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Japan mulls joining NATO initiative to support Ukraine
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Several NATO officials told NHK that Tokyo is expected to formally announce its participation in the alliance's Ukraine support framework in the near future, marking another step in Japan's growing security engagement with Europe.
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Taiwan: Taipei stabbing spree was planned, suspect visited area before att
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Police confirmed that the suspect had been surveying the area in the days leading up to the attack. According to NHK, he visited the crime scene three days before the incident and also went to a commercial facility in the area on Thursday or Friday.
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Potential megaquake alert issued after north Japan hit by 7.5 magnitude qu
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday, officials have issued an alert for a potential megaquake in northern Japan as per a report by NHK Japan.
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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru to step down
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Sunday decided to step down from the post over a month after his party was hit with a major electoral setback in the Japanese Parliament, NHK World reported.
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US Navy warship burns for 12 hours off Japan's Okinawa, two sailors injure
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The fire started on board USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock ship weighing 25,000 tons, around 4 pm local time on Wednesday. It was brought under control only by early Thursday morning, as per NHK.
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Japan's Former Emperor to be hospitalised for heart examination
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that Former Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be hospitalised in Tokyo on Tuesday for a heart examination, CNN reported, citing NHK reports.
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'Perfect Days' actor Yakusho Koji to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Yakusho Koji is a civil servant who first ventured into Taiga drama (a long-running TV series broadcast by NHK) and then played in several films by Kurosawa Akira.
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North Korea launches missile off east coast, says Japan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan on Monday, NHK World reported citing the Japanese Defence Ministry.
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Pod of 10 killer whales trapped by sea ice off Japan's northern island of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A pod of at least ten killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, as per CNN.
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Death toll from Japan earthquakes rises to 48
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The toll from the series of earthquakes that jolted Japan on New Year's Day rose to 48 on Tuesday, with several more injured, NHK World reported.
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Japan earthquake: Death toll rises to 15; tsunami advisories lifted
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The death toll from the quake that shook Japan on Monday has risen to 15, according to NHK World.
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Japan: Fukushima nuclear plant starts release of second batch of treated r
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has begun the release of second batch of its treated and diluted water into the sea, NHK World reported.
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