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Typhoon No. 19 Kills Over 50, Many Still Missing

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Powerful Typhoon No. 19 devastated parts of eastern Japan as it plowed across the Tokai, Kanto and Tohoku regions and passed over the Pacific Ocean on early Sunday morning.
According to a Yomiuri Shimbun tally, as of 3 p.m. on Monday, the typhoon had claimed the lives of 52 peopl...

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Touyama Mirei Releases International Single “Take Me Away”

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
On September 20, Touyama Mirei will release a new digital single, “Take Me Away.” However, this song isn’t for Japan, but for the international market, under her international name MIREI. “Take Me Away” sees her singing in English. This is MIREI’s first release since her 2013 debut,...

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Super Typhoon Hagibis affects SIA, Scoot flights between Singapore and Japan

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STRAITS TIMES
 
SINGAPORE - At least 10 flights between Singapore and Japan have been retimed, and two others have been cancelled as airlines prepare for Super Typhoon Hagibis, which is expected to hit Japan on Saturday (Oct 12).
According to Scoot's website, two flights between Singapore and Tai...

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Japan Prepares As Super Typhoon Hagibis Approaches

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ABC.NET
 
A super typhoon heading for Japan could make landfall by Saturday, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds, high waves and storm surges, to an area still recovering from a devastating typhoon last month, experts warn.
Key points:Experts warn it could be more powerful and destructive than ...

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23rd-Generation Shiba Inu Quiz Dog To Make TV Debut, Japan Collectively Goes “Daaaaaw!”

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SORA NEWS
 
Mamesuke XXIII is ready to carry on the proud name of his nearly two dozen predecessors.
In the Japanese entertainment world, there’s something called the shumei system, in which a respected performer passes on his stage name to a successor when he retires. The shumei system is most f...

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Japan's Fertility Crisis Even Worse Than Before As Births Fall Sharply

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CNN
 
 (CNN)Japan's fertility crisis is worsening, with data from the first seven months of this year showing the sharpest drop in births in 30 years, according to preliminary government data.
Births fell 5.9% from January to July year on year, as the pool of women of childbearing age shrinks and...

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Typhoon Hagibis May Head For Japan Over Weekend

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NHK WORLD
 
Japanese weather officials warn that a typhoon may approach wide areas from western to northern Japan over the weekend.
The Meteorological Agency says the large and violent Typhoon Hagibis is heading northwest near the Mariana Islands as of Wednesday morning, Japan time.
The agency sa...

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Vehicle For Imperial Parade Unveiled

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NHK
 
The media has been invited to see an open-top car that will carry Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in a procession in Tokyo later this month to celebrate the Emperor's enthronement.
The car, which was delivered to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo last month, is based on Toyota Motor's Centur...

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Masaichi Kaneda, NPB’s Only 400-Win Pitcher, Dies

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
 
Masaichi Kaneda, the winningest pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history with 400 victories, died in Tokyo on Sunday. He was 86.
He had been hospitalized since Aug. 8 with cholangitis and the cause of death was septicemia.
A left-hander, Kaneda was enshrined in the Jap...

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N Korean Fishing Boat Flooded After Collision With Japanese Patrol Boat

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
TOKYO - A Japanese patrol boat, which belongs to the Fisheries Agency, and a large North Korean fishing vessel were involved in an accident on Monday, and the North Korean boat was flooded and about 20 of its crew were adrift in the Sea of Japan, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Gu...

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