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Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a diplomatic row over Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan

A fast-rising petition in Japan opposes Aespa's New Year's Eve appearance, citing past controversy involving Ningning and rising Japan-China tensions.

The quake that hit northern Japan on Sunday caused temporary power outages and train delays. No injuries or damage were reported, and a tsunami advisory was cancelled.

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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported on Sunday, as members of his ruling party seek to hold a new leadership race following disastrous upper house elections.

Calls for his resignation had grown since his Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing loss in July.

Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.

Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II

Sen Genshitsu, a would-be kamikaze pilot who became a Japanese tea ceremony master preparing cups of matcha for world leaders and monarchs, died aged 102 on Thursday, reports said.

Officials say the workers were conducting an emergency inspection of sewage pipes when the accident took place.