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Japan announces that it will donate 100 military vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2023-05-24

Nationwide, a record 3,743 new cases are reported in Japan in the past 24 hours.
2020-12-24

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan, at 7:58 a.m. local time (22:58 UTC, June 17). At least five people have been killed and several are transported to hospitals with injuries. Electrical services are disrupted citywide, affecting 170,000 buildings.
2018-06-18

The Governor of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, Takeshi Onaga, revokes permission given by a predecessor for landfill work to replace a United States Marine Corps base.
2015-10-13

Fist-fights erupt between legislators in the National Diet of Japan over a security bill that would allow Japan Self-Defense Forces to fight abroad. Japan had previously sent only a small amount of troops to Iraq.
2015-09-17

Books related to Anne Frank are vandalized across public libraries in Tokyo, Japan.
2014-02-21

Japanese researchers find a correlation between male pattern baldness and heart disease.
2013-04-3

Typhoon Muifa approaches the Japanese island of Okinawa causing localised flooding, cancellation of flights to and from Naha International Airport and 30,000 homes to lose power. [http:--www.stripes.com-blogs-pacific-storm-tracker-pacific-storm-tracker-1.106563-typhoon-11-w-muifa-25-1.151245 (Stars and Stripes)]date=August 2019
2011-08-5

Japanese automaker Toyota announces plans to fully restore production from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in October, one month earlier than previously announced.
2011-07-7

Japanese prosecutors question Representative Ichirō Ozawa over an alleged party funding scandal.
2010-01-23