Japan
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Japan’s ruling party wins election by landslide after former leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination
Japan’s ruling party has won big in parliamentary elections held on Sunday, just days after the assassination of its former…
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Shinzo Abe funeral: Japan bids final goodbye to its longest-serving prime minister
With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, thousands of mourners gathered today in the streets of Tokyo to…
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Japan volcano eruption: Citizens evacuated as ‘highest alert’ issued
A volcano on Japan’s western major island of Kyushu has erupted, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. Sakurajima began…
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Shinzo Abe – latest: Former prime minister ‘never regained vitals’ after being shot
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot on Friday morning while giving a campaign speech for…
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Japan scrambles jets as warplanes from Russia and China approach airspace during Quad summit
Japan says it scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday to respond to the approach of Russian and Chinese warplanes near its…
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Japanese man gambles away millions after he is mistakenly paid 463 people’s Covid relief
A Japanese man who was erroneously paid 46.3m yen (£287,000) as Covid relief by municipal authorities has said he cannot…
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Kane Tanaka: World’s oldest person dies in Japan aged 119
Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman certified as the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 119.…
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