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Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70
Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday night, unleashing fierce winds and 'unprecedented' rain that triggered landslides and caused dozens of rivers to burst their banks.
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Rugby World Cup: Typhoon changes course, heads nearer Tokyo
Super Typhoon Hagibis is now projected to clip southeastern Japan, near Tokyo and Yokohama.
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Commuter chaos after powerful typhoon hits Tokyo
Typhoon Faxai, packing winds of up to 216 kilometres per hour, made landfall in Chiba just east of the capital before dawn, after barrelling through Tokyo Bay.
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Japan studio boss at loss for words as he mourns bright, young staff
Thursday’s attack on Kyoto Animation, famous in Japan and overseas for its series and movies, was the worst mass killing in two decades in a country with some of the world’s lowest crime rates.
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Ghosn's wife steps up call for G20 leaders to help her husband
Ghosn, who holds French, Lebanese and Brazilian citizenship, has denied the charges and says he is the victim of a boardroom coup at Nissan Motor.
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Tokyo 2020 torch relay route revealed, uniforms unveiled
The torch will also visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and pass Mount Fuji before arriving at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 24 July during the Olympics opening ceremony.
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Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested in Tokyo
Authorities arrested the 65-year-old less than a month after he was dramatically freed on bail following more than 100 days in detention, the latest twist in a case that has gripped Japan and the business world since November.
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Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn freed on bail after more than 100 days
Carlos Ghosn, who turns 65 on Saturday, faces three charges of financial misconduct over allegations he under-reported his compensation and tried to shift losses to Nissan's books.
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Vehicle ploughs into New Year's crowd in Tokyo, injures 8 people
A police spokesman said the driver had been detained and national broadcaster NHK said the man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Typhoon kills 9 in Japan, boats move tourists from flooded airport
About 3,000 tourists stayed overnight at Kansai airport in the heavily populated south-central area of Japan’s main island, Honshu.
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Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted
Television footage showed ships moving out to sea from harbours as tsunami warning signals wailed on Monday.
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Top versus bottom in Tokyo opens 2017 Super Rugby season
The Johannesburg-based Lions, who lost to the Hurricanes in last season’s final, also start on the road.
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Typhoon Mindulle drenches Tokyo, halts trains and flights
Travellers were stranded at Tokyo’s Haneda airport with about 300 domestic flights cancelled earlier.
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Less is more as Japanese minimalist movement grows
Inspiration for Japan’s minimalists came from the US, where early adherents included Steve Jobs.
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Tokyo 2020 bid to be investigated after report of payment
Media has reported the bid team made payments totalling more than $2 million to a Singapore bank account.
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First same-sex union certificate issued in Japan
Two women made history in Tokyo as the first same-sex couple in Japan to have their relationship recognised by a local government.
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London mayor 'tackles' young boy
Johnson was invited to participate in a touch rugby game with a group of kids while on a trade visit in Tokyo.
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Tourism boom drives Japan to convert offices into hotels
This move comes as a solution to slow industry growth due to rising land prices and construction costs.
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2020 rejection unfair - Erdogan
Tokyo beat Istanbul by 60 votes to 36 in a head-to-head vote by IOC members in Buenos Aires.
