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Extreme heat in Japan leaves 6 killed, 3500 injured in a week
Tokyo [Japan]: Six people died and almost 3,500 others suffered health complications linked to extreme temperatures that blanketed Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency…
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Nikon launches the new full-frame mirrorless camera in India
New Delhi: Japanese imaging giant Nikon on Tuesday launched a new full-frame mirrorless camera Nikon Z 5 in India at a starting price of Rs 1,13,995. According to the company, the…
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United Arab Emirates spacecraft blasts off from Japan
Tokyo: A United Arab Emirates spacecraft began its journey to Mars with a blast off in Japan on Monday in what is the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The launch…
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Heavy rain hits scenic central Japan, more damage in south
Tokyo: Flooding and mudslides have stranded hundreds of people in scenic hot springs and hiking areas in central Japan, while rescue workers searched on Thursday for more people missing in…
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Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods, nearly 60 dead
Tokyo: Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan’s main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying houses…
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52 killed in Japan due to torrential rain
Tokyo: The death toll due to the torrential rain in Japan’s Kyushu region increased to 52 on Tuesday, with the government issuing its highest alert as the Chikugo river in…
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Heavy rain in Kumamura
Kumamura: A couple walks near debris from a heavy rain in Kumamura, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Monday, July 6, 2020. Rescue operations continued and rain threatened wider areas of the…
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7 killed due to flash floods in southwestern Japan
Tokyo: Seven people were killed and four missing due to massive flooding triggered by torrential rain in the southwestern Japanese prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima on Sunday, Xinhua news agency…
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After face-off with India, China now cornered by Japan
New Delhi/Tokyo: A week after Chinese troops initiated a violent attack on Indian soldiers over the disputed Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Japan began the legal process of complete…
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Japan’s economy reopening cautiously, balancing health risks
Tokyo: The roller coasters are back running in Tokyo but with requests to not scream. Restaurants are offering more take-out and outdoor seating. Major retailer Uniqlo’s new cool and dry…
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Japan’s Abe lifts state of emergency
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday lifted the country’s nationwide state of emergency, ending restrictions in the remaining areas where the order was still in effect due to the…
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Japan prosecutor seen close to Abe hit by gambling scandal
Tokyo: Justice Ministry officials are investigating a gambling scandal involving a top Japanese prosecutor seen as close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after a magazine reported he evaded a stay-at-home…
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Recession-hit Japan’s exports, imports fall due to pandemic
Tokyo: Recession-hit Japan’s exports plunged nearly 22 per cent in April, the country’s worst drop in more than a decade as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand. The Finance Ministry…
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Japan’s growth drops amid pandemic, worse times likely ahead
Tokyo: Japan’s economic growth plunged into recession in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic squelched production, exports and spending, and fears are growing that worse times may lie ahead.…
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Rajnath Singh speaks with Japan defence on mitigating COVID-19
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephone conversation with minister of defence, Taro Kono. The two Defence Ministers had discussions on their respective responses against the…
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Manipuri doctor conferred ‘Order of Rising Sun’ by Japan
Imphal: A doctor from Manipur has been conferred the ‘Order of Rising Sun’ by the Japan government for promoting a better understanding of Japan in India and deepening ties between…
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Japan adds 14 more countries to entry ban list
Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that his country is adding 14 more countries, including Russia, Peru and Saudi Arabia, to the entry ban list as the country…
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Low-tech Japan challenged in working from home amid pandemic
Tokyo: When the Japanese government declared an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics stores.…
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Seismologists predict tsunami, massive earthquake in Japan
Kyodo: A Japanese government panel said on Tuesday that tsunami as high as 30 meters could hit Hokkaido in northern Japan and Iwate in the northeast, if a 9 magnitude on…
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Japan to declare nationwide emergency as COVID-19 cases surge
Tokyo: As the number of coronavirus cases have continued to surge in Japan, Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has decided to expand the state of emergency from just seven of the country’s…
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Japan offers spouses apartments to avoid ‘coronavirus divorce’
Tokyo: Worried about a “coronavirus divorce”? An enterprising Japanese short-term rental firm is marketing its empty apartments as a way for stressed couples to get some time apart during the…
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Apple likely to buy $200mn worth LCD assets from Japan Display
Tokyo: Apple is reportedly buying $200 million worth of assets like LCD equipment from troubled panel maker Japan Display, the media reported on Wednesday. According to a Nikkei Asian Review…
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Delayed Olympics will be ‘testament to defeat of virus’: PM
TOKYO: The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held in around a year as a “testament” to humanity’s victory over the new coronavirus pandemic, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said…
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Canada to boycott Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’
Tokyo: Canada pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears as Japan’s prime minister Monday admitted a delay may be “inevitable” and the International Olympic Committee said a decision…
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North Korea fires 3 projectiles toward Sea of Japan
Pyongyang: Pyongyang launched three unidentified projectiles on Monday toward the Sea of Japan, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reports citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The…
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Japan to launch sample return mission to Martian moon Phobos
Tokyo: Japanese space agency JAXA is gearing up for an ambitious unmanned space expedition to explore Phobos, one of the two moons that orbit Mars. What makes the Martian Moons…
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Coronavirus: Two former passengers from Japan cruise ship die
Tokyo: Two elderly former passengers from the coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess died Thursday, Japanese authorities said, as fears mount for those who have left the ship after testing negative for the…
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2000 iPhones provided to passengers aboard nCov-hit cruise ship
The Japanese government has found a novel way to use technology as it works to combat the coronavirus outbreak, which has spread to its own backyard. So the Japanese Ministry…
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Japan reports first coronavirus death
Tokyo: Japan has confirmed its first death from the novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister Katsunobu Kato said Thursday evening local time. The Japanese woman, in her 80s, did not…
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World’s oldest male lives in Japan: Guinness World Records
Tokyo: A 112-year old man named Chitetsu Watanabe from Japan has been crowned the world’s oldest male in The Guinness World Records. Chitetsu Watanabe, who is married to Mitsue has five…
