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The Houthi movement hijacks the British cargo ship "Galaxy Leader Galaxy Leader" operated by a Japanese company and partially owned by an Israeli businessman in the Red Sea.
2023-11-19

Japan reports a record for the third consecutive day of 25,876 new cases of COVID-19.
2021-08-20

Japan opens its first military arms show, as it tries to improve its military technology to combat external threats from China and North Korea.
2019-11-18

Japanese scientists discover that mouse sperm held on the International Space Station for 9 months is able to produce healthy mice.
2017-05-22

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

Hakubun Shimomura resigns as Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology due to the design for the stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympics being abandoned.
2015-09-25

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Nagano Prefecture in Japan, resulting in at least seven injuries.
2011-06-30

About 700 anti-nuclear activists hold a die-in on the border of France and Germany to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and after the Fukushima I nuclear accidents in Japan.
2011-04-25

The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan improves to 34% following a cabinet reshuffle.
2011-01-16

The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan voices concerns about rowdy anti-Japanese protests in China, sparked by a recent territorial dispute.
2010-10-18