V-22 Ospreys return to the skies but are required to stay within 30 minutes from an airfield in case of emergency

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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

The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific

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USS Ronald Reagan

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The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable

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A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system.

See aboard USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier with a checkered recent history

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Sailors aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat stand watch during a swim call while the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sailors with the USS George Washington observe from a boat while their shipmates swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman August Clawson

Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards

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A deck of Pokémon trading cards, seen in London in August 2022.
A deck of Pokémon trading cards.

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Japan just spent billions to boost the flailing yen — and the US may get involved too

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The yen has been in a prolonged slump against the dollar.

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Everyone is visiting Japan. An extended currency slump means the tourists will just keep coming.

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Shibuya Shopping District, Tokyo, Japan

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A centuries-old Japanese ceramics maker has found itself at the center of the AI revolution

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Japanese ceramics company Maruwa is banking on demand for its heat-dissipating products.

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Japan is sending a 'sugar baby' to prison for 9 years for defrauding men out of $1M and selling a manual on how to do it

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A stock image shows an older man making a payment online using his credit card.

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Why less snow is threatening Japan's expensive Kanzuri chile paste

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Kanzuri is a traditional fermented chile paste that is exclusively produced in Myoko in Japan's Niigata Prefecture by the Tojo family. Before the family started selling the condiment in 1966, it was only made in small batches for household use.

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