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Man who threw pipe bomb at Japan’s ex-PM Kishida gets 10 years in prison

Court says the attack was a serious challenge to democracy and posed a significant danger to many people.

Al Jazeera

Centrefolded: Japan’s ‘porn disposal’ boxes phased out amid rise of the internet

The boxes served to protect the eyes of children from adult material littering the streets, but the shift online has seen their usefulness decline

The Guardian - AU

Fears grow in Japan for truck driver trapped in sinkhole for third day

Residents near Tokyo question slow pace of effort to rescue 74-year-old as workers race to build 30-metre ramp

The Guardian - UK

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Race to rescue driver trapped in Japan sinkhole for two days

Attempts in Japan to retrieve the man were temporarily halted early on Wednesday after a second sinkhole appeared

The Guardian - AU

Honda And Nissan Expected To Begin Merger Talks

Honda and Nissan were poised Monday to announce the start of talks on a merger to help the Japanese giants catch up with Chinese rivals and Tesla on electric vehicles.

International Business Times

Bear snared after three day supermarket standoff with Japan police

Authorities in Akita prefecture had struggled to locate the animal, which attacked a man and has eaten large quantities of meat

The Guardian - AU

Small Japanese rocket engine explodes during a test but no injuries are reported

A Japanese small rocket engine has reportedly burst into flames during a test

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Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island

Taipei’s defence ministry says 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships were detected until early Monday.

Al Jazeera

Nintendo shares rise after Saudi Arabia says it’s open to expanding its stake in the home of Super Mario

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is open to expanding its stake in Nintendo, a senior executive told local media over the weekend.

Fortune

Japan floods: six dead after rain pounds region still recovering from earthquake

Floods inundated emergency housing built for those who lost their homes in an earthquake that hit Ishikawa on the Sea of Japan coast in January

The Guardian - AU

Tokyo demands answers over fatal stabbing of 10-year-old Japanese boy in China

It is unclear if the suspect targeted the boy because he was Japanese, but there is concern that the incident could trigger a further deterioration in ties

The Guardian - AU

Japan has just 13 female CEOs among top 1,600 companies, survey shows

Fewer than 1% of chief executive officers at the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are women, survey finds

The Guardian - AU

Dozens injured, power cut as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Japan

Powerful storm with gusts of up to 216km per hour made landfall near Satsumasendai city in southwestern Kyushu.

Al Jazeera

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Into Southern Japan

Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan's main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, with authorities advising thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges.

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The Guardian - AU

Japan’s PM cancels overseas trip after experts issue ‘megaquake’ warning

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its first-ever warning of the risk of a huge earthquake along the Pacific coast

The Guardian - AU

Japan to allow divorced parents to share custody of children

Change to civil code will bring Japan into line with other G7 countries, amid concerns existing law inflicts psychological harm on children

The Guardian - AU

Japan dietary supplement recalled amid investigation into two deaths and 100 hospitalisations

Cholesterol-lowering supplements containing ‘beni koji’ recalled by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical over possible link to kidney disease

The Guardian - AU

Mount Fuji hikers will be forced to pay to climb popular route to summit

Congestion charge comes amid boom in tourism that has put pressure on infrastructure and increased potential for accidents

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Al Jazeera

Japan sentences man to death for Kyoto anime studio fire that killed 36

Judge says attack on renowned Kyoto Animation by Shinji Aoba, 45, ‘instantly turned the studio into hell’.

Evening Standard

Japan passenger jet in fatal crash ‘had been given clearance to land’

Investigators begins inspecting wreckage of catastrophic collision in which five crew members on Coast Guard plane killed in crash with airliner at Haneda airport

Al Jazeera

Japan quake toll rises as rescuers struggle to reach cut-off villages

Heavy rain is forecast into Thursday raising the risk of landslides and further complicating relief efforts.

The Guardian - AU

Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 62 amid warnings of landslides and aftershocks

Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks

International Business Times

Japan Airlines Plane On Fire On Runway At Tokyo's Haneda Airport: TV Images

A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, media reports said.

Al Jazeera

Japan lifts tsunami warnings but warns earthquake damage ‘widespread’

At least 48 people reported dead since the magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the west coast on New Year’s Day.

International Business Times

Rescuers Search For Missing After US Osprey Crashes Off Japan

Rescuers scoured waters off Japan on Thursday as they searched for at least five missing US Air Force personnel whose Osprey crashed during a training exercise, in the latest incident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft.

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