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Japanese company Space One’s Kairos rocket explodes immediately after launch – video
Japan's Space One Kairos exploded on its inaugural launch as the firm tried to become the first Japanese priva…
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Two New Zealand skiers killed and one rescued after Japan avalanche – video
Two New Zealanders, including a 21-year-old ski guide, have been killed in avalanche while backcountry skiing …
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Pod of orcas trapped in drift ice off Japanese coast – video
Footage aired by the Japanese broadcaster NHK shows a pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, apparently tr…
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Tokyo snow: first flurries of the year land in the Japanese capital – in pictures
Heavy snow has hit Tokyo, disrupting trains, grounding more than 100 flights, and covering the city in a white…
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Japan earthquake: footage shows residents escaping Wajima landslide – video
Footage from 1 January shows Wajima residents running from a landslide after a deadly earthquake struck the Ja…
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‘I felt my life was over’: passenger in Japan Airlines crash recounts experience – video
All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast…
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Aerial footage shows destruction in Japan after earthquake – video
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Monday. Aerial footage shows the damage in the city of Waji…
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Japan’s deadly earthquakes spark fires and destroy buildings – in pictures
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida says the country is facing a ‘battle against time’ to find people affect…
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New island emerges off Japan after volcanic eruption – video
Japan has gained another island after an undersea volcanic eruption 1,200 km south of Tokyo created a new land…
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Rail is best for a crowded island | Letter
Robert Walls salutes Japan’s high-speed trains and says they have the edge over travel by carCathy Swann says …
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Oppenheimer and a truly terrible mistake | Letter
Michael Mears contrasts the film with his play, which puts the Japanese experience of the bombing front and ce…
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How brutal heat is breaking records everywhere from the US to Japan
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in th…
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There are better alternatives to the UK’s absurd citizenship test | Letters
The Belgian nationality test focuses on practical details, says Ross McQueen, while Hugh Lawson writes about l…
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The world in 2023: what our writers say you should watch out for
From Ukraine developments and China’s Covid surge to renewable energy and hope for the AmazonA near-inevitable…
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How to save money this Christmas – send your cards via Japan | Brief letters
Christmas card efficiencies | Problems with Love Actually | Scots accent confusion | Welsh bonus in Wordsearch…
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North Korea has fired another ballistic missile, South says
Launch was the sixth in 12 days and the first since an intermediate-range missile was fired over Japan on Tues…
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Global mystery hepatitis outbreak spreads to Asia and Canada
Japan reports child with acute liver disease of unknown origin, and Canada investigating similar cases, with n…
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Kyoto spring: the finest Japanese and world photography – in pictures
Alongside its famous cherry blossom, the city hosts an annual photography festival, Kyotographie, now in its 1…
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Kyoto spring: the finest Japanese and world photography – in pictures
Alongside its famous cherry blossom, the city hosts an annual photography festival, Kyotographie, now in its 1…
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Message in a bottle from Japan washes up on Hawaii beach after 37 years
Discovery made by a local girl comes decades after the bottle was put into the sea by schoolchildren as part o…