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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Peninsula Earthquake Exposes 200 Meters of New Coastline
The Noto Peninsula Earthquake caused ground uplift along the coast, spanning about 85 kilometers thr...
January 7, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeInfectious Diseases Spreading in Quake Shelters in Noto Region
Infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and gastroenteritis, have begun spreading in shelters establis...
January 7, 2024
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TroubleshooterMy Parents-In-Law Play Favorites with Their Grandchildren
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 40s and have three children: two daughters aged 17 and 1...
January 7, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Disaster 1st Quake Killing Over 100 Since Kumamoto in 2016; Death toll reaches 128
The Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula Earthquake has become the first earthquake in the nation to claim more tha...
January 7, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeExpert Analysis Suggests Tsunamis in Noto Peninsula and Niigata Prefecture Post-Earthquake Reached Up to 3 Meters
The Noto Peninsula Earthquake may have caused tsunamis reaching over 2 to 3 meters in height across ...
January 7, 2024
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested for Pushing Woman onto Train Tracks in Tokyo, Says: I Want to Stay behind Bars Until I Die
A man was arrested for allegedly pushing a woman in her 60s onto the train tracks at JR Shinagawa St...
January 7, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Peninsula Earthquake: Search Operation Continues in Ishikawa Pref. Town
KANAZAWA — As the death toll in Ishikawa Prefecture from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake exceeded 100 ...
January 7, 2024
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PerspectivesMusic Echoes in Huge Underground Void in Tokyo
Old & New video By Ryuzo Suzuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior PhotographerA classical music concert ...
January 7, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialChallenges for Kishida Administration: Restore Trust Quickly While Dealing with National Crisis / Secure Transparency over Political Funds
One of the largest disasters in the Reiwa era (2019-) has occurred, and the Cabinet’s crisis managem...
January 7, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan Prime Minister: Use Hotels to House Quake Evacuees; Calls for Ministries to Take Over Restoration of Roads
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has directed local governments to rent vacant rooms in hotels and inns ...
January 7, 2024
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Associated PressSenior Biden Leaders, Pentagon Officials Unaware for Days That Defense Secretary Was Hospitalized
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congres...
January 7, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNTT Docomo, KDDI Launches Communication Restoration Efforts from Offshore Bases
NTT Docomo Inc. and KDDI Corp. began operating an offshore base from a ship off the coast of Wajima,...
January 7, 2024
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General NewsCaptain of JCG Plane ‘Confirmed with Crew Members’ about Permission to Enter Haneda Runway
The 39-year-old captain of a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a Japan Airlines jet on a...
January 7, 2024
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Crime & CourtsLDP Lawmaker Yoshitaka Ikeda, Aide Arrested in Hidden Funds Scandal (Update 1)
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Liberal Dem...
January 7, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentForeign Minister Yoko Kamikawa to Meet with Ukrainian Counterpart in Kyiv on Sunday to Convey Japan’s Policy to Strengthen Support for Ukraine
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is expected to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Ku...
January 7, 2024