•Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village of Houla on September 16, 2024 Japan “unequivocally condemned” the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel but said today it was “gravely concerned” by the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip one year on, reports AFP. “Japan has consistently and unequivocally condemned the terror attacks by Hamas and other...
•Severe Tropical Storm Maria makes landfall in northern Japan Hundreds of Japanese flights and trains were cancelled today in the middle of a major holiday week as another typhoon roared towards the archipelago. Days after Tropical Storm Maria dumped record rains, Typhoon Ampil was set late today to skirt the Tokyo region — home to […]...
•Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced yesterday he will step aside next month, ending a three-year term plagued by low popularity ratings and a spluttering economy. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost uninterrupted for decades, is due to hold a leadership contest in September, ...
A brilliant brace by Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez helped fire Spain to a 3-0 win over Japan and a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic men’s football today, after a dominant Morocco outclassed the United States. Lopez, a member of Spain’s triumphant Euro 2024 squad, blasted in the opener with a left-foot strike from range […]
•Nigeria’s defender Michelle Alozie (C) drinks water as players cool off due to heat The Super Falcons’ campaign at the Paris Olympics is over. A loss to Japan in their last Group C game condemned them to a disappointing exit from the competition, reports Channels TV. It was 3-1 in the Asian side’s favour, ending […]
•Shoko Miyata Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking, officials said today. The 19-year-old, a world bronze medallist and captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team for the Games was sent home from their training camp in Monaco and admitted she had violated ...
Hampered by bad weather and damaged roads, Japanese rescuers searched today for 222 people still missing four days after a devastating earthquake as the death toll approached 100. Two elderly women were pulled from the rubble yesterday, but hopes of finding other survivors after the 7.5 magnitude quake on New Year’s Day were fading with [&hell...
•Japan earthquake Japan has issued a major tsunami warning after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the central region. Residents in the coastal Noto area in Ishikawa prefecture were asked to “evacuate immediately to higher ground,” national broadcaster NHK said. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along the coastal regions...
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