Defending against North Korean missiles

Defending against North Korean missiles

Japan steps up anti-missile defenses in the face of North Korea's advancing military capabilities.日本のミサイル防衛システム北朝鮮が再三にわた...

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Record rains ravage central Japan

Record rains ravage central Japan

Torrential rains cause flooding, blackouts and prompt the evacuation of thousands of people in central Japan.

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Poisonous red fire ants spreading

Poisonous red fire ants spreading

Poisonous red fire ants are spreading in Japan.

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Japan's broadened sex crime laws come into effect

Japan's broadened sex crime laws come into effect

Japan's revised sex crime laws come into force Thursday.

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 Death toll reaches 30 in Kyushu rains

Death toll reaches 30 in Kyushu rains

The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan reaches 30, with 19 unaccounted for in Fukuoka Prefectur...

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Panda cub in good health at 1 month

Panda cub in good health at 1 month

A long-awaited panda cub celebrates its first month of life in good health at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

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Pikotaro boosts UN sustainability on behalf of Japan

Pikotaro boosts UN sustainability on behalf of Japan

Popular comic singer Pikotaro helps promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the request of Foreign M...

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 Death toll hits 28 a week after record rains

Death toll hits 28 a week after record rains

The death toll from torrential rains in Kyushu, southwest Japan, reaches 28 as three bodies are recovered in Asakura, Fu...

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110 isolated residents in Oita reconnected

110 isolated residents in Oita reconnected

110 residents isolated by flooding in Hita, southwest Japan are reconnected by road a week after record rains hit the ar...

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M5.3 quake hits Kyushu

M5.3 quake hits Kyushu

A M5.3 earthquake hit Kyushu island, southwest Japan just before noon Tuesday.

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