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Death toll nears 40 in northern Japan earthquakePrime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the northern island of Hokkaido after the 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Thursday.WorldSep 9, 2018
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30 dead, 9 missing after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits JapanThe magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Hokkaido about 3 a.m. on Thursday knocked out power to the entire island of 5.4 million people, swamped parts of a neighborhood in the main city of Sapporo in deep mud and triggered destructive landslides.WorldSep 8, 2018
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Rescuers dig under crushed homes as Japan earthquake death toll climbs to 18The toll from an earthquake that rocked Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido rose to 18 on Friday, and in one small town two dozen people remained unaccounted for after an entire mountainside collapsed on their homes.WorldSep 7, 2018
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Japan earthquake kills at least 9, rescuers rush to unearth survivorsRescuers were rushing to unearth survivors and restore power Thursday after a powerful earthquake jolted Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, buckling roads, knocking homes off their foundations and causing entire hillsides to collapse.WorldSep 6, 2018
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Fire at Japanese group home for people on welfare kills 11, injures 3The fire broke out before midnight Wednesday in Sapporo, the main city on the northern island of Hokkaido.WorldFeb 1, 2018
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‘I am fine’: Abandoned Japanese boy discharged from hospitalA Japanese boy who was found nearly a week after he was abandoned in a forest by his parents as punishment waved to onlookers as he was released from a hospital Tuesday.WorldJun 7, 2016
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Where is Yamato Tanooka? Japanese military joins search for missing 7-year-old boyMembers of Japan’s military are now involved in the search for Yamato Tanooka, a seven-year-old boy who went missing Saturday afternoon after his parents left him by the side of the road as punishment for misbehaving.WorldJun 1, 2016
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Japanese family leaves missing seven-year-old boy in mountains as punishment: reportsA seven-year-old boy has gone missing after his parents left him in the mountains as punishment, according to reports.WorldMay 29, 2016
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