Japan Aims to Turn Artificial Shooting Stars Into a Business

Japan Technology News - February 5, 2026 - 02:13
Japanese startup ALE announced on February 4 that it will conduct its third demonstration experiment to generate artificial shooting stars in 2028, positioning the project as a step toward eventual commercialization rather than a one-off spectacle. (News On Japan)
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Sapporo Snow Festival Opens With More Than 200 Sculptures

Japan Travel News - February 5, 2026 - 01:55
Hokkaido’s signature winter event, the Sapporo Snow Festival, opened on February 4th across three venues in Sapporo, including Odori Park in the city’s central district, featuring more than 200 large-scale snow and ice sculptures that will be on display through February 11th as the festival marks its 76th edition. (News On Japan)
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3D Images Reveal How Tsunami Fires Spread

Japan Technology News - February 5, 2026 - 01:53
High-resolution 3D images created from aerial photographs taken after the Great East Japan Earthquake have revealed how large-scale fires spread in the aftermath of the tsunami, showing that in Yamada Town, Iwate Prefecture, debris left behind by the waves covered wide areas of the town and rendered roads ineffective as natural firebreaks, allowing flames to expand unchecked. (News On Japan)
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Boy, 14, stabbed art teacher because he had 'too much hatred', he tells police

BBC World News - February 5, 2026 - 01:44
The teenager allegedly took a knife from his kitchen with the plan to attack the 60-year-old, the prosecutor says.
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Fake Social Media Videos Target Osaka Mosque

Japan Society News - February 5, 2026 - 01:39
During the election period, the spread of videos containing false information has emerged as a growing problem, with an Islamic religious facility in Osaka becoming the target of misleading footage that circulated widely online, prompting confusion and concern among those involved. (News On Japan)
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Copper Thieves Target Mountain Shrine in Japan

Japan Society News - February 5, 2026 - 01:36
Copper prices, which have been climbing partly due to the weaker yen, are now behind a growing wave of thefts across Japan, with criminals targeting everything from agricultural facilities to the roofs of remote mountain shrines. (News On Japan)
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Bicycle Used as Pretext in Nighttime Sexual Assault Case

Japan Society News - February 5, 2026 - 01:32
A man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately crashing his bicycle into a woman from behind on a dark street in December 2025, injuring her before grabbing and touching her multiple times, with police saying the suspect apologized briefly before fleeing the scene. (News On Japan)
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Son of Norway's crown princess holds back tears giving evidence at rape trial

BBC World News - February 5, 2026 - 01:00
Marius Borg Høiby gives evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed she had been drugged.
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Fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 23:42
The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.
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Leader of South Africa's second largest party to step down

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 22:47
The surprise move may threaten the stability of the coalition government of which the DA is a key partner.
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Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfire

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 22:27
Hospitals say several children were among those killed in strikes that Israel's military says it launched after a gun attack on its troops.
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Greece blames smugglers over migrant deaths but early accounts have been questioned before

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 22:22
Greek officials were quick to blame smugglers, but experience tells us to be wary of instant and unequivocal explanations.
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Greece blames smugglers over migrant deaths but early accounts have been questioned before

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 22:22
Greek officials were quick to blame smugglers, but experience tells us to be wary of instant and unequivocal explanations.
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Andrew and Epstein asked exotic dancer for 'sex acts,' legal letter claims

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 21:56
Lawyers for the unnamed woman claim she was 'treated like a prostitute' at Jeffrey Epstein's home.
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Son of Norway's crown princess chokes back tears giving evidence at rape trial

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 21:36
Marius Borg Høiby gives evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed she had been drugged.
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'Notorious Tanzanian drug trafficker' arrested during raid in Zambia

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 20:48
Ahmed Muharram is among several suspects arrested in a major crackdown on marijuana trafficking.
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Leader of South Africa's second largest party will not seek re-election

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 18:32
The surprise move may threaten the stability of the coalition government of which the DA is a key partner.
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Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfire

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 18:30
Hospitals say six children were among those killed in strikes that Israel's military says it launched after a gun attack on its troops.
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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy sites 'particularly depraved', UK PM Starmer says

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 17:08
The UK leader's comments came after Russia renewed its attacks on power plants and critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
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'I've never hit anything so hard': What it's like to be attacked by a shark

BBC World News - February 4, 2026 - 14:58
Peter Smith and his wife were on holiday in the Caribbean when a beautiful swim suddenly changed.
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