Powerful Cold Front Sweeps Through Kentucky, Bringing Strong Winds and Snow

A powerful cold front moved through Kentucky on Monday, March 16, bringing strong winds, dropping temperatures, and giving way to snow showers and squalls across much of the state. Some of those snow squalls even produced a rumble of thunder.

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US: Powerful Cold Front Sweeps Through Alabama, Bringing March Snow

A powerful cold front swept through Alabama on Monday, March 16, bringing snow showers, a sharp drop in temperatures, and high wind gusts across the region. In the Huntsville area, at least one inch of snow was reported in several places.

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US: Camera Captures People Fleeing After Shooting at Santa Monica Pier

A shooting broke out after a large fight erupted among multiple individuals at the Santa Monica Pier in California on Sunday night, March 15, sending bystanders scrambling for safety. Two people were injured — one shot in the arm, the other suffering a graze wound. The second victim was later identified as the suspected shooter, Jaysawn Williams, 18, of Rialto. He was arrested and booked on charges of assault with a firearm. This video was shot from Pacific Plaza Santa Monica Apartments in front of the pier, capturing people running for safety. The video was recorded at 9:00 p.m.

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Spain: Travellers Line Up Outside Girona Station After Train Services Suspended

On Sunday, March 15, train services between Girona and Figueres were suspended after trees and debris fell onto the tracks during strong winds. According to social media posts, travelers were stranded at Girona station without information, and queues extended outside the station.

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Japan defense chief attends troop inspection ceremony

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front, C) attends a troop inspection ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 14, 2026, following the academy's graduation ceremony.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani (front, R) of Japan is greeted by teammates after hitting a leadoff home run in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Venezuela at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 14, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: U.S. vs. Canada

Aaron Judge (front) of the United States celebrates with teammates after beating Canada in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, on March 13, 2026.

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Lower house passes fiscal 2026 state budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) smiles after the House of Representatives passed a record initial state budget for fiscal 2026 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 13, 2026.

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US: Dramatic Temperature Swing Hits Mid-Atlantic as Cold Front Brings Snow 2

A powerful cold front struck the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, March 12, delivering one of the most dramatic temperature swings on record. Cities across the region plunged from record-breaking warmth to freezing temperatures within just 24 hours, with snow falling from Washington, D.C., through southwestern Virginia and into the mountains of North Carolina — and as far north as New York City.

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Japan: Okinawa Hit by Intense Hail as Strong Cold Front Moves Through

A strong cold front brought intense hail to Okinawa, the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, in the early hours of Wednesday, March 13.

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US: Dramatic Temperature Swing Hits Mid-Atlantic as Cold Front Brings Snow

A powerful cold front struck the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, March 12, delivering one of the most dramatic temperature swings on record. Cities across the region plunged from record-breaking warmth to freezing temperatures within just 24 hours, with snow falling from Washington, D.C., through southwestern Virginia and into the mountains of North Carolina — and as far north as New York City.

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World Baseball Classic

Kazuma Okamoto (front) and Munetaka Murakami of Japan take fielding practice in Miami, Florida, on March 11, 2026, ahead of the team's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front) attends the closing ceremony of the eight-day National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2026.

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National People's Congress in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front) and Premier Li Qiang attend the closing ceremony of the eight-day National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2026.

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U.N. resolution on Iran's attacks on neighbors

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya (front, C) announces Russia will abstain from a vote on a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution demanding a halt to Iran's attacks on Gulf neighbors during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 11, 2026.

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US: Late-Season Snow Sweeps Through Chicago as Cold Front Moves In

Chicago experienced snowfall on Wednesday, March 11, as a cold front swept through the region, bringing wintry conditions to the city.

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World Baseball Classic: Japan team arrives in Maiami

Japan's Kazuma Okamoto (front) and Tomoyuki Sugano arrive at Miami International Airport in Florida on March 11, 2026, after the Japanese team advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals by winning all four pool games.

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World Baseball Classic: Japan team arrives in Maiami

Japan's Yusei Kikuchi (front) arrives at Miami International Airport in Florida on March 11, 2026, after the Japanese team advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals by winning all four pool games.

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World Baseball Classic: Japan team arrives in Maiami

Japan's Munetaka Murakami (front R) and Kazuma Okamoto arrive at Miami International Airport in Florida on March 11, 2026, after the Japanese team advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals by winning all four pool games.

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US: Powerful Cold Front Slams TN and KY, Bringing Strong Winds and Heavy Rain

A powerful cold front swept across parts of Tennessee and Kentucky on Wednesday, March 11, triggering a significant severe weather event with heavy rain and damaging winds.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray in front of a cenotaph built in the tsunami-devastated northeastern Japan town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture in memory of its victims on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Flowers are placed in front of the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Czech Republic

Munetaka Murakami (front) of Japan celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on March 10, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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Dissolution order for Unification Church

TOKYO, Japan, March 4 Kyodo - Nobuya Fukumoto, lawyer for the Unification Church, meets the press in front of the Tokyo High Court in the Japanese capital on March 4, 2026, after the court upheld a dissolution order for the religious corporation as requested by the central government on the grounds that it unlawfully solicited financially ruinous donations from its members. (Kyodo)

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Australia shortstop Jarryd Dale (front) tags out Shugo Maki of Japan after catcher Robbie Perkins picked off Maki and threw to Dale with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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US: Winter Storm System Brings Inches of Snow to Denver Metro Area

A winter storm system brought several inches of snow to the Denver metro area on Friday, March 6.

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japan right-hander Atsuki Taneichi (front, L) is greeted by Shohei Ohtani (16) after pitching in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Masataka Yoshida (front) of Japan rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japan players greet Masataka Yoshida (front, 2nd from L) after he hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japan players celebrate after Masataka Yoshida (front) hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

Gold medalist Mao Shimada (front) of Japan hugs compatriot and bronze medalist Mayuko Oka during the medal ceremony for the women's event at the figure skating junior world championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 7, 2026.

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

Gold medalist Mao Shimada (front) of Japan hugs silver medalist Hana Bath of Australia during the medal ceremony for the women's event at the figure skating junior world championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 7, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Kensuke Kondo (front) and Shohei Ohtani (back) of Japan are greeted by teammates after scoring on a two-run single by Masataka Yoshida in the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani (front, L) of Japan is greeted by Seiya Suzuki after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Shohei Ohtani (far R) of Japan reacts after Seiya Suzuki (front) hit a solo home run in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Spectators cheer after Shohei Ohtani (front) of Japan hit a solo home run in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura (R, front) and Akari Fukunishi (L, front), marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura (R, front) and Akari Fukunishi (L, front), marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Japan's delegation, represented by para ice hockey players Shunsuke Nakamura (R, front) and Akari Fukunishi (L, front), marches during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026.