Typhoon Haishen leaves 4 missing in Miyazaki Pref.

Typhoon Haishen leaves 4 missing in Miyazaki Pref.

Four people are missing following a mudslide in a village in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as Typhoon Haishen...

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Murder suspect arrested in Japan upon return from South Africa

Murder suspect arrested in Japan upon return from South Africa

A Japanese man wanted in connection with a murder case is arrested upon his return from South Africa.

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Cluster at Tokyo hostess bar as Japan cases top 70K

Cluster at Tokyo hostess bar as Japan cases top 70K

A cluster of COVID-19 infections is identified at a hostess bar in Tokyo, as nationwide case total tops 70,000

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Car crash caught on camera

Car crash caught on camera

A CCTV camera catches a car crash that has left 7 seven people injured.

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Potential super-typhoon Haishen threatens southwestern Japan

Potential super-typhoon Haishen threatens southwestern Japan

Japan's Meteorological Agency warns Typhoon Haishen could pack winds of up to 288 kilometers per hour by the time it hit...

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One dead after fishing boat catches fire in northeastern Japan

One dead after fishing boat catches fire in northeastern Japan

A fire onboard a fishing boat off the port of Akita City, in northeastern Japan, has left one person dead.

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September temperature in Japan tops 40 degrees C for first time ever

September temperature in Japan tops 40 degrees C for first time ever

Japan has recorded for the first time in September a temperature above 40 degrees Celsius.

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Post-Abe PM contender Suga gets own mask

Post-Abe PM contender Suga gets own mask

A Japanese rubber mask manufacturer anticipates greater demand for models of leading post-Abe PM contender Suga Yoshihid...

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Wild boar chase in Niigata

Wild boar chase in Niigata

Police officers chase a wild boar through a residential area in Niigata Prefecture.

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Japan nuclear regulators green light spent fuel storage facility

Japan nuclear regulators green light spent fuel storage facility

Japan's nuclear watchdog endorses a new spent fuel storage facility.

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