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November 1, 2022 at 12:32 am

Australian survivor of Seoul crush blames ‘mismanagement’ VIEW

An Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital of Seoul blames the huge loss of...

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September 27, 2022 at 7:18 pm

Imperial Japan university unites graduates decades after war VIEW

Inspired by her Taiwanese grandfather, a journalist in Japan has illuminated a little-known university that started out as a grand piece of imperial propaganda celebrating...

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FILE – Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media as he arrives at the prime minister’s office for a cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2020. Japanâ€™s NHK TV says on Friday, July 7, 2022, former Prime Minister Abe apparently was shot at and collapsed during a campaign speech. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) TKMY101 TKMY101

July 7, 2022 at 8:10 pm

Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech VIEW

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he...

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May 31, 2022 at 11:05 pm

Food waste cement: A gingerbread house-style building option VIEW

In the near future, edible houses may no longer be a fairy tale.

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May 1, 2022 at 12:01 am

Look for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania help others

Elena Trofimchuk fled Ukraine to Romania more than a month ago.

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A woman wearing a face mask views a cherry blossom bloom at the Sumida Park Monday, March 28, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) XEH101 XEH101

March 29, 2022 at 5:38 am

Japan enjoys cherry blossom season despite COVID-19 worries VIEW

People across Japan are celebrating cherry blossom viewing season a week after COVID-19 restrictions ended, triggering concerns of a possible virus resurgence.

December 19, 2021 at 7:42 pm

Defectors from North Korea pray for resettlement victims VIEW

Eiko Kawasaki was among some 93,000 ethnic Korean residents of Japan who, along with their family members, went to North Korea decades ago under a...

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December 17, 2021 at 11:02 pm

Japan police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire VIEW

Japanese police have searched the house of one of the patients at a mental clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-story...

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A firefighter looks out from a window on the fourth floor of an eight-story building following a deadly fire in a major business, shopping and entertainment district in Osaka, western Japan, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. More than 20 people were feared dead after the fire broke out Friday in the building in Osaka, officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause. (Yukie Nishizawa/Kyodo News via AP) TKHK509 TKHK509

December 16, 2021 at 7:11 pm

Suspected arson in downtown Osaka building leaves 24 dead VIEW

A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story building in downtown Osaka in western Japan has left 24 dead in what...

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August 1, 2021 at 8:31 pm

Olympic volunteers strive to share stories of 3/11 disaster VIEW

The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to help showcase northeastern Japan's recovery from a devastating earthquake and tsunami a decade ago

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