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Iran launches attack on Israel in retaliation for embassy strike
Kyodo News, Published on 14/04/2024
» Iran has launched dozens of missiles and drones toward Israel, Iranian state media reported Sunday, as Tehran moves to retaliate against a recent deadly attack on the Iranian embassy complex in Syria.
Pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off Hokkaido
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2024
» A pod of about 10 killer whales were reported trapped in drift ice off the coast of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, local officials said.
Heavy snow leaves more than 100 injured in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2024
» TOKYO - At least 109 people were taken to hospital in Tokyo through Tuesday morning after many slipped and fell due to heavy snowfall in eastern Japan, the Tokyo Fire Department said.
NASA unveils images of Japan's SLIM moon probe after landing success
Kyodo News, Published on 27/01/2024
» The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday unveiled images taken by one of its satellites of Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon on the lunar surface after it succeeded in making a pinpoint landing.
Watches found in Tokyo store robbery getaway vehicle
Kyodo News, Published on 10/05/2023
» A Boston bag containing around 30 to 40 wristwatches has been found inside a getaway vehicle used in the robbery of a Rolex specialty store in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district earlier this week, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Tuna fetches ¥36m at New Year auction in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 05/01/2023
» TOKYO: A bluefin tuna fetched 36.04 million yen (US$273,000) on Thursday at the New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, more than double the top price last year, as the restaurant and food industries look to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Typhoon Nanmadol rips through Japan archipelago, leaves 2 dead
Kyodo News, Published on 20/09/2022
» Typhoon Nanmadol moved across the Japanese archipelago toward the Pacific and weakened to a low pressure system on Tuesday after pounding the southwest with heavy rain and triggering landslides, leaving two people dead, one missing and over 100 injured.
Asean denounces execution of Myanmar democracy leaders
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2022
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has condemned the execution by Myanmar's military junta of four people, including an ally of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Trump doesn't condemn N. Korea over missile launches
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday did not condemn North Korea for launching two new short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.