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Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks
More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, keeping ...
Hundreds of Small Earthquakes Rattle Remote Islands in Japan
More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on ...
Why people in this Asian country are more likely to live to 100 than the rest of the world
There are about 630,000 people aged 100 or older worldwide, and the vast majority live in just 10 countries. View on euronews ...
Japan executes man dubbed the "Twitter killer," convicted serial killer who murdered and dismembered 9 people
Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social ...
Japan Hangs Man Convicted in Serial Killings of Nine People
Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo.
Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election.
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Japan’s hafu stars are celebrated. But some mixed-race people say they feel like foreigners in their own country - CNN
Many Japanese people rose up in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but experts argue Japan needs to address issues of discrimination and diversity closer to home.
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In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020 - CNN
More people died from suicide in Japan in October than succumbed to Covid-19 all year. And more women are taking their own lives, as they lose part-time work and take on the bulk of family ...
Avoiding your boss? In Japan, you can hire someone to quit your job for you.
Japanese companies’ rigid hierarchies can make it hard to confront bosses. Enter “proxy quitters.” TOKYO — Shota Shimizu slid ...
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Young Japanese people work to revive a vanishing village
Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map.
Japan's emperor says he will honor Japanese POWs who were held in Mongolia
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...
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In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020 | CNN - CNN International
More people died from suicide in Japan in October than succumbed to Covid-19 all year. And more women are taking their own lives, as they lose part-time work and take on the bulk of family ...