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Back to SearchTyphoon Chan-hom Turns into Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Chan-hom turned into a tropical cyclone in the Sea of Japan off Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, at 9 a.m. Wednesday after it crossed eastern…
1 day, 16 hours ago
41 Nations Call for Advance Notice of Missile Launches
Countries including the United States and Japan on Tuesday called on all relevant nations to notify affected states of launches of intercontinental b…
1 day, 16 hours ago
N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile toward Sea of Japan
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the eastern province of Kangwon at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, the South…
1 day, 19 hours ago
Sony, TSMC to Invest 747 B. Yen in Image Sensor JV
Japan's Sony Group Corp. said Tuesday that it and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will invest a total of 747 billion yen to establish a joint …
2 days, 7 hours ago
Gut Bacteria behind Many Colorectal Cancer Cases in Japan
A Japanese research team has said it found traces of genetic mutations caused by a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains in the intestines in nea…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Quake-Hit Kumamoto Has 3,700 Evacuees
Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan had 3,714 evacuees from the July 28 massive earthquake as of Tuesday, the prefectural government said.
2 days, 9 hours ago
Japan End-June Govt Debt Hits Record 1,346 T. Yen
Japan's central government debt totaled a record 1,346,683.3 billion yen at the end of June, up 2,840.7 billion yen from three months before, accordi…
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Typhoon Chan-hom Expected to Make Landfall near Tokyo
Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to make a landfall around the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
2 days, 11 hours ago
Aeon Allowed Workers to Return to Kumamoto Mall before Blast
Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it permitted some workers at shops in Aeon Mall Kumamoto to re-enter the earthquake-hit commercial facil…
2 days, 12 hours ago
Japan Successfully Launches H3 Rocket with Michibiki Satellite
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched an H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 7 positioning satellite from its Taneg…
2 days, 16 hours ago