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Japan: 48 dead, 1 lakh evacuated as over 150 earthquakes rock country on New Year's Day
World | Jan 02, 2024, 02:16 PM ISTThe earthquake with a 7.6-preliminary magnitude destroyed several buildings and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes, prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground. A tsunami warning was issued for the first time since a massive 2011 earthquake.
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Why Japan is prone to earthquakes and how tsunamis engulfed lakhs of people in past century
World | Jan 01, 2024, 06:40 PM ISTJapan, which sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” is one of the most quake-prone countries in the world. In fact, an earthquake occurs every 5 minutes in the country.
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Japan lowers tsunami warning, asks people not to go home after series of earthquakes I HIGHLIGHTS
World | Jan 01, 2024, 11:49 PM ISTAn eyewitness captured puddles on the station floor and filmed the moment people crouched on a train platform while signs above them shook during the quake.
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Japan earthquake: Indian govt sets up emergency control room for Indians living in island nation
World | Jan 01, 2024, 04:37 PM ISTJapanese public broadcaster NHK TV warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 metres (16.5 feet) and urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building as quickly as possible.
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Watch video: The moment when 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolts central Japan
World | Jan 01, 2024, 03:45 PM ISTThe Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
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Japan's New Year begins with powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5, Tsunami alert issued
World | Jan 01, 2024, 02:52 PM ISTJapan earthquake: The quake, which struck on New Year's Day, was felt in Tokyo and across the Kanto area. Reports of damage were not immediately available.
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Two back-to-back earthquakes of magnitudes 6.5, 5.0 strike near Japan's Kuril Islands
World | Dec 28, 2023, 04:01 PM ISTThe first tremor of magnitude 6.5 struck near the Kuril Islands at 2:45 pm and the second took place at 3:07 pm. No damage or casualties have been reported as of now.
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Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant after 12 years of Fukushima disaster I VIDEO
World | Dec 27, 2023, 09:43 AM ISTTepco has been eager to bring the world's largest atomic power plant back online to slash operating costs, but a resumption still needs local consent in Niigata prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.
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World's first experiment: Japanese scientists test new rocket engine powered by cow dung | WATCH
World | Dec 19, 2023, 05:50 PM ISTThe rocket engine has been dubbed 'Zero' and was kickstarted in a ten-second "static fire test" in Japan's Hokkaido Spaceport, said Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST) in a statement. The LBM used in the small satellite launch vehicle was derived from "livestock manure" from Hokkaido's dairy farms.
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Japanese PM Kishida replaces four Cabinet ministers linked to 'slush funds' scandal
World | Dec 14, 2023, 09:24 PM ISTDozens of LDP lawmakers are suspected of systematically failing to report about 500 million yen ($3.53 million) in funds in possible violation of campaign and election laws. The accused belong to the LDP's biggest and most powerful Seiwa-kai faction, led by the slain former PM Shinzo Abe.
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Quad summit to be held in India next year postponed, dates yet to be finalised: Sources
World | Dec 12, 2023, 07:48 PM ISTThe Quad is a grouping of countries driven by shared interests and values and interested in strengthening a rules-based order in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. This year's summit was held in Japan's Hiroshima in May, attended by PM Narendra Modi.
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Japan PM Kishida to face no-confidence vote tomorrow in wake of 'slush fund' allegations
World | Dec 11, 2023, 11:59 AM ISTAccording to an earlier report by Japan Times, the main Opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was hesitating over whether to submit a no-confidence motion against Kishida's Cabinet.
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India seeks to settle WTO import duty dispute with EU through free trade talks: Official
World | Dec 10, 2023, 03:36 PM ISTAs part of the discussion, the EU has sought duty concessions from India on these goods as it was violative of the global trade norms, but India has stated that it would be again a breach of WTO rules if the concessions be extended only to the EU.
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Japan: Thousands of dead fish wash ashore on Hakodate beach, residents puzzled | WATCH
Trending | Dec 09, 2023, 02:39 PM ISTTakashi Fujioka, a researcher at Hakodate Fisheries Research Institute, said that the fish were probably chased by predators and were exhausted due to lack of oxygen. He said that they may have also suddenly entered cold waters during their migration.
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US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew members crashes near Japan's Yakushima island: Report
World | Nov 29, 2023, 02:29 PM ISTThe details about what happened to the Osprey and to the people onboard were not immediately known, according to the Japan Coast Guard. It received an emergency call from a fishing boat off Yakushima island.
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North Korea claims successful launch of spy satellite into orbit despite resistance from US, South
World | Nov 22, 2023, 11:36 AM ISTThe North's space agency said that its new “Chollima-1” carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, about 12 minutes after liftoff from the country's main launch centre.
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North Korea, in its third attempt, aims to launch spy satellite between November 22-30
World | Nov 21, 2023, 08:56 PM ISTNotably, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un is eager to operate spy satellites to deal with what it calls escalating US-led military threats. But its two previous attempts to place a spy satellite into orbit earlier this year ended in failure due to technical issues.
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Japan’s Daisaku Ikeda dies at 95: Who was he? Know everything about him
World | Nov 18, 2023, 06:44 PM ISTAccording to Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organisation, Ikeda died on November 15 at his home in the national capital, Tokyo. However, the organisation made it public on Saturday (November 18). He died “from natural causes".
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US announces to make B61 Gravity Bomb which will be 24 times more powerful than dropped on Japan
World | Oct 31, 2023, 03:13 PM ISTThe United States said it will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending Congressional authorisation and appropriation.
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India to surpass Japan to become second largest economy in Asia by 2030, says S&P Global
Business | Oct 24, 2023, 08:34 PM ISTIndian economy: The digital transformation of India that is currently underway is expected to accelerate the growth of e-commerce, changing the retail consumer market landscape over the next decade.