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Man looking for his phone airlifted from Japan’s Mt. Fuji twice in 1 weekThe climber, who was not publicly identified, was first airlifted with altitude sickness near the peak of Mount Fuji.TrendingApr 28
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Man arrested after influencer stabbed to death while livestreaming on Tokyo streetTokyo metropolitan police said they had arrested Kenji Takano, 42, on suspicion of attempted murder, but he has not been charged yet.WorldMar 14
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Fears grow for Japan truck driver swallowed by sinkhole as rescue enters 4th dayThe Yashio City sinkhole continues to get bigger by the day, and rescue teams searching for a truck driver trapped inside have switched tactics in their operation.WorldJan 31
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Rescue underway as pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck and driver in JapanThe driver of the truck could communicate with rescue teams when his truck was first swallowed, but there are fears for his safety as sediment fills the hole.WorldJan 28
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WWII-era U.S. bomb explodes at Japanese airport, leaving crater in taxiwayMore than 80 flights were cancelled at Miyazaki Airport after an unexploded Second World War-era American bombshell detonated.TrendingOct 2, 2024
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A deadly storm sweeps through Japan and heavy rainfall could last for daysTropical Storm Shanshan brought torrential rain Sunday to Japan ’s Shizuoka area southwest of Tokyo, as weather officials warned it would linger for several more days.WeatherSep 1, 2024
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Japan will get a new prime minister this fall. Here’s whyFumio Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party and became prime minister in 2021, with his three-year term expiring in September.WorldAug 14, 2024
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Japan issues 1st ‘megaquake advisory.’ What that meansSeismologists at the agency held an emergency meeting after Thursday’s quake to analyze whether it had affected the nearby Nankai Trough and reassessed the risk of a major quake.WorldAug 9, 2024
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Swimmer lost for 37 hours rescued while floating 80 km off Japanese coastThe woman, a Chinese national in her 20s, was spotted by a passing cargo ship as she bobbed alone in an inflatable swim ring in the Pacific Ocean.TrendingJul 11, 2024
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‘Flesh-eating bacteria’ disease spreads in Japan, killing some in 2 daysClose to 1,000 cases of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, have been reported in Japan in 2024, and doctors warn symptoms can be fatal within 48 hours.HealthJun 17, 2024
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