How anime tourism is helping breathe new life into Japan's shrinking towns

CNA - Nov 6, 2026

Anime and manga fans are flocking to towns across Japan, bringing new opportunities to communities grappling with depopulation and economic decline.

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IRAN — Tehran taunted President Donald Trump over his midterms defeat on Wednesday as the US leader admitted the war against Iran was the key factor in his stinging electoral rebuke. As thousands mocked Trump at a rally in the Iranian capital, a senior official said the Islamic republic had handed him a strategic and

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MANILA, Philippines — All shipments from Laos will be flagged for stricter inspection amid concerns that these may be concealing illegal drugs, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Thursday. “So now, we’re going to flag all shipments coming from Laos—we’ll check if there are actually drugs involved—because what they do is hide them when they’re

Teodoro: PH eyes more BrahMos missiles
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seeking to acquire more BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems from India and has submitted a list of proposed modifications to make the weapons better suited to the country’s geography and infrastructure, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said. In a special address delivered via videoconference at the 3rd Delhi Defence

Testimonies belying police claims of ‘self-defense’ pushed in Duterte trial
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Protests swept across France on Thursday, with an estimated 575,000 people taking to the streets in the biggest demonstrations since unrest began in September. While most rallies remained peaceful, clashes with police in Paris and Lyon led to arrests and injuries.

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A teenage student was flattened by a runaway tire after it came loose from a truck and bounced along a street in Santiago, the capital of Chile.

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