SABC NEWS
 
Typhoon Nanmadol brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to western Japan on Monday 19 September 2022 as one of the biggest storms to hit the country in years killed at least one person, disrupted transport and forced some manufacturers to suspend operations.
Prime Minister Fumio ...

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NHK
 
Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol is making its way up western Japan, bringing violent winds to almost all of Kyushu and parts of the nearby Chugoku and Shikoku regions.
The Meteorological Agency says that as of 10 a.m. on Monday, Nanmadol was located near the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Pr...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese policymakers expect that a further reopening of Japan's borders to foreign visitors will breathe life into inbound tourism that had been hit by COVID-19 travel restrictions.
The hope is that a weaker yen will be an additional boost, providing a win-win situation for foreign ...

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THE NATIONAL NEWS
 
A tsunami alert in Japan has been called off after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the south-eastern coast of Taiwan on Sunday, officials said.
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 2.44pm local time (11.44am UAE) about 50 kilometres north of the south-eastern city of ...

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AP NEWS
 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako left for Britain on Saturday to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral to pay respects to her and the British royal family who considered as a model for Japan’s monarchy in modern history.
The decision for the emperor and empress to attend the q...

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BBC
 
Typhoon Nanmadol has brought winds of at least 180 km/h (112mph) and some areas could see 500mm (20 inches) of rainfall over today and tonight.
At least four million people have been told to evacuate their homes.
Extensive flooding and landslides are expected, while bullet train services, f...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo Game Show has opened, with the general public permitted to attend for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, bringing the latest in metaverse and virtual reality titles and technologies into the spotlight.
The annual extravaganza for video-game lovers, one o...

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NHK
 
A group of Japanese researchers has won an Ig Nobel Prize for their analysis of how people use their fingers to turn a knob.
Professor Matsuzaki Gen and his team at the Chiba Institute of Technology were awarded this year's engineering prize in an online ceremony on Thursday.
The Ig Nobel a...

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SORA NEWS
 
Travel restrictions finally set to be lifted as country returns to pre-pandemic entry procedures. 
Last week, Japan eased entry restrictions for international tourists by raising the entry limit from 20,000 to 50,000 people per day. It was the latest step in a series of small steps to...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan and the United States agreed on joint technological research to counter hypersonic weapons, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Wednesday, as the two countries work to closely align their security strategies in the face of China's growing assertiveness in the region...

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