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Japan PM Kishida: cooperating with Philippines, US to protect South China Sea
By Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday his country, the Philippines and the…
Tepco starts releasing second batch of treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Company 9501.T (Tepco) started releasing more treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi…
Japan issues tsunami advisory for islands in eastern Japan
TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Japan issued an advisory for a tsunami of 1 metre for the islands off of Izu peninsula…
Formula One statistics for the Japanese Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 16 of the 22-race championship: Lap distance : 5.807km.…
Japan says swarms of tourists defiling sacred Mt Fuji
By Mariko Katsumura FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan (Reuters) - On a grey, rainy Saturday a steady stream of tour buses arrive at a base…
Japan has five women in new govt line-up but still misses G7 average
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a fresh cabinet line-up on Wednesday that features…
Germany in freefall after 4-1 shock loss to Japan as Euro 2024 looms
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Euro 2024 hosts Germany slumped to a shock 4-1 home loss to Japan in their international friendly on Saturday,…
Japan may seek to dissolve Moonies church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing
Japan’s government may ask courts to order the dissolution of the Unification church following the assassination in July last year of the…
Russia’s Medvedev: Japan’s ‘militarisation’ complicates Asia-Pacific
Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan's "militarisation" complicates the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council and…
Whew! Japan had hottest summer on record
TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Japan recorded its highest average temperature this summer in 125 years, the nation's weather agency said on…
Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima
TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Tests of seawater near Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant have not detected any radioactivity, the environment ministry…
China condemns release of Fukushima water into the Pacific Ocean
China again voiced strong opposition and condemned Japan's decision to start releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the…