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Bob Weighton, aged 111, of Alton, Hampshire, England, is named the oldest living man in the world after the death of Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan at the age of 112.
2020-02-26

Flooding in Japan kills nine people in Chiba and one more in Fukushima, with a further person missing in the latter.
2019-10-26

North Korea fires a missile which lands in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, according to Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
2019-10-1

The European Union and Japan announce that they concluded negotiations on a trade deal.
2017-12-8

Japan deploys two MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptor systems in Tokyo in preparation for any North Korean ballistic missiles potentially heading for the city. The deployment comes amid concerns of an imminent North Korean missile launch following the detection of "increased activity" at a North Korean missile facility.
2016-01-31

Rescuers are searching for seven missing Japanese divers in Bali.
2014-02-15

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Tokyo, Japan, with no injuries reported.
2013-02-25

Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank, claims that the world economy has entered the "danger zone", with the United States, European Union and Japan having to make tough decisions.
2011-09-14

The International Atomic Energy Agency is sending a team to Japan this month to inspect the crippled Fukushima nuclear plants and will present its preliminary evaluation of the crisis in June.
2011-05-1