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Coronavirus: two Diamond Princess passengers die as Japan defends quarantine
US says efforts to contain spread ‘may not have been sufficient’ as Japanese health minister argues ‘we’ve bee…
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Coronavirus: Diamond Princess exodus begins amid criticism over quarantine
More than 3,000 people to disembark over three days after ship proved a fertile breeding ground for Covid-19De…
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Coronavirus deaths reach 563, with fresh cases on stricken cruise ship off Japan
WHO experts prepare to meet in Geneva amid further significant rises in confirmed cases in ChinaCoronavirus – …
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North Korea appoints hardline ex-army officer as new foreign minister
Analysts say appointment of Ri Son-gwon suggests tougher stance on nuclear talks with US North Korea has appoi…
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Shiori Ito, symbol of Japan’s MeToo movement, wins rape lawsuit damages
Civil court rules in favour of reporter, two years after she alleged a bureau chief date-raped herA Japanese w…
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Pope Francis calls for a ‘world without nuclear weapons’ during Nagasaki visit
Pontiff urges disarmament as he tours Japan’s atomic bomb sites and meets survivors of the 1945 attacksPope Fr…
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Japan Shuri castle fire: blaze engulfs revered world heritage site
Fire spread quickly through 600-year-old site dating back to Ryukyu kingdom in OkinawaA fire has swept through…
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Typhoon Faxai batters Tokyo, causing evacuations, blackouts and transport chaos
One death reported and nearly a million households without power as Japanese capital bears brunt of 216km/h wi…
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South Korean boycott of Japanese goods hits beer and carmakers
Honda down 81% and beer sales fall 97% amid deepening spat over countries’ wartime legacySales of Japanese bee…
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North Korea fires more projectiles and says talks with ‘impudent’ South are over
Regime says Pyongyang and Seoul have nothing to talk about while South Korea continues military drills with US…
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Japanese food store closes after videos of rats browsing its shelves go viral
Footage of rodents running along the top of fridges, down walls and across aisles of FamilyMart shop in Tokyo …