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Temporary Shopping Mall Opens in Disaster-Hit City; 5 More Scheduled to Open Across Noto Peninsula
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JAPAN NEWS
A temporary shopping mall opened Friday in the central part of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, which suffered major damage in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Local residents, who had been waiting for the reopening of familiar stores, were overjoyed.
The mall is expected to serve as the fi...
A temporary shopping mall opened Friday in the central part of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, which suffered major damage in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Local residents, who had been waiting for the reopening of familiar stores, were overjoyed.
The mall is expected to serve as the fi...
- August 16, 2024
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Japan Lifts 'Megaquake' Warning After One Week
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BBC
Japan has lifted its warning about a potential “megaquake”, one week after it was issued.
The warning told people to be alert but not evacuate, saying the probability of a major earthquake was higher than usual but it was not imminent.
The Japanese government said it was no longer asking pe...
Japan has lifted its warning about a potential “megaquake”, one week after it was issued.
The warning told people to be alert but not evacuate, saying the probability of a major earthquake was higher than usual but it was not imminent.
The Japanese government said it was no longer asking pe...
- August 16, 2024
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Typhoon Buffets Japan's Pacific Coast, Causing Transport Disruption, Power Cuts
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JAPAN TODAY
A very strong typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power.
Located about 300 kilometers south of Tokyo, Typhoon Ampil was pac...
A very strong typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power.
Located about 300 kilometers south of Tokyo, Typhoon Ampil was pac...
- August 16, 2024
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Japan Set For New PM As Kishida Bows Out As Party Leader
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BBC
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which he says needs a "new start".
The 67-year-old LDP veteran is expected to step down as PM after the party elects a new leader in September.
Support for Mr Kishida, who ...
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which he says needs a "new start".
The 67-year-old LDP veteran is expected to step down as PM after the party elects a new leader in September.
Support for Mr Kishida, who ...
- August 14, 2024
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Tokyo-Nagoya Shinkansen To Halt Aug. 16 As Typhoon Nears Eastern Japan
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KYODO NEWS
Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Nagoya stations will be halted throughout Friday as Typhoon Ampil is forecast to approach eastern Japan, the operator said, in a move that will affect travelers during the Bon summer holidays.
Operations between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka...
Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Nagoya stations will be halted throughout Friday as Typhoon Ampil is forecast to approach eastern Japan, the operator said, in a move that will affect travelers during the Bon summer holidays.
Operations between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka...
- August 14, 2024
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Japan Protests South Korea's Maritime Survey Near Takeshima
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday protested South Korea's maritime survey near the Sea of Japan islets of Takeshima, claimed by Japan but controlled by South Korea.
According to the ministry, a South Korean survey ship was spotted on the day dropping apparent wires into waters with...
Japan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday protested South Korea's maritime survey near the Sea of Japan islets of Takeshima, claimed by Japan but controlled by South Korea.
According to the ministry, a South Korean survey ship was spotted on the day dropping apparent wires into waters with...
- August 12, 2024
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Storm Dumps Intense Rainfall On Northern Japan, Sending Some People To Shelters
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AP NEWS
A slow-moving storm has been dumping intense rains on northern Japan, swelling rivers, sending residents to shelters and disrupting traffic during a Japanese Buddhist holiday week.
The storm was once Typhoon Maria but has weakened, with winds now blowing up to 72 kph (45 mph). It made l...
A slow-moving storm has been dumping intense rains on northern Japan, swelling rivers, sending residents to shelters and disrupting traffic during a Japanese Buddhist holiday week.
The storm was once Typhoon Maria but has weakened, with winds now blowing up to 72 kph (45 mph). It made l...
- August 12, 2024
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Japan Meteorological Agency Maintains Mega-Quake Advisory
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NHK
The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge people to keep up their guard against a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.
The agency is keeping in place its special advisory issued on Thursday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki Prefecture ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge people to keep up their guard against a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.
The agency is keeping in place its special advisory issued on Thursday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki Prefecture ...
- August 12, 2024
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Table Tennis-Sweden Fight Back To Beat Japan And Secure Medal
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REUTERS
Sweden fought back from a two-match deficit to beat fourth-seeded Japan in a men's team table tennis semi-final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, securing a medal.
Japan opened with a 3-1 doubles win, before Tomokazu Harimoto added a valuable point by defeating singles silver medallis...
Sweden fought back from a two-match deficit to beat fourth-seeded Japan in a men's team table tennis semi-final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, securing a medal.
Japan opened with a 3-1 doubles win, before Tomokazu Harimoto added a valuable point by defeating singles silver medallis...
- August 8, 2024
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Tsunami Advisory Lifted After Strong Quake Jolts Kyushu
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JAPAN TIMES
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, initially prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the Meteorological Agency to issue an alert warning of a further possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough...
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, initially prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the Meteorological Agency to issue an alert warning of a further possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough...
- August 8, 2024
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