2026-07-28 0e51261e05b57b5b4ec376fc9ccab53949301857 /feed/2026/07/28/a-w8-earthquake-strikes-central-kumamoto-prefecture-in-japan-causing-a-tsunami-alert-for-the-western-kyushu-coast A w.8 earthquake strikes central Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, causing a tsunami alert for the western Kyūshū coast. 1785268487 2026-07-28 cf57a5c3c9067c006b53d378d04a57bc6ad09cc4 6 2026 Kumamoto earthquake 1 /wiki/2026%20kumamoto%20earthquake Japan 14 /wiki/japan Kumamoto Prefecture 2 /wiki/kumamoto%20prefecture Kyūshū 37 /wiki/kyushu 2026 Kumamoto earthquake Japan Kumamoto Prefecture Kyūshū 2026 Kumamoto earthquake 2026-06-2 8ba3b95eca15dc221ebd23a2866ae5f86b9ef8f5 /feed/2026/06/2/at-least-15-people-are-injured-as-tropical-storm-jangmi-brings-heavy-rainfall-and-strong-winds-to-kyushu-and-the-okinawa At least 15 people are injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi brings heavy rainfall and strong winds to Kyushu and the Okinawa Islands in Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 800,000 residents. 1780472427 2026-06-2 92f8830fb41023d0ce20e462e054ff483b58de00 32 Japan Kyūshū 2 /feed/2026/06/2/at-least-15-people-are-injured-as-tropical-storm-jangmi-brings-heavy-rainfall-lanslides-floods-and-strong-winds-from At least 15 people are injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi brings heavy rainfall, lanslides, floods, and strong winds from Kyushu and the Okinawa Islands to the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 800,000 residents. 2026-05-25 84b0d580998d2ab36431cb8416de910f1fe12369 29 Japan 1 /feed/2026/05/25/around-20-people-are-injured-at-the-ginza-six-shopping-complex-in-tokyo-japan-after-a-man-sprays-an-unidentified-subst Around 20 people are injured at the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo, Japan, after a man sprays an unidentified substance near an ATM, prompting reports of a strong odor inside the building. 2026-04-18 629c822ddf652e6a1da270116c25af5ce9742b27 24 Japan 1 /feed/2026/04/18/australia-and-japan-sign-an-agreement-for-the-delivery-of-the-first-stealth-ships-under-a-au-10-billion-us-72-billion Australia and Japan sign an agreement for the delivery of the first stealth ships under a AU$10 billion (US$7.2 billion) program to supply the Australian navy with a new fleet of warships. 2026-04-7 1386ce5c109a37e133a71b01e2b6d2e2a8cc371c 46 Japan 1 /feed/2026/04/7/three-people-are-killed-and-another-is-reported-missing-after-a-scaffolding-collapse-at-a-steel-plant-in-kawasaki-kanag Three people are killed and another is reported missing after a scaffolding collapse at a steel plant in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 2026-03-6 5485b81f2484fec93f4facf4167ca5090bb17d38 32 Japan 1 /feed/2026/03/6/the-japanese-agriculture-ministry-confirms-a-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-at-a-poultry-farm-in-abira-hokkaido The Japanese agriculture ministry confirms a H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Abira, Hokkaido. 2026-01-20 f8e562979745c6e951e5ae29dc8e7ef0919f6da3 3 Japan 1 /feed/2026/01/20/a-sightseeing-helicopter-carrying-three-people-including-two-taiwanese-nationals-goes-missing-near-mount-aso-japan A sightseeing helicopter carrying three people, including two Taiwanese nationals, goes missing near Mount Aso, Japan. 2025-10-28 69cee181fe6f657e658bb08bb6b472f085ade0ac /feed/2025/10/28/the-trial-against-tetsuya-yamagami-the-alleged-killer-of-former-japanese-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-opens-in-nara-it-i The trial against Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged killer of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, opens in Nara. It is expected to end by mid-December. 1761755156 2025-10-28 ccc707876e4d131c82d2b2344e0f7ce4a229ea03 19 Japan 1 /feed/2025/10/28/the-trial-of-tetsuya-yamagami-the-alleged-killer-of-former-japanese-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-opens-in-nara-it-is-exp The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged killer of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, opens in Nara. It is expected to end by mid-December. 2025-08-3 f96a44dfb55fddecd1c5bec119ed82be8b574134 7 Japan 1 /feed/2025/08/3/four-workers-are-killed-while-inspecting-sewage-pipes-after-falling-into-a-manhole-filled-with-hydrogen-sulfide-in-gyoda Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. 2025-06-27 0e36044624fd4667fde510b16ee4520c9b643b06 /feed/2025/06/27/japanese-serial-killer-and-rapist-takahiro-shiraishi-is-executed-for-the-2017-murders-and-dismemberments-of-nine-people Japanese serial killer and rapist Takahiro Shiraishi is executed for the 2017 murders and dismemberments of nine people in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 1751078347 2025-06-27 0ad9d39d786affe1a989db7ae30d4f70d6d29b98 8 Japan 1 /feed/2025/06/27/serial-killer-and-rapist-takahiro-shiraishi-is-executed-for-the-2017-murders-and-dismemberments-of-nine-people-in-his-ap Serial killer and rapist Takahiro Shiraishi is executed for the 2017 murders and dismemberments of nine people in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 2025-05-14 66d9ff392f880ede900ee3455a0b69e0119349c2 11 Japan 1 /feed/2025/05/14/two-japanese-air-force-pilots-are-killed-after-their-kawasaki-t-4-aircraft-crashes-into-a-reservoir-minutes-after-taking Two Japanese Air Force pilots are killed after their Kawasaki T-4 aircraft crashes into a reservoir minutes after taking off from Komaki Air Base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. /feed/2026/07/28/a-w1-earthquake-strikes-central-kumamoto-prefecture-in-japan-causing-a-tsunami-alert-for-the-western-kyushu-coast Kyodo News 28 cf13b9ee62d10d9f3abedd6f465d6a34c44b3c03 7 https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/80886 2026 A w.1 earthquake strikes central Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, causing a tsunami alert for the western Kyūshū coast.