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World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan aged 119 after sharing tips for long life

Kane Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person. She died on Tuesday of old age.

Irish Mirror

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan at the age of 119

Kane Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person. She died on Tuesday of old age

Daily Mirror

Child's body found after tour boat sank in Japan's far north

Rescuers searching since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan have found the body of an 11th victim

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Ten people confirmed dead after Japan tourist boat sinks with 16 still missing

Out of a total of 26 occupants, 10 people have been confirmed dead by the coastgaurd after a search of the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan

Daily Mirror

Ten people confirmed dead after tourist boat sinks off Japan

Rescuers found four people near the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula and five more people in the same area a few hours later

Evening Standard

Search continues as 10 people from missing Japanese boat confirmed dead

Ten people found by rescue workers on Sunday after a tour boat went missing in frigid waters off Japan's northernmost island have been confirmed dead, the coast guard said.

Reuters

Japan intensifies search for missing tour boat with 26 on board

Japan's coast guard used aircraft and patrol boats on Saturday to search for a tour boat with 26 people on board after it sent word it was in trouble off the northern island of Hokkaido, a coast guard official said.

Reuters

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Japan brings in 20 Ukrainian refugees on special flight

The Japanese government flew 20 Ukrainian refugees into Tokyo on Tuesday in a high-profile show of support for the international effort to help Ukraine by a country that has long been reluctant to take in foreigners.

Reuters

Japan considers doubling humanitarian aid, loans to Ukraine -NHK

The Japanese government is considering extending additional humanitarian aid of $100 million to Ukraine and neighbouring countries, on top of the $100 million in assistance Japan has already announced, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons

Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Suspected N.Korea missile 'explodes in mid-air' after launch near Pyongyang

North Korea launched a suspected missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff in the skies over Pyongyang on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, amid reports that the nuclear-armed North was seeking to test-fire its largest missile yet.

Reuters

Japan to give 100,000 yen to foreign exchange students in financial trouble - NHK

Japan is giving 100,000 yen ($860) to support foreign exchange students who are in financial trouble due to COVID-19 pandemic, the public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday.

Reuters

Japan's top court orders damages for Fukushima victims in landmark decision -NHK

Japan's Supreme Court upheld an order for utility Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to pay damages of 1.4 billion yen ($12 million) to about 3,700 people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the first decision of its kind.

Reuters

Tokyo daily coronavirus cases up from a week earlier to 13,516 -NHK

Tokyo recorded 13,516 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up 1,751 from a week earlier, national broadcaster NHK reported.

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NHK's 'Kohaku' opts to diversify in bid to halt falling ratings

A television staple on New Year's Eve for decades that has seen steadily declining ratings, the "NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (red-white singing battle)" has reached a crossroads. Producers had hoped that emphasizing diversity would reverse the trend.

Reuters

Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese politician who set off row with China, dies at 89 -NHK

Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and set off a territorial row with China over a plan to buy islands claimed by both nations, died on Tuesday, NHK public television said. He was 89.

Reuters

Former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara dies at age of 89 - NHK

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet disappears from radar after takeoff

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F15 fighter jet disappeared from the radar after taking off from the Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday, NHK cited a Ministry of Defense official.

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