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On September 5, 2025, baseball fans worldwide witnessed another remarkable chapter in the extraordinary career of Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar. In a surprising turn of events, Ohtani made an emergency start against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, stepping in for teammate Tyler …

In today’s fast-paced global economy, the pressure to perform at work can sometimes push people to their limits. But in Japan, this phenomenon has a name: karoshi, literally meaning “death from overwork.” Coined in the 1970s, karoshi refers to fatalities caused by excessive work-related stress, leading to heart attacks, strokes, …

September 5, 2025, marks a poignant milestone for Naraha Town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan: exactly 10 years since the evacuation order, imposed after the devastating accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, was officially lifted. Triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March …