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The popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (a full combat sport that includes techniques from other sports like boxing, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu) or MMA is so high in ...
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High hopes for Filipino mixed martial artists in Asian Games
THE Philippines is setting its sights on another historic feat in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, following the recent ...
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This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Monster Hunter Wilds, Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, more
Monster Hunter Wilds for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection for Switch and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases. Get the full ...
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From Japan, a Hard Lesson About a Weak Currency
Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno ...
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Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years
By Jin Yu Young and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno reported from Tokyo. Japan’s largest wildfire in more than three decades was burning through a forested area of a small coastal city on Sunday after ...
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Japan fights forest fire that has forced 1,200 people to evacuate
Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...
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Japan Economy Grew Faster Than Expected in Final Quarter of 2024
TOKYO—The Japanese economy expanded faster than expected in the final three months of 2024 thanks to solid corporate spending and external demand, a positive show of strength as the central bank ...