Six sue Fukushima nuclear plant operator over thyroid cancer
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear…
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‘Nightmare’: Workers, students decry Japan virus entry ban
by Etienne Balmer and Katie Forster TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Yanita Antoko has been waiting for over a year in…
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Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb,…
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Biden, Japan’s Kishida to discuss Asia security, Ukraine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss deterrence in the…
4 years ago
Japan brings back virus restrictions over Omicron surge
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government approved new coronavirus restrictions on a large part of the country, including Tokyo, on…
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Toyota yearly production target hit by chip shortage
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it no longer expects to meet its annual production…
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US, Japan leaders to talk Covid, security in virtual meet
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet virtually Friday to…
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Japanese gymnastics legend Uchimura retires at 33
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two-time Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Kohei Uchimura has retired aged 33, his management said Tuesday, ending…
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Japan extends strict border measures as coronavirus cases soar
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will extend measures barring almost all new foreign arrivals until the end of February and…
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Japan space tourist eyes Mariana Trench trip after ISS
by Tomohiro OSAKI TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday his trip into space had given…
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Japan extends US military support amid China, N.Korea ‘challenges’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held…
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Japan seeks restrictions on US troops after virus surge
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi urged his US counterpart Thursday to consider restricting American troop movement…
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