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BREAKING NEWS: Chairman of scandal-hit Chubu Electric to quit post of business lobby chief
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (126+ words) Read full story here Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM Takaichi…...
BREAKING NEWS: Chubu Electric to withdraw Hamaoka nuclear plant restart applications
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (131+ words) Read full story here Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM Takaichi…...
BREAKING NEWS: Scandal-tainted Chubu Electric announces resignations of president, chair
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (128+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM…...
Yamanashi Pref. decides to charge for helicopter rescues on Mt. Fuji
13+ hour, 8+ min ago (178+ words) Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture has decided to start charging climbers for rescue operations by its disaster prevention helicopter on Mt. Fuji during the closed season if they fail to submit climbing plans, prefectural sources said Monday. Yamanashi Pref. decides to charge…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan's lower house speaker Mori to visit Ukraine soon: sources
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (128+ words) Read full story here Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM Takaichi…...
Japan's lower house speaker Mori to visit Ukraine soon: sources
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (340+ words) KYIV - Eisuke Mori is set to visit Ukraine soon, Ukrainian sources said Monday, in what would be the first trip by a Japanese House of Representatives speaker to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The visit by…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan to work with U.S. for early return of Futenma base site: gov't
15+ hour, 25+ min ago (130+ words) Read full story here Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM Takaichi…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan gov't to do best for early Futenma base return in Okinawa: spokesman
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (130+ words) Read full story here Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM Takaichi…...
BREAKING NEWS: Current transfer plan remains "only solution" for Okinawa base issue: gov't
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (128+ words) Read full story here Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM Takaichi…...
BREAKING NEWS: Okinawa governor-elect Koja wins record 400,000-plus votes
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (121+ words) english.kyodonews.net Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan PM Takaichi urges…...