Over 300 mumps patients suffer hearing loss

Over 300 mumps patients suffer hearing loss

At least 314 mumps patients in Japan suffered hearing loss since 2015 after the suspension of vaccines.

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Japan sends C130 plane to check for radioactive materials

Japan sends C130 plane to check for radioactive materials

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force sends a C130 transport plane to check if radioactive materials reached its air space afte...

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Blackout strands Tokyo commuters on trains

Blackout strands Tokyo commuters on trains

A power failure strands Tokyo commuters on East Japan Railway's major metropolitan lines.

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Japan launches council on super-aging society

Japan launches council on super-aging society

Japan launches a council on the coming era of 100-year lifespans.

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Engine fire triggers JAL emergency landing at Haneda

Engine fire triggers JAL emergency landing at Haneda

An engine fire right after takeoff forces a Japan Air Lines flight to make an emergency landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airpor...

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Company recalls 85K dashboard cameras

Company recalls 85K dashboard cameras

Electronics maker Yupiteru initiates a recall of 85,000 dashboard cameras due to a risk of their batteries overheating a...

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Superhero joins battle for New Year cuisine orders

Superhero joins battle for New Year cuisine orders

Takashimaya department store says it will tap the powers of superhero Ultra Seven as it launches an early bid to land os...

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LDP brass: N. Korean missile hitting Shimane would be insignificant

LDP brass: N. Korean missile hitting Shimane would be insignificant

High-ranking Liberal Democratic Party official Wataru Takeshita suggests a North Korean missile hitting rural Shimane Pr...

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Abe and Moon to increase pressure on North Korea

Abe and Moon to increase pressure on North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agree to step up pressure on North Korea in th...

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Abe condemns North Korea's 6th nuclear test

Abe condemns North Korea's 6th nuclear test

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan cannot condone North Korea's latest nuclear test, and that the international commun...

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