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/ 24 January 2012
Experts in Japan have warned that the chances of a powerful earthquake striking Tokyo in the next four years could be as high as 70%.
Fifa and the International Football Association are to consider changing laws to allow women to wear a headscarf when playing in official matches.
Morocco will become the first African country to host the annual Club World Cup of continental winners, Fifa President Sepp Blatter announced.
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/ 19 September 2011
Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Tokyo, calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster.
Reports from Japan say a typhoon has left at least 20 people dead and more than 50 missing, after swollen rivers swept away buildings.
Jacques Rogge says Tokyo should not be discouraged from bidding for the 2020 Olympics just because South Korea won the right to host the 2018 Games.
Japanese engineers worked through the night to lay a 1,5km electricity cable to a crippled nuclear power plant in the hope of restarting pumps.
The UN atomic energy chief said he plans to fly to Japan on Thursday to seek first-hand information of what he called a "very serious" situation.
A massive 8,8-magnitude quake hit the north-east coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, triggering a 4m tsunami.
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/ 28 October 2009
All Black coach Graham Henry expects the Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia to be full-blooded and has named a strong lineup for the match.
Nissan has unveiled a concept car that tilts to the side when going around bends to make drivers feel like they are gliding through the air.
US President Barack Obama let his love for Chicago flow in a bid to capture the 2016 Olympic Games from rivals Rio, Tokyo and Madrid at Friday’s vote.
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/ 2 September 2009
Rio de Janeiro and Chicago’s chances of hosting the 2016 Olympics were boosted on Wednesday as they appeared to come out tops in the IOC’s evaluation.
Moving to Japan? It had better be on a good salary, with a global survey naming Tokyo and Osaka as the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates.
Japan said on Sunday that 13 more students had tested positive for swine flu, as officials gathered in Geneva for talks on how to contain the virus.
Japan’s current account balance swung to its largest deficit on record in January, with the income surplus tumbling about a third from a year earlier.
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/ 27 February 2009
Japan’s lower house of Parliament approved a record budget on Friday, a step likely to intensify pressure for the country’s unpopular premier to quit.
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/ 13 February 2009
Sporting a tuft of dyed, slicked-back hair, the world’s shortest man said on Friday there was every reason to think big about being tiny.
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/ 30 January 2009
Japanese industrial production fell 9,6% in December and core inflation almost evaporated, reinforcing expectations of a record economic contraction.
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/ 22 January 2009
Sony warned it would post a bigger than expected ,9-billion operating loss this business year due to sliding demand.
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/ 16 January 2009
The Pekoppa toy, which looks like a small plant just starting to sprout from a pot, flutters its two leaves when it senses someone is speaking nearby.
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/ 15 January 2009
A 54-year-old Japanese man was caught impersonating his 20-year-old son during an exam, even getting a perm to make himself look younger.
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/ 13 January 2009
A senior lawmaker defected from Japan’s ruling party on Tuesday, denouncing beleaguered Prime Minister Taro Aso as an ”old-guard crony”
Japan’s space agency will launch a satellite later this month to monitor greenhouse gases around the world, officials said on Wednesday
Electronics company scales back unprofitable businesses ahead of an expected buyout
For 10 days in Tokyo I could eat in a different style of restaurant every night, writes Brent Meersman.
Sony will launch a new PSP in October with a high-resolution screen and a built-in microphone that enables it to be used as a telephone.
Japan blesses Nicole Johnston with good fortune and a new reverence for vegetables.
A Japanese woman escaped unhurt from a knife-wielding thief this week after the mother calmed him down with a cup of tea and a chat.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7,2 struck rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people.
The 25-year-old man arrested on Sunday for stabbing seven people to death on a Tokyo street warned that he was about to kill indiscriminately in messages to an online notice board.
A man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in a popular Tokyo shopping district and then went on a stabbing rampage on Sunday.