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Strong earthquakes hit Japan’s west coast – video
Tsunami warnings have been issued in the Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures after a number of earthquake…
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Strong earthquakes hit Japan’s west coast – video
Tsunami warnings have been issued in the Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures after a number of earthquake…
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Yemen’s Houthis release video of hijacked cargo ship – video
Footage showing armed men dropping from a helicopter and seizing a cargo ship in the Red Sea has been released…
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One kissa is all it takes: Tokyo’s finest jazz haunts – in pictures
Jazz kissa are niche Japanese cafes stacked with whisky, vinyl and high-end audio systems. Philip Arneill capt…
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The escalator riddle: would we all move faster and more safely if we stopped walking on them?
The Japanese city of Nagoya has banned travellers from walking up and down escalators. Perhaps it is time ever…
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Japan launches rocket to explore origins of universe – video
Japan has launched a rocket carrying a small lunar lander and an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins…
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Japan: Typhoon Khanun makes landfall in south-western islands of Okinawa – video
The south-western Japanese islands of Okinawa were hit by Typhoon Khanun on Wednesday, grounding flights and f…
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Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test – video
A rocket engine exploded during a test in Japan on Friday, the latest in a series of failures that have deflat…
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Aerial video shows buildings swamped by deadly floods and landslides in Japan – video
Six people died and three others were missing after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in south-west J…
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Extra time: Japan’s over-80s football league where older people tackle ideas about ageing – video
A new football league in Tokyo has been established with one strict criterion: all the players are aged 80 and…
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G7 leaders lay wreaths and plant trees at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima – video
G7 leaders have laid flowers at a memorial to the victims of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima in a sombre op…
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Device explodes near Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida – video
The Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, was evacuated unharmed after a blast at a western port. A suspect …
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Researchers near Japan capture footage of deepest fish ever recorded underwater – video
Scientists have captured footage of a fish swimming more than 8km underwater, setting a new record for the dee…
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20th century Japanese poster art – in pictures
At a new exhibition at Poster House in New York, a range of wartime and postwar posters are being celebrated, …
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Tokyo’s micro-apartments: Justin McCurry spends a night in a tiny home – video
Each micro-apartment measures just nine square metres, which is under half the size of a typical studio apartm…
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Japan’s next-generation H3 rocket self-destructs after liftoff due to engine failure – video
Japan's H3 rocket, billed as a possible competitor to SpaceX's Falcon 9, self-destructed after liftoff when it…
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Japan baffled by iron ball washed up on beach – video report
Police are inspecting a large iron ball that washed up on a beach in Japan, but authorities have said they do …
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North Korea fires two more ballistic missiles off its east coast – video
Pyongyang announced the launch of two ballistic missiles, two days after firing an intercontinental ballistic …
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Thousands stranded in Japan as cold snap engulfs Asia – video
Weather authorities in Japan and the Korean peninsula have issued warnings over freezing temperature…
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Japan hit by deadly heavy snows – video
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in heavy snows that also left hundreds of homes w…