17 dead in days of heavy snow in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Heavy snowfall across large parts of Japan has killed 17 people over the last 10 days, with…
4 years ago
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Japan coastguard hunts for ‘sinking’ tourist boat
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers in Japan were searching Saturday for a sightseeing boat carrying around 30 people that sent…
4 years ago
Heatwave hits Japan site of Olympic marathon
Japan's northern Hokkaido region was supposed to offer cooler climes for next week's Olympic marathons and race walks, but now…
5 years ago
Japan’s northern Hokkaido lifts state of emergency over virus
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday lifted a state of emergency declared last month…
6 years ago
Magnitude 6.9 quake shakes Kurilsk, Russia
(Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6.9 quake shook Kuril'sk, a town in Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 13, at UTC 10:33…
6 years ago
5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido, no tsunami risk
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan's northern island of Hokkaido Thursday but there was no tsunami warning and…
7 years ago
5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s Hokkaido: USGS
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the US Geological…
8 years ago
Palace: DFA monitoring situation of Filipinos in Japan following 6.7-magnitude earthquake
(Eagle News) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs is currently monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Japan after a powerful 6.7-magnitude…
8 years ago
Landslides leave dozens missing after quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido
by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful 6.6-magnitude quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido…
8 years ago
Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides,…
8 years ago
US heavy bombers, jets in show of force against N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- United States heavy bombers and stealth jet fighters delivered a show of force directed at…
9 years ago
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