Strong earthquake hits southwestern Japan, triggering temporary tsunami alerts
A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...
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Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
Some do it for survival – 20% of people aged over 65 in Japan live in poverty ... and it’s changed the nature of incarceration. “Now we have to change their diapers, help them bathe ...
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VOX POPULI: Japan a century from now: What will it look like?
14500 B.C.-1000 B.C.), Japan had a population of 75,800, of whom a whopping 52 percent were estimated to live in the Tohoku ... 30 percent of the population is now concentrated in these four ...
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Large fire breaks out in Japan's Osaka near tourist landmark, live images show
TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan ... fire departments. Live images showed ...
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MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN to Broadcast Live on NHK & Globally Stream on YouTube
Plus: Prizes have been added in new categories including the "Co-creation categories" linked to companies involved in music. By Billboard Japan Day 2 of MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN, the largest ...