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Man dies after jacket caught in Japan escalator
Kyodo News, Published on 27/03/2024
» MITO, Japan - A man has died following an accident involving his suit jacket getting caught in an escalator at a station in eastern Japan, police said Wednesday.
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Strong earthquake hits areas near Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued
Kyodo News, Published on 21/03/2024
» TOKYO - An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit areas near Tokyo on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties, the weather agency and local authorities said.
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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.
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Abe shooter says his mother bankrupted by donating to religious group
Kyodo News, Published on 09/07/2022
» The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told police that he initially planned to attack a leader of a religious group who he believed caused his mother to make big donations to the group, investigative sources said Saturday.
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App developed to automatically delete children's nude selfies
Kyodo News, Published on 05/07/2022
» A smartphone application that automatically deletes children's nude selfies from their phones has been developed in Japan to prevent sexual exploitation.
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Victims speak up as Japan moves to protect young people in porn
Kyodo News, Published on 08/06/2022
» As Japan's parliament debates a new law drafted to protect young people who signed contracts to perform in pornographic productions, two women have spoken out about the abuses they suffered in the shady industry, hoping the legislation will be a "first step" toward ending exploitation.
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Kim Jong Un: N Korea facing upheaval from Covid
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2022
» North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths of people suspected of having been infected with Covid-19, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to say that the country is facing the greatest upheaval since its founding in 1948.
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Tour boat with 26 aboard loses contact off Hokkaido
Kyodo News, Published on 23/04/2022
» A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers including two children went missing on Saturday while on a tour around the scenic Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard said.
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North, South Korean leaders exchange letters
Kyodo News, Published on 22/04/2022
» North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae In have exchanged personal letters, the North's official media reported Friday, despite rising tensions over Pyongyang's military provocations.
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Strong quake in Tokyo derails train, injures commuters
Kyodo News, Published on 08/10/2021
» TOKYO: A powerful earthquake that struck the Tokyo area on Thursday night, the strongest the Japanese capital has experienced in a decade, left 32 people injured and continued to disrupt train services on Friday morning, affecting about 368,000 passengers in total.
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