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Japan Scrambles Jets After Chinese Aircraft 'Violated' Airspace

Close US ally Japan said it scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft "violated" its airspace in a further escalation of regional tensions.

International Business Times

Japan broadcaster apologises after disputed Senkaku Islands called ‘Chinese territory’ on air

Unscripted remarks about the Japanese-administered islands were made during during a Chinese-language programme on the public broadcaster NHK

The Guardian - AU

Japan PM Kishida To Exit Party Leadership Race: Media

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to drop out of the race to remain his party's leader, local media reported Wednesday, meaning an expected end to his nearly three-year premiership.

International Business Times

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Storm dumps intense rainfall on northern Japan, sending some people to shelters

A slow-moving storm is dumping intense rainfall on northern Japan, causing rivers to swell and sending some residents to shelters

The Independent UK

Japanese Urged To Avoid Panic-buying As Megaquake Fears Spead

Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities.

International Business Times

The Olympics is being streamed in 8K – but it's kind of a secret

The Paris Olympic Games is being streamed in super-high 8K resolution for the very first time... but only for a select few

Digital Camera World

Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan as heatwave leads to four deaths

Average number of heatstroke-related deaths each year has increased six fold since 1995

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Japan’s NHK Joins IBCAP Anti-Piracy Coalition

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy’s monitoring lab impressed NHK

TV Tech

North Korea's Kim hails Russia ties Russia as Putin reportedly plans a visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with Russia as reports suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon visit the country for his third meeting with Kim

The Independent UK

Taiwan earthquake: nine dead and 900 injured as buildings collapse

Dozens believed trapped and awaiting rescue after island hit by 7.2-magnitude quake, its strongest in 25 years

The Guardian - AU

Japan Private Rocket Explodes Just After Launch

A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday, with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure.

International Business Times

Concern for orcas trapped in drift ice off Hokkaido coast in Japan

Japanese media report that pod of orcas became trapped in ice close to Rausu on Shiretoko peninsula

The Guardian - AU

Man is sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people.

WEKU

Kyoto anime studio fire: Japanese man sentenced to death for arson attack that killed 36

Japan media reported Shinji Aoba held a grudge against the studio when he doused the entrance in petrol and set it ablaze in 2019

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International Business Times

Defendant Convicted In Japan Arson Trial, Sentencing Later: Media

A Japanese court found guilty on Thursday the perpetrator of a 2019 arson attack on an animation studio that killed 36 people, with sentencing expected later in the day, local media reported.

The Independent UK

Japan's Kishida visits quake-hit region as concerns rise about diseases in evacuation centers

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting the country’s north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief work and the spread of diseases in evacuation centers

International Business Times

Number Of Missing In Japan Quake Jumps To Over 300

A heavy dumping of snow meanwhile complicated relief efforts a week after the 7.5-magnitude quake, with more than 2,000 people still cut off and many others lacking power or forced to take shelter in crowded emergency sites.

International Business Times

Japan Quake Toll Hits 161 As Snow Hampers Relief

The death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake jumped to 161 on Monday as snow complicated relief efforts with more than 2,000 people still cut off and many others lacking power or in crowded emergency shelters.

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Woman In 90s Pulled From Rubble Five Days After Japan Quake

A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were expected to complicate relief efforts on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Japanese air safety experts search for voice data from plane debris after runway collision

Transport safety officials are searching for the voice recorder from a Japan Airlines airliner that caught fire after a collision with a coast guard plane

International Business Times

Plane Wreckage Being Cleared From Tokyo Airport After Collision

Japanese workers began clearing the burnt wreckage of a passenger jet on Friday, three days after a near-catastrophic collision with a coast guard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

International Business Times

Hopes Fade For Survivors Of 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.

International Business Times

Hundreds Cut Off After Japan Quake That Killed 78

More than 50 people were reported missing Thursday as Japanese rescuers battled to reach hundreds still cut off from help three days after a devastating earthquake left at least 78 dead.

France 24

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

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