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Japan navy helicopters crash, leaving one dead and seven missing
Defence minister says possibility of a collision between the two helicopters is being analysedOne person was d…
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Eight dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan
Coastguard says chemical tanker was carrying 980 tonnes of acrylic acid but no leaks reportedEight people died…
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Japanese mayor facing 99 harassment claims resigns
Report accused Hideo Kojima of inappropriate touching and patting female workers on their headsA Japanese mayo…
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‘Reality remains tough as ever’, says Japan PM as extra $660m pledged for Noto earthquake rebuild
The earthquake hit parts of the Ishikawa region on New Year’s Day killing 241 people and sparking a major fire…
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Japan’s Slim moon lander overcomes power crisis to start scientific operations
Moon probe starts taking pictures of lunar surface after bumpy landing left its solar cells pointing in the wr…
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Japan jet crash: passenger plane was cleared to land, say officials
Smaller plane on runway was not cleared for takeoff, however, say authorities as investigations beginWhy the j…
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Japan zoo investigates possible mass squirrel poisoning
Dozens of the animals died after they were treated with anti-parasitic medicineA Japanese zoo has launched an …
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Fukushima nuclear plant workers sent to hospital after being splashed with tainted water
The operator Tepco says the workers came in contact with the wastewater when a hose came off accidentally and …
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Japan to release second batch of wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant next week
UN-approved release to go ahead despite China’s ban on all Japanese sea imports following first batchJapan wil…
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Niece of J-Pop mogul Johnny Kitagawa should resign over abuse allegations, panel says
Julie Fujishima, now president of Japan’s biggest boyband talent agency, had long been aware of accusations bu…
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Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 in reform of sex crimes law
Changes include the criminalisation of voyeurism and follow a string of acquittals in rape cases that triggere…
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Japan military shooting: two soldiers killed and one hurt after fellow recruit opens fire
Suspect charged with attempted murder after incident at military training groundAn 18-year-old military recrui…
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Japan’s ‘crying baby sumo’ festival returns for first time since pandemic
Staff wearing demon masks try to make competing babies cry, with the first to bawl declared the winner in a ce…
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North Korea continues run of weapons tests with ballistic missile launch
Firing of short-range weapon comes as the US and South Korea stage major military drillsNorth and South Korean…
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Taiwan invasion by China would fail, but at huge US cost, analysts’ war game finds
Military experts said every participant would experience ‘enormous’ losses in any potential conflictA Chinese …
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Japanese architect and ‘postmodern giant’ Arata Isozaki dies aged 91
Pritzker prize winner who combined Asian and western influences said postwar ruins of Japan stayed with him in…
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Tokyo issues same-sex partnership certificates amid marriage equality debate
Partnership certificates allow same-sex couples to be treated as married couples in areas like housing, health…
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Japan considering buying US Tomahawk cruise missiles
Purchase likely to prove controversial, as Tokyo seeks to counter growing regional threatsJapan is looking int…
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Japan tells 2m to shelter from ‘very dangerous’ Typhoon Nanmadol
Authorities urge evacuations in Kyushu before arrival of storm that could cause flooding, landslides and colla…
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Monkey attacks injure 42 people in Japanese city
Authorities in Yamaguchi to use tranquilliser guns after macaques – or possibly one aggressive individual – un…