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Five dead in fire at Japan rice cracker factory

Five people have died in a blaze at a rice cracker factory in Japan, police said Saturday, with firefighters working through the night to extinguish the inferno

Four dead in fire at Japan rice cracker factory

Japan Considers COVID-19 Quasi-Emergency for Tokyo, 10 Other Prefectures - Reports

The Japanese government is considering the request of 11 prefectures, including Tokyo, to place them under tougher COVID-19 restrictions as Omicron cases continue to grow, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, citing sources

Japan Cancels Over 40 Domestic Flights Due to Snowy Weather - Reports

Snowfall in Japan Leaves 10 People Injured, Dozens of Flights Canceled - Reports

Ten people have been injured as severe snowfall and stormy wind strike western Japan, causing the cancellation of over 80 flights and disruption of rail traffic, Japanese media reported on Monday

Record snowfalls hit western Japan, disrupt transportation systems

A powerful cold air mass has brought heavy snow on the Sea of Japan coast from the country's north to west, with some cities in northern parts of western Japan's Kansai region logging records snowfalls and transportation systems disrupted, local media reported Monday

Board games: after Tokyo, dual Olympian Hirano switches up for Beijing

Japan Conducts First Trial Runs of Driverless High-Speed Shinkansen Train - Reports

Heavy Traffic Jams in Tokyo as Residents Leave City Before Olympics

'Impossible now' - Japan's Olympic host towns pull out over pandemic

Japan's Nuclear Watchdog to Order TEPCO to Fix Security Breaches at NPP in West - Reports

At Least 10 Dead in Japan Amid Record Snowfall - Reports

Army deployed as record snowfall blankets parts of Japan

At Least 18 People Injured in Japan Due to Typhoon Maysak - Reports

Japan towns offer masks as reward for tax donation

World's oldest man dies in Japan at 112

A Japanese man recently named the world's oldest living male has died aged 112, a local official said Tuesday

Kilde tops World Cup after super-G triumph

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde mastered a treacherous piste to win his first race of the season in the super-G event at Saalbach on Friday and climb top of the overall World Cup standings

World's oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112

A 112-year-old Japanese man has been crowned the world's oldest male, claiming that smiling is the key to longevity

Boat With 7 Bodies Discovered Off Coast of Japan, Presumably From North Korea - Reports

The Japanese Coast Guard has discovered a boat with the bodies of seven people and now it is being investigated whether they were North Korean nationals, media reported on Saturday

Japan allocates millions in aid for typhoon-hit regions

Japan's government said Wednesday it would set aside millions of dollars to help areas devastated by Typhoon Hagibis, which killed more than 70 people across the country

Abe Presents Woodprint, Rugby Uniform to Putin After Summit in Vladivostok - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has presented Russian President Viladimir Putin with a traditional Japanese woodprint and a rugby uniform following their talks in the Russian Far Eastern city of ladivostok, the press secretary of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Takeshi Osuga, said on Thursday

Japan's TEPCO May Decommission at Least 1 Reactor at Niigata NPP as Part of Relaunch Plan

Tokyo's Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said Monday it would consider decommissioning at least one of the seven reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant (NPP) in an attempt to secure support from local authorities to restart the plant

REVIEW - Putin, Abe Hold Meeting in Osaka Amid Stalled Peace Treaty Talks

REVIEW - Putin, Abe Hold Meeting in Osaka Amid Stalled Peace Treaty Talks