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George Nishiyama
China dumplings spark food scare in Japan
Dozens more people in Japan on Thursday said they fell sick after eating Chinese-made food, a day after Japanese food companies recalled pesticide-contaminated dumplings from…
Japan PM to stay after poll defeat, gridlock looms
Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to stay in his post despite a crushing defeat for his ruling camp in an upper house election, but policy gridlock loomed and…
Japan quake victims take shelter, mudslides feared
More than 12 000 people took refuge in evacuation centres in north-west Japan on Tuesday after an earthquake the previous day flattened homes, killing nine people and injuring…
Japan minister commits suicide
A scandal-tainted minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet committed suicide on Monday, compounding problems for the Japanese leader whose support has slumped ahead of a…
Technology enables instant tsunami alerts
Hardly any Japanese felt the earthquake in the distant north Pacific this week, but anyone watching television saw a tsunami warning and thousands evacuated to higher ground.…