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Double-dipping: When one manga adaptation just isn’t enough
Across the generations, popular manga have lent themselves to both live-action and anime adaptations — with sometimes surprising results.
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Chubu Electric plans to abandon nuclear plant restart in wake of data scandal
The company will hold a news conference on Monday.
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World Athletics Ultimate Championship opens with record $10m prize pot
The inaugural Ultimate Championship opens with Olympic Games champions competing for a record prize pot of $10m.
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Hong Kong Tiananmen activists jailed for up to 7 years
Three pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's
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Hong Kong Tiananmen activists sentenced up to 7 years
Three pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's
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Quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture to offer travel discounts
The discounts, which will be offered from Tuesday, will apply to overnight stays in Kumamoto between Oct. 1 and Dec. 25.
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Pro-Palestine student suspended by King’s College London returns to campus
College lifts suspension amid criticism from student groups over crackdown on pro-Palestine sentiments.
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JD Vance auditions to inherit Trump’s MAGA movement with 2028 on horizon
Vice President JD Vance took center stage at the Republican convention in Dallas on Thursday in a speech seen as an early test of his 2028 W
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What did 25 years of the “war on terror” leave behind?
US forces have bombed somewhere every year since 2001. AJLabs maps the so-called “war on terror”.
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Magyar vs. Moscow: Hungary's new tough stance toward Russia
Hungarian PM Peter Magyar has abruptly ended the era of his predecessor's warm relations with Russia: Budapest has expelled 10 Russian diplo
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How 9/11 helped Israel sell its war on Palestinians to America
The 'war on terror' made Israeli repression easier to present as part of a shared struggle against a common enemy.
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Philippines ferry fire: Search continues for dozens missing
Firefighters searching for survivors combed through the smoking remains of a ferry off the coast of Coron island in the Philippines. Five pe
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U.S. women arrested over smuggling of $1 million worth of cannabis into Japan
One suspect claimed she was motivated by the idea of a free trip to Japan.
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Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland
Police say five people have died and 40 others have been injured in an accident involving a tour bus in eastern Switzerland
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Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons
Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led
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Anthropic warns of bids to use AI to build biological weapons
Experts urge stricter access to AI models as Anthropic reports rising misuse cases, including biological research risks.
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Weather tracker: Hurricane Lowell pounds Hawaii’s western islands
Widespread damage across Ni’ihau, Kaua’i and O’ahu after reportedly first-ever recorded tornado watch in Hawaii Hurricane Lowell caused sign
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Sentiment turns positive among big Japanese firms in July-September
Stronger semiconductor-related demand and more customers at hotels and restaurants were reported in the business survey conducted by the gov
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Hong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activists
Convictions came under draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 following huge protests.
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How the WSJ Covered 9/11 From the Ground 25 Years Ago
Watch WSJ staff recall how they put together 9/11 coverage from a shattered newsroom in New York City.
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Man loses case to claw back $369,000 he spent on lavish gifts for ex-girlfriend
Singapore's High Court rules in the woman's favour, with the judge saying the man "willingly" showered her with gifts, even before they got
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Oil Prices Slip After Recent Surge Amid Supply Risks
Oil fell after surging in the previous session, as traders assessed growing risks to Middle East crude exports following fresh territorial g
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Record heatwave set to turn champagne more alcoholic
French authorities have made a one-off exemption to allow alcohol content to increase to 15 per cent
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MPs to vote again on assisted dying as bill returns to parliament – UK politics live
Bill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of expertsEsther
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