Shoko Oda
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Quake Hits Northwestern Japan, Killing Four, Wrecking Homes
Japan issued a tsunami warning for its almost all of its western coast after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude 7.6 hit off the Noto Peninsula about 300 km (190 miles) from Tokyo on Monday.
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Tokyo Meltdown: A Piece Of Hardware Took Down $6 Trillion Stock Market
A data device critical to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's trading system had malfunctioned, and the automatic backup had failed to kick in, leading to a full-day shutdown.
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Tokyo Stock Exchange Halts Trading For Entire Day In Its Worst Breakdown
The issue damps investor sentiment following a positive U.S. stock market performance overnight and closures in other major markets in the region, including China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan.
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China Bans Japanese Seafood as Nuclear Wastewater Released
Tepco’s first discharge will involve the release of about 7,800 cubic meters of treated water and take about 17 days to complete.
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The Science Behind Japan's Plan To Empty Nuclear Wastewater Into Pacific
Treated water from the wrecked Fukushima plant will be discharged into the sea from this week, a proposal that’s prompted alarm from nations including China.
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Japan To Release Fukushima Wastewater From Aug. 24, PM Says
Japan will begin a contentious plan to release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 24.
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Japan To Release Fukushima Water As Early As Aug. 24: NHK
Local fishing groups in Japan have expressed concern the release will threaten seafood sales, while cosmetics brands were targeted by a viral campaign tied to the issue.
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‘Barbenheimer’ Nuclear Memes Stir Anger in Japan
The double dose of American movie hits known as “Barbenheimer” is fueling a social-media backlash in Japan, the only country to have experienced nuclear-weapon attacks.
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‘Barbenheimer’ Nuclear Memes Stir Anger in Japan
The double dose of American movie hits known as “Barbenheimer” is fueling a social-media backlash in Japan, the only country to have experienced nuclear-weapon attacks.
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G-7 Pledges Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Despite Coal, Gas Caveats
Leaders of the world’s most developed economies reached a deal to accelerate the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels
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G-7 Agrees To Accelerate Phase-Out Of Unabated Fossil Fuels
The Group of Seven nations agreed to accelerate the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels but fell short of sealing a deal on a timeline to exit coal.
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G-7 Agrees To Accelerate Phase-Out Of Unabated Fossil Fuels
The Group of Seven nations agreed to accelerate the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels but fell short of sealing a deal on a timeline to exit coal.
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Bird Flu Is So Bad That Japan’s Running Out of Land to Bury Chickens
Japan’s worst-ever bird flu outbreak has decimated its poultry flocks and sent egg prices soaring.
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Kishida Offers Ukraine Support, Invites Zelenskiy to Join G-7 Summit
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida offered strong support to Ukraine and invited President Zelenskiy to participate in the G-7 summit in May during his first visit to Kyiv since Russia launched the war.
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Kishida Offers Ukraine Support, Invites Zelenskiy to Join G-7 Summit
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida offered strong support to Ukraine and invited President Zelenskiy to participate in the G-7 summit in May during his first visit to Kyiv since Russia launched the war.
