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AP PHOTOS: On remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
On the rural islands of Nagasaki, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time ...
AP PHOTOS: A survivor of the Nagasaki bombing struggles to preserve remains
On Aug. 9, 1945, U.S. forces detonated an atomic bomb over Nagasaki. Shiroyama Elementary School was only 500 meters (1,600 ...
Memorial held on Japan's Mt. Unzen 34 yrs after deadly pyroclastic flow
This southwest Japan city was filled with somber prayers June 3 to commemorate the victims of the major pyroclastic flow on ...
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The ‘lucky’ Japanese cats with their own fan club and shrine
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Cats with hooked and bent tails fill Nagasaki, Japan, where they are thought to bring good luck
NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko (bent-tail cats)” or “kagi neko (hook cats ...
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'A huge loss.' In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
IKITSUKI, Japan — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a ...
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Cats with hooked and bent tails fill Nagasaki, Japan, where they are thought to bring good luck
In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them NAGASAKI, Japan -- In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them.