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Japanese man becomes oldest person to reach Mount Fuji summit at 102
Kokichi Akuzawa climbed with 70-year-old daughter to break record for oldest person to make ascent – a second …
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What are the strongest earthquakes ever recorded?
Powerful 8.8-magnitude quake off coast of Russia set off tsunami warnings – how does it compare to past temblo…
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Trump signs executive order to clear way for Nippon-US Steel deal
Companies hail ‘historic partnership’ to bring ‘massive investment’ but details of agreement remain unclearDon…
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World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming ChinaT…
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Sake: Japan’s ‘divine gift’ given special status by Unesco
Rice wine enshrined as part of ‘cultural heritage of humanity’ Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-fa…
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Shuntaro Tanikawa, giant of Japanese poetry, dies aged 92
The poet also wrote the lyrics for the Astro Boy theme song and translated Peanuts into JapaneseShuntaro Tanik…
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Australian accused of smuggling drugs in suitcase to Tokyo says she is victim of romance scam
Donna Nelson arrested with 2kg of stimulants but daughters say she is innocentFollow our Australia news live b…
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Buried US second world war bomb explodes at Japanese airport
Unexpected blast at Miyazaki airport makes crater in taxiway and leads to grounding of 80 flights but no injur…
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Earthquake strikes off Japan’s coast and triggers tsunami warning
No immediate signs of damage reported after 6.9-magnitude quake hits off eastern coast of KyushuA powerful ear…
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Births in Japan hit record low as government warns crisis at ‘critical state’
Birthrate continues to fall as young people increasingly reluctant to have children due to bleak job prospects…
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Japan court lets transgender man change official status without sterilisation in legal first
Ruling comes months after supreme court ruled that requiring sterilisation before a change of gender in offici…
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Killer whales trapped in drift ice off Japan’s Hokkaido coast escape
Pod of orcas in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials sayA pod of killer whales…
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Japan earthquake death toll reaches 100 as more survivors pulled from rubble
Number of missing lowered to 211 as thousands of troops join rescue effort and experts warn of disease risk at…
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Japan earthquake death toll reaches 100 as more survivors pulled from rubble
Number of missing lowered to 211 as thousands of troops join rescue effort and experts warn of disease risk at…
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Japan earthquake death toll reaches 100 as more survivors pulled from rubble
Number of missing lowered to 211 as thousands of troops join rescue effort and experts warn of disease risk at…
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Bizarre ‘whirlpool’ appears in night sky above Hawaii
Phenomenon believed to have origins in launch of military GPS satellite from SpaceX in FloridaA camera on top …
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Heavy snow in Japan kills at least 17
Many deaths caused by people falling from roofs or being buried underneath thick piles of snow sliding off roo…
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Antonio Inoki, popular wrestler who faced Muhammad Ali, dies aged 79
Popular wrestler and politician Antonio Inoki dies aged 79Japanese star was battling rare disease called amylo…
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Tropical storm Meari unleashes heavy rains on Japan
Warnings of floods and mudslides on Honshu island south-west of Tokyo as storm heads towards the capitalTropic…
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What is the Quad, and how did it come about?
Leaders of the US, Japan, Australia and India have gathered in Tokyo for a summit of the Quad. What are its or…