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Kazuyoshi Miura signs contract to play past 54th birthday in Japan
Upcoming season will be Miura’s 36th as a professionalHe played four times for Yokohama FC in 2020 seasonKazuy…
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Japanese town deploys Monster Wolf robots to deter bears
Officials say there have been no bear encounters since arrival of robots in wolves’ clothing A Japanese town h…
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Typhoon Haishen: four missing in Japan as storm pounds South Korea
Hundreds of thousands without power on Kyushu after winds of 140km/h and heavy rain hit the regionFour people …
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Cargo ship with 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle sank off Japan, survivor says
Strong winds and rain from Typhoon Maysak hamper rescue of crew from Philippines, New Zealand and Australia A …
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Thousands protest in Mauritius over dolphin deaths after oil spill
Government says it will carry out autopsies on all 40 animals and investigate spill from Japanese shipThousand…
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Grounded carrier off Mauritius breaks apart risking ecological disaster
Battle is on to remove fuel oil from Japanese vessel the MV Wakashio as weather worsensA Japanese bulk carrier…
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At least two people die as record heavy rain lashes Japan
More than 76,000 residents ordered to evacuate in west of the country amid massive floods and landslidesAt lea…
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Tokyo Olympics organisers considering options to delay – reports
As thousands flock to the Olympic flame in Japan, the organising committee is reportedly drafting plans to pos…
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Coronavirus: Japanese woman tests positive for second time
Tour guide had been given all-clear but then developed a sore throat and chest pains Coronavirus – latest upda…
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Yasuhiro Nakasone, former Japanese PM and Reagan confidant, dies at 101
Former PM shared world stage with Reagan and Thatcher but failed in his push to change country’s pacifist cons…
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Japanese women demand right to wear glasses at work
Public outcry after TV show exposes businesses imposing ban on female staffJapanese women on social media are …
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Japan flooding: death toll rises to 10 as heavy rains hit east of country
Mudslides hit waterlogged areas in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures recovering from Typhoon HagibisThe death to…
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Formula One cancels all Saturday running as Typhoon Hagibis looms at Japan GP
Qualifying postponed from Saturday to early SundayRace at Suzuka circuit to go ahead as plannedOrganisers of J…
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North Korea’s new warheads could penetrate missile shield, says Japan
Pyongyang’s new short-range missile have irregular trajectory, which could outsmart interceptor missiles, mini…
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Tokyo Olympics construction worker dies from suspected heatstroke
Japan’s capital has had temperatures above 31C for two weeks, prompting fears for 2020 Games’ athletesHeatstro…