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Shinzo Abe: Man Sets Himself Alight In Protest At State Funeral For Killed Japan PM
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THE GUARDIAN
Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of politicians’ links to Unification church
A man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next week’s state funeral for the...
Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of politicians’ links to Unification church
A man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next week’s state funeral for the...
- September 21, 2022
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Japan Begins Giving Omicron Booster Shots To Stem 7th COVID Wave
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KYODO NEWS
Japan on Tuesday began its rollout of vaccines against the Omicron coronavirus variant as part of efforts to stem the ongoing seventh wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Those aged 60 and older and medical workers yet to receive their fourth shots will be given priority, with...
Japan on Tuesday began its rollout of vaccines against the Omicron coronavirus variant as part of efforts to stem the ongoing seventh wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Those aged 60 and older and medical workers yet to receive their fourth shots will be given priority, with...
- September 20, 2022
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Japan Cleans Up After Typhoon Nanmadol Leaves 4 Dead
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DW
Typhoon Nanmadol has moved out into the Pacific Ocean after battering Japan, killing four people, injuring over 100, and leaving thousands of homes without power.
Japanese authorities confirmed the deaths of two people on Tuesday, with two others said to have been found "without vital signs"...
Typhoon Nanmadol has moved out into the Pacific Ocean after battering Japan, killing four people, injuring over 100, and leaving thousands of homes without power.
Japanese authorities confirmed the deaths of two people on Tuesday, with two others said to have been found "without vital signs"...
- September 20, 2022
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Japanese Snack Makers Reduce Plastic Packaging
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NHK
Japan's major snack-food makers are trying to go green by reducing plastic packaging.
This month, Calbee started using paper as a main material for packages of some potato-chip products. The bags contain half as much plastic as before.
Potato-chip packaging has a plastic film to maintain th...
Japan's major snack-food makers are trying to go green by reducing plastic packaging.
This month, Calbee started using paper as a main material for packages of some potato-chip products. The bags contain half as much plastic as before.
Potato-chip packaging has a plastic film to maintain th...
- September 20, 2022
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Nanmadol: Mudslides And Flooding As Typhoon Batters Japan
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BBC
Rescue workers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding after one of the biggest storms in recent decades battered the country.
Typhoon Nanmadol killed at least four people and injured more than 100 others after making landfall on the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday morning.
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Rescue workers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding after one of the biggest storms in recent decades battered the country.
Typhoon Nanmadol killed at least four people and injured more than 100 others after making landfall on the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday morning.
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- September 20, 2022
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Japan Over 75s Top 15% Of Population For 1st Time
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KYODO NEWS
For the first time, Japan's over 75s account for over 15 percent of the population after their cohort rose by 720,000 to 19.37 million people, government data released Sunday showed, in further evidence of the country's rapidly graying society.
Also hitting record highs this year wer...
For the first time, Japan's over 75s account for over 15 percent of the population after their cohort rose by 720,000 to 19.37 million people, government data released Sunday showed, in further evidence of the country's rapidly graying society.
Also hitting record highs this year wer...
- September 19, 2022
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Biggest Storms To Hit The Country In Years Killed At Least One Person In Japan
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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 ...
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 ...
- September 19, 2022
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Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol Moving North After Ripping Through Kyushu
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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...
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...
- September 19, 2022
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FOCUS: Hopes Grow For Win-Win Effect Of Inbound Tourism In Japan, Weak Yen
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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 ...
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 ...
- September 18, 2022
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Japan Tsunami Alert Passes After 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Off Taiwan
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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 ...
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 ...
- September 18, 2022
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