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Glider crash kills 2 in Northern Japan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A glider crashed in Japan's northernmost Hokkaido province on Tuesday, killing two people, the Kyodo news agency reported.
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Japan may lift state of emergency by end of September: Health Minister
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government believes it is possible to lift the state of emergency in many of the prefectures where it is currently in effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Tamura Norihisa said on Sunday.
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Japanese Defense Ministry claims Russian plane violated country's air spac
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A Russian An-26 airplane has entered Japan's airspace without authorization in the area of the Shiretoko Peninsula on the Hokkaido island, the Japanese Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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Japan declares state of emergency till August 31 to prevent spread of COVI
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): Japan on Saturday declared a state of emergency to Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Osaka, and Okinawa Prefectures and applied priority measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka Prefectures till August 31.
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Detained Chinese professor's son fights for father's release
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 3 (ANI): Yuan Keqin, a 65-year-old professor who worked at Hokkaido University of Education was taken into custody by national security authorities on suspicion of espionage during a trip to China in 2019 for a funeral of his mother.
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Son of detained Japan-based Chinese historian calls for release of his fat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 1 (ANI): The eldest son of a prominent Chinese historian who taught at a university in Japan's Hokkaido and is currently detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage is calling for his father to be released, Kyodo News reported.
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Three crew members of Japanese fishing boat killed after collision with Ru
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): Three crew members were killed as a Japanese fishing boat capsized after colliding with a Russian ship off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Wednesday.
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Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday announced an expansion of a state of emergency over COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures.
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5.0-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture region
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan's northernmost prefecture, the Japanese weather agency said Wednesday.
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Atmospheric tidal waves maintain Venus' super-rotation
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 25 (ANI): Images from the Akatsuki spacecraft unveil what keeps Venus's atmosphere rotating much faster than the planet itself.
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Japanese 'Hokkaido Antenna Shop' - a major tourist attraction
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 30 (ANI): A delicious ice-cream is made with Hokkaido's famous Yubari melon taste. And, the only shop in Tokyo where a visitor can buy it is called Hokkaido Antenna Shop.
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Nissei introduces tasty soft ice cream in Japan
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hokkaido [Japan], Nov 10 (ANI): This soft ice cream is the winner at Grand Prix ice cream in Hokkaido.
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