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Cabin crew ‘did really well to evacuate’ after Japan plane crash,’ says former air traffic controller
Michele Robson is a former air traffic controller.
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Japan earthquake relief plane hits passenger jet killing 5 people in Tokyo
Rescuers in Japan have been struggling to reach coastal areas where many are feared trapped under collapsed buildings after the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day.
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Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks have struck the Western edge of Japan, sparking tsunami warnings for residents along hundreds of miles of coastline.
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Japan PM evacuated unharmed in blast after suspected attack
The Japanese prime minister had to be evacuated from a campaign event – after an explosion went off.
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George Takei on how his family were imprisoned in Japanese internment camps in US
When he made his name in Star Trek as Lieutenant Sulu, actor George Takei had already lived a life worthy of a Hollywood movie.
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Shinzo Abe shooting: Man arrested after fatal attack on former Japanese PM
Japan is in deep shock after the assassination of Shinzo Abe – the country’s longest serving prime minister.
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Paralympics: Japan extends emergency Covid-19 measures for games
A number of Paralympic teams have withdrawn from Tokyo 2020, due to the difficulties of pandemic travel and quarantine measures.
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Tokyo 2020: Japan prepares for start of Paralympic Games
In Tokyo, the build up to next week’s opening ceremony has begun.
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Japan announces state of emergency in Tokyo just weeks before capital hosts Olympics
Japan’s ill-fated Olympic games have suffered another blow after Japanese spectators were banned from events in and around Tokyo.
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Heavy rains cause landslide in Japan as 19 confirmed missing
More deadly consequences of climate change are being felt around the world as at least two people are dead and 19 reported missing after a mudslide crashed into rows of houses near Tokyo following torrential rainfall.
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Fukushima 10 years on: Japan remembers the tsunami that killed 20,000 people
It’s exactly a decade today since a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck north east Japan, leading to a nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
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UK agrees trade deal with Japan as row with EU intensifies
The UK Government has hailed it a historic moment – the first trade deal since Brexit – a deal with Japan it says is worth £15 billion.
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75th anniversary of VJ Day – the day WWII ended with Japan’s surrender
Today marks 75 years since the Allied victory over Japan, bringing World War Two to an end
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Japan’s Prime Minister insists Olympics will still go ahead as planned – as sporting events around the world continue to be cancelled due to coronavirus
Japan’s Prime Minister has insisted the Olympics will still go ahead as planned in July – although sporting events around the world are being cancelled.
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Coronavirus death toll passes 1,600 as 69,000 infected worldwide – as 350 cruise passengers in Japan now infected
The number of deaths from the coronavirus outbreak has passed 1,600 in China. 69,000 people have been infected worldwide. In Japan, more than 350 passengers aboard a cruise ship have now been infected.