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Japan reports a record 15,812 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
2021-08-11

North Korea test-launches what is presumed to be its first intercontinental ballistic missile 933 kilometers into the Sea of Japan within Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone. An American expert theorizes the ICBM, which reached an altitude of 2,802 km, could potentially reach the U.S. state of Alaska.
2017-07-4

Japan's Coast Guard sends a rescue team to the Russian fishing trawler "Alanet" with 24 fishermen on board which is in distress off Japanese Hokkaido Island.
2012-12-27

Japanese police rescue four hostages from a Toyokawa Shinkin bank and arrest the knife-wielding man who had held them captive for more than 12 hours while demanding that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda resign.
2012-11-22

French President Nicolas Sarkozy admits he did not visit Fukushima while in Japan after last year's earthquake and tsunami, despite having previously said he had done so.
2012-04-13

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes south of Japan; no damage is caused.
2012-01-1

The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Japan to announce US assistance for the recovery effort following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-04-17

The US Food and Drug Administration bans all milk, fruit and vegetables imports from areas of Japan near the Fukushima plant.
2011-03-22

Rival demonstrations take place in China and Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands.
2010-10-23

Japan detains a Chinese fishing boat found near the disputed Pinnacle Islands in the East China Sea.
2010-09-8