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29 Aug 2019

6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Japan's Hokkaido

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan`s Hokkaido on Thursday morning.

20 Jan 2019

Masazo Nonaka, world's oldest man, dies in Japan aged 113

Masazo Nonaka – the world's oldest man - died at his home in northern Japan at the age of 113.

06 Sep 2018

9 killed, hundreds injured as strong earthquake jolts Japan

Jebi, the strongest typhoon in 25 years, killed at least 10 people and caused widespread damage and disruption.

03 Nov 2017

5.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Hokkaido

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on Friday. No tsunami warning was issued.

30 Aug 2017

Japan missile was first step in Pacific operation: North Korea

North Korea has said its firing of a missile over Japan was "the first step" of military operations in the Pacific, signalling plans for more launches, media reports said.

29 Aug 2017

Donald Trump says 'all options' on table after North Korea fires missile over Japan

President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that "all options are on the table" as the United States considers its response to North Korea`s firing of a ballistic missile over northern Japan`s Hokkaido island into the sea.

02 Jul 2017

5.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan's Hokkaido

The quake logged lower five in some parts of Hokkaido prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at seven.

18 Dec 2016

Japan culling 210,000 birds amid spreading avian flu

Japan has begun slaughtering about 210,000 farm birds in northern Hokkaido to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, an official said Sunday.

02 Sep 2016

Japan typhoon death toll rises to 14

Typhoon Lionrock, which packed wind gusts of over 160 kilometres an hour landed on Japan`s northern Pacific coast on Tuesday evening, dumping torrential rain over a wide area.

Typhoon Lionrock

31 Aug 2016

Nine people killed in flooded Japanese old people's home

More than 1,000 other people were forced from their homes by the flooding brought by Typhoon Lionrock.

30 Aug 2016

Learn it from Japan – It runs a train for single passenger! Know why

Japan has showcased a perfect example of how a government should value its citizens.

29 May 2016

Japanese parents leave son in mountains as punishment, now a massive search in underway

The parents of a seven-year-old Japanese boy missing in the mountains confessed on Sunday they had left him as a punishment and he did not get lost during a hike as first claimed, police said.

23 Feb 2016

Cabin smoke forces Japan Airlines evacuation in snowstorm

More than 150 passengers used escape slides to evacuate from a Japan Airlines jet after smoke appeared in the cabin during a snowstorm, the airline said Tuesday, with reports saying an engine caught fire.

14 Jan 2016

Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami warning

There were no immediate reports of damage.

13 Jan 2016

Heartwarming story: Know why this Japanese train runs daily for just one passenger

It's a heartwarming story that tells us what a nation can do to educate even child.

11 Jan 2016

6.1 quake hits off northern Japan

A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido today, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit off the west coast of the island, about 170 kilometres north of Sapporo, at a relatively deep 236 kilometres.

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