Typhoon Lan set to crash Japan holiday week
TOKYO, Aug 13, 2023 (AFP) - Japanese authorities on Sunday warned residents in much of the country to prepare for…
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Japan’s second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills
TOKYO, Aug 9, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's second-oldest museum has raised $3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional…
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World must ‘wake up’ to Taiwan security threats: Japan ex-PM
TAIPEI, Aug 8, 2023 (AFP) - Former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso warned a Taipei security forum Tuesday that the…
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Japan calls Russia nuclear threat ‘unacceptable’ on Hiroshima anniversary
TOKYO, Aug 6, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the…
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Typhoon knocks out power in southern Japan
TOKYO, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern…
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Toyota Q1 net profit soars to $9.1 billion
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Toyota said on Tuesday that net profit in its first quarter surged 78 percent as…
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Japan says North Korea threat more serious than ‘ever’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Friday that North Korea posed a more serious threat to its national security than…
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Japanese city apologises over advice to pregnant women
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese mayor has apologized after a public outcry over a flyer issued to pregnant women…
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ASEAN-plus-three to meet on South China Sea, economic ties
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Economic cooperation and the disputed South China Sea will be on the agenda when Southeast Asian…
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Two dead in southwestern Japan after ‘heaviest rain ever’
KURUME, Japan, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - At least two people were killed in torrential rain in southwest Japan on…
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Fukushima water release plan clears last regulatory hurdle in Japan
TOKYO, July 7, 2023 (AFP) - Plans to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant cleared their last regulatory…
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Impact of Fukushima water release on South Korea ‘negligible’: Seoul
Japan's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant would have "negligible consequences" for South Korea, Seoul said…
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