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Thousands Evacuated As Japan's Biggest Fire In Decades Continues To Burn
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BBC
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since Thursday, according to the Fire and Disaster Ma...
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since Thursday, according to the Fire and Disaster Ma...
- March 4, 2025
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Japan’s 18-Year-Old Prince, Second In Line To The Throne, Holds A Debut News Conference
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CNN
Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and research about the dragonfly.
Hisahito turned 18 last September, becoming the first male royal fami...
Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and research about the dragonfly.
Hisahito turned 18 last September, becoming the first male royal fami...
- March 4, 2025
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Snow Forces Highway Closures In Tokyo
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JAPAN TIMES
The transport ministry announced Tuesday that highways in the Tokyo metropolitan area will be closed as a preventive measure ahead of a forecast for heavy snow later in the day.
The closures are set to begin from 3:30 p.m. on the Central Circular Route of the Shuto Expressway and 4 ...
The transport ministry announced Tuesday that highways in the Tokyo metropolitan area will be closed as a preventive measure ahead of a forecast for heavy snow later in the day.
The closures are set to begin from 3:30 p.m. on the Central Circular Route of the Shuto Expressway and 4 ...
- March 4, 2025
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Japan Deploys Nearly 1,700 Firefighters To Tackle Forest Blaze
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CNA
Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.
One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the a...
Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.
One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the a...
- March 3, 2025
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Japanese Self-Defense Force, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Drill; Iron Fist Exercises Continue in Okinawa Pref.
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JAPAN NEWS
The Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and other forces conducted a joint drill in the U.S. military’s Blue Beach training field in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
The drill, part of the Iron Fist exercises being held in Kyushu and Okinawa, simulated landing from ...
The Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and other forces conducted a joint drill in the U.S. military’s Blue Beach training field in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
The drill, part of the Iron Fist exercises being held in Kyushu and Okinawa, simulated landing from ...
- March 3, 2025
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More People Ordered To Evacuate As Japan Wildfire Continues
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MEHR NEWS
The Iwate Prefecture government issued a new evacuation order for 333 people from 141 homes, adding to the more than 4,000 residents in around 1,900 households already told to abandon their homes, Kyodo News reported.
As of 6 a.m. local time Saturday, the fire that started in the Akas...
The Iwate Prefecture government issued a new evacuation order for 333 people from 141 homes, adding to the more than 4,000 residents in around 1,900 households already told to abandon their homes, Kyodo News reported.
As of 6 a.m. local time Saturday, the fire that started in the Akas...
- March 1, 2025
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Famed Japanese TV Host Monta Mino Dies At 80
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JAPAN TIMES
Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the early hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80.
Mino, whose real name was Norio Minorikawa, joined Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in 1967. After leaving the company, he beca...
Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the early hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80.
Mino, whose real name was Norio Minorikawa, joined Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in 1967. After leaving the company, he beca...
- March 1, 2025
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Acting South Korea President Hopeful For "New Chapter" With Japan
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KYODO NEWS
South Korea's acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok, expressed hope Saturday that his nation and Japan can open a new chapter in their bilateral relationship by healing wounds of the past and celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic normalization.
Choi made the ...
South Korea's acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok, expressed hope Saturday that his nation and Japan can open a new chapter in their bilateral relationship by healing wounds of the past and celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic normalization.
Choi made the ...
- March 1, 2025
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Residents Evacuate To Shelters Amid Forest Fire In Japan’s Iwate
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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
The fire threatened the Ryori district fishing community, whose residents were told to evacuate. Located by a cove on a jagged coastline, the village was devastated by the tsunami from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
Firefighting efforts continued Thursday, a day afte...
The fire threatened the Ryori district fishing community, whose residents were told to evacuate. Located by a cove on a jagged coastline, the village was devastated by the tsunami from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
Firefighting efforts continued Thursday, a day afte...
- February 28, 2025
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164 Serious Accidents involving Motorists, Cyclists on Smartphones in 2024
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JAPAN NEWS
A record 164 incidents that resulted in either deaths or serious injuries were caused last year by people distracted by smartphones or other devices while driving their cars or riding bicycles, according to the National Police Agency.
Of the 164 cases, 136 were caused by vehicles, up...
A record 164 incidents that resulted in either deaths or serious injuries were caused last year by people distracted by smartphones or other devices while driving their cars or riding bicycles, according to the National Police Agency.
Of the 164 cases, 136 were caused by vehicles, up...
- February 28, 2025
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