Japan earthquake latest: at least 48 confirmed dead

Japan earthquake latest: at least 48 confirmed dead

At least 48 people are confirmed dead as of January 2 evening local time, a day following a magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit...

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Japan Airlines and Japan Coast Guard plane crash and burn at Haneda Airport

Japan Airlines and Japan Coast Guard plane crash and burn at Haneda Airport

Two aircrafts that belong to Japan Airlines and Japan Coast Guard collide and burn atTokyo's Haneda Airport.

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Ohtani's glove gifts arriving at elementary schools across Japan

Ohtani's glove gifts arriving at elementary schools across Japan

Major league baseball player Ohtani Shohei's glove gifts are arriving at elementary schools across Japan.

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Emperor Emeritus Akihito's fish research going strong

Emperor Emeritus Akihito's fish research going strong

Emperor Emeritus Akihito's fish research is going strong even as the former monarch has become 90 years old.

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Monkeys 'pray' at temple in northeastern Japan

Monkeys 'pray' at temple in northeastern Japan

Wild monkeys are seen playing at a temple in northeastern Japan and holding a rope attached to a bell, as if praying.

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Tokyo stocks soar in 2023, Nikkei index rises over 7,000 points

Tokyo stocks soar in 2023, Nikkei index rises over 7,000 points

Tokyo stocks soar in 2023, with the Nikkei Stock Average rising over 7,000 points during the 12-month period for the hig...

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Jetstar Japan flights cancelled as workers continue strike

Jetstar Japan flights cancelled as workers continue strike

Some Jetstar Japan flights are canceled as workers continue their labor strike over unpaid wages amid peak travel season...

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Princess Kako turns 29

Princess Kako turns 29

Japan's Princess Kako turns 29 years old on December 29.

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Investigations continue into LDP Abe faction fund scandal

Investigations continue into LDP Abe faction fund scandal

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office conducts a raid on the campaign office of ruling Liberal Democratic Party m...

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Ruling LDP party members raided over fund scandal

Ruling LDP party members raided over fund scandal

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office conducts raids on two members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in con...

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