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Bluefin tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan’s Toyosu fish market auction
55 years ago

Bluefin tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan’s Toyosu fish market auction

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new year auction. Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs Onodera Group claimed the 608-pound fish with its million-dollar bid at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on January 5, Japanese news agency …

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Honda and Nissan expected to begin merger talks
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Honda and Nissan expected to begin merger talks

Deccan Chronicle  

TOKYO: Honda and Nissan were poised Monday to announce the start of talks on a merger to help the Japanese giants catch up with Chinese rivals and Tesla on electric vehicles. Honda and Nissan -- Japan's number two and three automakers after Toyota -- are aiming to finalise a merger deal in June 2025, several media outlets said. Mitsubishi Motors, …

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South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after boycotting Japanese event
1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after boycotting Japanese event

Associated Press  

SADO, Japan — South Korea commemorated wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a ceremony Monday, a day after boycotting a similar event organized by Japan, as tensions over historical atrocities continue to strain relations between the two sides. Monday’s ceremony at a former dormitory near the mines on Sado Island, which date to the 16th century …

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Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island

Al Jazeera  

Taipei’s defence ministry says 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships were detected until early Monday. Taiwan’s defence ministry has reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to the island’s northwest, the first time since April it has flagged such an incident. It entered the island’s air defence identification zone and disappeared at 8:15pm, according to …

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Japan holds first memorial for ‘all workers’ at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Japan holds first memorial for ‘all workers’ at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?

Associated Press  

SADO, Japan — Japanese officials have held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after Japan moved past years of historical disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the mines’ dark history. Japanese officials at Sunday’s ceremony paid tribute to “all workers,” including Korean laborers who died at the …

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Typhoon causes transport cancellations in Japan
4 months, 1 week ago

Typhoon causes transport cancellations in Japan

China Daily  

A passerby holding an umbrella walks in heavy rains caused by Typhoon Shanshan in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan August 29, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS Typhoon Shanshan struck Japan’s southwestern main island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency issued a rare special typhoon warning …

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Typhoon causes transport cancellations in Japan
4 months, 1 week ago

Typhoon causes transport cancellations in Japan

China Daily  

A passerby holding an umbrella walks in heavy rains caused by Typhoon Shanshan in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan August 29, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS Typhoon Shanshan struck Japan’s southwestern main island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency issued a rare special typhoon warning …

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Japan is determined to keep hunting whales. And now it has a brand new ‘mothership’ to do that
7 months, 1 week ago

Japan is determined to keep hunting whales. And now it has a brand new ‘mothership’ to do that

CNN  

Hong Kong/Tokyo CNN — Wearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif shirt, Hideki Tokoro spends much of his days thinking about the world’s largest mammals. Iceland, which has fiercely defended commercial whaling, said it would end whaling in 2024, citing falling demand for whale meat as well as “high operation costs and little proof of any …

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No more cute snaps of Mount Fuji over a convenience store. A screen was built to stop tourist crowds
7 months, 2 weeks ago

No more cute snaps of Mount Fuji over a convenience store. A screen was built to stop tourist crowds

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular sidewalk spot in the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko. Workers set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi prefecture, central Japan Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Just a few weeks ago, the town began setting …

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North Korea to refuse to host Japan World Cup qualifier over ‘infectious diseases’ concerns
9 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea to refuse to host Japan World Cup qualifier over ‘infectious diseases’ concerns

The Independent  

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A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause
1 year ago

A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause

Associated Press  

It only took 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst into flames just after touchdown at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Tuesday evening. A smaller coast guard Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft, preparing to take off to deliver urgent aid to quake-hit central Japan, was using the same runway when the two collided. The 379 …

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Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes
1 year ago

Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes

Associated Press  

WAJIMA, Japan — The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Monday’s temblor decimated houses, twisted and scarred roads and scattered boats like toys in the waters, and prompted tsunami warnings. A man walks between collapsed houses in Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Friday, …

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Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missing
1 year ago

Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missing

Associated Press  

SUZU, Japan — His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man silently watched as several helmeted rescue workers carefully lifted from the rubble his wife’s body, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher. This scene in the city of Suzu was tragically repeated across Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions on the western coastline of Japan after Monday’s 7.6 …

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Search presses on for earthquake survivors as Japan grieves the lives lost
1 year ago

