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N. Korea claims just-tested ICBM can hit entire US
Kyodo News, Published on 29/11/2017
» North Korea claimed Wednesday it has successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of hitting anywhere in the United States with a nuclear warhead.
Santa Claus arrives in Japan ahead of Christmas
Published on 30/11/2017
» NARITA, Japan: Santa Claus has arrived from Finland at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, to meet local children and boost festive atmosphere ahead of Christmas.
Japan's emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019
Kyodo News, Published on 01/12/2017
» TOKYO: A special panel to discuss key issues regarding the Japanese imperial family decided Friday to set the date for Emperor Akihito's abdication as April 30, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, paving the way for the nation's first imperial succession from a living emperor in about 200 years.
Hawaii reinstates Cold War attack warning system
Kyodo News, Published on 02/12/2017
» Hawaii started monthly trials of an attack warning system Friday, in the first such test in the state since the end of the Cold War, days after North Korea's latest missile launch.
4 bodies, likely from N. Korea, found along Japan coast
Kyodo News, Published on 04/12/2017
» TOKYO: Four bodies, suspected of being from North Korea, were found Monday along Japan's northern coast on the Sea of Japan, local authorities said.
30,000 elderly drivers in Japan may have dementia
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2017
» TOKYO: The results of stricter screenings of drivers aged 75 or older in Japan showed that about 30,000 of them may be suffering dementia, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
6 people hurt as drone crashes into crowd at Japan park
Published on 05/11/2017
» GIFU, Japan: A four-kilogramme drone hovering over a park during an event in Gifu prefecture on Saturday suddenly crashed into the crowd, injuring six people including children, police said.
Trump to visit 5 Asian nations, skip Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 30/09/2017
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will travel to Asia, including Japan, South Korea and China, from Nov 3-14 as the United States steps up coordination with regional allies and partners in curbing the rising nuclear threat posed by North Korea, the White House said Friday.
12 missing after Chinese fishing vessel collides with tanker
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2017
» Twelve people are missing after a Chinese fishing vessel collided with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker on Thursday, some 400 kilometres north of the Oki Islands in western Japan.
Dog closes runway, disrupts 14 flights at Haneda airport
Published on 09/10/2017
» TOKYO: A dog checked as cargo by a passenger on a Japan Airlines flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport Monday morning escaped before being loaded onto the plane, causing a runway to be shut temporarily and disrupting a total of 14 flights.