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NPB teams prepare to start camp amid wave of COVID-19 infections

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 31, 2022

NPB teams prepare to start camp amid wave of COVID-19 infections

With the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, the sense of unease surrounding baseball's spring is mounting as one player after another has become infected.

Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolts western Japan

National Jan 22, 2022

Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolts western Japan

The focus of the quake under the Pacific Ocean was within a zone off Japan's coast where an earthquake causing a massive tsunami is predicted to occur in the future.

Measures against domestic violence urgently sought after apparent murder-suicide

National / Crime & Legal | FOCUS Nov 24, 2021

Measures against domestic violence urgently sought after apparent murder-suicide

Last month a domestic violence victim petitioned a court for a protection order. Her estranged husband, father and grandfather died before the order could be issued.

Miyazaki town marks anniversary of WWII plane crashes that killed Japanese pilot and U.S. soldiers

National Aug 23, 2021

Miyazaki town marks anniversary of WWII plane crashes that killed Japanese pilot and U.S. soldiers

Residents had all but forgotten the two crashes, which each occurred on a nearby mountainside, but interest in accidents was revived in 1987 when a local historian discovered wreckage.

Japan court orders government to pay damages over noise from air base

National / Crime & Legal Jun 29, 2021

Japan court orders government to pay damages over noise from air base

The amount of compensation ranged from ¥4,000 to ¥20,000 a month depending on the noise level on the index.

Japan eyes deploying F-35B stealth jets to ASDF base in Miyazaki

National Apr 4, 2021

Japan eyes deploying F-35B stealth jets to ASDF base in Miyazaki

Japan's fiscal 2019-2023 midterm defense buildup program has already included a plan to buy 18 F-35B jets and introduce them by fiscal 2023.

Father suspected of killing his three children in southwestern Japan

National Feb 27, 2021

Father suspected of killing his three children in southwestern Japan

Police in Kyushu said Saturday that a 41-year-old man is suspected of killing his three children and that he may have originally been planning to take his own life.

NPB spring training begins quietly in Japan amid coronavirus surge

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Feb 2, 2021

NPB spring training begins quietly in Japan amid coronavirus surge

Fans have been shut out of parks while all players, managers, coaches and staff had to undergo PCR testing before reporting to their respective camps.

Bird flu confirmed in Tokushima and Miyazaki as outbreak spreads in Japan

National Dec 20, 2020

Bird flu confirmed in Tokushima and Miyazaki as outbreak spreads in Japan

The H5 strain was detected for the first time at a farm in Tokushima, making it the 12th prefecture to report a bird flu outbreak case this year.

Bird flu confirmed in Hiroshima as central Japan outbreak grows

National Dec 7, 2020

Bird flu confirmed in Hiroshima as central Japan outbreak grows

Bird flu has been detected at a chicken farm in Hiroshima Prefecture, the local government said Monday, prompting it to start culling around 134,000 chickens at the site and other affiliated farms. The H5 strain, which is yet to be confirmed as a highly pathogenic ...

Coronavirus tests future of Japan's yellowtail exports

Business | FOCUS Sep 5, 2020

Coronavirus tests future of Japan's yellowtail exports

Those in the industry believe that with demand from restaurants abroad dropping, the key will be whether they can expand the number of sales made directly to households.

Tokyo reports 182 new virus cases following one-day drop into double digits

National Aug 25, 2020

Tokyo reports 182 new virus cases following one-day drop into double digits

The capital reported 95 new cases on Monday and it has now tallied 19,610 cases of infection since the outbreak began.

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