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6 hours ago
A bear that triggered days of disruption in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya was captured.
24 hours ago
Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival ⊖
Hard times – and British-style pubs – are squeezing restaurant-bars that once thrived in cities everywhere. Can they innovate to keep pace with change?
From rowdy spit-and-sawdust joints to dimly lit …
42 hours ago
Asia’s stock markets dive amid Iran-Israel conflict, Wall Street jitters ⊖
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South Korea’s main index plunges nearly 9 percent, while stocks in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong also see sharp falls.
44 hours ago
At least 19 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines ⊖
The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
45 hours ago
Japanese city shuts down nearly 100 schools after unprecedented bear sighting ○
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Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to Tokyo
A city in Japan has closed all its 94 primary and secondary scho…
2 days ago
Tsunami warnings issued after magnitude 8.2 earthquake off Philippines ⊖
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Officials in Indonesia, Philippines and Japan warn of tsunami waves after quake off Mindanao.
3 days ago
Kane heads England to narrow World Cup warm-up win against New Zealand ⊕⊕
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It was a glorified training game, mainly about acclimatisation for Thomas Tuchel’s England players; unsexy stuff like the right amount of loading, re-connecting with the manager’s principles. But the…
4 days ago
Typhoon Jangmi sweeps northwards leaving 23 injured in Japan ⊖⊖
More than 1 million people advised to evacuate homes amid 80mph winds and heavy rain
Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week. From Okinawa to mainland…
'Extremely intelligent' bear on the run in Japan after injuring four people ⊕
Authorities said that a bear in north-east Japan has eluded capture by opening a window.
Bear opens window in factory escape, Japanese police say ⊖
The bear had earlier attacked four people in an industrial part of Fukushima, in Japan's north-east.