Japan

Hundreds of people marched in South Korea’s capital on Saturday demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, as the head of the U.N. nuclear agency met with senior officials…
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China, Japan, and South Korea need to send a clear signal of regrouping toward cooperation, and resist “the coercion of bullying and domination,” China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Monday, in an apparent swipe at the US. The remarks…
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North Korea's launch of a "ballistic missile" violates UN Security Council resolutions, Japan said Wednesday, after what Pyongyang said was a failed attempt to put a satellite in space. "As a ballistic missile launch like this one violates…
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A strong earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday evening with a magnitude of 6.2, according to public broadcaster NHK, which said there was no tsunami warning. The temblor struck 1003 GMT, shaking buildings in Tokyo as well as…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here in the Japanese city on Friday to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping and the third in-person Quad leaders' meeting during which he will exchange views with world leaders on global…
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Japan has safely evacuated 45 people from Sudan, including citizens, their spouses and children, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday, adding it has closed its embassy in the country. The group was flown to Djibouti from Port…
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North Korea fired an “unspecified ballistic missile”, Seoul's military said. The details of the missile were not known but owing to the launch, Japan mistakenly predicted that it would fall near the island prompting an evacuation order for…
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A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 6:18 pm (0918 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles), according to the Japan…
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The cherry blossom season in Japan usually starts in late March to early April, but this year, the sakura (cherry blossom) season came a bit early. Japan has recently announced the official start of the cherry blossom season. The blooming…
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is…
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