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Japan earthquake live: Tsunami alert lifted after 6.9-magnitude tremor prompts evacuations along Pacific coast

Details on damage and injuries from the new quake weren’t immediately clear

The Independent UK

Japan earthquake live: Powerful aftershocks strike Japan days after megaquake advisory issued

The megaquake warning covers approximately 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from Chiba to Hokkaido

The Independent UK

Photos: Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan's northeast

The quake injured multiple people and triggered tsunami alerts and evacuation orders for thousands of residents.

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Ukrainian who fled homeland following Russian invasion wins elite sumo championship in Japan

Danylo Yavhusishyn says the victory is ‘just the beginning’

The Independent UK

Nagasaki marks 80th anniversary of US atomic bomb attack on Japan

Nagasaki’s Immaculate Conception Cathedral was rebuilt in 1959 after being almost completely destroyed in the explosion.

Al Jazeera

“God Mode at Work”: Japan’s Media Delegation Explores Rokid’s Scenario-Based AR Applications

Rokid recently hosted a delegation of 15 prominent Japanese media representatives, including correspondents from Asahi TV, Kyodo News, Jiji Press, and Hokkaido Shimbun.

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Rescuers suspend search for truck driver swallowed by sinkhole days ago

Cave-ins at sinkhole in Yashio city make area highly unstable

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Japanese region asks 1.2 million people to use less water to help sinkhole rescue

Japanese authorities have asked residents of 12 cities and towns in Saitama prefecture to limit showers and laundry to prevent worsening sewage leaks

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content in 2021

Meta CEO also admitted Facebook was wrong to suppress a The New York Post story about Hunter Biden in the lead-up to the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Zuckerberg reveals his endorsement decision for the 2024 election

Other tech leaders like Elon Musk have officially backed Trump

The Independent UK

Japan’s Noto earthquake: thousands of survivors struggle as accusations of neglect grow

The lives of 14,000 people affected by the New Year’s day disaster remain in limbo, living in evacuation shelters, and surviving hand to mouth

The Guardian - AU

Death toll from Japanese quake jumps to 161 as snow hinders relief efforts

Thousands of households remain without power, but situation in evacuation centres is slowly improving.

Al Jazeera

Snow hinders rescues and aid to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128

Officials say 1,370 homes were completely or partially destroyed. Many of the houses in that western coastal region of the main island are aging and wooden. Some 30,000 people are in shelters.

WEKU

Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 126 people

Rescue teams are working through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 126 people

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More than 70 still missing, hundreds cut off from aid after deadly Japan quake

Thousands of Japanese rescuers on Thursday battled rubble and blocked roads as hopes faded for dozens listed as missing three days after a devastating earthquake that killed at least 81.

The Guardian - AU

Japan Airlines pilots in Tokyo plane crash had to be told of fire by cabin crew – report

Flight attendants needed permission from cockpit to open emergency exits, broadcaster reports

The Guardian - AU

Miracle at Haneda: how cabin crew pulled off great escape from Japan plane fire

Pilot who halted blazing plane safely, crew who stuck to the drill and passengers who left their luggage behind meant all 379 on board survived

The Independent UK

US military divers find wreckage of Osprey aircraft off coast of Japan

Air Force announces ‘ongoing combined effort to recover the remaining crew members from the wreckage’

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The Guardian - UK

Andrés Iniesta’s Japan adventure ends with sense of unfulfilled promise

Andrés Iniesta did not help Vissel Kobe reach stated aim of being the biggest club in Asia but there was plenty to enjoy along the way

Al Jazeera

Japan’s Kishida sacks son as aide over ‘inappropriate behaviour’

Moves comes amid public outrage over photos of a party the younger Kishida held at the official prime minister’s office.

Reuters

Kishida tells Asia leaders China infringing on Japan's sovereignty

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Asian leaders on Sunday that China is continuously and increasingly taking actions that infringe on Japan's sovereignty and escalate tensions in the region.

Bangkok Post

Thailand joins Japan’s multilateral display of naval unity amid E. Asia tension

YOKOSUKA, Japan: Japan hosted its first international fleet review for seven years on Sunday with ships from 12 other nations in a show of unity as North Korea fires record numbers of missiles and China increases its pressure on Taiwan.

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