A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.

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The exterior of an akiya in Japan.
A US veteran moved to Japan and bought an abandoned house, or akiya, with his wife.

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I moved from North Carolina to Japan with my family. I was surprised at how family-friendly bathrooms are.

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A young foreigner woman looks around an alley with yellow paper lamps lanterns in the background in Japan.
A woman looks around the streets of Japan

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Lonely Dolphin Blamed for Rash of Recent Swimmer Bites

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Image of a dolphin with a warning from Japan's Coast Guard.

Japan says China's increasingly aggressive air force breached its airspace for the first time ever

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A soldier from the Japan Air Self-Defence Force stands in front of a PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system.
A PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system at the Yokota Air Base, west of Tokyo. Japan claims China violated its territorial airspace for the first time.

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The Pentagon knew about the gearbox failure 10 years before it caused the deadliest V-22 crash in Air Force history, docs show

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A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey conducts its flight demonstration during an air show in North Carolina.

US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

Japan's 2nd-busiest airport was put on lockdown after a pair of scissors went missing from a store, where they were later found again

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Passengers and visitors are seen at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan November 24, 2016.
New Chitose Airport.

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Japan's prime minister is resigning, under pressure from scandal

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a news conference in Tokyo on August 14, 2024, where he announced his intention to step down.

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Japan Just Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Alert. Here’s What You Should Know

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A map of estimated seismic activity in Japan on August 9, 2024.

I moved to Tokyo to open a bar last year. I'd already lived in a few cities across Asia, but moving was harder in my 30s.

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Female bartender Holly Graham standing at Tokyo Confidential bar in Tokyo.
Holly Graham moved to Japan to help open the bar Tokyo Confidential.

Holly Graham

How the market meltdown could hurt Kamala Harris' campaign

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The August stock market plunge has investors prepping for a recession and Democrats hoping it doesn't hurt Kamala Harris' economy-focused campaign.

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