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Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains
World
August 13, 2021
Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains
TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday issued the most serious level 5 risk alerts in the western prefecture…
Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan, splits in two
World
August 12, 2021
Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan, splits in two
TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbour, then split in two and…
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
World
August 11, 2021
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
DANDONG, China (AP) — A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked…
Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
World
August 10, 2021
Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
TOKYO (AP) — Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a…
N Korea vows stronger attack capabilities over allied drills
World
August 10, 2021
N Korea vows stronger attack capabilities over allied drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ripped South Korea for proceeding…
Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games
Environment
August 9, 2021
Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games
TOKYO (AP) — They’ll always have Paris. That thought, full of promise, has been a lifebuoy for athletes to cling…
Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field
World
August 9, 2021
Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field
TOKYO (AP) — They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts. They suffered, and battled, and…
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
World
August 8, 2021
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo on Sunday as Japan prepared to douse…
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
World
August 7, 2021
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Before the Olympics began, Japan had feared that the 2020 Games, with thousands of officials,…
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
World
August 5, 2021
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) – For months, Briton Jamie Pierre has been trying to get approval to travel to Singapore…