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An unexploded ordnance from World War II detonates under a taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in Miyazaki, Japan, causing more than 80 flights to be cancelled.
2024-10-2

Japan's internal affairs ministry reports that the country experienced its highest level of inflation since 1981 last month after core consumer prices increased by 3.7 percent from November 2021.
2022-12-23

The Sakurajima volcano in Kyushu, Japan, erupts. Around 120 residents in two nearby towns are ordered to evacuate even though minimal damages are reported.
2022-07-24

Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, erupts, sending smoke 3,500 meters into the sky. The eruption began around noon local time. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno says that there are no reports of injuries but that they are currently investigating reports of climbers on the mountain before the eruption.
2021-10-20

The U.S.-led Artemis Accords are signed by the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. According to NASA, the Accords aim to establish norms of behavior between countries regarding lunar resource extraction and exploration, outline "safety zones" on the lunar surface where other countries should not interfere, and protect heritage sites on the lunar surface such as the Apollo landing sites. Successive signatories since then have been announced.
2020-10-13

Japan says it will not join the U.S.-led International Maritime Security Construct to protect international shipping in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian aggression, but will instead deploy its own Maritime Self-Defense Force to the region to guard merchant vessels "related to Japan".
2019-10-18

Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a warning not to approach it. The volcano, located in the southern Kagoshima Prefecture, is situated 50km from the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.
2016-02-5

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Japan. The quake occurred 119 miles (191 km) west-southwest of Kagoshima. The Pacific Tsunami Center reported no major tsunami threat. A small tsunami, 30 centimeters (11.8 inches), was observed on the southern island of Nakanoshima. No reports of major damage or injuries.
2015-11-14

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits the southern coast of El Hierro in the southwestern Canary Islands of Spain, the strongest such earthquake to occur in an earthquake swarm on the island. The quake is believed to have been caused by rising magma, which has forced evacuations amid fears of an impending volcanic eruption, which last occurred on El Hierro in 1793. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20111010021700-http:--www.irishweatheronline.com-news-earth-science-geology-volcanic-alert-in-effect-on-el-hierro-as-4-3-magnitude-earthquake-hits-41200.html (Irish Weather Online)] [http:--www.dailymail.co.uk-news-article-2042873-Earthquake-swarm-Canary-Island-El-Hierro-sparks-fears-volcanic-eruption.html?ito=feeds-newsxml ("Daily Mail")] [http:--www.philstar.com-Article.aspx?articleId=731865&publicationSubCategoryId=200 ("Philippine Star")]date=August 2019
2011-10-9

China suspends high level diplomatic exchanges with Japan after the latter extended the detention of a Chinese fishing captain.
2010-09-19