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US-NKorea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising: analysts
World
August 9, 2017
US-NKorea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising: analysts
A nuclear war between North Korea and the United States is not imminent, analysts said, but the inflammatory rhetoric on…
At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands
Weather
August 6, 2017
At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands
A slow-moving but weakening Typhoon Noru, at one point the strongest storm in the world this year, approached the main…
Japan joins US in imposing new sanctions on North Korea
World
July 28, 2017
Japan joins US in imposing new sanctions on North Korea
Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea for its weapons programs, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, just…
Admission for Egyptian-Japanese schools to open in August
Egypt
July 24, 2017
Admission for Egyptian-Japanese schools to open in August
The official Facebook page of the new Egyptian-Japanese schools — an education project between the Egyptian and Japanese governments —…
Thousands ordered to evacuate as heavy rains hit northeast Japan
World
July 23, 2017
Thousands ordered to evacuate as heavy rains hit northeast Japan
Tens of thousands of people in northeast Japan were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday as heavy rain caused…
Robot finds likely melted fuel heap inside Fukushima reactor
World
July 23, 2017
Robot finds likely melted fuel heap inside Fukushima reactor
Images captured by an underwater robot showed massive deposits believed to be melted nuclear fuel covering the floor of a…
Japan rescuers dig through rubble as rain goes on, at least six dead
World
July 7, 2017
Japan rescuers dig through rubble as rain goes on, at least six dead
Thousands of Japanese rescuers dug through twisted wood and mud on Friday in the wake of torrential rains that killed…
Japan hit by torrential floods, 400,000 forced to leave their homes
World
July 6, 2017
Japan hit by torrential floods, 400,000 forced to leave their homes
At least two people have been killed and about 20 others are missing after huge floods swept away houses and…
N. Korea vows more ‘gift packages’ of missile tests for US
World
July 5, 2017
N. Korea vows more ‘gift packages’ of missile tests for US
Grinning broadly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delighted in the global furor created by his nation’s first launch of…
Japan PM’s party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll, popular governor wins big
World
July 2, 2017
Japan PM’s party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll, popular governor wins big
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party suffered a historic defeat in an election in the Japanese capital on Sunday,…