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The suspect is apprehended and charged with the attempted murder of a soldier. 1686829617 2023-06-14 7c3f153153d45a6ce0b9adeb91e126629de45420 /feed/2023/06/14/two-soldiers-are-killed-and-one-other-injured-during-a-live-fire-exercise-at-a-training-area-in-gifu-japan-as-a-fellow Two soldiers are killed and one other injured during a live fire exercise at a training area in Gifu, Japan, as a fellow recruit opens fire. The suspect is apprehended and charged with the attempted murder of a soldier. 1686800793 2023-06-14 01aedc2a37c6997331fa5771e4eba27a91a93b17 18 Japan live fire exercise 2 /feed/2023/06/14/two-soldiers-are-killed-and-another-is-injured-during-a-live-fire-exercise-at-a-training-area-in-gifu-japan-as-a-recru Two soldiers are killed and another is injured during a live fire exercise at a training area in Gifu, Japan, as a recruit opens fire at them. The suspect is apprehended and charged with the attempted murder of a soldier. 2021-08-28 223220ef2eadab44bfd365973492698cb917c25e 12 Japan 1 /feed/2021/08/28/the-japanese-health-ministry-confirms-that-two-men-died-after-receiving-their-second-dose-of-the-contaminated-moderna-co The Japanese health ministry confirms that two men died after receiving their second dose of the contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from one of three manufacturers. The ministry said that the cause of the deaths was still being investigated. 2020-07-22 79c85c37afcb4419f93ea248158f20dd2e31fd35 13 Japan 1 /feed/2020/07/22/japan-reports-a-record-of-795-new-covid-19-cases-surpass-the-previous-single-day-high-set-in-april Japan reports a record of 795 new COVID-19 cases, surpass the previous single-day high set in April. 2018-07-17 3ee4484ec1f6d09de0c3a76e33aa05f8b485444c 6 Japan 1 /feed/2018/07/17/japanese-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-and-european-commission-president-jean-claude-juncker-hold-a-summit-in-tokyo-and-sign Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker hold a summit in Tokyo and sign a deal creating an open trade zone between their states. 2018-05-30 dc0d9d725763cd461a640a73aca7bd97db01b22c 6 Japan 1 /feed/2018/05/30/a-consortium-led-by-the-institute-of-cetacean-research-which-is-linked-to-japan-s-ministry-of-fisheries-reports-that-3 A consortium led by the Institute of Cetacean Research, which is linked to Japan's Ministry of Fisheries, reports that 333 Antarctic minke whales were killed in last summer's scientific survey. 122 of the whales were pregnant, and 114 immature. 2016-05-12 bfa42f0fa8fc55a2345cab42ae4f3dfe5f0ddb76 3 Japan 1 /feed/2016/05/12/nissan-announces-that-it-will-buy-34-of-fellow-japanese-car-manufacturer-mitsubishi-motors-for-2374-billion-yen-22 Nissan announces that it will buy 34% of fellow Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors for 237.4 billion yen ($2.2 billion). 2013-04-12 07fadb7d4d4cc32c5358e84582afd8136160076a 13 Japan 1 /feed/2013/04/12/united-states-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-lands-in-seoul-south-korea-as-he-embarks-on-three-day-trip-through-south-k United States Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Seoul, South Korea, as he embarks on three-day trip through South Korea, Japan, and China to send a "tough" message to North Korea. 2012-08-27 0299b6862710bf7f4e1c59c798e03e6a45487174 8 Japan 1 /feed/2012/08/27/typhoon-bolaven-moves-past-the-japanese-island-of-okinawa-en-route-to-the-korean-peninsula Typhoon Bolaven moves past the Japanese island of Okinawa en route to the Korean Peninsula. /feed/2026/04/21/a-shell-explodes-inside-a-type-10-main-battle-tank-from-the-8th-division-s-western-army-tank-battalion-during-a-live-fi AP 21 d7425d6bf5260812c821e1d1a34cdb6d2463e270 4 https://apnews.com/article/japan-army-explosion-shell-tank-ace9af308cdeb68488bc3479c266806e 2026 Asahi Shimbun Company 21 87001fc94cb26272d64739918b6afcac00f8d5f8 4 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16513586 2026 A shell explodes inside a Type 10 main battle tank from the 8th Division's Western Army Tank Battalion, during a live fire exercise at Hijudai Training Area in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, which is under the AOR of 4th Division, killing three soldiers and injuring another.