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Six people are killed and eight others are missing in floods and landslides caused by record rainfall in the Noto Peninsula of Japan.
2024-09-22

The death toll from floods in Kyushu, Japan, rises to 49 people. The country is bracing for more heavy rain.
2020-07-6

Japan says it will keep a close watch over the disputed Senkaku Islands after Chinese ships are seen near the islands for 65 days in a row. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says that Japan has protested to China over the issue and that it would respond "calmly and firmly".
2020-06-17

The death toll from an intense heat wave in Japan rises to 77.
2018-07-23

Two explosions in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, kill at least one person and injure three others. Local media report that a 72-year-old ex-military officer is responsible for the blasts. A fire the same day destroyed the suspect's house.
2016-10-23

Mitsubishi admits that its fuel efficiency tests broke Japanese rules for about 625,000 "ultrasmall" vehicles sold in Japan.
2016-04-20

In Japan, tens of thousands are forced to evacuate due to flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Etau. So far, one person is reported as missing.
2015-09-10

Japan records an unprecedented trade deficit of 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion USD) for January 2013. [https:--www.bloomberg.com-news-2013-02-19-japan-export-gain-fails-to-prevent-trade-deficit-reaching-record.html (Bloomberg)] [http:--world.time.com-2013-02-19-japan-posts-record-17-4b-trade-deficit-in-jan- (AP via "Time")]date=August 2019
2013-02-20

Ohi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan is being shut down due a technical fault, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Only 18 out of 54 nuclear plants in Japan are currently producing electricity.
2011-07-16

A gunman kills two people at a bar in Habikino, Japan, before turning the gun on himself.
2010-01-12