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Japanese snowboarder Taiga Hasegawa picked up his second World Cup big air win of the season Sunday in Klagenfurt, Austria.

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North Korea on Monday fired at least one ballistic missile into its eastern seas, South Korea's military said, extending it ...

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Stocks opened lower Monday, led by declines in auto and steel makers on the first trading day of 2025.

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YUZA, Yamagata -- Traditional "amahage" demon deities recently visited some 20 homes in this northern Japan town to warn children about laziness and to pray for their health and safety.