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police busted 1,414 cases of insurance fraud involving staged car accidents and arrested 2,438 people. Fukuoka prefectural police arrested 278 of them--the most in Japan. (This article was written ...

OSAKA—To foster a clean image ahead of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, Osaka has implemented a citywide ban on outdoor smoking ... first of its kind among major Japanese cities.

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Feb. 26, 2025 — Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in ... When the Wild Things Are ...

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