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Two dead, one injured in 11-hour hostage incident in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): An old man attacked three doctors visiting his home in the Japanese prefecture of Saitama near Tokyo, shooting one of them with a hunting gun and allegedly killing another that was held hostage for over 11 hours, media reported on Friday.
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Japan steps up anti-COVID measures amid record rise in cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has extended anti-COVID measures from Thursday to another 18 prefectures, which have seen a record increase in new infections in recent days.
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9 dead, 2 rescued in power station flooding in southwest China
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chengdu [China], January 14 (ANI): Nine people have been confirmed dead after a building flooded at a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local media reported citing authorities as saying on Friday.
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Seven killed after building of power station flooded in southwest China
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 13 (ANI): Seven people were confirmed dead and two remained trapped after a building of a power station was flooded in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local media reported citing authorities as saying on Thursday.
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1 dead, 8 still trapped in southwest China's flooded power station
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 12 (ANI): One person was confirmed dead and eight were still trapped after flooding occurred in the building of a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Wednesday, local media reported.
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Japan to toughen COVID-19 rules in 3 prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that COVID-19 restrictions in the prefectures of Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Okinawa will be tightened from January 9.
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6.3 magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Ogasawara Islands
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on Tuesday struck off Japan's Ogasawara Islands of Tokyo Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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5 Chinese warships sail between Japanese islands
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 27 (ANI): Five Chinese warships, including the Liaoning aircraft carrier on Friday midnight, passed through waters between the main island of Okinawa Prefecture and the island of Miyakojima.
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Japan: 27 feared dead in fire in Osaka building
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): As many as 27 people were feared dead as a fire broke out in a building in Japan's Osaka prefecture, local media reported on Friday.
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Japan to cull 7,000 chickens after new bird flu outbreak confirmed in Aomo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): An avian flu outbreak has been registered in the northern Japanese prefecture of Aomori, with 7,000 birds slated for extermination, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.
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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes eastern Japan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.0-magnitude earthquake took place on Sunday in the eastern Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, which is to the northeast of Tokyo, there is no risk of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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5.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami w
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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