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At least 10 killed as heavy rains drench southern, central China
59+ min ago (323+ words) Torrential rain across southern and central China triggered widespread flooding on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, closing schools and businesses, and disrupting transport and power supplies, authorities said. China's weather agency said areas in Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi,…...
U. S. Navy commanding officers participate in a memorial service for Americans interred at Gyokusenji Temple in Shimoda, Japan during 87th annual Black Ship Festival
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (160+ words) A Japanese Buddhist priest conducts rites to honor the dead during a memorial ceremony for Americans interred at Gyokusenji Temple in Shimoda, Japan during the 87th annual Black Ship Festival, May 15, 2026. The festival commemorates the 1854 arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry and…...
Ancient China elites cooled off with ice, water fans; folks used bamboo pillows
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (154+ words) Research based on historical inscriptions suggests that temperatures in ancient China often climbed to between 40 and 43 degrees Celsius In ancient China, summer heat could be deadly long before the advent of air conditioning. To survive it, people resorted to remedies…...
Heavy rains trigger waterlogging, road damage in central, SW China
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (79+ words) news. cgtn. com - EXPLORE MORE English Espa'ol Fran'ais " " Documentary CCTV+ - World World Asia-Pacific Middle East Europe Americas Africa Heavy rains trigger waterlogging, road damage in central, SW China People travel in the rain in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May…...
Memories of the Tule Lake Internment Camp " Chico News & Review
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (1106+ words) My grandfather is a rock star!" That's Jamie Gilmore-Wilson in a documentary film, referring to Jim Tanimoto of Gridley, a proud Japanese American, and at 102-years old, one of the remaining survivors of the Tule Lake War Relocation Center. Sponsored…...
Fukuoka's Dazaifu Tenmangu Restored to Original Brilliance
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (580+ words) FUKUOKA, May 19 (News On Japan) - Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka Prefecture, which enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, opened its restored main shrine to the media on May 18th after completing its first major renovation in 124 years. The nationally designated…...
Unearthing life in the mists of time
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (408+ words) History books record emperors, wars and political systems. But how did people actually live? Where did they sleep, walk, and pray? The answers often lie not in texts, but beneath the soil in the silent ruins of ancient cities. Now,…...
570-Year-Old Toyama Temple Destroyed in Overnight Blaze
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (689+ words) Toyama, May 19 (News On Japan) - Flames tore through a temple in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on May 16th, destroying the main hall of Daioji Temple, which has a history dating back around 570 years, while nearby gravestones glowed red in the intense blaze....
Guangxi quake: 91-year-old man rescued after 11 hours under rubble
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (191+ words) news. cgtn. com Guangxi quake: 91-year-old man rescued after 11 hours under rubble A 91-year-old man was rescued after being trapped for nearly 11 hours under the rubble of his collapsed self-built house following a magnitude-5. 2 earthquake in Liuzhou City, south China's…...
This Pacific Island Nation Hopes You Will Call It by a New Name
51+ min ago (779+ words) Upper Volta, Siam, Swaziland. Names preserved on dusty maps, dented globes and worn world atlases after passing into the mists of time. Soon to join them may be Nauru. The Pacific island nation in Micronesia, at eight square miles, is…...