Search presses on for earthquake survivors as Japan grieves the lives lost

Associated Press  

SUZU, Japan — Rescuers searched the rubble of collapsed homes in western Japan on Wednesday in the hopes of finding survivors of this week’s earthquake, which killed dozens of people. In this photo provided by Japanese Ministry of Defense, Japanese Self Defense Force members carry an injured person out of a collapsed house, following strong earthquakes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, …

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Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
1 year ago

Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport showed that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was given permission to use the runway where a coast guard plane was preparing for takeoff. The burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft is seen at rear behind the logo …

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Japan plane crash | Police probe possible negligence in Tokyo runway collision
1 year ago

Japan plane crash | Police probe possible negligence in Tokyo runway collision

The Hindu  

Police will investigate whether a crash between an airliner and a smaller plane at a Tokyo airport may involve professional negligence, media outlets reported on January 3, 2023, as authorities began inspecting the charred wreckage and runway for clues. All 379 people miraculously escaped the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 which erupted into flames after colliding with a De Havilland Dash-8 …

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Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
1 year ago

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing five people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said. The passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials …

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Daylight reveals full destruction of Japan's deadly 7.6 magnitude earthquake with homes toppled, temples destroyed and white smoke rising from charred remains of buildings as country reels from 150 qu
1 year ago

Daylight reveals full destruction of Japan's deadly 7.6 magnitude earthquake with homes toppled, temples destroyed and white smoke rising from charred remains of buildings as country reels from 150 qu

Daily Mail  

As daylight broke across Japan this morning the full destruction of the deadly 7.6 magnitude earthquake was laid bare showing collapsed homes, toppled temples and huge cracks in the middle of roads. Houses toppled over in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture following the earthquake in Japan on Jan 1 2024 A house flattened by the earthquake that took place on January 1 …

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Chinese Ship Detained in Malaysia for Stealing World War Relics from Sunken UK Battleships
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese Ship Detained in Malaysia for Stealing World War Relics from Sunken UK Battleships

News 18  

The Malaysian coast guard earlier this week detained a Chinese vessel which was allegedly involved in stealing World War II shipwrecks, according to Japanese news outlets Kyodo and Nikkei Asia. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency in a statement that the Chinese vessel was registered in Fuzhou, China and that it had detained 32 crew members on Sunday for anchoring in waters …

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Ryuji Kimura: Identity of Man Who Attempted to Assassinate Japan PM Kishida Revealed
1 year, 8 months ago

Ryuji Kimura: Identity of Man Who Attempted to Assassinate Japan PM Kishida Revealed

News 18  

Ryuji Kimura, a 24-year-old man from Hyogo Prefecture, was arrested on Saturday moments after he hurled a cylindrical object resembling a pipe-bomb at Japan prime minister Fumio Kishida before his scheduled speech at a fishing port in the Japanese city of Wakayama. On Saturday morning, when Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was campaigning for a candidate set to contest in …

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Japan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push sales
1 year, 11 months ago

Japan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push sales

Associated Press  

YOKOHAMA, Japan — A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines. The whale meat supply fell to 6,000 tons in 1986, the year before the moratorium on commercial whaling imposed by the IWC banned the hunting of …

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Japan launches whale meat vending machines to promote sales
1 year, 11 months ago

Japan launches whale meat vending machines to promote sales

The Independent  

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Japan prosecutors indict man for ex-PM Shinzo Abe murder: Media
1 year, 11 months ago

Japan prosecutors indict man for ex-PM Shinzo Abe murder: Media

Al Jazeera  

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, was indicted on murder charges and violating gun laws for alleged shooting of Shinzo Abe in July 2022. Japanese prosecutors have indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following confirmation that he was competent to stand trial, local media outlets have reported. Public Prosecutors Office in Nara District indicted Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, …

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Japan’s Kishida orders investigation into Unification Church
2 years, 2 months ago

Japan’s Kishida orders investigation into Unification Church

Al Jazeera  

Prime minister’s order comes amid anger over ruling LDP’s ties to the religious sect, which is accused of soliciting large donations from followers. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation into the Unification Church on Monday amid a public outcry over the South Korean religious sect’s ties with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Abe’s assassin, Tetsuya Yamagami, said he …

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