6.1-magnitude quake rattles Japan, no tsunami risk
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northwestern coast on Wednesday but no tsunami warning was issued,…
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Fumio Kishida: calm centrist picked as Japan’s next PM
by Katie Forster TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a…
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Japan PM announces end to virus state of emergency
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A coronavirus state of emergency targeting nightlife in Tokyo and other Japanese regions will end this…
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Japan message in a bottle washes up in Hawaii … 37 years later
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A message in a bottle released 37 years ago by Japanese high school students has been…
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Race for Japan’s new prime minister kicks off
by Katie Forster TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The campaign to become Japan's next prime minister kicks off on Friday, with…
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Japan issues alert after volcano erupts
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan issued an alert on Friday after a volcano in the southwest of the country erupted,…
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Japan embassy confirms receipt of information on possible terror attack in Southeast Asian countries, including PHL
(Eagle News) -- The Japanese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday, Sept. 14, confirmed Tokyo has received information about a…
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North Korea test-fires new ‘long-range cruise missile’: KCNA
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea test-fired a new "long-range cruise missile"…
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Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax Covid vaccine
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has agreed to buy 150 million doses of Novavax's coronavirus vaccine, with Japanese firm Takeda…
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Asian markets mostly up as weak US data soothes taper worries
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly rose Monday after a big miss on US jobs creation last month…
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Japan PM Suga to step down this month: party
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not run for re-election as party leader this month, effectively ending…
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Japanese giant wants soy sauce to be the ‘ketchup of India’
Every dish tastes better with a dash of soy sauce, even dessert: that's the ambitious pitch of Japanese food giant…
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