Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Volcano spews ash two miles into the sky in Japan – video

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A volcano blasted ash two miles into the sky after erupting on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Wednesday. Officials warned of a risk...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

China, Russia naval ships jointly sail through Japan strait

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Ten vessels from China, Russia sailed through Tsugaru Strait, which separates Sea of Japan from the Pacific. Source: https://www.aljazee...
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Fukushima operators to build undersea tunnel to dump contaminated water

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Japanese government claims water from nuclear plant released through 1km tunnel will be safe as all radioactive elements will have been re...
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Undersea volcanic eruption creates new Japanese island

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Crescent-shaped landmass 50km south of Minami Ioto could disappear due to erosion The 6,000-plus islands that make up the Japanese archip...
Monday, August 9, 2021

Watch: a typhoon in Japan washes Yayoi Kusama’s iconic “Yellow Pumpkin” out to sea

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It’s certainly sad that artist Yayoi Kusama’s “Yellow Pumpkin” sculpture was washed to sea during a typhoon on Naoshima island in Japan yes...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Simone Biles exits women’s Olympic team gymnastics final over mental health concern

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Four-time champion: ‘There’s more to life than gymnastics’ American pulls out after vault early in Tuesday’s competition ROC team wins ...
Monday, July 26, 2021

First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo

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The International Olympic Committee has allowed transgender athletes to participate at the Olympics since 2004, but until this year, none ...
Saturday, July 24, 2021

The Tokyo Olympics could be a COVID-19 “super evolutionary event”

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Enlarge / Flag bearers Yui Susaki and Rui Hachimura of Team Japan lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olym...
Saturday, July 17, 2021

First Covid case reported in Olympic village days before games kick off

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“Organizers must try to make sure that people will understand that these games are safe and secure,” said Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashi...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Giant panda gives birth to twin cubs at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo

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“All the staff are working together to observe and protect the giant panda mother and children,” the zoo said in a statement on its panda ...
Sunday, June 20, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Uganda team member tests positive for COVID

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The positive test was the first detected infection among athletes arriving for the Tokyo Olympics. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/new...
Friday, June 18, 2021

Bear shot dead after 8-hour rampage in Japan injures 4

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A soldier at the barracks suffered cuts on his chest and stomach, but his injury was not life threatening, according to Japan’s Defense Mi...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

US warns against travel to Japan as country grapples COVID surge

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US says coronavirus surge makes it risky for citizens to travel to Japan, just two months ahead of Tokyo Olympics. Source: https://www.a...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Protests grow in South Korea over Japan’s Fukushima water plan

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Fishing communities worry water will contaminate the seas despite promises it will be cleaned of radioactive substances. Source: https:/...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The Fukushima disaster in maps and charts

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Ten years after Japan’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, we take a look at how the disaster unfolded. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/ne...
Saturday, March 6, 2021

The man who saves cats in Fukushima’s nuclear zone – in pictures

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Sakae Kato stayed behind a decade ago to rescue abandoned cats whose owners fled radiation clouds from the Fukushima nuclear plant Contin...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Watch bullet trains powering through snow in Japan

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Traveling often as a youngster in Britain, the land of bad trains , I adored seeing the Shinkansen high-speed rail services on TV. It sti...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Hospitals in Japan close to collapse as serious Covid cases soar

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Experts warn fatalities could rise sharply and call for state of emergency to be extended Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coro...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Striking Satellite Images Show Mount Fuji’s Sad Snowcap

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Don’t look. Mount Fuji is naked. The iconic volcano is usually known for having a cap of bright white snow from fall through spring, but th...
Sunday, December 27, 2020

New coronavirus variant spreads to North America, Japan and several EU countries

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Cases of a new variant of COVID-19 first detected in England were confirmed by health officials in Canada, Japan and several more Europea...