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General NewsTsunami Reaches Japan’s Miyazaki, Kochi Prefectures after Earthquake Hits Southern Japan
An earthquake measuring a seismic intensity of lower 6 that hit Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday c...
August 8, 2024
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General NewsKyushu, Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Lines Resume Services
Kyushu and Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet lines resumed services around 5:20 pm, after making eme...
August 8, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi: Impact of Earthquake in Miyazaki Pref. to Be Confirmed
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday afternoon, after an earthquake struck off...
August 8, 2024
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General NewsEmergency Response Office Set Up after Earthquake in Miyazaki Pref.; N-power Plants Operating Normally
The government set up an emergency response office on Thursday, after an earthquake measuring low...
August 8, 2024
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General NewsJapanese Prime Minister Orders Earthquake Response Measures, Including Timely Provision of Tsunami Information to Public
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered Thursday that measures be taken to respond to the strong ear...
August 8, 2024
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General NewsJapan Meteorological Agency Issues Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information; Data Meant to Assess Risk of Subsequent Megaquake (UPDATE1)
Following the earthquake that struck the Hyuga region in Miyazaki Prefecture, the Japan Meteorolo...
August 8, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsKusaka Wins Gold in Men’s Greco-Roman 77-Kg Wrestling, Susaki Snatches Bronze in Women’s Freestyle 50-Kg
PARIS — Nao Kusaka won gold medal in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling in the 77-kilogram class at the ...
August 8, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsWrestler Kusaka Wins Olympic Gold in ‘a Fun 6 Minutes’; Sumo Was Part of Training; Backflip Part of Celebration
PARIS — Amid loud cheers and applause, Japanese wrestler Nao Kusaka walked around the mat with th...
August 8, 2024
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MarketsHigh-speed Computerized Trading May Be at Fault for Market Tremors; More Than 60% of Orders on TSE Placed Automatically
High-speed computerized trading using artificial intelligence has been suggested as one factor contr...
August 8, 2024
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General NewsEarthquake Measuring Lower 6 Hits Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture; Tsunami Advisories Issued for 5 Prefectures, Including Kochi and Miyazaki (Update2)
An earthquake measuring an intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 occurred in so...
August 8, 2024
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General NewsG7 Ambassadors to Skip Atomic Bomb Ceremony in Nagasaki; Joint Letter Cites Decision to Not Invite Israel as Reason
The ambassadors from Japan’s fellow members of the Group of Seven will not attend the annual cere...
August 8, 2024
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ScienceSpanish Laboratory Sterilizes Mosquitoes
NAQUERA, Spain (Reuters) — A Spanish laboratory is breeding and sterilizing thousands of tiger mo...
August 8, 2024
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (8/9-8/15)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
August 8, 2024
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SciencePrimordial Spiny Slug from China Was Forerunner of World’s Mollusks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Earth’s roughly 76,000 species of mollusks come in an impressive variety o...
August 8, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsSusaki Shows Grit to Snare Bronze; Pledges to Regain Her Title at Next Olympics
Despite her comfortable victory to clinch the bronze medal in the women’s 50-kilogram freestyle w...
August 8, 2024