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JAPAN'S MUCH-MALIGNED 'RESEARCH WHALING' DRAWS FIRE FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL TREATY
Japan's debunked research whaling program draws more criticism at an international meeting in Geneva for targeting protected sei whales... READ MORE›
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JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: POWERFUL NEW TREMOR IN KUMAMOTO
Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage... READ MORE›
'RECKLESS, CRIMINAL' NORTH KOREA FIRES ANOTHER BALLISTIC MISSILE OVER JAPAN
The missile was launched from the Sunan district of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang and landed in the ocean east of Japan's north island of Hokkaido... READ MORE›
RISING TEMPERATURES COULD DRIVE 100M INTO EXTREME POVERTY, WORLD BANK WARNS
Hallegatte is optimistic that world leaders will take urgent action to stabilise climate change, which he says will boost efforts to eradicate poverty... READ MORE›
CYCLONE PAM: VANUATU'S PRESIDENT BLAMES CLIMATE CHANGE FOR EXTREME WEATHER
Says climate change is contributing to more extreme weather conditions and cyclone seasons, after cyclone Pam ripped through the island nation... READ MORE›
SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO: CHANCE OF LARGE ERUPTION 'EXTREMELY HIGH'
Japan raises eruption warning for southern volcano to second-highest level and tells thousands of residents to prepare for a possible evacuation... READ MORE›
RESCUE UNDER WAY AFTER MASSIVE TREMOR
Rescue efforts are under way in south-western Japan after a second powerful earthquake in two days hits the region, reportedly killing at least 15 people... READ MORE›
JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER'S POLL NUMBERS ARE SO LOW THEY MAKE TRUMP'S LOOK GOOD
Protesters denounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outside parliament as Abe attends a special parliamentary committee meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday... READ MORE›
TOKYO SECOND-RISKIEST CITY IN THE WORLD FOR DISASTERS, LLOYD'S OF LONDON SAYS
Both Tokyo and Osaka were cited as examples of a combination of high economic value and high exposure to both natural catastrophes and man-made risks... READ MORE›
JAPAN HIT BY SECOND POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
He called off a visit to Kumamoto on Saturday after the new earthquakes struck... READ MORE›
JAPAN RESTARTS FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR SINCE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
Sendai nuclear plant in southern Japan is first to begin operation since 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, despite anti-nuclear protests... READ MORE›
CYCLONE PAM: VANUATU DEATH TOLL RISES AS AUSTRALIA PLEDGES $5M IN AID AS IT HAPPENED
New Zealand is upping its financial and logistics support for Vanuatu in the wake of cyclone Pam, AAP reports... READ MORE›
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES LIFTED AFTER JAPAN EARTHQUAKE
The Japan Meteorological Agency had issued a tsunami warning for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, parts of which are still recovering from the 2011 quake and tsunami... READ MORE›
DESPITE ASSURANCES, QUAKES PROMPT CALLS TO SWITCH OFF JAPAN'S NUCLEAR REACTORS
Calls in and outside of Japan are growing to shut down the nations' only two operating reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture... READ MORE›
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKES
Here are some questions and answers on seismic activity in Japan What type of earthquakes struck Kumamoto?... READ MORE›
WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN JAPAN AS A NORTH KOREAN MISSILE FLEW OVER THE COUNTRY?
What was it like in Japan as a North Korean missile flew over the country?... READ MORE›
FIVE YEARS AFTER DEVASTATING TSUNAMI, JAPAN PAUSES TO REMEMBER
Flags flew at half-mast. The coverage in the Japanese media has been tear-jerking... READ MORE›
EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN, KNOCKING OVER HOUSES, POSSIBLY TRAPPING RESIDENTS
Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital said it has admitted or treated 45 people, including five with serious injuries... READ MORE›
G7 UNITED AGAINST BREXIT BUT CAN ONLY HOPE FOR AN 'IN' VOTE
We have no Plan B for Brexit, European Union Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told reporters in Sendai on Friday... READ MORE›
JAPAN, INDONESIA AGREE TO COOPERATE IN FIGHTING ISLAMIC EXTREMISM
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla agreed Saturday to work together in fighting Islamic extremism, Japanese... READ MORE›
JAPAN FINALIZES ALL 10 VENUES FOR G-7 MINISTERIAL MEETINGS IN 2016
Last month the government announced that the G-7 foreign ministers gathering would be held in Hiroshima and the finance ministers meeting in Sendai... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAN MISSILES LAND IN JAPAN EEZ AS WORLD LEADERS MEET AT G-20 IN CHINA
Three North Korean missiles land within Japan's exclusive economic zone, a move that Tokyo called a grave threat to national security... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM DISASTERS WERE WORLD'S THIRD-BIGGEST IN LAST DECADE
Japan economic losses from disasters in the 10 years through 2014 were the world's third-largest, following the United States and China, according to a lis... READ MORE›
BABY PULLED FROM RUBBLE AFTER DEADLY QUAKE HITS SOUTHERN JAPAN
We see in the news phrases like 'Major earthquake in Kumamoto,' or 'The Kumamoto Quake,' but it just doesn't seem real... READ MORE›
JAPAN PROMISES $4 BILLION IN AID TO PREVENT DISASTERS OVER FOUR YEARS
Disaster risk reduction is a frontline defense against the impacts of climate change, the U... READ MORE›
JAPAN, U.S. REMAIN AT LOGGERHEADS OVER YEN POLICY
There needs to be a distinction between such moves and market fluctuations that happen, the official said, adding that you know when truly disorderly conditions occur... READ MORE›
NIIGATA ELECTION A SETBACK FOR RESTARTING JAPAN'S BIGGEST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
People affected by the Fukushima crisis welcomed the election result, while operators of nuclear power-related businesses expressed concern... READ MORE›
CHIMP'S DARING ZOO ESCAPE ENDS ON A POWERLINE, AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA
A chimpanzee frightened residents when it escaped a zoo in Japan and climbed up an electric pole to avoid being recaptured... READ MORE›
JAPAN RETURNS TO NUCLEAR POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS
Before the disaster, when 30 percent of Japan's energy came from nuclear sources, a majority of citizens supported expanding nuclear power, according to polls... READ MORE›
TRUMP TRAVEL BAN A HOLLOW VICTORY AS BORDER OFFICIALS ANTICIPATE BUSINESS AS USUAL
Under State Department guidelines, visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries for the next 90 days need to show close family or business ties to the United States... READ MORE›
2ND STRONG QUAKE HITS SOUTHERN JAPAN; SOME REPORTED TRAPPED
Meanwhile, the Kumamoto prefecture reported that a tenth person had died in the 6.5 magnitude quake that struck late Thursday... READ MORE›