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Japan · 12 Sep 2019 Japan’s new environment minister says country should stop using nuclear power Japan’s newly installed environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, wants the country to close nuclear reactors to avoid a repeat of the Fukushima catastrophe… Japan · 9 Sep 2019 Typhoon Faxai cuts power to 900,000 homes in Tokyo More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo. With winds of up to 210km/h,… Japan · 8 Sep 2019 Japan braces for Typhoon Faxai Japan is braced for Typhoon Faxai on Sunday cancelling trains and flights in Tokyo with destructive winds of up to 216 kph… Japan · 8 Sep 2019 New dinosaur species discovered in Japan Hokkaido University professor Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (L) and Mukawa town mayor Yoshiyuki Takenaka (R) pose with a replica of the skeleton of the… Japan · 5 Sep 2019 Train crash in Japan’s second-largest city An express train and a truck collided in Japan's second-largest city of Yokohama on Thursday, train operator Keikyu Corp said, with fire… Japan · 25 Aug 2019 South Korean military drills around disputed island South Korea’s military began two days of drills on Sunday around a tiny island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from… Japan · 22 Aug 2019 Photo Story: Military drills in Japan Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles fire munitions during a fire drill conducted by elements from Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) at the… Japan · 17 Aug 2019 Extreme heat in Japan leaves 23 dead, 12,751 hospitalized in one week An estimated 12,751 people were rushed to hospitals with heat-related conditions across Japan over the week from Aug. 5 of whom 23… Japan · 17 Aug 2019 Photo Story: Japan’s retired Air Force One is up for sale Japan's Air Force One taxies as they arrive at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Helsinki, Finland, on the 9 July 2017. According to media… Japan · 2 Aug 2019 Japan drops South Korea as a preferred trading partner Japan removed South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries. The decision to… Japan · 1 Aug 2019 Japan approves human-animal embryo experiments Japan has become the first country to allow the birthing of human-animal embryos to create human organs. Experts at the Science Ministry… Japan · 25 Jul 2019 Nissan to cut 12,500 jobs worldwide Japanese car giant Nissan has announced 12,500 job cuts as it attempts to shore up its finances after recent troubles. It will…