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‘Brief shining of the light’: Japan’s fireflies dance – and mate – in isolation amid Covid-19
Next year visitors to Tatsuno ‘will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully’, says mayorCoronavirus – lates…
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Japan floods leave dozens dead, including nursing home residents
Record rainfall triggers landslides in western Kumamoto region, stranding hundreds Deep floodwaters and the ri…
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Japan’s video gaming grandma, 90, plays her way into record books
Still nimble-fingered pensioner Hamako Mori holds Guinness world record as oldest gaming YouTuberEvery day 90-…
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Hana Kimura: grief as Japanese wrestler and reality show member dies aged 22
Kimura, a cast member on the popular Netflix series Terrace House, has died after reportedly facing online bul…
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Sazae-san, the world’s longest-running cartoon, put on hold by coronavirus
Re-runs of famous Japanese cartoon bring broadcast until further notice, in first interruption in 45 yearsProd…
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Coronavirus: woman on Diamond Princess cruise ship tested positive after disembarking
Health minister apologises after 23 passengers left the ship without being properly testedCoronavirus outbreak…
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Carlos Ghosn ‘caught bullet train’ during escape from Japan
Border controls tightened as Japan investigates how ex-Nissan boss skipped bailReports have emerged about how …
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Japan’s media accuse Carlos Ghosn of ‘cowardly act’ after flight to Lebanon
Papers question granting of bail, while reports suggest Ghosn met Lebanese presidentThe usually staid Japanese…
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Seven bodies found on suspected North Korean fishing boat in Japan
Experts say vessel was possibly travelling far out to sea for bigger catchesSeven badly decomposed bodies were…
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Radiation hotspots ‘found near Fukushima Olympic site’
Greenpeace calls for fresh monitoring of region where nuclear disaster occurredGreenpeace has said it detected…
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Japan’s new emperor greeted by thousands during rare parade
Crowds cheer Naruhito and his wife at event rescheduled after deadly typhoonTens of thousands of flag-waving s…
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Nursery children critically injured in Japan as car ploughs into group
At least four critical after car hits children on a pavement in Otsu city A car has ploughed into a group of k…