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19 saved after mudslide in Japan, 2 confirmed dead
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Rescue workers have saved 19 people after the large landslide in the Japanese city of Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, while two people were confirmed dead, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday.
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Japan mudslide: Operation to search for missing people continues
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 4 (ANI): Rescue operation continued on Sunday to search for 20 people who went missing following a large mudslide in southwest Tokyo.
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More than 35,500 people in Central Japan's landslide-hit area told to evac
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Shizuoka [Japan], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 35,500 people in Japan's central Shizuoka prefecture were told on Saturday to evacuate immediately after a recent landslide, as new ones may occur, Japanese media report.
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Tibetans in Nagchu prefecture jailed for contacting exiled Tibetans: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): Ahead of the Communist Party of China's (CCP) centenary celebrations, several Tibetans in Nagchu prefecture's Driru County have been arrested for communicating with Tibetans in exile.
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Tibetan writer languishes in Chinese prison since 2019 without trial: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): A Tibetan writer, who was arrested on unspecified charges by Chinese authorities in 2019, has still not been brought to trial.
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Enjoy hot sand bath in Japan's Ibusuki city
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ibusuki [Japan], June 25 (ANI): Enjoying hot sand bath is a unique experience in Japan. Ibusuki city in Kagoshima prefecture is ideal for such an experience as many volcanic landforms are found here.
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Japan to lift state of emergency except in Okinawa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 18 (ANI): The Japanese government has officially decided to end the coronavirus state of emergency on Sunday for nine of the 10 prefectures covered. Seven of the nine prefectures will then have focused restrictions through July 11.
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Japan's expert panel approves plan to lift COVID-19 quasi-emergency in 3 p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government's expert coronavirus advisory panel on Thursday approved a plan to lift the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency in three prefectures on Sunday as scheduled, according to local media.
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3 missing after Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign ship off Ehime c
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Three crew members are missing following a Japanese cargo vessel colliding with a foreign vessel off the coast of Ehime Prefecture in western Japan, the coast guard here said Friday.
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Japan's prefecture governors want state of emergency to be extended
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): Japan's prefecture governors want the state of emergency to be extended as serious coronavirus cases remain high and the medical system is feeling the pinch as the government struggles to ramp up a slow start to its vaccination programme.
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Japan witnesses surge in COVID cases ahead of Summer Olympic Games
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI): Japan has been witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases as it reported over seven lakh coronavirus infections till Sunday ahead of the Summer Olympic Games scheduled to be held in the country's capital Tokyo on July 23.
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Some 9,000 houses experience power outage in Japan's Ayase city
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Ayase [Japan], May 24 (ANI/Sputnik): About 9,000 houses are left without power in the city of Ayase in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, the national NHK broadcaster reported on Monday.
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