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Japan reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 49,854 new COVID-19 cases.
2022-01-21

Japan's Health Ministry detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 partially similar to those from South Africa and the United Kingdom in four people that travelled from Amazonas in Brazil.
2021-01-10

Ibaraki Prefecture becomes the first in Japan to recognize same-sex partnerships.
2019-07-1

Two U.S. Marine aircraft from Iwakuni air base crash off the coast of Shikoku, Japan, during a mid-air refueling. One serviceman is rescued by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, while one is found dead and five are still reported missing.
2018-12-6

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

Dozens of people are rescued from Japan's Mount Ontake following a volcanic eruption, with at least 30 feared dead. This is the first deadly eruption in Japan since 1991.
2014-09-28

Following the controversial discovery of genetically modified wheat on a U.S. farm on May 29, Japan suspends imports of wheat from the U.S.
2013-05-30

An earthquake estimated at a magnitude of 6.0 hits Kobe, Japan, injuring at least 22 people.
2013-04-13

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

The Cabinet of Japan approves a bill to put a 40-year cap on the life of nuclear reactors following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
2012-01-31