The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by new leader Shigeru Ishiba, has lost its parliamentary majority in Japan’s latest election. In alliance with the Komeito party, the LDP secured 215 seats, missing the 233-seat threshold required to govern. This election setback comes just days before Ishiba’s official swearing-in as prime minister, leaving his political future …
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Typhoon Ampil Lashes Eastern Japan, Forces Evacuations
Typhoon Ampil hit eastern Japan on Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that flooded streets, forced evacuations, and disrupted daily life in the greater Tokyo area. With maximum sustained winds of 132 miles per hour, Ampil, equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane, posed a serious threat to the region, prompting widespread warnings from Japanese …
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Why Japan’s New Megaquake Alert Has Everyone on Edge?
Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake alert” on August 8 following a powerful earthquake that hit Miyazaki prefecture in southern Japan. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.1, caused injuries to at least 16 people and generated minor tsunamis up to 50 centimeters (about 20 inches) high. These waves reached the Japanese coastline about 30 …
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Massive Earthquake Hits Japan, Triggers Megaquake Warnings
Japan is on high alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck its southern islands on Thursday. In an unprecedented move, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory,” warning that a larger and more devastating earthquake could occur in the coming week. The advisory cautions that the risk of strong seismic activity and a …
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Japan Decides to Release Contaminated Water into Sea
Japan has decided to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this year. The disaster of Fukushima in 2011 remains a heartbreaking memory for Japan and the worst nuclear disaster in history after Chornobyl. A strong earthquake of 9.0 magnitudes hit Japan’s north-eastern side which triggered a disastrous tsunami. The …
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Japan Faces Upset in FIFA Worldcup 2022
After a fascinating win against Germany, Japan faces an upset and could not maintain the winning streak against Costa Rica As the match began, Japan followed a similar strategy that it showed during the match against Germany. However, this time it did not work because Germany was following a similar strategy. Japan tried hard during …
Japan Claims Win Against Germany in FIFA Worldcup
Japan stunned Germany in the FIFA Worldcup 2022 with a fascinating win with 2-1 against the four times champions FIFA fans witnessed another shocking victory at the Khalifa International stadium in Qatar. Japan scored victory against the four times champion, Germany with 2-1, creating a havoc amongst the Japanese FIFA fans who shared their excitement …
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Russia to launch 38 satellites for 18 countries
The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying 38 foreign satellites from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur cosmodrome was delayed twice due to technical problems, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos. The Soyuz blaster launched against the gray and gloomy sky at 0607 GMT, according to a video released by Roscosmos. “From the Baikonur cosmodrome, the Soyuz-2.1a carrier …
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