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Sanae Takaichi is elected as Japan's first female prime minister by the House of Representatives after her party, the Liberal Democratic Party, agreed to form a coalition government with the Japan Innovation Party. 2025-10-21
Japan reports a record 4,915 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, a record 76 deaths are also reported in the past 24 hours. 2021-01-5
Japan offers to mediate between Iran and the U.S.; officials say the Japanese government hopes to rescue the landmark 2015 international nuclear deal. 2019-06-12
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes the island of Hokkaido in Japan, killing 16 people, injuring 120 more and leaving 26 missing. 2018-09-6
Japan's Supreme Court upholds a 19th-century law that requires married couples to have the same surname, but struck down another law that barred women from remarrying within six months of a divorce as unconstitutional. 2015-12-16
Thousands of people are evacuated on the Japanese island of Hokkaido as Typhoon Choi-wan approaches from the east. 2015-10-8
Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency (消防庁) advises 2.8 million people to evacuate due to heavy flooding in the eastern region of the country. 2015-09-13
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzō Abe unveils his cabinet line-up as he begins the task of economic revitalisation. 2012-12-26
Typhoon Ma-on hits Japan, landing in Tokushima Prefecture; at least 47 people are injured and 1 person is left missing before the typhoon is downgraded to a tropical storm. 2011-07-20
A small amount of radiation is found on vegetables exported from Japan to Taiwan but the amount is too small to harm human health. [http:--www.theguardian.pe.ca-Canada---World-Business-2011-03-20-article-2347183-Taiwan-says-radiation-detected-on-batch-of-Japanese-peas,-but-levels-not-harmful-1 (Canadian Press via "Prince Edward Island Guardian")]date=August 2019 2011-03-20