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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Japan Finance Minister Katayama in parliament

Japan Finance Minister Katayama in parliament

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attends a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drinks water during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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BOJ chief in parliament

BOJ chief in parliament

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drinks water during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japan PM Takaichi in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Parliament addresses bear attacks in Japan

Parliament addresses bear attacks in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a recent spate of bear attacks on humans in Japan, mainly in northern and northeastern Japan, during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025. The prime minister unveiled a plan to dip into the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget to finance countermeasures.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba raises his hand to speak during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba raises his hand to speak during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Japan economic revitalization minister Akazawa

Japan economic revitalization minister Akazawa

Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) attends a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2025, as economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa (R) speaks.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) heads to a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on May 19, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on May 19, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on May 19, 2025.

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Japan upper house Budget Committee

Japan upper house Budget Committee

Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks with economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, ahead of a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025, as economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa (back, R), who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, looks on.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025, as economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, looks on.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan upper house Budget Committee

Japan upper house Budget Committee

Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who returned from a trip to Washington for ministerial talks on tariffs, speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japan PM Ishiba in parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 19, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 19, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 17, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba raises his hand to speak during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 17, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japan PM Ishiba at parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 17, 2025.

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Parliamentary session in Japan

Parliamentary session in Japan

A House of Councillors Budget Committee session is held at the parliament in Tokyo on March 7, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba raises his hand to speak at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 7, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 7, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 7, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 7, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 5, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba raises his hand to speak at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 5, 2025.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pictured during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japan PM Ishiba in parliamentary session

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba drinks water during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2024.

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